Susan, the US

My best friend is Fanny. She is clever and interesting. We always look after each other. The first week we met, I got sick and she looked after me every day.

Betty, England

My best friend is Ana. She is honest and serious. We were born in the same city in England. Then I moved to America with my family. I thought I would never see Ana again. When I went to college in New Your, Ana and I shared the same room!

Ken, Japan

I love to spend time with Daisuke because he is funny and smart. We enjoy talking about the funny things we did when we were children, and tell the same stupid jokes over and over again.

Lily, Australia

Linda is a very confident girl and she is really kind. Some people may wonder why Linda and I are best friends because we totally different, but I think this is why we are such good friends.

48. Who is Susan’s best friend?

       A. Ana.                B. Fanny.                   C. Linda.                           D. Daisuke.

49. Where is Ken from?

       A. Australia.        B. The US.            C. England.               D. Japan.

50. What is Linda like?

       A. Confident and kind.                        B. Funny and smart.

       C. Honest and serious.                         D. Clever and interesting.

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候選人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be __36__.”

　　　 Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a __37__ “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

　　　 “I’m, er—I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said__38__. “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

　　　 “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

　　　 “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

　　　 All that night, I thought about __39__ from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(選舉過程) would give __40__ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

　　　 My first goal was to __41__ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway __42__ passing Jeff’s smiling face.

　　　 My next step was to __43__ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

　　　 With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster __44__to add these activities to our school program.

　　　 An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

　　　 Hearing these words made my heart filled with __46__. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his __47__. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

36. A. heard　　　　　　　　　　 B. chosen　　　　　　　　C. invited　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

37. A. polite　　　　　　　　　　B. loud　　　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cheerful

38. A. proudly　　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　　　　　　　 D. regretfully

39. A. advice　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　　 D. offer

40. A. them　　　　　　　　 　 B. him　　　　　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. us

41. A. print　　　　　　　　　 B. invent　　　　　　　 C. create　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. send

42. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. without

43. A. carry out　　　　 　 B. try out　　　　　　　 C. work out　　　　　　　　　　 D. find out

44. A. agreed　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

45. A. allowed　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　 C. introduced　　　　　　　　　 D. required

46. A. pride　　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　　 C. patience　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

47. A. luck　　　　　　　　 B. spirit　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. success

 –Do you know _______ tomorrow?

 –At 8 o’clock.

       A. when did she come                         B. when she came

       C. when will she come                         D. when she will come

 Many accidents ________ by careless drivers last years.

       A. are caused           B. were caused  C. have caused       D. will cause

 I will send you an e-mail as soon as I _________ in Canada.

       A. arrive                     B. arrived                   C. am arriving           D. will arrive

–What were you doing this time yesterday?

–I ______ on the grass and drawing a picture.

　　　 A. sit　　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　　　　　 C. am sitting　　　　　　 D. was sitting

My aunt is a writer. She ________ more than ten books since 1980.

       A. writes                     B. wrote                     C. has written            D. will write

 –Excuse me, could you tell me how ______ to Beijing Zoo? –Well, you may take Bus no. 27.

       A. get                  B. gets                 C. getting                  D. to get

 Where’s Tom? His mother _________ him now.

       A. is looking for   B. will look for      C. has looked for      D. looks for

Paul and I ________ tennis yesterday. He did much better than I.

       A. play                B. will play          C. played                  D. are playing