24、Geoffrey Payne talks for the 1^st time about the night his wife was killed. The judge thought it was he who killed his wife. Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison（监狱） about what happened on the night of 13 October 1999.

I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I finally left at about 11pm. I drove home slowly because the weather was terrible—the wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was running into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was frightened and the man looked frightened, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange.

  When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.

  I was still very upset about what happened on the road, so I made myself a drink. Then I went upstairs to have a bath. I saw that the window in the bedroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. When I went to close it, I found Ellen. She was lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I rushed over for her pulse but she was dead. I sat on the floor beside her body and was too frightened to do anything.

  The next thing I knew was that the sky was getting light. I can’t remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing at that time of night in our quiet neighborhood?

1.         while Payne was turning into his road that night?

     A. A man suddenly ran in front of his car.   B. His wife called him from the concert hall

C. A man stopped him and asked him the way

D. A man hit Payne’s car with a big stone and ran away

2. After he found Ellen dead, Payne        .

     A. called the police at once                       B. called out for help

     C. tried to find out who killed his wife             

D. sat beside his wife’s body without knowing what to do

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Payne called the police the next morning.

     B. Payne could remember clearly what had happened.

     C. The policemen arrived 30 minutes after Payne’s call.

     D. Payne wondered what the man was doing in his neighborhood that night.

4. In this passage Payne tried to        .

     A. say something about his family             B. show he was very sorry for his wife’s death

     C. tell why his wife was killed that night          

     D. make people believe the man in the road probably killed his wife

23、Our foreign teacher, Tom Jackson has some good friends. They are Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary.

  Carl is a train conductor. He has worked on the railway for 28 years. It has always been a good job for him because he likes people. Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers comfortable. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places.

  Ann is a nurse in a small town. She has been a nurse for 4 years. She likes her work very much. This month she is helping mothers with their new babies.

  Joe is a taxi driver. He has driven a taxi for 22 years. Most of the time Joe likes his work. Famous people have taken his car. He has taken many film and television stars to the airport. He is cheerful and smiles a lot, and his passengers like him. He makes a good living and supports a family of four.

  Mary is a teacher in a high school. She teaches French. She has 33 students in her class, 15 boys and 18 girls. She likes her students, and her students like her. She is very kind and helps them a lot. She is always proud of being a teacher. 

1. Carl likes his job because        .

     A. he has met many film and television stars             B. he makes a good living

     C. he has worked on the railway for 28 years           D. he can go to many different places

2. Mary        , so her students like her.

     A. often travels with her students by train         B. often stops to talk with her students

     C. is kind-hearted and helpful                           D. can make friends with many film stars

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Ann has helped mothers with their new babies for 4 years.

     B. Ann has been a nurse since 4 years ago.

     C. There are 33 students in Mary’s class.

     D. With Carl’s help, the passengers feel comfortable on the train.

4. From the passage, we learn that         enjoy their work all the time.

     A. Carl, Ann and Joe                                B. Mary, Carl and Ann

     C. All of the Tom’s friends                     D. Joe, Ann and Mary

22、Teeth are important. Strong, healthy teeth help you chew foods that help you grow. They help you speak clearly. And, they help you look your best. Here is some advice for you to take care of your teeth.

  1. Brush your teeth the right way.

  Brush your teeth at least twice a day—after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after lunch, too.

  Brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend time brushing teeth along the sides, and back of your mouth. Brush away from you gums (牙龈), too.

  Spend at least three minutes each time you brush. Play a song you like to help pass the time. Get a new toothbrush every 3 months. When you buy your toothbrush, be sure it is a good one.

  2. Learn how floss(用牙线清洁) your teeth.

  Flossing is a very important way to keep your teeth healthy. Food may hide in places where a toothbrush cannot get to, like the space between two teeth. Flossing can help get it out. Carefully move the floss between two teeth, up and down. You’ll need to floss you teeth at least once a day.

  3. Have good eating habits.

  You need to be careful about what you eat and drink. Eating sugar is a main reason of making things even worse. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink water instead of other kinds of drinks.                                      

1. You need at least         minutes when you brush your teeth.

     A. one                 B. two                   C. three                 D. four

2. If we want to have good teeth, we should        .

     A. eat more cakes B. eat more meat    C. eat more sugar   D. have good eating habits

3. What is the best topic of this passage?

      A. How to Take Care of Your teeth          B. How to Brush Your Teeth

      C. How to Floss Your Teeth                    D. How to Form Good Eating Habits

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

     A. We should brush our teeth at least twice a day.

     B. Flossing can help to get out the food hidden between two teeth.

     C. Eating sugar is one of the main reasons to make teeth bad.

     D. We don’t have to brush our teeth if we eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.

21、A 10-year-old British girl saved 100 other tourists from the Asian tsunami because she had warned them a huge body of water was on its way after learning something about this weeks earlier at school.

   “I was on the beach and the water started to go funny,” Tilly Smith told the Sun.

   “There were bubbles（水泡）and the huge waters went out suddenly. I realized at once what was happening and had a feeling that there was going to be a tsunami. I soon told mummy about this.”

   While other holidaymakers stood and watched when the disappearing waters left boats and fish on the sands. Tilly seemed to know the danger signs at once because she had just learned a school lesson on huge waves caused by the moving and shaking of the underwater earth.

   Quick action by Tilly’s mother and workers of the Thai(泰国的) hotel meant Maikhao beach was quickly cleared, just minutes before a huge wave fully swept（风浪等的席卷）the beach. The beach was one of the few on the Thai island of Phuket where no one was killed.

   Her teacher, Andrew Kearney, was proud of his quick-thinking student. “Tilly is a very bright, clear-headed girl. It happened that our class were learning about tsunami just two weeks before Christmas,” he told the newspaper.

1. What is “the Sun” in the second paragraph of the passage?

     A. It is the name of a person.             B. It is the name of a star in the sky.

     C. It is the name of a newspaper.       D. It is the name of one of the tourists.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

     A. Andrew Kearney came to the Thai island of Phuket two weeks before Christmas.

     B. Tilly Smith knew a tsunami would happen, so she learned about it in her lesson.

     C. Tilly Smith and her mother went to the Thai island of Phuket for their holidays.

     D. Maikhao beach is one of few beaches in Britain where a tsunami sometimes happens.

3. What does the underlined sentence “The beach was one of the few on the Thai island of Phuket where no one was killed.” in the fifth paragraph mean?

     A. Only 100 tourists were not killed on the Thai island of Phuket.

     B. No tourists were killed on Maikhao beach in the Asian tsunami.

     C. All tourists were saved by Tilly on the Thai island of Phuket.

     D. Few tourists were killed on the Thai island of Phuket in the tsunami.

18、—I really feel        before the interview.

—Take it easy. Sure you are the best.

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

17、—Look! What a nice garden!

—Yes, it        every day.

A. was watered             B. is watered          C. is being watered        D. has been watered

16、I feel it hard to keep up with my classmates. But whenever I want to        my teacher always

encourages me to work harder.

A. go on                B. run away           C. give up                     D. give back

15、—Can you understand me?

—Sorry, I can        understand what you have said.

A. hardly                  B. almost          C. nearly                 D. easily