We need to come up with a/an ______ and make a decision at once.

A．information          B．advice           C．idea           D．news

Mr. Black is strongly _____ keeping animals in the zoo, because he thinks animals should also have the right to enjoy freedom.

A．up         B．for           C．against             D．down

Taking buses in Beijing is ______ than taking a taxi.

A．more cheap          B．much cheaper         C．a little cheap        D．less cheaper

Jim dislikes people ______ talk much but never do anything.

A．whom          B．when       C．whose            D．who

Students are ______ to speak loudly in the reading room.

A．told                 B．supposed                C．not supposed                  D．allowed

—What is our head teacher like, do you know?

—Oh, he is very kind _____ he looks very serious.

A．because           B．though           C．if              D．when

Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage.

（    ）1．It’s hard to make friends if you stay at home alone all the time. Get out of the house and do things that will put you in touch with others.

（    ）2．Talk about the things you like and do best. Don’t hide your strong points.

（    ）3．Watch carefully how they make and keep friends. Don’t copy all of the things they do, but try to notice what they do. Then try some of those things yourself.

（    ）4．It’s very difficult to have a conversation with people whose eyes are looking to the left, to the right, or at the floor. People may think you’re not interested in them and may stop being interested in you.

（    ）5．Let people talk about themselves before talking about “me, me, me”. Ask lots of questions and show an interest in their answers.

Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, in 1942. He went to school in St Albans. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, then he went on studying in Cambridge University. As he himself admits （承认）, he didn’t work hard. He was a lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still got good marks.

At the age of 20, he first noticed something was wrong with him. His mother was very worried and took him to see a doctor. He was sent to hospital for tests. He had an incurable （不可治愈的）illness. And the doctor said he would die before he was 23.

At first, he became very sad and disappointed （失望的）. After coming out of the hospital, he suddenly realized that life was beautiful. Later he married, found a job and had three children. He also went on with some of the most important scientific research.

Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University as a professor. He strongly believes that his story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair, ” he once said, “You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

Judge the following sentences true （T）or false （F）according to the passage.

（    ）1．As a university student, Stephen Hawking worked very hard.

（    ）2．Stephen Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when he was 23.

（    ）3．Hawking changed his life attitude （态度）after he had come out of the hospital.

（    ）4．There were three people in Haw king’s family.

（    ）5．From the passage, we know that we shouldn’t lose hope in our bad situation.

Choose the best choice from A、B or C according to what you read.

（    ）1．You can see your favourite pop singer _______.

A．in Dabieshan People’s Square   B．in the club   C． in Airplane History Museum

（    ）2．We can’t learn _____ in the club.

A．Music                        B．Art                   C．English

（    ）3．If you want to have music and dance lessons, you will pay _____.

         A．￥100                        B．￥150             C．￥180

（    ）4．People can visit the museum at _____ every day.

         A．1:00 pm             B．3:00 pm       C．7:00 pm

（    ）5．_____ can get into the museum for free.

        A．An adult                B．A student          C．A child under 5 years old

There was a little dog in the street. He liked watching the children play. One day, he followed two children home from school. Suddenly, he saw the children’s house was on fire. He knew he needed to help them right away. So he ran down the street to the fire station, barking all the way.

When he arrived at the fire station，he saw the firemen leaving. He tried to run after them, but he could not keep up. By the time he got back to the house, the street was filled with people. He looked for the children but could not see them. He was very worried.

The firemen worked very hard till the fire was out. A fireman named Jack noticed the little dog under a tree, looking across the street at the burned house.

Jack thought, “The dog could cheer up the kids.” So he brought the little dog over to the children. The little dog could not believe his eyes! The children were safe! He rushed to them. The children held the little dog and felt a little better.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

   A little dog and two children are good （1）_______. One day, he found the children’s house （2）_______ after the two children arrived home. At once he ran down to the fire station, barking （3）_______ the street. When he （4）_______ back, he didn’t find the children. He was so worried. Just then a fireman, Jack, helped the （5）_______ dog find the children.