-- How far is it from here to the hospital?

--It’s about ______ ride．

A．twenty minute         B．twenty minutes        C．twenty minutes’      D．twenty-minutes

--Look! The old man is running around the lake．

--He likes running．It has been a ______of his for many years

A．habit                       B．plan                        C．rule                 D．aim

--Why don’t you want to see the dolphin show?

--I______ it before．

A．see                         B．saw                        C．will see                     D．have seen

Mr. Black gave a lot of money to charities______ he was not rich．

A．but                 B．so                   C．though                    D．as if

--She plays the guitar wonderfully．

-- Yes，And her voice sounds______ too

A．beautiful                                                    B．more beautiful

C．beautifully                                                  D．more beautifully

--Would you like to have some fruit?

--No，thanks．I don’t feel like______ anything now．

A．eat                  B．eating                     C．to eat                      D．ate

--I’m sorry I don’t understand ______．

--Don’t worry．I’ll repeat it．

A．what you said                                             B．which you said

C．what did you                                             D．which did you say

Students work very hard but many of them are unhappy．They feel heavy pressure  1  their parents．Most students are  2  being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a bright life．Though that may be a good idea for clever students， 3  it may become heavy pressure for students who have difficulties in their studies．

Some students join the groups of trouble-makers．Many of them have worked very hard at school but they have  4  in the exams，and it makes their parents disappointed．Such students feel that they’re  5  by everyone else and they don’t want to study at school any longer．

Most parents are worried about their children，but they don't help them in any way．They think that they aren’t able to help their children and that it’s the  6  work to help them．To make matters  7  ，a lot of parents send their children to evening schools or weekend schools．Those schools only help students to pass exams．

Many schools us，tally have rules about   8  ，from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their schoolbags．  9  ，such strict rules may hurt the feelings of the students．

Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others，how to  10  right from wrong，how to show love to others，even to their parents．

1．A．with                B．for                C．from               D．to

2．A．always              B．sometime          C．never             D．hardly

3．A．and                  B．since            C．but               D．/

4．A．succeed             B．failed              C．passed            D．missed

5．A．liked                B．loved              C．disliked             D．remembered

6．A．teacher             B．teachers            C．teacher's            D．teachers

7．A．better               B．more              C．worse           D．bad

8．A．everything             B．something           C．anything              D．nothing

9．A．For example          B．In fact           C．After all            D．First of all

10．A．tell                B．say               C．talk                D．speak

Looking forward to the weekend? You are not alone in the world．People in the UK also get excited about ．he weekend，as it is a time to go out and catch up with family and friends．

Saturday morning is sports time! For boys，football is the usual choice，while girls often go to dance or fitness（健康） classes．On Saturday afternoon，the shopping malls get busy．Young people hang out，looking at clothes，music or video games．Older people like to shop on Saturday too and will take a trip to the supermarket if they need something for their house．Saturday night is the time people show off their new clothes．It's common for people to get dressed up and go out．Some people go out for dinner，to all kinds of restaurants-Italian，Indian or Chinese．

It is traditional on Sunday to go to church．A lot of places close on Sunday because of strict hours set by the government．Most people have a family day．

Sunday lunch is a big occasion，with roast（烤） bed，mast potatoes and vegetables．This often leads to a quiet night in，since everyone is very full from lunch．By Sunday night people wish they could have the weekend again．

1．People in the UK like to go to the shopping malls______．

A．every day                               B．on Saturday

C．on Sunday                                   D．on Saturday and Sunday．

2．In this passage，the word "occasion" means______

A．時(shí)刻                B．機(jī)會(huì)                 C．地方                   D．場(chǎng)合

3．According to this passage，which is NOT TRUE?

A．On Saturday，young people do some sports in the morning．

B．People like to dress themselves on new clothes on Saturday night．

C．A lot of places close on Sunday，for people must go to church．

D．Sunday lunch is very important and usually lasts a long time．

4．The best title for this passage would be _______．

A．UK weekends                           B．Weekends are funny

C．We like our weekend                     D．Enjoy your weekend

Joanne had planned to leave work early this afternoon and have a bath before going out to a meeting

When she arrived at her house，she noticed something strange about Sheba，a large dog．Sheba was lying on the floor and could hardly breathe（呼吸）．Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet immediately．

“It looks like something is stuck in her throat，" said Dr．Sterne，"it shouldn't take me too long to get it out．"

As she was going to a meeting，Joanne left the doctor with the dog and rushed back home．When she was once more entering the house，the phone rang．Dr．Sterne's anxious voice was heard，"I want you to get right out of your house immediately，" said the doctor．"The police will be there any time now．Wait outside for us．" Joanne was confused and frightened（嚇壞的），She quickly ran into the street．

At that moment，a police car stopped outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house，without explaining anything．Then the doctor arrived．Just then，the two policemen came out of the house，carrying a man，who，it seemed，could hardly walk．There was blood（血） all over him．

"I think he must be a thief，" said the doctor．"I knew he was there because I finally took three human fingers out of Sheba's throat．"

1．When Joanne arrived home，she found that______．

A．the dog was hurt by a thief

B．there was something wrong with the dog's leg

C．something was stuck in the dog's throat

D．the door was open and something was lost

2．"The vet" in this passage is ______

A．a place where a doctor lives                  B．a doctor for sick animals

C．a police station nearby                      D．a policeman on duty

3．Why did the doctor ask Joanne to get out of the house ?

A．Because there was another dog there．

B．Because he wanted to meet her outside．

C．Because he knew there was a thief inside．

D．Because people could catch a disease from the dog．

4．The thief looked very sick，because ______

A．the police had caught him

B．he was confused and frightened

C．he hadn't found any things to steal

D．the dog had bitten aft his fingers