25、Vickers was very stingy．He hated spending money．Whenever he had to buy something，he always wanted to pay less money，even for the cheapest things．If he wanted to buy a bottle of beer，for example，and the shopkeeper asked for $2，Vickers would say，“Make it $1.9 and I'll buy it．”

Although the shopkeepers didn't like Vickers，sometimes they had to agree with him．They thought，“If I make it $1.9，the man will be happy，and it won’t hurt me very much．” In this way，Vickers saved a few cents（美分）here and a few cents there，and he had saved several hundred dollars by the end of the year．

One day he had a bad toothache and had to go to see the dentist．The dentist looked at the tooth and said，“This tooth will have to come out．”

“How much will I have to pay?” Vickers asked．

“Forty dollars．” the dentist said．

“Forty dollars!” Vickers thought it was much too expensive．“How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he said．

“About two minutes．” the dentist said．

Vickers could not believe what he was hearing．“Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted，“That's robbery（抢劫）．”

“You are right，” the dentist said with a smile，“Thank you for telling me．Let me spend half an hour on that．will you?”

“OK，but I'll pay only-thirty-five dollars!” he answered．

1．The word “stingy” means ________ in Chinese．

A．吝啬的             B．刻薄的                C．贫穷的

2．The shopkeepers ________．

A．gave Vickers more than what he wanted

B．didn't like Vickers                                    C．usually made the price high

3．Then dentist thought Vickers was ________．

A．lovely                  B．silly                     C．friendly

4．If Vickers wanted to buy a bottle of beer that was $2，how much would he like to pay?

A．$1.9．                 B．$2．                    C．$2.1．

5．From this story，we know that Vickers ________．

A．usually had a toothache                           B．was very poor

C．didn’t like spending money

24、Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information，and to relax in their free time．But some of them are not using it in a good way．Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet．

1．The writer tells children to ________．

A．send their photos to him

B．believe everything they read on the Internet

C．make rules for Internet use with parents

2．It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet．

A．give password to others                           B．get useful knowledge and information

C．give out a credit card number

3．What shouldn't be done when you are online?

A．Using bad words．                                  B．Sending messages and e-mails．

C．Leaving the web site if，you feel uncomfortable．

4．If your parents don't agree，never ________．

A．check with your parents before going into a chat room

B．relax in your free time

C．have a face-to-face meeting with anyone you met on the Internet

5．The best title for this passage is “________”．

A．Internet Safety Rules                                B．Surfing the Internet

C．Information on the Internet

23、April 15，2008

1．If anyone has the newspaper of today，he or she will get a small present ________．

A．on April 15           B．on April 17           C．on April 18

2．Bob is from Britain and studies news．He wants to work for English Today．He should send his application form before ________．

A．April 24               B．April 25               C．April 26

3．Where and when will the football match be?

A．In New Madrid on Sunday．                       B．In Moon Stadium at 8：00 am．

C．In Moon Stadium on April 19．

4．If a person wants three cheapest tickets to watch the match，the tickets will cost ________．

A．￥160                    B．￥80                    C．￥240

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The shopping center is in No. 5 Longway Street．

B．The telephone number of the Chinese doctor is l3784643538．

C．Yon can find the information about the football ticket on http：//www.sports.com．

21、Jeff Keith has only one leg．When he was 12 years old，Jeff had cancer．Doctors had to __1__ most of is right leg．Every day Jeff puts on a plastic leg．With the plastic leg，Jell can ski，ride a bicycle，swim，and play soccer．He can also run．

Jeff made a plan with his friends who have plastic legs，too．They decided to run across America．__2_ twenty-two，Jeff Keith ran across the USA from the east to the west．He ran 3200 miles．Jeff __3_ thirty-six pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs． He stopped in different cities on the way to Los Angeles．In every city people gave Jeff money for the American Cancer Society．The American Cancer Society used the money to know more about cancer．

On the way to Los Angeles，Jeff talked to people about __4__．Jeff is disabled，but he can do many things．He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer．Jeff says，“People can do anything they want to do．I want people to know that．I ran __5__ for disabled people．I ran for everybody．”

1．A．take off                 B．put off                 C．cut off

2．A．At the end of                 B．At the age of        C．By the end of

3．A．wore out               B．wore                   C．broke

4．A．Los Angeles           B．cancer                 C．legs

5．A．not only                 B．only                     C．no longer

20、从对话后的选项中选择适当的选项补全对话。

A：Hello! Is that Miss Green speaking?

B：I'm sorry．____1____ Could I take a message?

A：OK．I want to say something about my son．__2___ I'm afraid he can't go to school today．

B：___3____ I hope he'll be better soon．

A：Thank you．Could I leave my number for you?

B：OK．___4____ I'll go and get a pen．Well，your number，please!

A：23758200．Many thanks．Goodbye!

B：Goodbye!

19、A：Hi，Michael．I'm Maria from Fashion Tim e magazine．____1____

B：Oh，you are welcome．Nice to meet you，Maria．

A：Michael，our readers want to know what famous people do for vacation．____2____

B：Well，I'm going to Hawaii．

A：____3____

B：It's always sunny and warm．And it's beautiful．

A：Really? ____4____

B：Going to the beach．Maybe I'll play volleyball there．

A：And how long are you staying?

B：For about three weeks．

A：That sounds good．

18、--Do you know _________ lady in blue?

--Yes，she is _________ English teacher．

A．a；the                 B．the；an                C．a；an

17、We have _________ rain this spring．The trees and grass don't grow well．

A．little              B．a little             C．few