I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand(拓展).
My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French， my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing， just for myself， and I’ve been writing ever since.
I have always loved BIG IDEAS， and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror(恐怖的)stories. I think they are like the old fairytales(童话故事)， and can teach you important things.
I am in my forties on the outside， twelve on the inside. I like rock music， Indian and Chinese food， and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary， ducks， cats， goats， hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books， go to www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk.
1. When he was 13， the writer ________.
A. wrote lots of poems
B. moved out of Wales
C. sold many story books
D. became a famous singer
2. He liked playing out on the hills because he could ________.
A. expand his imagination B. learn French
C. listen to stories D. buy some books
3.Maybe the writer is________years old now.
A. 12 B. 22
C. 32 D. 42
4. According to the passage， the writer keeps ________.
A. cats， hens and pigs
B. ducks， goats and rabbits
C. hens， rabbits and dogs
D. rabbits， pigs and cats
5. From the passage， we can learn that the writer________.
A. lives in a big city with his son
B. likes eating Japanese food
C. lives in the countryside with his wife
D. introduces a nice book to us
完形填空
Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted in Green Park with some of her friends. She was very happy about it.
she was ready， she got on her bike and left for the park – it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly， as she was riding fast， she sirens (警笛). The sound of the sirens was getting ， so Debbie looked her to see what was happening. As a result (结果)， she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily， Debbie wasn’t hurt， a car hit her bike. After the car ， two men got out and started running. ， a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen got out and started running after the two men. One of the policemen shouted， “Stop the thieves (贼)!”
a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because， in a way， she had helped them .
1.A. goes to skate B. go skating C. going to skate D. to go skating
2.A. While B. As soon as C. If D. As quickly as
3.A. heard B. listened to C. found D. saw
4.A. close and close B. closer and closer C. big and big D. bigger and bigger
5.A. after B. in front of C. behind D. before
6.A. because B. so C. but D. and
7.A. fell over B. passed away C. turned back D. stopped
8.A. A few minutes later B. Just then C. After an hour D. Very fast
9.A. In a few days B. Sometimes C. Some time later D. At the same time
10.A. get out of the car B. run after the two men C. catch the thieves D. shout at the thieves
The car doesn’t move at all； there______ be something wrong with it.
A.maybe B.possible C.may D.will
It’s________now and there are some________in the sky.
A. cloud； cloud B. cloudy； cloudy
C. clouds； cloudy D. cloudy； clouds
—What are you going to do tomorrow afternoon?
—I’m not sure. I have a meeting.
A.may B.shall C.must D.can
He isn’t _____. He always _____ his school things at home.
A.enough careful； forgets
B.careful enough ； forgets
C.enough careful； leaves
D.careful enough ； leaves
