Go back home now, Mary. Your parents ______ your safety.
A. are concerned about B. are concerned with
C. are concerned on D. concern of
假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike给你来信告诉你他要和父母在春节期间到中国度假。想询问有关中国传统节日———春节的情况，请你给他写一封回信向他介绍这个节日和庆祝活动等。（第一句已经给出）
Dear Mike,
I’m glad to know that yo
u are coming to China with your parents and spend Spring Festival here.
Yours，
Li Hua
短文改错（10分）
1.Cotton feels softly.
2.I don’t doubt whether I’m able to finish the work on time.
3.Would you bought the dictionary if you had had more money yesterday?
4.That is known to all, Taiwan belongs to China.
5.I didn’t hear you. Please repeat the sentence again.
6.My father has two brothers , both of them are all Party members.
7.The old man said he had joined the army in 1965.
8.The large number of people in China are learning English now.
9.Charles asked he could use my car.
10.My mother told me not play co
mputer games on weekdays.
A HALF - EMPTY BASKET
Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich man’s house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. The farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. They obeyed(服从) and the farmer went into the house. He asked to see the rich man. A servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting.
"I have brought you the basket of apples you asked for," he said.
"But why have you brought a half-empty basket?" the rich man asked.
"I met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples."
1.Why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? Because
A. his farm belonged to the rich man B. he liked the rich man
C. he was poor D. the rich man’s children liked apples
2.What did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps?
A. They jumped and jumped. B. They played.
C. They ate some of the apples. D. They ran away.
3.The monkeys left the basket because
A. they had thrown apples on the ground
B. the farmer had politely asked them to get off
C. they were afraid of the hat
D. the farmer was angry wit h them
4.How did the rich man feel when he saw the basket? He felt .
A. pleased B. unhappy C. excited D. moved
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12."Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ."
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help
me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could ha
rdly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .
A. outside B. working in bed
C. asleep D. quietly laughing at him
2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________. .
A. it was too late at night
B. he was very tired
C. his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
3.What do you suppose happened to the author？
A. He went to a church to pray again B. He passed the exam by luck
C. He was punished by his teacher D. He failed in the exam
4.The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A. Working Far into the Night B. The Night Before the Examination
C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons
Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster 
than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my a utograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
1.What made Jean take part in sports?
A．She was competitive. B．She was brave.
C．She was strong. D．She was disabled.
2.What kind of education did she receive?
A．High school. B．Junior middle school.
C．Primary school. D． High education.
3.What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?
A．Work hard. B．Hope for the best.
C．Have great wishes and work hard. D． Dream a lot.
