When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was   46   and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very   47   and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just   48  .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it   49  ,I’ll hit you.”

    One day I went swimming with my   50   in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming   51  ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to   52   that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so   53   that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.

  54  ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best   55   in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.

    1.A.writing          B.sleeping            C.cooking        D.running

    2.A.angry         B.worried              C.sorry            D.excited

    3.A.smiling       B.saying            C.playing            D.joking

    4.A.now          B.then             C.again            D.once

    5.A.friends        B.classmates         C.brothers         D.parents

    6.A.fast            B.slowly             C.well           D.alone

    7.A.find           B.understand            C.say           D.think

8.A.careful        B.careless             C.fast            D.slow

    9.A.In the end       B.At first             C.Since then       D.At that time

    10.A.time           B.sport             C.lesson            D.day

 

 The policeman supposed             .

  A. whether the victim had rung the doorbell

  B. he would come to get the money in the rubbish bin.

  C. when did the witness see the murder

  D. that how the man ran out of the dark house

 

My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬禮), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.

I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (學(xué)費) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隸) to the fate.

Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”

The man told me that he was promoter (推銷員). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毀滅) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…

I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保險代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.

Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.

1.What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story? 

    A. His father died in a car accident six years ago.

    B. He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.

    C. He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.

    D. He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.

2.About the middle-aged man with one leg on crutch, which of the following is NOT true?

    A. He lost one leg in an accident.

    B. He had dreamed of being a policeman.

C. He became a promoter after an accident.

    D. He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.

3.What does the underlined word “drenched” mean in Chinese?

    A. 干燥的       B. 濕透的      C. 緊張的      D.舒服的

4.What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

   A. The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better.

B. The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word.

   C. The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man.

   D. The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. Try to Be Independent.

B. Care for the Disabled Person.

   C. Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life.

D. Get to Know More About Middle-aged People

 

It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was   16   . She started her car and   17   down the dark road that led to her house in the country.

She   18   the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her    19  .

The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small    20  . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知覺).

When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know   21   she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She   22   the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried   23   time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that                      24     could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.

Then she heard a voice. Mia   25   her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

1.A. raining                B. sunny       C. snowing              D. windy

2.A. ran                    B. drove            C. walked               D. rode

3. A. turned on             B. turned over      C. turned off           D. turned down

4. A. happy                 B. excited          C. tired                D. warm

5. A. bridge           B. village          C. town                 D. farm

6.A. how               B. what             C. why                  D. where

7.A. know              B. knew             C. knows           D. knowing

8.A. one                    B. one more         C. other                D. the other

9.A. somebody           B. anybody          C. everybody            D. nobody

10.A. close                 B. closed           C. opened          D. open

 

Jack was too heavy and didn’t have a girlfriend. He felt very sad and went to a doctor for help. The doctor told him to eat less and exercise often.

One day, Jack was sitting by the road with his dog. Then a policeman came over. Jack stood up and began to run down the road. The policeman saw that and ran after him at once. After a few minutes the policeman caught Jack.

“Where are you going?” said the policeman. “Why did you begin to run when you saw me?” “Oh, no,” said the young man, “I am just doing exercise . Because I am too heavy, the doctor told me that I must run every day.”

“Oh, I see,” said the policeman. “sorry. You run to help yourself to keep healthy. That’s so good!” Then he ran after Jack to help him.

1.Jack wanted to          .

A. be good at running                                    B. makes friends with the policeman

C. help himself to lose weight(重量)

2.At first the policeman found the young man          .

A. was sitting and playing near the river

B. was playing with his dog by the road

C. was sitting by the road with his dog

3.Who ran faster?

      A. Jack.                                     B. The policeman.                                C. The dog.

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. The policeman thought Jack was a bad man.

B. The doctor told Jack to run after the policeman.

C. The policeman said sorry to Jack.

5.At last, the policeman ran after Jack because he          .

        A. wanted to help Jack to lose weight                       B. wanted to be a good policeman

        C. wanted to keep healthy as well