24、Dear Li Hua，

Today I'd like to talk about something interesting．In UK，you can tell a lot about your friends by what they carry in their schoolbags--you may know what they like reading，and other things they like to do after school．

In the bags of middle school-age boys，you find hand held computer games，football magazines and playing cards．Girls usually have a book in their bag（maybe a romantic novel）and hair clips（发夹）．Girls and boys both often have an MP3，a mobile phone，and，of course，last night's homework! By looking in a friend's bag，you earl tell what kind of person they are．A clean and tidy bag shows an organized person．Someone with a bag full of textbooks and pens works hard．

British middle school-age children also have a locker（存储箱）at school．They store their books or sports things，such as a football or a tennis racket（网球拍）there．They use pictures to make the inside of their lockers beautiful．Maybe they have pictures of their favorite music or sports star，or photos of their friends．So just like their bag，their locker says a lot about the person．

How about things in China? Looking forward to your letter．

Yours，

Mike

1．What might you find in a boy's school bag?

A．A romantic novel．  B．Playing cards．      C．A football．

2．Both middle school-age boys and girls usually have ________ in their bags．

A．computer games                                       B．last night’s homework

C．hair clips

3．What makes the inside of students’ lockers beautiful?

A．A football．                                            B．A tennis racket．

C．Pictures or their friends' photos．

4．“Organized person” is ________．

A．one who puts everything in order                 B．one who is hard-working

C．one who loves sports games

5．Which of the following is TRUE about the schoolbags?

A．Schoolbags mean a lot of homework for students．

B．Schoolbags say how much money a person has．

C．Schoolbags tell a lot about a student's habits and personality（个性）．

23、Bad teeth，a heavier body．．．and now，weaker bones（骨头）．Recently American scientists have found another bad thing about cola--it's bad for our bones，especially women's bones．

Well，if cola is bad for us，how about energy drinks（功能饮料）? Energy drinks look cool．Their makers say they give you energy and make you better at sports．So，many students drink them before exams to help them stay awake．

But wait．To keep you awake，most energy drinks have a lot of caffeine（咖啡因）．They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea．If you drink a lot of them，Your heart will beat faster．You will feel nervous．You could also have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them．Amanda Smith is a 16-year-old US junior high school student．She drinks one or more energy drinks every day．She started to do this a year ago before she danced．But now，Smith says，“I drink them whenever I feel weak or before a test．I cannot help drinking them．I find I'm addicted to them．”

The energy you get from the drinks helps for only a short time．You may feel good for an hour or so，but then you'll feel worse than before．

1．The main topic of this passage is ________．

A．how good energy drinks are                      B．ways to make bones strong

C．how energy drinks are made                       D．how harmful energy drinks are

2．We can learn from the first paragraph（第一段）that drinking cola ________．

A．helps lose weight                                     B．does harm to teeth and bones

C．keeps people healthy                                   D．helps kids grow tall

3．Why do people drink energy drinks?

A．Because they are said to make people energetic．

B．Because they are not expensive to buy．

C．Because they may make people's hearts stronger．

D．Because they may make people feel weak．

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true about energy drinks?

A．They can keep people awake．

B．They can make people feel good for some time．

C．They won't cause sleeping problems．

D．They are like a strong cup of coffee or tea．

5．What does the underlined word “addicted” mean in Chinese?

A．喜欢的                B．上瘾的                C．感兴趣的            D．紧张的

22、It was the first day of school．I had a new classmate，a little old lady with a warm smile．She said，“Hi，handsome! I'm Rose．I'm 87 years old．Can I give you a hug（拥抱）?” I said heartily，“of course!”，“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked．She joked，“I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have children，and then travel around．” “No，seriously，” I asked．“I always dreamed of having a college education．Now I'm getting one!” she told me．Over the year，Rose became an icon（偶像）．She easily made friends where she went．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from other students．At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our party．I’ll  never forget what she taught us．

“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing．Here are the secrets of staying young．You have to laugh and find humor（幽默）every day．You've got to have a dream．When you lose your dreams，you die!” she said．“There is a big difference between growing old and growing up．Anybody can grow old．That doesn't take any talent（天赋）or ability，”she added．“But to grow up，you have to find the chance in change．Have no regrets（后悔）．We usually don’t have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do．”

One week after graduation，Rose died peacefully in her sleep．She taught us by example that it's never too late to be what you can possibly be．

1．Why did the old woman go to college at such a late age?

A．Because she wanted to meet handsome young men．

B．Because she wanted to meet a rich man and get married．

C．Because she wanted to travel around the world．

D．Because she had always dreamed of a college education．

2．What did the old woman love to do?

A．She loved being an icon．

B．She loved to wear beautiful clothes．

C．She loved to pay attention to other students．

D．She loved to speak at the party．

3．What's the secret of staying young according to the old lady?

A．You have to laugh every day．                  B．You have to find humor every day．

C．You should have dreams．                          D．All above．

4．What does the underlined word “That” refer to（指代）?

A．Growing old．                                        B．Growing up．

C．Staying young．                                         D．Growing old and growing up．

5．What does the story tell us?

A．It is hard to become an icon．

B．A college education is very important．

C．The older you are，the more popular you will be．

D．Hold on to your dreams，and they will come true some day．

20、One day a king goes to a place fat away in his country．When he comes back，his ___1___ hurt a lot．

“There are too many small stones on the roads．They hurt my feet．___2__ every road with leather（皮革），” he tells his men．

Of course，it will ___3___ a lot of money．One of his men is very ___4___．He tells the king，“Why not cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”

Although the king is surprised，he agrees to the man's idea．He asks his men to make a pair of leather shoes __5___ him．

This may not be the real beginning of leather shoes．___6___ it teaches us a lesson of life--if you want to make this world A happy place ___7___，the best wav is to change ___8___，not the world．

1．A．hands             B．back                    C．stomach                 D．feet

2．A．Cover             B．Put                      C．Clean                     D．Sweep

3．A．cost               B．make                   C．spend                  D．pay

4．A．funny             B．kind                     C．foolish                   D．smart

5．A．on                  B．to                        C．with                             D．for

6．A．And               B．If                        C．But                        D．Though

7．A．to live             B．to live in               C．to be lived              D．to be lived in

8．A．myself            B．me                      C．yourself                 D．you

19、根据下面的对话内容，从对话前的选项中选出最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A：Jim，What are you going to do tonight?

B：I have no idea．What about you?

A：____1____

B：Sounds good! But I hear there is a talk at 7：00 in the City Hall．

A：____2____

B：The History of Music．____3____

A：Me，too．____4____

B：Good idea! But we must be quick．We have only twenty minutes left．

A：____5____

B：We have to take a taxi because it's quite a long way．

A：Can we ask John to go with us? He likes music，too．

B：OK．Let's go．

18、根据下面的对话内容，填出恰当的表达，使其意思通顺、合理、结构完整。

A：____1___?

B：Yes．I want to ____2____ some tickets for the concert next week．

A：How many tickets do you want?

B：Three．

A：___3____ performance（表演）do you like，Friday evening or Sunday afternoon?

B：Sunday afternoon will be fine．

A：Let me see．Ah，there happens to be ____4____ tickets left for Sunday's concert．

B：That's fine．I'll take them all．How much are they?

A：30 dollars each，90 dollars in all．

B：Here is 100 dollars．

A：OK．____5____，your tickets and the change．

B：Thank you．

17、--Would you have some more chicken?

--________．It's delicious，but I've had enough．

A．Yes，please           B．No，thank you            C．I'd like some

16、--Did you have _______ great time in Disneyland?

--Not really，it was too hot．

A．a                  B．the                C．＼

15、--Orange juice?

--Sorry，we haven't got _______，but we've got some apple juice．

A．some             B．any             C．many