The sound made the film _____. I am afraid of watching it.

A. terrible B. terribly C. happy D. happily

You had better _____ talk in class without permission.

A. not B. don’t C. no D. /

The English word “survive”_______“stay alive”.

A. stands B. stands for C. instead of D. tidy up

I tried to think it hard, but I failed ____the question.

A. to answer B. answer C. answering D. to answering

_______and help me clean the house.

A. Get up B. Getting up C. To get up D. To getting

You ________ tell him the result right away.

A. should not B. should not to C. should to not D. not should

It’s raining. You’d better stop_____.

A. to work B. working C. to working D. work

Not only the students but also the teachers_______early in this school.

A. get up B. gets up C. getting up D. are getting up

My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. ______ I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(機(jī)會(huì)). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with ______ to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than _____computer games all day.” I promised to do 2,000 words each day. But _______I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2,000 words were still ______me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How I wished I could just go outside and______ football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting ______my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well!” But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more ______ than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and would______the computer. But then I remember______ my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” So I sat down and went on with it.

1.A. Because B. Until C. Since D. When

2.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

3.A. be played B. playing C. played D. plays

4.A. just then B. right now C. soon D. suddenly

5.A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for

6.A. play B. give C. buy D. watch

7.A. in B. with C. about D. for

8.A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous

9.A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close

10.A. how B. where C. which D. what

Hong Kong has about forty public(公共的) beaches. Some of the beaches are among the best in the world. People can go there for a swim. You can go to most of them by bus. To go to some beaches you must take a boat. There are toilets, changing rooms and places to buy food and drink on most of the beaches.

You will swim there without danger if you remember these instructions(說明)：

1.Never swim alone.

2.Never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry or tired.

3.Do not stay in the water too long.

4.Never go out in a boat if you cannot swim.

Remember : A red flag means that it is dangerous for anybody to go into the water. A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children.

1.The passage（文章）suggests（建議）that _______.

A. the Hong Kong public beaches are the best in the world

B. Hong Kong has the most beaches in the world

C. Hong Kong has almost forty public beaches

D. some of the Hong Kong public beaches are separate(不相連的) from the main islands.

2.We can reach ______ by bus.

A. all the public beaches B. no public beach

C. only a few public beaches D. many of the public beaches

3.When you see a blue flag, you know that ______ there.

A. women should not swim B. children should not swim

C. nobody should swim D. anybody can swim

4.Which of the following is true according(根據(jù)) to this passage?

A. You can swim when you see where there is a red flag.

B. You should not swim with other people.

C. You should not swim after lunch.

D. You can’t swim for a short time.

5.The passage mainly(主要地) tells us ______ in Hong Kong.

A. the public beaches and swimming B. the danger of swimming

C. the best beaches D. the difficulties to go swimming