You can make a __________ instead of him. He doesn’t have to go there __________ person.

A. decision; in B. decide; in

C. decision; by D. decide; by

----Look ! The goldfish is dying（快要死了）.

----What a pity ! This kind of goldfish ______ a lot of care.

A. receives B. offers C. requires D. gives

I ______ an English test yesterday. But I was not lucky and ______ the test.

A. did, failed B. failed, passed C. took, failed D. passed, failed

----Who helped your father wash the car?

----Nobody. He did it ______.

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

----I used to be quiet but now I’m very outgoing.

----Oh, you ______ a lot in the last three years.

A. will change B. have changed C. changed D. change

It’s over six years since we began to enjoy a _____ spring holiday each year.

A. ten---day B. ten day C. ten day’s D. ten---days

A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell(天堂或地獄). He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him_________ in the palace.

The man said, “I have been working hard _______ my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.” The owner said, “If so, there is nowhere else________ than here for you. There is a lot of delicious food in my palace and you can eat _______ you want. You can have a good rest and _______ needs to be done by you. ” Then the man stayed in the palace.

At the beginning, the man felt very________. But gradually(漸漸地), he felt a bit lonely and bored. So he went to the owner and asked, “It is boring to live _______ just eating and sleeping every day. Could you help me find a_______ ?”

The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here.”

Several months later, the man couldn’t _______ the present life and went to the owner again, “I am really fed up with（厭倦） this kind of life. _______ you don’t offer me a job, I would rather（寧愿）go to hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled, “Do you think it is heaven here? It is hell!’’

1.A. to stay B. staying C. don’t stay D. stay

2.A. to B. during C. at D. before

3.A. bigger B. better C. worse D. cleaner

4.A. wherever B. whoever C. whenever D. whatever

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

6.A. angry B. happy C. bored D. worried

7.A. as B. by C. at D. without

8.A. friend B. child C. job D. pet

9.A. stand B. refuse C. follow D. imagine

10.A. If B. Unless C. So D. Because

One day, the father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived. They spent a few days and nights on the farm. After they came back from their trip, the father asked his son, “How did you like our trip?”

“It was great, Dad.”

“ Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked.

“Oh, yeah,” said the son.

“So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.

“I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden, and they have a river that has no end. We have beautiful lights in our garden, and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have large fields. We have servants(仆人) to serve us, but they serve others. We have fences(柵欄) to protect us, and they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless（無語的）. “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are.” said the son.

1.Why did the father take his son to the countryside?

A. He wanted his son to enjoy the beauty of the countryside.

B. He hoped that his son could help those poor people.

C. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived in the countryside.

D. He hoped that his son could get a new idea of the countryside.

2.After the trip, the son thought______.

A. what a poor life he had

B. how great his father was

C. he should take good care of his rich life.

D. he should thanked his father for giving his happy life

3.From the passage, we know the people in the countryside______.

A. often swam in a swimming pool

B. had more beautiful lights in their gardens

C. had smaller land to live on than the people in the city

D. must be happy because of having friends to protect them

4.How did the father feel after he heard his son’s answer ?

A. Happy B. Surprised C. Excited D. Angry

5.What does the story tell us ?

A. The rich and the poor are the same.

B. The rich and the poor should help each other

C. The real rich are those who are rich at heart

D. The people in the countryside live a hard life.

1.Who lost a white cat with two big blue eyes?

A. Sam. B. David.

C. Mary. D. Charles.

2.You need to pay _________ if you buy the book A Christmas Carol now .

A. $59.60 B. $49.60

C. $39.60 D. $29.60

3.On what day can we see Titanic 3D in the Showtime Cinema?

A. Every day.

B. Friday and Saturday.

C. Saturday and Sunday.

D. Thursday and Sunday.

4.If you want to rent a house, you can call ___________.

A. 385-0926 B. 591-3127 C. 332-5147 D. 592-5147

5.Those ads above are most probably from a ___________.

A. map B. dictionary

B. C. newspaper D. guidebook

Ask any student which subject he or she hates most. 9 out of 10 students will answer “math”．No matter which country you visit，no matter which grade you are in，you may not learn art，geography，chemistry or Chinese，but you always learn math. Why is this so？How come so many students hate math，and yet cannot avoid learning it in school ?

Jenny Sanders，a high school student in California，asks，“What good do we get from learning math？We can use computers to compute numbers，and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time.”

However，there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract(減)numbers. In fact，math is not so much about calculation (計算), it is also about learning to think logically (邏輯地) and solving problems. Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations，but how would we even know how to use the computer if we can't think logically？In short，computers are only tools when solving problems.

For example，imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently (高效地)？In situations like this，the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.

1.According to the passage，which subject do most students always learn in different grades at school?

A. chemistry B. math C. geography D. art

2.What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math?

A. interesting. B. boring. C. useless D. useful

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. 90% of the students hate learning math.

B. Students can learn math well with computers.

C. Math can do calculations and store information.

D. Computers can take people’s place to think about everything.

4.What does the underlined word “resources” mean in the passage?

A. 科目 B. 效率 C. 資源 D. 能源

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Math is just learning to add and subtract numbers

B. Math can be good for both our body and our mind.

C. Math helps us think logically and solve problems.

D. Math is useless now.