--How long has the weather been like this?

-- ________．

A．Until last night                                         B．Since last night

C．Two days ago                                        D．In two days

--Is the flower beautiful?

--Yes, at ________ it's ________ the one you bought for me．

A．last; as bad as                            B．least; not better than

C．last; not better                            D．least; no worse than

How do your parents get to work? Do they drive? If they do, you might try to   1    them to walk to work．

On May 16,2006,Du Shaozhong, deputy Director（副局长）of the Beijing Environment protection Bureau（环境保护局）, didn't drive to work．  2  , he walked six kilometers to his office．

"This is to show my   3   for 'No Car Day ' ,"he told reporters．

The ' No Car Day' campaign asks Beijing drivers to leave their cars at home one day each month and walk to work．It also calls on Beijingers   4   cars on June 5,which is World Environment Day．The slogan   5   the day is: "If we don't drive for one day, we can have one more day of blue sky．"

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have spoken in support of the campaign．

"We cannot control weather,   6   we can control when we drive," said Wu Zhonghua, a car club chairman．

Beijing had 238 "blue sky" days last year．A "blue sky day" is a day with good air quality．In 2005, the number   7    233．

However, a recent report suggests that Beijing had just 51 "blue sky" days in the first quarter this year．Much of the dust（灰尘）  8   the desert．But cars   9  most of Beijing's air pollution．

Beijing has more than 2.6 million cars．They make 3,600 tons of   10   each day．In 2006, the city stopped running 4,000 old polluting buses and 30,000 taxis．But more than 1,000 new cars go on the road each day．

1．A．get           B．make               C．keep                    D．let

2．A．Instead of         B．Instead             C．However              D．Except

3．A．disagreement          B．support             C．policy                  D．treatment

4．A．not to use     B．to not use                C．don't use             D．to use

5．A．to                   B．in                           C．of                 D．for

6．A．so                      B．although            C．but                           D．and

7．A．is            B．was               C．are                 D．were

8．A．comes out of         B．from              C．comes from                 D．gives off

9．A．show                 B．influence            C．lead                  D．cause

10．A．garbage             B．pollution            C．oil                   D．rubbish

When I was looking for a Christmas present for my daughter in toy store, a nicely dressed little girl, with some money in her little hand ,was looking at some beautiful dolls．When she saw a doll she liked, she would ask her father if she had enough money．He usually said yes．

At the same time, a boy, with old and small clothes, was looking at some video games．He, too, had money in his hand ,but it looked no more than five dollars．Each time he picked up one of the video games and looked at his father, he shook his head．

The little girl had chosen her doll, a very beautiful one．However, she noticed the boy and his father．She saw the boy give up a video game with disappointment（失望）and walk to another comer of the store．

The little girl put her doll back to the shelf and ran over to the video game．After she talked to her father, she paid for the video game and whispered（耳语）to the shop assistant．

So the boy got the video game that he wanted for free--he was told it was a prize from the store．He smiled happily, although he felt it was so incredible．

The girl saw all this happen．She smiled, too．

When I walked out of the store to my car, I heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that．I would never forget their short talk．"Daddy, didn't Grandma want me to buy something that would make me happy?"

He said, "Of course, she did．"

"Well, I just did!" With that, the little girl started skipping（蹦跳）towards their car happily．

1．The story happened in a ________．

A．school              B．toy store            C．cinema              D．computer room

2．The boy ________．

A．wore new and nice clothes                   B．had much money in his hand

C．was from a poor family                    D．wanted to get a doll very much

3．The underlined word "incredible" most probably means" ________ "in Chinese．

A．难以置信的         B．令人兴奋的           C．感到绝望的         D．荒谬可笑的

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．The little girl was kind and helpful．

B．The video game was a prize from the store．

C．The writer paid for the video game for the boy．

D．The boy bought the video game himself from the store．

5．What does the sentence "Well, I just did!" mean?

A．I just did something for the boy and he would be happy．

B．I just bought a nice doll for myself and I would be happy．

C．I just bought h present for Grandma and she would be happy．

D．I just did something for the boy and my Grandma would be happy．

Mr. John Heppell

House of Commons

London

SWI AOAA

Monday 12th March, 2007

Dear Mr. Heppell

I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I've noticed that forests are disappearing．

You know forests are disappearing around the world each year．This is because of many different reasons including farming, tourism, pollution, etc．If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow．

Now I am writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing．You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and changing to tree - free paper（paper not made from trees）．This will help forests so much．There are many, many things we can do to help forests．If you would like to know more, please visit http://www．Rainforestweb．Org/．By changing the little things, we can make a big difference．

If you would like to contact（联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol@ hotmail． co．uk．Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter．

Yours sincerely,

Sabrina Akhtar

1．The writer of this letter is ________．

A．a student             B．a teacher            C．an officer          D．a driver

2．________ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing．

A．Rain                  B．Tourism            C．Planting      D．Breathing

3．The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ________．

A．stop shops from using paper any more

B．use paper which is made from trees

C．stop Shops selling paper made from trees

D．plant more and more trees in the future

4．How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer?

A．By calling her．                         B．By interviewing her．

C．By visiting her．                        D．By e -mailing her．

5．What's the purpose of this letter?

A．To know more about Mr. Heppell．

B．To make friends with Mr. Heppell．

C．To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school．

D．To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests．

As we know, some children live in the countryside, and some live in the city．Their lives are a little different．Please look at the following table．

1．The storey was done among the ________ between the countryside and the city．

A．teachers                    B．students            C．parents               D．adults

2．About ________ of children in the countryside have good eyesight, but only ________ of children in the city have good eyesight．

A．45%; 75%         B．55%; 75%            C．55%; 25%               D．45%; 25%

3．Which of the following is NOT included in the survey?

A．Ideal jobs．                                           B．After - class activities．

C．Ways of learning．                      D．Results of tests．

4．A classroom in the countryside often has ________ according to the survey．

A．recorders           B．DVD              C．TVs                 D．loud- speakers

5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the survey?

A．Children in the countryside often go to school on foot．

B．Children in the city often have too much homework to do．

C．Children in the countryside often have lots of chores to do．

D．Children in the city don't want to be computer programmers．

It was the final examination for chemistry at the college．The examination was two hours long, and exam papers were given．The professor was very strict and told the class that any exam paper which was not on his desk in two hours would be refused and the student would fail．A half hour into the exam, a student came rushing in and asked the professor for an exam paper．

"You're not going to have time to finish this," the professor said slowly as he gave the student a paper．

"Yes, I will," answered the student．He then took a seat and began writing．After two hours, the professor began to call for the exam papers, and the students stood up and put them on the professor's desk, all except the late student, who continued writing．A half hour later, the last student came up to the professor who was sitting at his desk and busy writing something．He tried to put his exam paper on the stack（撂）of the other papers already there．

"No, you can't, I'm not going to take that in．It's late．"

The student became worded．He thought for a while, then he asked the professor in a low voice," Do you know WHO I am?"

"No, surely I don' t, "answered the professor．

"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" The student asked again．

"No, and I don't care, "said the professor in a louder voice．

"Good," answered the student, who quickly lifted the stack of exam papers, put his paper in the middle, and rushed out of the room．

1．What did the professor do before the exam began?

A．He counted the students．

B．He told the students some rules about the exam．

C．He wrote some papers．

D．He said he was very strict．

2．Why did the professor say slowly to the late student?

A．He refused to give him a paper．

B．The exam lasted two hours．

C．He was angry with him．

D．He did not believe he would pass the exam．

3．What do the words "call for" mean in "the professor began to call for the exam papers"?

A．打电话              B．收集                   C．检查                 D．上交

4．Why did the student ask "Do you know who I am?" twice?

A．He would play a joke on the professor．

B．He wanted to frighten the professor．

C．He was afraid that he would fall the exam．

D．He had a plan in his mind．

5．What do you think of the professor's attitude（态度）to the late student?

A．He was friendly．                                     B．He was rough．

C．He was cold．                                        D．He was careless．