Lucy: Hello, Kate. Ann is ill. Let's go and see ____1____ .

Kate: ___2_____ ! Let's go. (Now they are ____3____ Ann's room. )

Lucy: Hello, Ann, are you better?

Ann: Hello. I'm ___4_____ , thank you. It's very kind of you to come and see me.

Kate: Ann, we're going to visit a factory tomorrow.

Ann: Oh, are you? Are you going by bus ___5_____ by bike?

Lucy: We're going by bike.

Kate: We're going to see ___6_____ old worker. He ___7_____ to us.

Lucy: He's going to tell ___8_____ his hard life in the old days and his happy life today.

Ann: It's a pity. I can't go.

Lucy: ___9_____ . We are going to tell you all about it.

Ann: That's OK.

Kate: Well, it's time ____10____ go now. Look after yourself（你自己）.

Ann: Thanks for coming. Goodbye!

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（　）2. A. That's all right　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Right

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（　）3. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. to

（　）4. A. very better　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. much better

C. good　　　　　　　　　　  . best

（　）5. A. or　　　　　　  B. so　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. and

（　）6. A. an　　　　　　 B. /　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the

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C. is going to talk　　　　　　    D. is talking

（　）8. A. us　　　　　　 B. us with　　　　　　　　    C. about　　　　　　　　　　   D. us about

（　）9. A. Thanks goodness　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. Don't worry

C. very good　　　　   D. Don't be late

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（　）5. A. In　　　　　　  B. At　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. To　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. On

（　）6. A. and　　　　    B. doing　　　　　　　　　　   C. with　　　　　　　　　　    D. does

（　）7. A. Watching   B. To watches　　　　　　  C. Watches　　　　　　　　   D. Watch

（　）8. A. exercises    B. eye exercises　　　　    C. sport　　　　　　　　　　   D. sports

（　）9. A. day　　　　    B. week　　　　　　　　　　   C. month　　　　　　　　　　  D. year

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What does an athlete need to get to the top of sport? Talent is one thing of course, but perhaps there’s 　36 more important than that—hard work. Top sportsmen and sportswomen take their sports very seriously and want to be the best.

Tara Lipinski is a pretty American teenager. She 　37 the world ice-skating championship when she was only fourteen years old. From the age of three, when she 　38 a pair of ice skates for the first time, she loved the sport more than anything else in the world. She trains for many hours every day, and 39 outside with her friends to parties is nearly impossible.

Boris Becher has been famous 　40 he won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Tennis Championship in 1985.He was only seventeen years old then, and he had beaten many of the best players in the world at that time .He always 　41 hard every day. He never had the same kind of lifestyle as most other teenage boys. He couldn’t spend his weekends 　42 the TV, at parties or in restaurants. He 　43 even eat chocolate whenever he wanted, everything he did was for tennis and his daily training was very strict.

To succeed like Tara and Boris, you 　44 a lot of help and support from everyone around you, especially your 　45 .You must give up a lot of freedom, but if you ask these champions what they think, they will tell you it’s all worth（值得）it.

36. A. anything　　　　　　　　 B. something　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　　　 D. everything

37. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. won　　　　　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept

38. A. put on 　　　　　　　　 B. made up　　　　　　　　 C. took off　　　　　　　　 D. turned down

39. A. go　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　　 C. to play　　　　　　　　　 D. skating

40. A. when　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

41. A. studied　　　　　　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　　　 C. practiced　　　　　　　 D. thought

42. A. next to 　　　　　　　　 B. instead of　　　　　　　 C. across from　　　　　 D. in front of

43. A. mustn’t　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t　　　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t　　　　　　　　 D. shouldn’t

44. A. asks　　　　　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　　　　　　 C. want　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

45. A. father　　　　　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　 C. grandparents　　　　 D. family

When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 　35 to help us pull through.

　 I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to 36 a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting story, I decided that I had to make a jump myself 　37 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any sport, let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.

　 My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 　38 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s 　39 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from an airplane. For this, I had to wait until the following morning.

　 The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. There, a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was asked to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 　40 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 　41 from my parachute to a steel（钢制品）ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 42 after I jumped.

　 “Get ready, Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to cry, “NO, no, no!” But no word came.

　 “Jump!” Harry called loudly. “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked! All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick 　43 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best

44 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was fun.

35. A. way 　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　 　　　　　　　　　 D. value

36. A. tell　　　 　　　　 B. write　　　　 　　　 C. read　 　　　　　　　　 D. copy

37. A. secretly　　 　　 B. instead　　 　　　　　　 C. finally　 　　　　　　　 D. first

38. A. try　　 　　　　　 B. hand　　　　 　　　　 C. gift　　　 　　　　　 D. suggestion

39. A. jumping　　 　　 B. journey　 　　　　　　 C. training 　 　　　　　　 D. entertainment

40. A. slowing　 　　　　 B. climbing　 　　　　　 C. landing　 　　　　　　　 D. filling

41. A. bag　　　 　　　 B. steel　　　 　　　　　 C. line　　 　　　　　　　 D. seat

42. A. light　　 　　　　　 B. broken　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. fixed　　　 　　　　　 D. open

43. A. comfort　 　　　　 B. wind　　　 　　　　 C. pull　　　 　　　　　 D. push

44. A. failure　 　　　　 B. experience 　　　　　　 C. competition 　　　　　 D. danger

Linda: My pen friend is a Chinese girl. Her name is Wang Ling. I like calling her Lingling.

She is from Shanghai, but she is in Beijing now. We like playing tennis very much.

Henry: I have a good friend, and he is also my pen friend. His name is David. David is an American boy. He is 13 years old. He likes to play football.

Gina:　 I want to have a pen friend from China. I hope (希望) he or she can help me with my Chinese. We can write emails in Chinese. I like listening to music and I hope my pen friend likes music, too.

Gary:　 Bob is my pen friend from England. He likes riding a horse, but I don’t. I like swimming. We often write letters to each other.

(　　 ) 1. Wang Ling is __________ pen friend.

　　　　　　 A. Linda’s 　　　　　　　 B. Henry’s 　　　　　 C. Gina’s 　　　　　　　　 D. Gary’s

(　　 ) 2. What is David’s favourite sport?

　　　　　　 A. Playing tennis.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Playing football.　　

　　　　　　 C. Playing basketball. D. Playing volleyball.

(　　 ) 3. Where is Gary’s pen friend from?

　　　　　　 A. China　　　　　　　　　 B. America　　　　　　 C. England　　　　　　　　 D. Japan

(　　 ) 4. Which of the following (以下哪个句子) is NOT right?

　　　　　　 A. Wang Ling is from Beijing.　　　　　　　　 B. David is from America.

　　　　　　 C. Gina can write Chinese　　　　　　　　　　 D. Bob can ride a horse

(　　 ) 5. The passage (文章) is mainly about __________.

　　　　　　 A. jobs　　　　　　　　　　 B. schools　　　　　　 C. hobbies　　　　　　　　 D. pen friends