Reading is always good for us. A nice book is just l  1.  a good friend. Both of them can h  2.  us with our lives. Most of us have our own f  3.  writers . I have mine too. A  4.all the famous novelists（小说家）, Lin Yutang(林语堂) is my hero. His works usually m 5.   people think deep(深的). You can read all kinds of i 6.  stories in his novels.  His book “A Leaf in the Storm”(《风声鹤唳》) was a best-seller in America. Master Lin’s books always show the readers Chinese ways of d  7. things. Through reading his books, westerners can understand China and Chinese culture（文化）b 8. . When you read, you like c  9.  with him face to face even if（即使） it is not real. What a wonderful thing it is! People can live only once in this world, but good books n 10.  disappear(消失). They can last forever!

One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel(争吵).The sun said he was stronger than the wind. And the wind said he was stronger than the sun. Just then a man was walking under them, with a hat and a coat on. The sun said, “Let’s see who can make the man take off (脱下)his hat and coat. If you can do that more quickly than I, then you are the stronger.”

“All right,” said the wind, “I’ll try first.” So the wind began to blow. （2）But the harder he blew（吹） , the tighter(紧的)the man held his hat and coat. The wind could not make him take them off. Then the sun tried. It shone (照耀) quietly. Soon the man （3）_____  _____ his hat and wiped(擦) his forehead. The sun began to shine a little brighter, and the man took off his coat. It shone harder still, and the man began to take off his shirt. Then the wind said to the sun, “That’s enough. You are stronger than I.”

1.回答问题：What did the sun say to the wind when they saw a man with a hat and a coat on?_________________________________________________________________

2.将（2）处译成汉语。________________________________________

3.在(3)句的空白处填入适当的词组使句意完整、上下文通顺：___________  __________

4.找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子：If you can make the man take them off  faster than  I._______________________________________________________________

5.找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子

1.He spent two hours doing his homework last night.

It  _______  ________ two hours _______  _______ his homework last night.

2.English is the most important subject of all.

English is more important __________ __________ ________ subject.

3.He never tells my secrets to others.

He  always ___________ ___________ for me.

4.Mr. Green got to Beijing last night.

Mr. Green ________  ________ Beijing last night.

5.Japanese isn’t as interesting as English.

English is __________ __________ __________ Japanese.

1.What’s the ________ (high) of the mountain? Sorry,I have no idea, either.

2.Next week we will have a _____(month) test on English.

3.How many______ (语言) are there in the world,do you know?

4.The elephant is much_____(heavy) than the dog.

5.I’ll visit some places of_______ (interesting) in Beijing this winter holiday.

6.Watching TV is better than_______(do) housework.

7.English people speak ______ (Britain) English.

8.Playing c______ is also a kind of sport.It’s good for our mind(头脑).

9.You can learn about English________ (cultural) and enjoy local food there.

10.Of all the subjects I like_______(物理) best.I can learn much from it.

One day Jack met his good friend Sue in the park. A dog was looking up at the woman beside her.

Jack walked up to Sue and said, “Hello, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a moment?” “Of course, please sit down,” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if( 似乎) waiting to be given（给）some food.

“That's a nice dog, isn't he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.

“Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's strong and healthy.”

“And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him.”

“That's true,” Sue said. “But I haven't.”

They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite（咬）?”

“No, ”Sue said, “ He's never bitten（咬）anyone. He's always gentle and friendly.”

Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.

“Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn't bite.”

Sue answered in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog is at home.”

1.Jack and Sue were ________.

A. friends     B. neighbors

C. classmates  D. brother and sister

2.The dog looked at the woman because _______.

A. the woman wanted to feed him

B. the woman was friendly

C. he was strong and healthy

D. he was hungry

3. Jack touched the dog because he believed _______.

A. the dog was handsome     B. Sue's dog was unfriendly

C. the dog was Sue’s       D. Sue's dog was at home

4.We can guess from the story that _______.

A. Sue gave a wrong answer

B. Jack made a mistake（错误）

C. the dog wasn’t dangerous

D. both Jack and Sue liked the dog

5.Which of the Following can be the best title of the passage?

A. A Wrong Question                 B. Sue's Dog

C. A pleasant talk                  D. Sue's Friend

A man went out with the wrong boots, one with a thick sole（后跟）and the other with a thin one. As he began to walk, he felt uncomfortable, for one foot was higher than the other. He felt very strange and said, “ Is there anything wrong with my legs today? Why is one of my legs long, and the other short? ”

A passer-by told him that he was wearing the wrong boots. He look down and found that it was really so. At once he asked his servant(仆人) to go back home and get another pair.

After a while the servant ran back to him. There was nothing in his hand. So he was angry and shouted at him, "Why didn't you get me the right boots?" “There's no need to change them," the servant said. "The pair at home is the same, one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one."

1.Why did the man feel uncomfortable when he began to walk?

A. Because the road was too bad.

B. Because he didn’t know the way

C. Because he wore the wrong boots.

D. Because he had no boots.

2.The man's legs themselves _____.

A. were shorter than before    B. were longer than before

C. were broken on his way       D. were right as usual

3.What does the word “passer-by" mean in Chinese?

A. 路人   B. 智者

C. 皮匠   D. 老者

4.What did the servant get him back?

A. He got the right boots quickly.

B.He got nothing when he came back

C. He got the same boots back.

D. He got the different boots back.

5.From the short passage, we know the servant was_______.

A. right      B. careful

C. foolish    D. clever

House For Sale

Red Rose Garden，Pudong

3-storey（层） home，509 sqm（平方米） total land area，428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden.

Asking RMB13 million (USDl.57 million).

MP: 13761973547   Tel: 021—58609228    Fax: 021—58609728

Job Wanted

Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in Guangzhou. I am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy, and would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please e-mail me at cherryif@hotmail.com.

Beijing Snow World Ski Park

Price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuan／hour on weekdays and 70 yuan／hour at weekends, 120 yuan／four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan／four hours at weekends.

Tel: 010—69191617

1.If an Australian student wants to learn Chinese，he or she can __________.

A. call 021—58609228             B. fax 021—58609728

C. e-mail cherryif@hotmail.com    D. telephone 010-69191617

2.How many square meters is the garden of the house for sale?

A. 509 sqm       B. 428.8 sqm

C. 312.9 sqm     D. 741.7 sqm

3.Where is Cherry working now?

A. Shanghai       B. Guangzhou

C. Beijing     D. Pudong

4.If Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World Ski Park，he has to pay more money on ___________ than on Tuesday.

A. Sunday        B. Friday

C. Wednesday     D. Monday

5.If you want to ski for four hours on weekdays，how much money will you pay at least?

A.208 yuan    B. 200 yuan

C. 138 yuan   D. 280 yuan

Jack is my best friend. We've been friends for 10 years. We were both born in 1991, so we are at the same   . We both study at a school   Yan Cheng Middle School. Jack is an easy-going person and he often makes friends    without too much trouble. Jack and I often share our own secrets between us, so we are   to each other.When I feel worried or unhappy, I can always go to him. A famous saying goes like this: " A friend in   is a friend indeed." In some way, bad things always test our friendship. If someone is really your lifelong friend, then he or she will give us enough   and necessary help. Do you agree?

Every day, after class, we often go to the school library. There are tens of thousands of books and magazines. The school library   good service(服务), for example the air-conditioner（空调）is always on and   drinks are always ready to give you freshness（新鲜）. Rich people always donate large sums（大量）of money to support the library. Everybody is happy about it. During the Reading Week, we always invite our friends to     interesting books. Every year, we have two long holidays, when we're on     , we usually go to different places. In a word, it's lucky to have such a friend sharing interesting things together.

1.A. ageB. yearC. old D. ages

2.A. name B. namedC. callD. is called

3.A. difficult B. hard C. hardlyD. easily

4.A. lyingB. smilingC. wrongD. true

5.A. sadness B. needC. happinessD. sorrow

6.A. trust B. moneyC. time D. food

7.A. gives toB. takesC. bringsD. offers

8.A. expensiveB. free（免费的）C. mostD. least

9.A. talk B. speak withC. sayD. discuss

10.A. vacations B. holiday C. holidaysD. vacation

The number of students in our class ______ fifty, but a small number of them ______from the country.

A. are, is  B. is, is

C. is, are  D. are, are

Bob never does his homework ______ Many. He makes lots of mistakes.

A. so careful as  B. as carefully as

C. carefully as D. as careful as