His family was poor, but his parents _________to send him to a key middle school where he felt happy and did quite well.

   A. tried                   B. do try             C. did manage         D. do managed

 The bell______ the end o f the period rang and we had to stop our discussion.

A. indicating              B. indicated         C. to be indicated        D. being indicated

It was a spring day for end-of-the-year conferences(會(huì)議). Mrs. Lake reminded everyone that both parents and students should take part in these important reports, 20 minutes for each family.

Lauri’s name was at the end of the list. But it didn’t matter much to her. Despite the many phone calls her teacher had made, Lauri knew her parents would not be coming. Her father always got drunk, and her mother could do nothing but cry and quarrel with him.

Now Lauri watched all day long as each child went to the door leading into Mrs. Lake’s office, where parents would greet their sons and daughters with proud smiles. Lauri imagined how it might feel to have her parents greet her at the door.

When at last everyone else’s name had been called, Mrs.Lake opened the door and signed for Lauri to come in. Silently Lauri went in and sat down on a chair. As she felt rather uneasy that her parents had not come, she looked down. Mrs Lake had Lauri raise her face so she could see her in the eye. “First of all,” the teacher began, “I want you to know how much I love you.” Lauri saw things she’d never seen: kindness.

   “Second,” the teacher continued, “you need to know it is not your fault that your parents are not here today.” Again Lauri looked into Mrs Lake’s face. No one had ever talked to her like this. No one.

“Third,” she went on, “you deserve to hear how well you are doing and how wonderful I think you are.” In the following minutes, Mrs Lake held a conference just for Lauri. She showed Lauri her grades, papers and projects, praising her efforts. She had ever saved a pile of watercolors Lauri had painted.

Lauri didn’t know exactly when, but at some point in that conference she heard the voice of hope in her heart. And somewhere a change started. It was then that Lauri realized, for the first time in her life, that she was lovable. 

41. Why were parents required to come to the conferences?

   A. To see how important it was to encourage their children.

   B. To learn how their children had performed in their studies.

   C. To report to the teacher how their children were doing at home.

   D. To see how their children were getting along with their classmates.

42. How did Lauri feel at the end of the conference?

   A. Encouraged     B. Ashamed     C. Challenged    D. Disappointed

43. What does the underlined word “deserve” mean?

   A. 必需　　　　　B. 得到　　　  C.　應(yīng)該　　　　D.　可能

44. We learn from the text that Mrs. Lake ____________.

   A. disliked Lauri’s parents    

B. filled Lauri with hope and self-respect.

   C. was worried about her poor performance

   D. was dissatisfied with the end-of-the-year conferences.

45. What is the best title of this text?

   A. A Parents’ Meeting                  B. Mrs Lake’s Kindness

   C. Lauri’s Spring Day                  D. A Progress Reports Meeting

                                        Daniel Defoe (about 1660～1731) was an important novelist in the English literature(文學(xué)). When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(資本主義). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until that he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every hosehold very soon.

“Robinson Crusoe” can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown.

Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, He was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24, 1731.

6. Deniel Defoe was ______ and the writer of ______.

A.an Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”                   B.an American, “A Million Pound Note”

C.a French, “The Lost Necklace”                            D.an English, “Robinson Crusoe”

7. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel Robinson Crusoe?

A.He was in his sixties.                                     B.He was in his fifties.

C.He was over 60.                                            D.He was sixty.

8. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.

A.two, his lonely life                                               B.three, his characters

C.three, his journeys by sea                                   D.four, his fame

9. “Every household” in this passage means ______.

A.all members of a family                                        B.all people

C.every building                                                     D.persons living in the same house

10. What was Defoe’s contribution to the English literature?

A.He wrote a very interesting story.

B.He made people happy while reading his story.

C.He set a milestone of the modern English novel.

D.He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

1. “Sorry, sir. Please show me your driving p____________,” the policeman said politely.

   2. You need _________________( 耐心) if you want to get served in this shop.

   3. It was not our _______________ ( 錯(cuò)誤 ) that we were late.

   4. It’s best to cook vebetables in a small a___________________ of water.

   5. Do you mind his s_______________________ at you ?

   6. Young people like to ___________________ (尋找 ) success in life.

   7. He is so r_____________________ that nobody wants to play with him.

   8. Hot is the c____________________ of cold.

   9. At first we thought he was poor because he was in r__________________ .      

   10.Thank you very much ________________________ ( 實(shí)在；真的 ) .

   11. Ten years hard life made her poor ______________________ ( 外表 ) . 

   12. It’s bad  _____________________ (禮貌 ) to talk with your mouth full.

   13. Mark Twain became rich because of his _________________ ( 小說 ) .

   14. The ___________________ ( 人行道 ) was covered with fallen leaves.

   15. When Henry left the restaurant, the owner, hostess and waiter all ______ (鞠躬) together.

 You can’t use the machine today because some parts         this week.

A. are replaced           B. are being replaced    C. have replaced  D. are replacing

It’s their duty for the soldiers           our country           our enemies.

A.to prevent; from    B.to keep; from    C.to protect; from     D.to stop; from

Holidays

73. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?

   A. Choose the holiday in Devon.           B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.

   C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.      D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii.

74. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?

   A. It provides chances of family gatherings.

   B. It provides customers with good food.

   C. It offers a sports lesson.

   D. It offers comfortable rooms.

75. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?

   A. You can have free meals on deck every day.

   B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.

   C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.

   D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.

 I’m afraid he can’t _____ the idea of having a woman as his boss.

    A. fit for          B. adapt to       C. adapt              D. suit

 It is in Qingdao ______ you are going to pay a visit to _____ this kind of washing machine is produced.

A. /; that       B. where; which      C. /; where     D. what; which