In my hometown, lots of trees are full of green _______ all year round. (leaf)

 We are very _______ that a student from our school has won the prize. ( pride)

The _______ China –South Asia EXPO opened in Kunming on June. ( one)

A long time ago there were no donkeys in Gui Zhou. One day a merchant from another part of the country went there and took a donkey with him. Later the donkey got sick and the merchant left it behind and went on his journey. When the donkey was well again, it ran away into the nearby forest.

   The tigers in the forest thought that the donkey was a strange animal and they were afraid of it. Whenever it brayed they all ran away as fast as their feet could carry them.

   After a few months, the tigers became friendly with the donkey. They played many games with it, but they still afraid of it.

   One day the donkey became angry. It kicked one of the tigers with its hind legs. The tigers were very surprised.

   “That must be all it can do when it is angry.” They said. Then all the tigers jumped on the monkey and killed it.

1 Why did the monkey stay in Gui Zhou?  Because            .

    A. he got fat   B. he got tall  C. he got wet   D. he got ill

2 Dogs bark, donkeys            .

       A. brayed      B. mow      C. say       D. shout

3Who became friendly with the donkey?

    A. The dogs     B. The tigers    C. The lions     D. The cats

4 What did the donkey do when he was well again?  He went        .

       A. to the river   B. to the tree  C. into the forest   D. home

5     jumped on the donkey and killed it.

 A. All the tigers  B. All the dogs  C. All the donkeys  D. All the lions

In the world today, all of the people need recreation（消遣）. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.

   Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（個(gè)人的） sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor（室內(nèi)的）. 

Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such watching TV, singing and dancing. 

It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.

  1 Which is the most popular form of recreation?

A. Sports        B. Watching TV  

  C. Sleeping     D. Singing and dancing

2 People want to take part in sports in order to       .

       A. keep healthy and enjoy life        B. make friends

       C. find a good job                 D. make more money

3 Outdoor sports include（包括）        .

       A. watching TV           B. singing and dancing

    C. listening to the radio      D. skating and mountain climbing

4 Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A.   Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.

B.    Because they don’t enjoy sports.

C.   Because they don’t enjoy life.

D.   Because they don’t need recreation.

5The passage tells us that         .

       A. basketball is a kind of team sports   

B. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

C. different people have different ways of relaxing

D. indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports

Do you learn from your mistakes? I hope so. But have you ever made the same mistake twice? I have. Sometimes I make the same mistake three or four times! Sometimes, good things happen because of mistakes. Once I got on the wrong train. That was a big mistake .But on that train, I saw a good friend. I was so happy I made that mistake! 

      Another time I ruined a surprise. My mother planned a surprise party for my father. She told me it was a secret. But I was just a little boy and I couldn’t keep the secret. I told my father about the party. At first, my mother was mad at me. But then my father said he was happy he knew about it. He said he didn’t like surprises.

1 The boy never makes the same mistakes.

2 The boy saw his father on the wrong train.

3The boy hopes to learn from his mistakes.

4 His mother asked him to plan a surprise party for his father.

5The boy thinks sometimes a mistake may be a good thing.

Once my father and I went to see a circus (馬戲團(tuán)). A family was standing in front of us   1  for tickets. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not  2   but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns（小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want  3   tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成人）.” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the 4. When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his   5 . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have  6   money. My dad took a $20 bill（紙幣） and dropped it on the ground. Then he  7  the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was   8  on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the   9  . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This   10   means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1 A． waiting B． looking C． working     D． preparing

2 A． common    B． cheap      C． old    D． expensive

3 A． ticket   B． ten    C． two   D． five

4 A． ticket   B． number   C． price D． time

5 A． eyes     B． ears   C． nose  D． head

6 A． spare   B． any    C． little   D． enough

7 A． picked up  B． took away     C. put down    D． looked up

8 A． walking      B． going C． looking   D． holding

9 A． book    B． pocket    C． bill    D． bag

10 A． hardly B． nearly      C． only  D． really

Mario used to _____________ in the morning.

A. practice swimming                B. practicing swimming

C. practice swim                   D practices  swimming

It’s ______ cold today, but I have still finished ______ homework.

   A. too much; too much             B. much too; much too

C. too much; much too             D. much too; too much

This pair of shoes ______ Li Gang’s ,It’s too big for him .

A. can’t be      B. could be       C. might be    D. must be