Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (讨厌)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
1. Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________
A. the old woman lived alone
B. she needed her help
C. the old woman couldn’t look after herself
D. the old woman could give her much money.
2.The family liked Mrs Black because_________
A. she was rich
B. she could watched their door
C. she could do the housework for them
D. she was friendly to them all
3.Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.
A. she had no house to live in
B. she couldn’t look after herself
C. Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more
D. she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her
4.Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.
A. her mother could broke another plate
B. her mother didn’t want to live
C. her husband could be tired of her mother
D. her mother couldn’t do anything at home
5.Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________
A. she knows she did wrong
B. she was afraid of her son
C. the old is poor
D. it’s her duty
We live in “computer age(时代)”. People like using computers to do ___21__work. But more than 20 years ago, ___22__couldn’t do much. They were very big and expensive. Very __23___people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and ___24___.Since they are useful, many people like to use them, even at home.
Computers ___25___very important because they can work ___26___than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can ____27___people do a lot of work. Writers can use computers to write. Teachers can use computers to help teaching and students use them to study. Computers can also remember what you put ___28____ them. Computers are very___29___. They are our good friends. Do you want to ___30____a computer.
1.A. all kinds of B. many C. very much D. a lot
2.A. teachers B. students C. computers D. scientists
3.A. a few B. few C. little D. a little
4.A. cheaper B. cheap C. expensive D. more expensive
5.A. is becoming B. becomes C. become D. became
6.A. quickly B. quick C. fast D. faster
7. A. help B. tell C. ask D. stop
8. A. on B. into C. up D. to
9.A. heavy B. careful C. beautiful D. helpful
10.A. lend B. pay C. have D. sell
Can you tell me ________ at that time?
A. what were they doing B. what they were doing
C. what are they doing D. what they are doing
I didn’t go out ___ the weather got fine.
A．because B．so C．until D．after
There __________ a meeting tomorrow afternoon.
A. will be going to B. will going to be
C. is going to be D. will go to be
There are three ________ students in their school.
A. thousands of B. thousand of C. thousands D. thousand
