He was driving home one evening when he saw an old lady standing by the road. He could tell she needed help. So he stopped his car in front of her car and got out.
He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.
He said: “I’m here to help you ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car? By the way ,my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire（轮胎瘪了）. Joe crawled under the car and soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. She said that she couldn’t thank him enough for his help. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk（后备箱）.
She asked him how much she owed（欠）him. But Joe wasn’t thinking about the money. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should lend a hand.
He waited until she had driven off and felt good as he headed for home.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to get a bite to eat. The waitress brought a clean towel for her to wipe her wet hair. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（怀孕的）.It was tiring for her to move about. But she did it all with a sweet smile on her face. The lady was moved by the wonderful service the waitress was giving. After the lady had finished her meal, and the waitress had gone to get her change（零钱）from a ￥100 bill, the lady slipped（溜）out the door. At her table, the waitress found something written on a napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady had written. It said: “You don’t owe me a thing. I know life is hard for you right now. Someone once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain（链）of love end with you.”
【小题1】When the old lady first saw the man, she was       .

A．scared

B．excited

C．interested

D．relaxed

【小题2】Joe wanted the old lady to       for his help.

A．pay money back	B．see someone who needed help
C．lend him a hand	D．help someone else in need

【小题3】The old lady was moved by the waitress because       .

A．she was nearly eight months pregnant	B．it was tiring for her to move about
C．there was a sweet smile on her face	D．she offered him a wonderful service

【小题4】The old lady helped the waitress by       .

A．drawing something on a napkin	B．buying something to eat
C．giving her some money	D．giving her a ride

【小题5】What’s the best title（标题）of the article?

A．A man, an old lady and a waitress.	B．Helping someone in need.
C．Love is really important.	D．Unbroken chain of love.

根据短文内容，完成表格
Lifelong Learning (终身学习)
In the past, when students graduated from college and got jobs, only some of them went on with their study. But today, lifelong learning is becoming more and more common.
Lucy, who is forty, teaches physics at a college in Boston. “Next term, I’ll teach some of my classes by using the Internet. This is the way of teaching that I’ve never used before,” says Lucy. “These days, I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way. If not, I will lose my job.” At the same time, Lucy’s seventy-year-old parents, who live in New York, are taking an art history class online. “We love this subject,” says her father, “and we learn it to enjoy ourselves. You see we can study with people all over the world. What fun it is to learn like this!”

	Lucy	Parents
Age	Forty	【小题1】
Subject	【小题2】____________________	Art history
Place	【小题3】____________________	New York
How to teach or learn	On the Internet / Online	【小题4】
For what they go on learning	Not to lost her job	【小题5】To enjoy

 

词汇运用。(共10小题，计10分)
（A）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。
【小题1】Many people do not understand the ____________ （重要性）of the wetlands..
【小题2】Pay some _____ （注意） to what you are doing .
【小题3】He s______ three days with his grandparents last summer.
【小题4】Please be _______（耐心）. The bus is coming here on time.
【小题5】Though all of them speak English, yet they speak     （不同地）
（B）在下列各句的每个空格内填上一个适当的单词，该词的首字母已给出。
【小题6】 His father’s d____ made him very sad .
【小题7】You can’t get there on time u__________ you take a taxi.
【小题8】Hurry up. There is no time for you to w_______.
【小题9】You can’t drive the car because you don’t get a driver’s l_______ .
【小题10】Please answer this question with a c_______ sentence.

（C）用所给词的适当形式填空，每空只填一词。

	find              joke        around           popular          so      around

 

 
“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No，I
don’t!    1   I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes.” Do you like this message?
Today, SMS- Short Message Service is very    2  , and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.
Look    3   you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs(拇指) are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share    4   and news, express love and friendship and so on.
SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top of a thumb, so much fun can be    5  .

书面表达(计15分)
中学生学习时间长、压力大，专家建议学生每天课后应采取适当的方式放松自己。某英文报“学生习作”专栏正在就“学生适当的放松方式”这一话题进行征文。假设你是Green Middle School九年级3班的班长Eric，最近你对班上同学课后放松方式进行了调查。请根据表格提供的调查信息和要求写一篇短文向该报投稿。

对 象 ：	九年级3班
人 数 ：	50人（男：30人；女：20人）
常用放松方式 ：	1.看电视（18人）     2.玩电脑游戏（6人） 3.听音乐（11人）     4.进行体育锻炼（10人）    5.没有时间放松（5人）
你的观点 ：	最适当的放松方式是什么？ 为什么？

 
注意：
1． 开头和结尾部分已写好。
2． 可适当增加谈论话题时经常用到的词句，使所写内容连贯。
3． 所写内容必须包括对调查相关信息的介绍和你自己的观点。
4． 词数：80个左右。
Dear editor,
I am the monitor of Class 3, Grade 9, Green Middle School. Recently I made a survey of the students in my class about the ways they relax after class.                               
                                                                             
                                                                             
Eric

--______ do you want to go shopping?
--After school.

A．How

B．What

C．When

D．Where

Where ________ you ______?

A．do; from

B．are; from

C．do;come from

D．both B and C

I go home ______ 5:30 _______ the afternoon..

A．in, in

B．at , in

C．on, at

D．at, at

There is______ old football under ______ bed. I like to play ______ football.

A．an, the, /

B．the, the, the

C．the, the , /

D．an, a, the

You can't ______ your cat here.

A．take

B．bring

C．play

D．look