23、1．下课后，他们常常打篮球而不是踢足球。

After class they often play basketball                  playing soccer．

2．在老师的帮助下，我取得了很大的进步。

I have made great progress                   ．

3．总有一天学校会以我们为骄傲的。

Our school will                     us some day．

4．有时我们要学会放弃。

Sometimes we should learn to                        ．

5．这本书是什么时候出版的?

When did the book                        ?

22、Mrs. Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work．The room was small and she always spent only half an hour tidying it．She couldn’t get up early in the morning, so Mr. Smith had to cook breakfast himself．She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband．They had no television．Mr. Smith always went to bed at nine．

It was a winter morning．The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it in the room．The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic．At that moment a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her．

"Excuse me, madam," said the man．"Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please?"

Mrs. Smith looked at him up and down．"He seems a farmer," the woman said to herself．"Let me laugh at him．"

Then she turned to him said．"Lie down in the middle of the street and you'll soon be sent to a hospital．"

"Please set an example (示范) to me, then," said the man．

She had to tell the way to him and then she said, "I think you've been in a city for the first time．It's much more beautiful than the field．Is that right?"

"Yes, madam," said the farmer with a smile．"But I think it is built on the field!"

1．Mrs. Smith was very lazy，so                    ．

A．she felt lonely

B．she didn't cook breakfast

C．she spent half an hour in tidying the room

D．she wouldn't stay in the small room

2．Mr. Smith always went to bed at nine because                   ．

A．he was in poor health

B．he was very tired in the day-time

C．he had to cook breakfast the next day

D．he had nothing to do in the evening

3．Mrs. Smith sat on the step to             ．

A．look at the traffic                          B．wait for her husband

C．bask (晒太阳) in the sun-light                  D．buy some cheap things in the shop

4．The woman thought          , so she was going to laugh at him．

A．the man was poor                         B．the man was a traveller

C．the man came from a village                  D．the man would ask her the way

5．Which of the following is true?

A．Mrs. Smith laughed at the farmer．

B．Mrs. Smith got the farmer into trouble．

C．The farmer cleverly answered the woman．

D．The farmer didn't know how to answer the woman．

21、Do you know why different animals or pests(有害物) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves．

Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫)．But birds cannot easily catch them．Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops．When crops are green, locusts look green．But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have．Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others．So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night．

If you study the animal life, you'll find the main use of coloring is protecting themselves．Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests．They cannot be seen by hunters．This is because they have the colors much like the tree．

Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger．While the liquid spread over，the enemies cannot find it．And it immediately swims away．So it has lived up to now though it isn't strong at all．

根据短文内容，指出能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的最佳答案。

1．From the passage we learn that locusts              ．

A．are small animals

B．are easily found by birds

C．are dangerous to their enemies

D．change their colors to protect themselves

2．How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A．They run away quickly．

B．They colors much like their enemies．

C．They hide themselves in the day and appear at night．

D．They have to move quietly．

3．Bears and lions can keep safe because they             ．

A．have the colors much like the trees            B．move quickly

C．like brown and grey colors                       D．live in forests

4．The kind of fish live up to now because               ．

A．it is very big and strong

B．the liquid it sends out help it escape from its enemies

C．the liquid it sends out can kill its enemies

D．it swims faster than any other fish

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests

    B．Colors of Different Animals and Pests

C．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests

D．Some Animals and Pests

20、Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America．His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure that he could give it himself．So Einstein agreed that the driver would give the lecture instead of him the next time．

As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening．At first he was a bit afraid，but Einstein's smile made him feel better．He gave such a good lecture that the people were quite pleased with him．Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word．When they got to the door，a man asked the driver a difficult question．The driver said that the question was very easy，and told the man to ask his driver who followed him behind to answer it instead of him．

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）与误（F）。

1．Einstein was a great scientist．

2．Einstein encouraged his driver to go on with the lecture．

3．The driver knew the exact meaning of the lecture．

4．Einstein followed the driver without a word because he got angry with him．

5．In fact，the driver couldn't answer the man's question．

17、The photo often reminds me         my old friend, Jack．

A．to                        B．of                        C．in                          D．at

16、In China,          are allowed to drive．

A．eighteen-year-old                                     B．eighteen-years-old

C．eighteen-year-olds                                       D．eighteen-year old

15、I spent 15 minutes          the story yesterday evening．

A．reading                B．read                     C．to read                   D．reads

14、I think           important for students to learn English well．

A．this                     B．that                     C．these                     D．it