--Hello! Can I speak to Mr. White?

--Sorry，he isn't here right now．He ________ to the theme park．

A．will go        B．was going        C．has gone           D．has been

Mr. Lin gave the textbooks to all the students ________ the ones who had already taken them．

A．except         B．including         C．among         D．with

They ________ the train until it disappeared in the distance．

A．saw        B．watched         C．noticed           D．realized

The old lady didn't know ________ when the house caught fire．

A．how to do          B．how to do it          C．what to do              D．what to do it

--Excuse me，sir．Is the swimming pool open all day?

-- ________．Only from 6：30 p．m．to 9：30 p．m．

A．Yes，of course                         B．That's right

C．Sorry，I'm not sure                    D．Sorry，I'm afraid not

Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family．She goes to a good college and has everything that money can buy．The ___1___ is that the people in Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her．In fact，Jean is quite ___2___．

So Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ．She likes being anonymous（匿名的），talking to people who do not ___3___ about her famous family and her rich life．She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she ___4___ with quite often．

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ．His name was David and he lived in New York．David was full of stories and jokes，He and Jean had a ___5___ interest in rock music and modern dance．So they always spent hours talking happily on QQ and sometimes they even ___6___ the time，Of course they wanted to know more about each other，David sent her a picture of himself．He was a tall，good-looking young man with a big，happy' smile．___7___ time went by，they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other．

When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to New York，she ___8___ him to let her go with him，so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday，She would __9___ him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer，But when she knocked on David's door in New York，she found that the special friend she had ___10___ to was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim．

1．A．reason              B．problem          C．question               D．truth

2．A．proud               B．delightful           C．lonely              D．alone

3．A．think                B．tell                C．care               D．know

4．A．meets               B．works              C．plays            D．connects

5．A．common            B．different           C．same              D．mixed

6．A．lost                 B．forgot             C．chose              D．watched

7．A．So                  B．Because           C．As                D．Since

8．A．allowed              B．promised         C．asked             D．liked

9．A．lend                 B．return             C．recommend              D．take

10．A．written             B．listened            C．said             D．replied

About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way．Women are luckier．Only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter．So some people say it is safer to be driven by women．

There are different forms of color blindness．]n some cases a man may not be able to see deep red．He may think that red，orange and yellow arc all shades（色调）of green．Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green．In rare cases an unlucky man may see everything in shades of green--a strange world indeed．

Color blindness in humans is a strange thing to explain．In our eyes there are millions of very small things called “cones”．These help us to see in a bright light and to tell differences between colors．There are also millions of “rods”，but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark．They show us shapes but no color．

Some insects have favorite colors．Mosquitoes（蚊子）like blue but do not like yellow．A red light will not attract insects，but a blue lamp will．In a similar way humans also have favorite colors．Yet we are lucky．With the aid of the cones in our eyes We can see many beautiful colors by day，and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night．One day we may even learn more about the invisible（看不见的）colors around us．

1．With the help of the cones，we can _________．

A．see in a weak light                                   B．tell different shapes

C．kill mosquitoes                                           D．tell orange from yellow

2．Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?

A．Women are more careful．

B．There are fewer color blind women．

C．All of them see everything in shades of green．

D．None of them has trouble in recognizing（识别）colors．

3．This passage is mainly about _________．

A．color and its surprising effects                         B．danger caused by color blindness

C．color blindness                                          D．the invisible colors around us

Do you think there is too much noise in our city? If you live near an airport，you will be unhappy because of a plane often make a loud noise．The sound of planes or heavy vehicles is likely to cause deafness if heard continuously（不断地）．

However, most people in our city do not seem to mind noise. They like to enjoy music when they are doing uninteresting jobs．It is a new danger because pop music，when played through powerful amplifiers（放大器），can reach 120 decibels（120分贝的）at a distance of five feet．A continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness．It was discovered that many young people in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people．

In the past we used to think that only workers in every noisy places would become deaf．For example，when newspapers and books are being printed，the noise level is over 85 decibels，and some of the workers become deaf．Today，however，scientists believe that 10 percent of the workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise．

Sometimes noise of less than 85 decibels can make some people tired and stressed．We all know that too much noise makes life difficult and unpleasant．It can do great harm to people's health and prevent people from working well．Workers in noisy offices are not as efficient（效率高的）as those in quiet offices．Noise makes people less efficient．Can anything be done to reduce or control noise?

In Britain the government has made several laws to reduce noise．Though the government has spent a lot of money in making airports and main roads quieter，many people think that there are still not enough laws．For example，there are no laws to control the noise of machines．In Japan，America and Norway there are such laws．As a result，workers can be given compensation（赔偿）if they become deaf．

1．Some workers become deaf because of ________．

A．hard work                               B．a continuous noise of over 85 decibels

C．powerful amplifiers                       D．uninteresting jobs

2．Noise below the level of 85 decibels ________．

A．can affect some people's moods                     B．cannot do any harm

C．can cause sudden deafness                 D．can make office workers efficient

3．In Britain there are laws to ________．

A．stop workers from becoming deaf                   B．control the noise of machines

C．keep down noise                        D．help deaf workers in need

4．Who can be given compensation if they become deaf?

A．American workers．

B．British workers．

C．Both American workers and British workers．

D．None of the above answers．

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．

“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”

“Well，the pet shop wilt give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．

Mary wrote on the piece of paper：

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．

“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”

“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．

“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 2.0 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”

1．Which word best describes Mary?

A．Confident．        B．Generous．        C．Helpful．           D．Outgoing．

2．The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．

A．something sold cheap                                  B．something sold expensive

C．something made at home                             D．something made by children

3．How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A．$ 47.45．            B．$ 75．               C．$ 85．                     D．$102.25．

4．How did Tom know how much he would have left over after paying for the camping trip?

A，He took the cost of the trip from the profit he would make on 20 necklaces．

B．He added the cost of the trip to the profit he would make on 20 necklaces．

C．He asked Mary for the answer．

D．He took the cost of each necklace from the amount of money he had to begin with．

5．What's the best title for this story?

A．How to Make Necklaces                              B．How to Sell Necklaces

C．How to Make a Plan                                    D．How to Earn Money for a Trip

根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。

1．The three ________（spaceman）of Shenzhou Ⅶ Spaceship were warmly welcomed in Hong Kong．

2．Daniel' mother has devoted ________（she）to the teaching of Home Economics．

3．What an ________（enjoy）journey they had the day before yesterday!

4．The ________（humour）story made all of US laugh．

5．His poor eyesight is a ________（advantage）to him．