25、Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere．

He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm．During sunrise he would take a break and climb up on the fence（篱笆）along the side of the farm．He could see a house with golden windows．“If they could afford golden windows，then there must be other nice things inside the house．” He imagined how great it would be to live there．Then he promised himself，“Some day I will go there and see this wonderful place．”

One morning，his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest．Knowing that this was his chance，he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows．

As the afternoon went on，he began to realize how wrong he was．The house was much farther than he had expected．As he went near the house．he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting．A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence．He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows．The girl said，“Sure，I know．” and invited him to sit on the porch（门廊）．As he sat there，he looked back from where he just came．There he saw the sunset（夕阳）turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows．

1．During his break every morning，the small boy would         ．

A．fix the fence                                            B．eat sandwiches

C．climb up on the fence                                 D．walk around the farm

2．One morning，when knowing he would stay alone，the boy thought it was a chance for him to         ．

A．go to the town                                         B．play on the field

C．go to see the house                                           D．make the golden windows

3．What did the boy find when he got there?

A．Nobody lived in the poor house．                 B．No golden windows were in the house．

C．The house was as old as he expected．        D．The house was nearer than he thought．

4．The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought “        ” ．

A．Like father，like son                                   B．Love me，love my dog

C．Every dog has its day                                  D．The grass is greener somewhere else

5．Which is the best title（标题）for the passage?

A．Golden Windows                                     B．Father and Son

C．A Wonderful Place                                     D．A Boy’s Promise

23、Today it is quite natural to find people shake hands in some situations．People all over the world shake hands for many different   1  ．We shake hands when we meet new people  2  during special festivals．Players often shake hands before or after   3  ．Business people shake hands when they make a deal．

Why do people shake hands   4   shaking feet? This is because of the fact that a long time ago most people   5   knives or guns．If some of them decided that they did not want to  __6  ，they would show their empty hands．  7    people shook hands so that they could not  __8   knives in their sleeves（袖子）．Later on，hand-shaking became a symbol of   9  ．

Now we don't have to   10    people with guns or knives．However，we still shake hands all the time ! The reason is simple--it is still a way to show friendship．

1．A．ideas                     B．reasons                C．thoughts                D．excuses

2．A．or                         B．as                        C．but                       D．so

3．A．games                B．speeches                 C．exercises                D．programmes

4．A．such as                 B．as well as                C．instead of               D．together with

5．A．lost                       B．bought                 C．caught                   D．carried

6．A．cheat                     B．fight                    C．drop                      D．speak

7．A．Perhaps                  B．Happily                  C．Carefully                D．Luckily

8．A．hide                      B．lift                       C．pull                        D．push

9．A．success                  B．victory                 C．pride                      D．peace

10．A．talk about             B．worry about            C．know about            D．learn about

22、根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Dave：What's the problem?

Ricky：Oh，just my parents．  1  

Dave：What about ?

Ricky：The TV．My mom and dad can't agree．  2  

Dave：So does your dad like sports programmes?

Ricky：Yes，he does．  3    She loves movies．

Dave：    4    

Ricky：No．He thinks they are boring．

Dave：   5   

Ricky：Yes，they do．

Dave：What?

Ricky：Fighting!

21、A lot of story books are on sale，but          good ones．

A．any                       B．some                   C．few                       D．many

20、--Is Mr. Brown driving here?

--I'm not sure．He          come by train．

A．may                      B．shall                    C．need                      D．must

19、--Our team          the match．We’ve got the first place!

--Well done! Congratulations!

A．hit                       B．beat                     C．won                             D．watched

18、The music made me think of the          of a running stream．

A．shout                    B．noise                   C．voice                     D．sound

17、--I'm really          before the competition．

--Take it easy．Sure you are the best．

A．cool                    B．serious                    C．nervous                 D．patient

16、--Kate，do you know          it is from here to the gym?

--About twenty-minutes' walk．

A．how long             B．how far                  C．how soon               D．how often