Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient(芯片) for bicycles.

In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans  1  an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were  2  that this would help so save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles  3   and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use.  4  was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would  5  the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn’t work—  6  took all the bicycles within weeks!

   7  more than thirty years later, the “white bike” is back in town—this time with a computer chip(芯片) to  8  its every move! To take a bicycle, you have to put a special card inside. The new “White bike” is not white any more but is an unusual  9  with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another place that has enough room.

There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam,   10   both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.

(  )1.A. stole           B. had            C. refused          D. dropped

(  )2.A. thoughtful      B. helpful          C. hopeful          D. thankful

(  )3.A. black          B. brown           C. blue            D. white

(  )4.A. Anyone        B. Everyone          C. No one          D. Someone

(  )5.A. take           B. leave             C. carry            D. send

(  )6.A. robbers         B. shoplifters        C. kidnappers       D. thieves

(  )7.A. However       B. Instead            C. Therefore        D. Though

(  )8.A.make           B. mark             C. record           D. describe

(  )9.A. design         B. idea               C. size             D. experiment

(  )10.A. so           B. because            C. but              D. while

How do you usually get to school? Buy bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little 36__________---he goes by horse (馬).

Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school 37 __________the beginning of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am.” Burch says, “The streets are mostly 38__________ at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day.”

The idea was his 39__________. His family were enjoying their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you 40__________ ride your horse to school every day.’” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea.

When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校長(zhǎng)), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox even 41__________ Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has 42__________cars than the others.

For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he 43__________ to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather.” he says.

Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. 44__________ now, “it’s what I do best.” It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than 45 __________ else.” He says, “It’s really a guy thing.”

36. A. normally   B. casually   C. differently   D. actually

37. A. for   B. since   C. before   D. after

38. A. empty   B. crowded   C. busy   D. awful

39. A. sister’s   B. brother’s   C. mom’s   D. dad’s

40. A. will   B. won’t   C. should   D. shouldn’t 

41. A. invited   B. allowed   C. taught   D. urged

42. A. fewer   B. few   C. more   D. many

43. A. begins   B. stops   C. continues   D. refuses

44. A. so   B. or   C. and   D. but

45. A. anything   B. nothing   C. everybody   D. somebody

One Friday night, a poor young man stood at the train station, He played his violin and many people put __41__ into the hat in front of him.

The next day, the young man came to the station __42__. But this time he took out a large piece of paper __43__ some words on it. It said," Last night a lady __44__ Mrs Sang put an important thing into my hat __45__. Please come for it. "

After about an hour, a middle - aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “You do come here. I know that you're a(n) __46__  man and will certainly come here.” They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner. Then he took out a lottery ticket (彩票) and __47__ it to the woman. Her husband bought a lottery ticket every day.' Yesterday when she knew the lottery ticket he bought won, she was very __48__. The prize of the lottery ticket was＄500,000. When she walked past the young man, she took out $50 and put it in the hat. __49__, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.

Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin every day to make money. Why didn't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?" The young man said,” Although 1 don't have much money, I live happily. But if I __50__ honesty, I won't be happy forever. "

41. A. money       B. tickets          C. paper

42. A. instead       B. differently      C. again

43. A. for          B. with           C. over

44. A. introduced    B. spelled         C. named

45. A. by mistake    B. for mistake     C. on mistake

46. A. crazy         B. cool          C. honest

47. A. gave         B. lent           C. offered

48. A. surprising     B. happy         C. exciting

49. A. But           B. However      C. Therefore

50. A. have          B. win           C. lose

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生銹的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有價(jià)值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

36. A. talked               B. spoke            C. said             D. told

37. A. hardly               B. quickly          C. slowly               D. easily

38. A. guitar              B. gift             C. cake             D. card

39. A. rushed               B. rode             C. climbed         D. came 

40. A. and              B. or               C. but              D. because

41. A. exciting             B. interesting          C. relaxing         D. disappointing

42. A. liked                B. hated                C. hurt             D. thanked

43. A. on                   B. in                   C. at                   D. for

44. A. got in               B. got on               C. got off              D. got up

45. A. surprised            B. excited          C. happy                D. bad

46. A. look ahead          B. look back            C. come up          D. come down

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

48. A. love             B. money                C. friendship           D. knowledge

49. A. idea             B. news             C. advice               D. story

50. A. spends               B. costs                C. pays             D. offers

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other　 31　 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's　 33　 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted　 34　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them　 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 37　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write　 38　 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39　 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 40 it ended.

31. A. cities　　　　　 B. countries　　　 C. towns　　　　 D. villages

32. A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　 C. acting　　　　 D. playing

33. A. what　　 　　　B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

34. A. the next　　　 B. next　　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. next time

35. A. too　　　　　 B. as well　　　　 C. as well as　　 D. also

36. A. book　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. film

37. A. hated　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. shamed

38. A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. since

39. A. drawing　　　 B. singing　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. making

40. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　 D. which

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, __41__ newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see __42__ do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful __43__ she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked __44__ she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite __45__ keep your mind active，take an interest in the world __46__ you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as __47__ you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to __48__. I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at __49__ tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to __50__ the Lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

41. A. look 　　　 B. read　　 C. see　　　　 D. watch

42 A. her　　　　　 B. him　　 C. other　　　　　 D. others

43. A. than　　 B. since　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. because

44. A. what　　 B. why　　 C. who　　　　 D. how

45. A. early　　　 B. dear　　 C. easy　　　　 D. late

46. A. under　　　 B. around　　　 C. above　　　　　 D. between

47. A. soon　　 B. busily　　　 C. hardly　　　　　 D. often

48. A. place　　　 B. song　　 C. school　　　　　 D. dance

49. A. buying　　　 B. losing　　　 C. sending　　 D. playing

50. A. follow　　　 B. give　　 C. make　　　　 D. bring

Chi Li is one of the best known Chinese writers in the West. She was born in the west. She was born in the 1950s'. 　　46　 19, Chi entered a medical college in 1976. After she graduated, she 　　47　　 as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved _ 48　 much more, she went to Wuhan University to study Chinese language and literature in 1983. She chose　 49　 as her profession(專業(yè))。

During the 1980s, Chi wrote many works full of love. In the 1990s, her works, such as Apart From Love and The Sun Was Born, were 50 lives of young people and everyday problems. Since 2003, Chi has 51 a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have received a 　52 honor. Life Show is one of her representative (代表) works and 　53　 has been translated into many languages. The 　54　 shows the real life of a common woman in Wuhan.

Chi says, "Writers don't need to be anyone, 　55 　they should be able to understand everyone." So she often travels alone to get a feel of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social strata (階層).

46. A. At the age of 　　　 B. At the moment 　　　 C. In the beginning

47. A. became 　　　　 B. worked 　　　　 C. enjoyed

48. A. medicine 　　　　　 B. travelling 　　　　 C. literature

49. A. teaching 　　　　　 B. writing 　　　　 C. nursing

50. A. over 　　　　　　　 B. under 　　　　　　　 C. about

51. A. reached 　　　　 B. arrived 　　　　 C. went

52. A. great 　　　　　　　 B. nice 　　　　　　　 C. bad

53. A. she 　　　　　　 B. they 　　　　　　　 C. it

54. A. picture 　　　　　　 B. story 　　　　　　　 C. newspaper

55. A. or 　　　　　　 B. till 　　　　　　　 C. but

When July comes, children know they’ll have their examinations and the school year will __36__ soon.

Boys and girls will have nearly a two-month holiday, and they’ll leave school __37__train or by car to __38__ their parents.

The summer holidays are the __39__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so children can spend most of their time __40__ outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he __41__ in a big town, he can usually go to the park to play.

The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the __42__. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. __43__ for those who do not live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they’ll __44__ it all the following school year.

Now, __45__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sand, the sea and the sun. The feelings of the sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on

36. A. arrive           B. start       C. begin        D. end

37. A. on           B. by           C. in          D. at

38. A. love        B. see          C. watch       D. return

39. A. best        B. better      C. worst            D. worse

40. A. missing     B. working     C. playing     D. studying

41. A. works        B. walks        C. lives            D. arrives

42. A. village          B. seaside     C. city        D. park

43. A . But        B. unless      C. Or           D. And

44. A. hear from   B. speak to    C. agree with       D. talk about

45. A . that            B. which        C. who          D. what

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

“Is 　28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 　35 made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under　 　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. behind　 　　　　　 D. in

27. A. excited　 　　　 B. frightened　 　　　 C. frightening　 　　　 D. exciting

28. nobody　 　　　 B. everybody　 　　 C. anybody　 　　　 D. somebody

29. A. saw　 　　　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. listened

30. A. church　 　　　 B. school　 　　　　　 C. garden　 　　　　　 D. park

31. A. rose　 　　　　 B. slept　 　　　　 C. stood　 　　　　 D. lay

32. A. a　 　　　　 B. the　 　　　　　　　 C. an　 　　　　　　　 D. other

33. A. came　 　　 B. learned　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. fell

34. A. smelled　 　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. searched　 　　 D. found

35. A. he　 　　　　　 B. she　 　　　　　 C. it　 　　　　　　　 D. that

When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37  and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39  interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.

I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41  my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42  but with myself. I have failed  43  I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44  I have done wrong all these years.”

Dad began  45  along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

36. A. drive        B. work             C. live             D. travel

37. A. made         B. repaired         C. waited       D. parked

38. A. concert B. bookstore        C. shop             D. cinema

39. A. very         B. too              C. so           D. fairly

40. A. excited B. angry            C. disappointed     D. sad

41. A. at           B. to           C. for          D. with

42. A. me       B. it           C. you          D. him

43. A. so       B. because      C. after            D. before

44. A. where        B. when             C. why          D. how

45. A. running B. driving      C. crying       D. walking