1. I am feeling terribly ill. I’d better have ________ days off.

A．much more

B．a little more

C．any more

D．a few more

2. Now little Jack is working ________ a maths problem, but he still doesn’t work ________.

A．on; it out

B．out; it on

C．on; out it

D．out; on it

3. With the teacher’s help, all the students were pleased to find learning English ________.

A．much easily

B．much easier

C．more easily

D．much easy

4. If you have a problem ________ your homework, you had better ask your teacher for ________.

A．in; useful advice

B．with; useful advice

C．in; useful advices

D．with; useful advices

5. When something ________ him, he always listened to some popular music to relax himself.

A．worries

B．worries about

C．worried

D．worried about

6. —The doctor told me________too much because it’s not good for my health.
—The doctor is right. The less you drink, ________ you will be.

A．don’t drink; the healthier	B．not to drink; the healthier
C．not to drink; the more healthier	D．don’t drink; healthier

7. Nanjing isn’t so large ________ Shanghai, however, it’s the second ________ city in East China.

A．like; larger

B．as; larger

C．like; largest

D．as; largest

8. Chongqing is bigger than ________ in Japan.

A．any other city

B．all the other cities

C．any city

D．the other cities

9. France is famous ________ his fine food and wine and it is famous ________ a wine-producing place.

A．for; for

B．as; as

C．for; as

D．as; for

10. It’s impolite to________ a bad word________ anyone behind him.

A．say; with

B．have; with

C．say; about

D．tell; to

11. The homework is so much that I don’t know ________.

A．how to do it

B．how to do

C．what to do it

D．why to do it

12. If you like the vegetables, please help yourselves and have as ________ as you can.

A．many

B．much

C．most

D．more

13. It’s generous ________ my ________ sister to share her room ________ me.

A．for; older; with

B．of; older; to

C．for; elder; with

D．of; elder; with

14. We will see __________ even stronger China in __________ near future.

A．a; the	B．an; the
C．the; a	D．an; a

15. Of the two mobile phones, my father bought________ popular one at last.

A．the more

B．the least

C．less

D．the most

16. They want ________ books as we do.

A．so many

B．so much

C．as many

D．as much

17. What’s the ________ the washing machine?

A．question with

B．problem at

C．problem with

D．trouble of

18. His legs are very long, so they don’t ________ under his desk.

A．stay

B．put

C．fit

D．play

19. —What are they talking _______ the teacher _______?
—The coming sports meeting.

A．about; with	B．with; with
C．with; about	D．about; about

20. The trip was very ________ and it made all of us ________.

A．pleased; pleasant

B．pleased; pleased

C．pleasant; pleasant

D．pleasant; pleased

Marc sat next to me when we were in Hill Junior School. He had a serious ____ in communicating with people. One always had to guess what he was saying. ____ , most of my classmates did not like to be with him because his hands and shirts were always ____. I tried to let him know the importance of being clean by ____ him several times a day to wash his hands. But he just could not understand.

One day, our teacher Miss West walked up to Marc. ____ saying anything, she took Marc to the washroom. Slowly, Miss West washed his ____ and told him that he should keep himself clean. She did that every day for one month. ____ , Marc understood.

Miss West’s love has given me a good example to follow when I ____ my job. I always remember to teach my students by showing them the right ____ to do things. And most important of all, I always remember to give them ____ to learn and to grow up.

21.

A．question

B．problem

C．accident

D．hobby

22.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Besides

D．But

23.

A．dirty

B．clean

C．new

D．old

24.

A．talking

B．saying

C．speaking

D．telling

25.

A．With

B．Without

C．After

D．Above

26.

A．face

B．feet

C．shirts

D．hands

27.

A．At last

B．At first

C．Such as

D．So far

28.

A．did

B．am doing

C．have done

D．am going to do

29.

A．ways

B．answers

C．time

D．food

30.

A．more advice

B．less advice

C．more time

D．less time

       I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costurnes.
       I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money.”
       It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
       I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”
31. What is this passage mainly about?

A．Love and goodness.	B．Culture and tradition.
C．Friendship and honesty.	D．Communication and understanding.

32. Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A．Because the boy had saved some money.

B．Because they both didn’t need to give anything.

C．Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.

D．Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.

33. What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt.
b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.
c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.
d. The boy went to the line to pay.

A．b, a, c, d

B．b, c, a, d

C．d, b, c, a

D．d, c, a, b

In the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In Western countries, people did not use paper money until the 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th century.

A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He made it from wood. He took the wood from trees and made it into paper. He then put these pieces of paper together and made them into a book.

Now paper still comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper.            

So how can we save paper? We can use both sides of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets. We can also use cotton handkerchief（手帕）and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give us a paper, we can save it and reuse it later.

Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. But we should do it now, before it is too late.

34. When he was in China, Marco Polo________.

A．saw many wonderful things

B．read a lot of books

C．discovered Cai Lun invented paper

D．learned to make paper

35. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．In the 13th century, a famous Italian traveler visited China.	B．If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use.
C．The Chinese used paper money much earlier than the people in western countries.	D．It is never too late to plant trees for paper.

36. Which is the best title of the passages?

A．Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again	B．Cai Lun, the Great Inventor
C．Saving Paper	D．The history of Paper

I work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly.

This year, a very sweet old lady that I cared for, Alice, had a difficult time. She got dementia and so she had been in the hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home”.

Alice thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized (意识) that that happy moment was not going to happen, she was very sad. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!

On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night.

Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got her a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. Then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit with her.

The candlelight service was beautiful and Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.

The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift: the smile on Alice’s face.

37. The underlined word “dementia” in Paragraph 2 probably is ________.

A．an illness

B．a letter

C．a house

D．a plan

38. From the passage we can learn that Alice________.

A．didn’t like living in the nursing home	B．was thrown out by her daughter
C．returned to her home after leaving the hospital	D．expected to spend Christmas with her daughter

39. What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?

A．The candlelight service.	B．Praise from Alice’s friends.
C．Thanks from Alice’s daughter.	D．Alice’s happiness.

40. What is the best title for this passage?

A．A special candlelight Christmas Eve	B．The dream of an old lonely lady
C．A real present	D．The true love

41. Doing lots of listening practice is one of the ________ (秘诀) to becoming a good English learner.

42. I have nothing ________（特别的）to tell you.

43. After hearing his words, he felt even ________.(难过的)

44. We will join in the writing ________ (竞赛) next week.

46. Would you like to go to England for ________ (far) study?

47. He can’t get into the school basketball team because of the ________ (high).

48. Today’s weather is a little ________ (wet) than it was yesterday.

49. —Which of those pieces of music sounds ________ (good)?
—The third one.

50. Lin Tao has a pair of ________ (smile) eyes behind his round glasses.

51. It was getting dark. What was ________ (bad), it began to rain.

52. Mary answers very ________ (shy) when the teacher asks her questions.

53. After waiting for the bus for a long time, the boy became ________ (patient).

54. Whose bags are these? They’re those ________ (swim).

55. When Xi Wang was born, she ________ (weigh) just 100 grams.

56. Liu Xiang became a famous runner when he ________ (grow) up.

57. My dream is ________ (become) a teacher when I grow up.

58. He often ________ (give) seats to old people on the bus on his way to school last year.

59. A hundred years ________ (be) quite a short time in the long history, I think.

60. My younger sister has more problems than me ________ (ride) to school.

61. Everyone knows that it’s much easier to say than ________ (do).

62. Our teachers are ready ________ (help) us at any time.

63. The Kings ________ (plan) to go on a trip to Hainan Island next week.

64. If you go with me, you needn’t worry about ________ (not have) lunch.

65. Did you believe what he ________ (say)?

67. 我们的张老师面带愉快的笑容，告诉我们那个令人兴奋的消息。
Our teacher Miss Zhang ________________ and told us the exciting news.

68. 作为中国人，我们应当尽力使我们的国家更加美丽。
We Chinese people should ________________.

69. 他愿意在任何时候照顾那些需要帮助的人吗？
________________ any time?

70. 我的好朋友经常在学习方面给予我很多帮助。
My best friend often ________________ .

71. 她刚才因为走得太快碰倒了我的茶杯。
She ________________ my cup ________________ too fast just now.