Can you think        ?

A．what is his job

B．what does his job

C．what his job does

D．what his job is

Betty and Jenny are talking about jobs．Betty says that her father is a policeman．Jenney asks Betty if she wants to be a     (1)Betty says it is     (2)but a little dangerous job．Because she loves her father, she likes the job that her father     (3)．Jenny says her farther is     (4)．He works in a bank and meet with people and money every day．When Betty asks Jenny if she wants to be a bank clerk，she says“        (5)”at once．Jenny says that she loves her father very much，    (6)she doesn’t like the job that her father does．

   “What do you want to be?”Betty says．

   “I want to be a reporter?”Jenny answers．

   “But          (7)?”

   “It is        (8)and I can meet a lot people．I really like it．”Jenny answers．

   Sam says he wants to be a reporter, too．His father is a good reporter at a TV studio．It’s an exciting job，but it’s also very    (9)．He always has a lot of new things to   (10)．That’s why  he wants to be a reporter．

1．A．policeman              B．policewoman                      C．woman

2．A．a(chǎn) boring                 B．a(chǎn) bad                                 C．a(chǎn)n exciting

3．A．does                      B．did                                    C．do

4．A．a(chǎn) factory worker      B．a(chǎn) school teacher                  C．a(chǎn) bank clerk

5．A．yes                       B．hello                                  C. no

6．A．but                        B．a(chǎn)nd                                    C．or

7．A．what                     B．why                                  C．why not

8．A．interesting              B．terrible                               C．not exciting

9．A．easy                      B．cool                                   C．difficult

10．A．know                         B．think                                  C．learn

閱讀理解

1．Look at advertisement 1

　　The Browns are looking for a new house. Mr Brown wants to live in the centre of town near his work. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Brown’s children don’t care what the house is like as long as(只要)the garden is big enough.

Why didn’t the Browns buy the house in the advertisement?

[　　]

A．It was on the wrong side of the town.

B．There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C．There was no dining room.

D．The garden was too big.

2．Look at advertisement 2

　　Ann has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks they’re exciting places. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays but you get other days off. It’s not very-paid, but who cares about money?

Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

[　　]

A．It’s an easy job．

B．The pay is good and the food is free.

C．She thinks it would be fun.

D．You get long holidays.

3．Look at advertisement 3

　　Tom: There’s a new football team standing in the village, Mum. I’m old enough to play in it. We stop school at half past three, so I’d have plenty of time.

　　Mum: Well, I suppose you could do your homework later. But look, Tom, you haven’t read the advertisement carefully. You can’t possibly play for this team.

Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

[　　]

A．He’s not old enough.

B．It’s in a different village.

C．School stops too late.

D．He has to do his homework.

4．Look at advertisement 4

　　Man: I’m looking for a room to rent(租). It doesn’t matter now big it is. I don’t care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is. I’ve got to study for my exams, so the house must be quiet.

　　Girl: There are some advertisements for rooms in the paper.What about this one?

　　Man: Yes…Yes…that’s all right. Oh, dear, no, I don’t think it would do.

What’s wrong with the room in advertisement 4?

[　　]

A．It’s too small.

B．The walls are the wrong colour.

C．The man likes old furniture better.

D．It’s too noisy.

5．Look at advertisement 5 and 6

　　Man: Why don’t we rent one of the Seaview Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Seaview Hotel, and it would be much cheaper.

　　Mary: There’s one big difference between the holiday flats and the hotel. The hotel would be much less work.

Why would Mary rather stay at the hotel?

[　　]

A．They wouldn’t have to cook.

B．It’s not so expensive.

C．She would enjoy the beautiful gardens.

D．It’s nearer the sea.

Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.  "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!" the boy answered excitedly.  The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently.  Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly, "Maybe I can't finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process (過程) of digging !"
The boy's goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved.  Not every job will end up with a success.  Not every dream will come true.  But when you can't achieve your goal, maybe you can say, "Yes, but look what I've found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!" It is in the digging that life is lived. is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
【小題1】What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.            
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
【小題2】What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.                     
B. He was strict.
C. He was strong-minded.
【小題3】When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys.     
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
【小題4】What does the underlined sentence "It is in the digging that life is lived.” mean according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.      
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
【小題5】Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the Process              
B. How to Achieve Goals
C. A Journey through the Earth

Recently, CCTV reporters asked many people a simple question, “Are you happy?”

1._________ Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, responded by saying, “I don’t know.”

While the question has become a popular phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions, we ask, 2.__________________

Last year, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, “We do everything to let people live more happily.” At last year’s Nation’s People’s Congress(人代會), officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top goal for the 12^th five-year- plan.

Many think that happiness is difficult to describe and that it is from many ways. 3.___________  For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it’s about having wealth, keeping healthy or finding the perfect marriage.

Chen Shanguyan is a college student. 4._____________ “At present it relates to how well I study in a day, “ he said. “It might be linked to a good job after I graduate.”

5.______________  Does it depend on how many friends we have, or whether we own the latest smartphone? Is it even quantifiable(量化)?

Economists(經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家) are trying to measure happiness in people’s lives. Since 1972, Bhutan’s GDP measurement has been taken the place of g Gross National Happiness index國民幸福指數(shù)), according to the people’s sense of being well-governed(管理), their relationship with the environment, their satisfaction with economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)的) development, and their sense of national belonging. But is well-being more easily measured?

A．What exactly is happiness and how do you measure it?

B．The question is really too difficult for us to answer.

C．Then there is the question of measuring happiness.

D．He said his idea of happiness always developed.

E.It also means different things to different people.