If one thing _________ the other thing, it has the other thing as one of its parts.

A. includes B. hits C. needs

— What’s the use of a_________?

—We usually type letters on it.

A. keyboard B. speaker

C. monitor

— I want to _________ Jim _________ a baseball game.

—Sounds great. He also loves playing baseball.

A. teach; to B. challenge; to

C. ask; to

— How much do you spend in the supermarket?

—The fruit cost 15 yuan and the snacks cost 10 yuan so the _________ is 25 yuan.

A. total B. prize C. gold

— What do you usually do after dinner?

—I usually take a walk. The soft Wind makes me feel _________.

A. interested B. bored

C. comfortable

— I don’t want to go swimming today.

— _________ It is great to swim in such a hot day.

A. Yes, Td love to. B. No problem.

C. Why not?

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in Italy.

As we enjoyed our coffee, a man entered and __ beside us. He called the waiter and placed his __ saying, “Two cups of coffee, and put one of them there on the wall.”

We __ this order with great interest. We saw him drink one cup of coffee but he paid for two.

When he left, the waiter put a piece of paper on the __ saying “A Cup of Coffee”.

Then two other men entered and ordered __ cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee, but paid for three and left. The waiter did the __.

After a few days, we went to this coffee shop again. A man __ dressed entered. As he sat down, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.”

The waiter __ coffee to this man. The man had his coffee and left without paying. Then the waiter wasn’t __. He took off a piece of paper from the wall instead.

Now it was very clear. What a truly __ thought! Probably it is the most beautiful wall!

1.A. ate B. played C. sat

2.A. hat B. order C. coffee

3.A. said B. asked C. heard

4.A. wall B. table C. floor

5.A. two B. three C. four

6.A. different B. special C. same

7.A. richly B. poorly C. nicely

8.A. bought B. sold C. gave

9.A. unhappy B. relaxed C. interested

10.A. bad B. terrible C. beautiful

A teacher walked around a room while teaching stress management (壓力管理). She held a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers shouted from 8 oz (盎司) to 20 oz.

She replied, “The weight (重量) doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, my arm will feel uncomfortable. If I hold it for a day, my arm will hurt. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it will become.”

She continued, “The stresses and worries in life are the same. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will be unable to do anything.”

It's important to remember to let go of your stresses. Put all your worries down as early in the evening as you can. Don’t carry them through the evening and into the night.

1.What was the class about?

A. Why people have stresses.

B. When people have stresses.

C. What kind of people have stresses.

D. What to do with the stresses.

2.What can we know from the second paragraph?

A. The teacher wanted to know the weight of the water.

B. The teacher couldn’t hold the glass for a minute.

C. The weight of the glass changed all the time.

D. The teacher would feel terrible for holding it too long.

3.What are the stresses and worries in life like?

A. A problem.

B. The teacher’s arm.

C. That glass of water.

D. The teacher.

4.What does the underlined phrase “l(fā)et go of” mean in the passage?

A. Make up. B. Find out.

C. Throw away. D. Look over.

5.What does the writer want to tell us in this passage?

A. The water becomes heavier if we hold it longer.

B. We will get hurt if we hold a glass of water.

C. We should put down the stresses early.

D. A glass of water is not a problem.

Inventions are very important and they can easily change our life. The following are some great inventions.

1.Which invention allows people not to carry much money with them?

A. The television. B. The plane.

C. The credit card. D. The pacemaker.

2.What can we NOT know about the invention of the plane?

A. Taking a plane is very convenient for us.

B. The plane is a popular way of going out.

C. It is fast and comfortable for us to take a plane.

D. People don’t like to take a plane on business.

3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A. The pacemaker. B. The invention.

C. The shock. D. The heart.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People spend more time with their family than watching TV.

B. The invention of the plane does no harm to people’s life.

C. Using a credit card, you can know how much you have spent at first.

D. The pacemaker is very expensive for most of the people.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Inventions are important and expensive.

B. Inventions change our life.

C. Four inventions are popular.

D. Inventions are easy to create.

An Wang was a Chinese-American computer engineer and inventor. He was born on February 7, 1920 in Shanghai, China. He was the oldest son of his family. He had an elder sister, Hsu; a younger sister, Yu; and two younger brothers, Ping and Ge.

An Wang's formal education began at the age of six. At that time, he entered the third grade. He had a great interest in science and Maths. His father taught him English. He graduated from Chiao-Tung University in his hometown with a degree in communications engineering.

He designed radio transmitters and receivers (無線電發(fā)射機(jī)和接收機(jī)) for China during World War II. After the war ended, he studied for a training program and went to study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There he got a master’s degree in 1946. After about a year, he got his doctor’s degree in engineering and applied physics from Harvard University. He did great work in the field of magnetic core memory (磁芯存儲器) and became an important person in the history of inventing. At the age of 70, he died.

1.How many children were there in An Wang’s family?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2.What was An Wang interested in?

A. Science and English.

B. Science and Maths.

C. English and Maths.

D. Science and Chinese.

3.What can we know from the passage?

A. An Wang and other kids went to school at the same time.

B. An Wang lived a hard life when he was young.

C. An Wang invented things to help China in World War II.

D. An Wang didn’t get a doctor’s degree during his whole life.

4.Which is the RIGHT order?

①World War II ended.

②An Wang began his formal education.

③An Wang studied at Harvard University.

④An Wang graduated from Chiao-Tung University.

⑤An Wang designed radio transmitters and receivers.

A. ②④①③⑤ B. ②④③⑤①

C. ①③②④⑤ D. ②④⑤①③

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. An Wang’s family.

B. An Wang's school.

C. An Wang’s life stories.

D. An Wang’s inventions.