__________a rainy day two years ago I came to this city with my friend．

A．For    B．In    C．At    D．On

Many young people like music that they Can dance __________．

A．with    B．for    C．to    D．in

--Which do you prefer，orange juice or coke?

--__________，thanks．I’d like just a cup of tea．

A．Either    B．Neither    C．Both    D．None

Like many other 17-year-old girls，Maria Sharapova likes to go shopping，talk with friends and read Harry Potter Books．But she is  36  very different．

    The Russian tennis player is one of the richest sportswomen in the world．

    She can  37  100 million dollars a year．This year Sharapova has not only  38  five big games but also been  39  lots of fashion magazines．Will she let money and fame(名聲)  40  the way she lives?

    “I have to keep my head cool．I leave business for  41  people．I just want to go out and play tennis，”she said．Sharapova has strict  42  for herself．When she is not playing games，she usually practices for two hours each day  43  she stays fit．

    Her mother   44  her textbooks into pages，so she doesn’t  have to  45  many pages with her．She takes just three courses a year，doing homework a few times a week．

    “I’m not really in a hurry，”she said．“I’ve always been learning by myself．”

36．A．even                       B．also                 C．just                 D．still

37．A．make                      B．run                  C．hold                D．set

38．A．got                         B．owned             C．won                      D．created

39．A．in                        B．on              C．at               D．of

40．A．find                      B．feel             C．stop           D．change

41．A．another                  B．others           C．the other        D．other

42．A．program                B．plan               C．practice        D．way

43．A．because of             B．if                  C．for             D．so that

44．A．breaks                  B．cuts              C．knocks         D．hits

45．A．deal                    B．leave             C．take             D．keep

A lady has a problem with her daughter．

    “My nine-year-old daughter is in Grade Four．Every evening we get into an argument about her homework．Three afternoons a week，she bas activities(netball．singing)after school and when we get home，homework is the last thing she feels like doing．The other two days．she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework right after school，or whether she should have some time to rest and play first．When Maria at last sat down to do her homework．she seemed to want me to be there all the time．But I had something else to do．It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did．and some of it is really difficult for them．As you can see．I’m really worried about her homework and I really don’t  know what I should do．Any ideas ?”

1．Maria is __________．

   A．four years old．        B．nine years old       C．in Class Four        D．In Grade Nine

2．Maria doesn’t  have any activities after school for __________ afternoons．

   A．two                       B．three                    C．four                   D．seven

3．Maria wants to __________ first when she gets home early．

A．do her homework                        B．play netball and sing   

C．have supper                            D．have a rest and play

4．The lady thinks that her daughter should do her homework __________．

   A．with the mother      B．with the father      C．with the classmates  D．alone

5．This passage is probably from a __________．

   A．diary                     B．newspaper                  C．novel                   D．story

My grandfather is eighty years old．He always complains about how fast things have changed，and he often says that life used to be better．

  “Families aren’t  the ones the way they used to be．A lot of families have broken up．If husband and wife have problems with their marriage，they no longer stay together．And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children，but now everyone is busy working．No one has time to look after children at home．

    And the cars! No one walks anymore；more and more people drive．We used to walk five miles to school on schooldays，even in winter．But now we don’t．And in school，children don’t  have to think anymore．In math class，for example，we used to add，subtract，multiply and divide(加減乘除)using our heads．But now kids don’t use their heads anymore；instead，they use calculators(計算器)．

    Most families have computers now．In the past we didn’t have computers．We didn’t even have lights．My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen．But now we don’t' often eat home cooked food．

  And people talk less to each other than before．They m too busy to talk，too busy to eat，too busy to think…

    Life used to be simple．but it isn’t  anymore．”

1．What does my，grandfather think of the fife now?

    A．He thinks the life now is very good．

    B．He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be．

    C．He thinks the life now is better than it used to be．

    D．He thinks the life flow is the same as it used to be．

2．What does the underlined word“marriage”mean in Chinese ?

A．生活    B．工作    C．婚姻    D．家庭

3．What has happened these years according to the passage?

    A．Children don’t  have to think anymore in school．

    B．Students use calculators in math class．

    C．Students used to walk to school，but now they don’t ．

    D．All of the above．

4．What changes have happened to families?

   ①There are lights at home．

  ②People often eat home-cooked food．

  ③lots of families have computers．

  ④More couples(夫婦)live apart because of unhappy problems．

  A．①②④    B．②③④    C．①②③    D．①③④

5．Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Life now is much simpler．

B．People have more time to talk with each other now．

C．The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now．

D．Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children．

1．If Li Hua wants to work in Beijing，she Can apply for a job as __________．

   A．a driver    B．an air hostesee    C．a teacher    D．a pilot

2．You may call __________ when you want to be a teacher．

A．0731-6561382    B．0411-4313861    C．010-68634098    D．13173158818

3．__________ may prevent(阻礙)Jack，an experienced taxi driver，from working for Capes Taxi．

A．Sometimes drinking wines    B．Not having college education

C．Breaking traffic rules        D．Being 26 years old

4．__________ is not mentioned in the three ads．

   A．Health    B．Age    C．Height    D．Experience

5．Look at the resume(簡歷)of Ma Li．Which job can she apply for?

  A．Driving for Capes Taxi．            B．Working for China Airlines．

  C．Teaching at Instant Language Lid．    D．None of the jobs．

If someone asks me，“Do you like music，Li?”I’m sure I will answer like this，“Of course．I do．”because．I think music is an important part of our lives．

   Different people have different ideas about music．For me，I like rock music because it’s so exciting．And my favorite rock band．the“Foxy Ladies”is one of the most famous rock bands in the world．I also like pop music．My classmate Li Lan loves dance music，because she enjoys dancing．My best friend，An Jie，likes jazz music．She thinks jazz is really cool．

  “I like dance music and rock very much，”says my brother，Li Tao，“because they are amazing．”

  But my mother thinks rock is boring．“I like some relaxing music．”she says．That’s why she likes country music，I think．

1．Li Li likes music because she thinks __________．

A．it's really cool                                             B．it makes her excited

C．it's an important part of people’s lives          D．it’s an amazing part of her life

2．Li Li likes __________ music．

   A．rock and pop     B．rock and dance      C．jazz and country     D．rock and country

3．Li Tao’s mother thinks that country music is __________．

  A．amazing          B．boring                  C．relaxing               D．easy

4．How many people’s ideas about music are talked about in this passage?

   A．4                   B．5                         C．6                        D．7

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

   A．Li Lan likes dancing                                   B．“Foxy Ladies”is a boy rock band．

   C．Both Li Li and her brother like rock music．   D．Li Li’s mother doesn’t like rock music．

Playing is serious business for children．In fact，it's what they do best！Ask them why they do it，and kid will probably say．”Because it's fun!“But it's much more than that．It’s also good for them．Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through play．They use their five senses to get to know their new world．Touching allows them to discover how．different things feel．Brightly colored toys and clothing help develop a baby’s sense of sight(視覺)．

    When small children choose which toy to play with，they begin developing their abilities in making decisions．

    Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination．Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech toy．That’s because a box can become anything a child imagines it to be．

    Crayons，paints and Play-Doh(彩色塑泥)are also good because they allow children to create．Traditional building blocks teach important pre-math skills like problem-solving．

    Playing doesn't become any less important once children start school．Many valuable(有價值的)lessons about life are learned on the school playground．Kids learn how share，take turns and play by the miles．

    (一)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡要回答問題。

1．What can children do best in their childhood？

2．What kind of toys do children love?

    (二)將短文中劃線的句子譯成漢語。

3．________________________________________________________________

4．________________________________________________________________

(三)請給短文擬一個適當?shù)念}目。

5.                                                                

根據(jù)句意，完成首字母或漢語提示的單詞

1．I don’t  how to P___________________ this word．

2．I think English is not very d___________________ for me to study．

3．-Are you afraid of the dark？-Yes，I’m t___________________ of the dark．

4．Parents should not be too strict with t___________________．

5．If you don’t know how to spell new words，look them up in a d___________________．

6．The______________(死亡)of her mother has a great influence on her．

7．Don’t ___________________(浪費)anything，especially time．

8．Our___________________(友誼)with each other has developed quickly over the past weeks．

9．I'd give some money to medical___________________(研究)．

10．Be___________________ (小心)of the dog that does not bark．