I stopped to watch my lovely girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone. in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her imaginary friend and I'll not forget the words she said. t1.it was pretend.
She said. "Suzie's in the comer because she's not been very good. She didn't listen to a word I said or do the things she should." In the comer I saw her baby doll(洋娃娃) all dressed in lace and pink. It was clear she'd been put there to sit a2.and think.
My daughter c 3. her "conversation". as I sat down on the floor. She said. "I'm all fed up， I just don't know what to do with her anymore. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play games， too. She n4. lets me do the things that I just have to do. She tries to help me with the dishes， but her arms just cannot reach and she doesn't know how to fold towels (叠毛巾). I don't have the energy to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don't have the time to sit and play. Don't you know what I mean?"
And that day I thought a lot about making some c5.in my life. as I listened to her innocent(天真的) words that cut me like a knife. I hadn't been paying， enough attention to what I hold most dear.
But now my a 6. has changed. because， in my heart. I realize I've seen the world in a different light t7.my darling's eyes. So， let the cobwebs((蜘蛛网) have the corners and the dirty doll rule the floor， I'm not going to worry about keeping up with them anymore.
I'm going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother. for we have only one childhood. and we will not get another.
Today some people call Amsterdam the "City of Bicycles" because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.
In the 1960s， a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were that this would help to save energy. reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use. was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys， whether he was a local or a foreigner.
Wherever someone finished a journey， they would leave the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn't work-thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!
，more than thirty years later， the "white bike" is back in town-this time with a computer chip(芯片) to its every move! To take a bicycle， you have to put a special card inside. The new "white bike" is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them
have to take them to another place that has enough room.
There is already traffic in central Amsterdam， because both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people， like the cycling fans in the 1960s， many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years.
1.A. awfulB.wonderful C.hopeful D. thankful
2.A. blackB. brown C.blue D. white
3.A. AnybodyB.Everybody C.Nobody D. Somebody
4.A. Instead B.HoweverC.For example D. After all
5.A. makeB. markC.recordD. describe
6.A. heavier B.worseC.safer D. less
Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：
Afthur 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 bad 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 draft(草稿) of their stories. Arthur's heart sank. He 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-l can't wait to find out how they all fit together."
"That isn't my story， Mrs. Solomon." Arthur said. "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(责备). Mike felt sorry 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. What was on Arthur's page for his English class by Wednesday?
A. a dog， a tree and his name
B. his name， the drawings and the note
C. a dog， a tree. a note and a story
D. his name. the drawings and the story
2. Arthur turned in his unfinished page____
A. because he had no time to fit them together
B. because he wasn't willing to do his homework
C. because he had difficulty in writing a story
D. because he wanted to show his talent for drawing
3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably 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 his draft.
4. What kind of teacher do you think Mrs. Solomon is?
A. She is a strict teacher.
B. She is an honest teacher.
C. She is a wise teacher.
D. She is a humorous teacher.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?
A. It was easy for Arthur to find words to talk.
B. Arthur was asked to stay after class on Tuesday .
C. Arthur didn't finish his story writing in the end.
D. All the class turned in their homework except Arthur.
6.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.
Rewrite the following sentences as required(根据所给要求，改写句子.每空格限填-词):
1.Jake lives close to his workplace and he hates that. (改为否定句)
Jakeclose to his workplace and he hates that.
2.It's very comfortable to have a warm bath before going to bed. (改为感叹句)
it is to have a warm bath before going to bed!
3. My parents watered the flowers in their garden once a week last winter. (提问 )
did your parents water the flowers in their garden last winter?
4.My husband has begun to spend time jogging because he was too fat.(保持句意基本不变)
My husband hasjogging because he was too fat.
5. The teacher told the students not to throw rubbish in public places. （改为直接引语）
The teacher said to the students， "rubbish in public places.'-
6. Nurses and doctors often give health advice to patients. (改为被动态)
Health advice often to patients by nurses and doctors.
7.for a coffee，after work，you，go out do，with your friends(连词成句)
Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms
1.Thecan find ideas from their guide book without help.(chilD.
2.Tu Youyou is theChinese to win the Nobel Prize in science. (one)
3.Ann describes as an ordinary girl and you can't pick her out of a crowd. (her)
4.Simon is living in a small flat on a verystreet near New York.(noise)
5.Angela has recorded a program for Shanghai Television .(recent)
6.Many of us don't pay much attention to the of eye care. (important)
7.Dan may be too short and small to become a basketball player. (succeeD.
8. Their poor English language skills place them at a in this country. (advantage)
A. according toB. studyC. because ofD. messages E stop
Many people use their mobile phones as the alarm clock and are more used to checking emails before sleeping. However， these habits are becoming sleeping problems.
Several years ago， my boss used to stay up working on her mobile phone and got badly ill 1.that. Now she always leaves her phone in another room at night. And she encourages friends to do so. "I sent each of my friends the same Christmas gift - an alarm clock so that they could 2. using their phones as the alarm clock" she said.
If your mobile phone wakes you up in the morning. it may also be keeping you up at night. A survey in 2008 showed that people in mobile phone radiation(辐射) mostly had sleeping problems. And 3. a Swedish study， a quarter of young people in this country feel like there must be phones around them. Most of them feel sorry for not returning messages. So they even have to reply to their friends before sleeping.
So what kind of people prefer to use mobile phones in their bedrooms? A recent 4. has shown that three-quarter people aged between 18 and 34 prefer to sleep with their phones near them. That number falls off a bit in middle age. Only people aged 65 and older are used to leaving the phone in another room while sleeping.
