— Thank you for showing me the way, Benny.

— __________.

A. Bad luck B. What a pity

C. My pleasure D. That’s right

My grandfather doesn’t have any hobbies — __________ you call playing cards a hobby.

A. if B. when C. since D. unless

— Someone swam across the Yunlong Lake this morning.

— I didn’t see it. I __________ along the lake.

A. jogged B. will jog C. have jogged D. was jogging

When we think of Christmas, we probably think of , Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.

A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870). It is about an old man Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about himself and is to share things with others. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect ghosts to visit him.

That , the ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds him his happy days as a child. Then the second ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the . Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!

Scrooge decides to change his life and to be a kind person. He celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true of Christmas!

1.A. prizes B. gifts C. fireworks D. tricks

2.A. names B. naming C. named D. to name

3.A. unwilling B. glad C. ready D. impatient

4.A. make trouble B. make mistakes C. make more friends D. make more money

5.A. praised B. punished C. saved D. recommended

6.A. two B. three C. four D. five

7.A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. night

8.A. with B. to C. of D. for

9.A. how B. what C. when D. why

10.A. past B. present C. future D. front

11.A. calm B. scared C. angry D. relaxed

12.A. promises B. fails C. continues D. forgets

13.A. quietly B. hardly C. sadly D. happily

14.A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. nobody

15.A. friendship B. story C. form D. spirit

Late last night, or early this morning, something terrible happened in East Town. Mr Raymond Johnson has lived in East Town and has worked there as a manager for many years. He is forty-two years old, unmarried, and he lives in a big wooden house on Moonlight Road. The people of East Town know Mr Johnson as an unusual man. He does not often leave his house, but his business has made him very rich. Last night, at about midnight, a man who was out walking saw that one of Mr Johnson’s rooms was on fire. He immediately called the fire station, and the firemen arrived soon after. It took them half an hour to put out the fire. The firemen were surprised that Mr Johnson did not come out of the house, and two of them went inside to look for him. But Mr Johnson was not in the house. In the bedroom the two men found an open safe（保險箱）, which was empty. There were papers on the floor. Mr Johnson’s bedroom windows on the ground floor of the house were open. The firemen also found a set of keys in the room. The police then found out that the keys belonged to Mr Paul White, who visited Mr Johnson at his home yesterday evening. The police are sure that they know the motive（動機(jī)）for the crime and are looking for Mr White. The police are puzzled because nobody knows where Mr Johnson is.

—Is that all?

—Yes. That’s all ______ I want to take.

A.which B.that C.who D.whose

—Where is North Korea?

—It lies ______ the northeast of China.

A.on B.to C.in D.at

______ Lily ______ Lucy may go with you because one of them must stay at home.

A.Not only ... but also B.Neither ... nor

C.Both ... and D.Either ... or

完形填空。

J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years younger than her. Both girls liked to their father’s bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story the age of six.

On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn’t know it. In 1992, Rowling began the first Harry Potter book for young . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is with people of all ages and about sixty books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That’s the Harry Potter series has been so popular.

J. K. Rowling is very with the success. Now she’s really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children’s books.

1.A.listen B.speak C.listening D.speaking

2.A.in B.at C.for D.to

3.A.write B.wrote C.to write D.written

4.A.writers B.drivers C.singers D.readers

5.A.best B.popular C.glad D.busy

6.A.million B.millions C.million of D.millions of

7.A.when B.where C.why D.what

8.A.sad B.worried C.unhappy D.happy

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. 1. .

Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, 2. .

3. , Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketch we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.

Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.

Leonardo was a strange man. He didn’t eat any meat, which was very unusual in those times. He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, 4. .

5. . Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.