The poor man lost his money．But he ______ about it．

A．not try to worry                B．didn’t try to worry

C．tried not to worry              D．tried to not worry

Yao Ming did well and ______ he could become a NBA member．

A．as a result             B．because           C．as a result of         D．though

Can you tell me where ______ you are going?

A．other place            B．other things         C．another            D．else

Sorry，you speak ______ quickly ______ I can’t follow you．

A．too．to           B．so，that            C．as，to            D．very，that

Two hundred years ago，people in the west did not know coffee or tea．They were   1   to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person．Once the king of England wanted to find out   2   it is true or not．

    At that time there were two brothers in prison(監(jiān)獄)．The king would kill them in a few days because they did wrong．The king said，“I shall let them live but they must   3   coffee or tea to the end of their   4  ．One brother must drink coffee and   5   must drink tea every day．”And they  6  the king’s words．

    They   7   1ived many years．At last，the elder brother  8  when he was eighty-three years old．The younger one died a few years   9  ．After that，people   10   that coffee and tea were not bad for man．

1．A．happy         B．afraid            C．rich              D．glad

2．A．when          B．what          C．whether        D．if

3．A．eat                 B．drink        C．drank                  D．ate

4．A．life                 B．live            C．lives             D．living

5．A．one                B．other        C．another         D．the other

6．A．heard             B．followed          C．listened         D．listened to

7．A．both               B．each             C．also              D．all

8．A．killed              B．lived             C．died              D．dead

9．A．ago                B．later              C．old               D．before

10．A．shouted        B．spoke           C．kept             D．knew

Last year，we had an English teacher from the United States．We called him Mr. Black．He often told us，“English is very useful in the world．”He taught us very well．He was strict with us all．In class he always gave us more time to speak English．At first I could hardly understand a word and I could not talk in English at all．But soon I found English was not so hard and I could talk to my classmates in English．So I began to like it very much．

    Now Mr. Black taught in another school．This year we have a new teacher，Mrs. Green．She  also teaches us very carefully．She often asks us to recite(背誦)the texts and play games．With the help of the two foreign teachers，we all have made great progress．

  Now I am enjoying studying this subject．I am sure I will learn a lot this year．

1．Where did Mr. Black come from?

    A．Australia              B．England               C．United States  D．China

2．Does Mr. Black still teach the writer this year?

    A．Yes，he does       B．No，he doesn’t    C．Never           D．We don’t know

3．What did Mr. Black give the writer more time to do in his class?

A．Play games                          B．Write English   

C．Listen to the teacher             D．Speak English more

4．Which sentence is right?

    A．This year our English teacher is Mr. Black

    B．Mrs. Green teaches as well as Mr. Black

    C．Mrs. Green asks us not to recite

    D．If Mr. Black teaches us，I will not be good at English

5．How many teachers have taught the writer?

    A．1                  B． 2                C．3             D．We can’t know

Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each．

    Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up．They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often write to their parents or telephone them，And they often go to visit their parents on holiday．

    Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs．Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves．

    Children are asked to do some work around their house．And in many families，children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use．

1．The size of most American families is ______ that of other countries．

   A．larger than     B．smaller than          C．as big as          D．as small as

2．When children grow up，they leave their parents’ home to______．

   A．get married     B．be free                C．find good jobs    D．study

3．They visit their parents ______．

   A．on weekdays    B．on weekends       C．at any time       D．on holiday

4．Which of the following statements is WRONG?

   A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job．

   B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework．

   C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision．

   D．When children grow up，they usually live far away from their home．

5．Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ______．

   A．children can learn how to make money for themselves

   B．their children required them to do so

   C．they are rich

   D．it is required by law

Once there was an old man in a town．He always forgot a lot of things．So his wife always had to say to him：“Don’t forget this!”

    One day he went on a long trip alone．Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things．They are what you need for your trip．Take care of your things during the trip．”He went to the station，bought a ticket and got on the train with it．

    About half an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets．He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets，but he could not find it．He was very worried．“I can’t find my ticket．I really bought a ticket before I got on the train．”said the old man．

    “I believe you bought a ticket．All right，you don’t have to buy another one，”said the conductor kindly．“But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station！”the old man said sadly．

1．The old man in the story was very ________．

   A．kind        B．poor        C．forgetful        D．sad

2．Where is the ticket? ______

   A．The old man forgot to buy it．         

B．The old man could not remember where it was．

   C．The old man showed it to the conductor． 

D．The old man’s wife took the ticket away

3．The old man bought the ticket ______ he got on the train．

   A．after            B．before       C．as            D．when

4．The conductor _______ the old man．

   A．didn’t believe    B．laughed at    C．believed       D．felt sorry for

5．The old man was sad because _______．

   A．he had to buy another ticket．       

B．he lost all the things his wife gave him

   C．he did not know where he was． 

D．he did not know where he should get off．

Easter(復(fù)活節(jié))is one of the two major(主要的)Christian(基督教的)festivals．Easter celebrates(慶祝)the death(死亡)and resurrection(復(fù)活)of Jesus Christ(耶酥基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth(出生)．It’s not as big a festival as Christmas．It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday，Saturday，Sunday and Monday．It's quite a long holiday for everybody．

    The main(主要的)symbol(象征物)of Easter is the Easter egg．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．

    Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．

1．People love Easter because _______．

  A．it’s a long holiday                              B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ

  C．they can have real eggs on that day         D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ

2．From the passage above，which sentence is wrong?

  A．Easter is one of the most important festivals in western countries．

  B．Easter is a day that everybody gets his resurrection．

  C．Easter is a religious(宗教)festival．

  D．Most people love Easter．

3．People begin to celebrate Easter in _______．

  A．mid-April or late April                B．mid-March or late March

  C．late March or early April             D．early March or mid-March

4．Easter eggs are _______．

  A．covered by chocolate(用巧克力包著的)        B．chocolate eggs

  C．a symbol of death                                      D．not food

5．From the passage above，we can know that_______．

A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day   

B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day

  C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter

  D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day