Don't drive so fast      , please.

A. Turn on      B. Slow down      C. Open up     D. Work out

Would yon please       the time of the next train in the timetable for me?

A. look out     B. look for      C. look up     D.  look over

The Smiths moved to China ten years ago and         here since then.

A. has lived     B. was living     C. live    D. have lived

---Where are the twins?

--- I saw them        out for a walk just now.

A. go     B. to go       C. gone       D. went

He walked out of the room, leaving his son          by himself.

A. crying        B. played       C. read      D. eats

        every day will help you improve your English greatly.

A. Read         B. You read      C. If read       D. To read

---What did your son say in the letter?

--- He told me that he          the Disney World the next day.

A. will visit        B. has visited    C. is going to visit    D. would visit

Mr North is now old and very forgetful. One summer day, he decided to   1   his grandchildren to a seaside town for a holiday. The town was about a three hours train ride   2  . In order to make the holiday more   3   for his grandchildren, he kept the name of the town a  4  . But when they arrived at the station, the door man had forgotten the   5   of the town himself.  6  a friend of  7  was at the station at that time. He helped to take care of the  8  while Mr North went back home to find out   9   he was going.

Mr North was   10   to see Mr North again so soon. But she wins pleased when she understood   11   he come back. She wrote the name of the   12   on a piece of paper and sent her hushed off. Then some   13   later, she was greatly surprised to see Mr North outside 14  . What was the matter now? Mr North had forgotten   15   he had left the children.

1.     A. take      B. give       C. have         D. make

2.     A. farther    B. away       C. over         D. off

3.     A. interested  B. careful     C. interesting    D. excited

4.     A. report     B. present    C. lesson        D. secret

5.     A. people     B. road      C. way          D. name

6.     A. Luckily    B. Surely     C. Finally        D. Usually

7.     A. his        B. him       C. himself        D. wife

8.     A. Tickets    B. children    C. train          D. name

9.     A. when      B. where     C. how          D. whether

10.     A. happy     B. angry      C. surprised      D. sorry

11.     A. as         B. because    C. why          D. how

12.     A. friend      B. town      C. station        D. children

13.     A. months     B. weeks      C. minutes      D. days

14.     A. soon       B. more       C. again         D. too

15.     A. who        B. where     C. when          D. whether

Sally Ride, America's first spacewoman, doesn't look very different from a lot of other American women. She is attractive, with brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a bright smile. She likes to dress simply: she wears comfortable but colorful clothes. But in 1983 Sally Ride became American's flint woman astronaut (宇航員). She was one of five astronaut on the space shuttle(航天飛機(jī)) “Challenger” , which had a successful six-day trip in space in June 1983.

Sally Ride grew up in Los Angeles, California. Her father is a professor at Santa Monica College, and her mother is a housewife. At Westlake High School for girls, she was both an excellent student and tennis player. Today she still looks like a sportswoman. She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weight 103 pounds. When she was still a student, she became a very successful tennis player. She thought about becoming a professional sportswoman~, but decided to go on to college.

At high school, she became interest in science after finishing her studies. At the university, she worked as a researcher. In 1977 she was one of 1,000 women and 7,000men who applied (申請) for the astronaut training program. She was 25.

1. Which of these describes Sally right?

     A. She was very different from other woman.

     B. She spent a lot on cloth.

     C. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

     D. She was the first astronaut in America.

2. What is “challenger”?

A. It's the name of another astronaut.

B. It's the name of the space shuttle.

C. It means Sally and the other astronauts were gonging to challenge the universe.

D. It shows that it was the first trip.

3. Hoe long did Sally stay in space？

     A.  For a week.  B.  For six days.  C.  For a month.  D.  For five days.

4. What do we know about Sally when she was in the high school?

A. She became interested in science.

     B. She was an excellent student.

     C. She loved tennis hoped to be a tennis player.

     D. All above.

5. When did Sally apply for the astronaut training program?

     A. In 1983.                     B.  When was at high school.

     C. When she was at university.     D.  When she was 25.

The first true sports thing that man invented(發(fā)明)was the ball.

    In ancient Egypt, throwing stones was a favorite children's game. But a badly thrown stone could hurt a child. When the Egyptians were looking for something less dangerous to throw, they made what were maybe the first balls.

    At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed(縫)together and filled with feather and dry grass.

    Through the Egyptians like wars, they found time for peaceful games. Soon they had developed a number of ball games. Each game had its own rules(規(guī)則).Maybe they played ball more for instruction than fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed(速度)and skill(技巧)they would need for war.

1. The ball was invented because      .

A. throwing stones was not safe.

B. throwing stones was not fun.

C. games with stones did not have rules.

D. rocks were too heavy to throw.

2. Maybe the ball were made of        .

A. animal skin filled with rocks

     B. dry grass put together

     C. feathers put together

     D. grass and leaves together with vines

3. The writer tells us that the Egyptians played      .

     A. many different games with balls

     B. many different kinds of games

     C. different games with the same rules

     D. only one ball game

4. Maybe the Egyptians thought the ball playing was     .

     A. for children only              B. difficult

     C. dangerous                   D. fun and instruction

5. The best title for this passage is

     A. The First Ball Games

     B. How Egyptian Children Played Games

     C. Egyptian Sports

     D. The Beginning of Sports