It is important for us ________English well．

A． to learn          B． learning        C． learns             D． learned

There is a blackboard ________ our classroom．

A． in front of          B． in front off            C． in the front of           D． the front of

Could you please _______me some ________?     

A． giving; advices                                B． give; advices

C． give; advice                                    D． to give; advice

Mr. Chang has ________money but ________friends than Mr. Chan．

A．more; more        B．less; less          C．more; fewer          D．fewer; more

Everyone except Tom and John________ there when the class began．

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

Many students talked about the rules that they have in school．At their school, they have to wear uniforms every day．The problem is that all the students think the uniforms are   1  ．They think young people should look smart and so they would like to   2  their own clothes．Their teachers believe that if they did that, they would think more of their clothes than their   3   ．But the students disagree．They would   4   more comfortable and that is good for studying．If they can’t do that, they should be allowed （被允许）to design（设计）their own uniforms．That would be a good way to keep both teachers and students happy．It’s also probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to study in groups during the evening．Sometimes they get noisy   5   they can learn a lot from each other．They also think that vacations should be   6  ．At present（目前；现在） they’re too short．Longer vacations would give them time to do things like volunteering．Last summer they had a __7__to volunteer at the local   8  , but they couldn’t stay there longer because they had to  9  to school．It would be a good experience   10  them because some of them want to be doctors when they grow up．

（   ）1．A． ugly                  B． beautiful        C． small               D． smart

（   ）2．A． put on               B． wear             C． in                    D． do

（   ）3．A． clothes              B． study             C． hair                 D． shoes

（   ）4．A． fall                    B． fell                C． feel                 D． felt

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

（   ）6．A． shorter              B． longer            C． smaller            D． farther

（   ）7．A． opportunity     B． chance       C． time         D． day

（   ）8．A． school               B． hospital          C． store               D． factory

（   ）9．A． leave                 B． come             C． go back           D． live

（   ）10．A． of            B． for           C． in            D． with

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak．When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again．Everybody knows that．Yet（然而）many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way．

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it．When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong．

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault （过错）．But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents should be blamed（责备）, and few of us know that it is just his own fault．

Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook．They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is practicing all the time．So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people：practice remembering．

（   ）1．Which is right?

    A． Your arms or your legs will become weak when you use them．

B． Your memory works in the same way as your arms and legs．

C． Everybody knows that memory works in the same way as their arms and legs．

D． Your memory can’t become strong again when you use them again．

（   ）2．If you want to have a good memory, you must________．

    A． practice it                           B． not give it enough chance to become strong

C． have clever parents                          D． use your arms and legs often

（   ）3．One has a bad memory because of _________．

    A． his own fault                         B． his parents’ fault

C． his teachers’ fault                     D． his strong arms and legs

（   ）4．Many people who can’t read and write can remember things well because________．

A． they have to remember                   B． they can’t write them down

C． they practice remembering                D． they can remember things quickly

（   ）5．The writer tells us：__

    A． a good memory comes from practice        B． a good memory needs strong arms and legs

C． parents can make us clever                    D． to remember days, names and song

Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today．People didn’t have modern machines．There was no modern medicine, either．

Life today has brought new problems．One of the biggest is pollution． Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty． It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water． Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily．Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution．It’s bad for all the living things in the world．

Cars, planes and factories all polluted air so thick that it is like a quilt （被子）over a city．This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）．

Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution．Factories must now clean their water before it flows（流走）away, they mustn’t put dirty smoke into the air．

We need to do many other things．We can put waste things in the dustbin（垃圾桶）and not throw（扔） it on the ground．We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car．If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution．

Rules are not enough．Every person must help to fight against pollution．

（   ）1． Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because

A． there weren’t any modern machines          B． there was no modern medicine

C． there were not many people                      D． both A and B

（   ）2． What’s the biggest problem in today’s life?

A． Water pollution   B．Air pollution         C．Noise                 D．Pollution

（   ）3． The most serious kind of pollution is     ．

A． noise pollution      B． air pollution   C． water pollution     D．all of the above

（   ）4． Factories must clean their water     away．

A． before they flow  B． when they flow    C． after it flows      D．before it flows

（   ）5． From the passage we know that ．

A． a few years ago, there was no smog at all

B． today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice

C． we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes

D． people are making rules in order to fight against pollution

Once there lived an old man．He liked gold better than anything else in the world．He often said, “If I have enough gold（金子）, I will be the happiest man in the world．”

One day when he was traveling in the desert（沙漠）, the old man lost his way．He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him．Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand．He hoped he would find water and food in it．He took up the bag and opened it．He saw that the bag was full（满的）of gold．He was so sad that he threw（扔）away the bag and began crying．

Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world．

根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）：

1． The old man liked gold best before he traveled in the desert． 

2． When he lost his way, he wanted to get some food and water．

3． The old man put the bag on his back． 

4． The old man was happy when he saw a bag of gold in the desert．

5． In the end, the old man knew that gold was not the best thing in the world．  

根据句意及词首字母完成单词。

1．Jack is good at math and physics, and he wants to be a s____________ in the future．

2．Everyone in Class2 went to the movie e_________ Dave yesterday afternoon． 

3．Allen got injured in the a____________ yesterday．

4．I always get n____________ when I answer the teacher’s questions．

5．I’m very happy to have a c________ to visit the Great Wall next week．