It was a dark and stormy night. I was about to go to bed when I heard a tapping sound on my window. “Who’s there?” I shouted. Suddenly there was a flash of lighting; I saw a face at the window. It looked like an alien that I have seen on the television show.

I felt very scared. I ran to my bed and pulled my blanket(毛毯) over my head. I started to shout for my parents but there was no reply. Then I remembered that they were at a dress party.

After a while my head showed up out of my blanket but it was too dark to see anything. Then I heard footsteps. They were getting louder and louder. It was dark but I knew the way to drawer where I kept my camera. I ran there and took out my camera and started to take pictures in the direction of the window. Soon the footsteps died off, maybe because of my taking picture.

The grandfather clock struck…It was 12 midnight. I went back to my bed and tried to sleep. But I couldn’t sleep. I felt too frightened. I sat up; my mind was full of thoughts. Time passed, one o’clock, two o’clock, ... Finally, I fell asleep.

I woke up only after eight and decided to find out the truth. I found some footprints outside my bedroom window. I measured them with a tape(卷尺) and found them to be exactly the same size as my father’s shoes. The footprints ended at the door of my house. I then went to town to get the film developed(洗胶片). But when I saw the photos, they were black and I could hardly see anything. Then I remembered that I did not use the flash.

When I reached home, I told my father the whole matter and he started to laugh. I also started laughing when he told me that he had dressed up as an alien for the party.

1.The writer ______ when a face appeared at the window.

A. was tapping the window

B. was watching a flash of lighting

C. was about to go to bed

D. was watching TV

2.What’s the right order during the night?

a. shouted for parents

b. sat up on the bed

c. heard the footsteps

d. took the pictures

e. covered the head

A. bcaed           B. eacdb

C. bacde           D. ecbad

3.What does the underlined phrase “died off” mean?

A. 逃跑        B. 死掉        C. 消失          D. 重现

4. Why did the writer’s father laugh?

A. He had heard a strange dream for the kid.

B. He thought the writer was a coward (胆小的) kid.

C. He thought he dressed up as an alien successfully.

D. He found out the truth about the alien last night.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Terrifying Dream

B. A Scary Night

C. The Frightened Kid

D. The Allen’s footprints

完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Reading is very important to children. It can ______ the way children think. Books can help children improve their skills and learn more about the world. However, choosing the right book for a child isn’t an easy job. If we choose a book that is too easy, the child won’t get a challenge, and he or she will make ______ progress in reading. If we choose a book that is too difficult, the child can ______ his or her interest and even stop reading. The following are a few _____ on how to choose the right book for your child.

First, _____ buying a book, open it and have your child read a page of it. When he or she meets a few new words, ask him or her to raise a finger. If the child raises five fingers before he or she _____ the page, it means the book is too difficult. On the other hand, if the child raises no finger after reading the whole page ______, the book is probably too easy. Usually, raising two or three fingers means that the book is _____ for your child! Second, choose books that can ____your child’s attention. Most children like books that have many pictures and everyday things in their lives. Thirdly, choose books ______ small essays or stories. These kinds of books will give children some time to rest as they read them.

1.A. mention         B. influence         C. suggest          D. break

2.A. many           B. much            C. little             D. few

3.A. lose            B. get              C. show            D. take

4.A. advice          B. information       C. question         D. suggestions

5.A. until           B. after             C. before           D. unless

6.A. collects         B. finishes          C. organizes         D. buys

7.A. slowly          B. quietly           C. heavily          D. quickly

8.A. expensive       B. cheap            C. important        D. perfect

9.A. catch           B. describe         C. stop             D. change

10.A. to             B. with             C. for              D. in

--- Excuse me, can I visit you this afternoon?

--- Maybe you can. Let me check                 .

A. whether I will be free

B. when will I have time

C. what time will Linda come

D. what does my mother come back

That’s the girl _____ spirit is spread the whole area.

A. whom        B. whose          C. who         D. that

--- Do you know the accident about the flight MH370?

--- Yes. It ______yet at present.

A. isn’t found    B. didn’t find

C. wasn’t found   D. wasn’t founded

---I saw Li Ming standing in the teachers’ office.

---Really? He _______ basketball with other boys on the playground just now.

A. has played     B. was played

C. was playing    D. is playing

--- Would you like _____ camp with me?

--- I’d like to. But I am busy ______ my homework.

A. to go; to do    B. to go; doing

C. going; to do    D. going; doing

--- Lin Tao, can I use your English dictionary?

--- Sure. But you _______ return it before the class.

A. must          B. can

C. may           D. would

--- What do you think of pollution of the big factory?

--- It’s a serious problem. We should _____ all the people to do something for it.

A. put up   B. call up

C. set up  D. give up

There is little water in your cup, ________?

A. isn’t it        B. is it

C. isn’t there     D. is there