I think goldfish are difficult        ．

A． takes care of              B． to take care of     

C． to take care                D． take care of

It’s very late now．How long have you        computer games? 

A． playing          B． be playing          C． played           D． been playing

—Would you like        some milk?   

—No, thanks．I don’t feel like        anything now．

A． to have, to drink                          B． having, to drink

C． having, drinking                     D． to have, drinking

Thank you very much for        me        the housework． 

A． helping, with        B． help, with         C． helping, out           D． helps, with

—Would you mind        out the litter when you go out? 

—No,          ．

A． taking, I wouldn’t                               B． to take, you’d better not

C． taking, not at all                        D． to take, certainly not

These days computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns．A lot of small shops along busy streets have   l    into computer game houses in order to get more    2  ．These places are always crowded with people．    

In the computer game houses, people    3    a lot of money matching on the machines．It’s    4   for one to beat a computer，but one can get ahead after trying again and again．People want to win when they play computer games．The more they    5   , the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t 1ive    6   it．

     The result is that some people don’t want to    7    and take days off to play in computer game houses for hours and hours．For school boys, things are    8   ．They couldn’t set their mind on their lessons．When school is over，they rush to the computer game houses near their schools．Some of them can get enough money from their parents．Some of them are not    9   to get the money．So they steal others’ money and become bad．

     Computer games addiction（上瘾）is a serious problem in our life．Something has to be done to    10   it．

1． A． got                        B． become                C． changed            D． gone

2． A． boys                     B． money                 C． computers          D． houses

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

4． A． time                      B． easy                    C． good                      D． hard

5． A． fail                        B． make                   C． pay                        D． miss

6． A． with                     B． for                      C． without                  D． by

7． A． live                       B． play                     C． win                        D． work

8． A． even worse            B． changed               C． better                     D． well

9． A． happy enough    B． enough lucky    C．enough happy         D． lucky enough

10． A． close                   B． keep                    C． develop                  D． stop

In some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13．They don't think 13 is a lucky number．For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor．

My friend Jack has got the same idea．He doesn’t like the number 13, either．

One day, my friend Jack asked some friends to dinner． Mr. and Mrs. came here, too． When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table．He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food．Suddenly, he cried out, “Oh, there are thirteen people here!” Everyone's face turned white except Mr. Brown．He said slowly with a smile on his face, “Don't worry, my dear friends．We have fourteen people here．My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few months．She's in the family way now．” 

All of them became happy again．

“Congratulations!” they said to Mr. and Mrs. Brown．They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening．

1． Some foreigners think the number 13 is       ．

A． lucky                    B． luckily          C． unlucky                  D． unluckily

2． Mr. and Mrs. Brown were Jack’s       ．

A． parents                  B． friends         C． classmates              D． relatives

3． Everybody’s face turned white when they       ．

A． saw Jack                                         B． saw the food  

C． heard the number 13                         D． were drinking

4． The sentence “She is in the family way now” means       ．

A． she is going to have a baby                B． she is at home

C． she is on her way home                     D． she is coming from home now

5． All of them became happy again because       ． 

    A． Mr. Brown told not to worry              B． they enjoyed the delicious food

    C． Mr. Brown would have a baby           D． the number of people was 14 not 13

Children’s schooling is changing very fast． In the past, teachers kept children sitting still for hours． They made them memorize（记住） different kinds of things． In other words, the children had to go on repeating things until they knew them “by heart”． Today, many want to know if it’s possible to make children learn all．They say they can only help them learn． They say they must let children learn and find out things themselves．  

But for some children, school is a kind of prison（监狱）．They are there only because their parents make them go．They get out of the classroom as soon as the teacher lets them leave．Many of them want to find work, but the law will not let them work until they reach a certain age．And so, they have to stay in school． Often they do not learn anything at all and hate school every moment．

1． The word “schooling” in the passage means          ．

    A． 学费                     B． 教育            C． 锻炼              D． 训练

2．Which of the following has the same meaning to“go on repeating”?

    A． read and write                                    B． read or write once

    C． read or write twice                             D． read or write again and again

3． Now, the teachers try their best to          ．

    A． make their students learn more in class

    B． teach their students how to learn themselves

    C． make their students do everything they say

    D． ask their students to do more exercises after class

4． Some children hate schools because          ．

    A． they hope to spend much time reading

    B． their teachers aren’t friendly to them 

    C． they regard them as prisons

    D． they are angry with their classmates

5．          , so they want to stop to find work．

    A． Some children need some money

    B． Some children dislike staying in school

    C． Some children fall behind their classmates

    D． Some children come from poor families

1．        is from Canada．

A． Bill Gates               B． Mark Twain    C． Thomas Edison     D． Celine Dion

2． The        was born in 1835．

A． inventor                 B． singer             C． doctor                  D． writer

3． My Heart Will Go On is the name of a        ．

A． book                   B． song              C． story                 D． film

4． Dr Bethune worked in China for about        years．

A． 2                          B． 4                   C． 6                          D． 8

5． Which of the following is TRUE?          ． 

    A． Mark Twain write Business @ the Speed of Thought

    B． Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1955

    C． Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions

    D． Celine Dion stopped singing in 1997

In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution．They join “environment clubs”．In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean．

Here are some things students often do．

No-rubbish lunches．How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask   students to bring their lunches to school in bags that can be used again．Every week they will choose the classes that make the least rubbish and report them to the whole school． 

No-car day．On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car—not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember:

Walk, jump, bike or run．Use your legs! It’s lot of fun!

Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that will fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets．

We love our environment．Let’s work together to make it clean．

1． Environment clubs ask students          ．

    A． to run to school every day                   B． to take exercises every day

    C． not to forget to take cars                     D． not to throw away lunch bags

2．From the passage we know that the students usually have lunch          ． 

    A． at school               B． in shops         C． in clubs        D． at home  

3． On a no-car day,          , will take a car to school．

    A． both students and teachers                   B． only students

    C． neither students nor the teachers           D． only teachers   

4． After students mend the toilet, they save          ． 

    A． a small river           B． a club           C． a lot of water  D． a toilet