--- Has he found ______ better job?
--- No. He planned to learn ____ second foreign language.
A. the； the B. a ； a
C. the ； a D. a； the
Traveling abroad is much than before.
A. easy B. easier
C. easiest D. the easiest
阅读理解。
Arthur sat at the desk in his room， pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about，” he complained to his dog Toby， who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends， yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.
By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday， Mrs. Solomon， Arthur’s English teacher， asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking， Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name， the drawings and the note.
Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story， Arthur. The dog， the movie， the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”
“That isn’t my story， Mrs. Solomon，” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”
“Oh， I think you have the seed of a story there，” Mrs. Solomon replied， “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”
That night Arthur sat at his desk， and this is what he wrote： “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain， so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in， bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street， barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”
Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.
1.Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name， the drawings and the note at first?
A. Because he had no time to fit them together.
B. Because he had difficulty in writing a story.
C. Because he wasn’t willing to do his homework.
D. Because he wanted to show his talent for drawing.
2.What does the sentence “I think you have the seed of a story there” mean?
A. Toby is an imaginative and lovely dog.
B. The small tree will grow into a big one.
C. His friend Lee can give him a lot of support.
D. He can develop his story based on the first draft.
3.Which of the following statements is not right according to Arthur’s last story?
A. A storm made the tree fall down.
B. Mike carried his umbrella to go to the cinema.
C. The dog was barking and running after Mike down the busy.
D. Mike returned home and let the dog in the door.
4.What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is ?
A. She is a strict teacher
B. She is a wise teacher
C. She is an honest teacher
D. She is an energetic teacher
5.What can we infer(推断)from the story?
A. Arthur is a shy and quiet student
B. Arthur isn’t very satisfied with his story
C. There will be a storm on Saturday
D. Encouragement is important in teaching
完形填空。
通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was in the sixth grade, one day my teacher asked our class to think about the question “What does ‘doing the right thing’ mean to you?” over the weekend. We could talk to our parents or anyone else we thought might have a good answer. ________ Monday, we were to hand in an essay（论文） on it, and be prepared to live up to(实践) our ____ .
The entire weekend, I was trying to________ something that would impress my teacher and be easy to live by. I talked to my parents, called my grandmother and asked my neighbor. Everyone had good answers, but I didn’t feel like I could live up to them.
On Sunday afternoon, my parents said they were going to my Aunt Cindy’s house. That usually meant that I would have to entertain my four-year-old cousin Andrea _______ my parents visited. I found a Disney movie for Andrea, and then I sat down and started to write my essay. It was due（到期的）the next morning and this was my last ______ .
Soon I felt a pair of eyes on me. It was Andrea. “What are you doing?” Andrea asked. “I have to write an essay about what ‘doing the right thing’ means to me.” I answered. Andrea laughed. Could this smart four-year-old possibly know the answer? “That’s easy,” she said. “Doing the right thing means being nice to your family and friends. Never lie. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Take a bath when you’re _______ . And never put rocks in your mouth.”
I stared with great _______ at my little cousin. Then I jumped up and gave her the biggest hug. Not only had Andrea answered a very tough question for me, but I could easily live by______ of her answers. All I had to do was to be nice, not to lie, to keep myself clean and healthy, and never put rocks in my mouth. So when I wrote my essay, I ______ the story about Andrea and how she had answered my question.
Two weeks later, my teacher returned everyone’s essays. I _______ an A+ along with a little note my teacher had written at the top: “Always do the right thing and give Andrea an A+, too!”
1.A．By B．Over C．About D．For
2.A．answers B．plans C．advice D．information
3.A．look through B．keep on C．make up of D．come up with
4.A．since B．because C．while D．before
5.A．task B．chance C．step D．choice
6.A．dirty B．tired C．sleepy D．unhappy
7.A．pride B．fear C．surprise D．worry
8.A．any B．all C．some D．none
9.A．read B．found C．included D．returned
10.A．prepared B．expected C．introduced D．received
---Is there _____in today’s newspaper? ---- Yes, quite a lot.
A. anything interesting B. something interesting
C. interesting anything D. interesting something
Whenever Mary reads an interesting story, she can’t keep it to and wants to share it with her friends.
A. she B. her
C. hers D. herself
