The children in this class each _____new school bag.

　　A. have       B. has      C. has got        D. are having

_____ from the top of the hill, the lake is just like a mirror.

　　A. Having seen　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Seen

　　C. To see　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　D. Seeing

Please get someone _____ the washing machine. I want to get it _____ as soon as possible.

　　A. to repair； to be repaired　　　　　B. repair； repaired

　　C. to repair； be repaired 　　　　　　D. to repair； repaired

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005．While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone．

         The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport．Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品雜貨），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live．

         I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help．One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up．Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．

         People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity（人性）as a whole．And it has influenced（影響）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others．No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares．And the results can be everlasting．

16．Why was the bike so important to the couple?

         A．The man’s job was bike racing．       B．It was their only possession．

         C．It was a nice Kona 18 speed．           D．They used it for work and daily life．

17．We can infer from the text that ____________．

         A．the couple worked 60 hours a week．      B．people were busy before Christmas

         C．the stranger brought over the bike            D．life was hard for the young family．

18．How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

         A．From radio broadcasts．                    B．From a newspaper．

         C．From TV news．                         D．From a stranger．

19．What do the couple learn from their experience?

         A．Strangers are usually of little help．         B．One should take care of their bike．

         C．News reports make people famous．      D．An act of kindness can mean a lot．

    The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

    Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髏) of a huge, extinct（滅絕的）elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

    Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

    James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小畫像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

      A. The life of Charles Willson Peale.                  B. Portraits in the 18th century.

      C. The Peale Museum.                                      D. A family of artists.

2. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________.

      A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

      B. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

      C. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

      D. the painting of the two brothers was very large

3. The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.

      A. showed             B. dug up            C. invented                 D. looked over

4. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

      A. Titian Peale.     B. Rubens Peale.  C. Raphaelle Peale.      D. Sarah Miriam Peale.

5. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.

       A. puzzled             B. excited            C. admiring                 D. disappointed

In some countries, _______ are called “public schools” are not owned by the state.

A. that    B. which

C. as       D. what

. _______ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.

A. Even though      B. Unless

C. As long as  D. while

________ I forget, please remind me about it.

A. In case       B. So that

C. In order that      D. When

After the war, a new school building was put up ______ there had once been a theatre.

A. that    B. when

C. which D. where

I advised that he ______ to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he ______ quite well then.

    A. was sent; felt                    B. be sent; was feeling

C. he sent; feel                     D. should be sent; should feel