Ten-year-old Johnny was one of the laziest boys in his class. His homework was always         and it was usually wrong. He only did half the number of math problems     the other children did and in his compositions  he _____ half the number of words. And usually the words were   _  spelled because he was too lazy to use a      

One day his class went on a bus trip. The ____ did not want to take Johnny with them. But there was no one to look after Johnny at the school so she had to take      ."Now, children," the teacher said, "On our bus trip we will____ old buildings, some beautiful countryside, and many other things. I want you to write about  _____ interesting you see on the trip. "The bus trip      . The children looked out of the windows at all the interesting things.

They took notes _____  their notebooks. The teacher was very____  with them. Then she saw Johnny       on the floor of the bus and went up to him.

 "Are you      ?" she asked him.   

 "No." he said.

 "Then      are you lying on the floor?"

 "If I can't see anything," he said, "I can't write about it, can I?"

1.A. late                       B. early                        C. good                        D. fine

2.A. that                      B. who          C. what               D. whom

3.A. learned                         B. made                       C. wrote              D. read

4.A. badly                    B. well          C. correctly                    D. nicely

5.A. radio                    B. pen                         C. library                 D. dictionary

6.A. driver                            B. mother                  C. father                  D. teacher

7.A. him                       B. himself                  C. his           D. he

8.A. hear                     B. listen to                  C. see           D. feel

9.A. nothing                B. something              C. nobody                D. everybody

10.A. ended                        B. began                    C. finished                 D. closed

11.A. over                            B. by               C. in               D. at

12.A. angry                          B. pleased              C. sad                 D. careful

13.A. standing           B. sitting                   C. eating                   D. lying

14.A. busy                            B. sick          C. happy                       D. glad

15.A. where                         B. what         C. how          D. why

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them  have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.
One library in New York City turned into(變成)a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?
The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn’t want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn’t be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.
(   )11. Where did the story happen?_________.
A. In New York City.                 B. In a school in New York City.
C. In the streets in New York City.      D. In most libraries in New York City.
(   )12. The library had hundreds of ___________.
A. workers in it                      B. policemen in it
C. people living in it                  D. computers in it
(   )13. The people in the story _______________.
A. were all the workers in the library     B. were all people near the library
C. didn’t read any books               D. wanted to buy some computers
(   )14. Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_____________.
A. these people wanted to save money
B. these people needed places to live in
C. the library was very quiet
D. they loved the library and they didn’t want to lose it
(   )15. From the passage we know that ___________.
A. the library was kept open at last
B. the library was closed because no one read in it
C. the library became a home of these people
D. the city saved a lot of money

What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them  have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in.

  One library in New York City turned into(變成)a home for 250 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did the people move into the library?

  The people moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 250 New Yorkers loved their library. They didn't want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldn't be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.

(   )11. Where did the story happen?_________.

      A. In New York City.                 B. In a school in New York City.

      C. In the streets in New York City.      D. In most libraries in New York City.

(   )12. The library had hundreds of ___________.

      A. workers in it                      B. policemen in it

      C. people living in it                  D. computers in it

(   )13. The people in the story _______________.

      A. were all the workers in the library     B. were all people near the library

      C. didn't read any books               D. wanted to buy some computers

(   )14. Why did 250 people move into the library? Because_____________.

      A. these people wanted to save money

      B. these people needed places to live in

      C. the library was very quiet

      D. they loved the library and they didn't want to lose it

(   )15. From the passage we know that ___________.

       A. the library was kept open at last

       B. the library was closed because no one read in it

       C. the library became a home of these people

       D. the city saved a lot of money

Music and Behavior

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear  1  at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2  hear music in an office or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music changes the  3  people behave. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people  4  richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend  5  money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays  6  music, people spend less money. With  7  music, people spend even less.

Scientists also  8  that loud , fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people  9  their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   10  hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants  11  make more money.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say  12  music helps students to be more active. It is true that people earn better when they are  13 . And listening to music can help you relax. 

The  14  time you hear music somewhere, be  15 . It might change the way you do things.

1.                A．music          B．stores          C．songs D．sound

2.                A．a(chǎn)lready         B．even           C．hardly    D．never

3.                A．way           B．time           C．idea D．place

4.                A．become        B．get            C．feel  D．look

5.                A．much          B．more           C．little D．less

6.                A．pop           B．modern         C．light D．country

7.                A．no            B．much          C．a(chǎn)ny  D．some

8.                A．expect         B．hope           C．realize   D．believe

9.                A．cook           B．order          C．eat  D．make

10.               A．free           B．busy           C．happy D．sad

11.               A．can            B．should         C．can’t    D．needn’t

12.               A．how           B．why           C．what  D．that

13.               A．excited         B．interested      C．confident  D．relaxed

14.               A．first           B．second         C．next  D．last

15.               A．quiet          B．quick          C．happy D．careful

The death list in a school bus accident that happened on Wednesday morning in the northwest province of Gansu has risen to 20 following the death of one child later Wednesday.

It’s known that the accident happened around 9:40 a.m. in Yulinzi town of Zhengning county, according to a report from the police. The report said five people including four children and their bus driver died just at the moment that the accident happened. While 15 others, their teacher included, were sure to be dead by the afternoon.

It’s reported that another 44 children were injured in the accident and have been sent to hospital. Twelve of the injured are in badly hurt. The truck which caused the accident was carrying coal. Another reason for the accident was the bus itself. The police has blamed(譴責(zé)）overloading for the accident, saying that the bus -- a van with nine seats -- was carrying 64 people.

1.Where did the accident happen on a Wednesday morning?

A．In Yushu,Gansu                 

B．In Yulinzi county,Gansu   

C．In Zhengning,Gansu             

D．In Zhengning town,Gansu

2.How many more people did the bus carry than it could be carried in?

A．9             B．15              C．64         D．55

3.What does the underlined word“ovrerloading” mean ?

A. loading on the Internet         

B．carrying much more than usual             

C．carrying coals                  

D．carrying people