6. A. at B. in C. on D. or 7. A. A B. The C. Of D. They 8. A. of B. in C. or D. for 9. A. in B. on C. out D. inside 10. A. at B. on C. by D. in ADAAB ABBAD 11
John lives __1__ because his wife died. He works hard all his life, __2__ he is very poor. Now he is __3__ old that he can’t work. He has three sons, but they are married, and they are very busy. They only have time to eat dinner with their __4__ once a week.
The old man grows __5__, and his sons come to see him __6__. ―They don’t need me at all now,‖ he tells himself. They are afraid I’ll become a burden. Then he makes a plan.
The next morning, he finds a large box, fills __7__ lots of broken pieces of glass, and then locks it with an old lock.
In the afternoon, his sons come for dinner. They find the box, ―What’s in this box?‖ they ask. ―oh, nothing‖ the old man says.
―It must __8__ gold,‖ they think. So they want to guard the treasure. They decide __9__ with the old man. They can look after him, too. This goes on for __10__.
At last, the old father dies. The sons give him a very nice funeral. After the funeral, they open the box. They find it full of broken glass. There is a note on the glass: Honor your father and mother. 1. A. lonley B. lone C. alonely D. alone 2. A. so B. and C. but D. because 3. A. very B. so C. rather D. too 4. A. wives B. mother C. father D. children 5. A. older and older B. old and old C. younger and younger D. young and young 6. A. more and more B. little and little C. less and less D fewer and fewer. 7. A. of B. in C. use D. with 8. A. be full of B. is full of C. be fill of D. is fill of 9. A. live B. lived C. living D. to live 10. A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times DCBCA CDADC 12
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not __1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonard da Vinci had drwan pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced __2__ long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses __3__ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed __4__, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel __5__ if they ride to work. It’s because __6__ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes __7__ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work __8__ their cars. And in this way, the situation is made more serious. __9__ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to
creat paths only for bicycles, and to make __10__ so difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars into the city that they will go back to using their bicycles. 1. A. invent B. inventing C. invented D. to invent 2. A. before B. when C. since D. until 3. A. much B. quite a lot of C. very little D. many 4. A. world B. countries C. land D. earth 5. A. lucky B. glad C. sorry D. tired 6. A. the number of B. a number of C. the kind of D. all kinds of 7. A. safer B. more dangerous C. much dangerous D. safe 8. A. by B. in C. use D. drive 9. A. Hardly B. May be C. Perhaps D. Nearly 10. A. it B. them C. us D. that CDCBD ABBCA 13
A little boy wanted to meet God, so he started his trip with some cakes and orange juice. On his way he saw an old woman __1__ in the park. The boy sat down next to her. The old lady looked __2__, so he offered her a cake. She __3__ it thankfully and smiled at him. Her smile was __4__ pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he gave her a bottle of orange juice. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was very happy! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never say a word. As it grew dark, the boy got up to leave. __5__ he left, he gave her a kiss. She gave him her __6__ smile ever.
When the boy __7__ home, his mother saw the look of joy __8__ his face. She asked him, ―__9__ made you so happy?‖ He replied, ― I had lunch with God. She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!‖ The old woman also returned to her home __10__. Her son asked, ―Mother, why are you so happy?‖ She answered, ―I ate cakes in the park with God. You know, he’s much younger than I expected. 1. A. sits B. sitting C. to sit D. sat 2. A. hungry B. angry C. thirsty D. tired 3. A. received B. gave C. accepted D. refused 4. A. very B. too C. so D. quite 5. A. Before B. After C. Since D. Until 6. A. big B. bigger C. the biggest D. biggest 7. A. got to B. got C. reaches D. arrived in 8. A. in B. with C. at D. on 9. A. Which B. Where C. What D. Why 10. A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. happier BACCA DBDCA 14
Do you know the story about the fox and the grapes? A fox is __1__ food. He is very hungry. Now, he __2__ near a wall. The wall is very __3__.
The fox is looking up. He sees __4__ fine grapes __5__ the wall. He smiles and says, ―__6__ nice they are! I want to eat them.‖
The fox jumps and jumps, __7__ the wall is too high. He __8__ get the grapes.
The fox says, ―I must go now. I don’t like those grapes. __9__ are green. They are not __10__ to eat.‖
1. A. seeing B. finding out C. looking for D. finding 2. A. stands B. goes C. comes D. gets 3. A. much B. strong C. small D. high 4. A. much B. a little C. few D. a lot of 5. A. in B. on C. at D. for 6. A. Very B. Too C. What D. How 7. A. and B. so C. but D. or 8. A. can’t B. can C. must D. doesn’t 9. A. It B. We C. You D. They 10. A. bad B. better C. good D. hard CDDDB DCADC 15
Helen was a very __1__ girl, and her parents were quite proud of her. A lot of young men in the town wanted to marry her, but she was not satisfied __2__ any of them.
One evening, one of the handsomest of the young men who wanted to __3__ Helen came to visit her in her parents’ house and asked her to become his wife. She answered, ―No, Tom. I __4__ marry you. I want to marry a man who is famous, who can __5__ music, sing and dance very well, who can tell __6__ interesting stories, who doesn’t smoke or drink, who stays at home in the evenings and who stops __7__ when I am tired of listening.‖
The young man got __8__, took his coat and went to the dorr. But before he __9__ the house, he turned and said to Helen, ―It isn’t a __10__ you are looking for. It’s television set.‖ 1. A. pretty B. sad C. handsome D. ugly 2. A. to B. with C. for D. at 3. A. like B. heat C. understand D. marry 4. A. hasn’t B. didn’t C. won’t D. hadn’t 5. A. dance B. hit C. beat D. play 6. A. fairly B. hardly C. really D. possibly 7. A. talk B. talking C. talked D. to talk 8. A. back B. upon C. up D. down 9. A. went B. lived C. left D. stayed 10. A. thing B. men C. boy D. man ABDCD CBCCD 16
Many of the older people at Ellen Hospital were lonely. __1__ came to see them and they had no one to __2__. Linda who worked at the hospital, had an __3__.
Most people like dogs. She would __4__ a dog to the hospital. Maybe some of the older people would like it __5__ a pet.
Llinda took the dog to the __6__. It was called ―Dr. Duffy‖. __7__ it was allowed to walk around the hospital, Linda was right. The older people __8__ the dog. They enjoyed petting it and talking
to it. Over the years, Dr. Duffy and other __9__ have made the older people much __10__. 1. A. Anyone B. Someone C. No one D. Every one 2. A. quarrel with B. laugh at C. call on D. talk to 3. A. idea B. way C. thought D. question 4. A. ask B. take C. invite D. call 5. A. as B. for C. in D. on 6. A. school B. hotel C. park D. hospital 7. A. But B. And C. Or D. Yet 8. A. were afraid of B. became careful with C. looked after D. like 9. A. people B. children C. animals D. students 10. A. more lonely B. happier C. younger D. more interesting CDABA DBCAB 17
Last Saturday, Tony went to see Benny. But he didn’t know __1__ Benny lived. On the way, he stopped __2__ a yellow house, and asked an old woman the __3__ to Benny’s house. ―His house is not far from my house,‖ said the woman. ―It’s behind the trees. But you can’t get there __4__. You can go there by bus. It’ll __5__ you hours to get there __6__ foot.‖ ―What’s __7__ with her?‖ Tony thought. ― I can see Benny’s house from here now. It’s behind the __8__.‖
Then Tony walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was __9__. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn’t see a boat. The house was on the other side of the __10__. 1. A. what B. where C. how D.why 2. A. in front B. in front of C. behind D. besides 3. A. place B. house C. bus D. way 4. A. well B. now C. easily D. hurry 5. A. spend B. take C. bring D.carry 6. A. in B. on C. by D. with 7. A. matter B. trouble C. wrong D. right 8. A. houses B. rivers C. trees D. boats 9. A. right B. good C. wrong D. fine 10. A. road B. street C. tree D. river BBDCB BCCAD 18
Do you often visit museums? Museums are often full __1__ interesting and beautiful things, but in most museums you can only __2__ the thing there. You can’t touch them. This is not very interesting for most of us. People want to touch things. They want to use them and __3__ them. That is __4__ we learn about things. If we are interested in something, we learn about it __5__. If we are bored we do not learn very much. But some museums are __6__. For example, at the Boston Children’s Museum, young people can use computers and __7__ modern machines. They can __8__ make movies and play games there. In this kind of museums children are not bored. They can __9__ a lot __10__ the museum. 1. A. of B. with C. in D. by 2. A. look B. look at C. looked D. look on
3. A. play B. make C. play with D. eat 4. A. why B. where C. when D. how 5. A. much easily B. more easily C. much easier D. more easier 6. A. different B. same C. difficult D. difference 7. A. these B. that C. other D. another 8. A. also B. to C. then D. either 9. A. see B. watch C. look D. learn 10. A. of B. at C. from D. in ABCDB ACADD 19
John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a __1__ student when he was young. He was often late for __2__ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teahing. He didn’t understand much, __3__ he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher __4__ the students a question, ― When Jack was ten years old, __5__ brother Bob was twenty, Jack is fifteen now and __6__is his brother Bob?‖ John said, ―That’s easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.‖
Another time, the __7__ in a science class asked, ―When it thunders （打雷）, __8__ do we always see the light before we __9__ the sound?‖
―But, Miss,‖ said John quickly, ―don’t you __10__ our eyes are in front of our ears?‖ 1. A. good B. tall C. rich D. fat 2. A. sleep B. luch C. class D. play 3. A. so B. and C. or D. but 4. A. sent B. asked C. told D. found 5. A. your B. my C. his D. her 6. A. how many B. how old C. what D. who 7. A. teacher B. farmer C. nurse D. policeman 8. A. what B. when C. where D. why 9. A. break B. make C. hear D. smell 10. A. read B. hope C. study D. know ACDBC BADCD 20
One day there was an argument between the wind and the sun. ―I’m much __1__ than you,‖ said the wind. ―No, I don’t agree with you!‖ said the sun. while they are arguing, they saw a man __2__ along the road. He is wearing a heavy coat. The sun said to the wind, ―Now, let __3__ see who can make the man take __4__ his coat. Then we will know who is stronger.‖
First the wind tried. It began to blow very hard. It blew __5__ hard that the man pulled his coat around him. The wind was __6__ with the man. Then it said to the sun, ―Now, it’s your __7__.‖ The sun started to __8__ on the man. Soon it got very __9__! The man took off his coat. The argument was over. We know the __10__ was stronger now. 1. A. strong B. strongly C. stronger D. strongest 2. A. walking B. walk C. walks D. walked 3. A. we B. our C. us D. ours