— Where are you going to travel this summer holiday?

— I’m going .

A. somewhere warmly B. warm somewhere

C. relaxing somewhere D. somewhere relaxing

Tickets were sold out. ， we couldn’t go to the concert.

A. Therefore B. Since C. Unless D. However

— David， could you please tell me ?

— Every four years.

A. when the 2014 World Cup will finish

B. how often the World Cup takes place

C. how many teams take part in the World Cup

D. Who may score the most goals in the World Cup

Jane Scott is fourteen. She began to study in a middle school last year. She likes dancing and singing and a lot of time on them. But she hates math and does not work hard at it. She thinks it’s to learn math. She falls behind her and once failed the math exam. She decided to . Her father is angry her when he finds out about it.

It was a Sunday. Mr Scott gave a call to his who teaches math in another school. He hoped she would come and teach his daughter to study math. The woman came and said， “You are a clever girl， Jane. I’m sure you can do well in math if you work hard at it.”

“I’m afraid I can’t， Aunt，” said Jane. “Girls cannot be good at math.”

“I don’t agree，” said the woman， “I was good at it when I was a girl. You must do more exercises and practice math problems again and again you master the subject. Remember： Practice makes perfect. Here is a math problem. Think about it and keep working till you get it right.”

“OK，” said the girl. “I will try.”

About an hour later， Jane took the exercise book to her aunt and said， “I have done the problem ten .”

“Well done!” her aunt said . “What result did you get?”

“Ten different ones.”

1.A. spends B. costs C. takes D. pays

2.A.easy B. necessary C. difficult D. exciting

3.A. parents B. subjects C. teachers D. classmates

4.A. give away B. give up C. give out D. give off

5.A. by B. for C. to D. with

6.A. brother B. wife C. sister D. mother

7.A. how B. where C. what D. why

8.A. after B. when C. if D. until

9.A. time B. times C. ways D. minutes

10.A. nervously B. quietly C . happily D. angrily

Mrs Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. She was wearing dirty， old clothes and no stockings (長(zhǎng)襪) and her hair was not tidy. She looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her and said， “Is this what I come home to see after a hard day’s work?”

Mr Jones’ neighbour， Mrs Smith， was there. When she heard Mr Jones’ words， she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. Then she washed and combed (梳理) her hair carefully， put on her best dress and her most beautiful stockings， painted her face， and waited for her husband to come home.

When he arrived， he was tired. He walked slowly into the house， saw his wife and stopped. Then he shouted angrily， “ And where are you going this evening ?”

1.What was Mrs Jones doing when her husband came back from work?

A. She was cleaning the house.

B. She was making some cakes.

C. She was putting on her old clothes.

D. She was talking off her stockings.

2.What did Mr Jones feel when he saw his wife?

A. He felt very happy.

B. He felt nothing.

C. He was pleased to see his wife.

D. He felt unhappy.

3.Why did Mrs Smith run back quickly to her house when she heard Mr Jones’ words?

A. She was afraid of Mr Jones.

B. She didn’t like Mr Jones， so she didn’t want to see him any more.

C. She thought she should do something before her husband went back.

D. She wanted to watch TV.

4.What did Mr Smith think when he saw his wife?

A. He thought his wife was beautiful.

B. He thought his wife was waiting for him.

C. He thought his wife was not beautiful.

D. He thought his wife would go out that evening.

5. From the passage we know that .

A. Mrs Jones doesn’t like beautiful clothes

B. Mr Jones loved her wife so much

C. Mrs Smith dressed up herself before her husband came back

D. Mr Smith was angry because her wife didn’t look beautiful

Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師)， cards， special learning centers—in short， everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.

After the first day， little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead， he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (鋪開(kāi)) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating， he went back to his room， without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time， day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally， little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise， little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心). She went to his room and asked， “Son，

what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head， “No.”

“Well then，” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”

Little Tommy looked at her and said， “Well， on the first day of school， when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign， I knew they weren’t joking.”

1.Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could earn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more.

2.Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.

A. was still the same as usual

B. ate so much at dinner

C. kissed her hello after school

D. worked hard but said little

3. “Hitting the books” means “ ” in Chinese.

A. 用功 B. 捶 書(shū) C. 發(fā)泄 D. 振作

49. 4. The last sentence in the passage shows that .

A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

5. From the passage， we can infer (推斷) that .

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

When I was young， my parents always told me that I should never talk to strangers. They told me it was dangerous. But now could we make new friends if we were like that ?

And then， how can we break ice? Don’t just look at your shoes. Go and say “Hi” to the person before you. It will easier to break the ice if you know more about different cultures.

British： Beautiful， isn’t it ?

The weather in Britain changes often. So， people often talk about it . Remember to say “yes” when others say this to you. It’s just a start of a friendly talk， not real question.

French： Where did you go on holiday?

To talk with a French person， the safest way is to ask his or her last holiday. French students enjoy a 10-to-15-day holiday every two months. French employees(雇員) get more than six weeks of holidays every year.

American： So， Where are you from?

The US is so big and people move so often. You can try to find something about the place they are form to talk about. For example， you could say， “Oh， I have a friend studying your city”.

1.Why did the writer’s parents tell him not to talk to strangers?

A. Because it could bring danger.

B. Because it was boring.

C. Because it was not part of the life.

D. Because their son didn’t like to talk to strangers.

2. The best thing to talk with the British is _________.

A. The food B. the festival

C. the weather D. the culture

3.To talk with a French person， the safest way is to talk about _________.

A. his or her family B. His or her work

C. his or her friends D. his or her last holiday

4.Americans talk about places often because ________.

A. They like traveling

B. it’s a beautiful country with amazing places.

C. they love their home

D. the country is so big and people often move

5.The write seems to think _________.

A. His parents were right

B. he can talk with strangers freely.

C. it is important to talk with strangers

D. he is afraid of strangers

1.Nick has a vacation for 2 days. He can go .

A. hiking in the mountain B. fishing in the park

C. swimming in the lake D. see the animals

2.Mr and Mrs. King want to stay in Luoji Mountain with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay for the trip.

A. $ 240 B. $ 300 C. $ 360 D. $ 120

3.Lily likes the animals which can only be seen at night. Which of the following is her best choice?

A. Trip 2. B. Trip 3.

C. Trip 4. D.Trip 1.

4.You’d better take for the sightseeing in Trip 2.

A. a sun hat B. a digital camera

C. warm clothes D. some water

5.You should call if you want to enjoy the sunshine in one of the trips.

A. 3598432 B. 3497243

C. 3597543 D. 3497432

Paris is the capital of France. Its subway is also very special. 1. . First you can see many people reading books in the subway. Whenever they are in the subway or at the station， there is always a book in the hand.

2. ， but each of them has its special facts. Some stations look like ships. Some stations have clothes， caps and shoes. 3. . But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics(化妝品).

You can meet some beggars(乞丐) in the subway. But the beggars in the Paris subway are also very special. They often play the violin or guitar in the train. They don’t feel shy at all， 4. . After playing， they will go around the train and ask you to give them some money.

If you want to learn more about Paris， 5. .

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2.The nurse is very p to look after her patients.

3.I can’t tell you anything about it. It’s a s________.

4.We don’t understand her English， because she has a poor p_________.

5.The teacher often asks us to read a in the morning.