2．-I want to buy this computer．What do you think of it？
-It's very nice，but it's       than any other one．Do you have so much money？（　�。�

	A．	cheapest		B．	the most expensive
	C．	more expensive		D．	cheaper

1．One day John invited me to his farm．When I arrived at his farm，I was surprised to see a pig with three artificial （人造的） legs．I asked John why the pig had them．He said，"One day，while I was checking one of the tires （輪胎）of my car，the car suddenly started to move slowly and then I was trapped under the wheel．Just then Pinky，the pig，saw this．It ran back to the house and pulled my wife out of the house．Then my wife realized something was happening and then helped me get out of wheel．It's a smart pig．
"The story is amazing，but it can't explain why Pinky has the artificial legs，"I said．
"Well，let me tell you another accident．Once，my son hit his head on a stone while swimming in a lake．He began to go down when pinky jumped into the water，swam to him and pulled him up onto the bank，"John said．
"Great!Most pigs can't swim，but Pinky can!"I said．
"Last year，a strong fire broke out in my house．My family were asleep at that time．Pinky kept barking around the house until we all woke up．We rushed out just several minutes before the house  collapsed，"John continued．
"Pinky is actually a special pig，but I really want to know why it has three artificial legs，"I said anxiously．
"Well，"said John，"Pinky is so good that we can't eat it up at one time．"

29．Why was the writer amazed when he just got to the farm？C
A．John kept a lot of pigs．
B．John's farm was big and clean．
C．John's pig had three man-made legs．
D．Pinky was very smart and helpful．
30．The underlined word  collapsed"meansB．
A．cut down        
B．came down     
C．broke down   
D．put down
31．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Pinky once saved John's son from a lake．
B．Pinky's three legs were eaten by John's family．
C．Pinky saved John's whole family before a fire accident happened．
D．John first told the writer three things about Pinky instead of the reason．

20．--Thank you for giving us a ride．
--_________________．（　�。�

	A．	It's my pleasure		B．	That's nothing
	C．	With pleasure		D．	No thanks

19．-Would you like to go and watch the football game with me？
-        ．（　�。�

	A．	Not at all		B．	Excuse me，I can't
	C．	Yes，I'd love to		D．	That's right

18．Once there was a forest where all the animals lived happily together．One day a family went to spend the day in the forest，and the son left his socks there．After the family left，a bear came by，found the socks，and decided to try them on．They fit so well，and he liked them so much that he wouldn't take them off．
All the animals talked about the bear's new look．Soon，in that forest，there began appearing squirrels （松鼠） in shirts，rabbits in shoes，and even rats wearing hats!The forest doctor shook his head，telling animals，"This can't be good． △!"But no one listened to him．They said he was just out of fashion．
However，it wasn't long the first results of fashion-fever came．Several times the squirrel caught his shirt on trees，stopping him in mid-jump and sending him falling to the ground from a tree．The rat couldn't go into his hole without taking off his hat first．Even the bear，because of his socks，slipped （滑倒） from the river rock and almost killed himself．
When the animals came to see the doctor，he gave them all the same advice，"Take off those clothes before one day they are going to kill you．"Those who listened to the doctor's advice stopped having accidents．And the animals realized that they didn't need clothes at all．Starting to wear them had been very dangerous，and they had only done it to make others admire them，and to get attention．

34．Which sentence can be put into △？C
A．Animals don't look beautiful in clothes
B．Animals need to be in fashion
C．Animals don't need clothes
D．Animals need to dress up
35．The underlined sentence"it wasn't long the first results of fashion-fever came．"probably means that"D．"
A．soon the animals had a fever because of the clothes
B．soon the animals enjoyed wearing clothes very much
C．soon the animals became healthier in warm clothes
D．soon the animals had a lot of accidents because of the clothes
36．The story is written to tell usC．
A．helping others is helping yourself
B．loving beauty is the nature of animals
C．things that fit yourself are the best
D．clothes can help animals keep safe．

17．-Air pollution is sure to be less terrible in five or ten years'time．
-______（　�。�

A．

Well done!

B．

Not at all．

C．

I agree．

D．

All right．

16．Xiaoqiang，my little brother，is my uncle's son．He is only two months younger than me．Whenever I think of him，two interesting things will come into my mind．
When I was six years old，he，with his parents moved from the south of China to my hometown-a very small town in the north．The door of my house was made of iron（鐵）．You know，the northern part of China was so cold in winter that doors were all clothed with frost（霜）．Xiaoqiang once came to my house and said that was sugar．I corrected him saying that was frost．But he insisted．I gave up and said，"Sugar is sweet．Go and taste．"He really did that．But his tongue was stuck（粘）to the door．It was my mom helped him out with warm water．For this I was beaten by my dad．
The other interesting thing happened when we were in Grade 7．After they moved to my hometown，we almost did everything together，began our primary school，entered the same middle school and we have been classmates for nearly nine years．For some time，we hated going to school and tried to make all excuses just to skip（悄悄溜走）．My classroom was on the second floor，not very high．One day，we tried to jump out through the windows when the teacher turned to the blackboard to write．I did it with 2other close friends，of course including him．I made it first．I did it．So was the next one．When he started to move，the teacher was making sound．He was so afraid，he didn't jump right．He was hung by the window on his clothes．About half an hour，he shouted in a poor voice，"______"You can imagine what a"wonderful"scene it was!

31．The underlined word"insist"most probably meansB
A．say"yes"
B．refuse to change     
C．become angry
32．Because Xiaoqiang thought the white frost on the door was sugar，A
A．I tried to correct him and told him the truth    
B．I went to the door and tasted it to show that was not sugar
C．my mom and dad beat me and stuck my tongue onto the door
33．Xiaoqiang and I almost did everything togetherC
A．a(chǎn)fter we went to Grade seven   
B．since they began our primary school
C．a(chǎn)fter he moved to my hometown with his family
34．Which of the following is TRUE according to the story？B
A．Xiaoqiang is my younger brother because he was two years younger than me．
B．Xiaoqiang lived in the south，so he mistook frost for sugar．
C．Xiaoqiang is my close friend，so we two jumped through the window and both did it．
35．"C"can be the missing sentence in the passage．
A．What a nice place I am having!
B．The higher I stand，the farther I can see   
C．Sir，may I go back there？

15．Recently，the students in Grade Nine are feeling more and more pressure．Too much pressure is bad for both our health and our study．What should we do if we want to relax ourselves and get good marks in the coming exams？（　�。�
①Read e-books on the mobile phone for a long time．
②Do some sports and breathe fresh air．
③Have a walk and talk with friends in the free time．
④Stay up late to do as many exercises as possible．
⑤Listen to the light music after studying．

A．

②③⑤

B．

①③⑤

C．

②④⑤

14．-Waste paper shouldn't     everywhere．It is our duty to keep our city clean．
-Yes．It's high time that we should take action．（　　）

A．

thrown

B．

be thrown

C．

is thrown

13．Linda didn't find           she liked and went home with empty hands finally．（　�。�

A．

something

B．

anything

C．

nothing

D．

everything