25、根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词或短语，并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。（每个词只能用一次，有两个多余选项）

late    send  mean      telephone   sure    write

call    I     such as    go off      clock    early

Some people remember things by 1_______ notes to themselves．Then they leave the notes in obvious places，2_______ on the table or on the floor．I don’t think I like to write notes to 3_______．Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it's too 4_______．I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do．I have ten alarm 5_______ in my house．They could tell me about things．For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time，I'll set an alarm clock to 6_______ a few minutes early and put the clock by the 7_______．Or if I want to watch a certain television program．I'll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set．I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks．However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it 8_______．I always remember to set it，but not why I set it．If the clock is by the telephone，I know I may have set it to tell me to 9_______ someone，but I can’t be 10_______ I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time．

23、A man named David went fishing on a holiday．Fishing was his favorite sport，and he had many prizes for fish he had caught．

This summer the weather was beautiful and it was very good for fishing，so he decided to travel around the country，and spent a few days fishing in each of the rivers．

Unluckily, he didn't have much luck，and he caught only a few small fish．He was quite disappointed and was going to go back home when he heard of a large river that was full of fish nearby．   

He found the river quite easily and followed it through the country to a place where it flowed through a farm．He decided to ask the farmer’s permission（许可）to fish in the river．

“You have my permission，”the farmer said；“but you should be careful．For years I stopped my children from going near the river．”

“Is the river dangerous?”David asked．

“It’s not the river，”the farmer said，“it's the fish．They are so big that my children couldn’t hold them．”

David was very excited．All fishermen want to catch really big fish．

“How big are they?”he asked．

“Well．”the farmer told him，“last week I lost one over three feet（英尺）long，and yesterday I lost one just over four feet long．”

“What bad luck．”David said．“I hate losing a big fish once I've caught him．”

“Who’s talking about losing a fish?”the farmer said．“It's two of my children that I lost!”

（    ）1．David wanted to ask the farmer__________．

A．how much the fish were                           B．if there were some fish in the river

C．to allow him to fish in the fiver                    D．where his children were

（    ）2．The farmer told David__________．

A．to be careful                                            B．not to fish in the river

C．how to catch a big fish                               D．to look after his children

（    ）3．The farmer’s children__________．

A．were both very clever                              B．were both over three feet

C．also liked fishing                                        D．often went near the river

（    ）4．David thought the farmer was talking about________．

A．the fish                B．the children             C．the fiver                 D．the farm

（    ）5．From the passage we can know two of the farmer’s children_________．

A．got lost near the fiver                                  B．often played in the river

C．wanted to catch a big fish                                   D．were killed by the fish

22、Everyone wants to buy the perfect gift．Here are some very special gifts you might think about if you have a lot of money．   

（    ）1．The Skimmer is a_________．

A．person                 B．family                  C．plane                     D．boat

（    ）2．_________is small but very powerful，and works like a larger computer．

A．The Skimmer       B．The Nell 1500          C．The health club       D．Nothing

（    ）3．All the things above are________．

A．dangerous             B．useless（无用的）  C．expensive               D．cheap

（    ）4．You can________ at the Life Line Spa．

A．learn how to cook                                    B．make lots of money

C．have computer classes                                D．have yoga classes

（    ）5．The best title（标题）of this passage may be“_________”．

A．Special gift ideas                                      B．How to keep healthy

C．A lot of fun                                               D．How to be rich

21、Television in the United States is free．To pay for programs，there are many advertisements．Often these advertisements are short plays with actors．The following television advertisement is like many others that Americans see daily．

We see a man and his wife at the breakfast table．They have been married for a long time．They are not speaking to each other．They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years．The husband is reading his newspaper．We can’t see his face．The wife looks very bored as she pours a cup of coffee for him．Today，she is using a new kind of coffee for the first time．The husband picks up his cup．He isn’t very interested．He tastes his coffee．Suddenly he puts down his newspaper．Something is different．Can it be the coffee? He takes another taste．It’s wonderful．He smiles．He looks at his wife and says in amazement，“Doris，when did you cut your hair?”Doris is pleased．She answers，“Two months ago．”Doris asks，“Herbie, when did your hair begin to turn gray?”He replies，“A long time ago．”Doris says，“Oh，very handsome（漂亮的）．”Now they aren’t bored anymore．Breakfast is different．Has a new kind of coffee changed their lives?

（    ）1．In the TV story，Doris looks bored because_______．

A．she doesn’t like the breakfast that morning

B．she has been married to Herbie for a long time

C．Herbie doesn’t care much for her

D．Herbie isn’t interested in the breakfast she cooks

（    ）2．The TV story wants to tell the viewers（看电视者）_______．

A．to have an immediate（立即的）try at the new coffee

B．to have 8 900d laugh at the good couple（夫妇）

C．that a nice breakfast must go with nice coffee

D．that advertisements can certainly increase goods（商品）production

（    ）3．What does the author mean by saying the last sentence?

A．What kind of coffee can change people’s lives?

B．How can a new kind of coffee change people’s lives?

C．Nice coffee can change one’s life．

D．A new kind of coffee costs quite a lot．

（    ）4．How many people are mentioned in this advertisement?

A．One．                 B．Three．               C．Four．                   D．Two．

（    ）5．This text is mainly about________．

A．who pays for TV programs in the United States

B．what a TV advertisement is usually like in the USA

C．why long--married couples dislike speaking to each other

D．what made Herbie and Doris not bored any more

19、从所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下列对话，并将答案写在方框下。（每个句子只能用一次，有两个多余句子）   

Tom：I bought a dictionary here all hour ago，but I forgot to take it with me．

Manager：（1）________

Tom：The girl who is standing behind the counter（柜台）．

Manager：（2） ________He says he bought a dictionary from you．

Miss Robert：Sorry! I can’t remember, sir．Let me see．Er…（3） ________

Manager：Have you got a hat，sir?

Tom：Yes．I have．

Manager：（4） ________

Tom：All right．   

Manager：（5） ________

Miss Robert：Yes, he is，sir．I recognize（认出）him now．

A．I’m sorry to hear that．

B．Is this the man you served，Miss Robert?

C．The man whom I served was wearing a hat．

D．Do you recognize him?

E．Would you put it on，please?

F．Did you serve the man an hour ago，Miss Robert?

G．Who served you，sir?

18、在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词），使对话完整。

Peter：Oh，David．Please don’t put anything on this desk!

David：1________?

Peter：Look! This leg is broken．

David：2________ telling me about it．When did you find it?

Peter：I found it just now when I was sweeping the floor．

David：Let’s tell our teacher about it at once and then someone will repair it．

Peter：No．3________

David：Yourself? Have you learnt to repair a desk?

Peter：Yes．My father is good at repairing things．4________．

David：Oh，your father taught you．That’s great．Do you think 5________ ourselves?

Peter：Certainly．Let’s begin．

17、-Jeff，what does the notice（布告；通知）mean?

-It says________．

A．bikes can be lent here

B．bikes can be fixed up here

C．new bikes are sold at a low price here

D．do you want a bike?

16、-Can we make the plan a week later?

-No，we can’t________ doing it because Clean-Up Day is only a week away from now．

A．put off                 B．put up                  C．set up                    D．put on