--Do you mind my taking this seat?

-- ________. It is for Mr. Green，our teacher．

A．I'm sorry                               B．Yes，please

C．No，of course not                     D．Not at all

It's ________late ________ go there on foot now．I think you'd better take a taxi．

A，so; that you can                       B．too; for you to

C．so; that you may                        D．too; you can

The gentlemen ________ are coming to my office tomorrow are my classmates many years ago．

A．whom             B．who          C．those             D．which

There ________a post office and two hotels near here．

A．is            B．are            C．has              D．have

I ________live there when I was a child．

A．am used to                             B．was used to

C．have been used lo                        D．used to

My Life

Hello，everyone．Nice to meet you．I am from Asia．I'm a 12-year-old boy．I live in a small village   1   Galand Village in India．I'd like   2   you something about a day in my life．

I sleep out in my yard to stay cool because it is very hot．I always wake up early because the birds make a lot of noises．At 6 a．m．I'm already dressed and ready to  3  school．I usually wait for my little sister to go to school together．So I have to ask her to hurry up．Because she has the habit of drinking a glass of milk   4  school．By the way I like my school，every day I wait for my school bus．I study in a school for boys．It is far but   5   than the public school I went to before．At my new school，the teachers are very strict．

We line up for our daily assembly（晨会） at 7：30 in the morning．After the principal （headmaster） says something．We sing a prayer（祷告） song．Classes begin 15 minutes later and are over at 10:15．  6   the rest time，we can eat food，talk with each other or play．Half an hour later，I have classes again．I often have   7  classes at 12 o'clock，you know，I like painting pictures．After   8  a big lunch , I go hack home．If there's a lot of homework，I start working   9  I get hack．If not，I play   10  with the other kids．I have dinner at 7 p．m．I often go to bed at 10 p．m．

1．A．name                B．call                 C．calls               D．named

2．A．to tell                B．to say              C．to speak           D．to talk

3．A．go to               B．arrive at           C．get to              D．reach

4．A．in                   B．after              C．before             D．at

5．A．nicer                 B．warmer            C．colder             D．taller

6．A．About               B．During            C．As                D．From

7．A．singing              B．dancing            C．drawing                 D．cooking

8．A．eating                B．making             C．drinking            D．cooking

9．A．since               B．while              C．before           D．as soon as

10．A．for a day         B．for a while         C．in a day            D．in a minute

※You won’t drown（溺水）if you remember these rules：

●Never swim alone．

●Never swim at a beach if there is no lifeguard（救生员）．

●Never swim after a meal or when you feel hungry or tired．

●Never believe in rings（救生圈）or other swimming aid. You may lose them or they may let you sink．

●Don't stay in the water too long if it is cold．

●Never go out in a boat if you can't swim or it you are not wearing a life jacket

※If you get into difficulties，this is what you should do：

●Keep calm．Save your strength and your breath．

●Try to float（漂浮） on the water by moving your feet as if you are climbing some stairs．

●Raise your right arm and cry for help．

※Remember ：

●A red flag means that it is dangerous for all swimmers to enter the water．

●A blue flag means that it is dangerous for children and weak swimmers to enter the water．

1．Swimming is a good sport，________

A．and you'd better go swimming alone

B．but you’d better not go swimming after a tiring climb

C．so you should stay in the water for a long time

D．and you may swim when you see a red flag

2．Rings and other swimming aids________

A．can not be believed in when swimming

B．will never let you sink

C．will never be lost

D．are useless at all in swimming

3．It is dangerous if________

A．you swim with others

B．you stay in the water for a short time

C．you can not swim，but go boating alone

D．you wear a life jacket when boating

4．If you see a blue flag，you should know________ may swim there．

A．all swimmers                                          B．only children

C．nobody                                                 D．strong swimmers

5．If you get into trouble，you should_______

A．keep silent                             B．climb the stairs

C．put up your right arm for help                D．ask for a red flag

A rich man was riding along the road and Saw an old man digging（挖）in his garden．On the ground lay a young tree，ready to he planted．The rich man called out to the old man．”What kind of tree are you planting there，my good man?’’

“This is a fig（无花果）tree，sir．”He said．“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised．"Why，how old are you，may I ask?" "I'm ninety years old this year．" "'What?" cried the rich man．"You are ninety years old．You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give fruit．You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．" The old man looked around the garden．Then he said with a smile，"Tell me，sir．Did you eat figs when you were a boy?" "Sure，why do you ask this question?" the man asked．"Then tell me this，" he said．"Who planted the fig trees?" "Why-why? I don't know．""You see，sir．" went on the old man．"Our forefathers（前辈） planted trees lot us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．"

The rich man was quiet and said，"You are right，my good man．We should do something for the people after us．Thank you very much．"Then the rich man rode away．

1．What was the old man doing when the rich man saw him?

A．He was ready to plant a fig tree．

B．He was exercising in his garden．

C．He was riding along the road．

D．He was watering the plants in his garden．

2．How old was the old man?

A．He was over ninety years old．               B．He was ninety years old．

C．He was less than ninety years old．            D．He was about to be ninety years old．

3．Who was he planting the tree for?

A．For himself．                           B．For the rich man．

C．For his friends．                        D．For the people after him．

4．Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?

A．Yes，he did．                           B．No，he didn't．

C．We don't know．                        D．He couldn't remember this．

5．What can we learn from the article?

A．We should plant more trees for the people after us．

B．It's never too old to plant trees for others．

C．We should do something useful for the people after us．

D．We should he friendly to others．

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1．The Chinese people held the Beijing Olympic Games ______ （success） in 2008．

2．Sandy is so careful that she seldom makes ______  （mistake） in her homework．

3．I was really______ （surprise） to find that I failed the exam．

4．Help ______ （you），my children．The cake is delicious．

5．It's a ______ （please） to work with you．