Once upon a time there was a monster(怪物). He was very ugly, and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.

　 He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.

　 “I wish I had a friend.” he said to himself every day. “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”

　 “Dear Editor（編輯）.” he wrote. “ I am an ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”

　 “Dear Monster.” the Editor replied. “ Advertise for a friend in this magazine.”

　 The monster wrote an advertisement（廣告）.

　 “Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my noses. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 22^nd. Write to me at Box 45. Everybody’s Magazine.”

A few days later he went to the magazine.

“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.

The Editor looked in Box45.

“Yes, there is one.” she said, and gave it to him.

The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize(辨認(rèn)) you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”

53.Why was the monster unhappy?

A. He had no friends.　 B. He was ugly.

C. He had two heads.　 D. He had three tails.

54. What did the monster advertise for?

A. A magazine　 B. A friend　 C. An editor　 D. A male monster

55. How did the monster describe himself in the advertisement?

A. Bad　 B. Lonely　 C. Kind　 D. Different

56. What was strange about Miss Thwaite’s letter?

A. She was not interested in people’s appearances.

B. She wanted to meet the monster.

C. She needed a flower to recognize him by

D. It was the only reply

   The English language started about 1, 500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England. After some time, the three languages became one new language--- English. The name “ English” comes form the Angles. They lived in most of England. “ England” means “ Angle Land” or “ Country of the Angle”.

The language that we speak today-Modern English is not the same as the English that people used 1,500 years ago, including Old English(before 1150) and Middle English ( up till 1500). That language-Old English sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.

49.When did Modern English start?

A. About the year 1150.                          B. Before the year 1500

C. Between the 12^th century and the 16^th century       D. About the year 1500

50. How many languages did Old English come from?

A. One              B. Two           C. Three           D. Four

51. Which language did the name “English” come from?

A. Modern English.    B. The Angles.     C. The Jutes.       D. The Saxons.

52. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Modern English has nothing to do with Old English.

B. Modern English has more words than Old English.

C. Modern English has a vocabulary twice as Old English.

D. There is no difference between Old English and Middle English.

David: My favourite subject is chemistry, because the teacher is really nice and he makes the subject very interesting. I don’t like maths, because it’s really boring and very difficult for me.

James: I like science best because I’m very interested in universe. I have read many books about the solar system, the aircrafts and the astronauts. I wish I could go to the universe and explore there one day.

Sam: Art would be my favourite because we can make lots of art crafts (手工作品). I like making model planes best because my father is a pilot. I want to be a person like him in the future.

Mark: My favourite subject is P.E., because I can play basketball with my friends. It’s really very interesting. I don’t like music practice, not because I don’t like playing the piano, but because we have about 60 students in our class and they often talk loudly. It’s too noisy (吵鬧的)!

46. Mark’s favourite subject is ______.

A. chemistry              B. science            C. art                    D. P.E.

47. David doesn’t like maths because ______.

A. it’s noisy in class                         B. it’s boring and difficult

C. he doesn’t think the teacher is nice           D. he isn’t good at it

48. Which kinds of books hasn’t James read?

A. Aircrafts.             B. The solar system.      C. Model planes.       D. Astronauts.

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--The competition “The voice of China” is so excellent! ______________

--I have never entered the competition like it. I love it!

　 A. What do you reckon?　 B. Don’t panic.　　

C. What are you up to? D. Give us a break.

-- Why don’t we go to see a film tonight?

--______________.

A. I enjoy it very much　 B. You’re right 　　 C. That’s a good idea　　 D. Thank you

--I called you last night, but nobody answered. What were you doing at that time?

--Sorry, I ________football with my father in the garden.

　 A. was playing　　　　　 B. played　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 D. is playing

-- Have you __________ “The presidential election(總統(tǒng)大選) of USA, 2012”?

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--I see, my pen friend Li Lei has been in a school________big classrooms and libraries.

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-- His mother. She bought him his favourite toy.

A. stopped to cry　　 　　 B. stop crying　　　　 C. stopped crying　　　 　　 D. stop to cry