Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand. Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing.

   If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again. So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.

58. Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.

   A. they don’t work hard                     B. they are afraid of English.

   C. they don’t find the right way               D. they aren’t clever

59. Reading is helpful to ________.

   A. speaking                  B. listening                 C. writing                   D. A. B & C  

60. The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.

   A. the better you write                                       B. doing more reading  

   C. the more you remember                                D. the more you write  

61. In Chinese studying, the more you read, _________.

   A. the better you speak                                   B. the better you write  

   C. the more you remember                                D. the more you write

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.

The pollution of SO₂ is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

54. Thousands of years ago, life was _________it is today.

　 A. much easier than　　　 B. as easy as　 　 C. as hard as　　 　　　　 D. much harder than

55. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

　 A. water pollution　　　 B. air pollution　 C. noise pollution　　 　　 D. rubbish

56. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because __________.

A. it’s bad to all living things in the world 　 B. it makes much noise

C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty　 　 D. it makes us become angry more easily

57. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?　　

　 A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

　 B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

　 C. From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car

　　 or motorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.

　 D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people

Rollerworld is a public skating rink(旱冰場) that welcomes everyone from beginners to experts.

— under 12’s must be taken care of by an adult (成人)

— small fee(費(fèi)用) for adults watching children

— no dirty or dangerous skates

— dress must be neat

— no smoking except in Roller Bar and smoking room of Roller Café

— over 18’s only in Roller Bar

                                “Roller skating fun for everyone”

51. From the poster(海報(bào)) we know Rollerworld can only be visited by people _____.

       A. who can roller skate well                              B. who are over eighteen

       C. who are neatly dressed                                 D. who are learning how to roller skate

52. If a 10-year-old boy wants to skate in Rollerworld, his parent _____.

       A. is allowed to watch him for free                           B. should look after him

       C. can take him to the Roller Bar                        D. can read while waiting in the Roller Bar

53. Where can people smoke?

       A. In any place in the Roller Café.                    B. At the skating rink.

       C. Nowhere in Rollerworld.                           D. In the Roller Bar.

   Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often   36   some books from the library. He keeps   37   to the radio every morning and reading   38   after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His   39   worship (崇拜)him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke's little son, is only nine. He   40   likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too   41   to understand him and choose   42   ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with it.

　　One day Mike read   43   about the electric lights and was   44   it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him   45   questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, “Fathers always know  46  than sons!”

　　The boy thought for a while and said, “  47  !”

　　“ Oh? Why?”

　　Mike didn't answer and   48  , he asked, “Who invented the electric lights?”

　　“Thomas Edison.”  49   Mr Clarke.

　　“ Why didn't his father invent them, then?”

　　Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know   50   to answer!

36. A. finds                  B. sells                        C. buys                D. borrows

37. A. listening             B. watching                 C. going                      D. touching

38. A. newspapers               B. letters                       C. stories              D. messages

39. A. teachers             B. parents                     C. classmates               D. students

40. A. also                   B. never                       C. even                 D. only

41. A. old                    B. clever                      C. young              D. able

42. A. more difficult     B. the most difficult       C. easy                 D. the easiest

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

44. A. worried about     B. interested in              C. afraid of           D. angry with

45. A. few                   B. little                         C. a little               D. a few

46. A. more                  B. most                       C. less                  D. least

47. A. I don't think so. B. Neither am I.            C. I agree.            D. So do I.

48. A. instead               B. carefully                  C. quickly             D. brightly

49. A. asked                 B. answered                  C. told                 D. answers

50. A. when                 B. what                       C. where              D. which

---I will go fishing this weekend.

--- ________ .

　 A. What about more fish?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Can’t you fish?　　　　　　　

　 C. That’s right.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Have a great time.

Amy is shorter than ________ in her class.

　 A. any other girl B. any other girls C. the other girl　　 D. some other girls

--- Thank you for the present you sent to. It’s so nice.

--- 　　　　.

A. No, thanks B. I’m glad you like it　 　　　　　　 　　

　 C. Please don’t say so 　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. No, it isn’t so good

 Mille has _________ oranges than Tom. But Tom has _________ bread than Millie.

   A. many; much                                         B. much; many  

   C. fewer; less                                                    D. more; less

 The bus is coming. Be careful when you ________ the bus.

   A. get on                        B. get off                      C. get up               D. get to

 The sweater ________ cotton. It’s very comfortable.

   A. is made of                  B. is made from            C. is made in          D. is made to