We all know Jack Chen is a great actor, but ___________ of us remember when he was born.

A．many             B．few              C．a(chǎn) little            D．each

I can’t remember when I started collecting litter．But it was when I got tired of   1   litter nearby and realized that no one else was going to pick it up．

I lived near a forest in Ohio, America．I can walk there   2   three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog．But one day there was   3   much litter there that I became very unhappy．I decided I had to clean up the forest, and I wanted to   4   happy going there again．I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon．I took a big black rubbish bag with me．Ten minutes   5   starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it．

From then on, I   6   to the forest four times a year to pick up litter．I’m often there for three hours．It makes me feel   7   to do something for the environment．After each trip, I look at all the litter that I’ve found．If   8   of it is recyclable, I keep it．I can’t understand why people drop litter．But I will keep picking it up  9   they stop dropping it．I know I’m only doing a small bit   10   the earth, but I still think it’s important．

1．A．seeing               B．throwing                 C．dropping                 D．cleaning

2．A．a(chǎn)fter                  B．for                         C．with                       D．in

3．A．such                 B．very                       C．so                          D．too

4．A．make                 B．feel                         C．look                       D．find

5．A．a(chǎn)fter                  B．later                        C．before                    D．of

6．A．had gone           B．have gone               C．go                          D．will go

7．A．tired                  B．sad                         C．interesting              D．great

8．A．many                B．few                        C．a(chǎn)ny                        D．much

10．A．helped             B．to help                    C．help                        D．helping

We live in computer age (時代). People    1    scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago,    2    couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very    3    people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and    4    . But they can do a lot of work, many people like to use them. Some people    5    have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work    6    than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can    7    people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to    8    . Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to    9    . Computers can also remember what you    10    them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?

1.A. like B. as C. and D. with

2.A. students B. scientists C. teachers D. computers

3. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

4.A. cheap B. cheaper C. more expensive D. expensive

5. A. even B. still C. already D. yet

6. A. fast B. faster C. slow D. slower

7.A. help B. make C. stop D. use

8. A. write B. play C. study D. learn

9.A. sing B. study C. dance D. watch

10. A. put in B. put on C. put into D. put up

Jim is an American boy. He likes __41__football matches, __42 __he hasn't enough (足夠的) money to buy tickets. He has to watch the matches __43__TV at home when he has __44__homework. He must go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed (錯過) a lot of important football matches.

A big football match would be held (舉行) in the afternoon the next day. __ 45 __wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn't. He would have a physics (物理) test in __46___afternoon.

"Can we have a video, mom?" Jim asked his mother __47___he went to school. "Then from our TV set you can record (錄像) the match for me."

"I'm __48___we can't afford (買得起) one," said his mother. The next morning Jim went home with a smile, __49___a new video. "But where did you get the money, Jim?" His mother asked in surprise.

"That's __50 __, mom. I sold our TV set."

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(廣告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1.How many languages are very important in the world?

2.If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

3.How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

4.Which language is easy to learn?

5.Which countries use English as the mother tongue?