38. Is there life on other       (行星) ？

39. Children get       (知識) from books.

36. Philip will       (主持) the TV programme next Monday.

37. Things like       (鉆石) are expensive for us to buy.

     Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston,Massachusetts on January 17 ,1706. Though he loved to study,he went to school only for two years. He dropped out of school for helping his father make money to support his family.Life and IBooks were his teachers.As a sea lover and a great swimmer,being a great sailor was a dream all his lifetime.

     After leaving school,Benjamin went to work as a printing (印刷) apprentice (學(xué)徒) in his brother’s publishing company.Ben's brother was not easy to get along with and sometimes shouted at Ben. Under such circumstances (環(huán)境），Ben was made to run away to Philadelphia,where he got a job as a printer.In 1728,he opened a print shop with a friend.He was a good businessman,worked long hours and made a lot of money.

     Ben loved to experiment,especially with electricity. As is known to all,he proved lhal lightning (閃電) was electricity by flying a kite in a lightning storm. He made many other important inventions as well and he let everyone use his inventions and never accepted any money for them. While he lived in Philadelphia,he helped organize the first hospital and the first fire department. To improve the city,Philadelphia,he started the first lending library in America. He made the lighting of the city streets and the postal service better. Benjamin Franklin was indeed a great man in American history.

31. The underlined words dropped out of school ” means “       ”.

   A. 上學(xué)   B. 退學(xué)   C. 建校   D. 校外

32. Why did Benjamin Franklin drop out of school?

   A. Because he did not enjoy reading.

   B. Because his family was poor.

   C. Because life experience was more important than lessons in school.

   D. Because he wanted to he a sailor.

33. According to the passage,       .

   A. Ben wanted to he a sailor very much

   B. Ben be (*ame a sailor at last

   C. Ben only liked to invent new things

   D. Ben went to college when he grew up

34. According to the passage,Ben’s brother might be very       .

   A. kind   B. friendly

   C. clever   D. rude

35. The passage tells us that       .

   A. Ben was indeed a great man in American history

   B. Ben was a great inventor

   C. Ben did many things to improve the city,Philadelphia

   D. Ben helped organize the first hospital and the first fire department

     To me,music is food and water.I can't live without it. I know this is not true for everybody.Many people don^ listen to music and they can get along quite well.But music is everywhere in our life.For example,when you watch films or FV plays,do you find them interesting if there is no music? You would find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the plane,you would like to listen to music because it makes the time seem shorter.

     It is true that music is everywhere in our life.Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds.Those sounds are some kinds of music. So music has meaning for everyone in some way or other. Of course,it has special meaning for people like me.We spend our lives playing or writing music.

     Someone said,“Through music a child goes into a world of beauty,learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong.” Music is an important part of our lives.

26. According to the passage,the writer can’t live without       .

   A. water   B. food

   C. air   D. music

27. Music is important to       .

   A. some people   B. everyone

   C. nobody   D. the writer only

28. “ boring” means       .

   A. interesting   B. liring

   C. not interesting   D. funny

29. Listening to music while waiting for the train or the plane       .

   A. makes time fly

   B. helps you to save time

   C. makes time short

   D. makes you feel as if time passes more quickly

30. From the passage we know       .

   A. the writer becomes strong through music

   B. the writer likes writing music every day

   C. most people enjoy listening to the sound of the sea

   D. music has some kind of meaning for everybody

Almost everyone has his own hobby. My hobby is reading. When I was young,I didn’t have any hobbies. I always watched TV at home all day and my parents were 16 about me.

    One day,my father took me to my aunt’s home.When I got there,I saw my cousin  17   in his room. I ran to him and said,uReading books is so boring.Why not go out to play games? That’s more 18 .”

    “I don't think so.Reading is really interesting,and also I can get a lot of 19 from my books.” Then my cousin asked me some questions,but I couldn’t 20  most of them. He was two years younger than me,but he knew much more. My face turned red.

    That day he told me many interesting stories. I 21 myself in his stories. From then on,I became interested in reading.Now I have a room 22        books.In my free time,I'm happy to be 23        and read the books.I do well in my subjects because of all the books Pve read,and Fm especially good at 24        I have won many prizes in writing contests (比賽) .That makes me feel very 25 .

16. A. tired   B. scared   C. worried   D. excited

17. A. read   B. reading   C. playing   D. play

18. A. important   B. enjoyable   C. surprising   D. comfortable

19. A. activities   B. programs   C. instructions   D. knowledge

20. A. receive   B. repeat   C. answer   D. follow 

21 .A. helped   B. taught   C. encouraged   D. lost

22. A. full of   B. short of   C. opposite of   D. fit for

23. A. special   B. early   C. different   D. alone

24. A. writing   B. English   C. P.E. D. science

25. A. nervous   B. sick   C. proud   D. sorry

15. —Would you like       camping with me?

—I'd like to.But I'm busy       my homework.

   A. to go;to do   B. to go;doing

   C. going;to do   D. going;doing

14. The children decide       their schoolyard this Friday afternoon.

   A. clean   B. to clean   C. cleaning   D. cleaned

13. Don’t drive so fast!We must slow down when we drive       the tunnel.

   A. past   B. across   C. over   D. through

12. —Peter has changed a lot,hasn’t he?

—Yes.He used to       the guitar,but now he is more       in playing soccer.

   A. plays;interested   B. play; interested

   C. play; interesting   D. playing;interest

11. Our English teacher often says to us,“       English well is very important.”

   A. Learn   B. Learning

   C. Learned   D. To learning