Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界職業(yè)棒球大賽). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.

After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.

“How much do you want?”

“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”

Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”

How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”

1. Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because .

A. he got two tickets for the game

B. they both liked watching games

C. it was a birthday present for Tony

D. he had enough time and money

2. The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.

A. $100 B. $ 200 C. $ 300 D. $ 400

3. From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.

A. watched the World Series

B. gave a hand to the poor

C. sold the tickets for World Series

D. missed the wonderful game

4.Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Mr. Clinton hoped to buy the tickets at the ticket office.

B. Mr. Clinton and his son were very thankful after getting the tickets.

C. Jackson’s dream of going to a World Series game came true in the end.

D. Jackson was ill in hospital and couldn’t watch the World Series game.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A special present. B. A helpful boss.

C. A wonderful game. D. An excellent dream.

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近年來，豐富多彩的課外活動(dòng)(After-class activities)在許多學(xué)校受到學(xué)生們的廣泛歡迎。某英文報(bào)社正在舉辦以“After-class activities”為題的英文征文活動(dòng)，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示寫一篇征文,介紹你們學(xué)校開展課外活動(dòng)的情況。要點(diǎn)如下：

●最受歡迎的課外活動(dòng)：球類運(yùn)動(dòng)、英語角交流等；

●參加課外活動(dòng)的益處：學(xué)到更多知識(shí)、交到更多朋友等；

●你的建議：選擇適合自己的課外活動(dòng)，豐富課余生活。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80-100；

2.文中不得提及人名、校名及地名;

3.征文的開頭已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

After-class Activities

Recently, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in middle schools.

Tom is a book lover. ______ likes reading very much.

A. He B. She C. You D. It

It was dark， ______ I couldn’t see what was happening.

A. or B. though C. but D. so

— Can he jump high?

— Yes， he ______. He is a good high jumper.

A. can B. need C. must D. shall

Even Tony’s six-year-old son asked him ______ smoking.

A. stops B. stopped C. stopping D. to stop

She ______ very hard since she came to our school.

A. studies B. has studied

C. is studying D. studied

Helen ______ to a language school when she was seven.

A. sent B. is sent C. was sent D. will send

If you read a lot， your life ______ full of pleasure.

A. is B. will be C. be D. was

— I’m going to Flower Bookstore. Could you tell me ______?

— Sorry， I don’t know. I’m new here.

A. where is it B. where was it

C. where it is D. where it was