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( ) 1. ----- Will people use money in 100 years? ----- _______________A.Yes, they doB. No, they don’tC. Yes, they areD. No, they won’t.( ) 2. He said he would do better _______ math next semester.A. inB. onC. atD. with( ) 3. ______Li Ping was practicing the piano , Zhang came into the room.A. WhenB. WhileC. BecauseD. But( ) 4. In fact ，we find it ______ to learn a foreign language in two weeks.A. easilyB. differentC. impossibleD. nervous( ) 5. We’ll stay here if it _______ tomorrow.A. rainB. rainsC. is rainingD. will rain( ) 6. —Do you know _______? ---He will be an actor.A. what will he doB. what will he beC. what he will doD. what he will be( ) 7. Our flight will ______ at nine. Please meet us at the airport.A. fallB. dropC. followD. land( ) 8. He feels lonely in Wenzhou because he has _____ friends here.A. a fewB. fewC. a littleD. little( ) 9. He didn’t know __________.A. where he livedB. where did he liveC. he lived whereD. where does he live( ) 10. ----Could I go skating with you, dad?------_______ You have to practice piano at home.A. You should do thatB. Have a good timeC. Of courseD. I am afraid not.( ) 11. I think there will be ______tall buildings and there will be ____pollution in the future.A. more; fewerB. more; lessC. fewer; lessD. much; fewer( ) 12. He said he was having a birthday party ______ his father______ Sunday night. .A. for; onB. from, inC. with; atD. of; under( ) 13. —What did he say? —He said _____.A. he is having a surprising party for himB. if she go to her homeC. why she want to do that.D. the earth moves around the sun.( ) 14. There is _______in today’s newspaper. I don’t want to read it again.A. something newB. new nothingC. anything newD. nothing new( ) 15. I don’t know there.A. to getB. how getC. where to getD. how to get( ) 16. He when he was only four.A. was able to swimB. able to swimC. was swimmingD. can’t swim( ) 17. What the police at 4:00 pm yesterday?A. was; doingB. did; doC. were; doingD. does; do( ) 18. I’ll go there if it _____tomorrow.A. not rainB. not rainsC. doesn’t rainD. won’t rain( ) 19---What’s the problem, Henry?-----. _______.A. I don’t have many friends.B. I’m happy to pass the examC. I’d love toD. you are welcome.( ) 20.—My clothes are out of style. What should I do?—_____________.A. maybe you are rightB. maybe you should buy some new ones.C. you should be gladD. you should take a part-time job.二．填空填空Once there lived an old man．He liked gold (金子) 1 than anything else in the world．He often said．“If I have a lot of gold，I 2the happiest man in the world．”One day 3he was traveling (旅行) in the desert (沙漠)，the old man lost his way．He was 4 hungry and thirsty ，but there 5only sand (沙子) around him．Just then，he 6 a bag．He took up the bag 7opened it．He 8that the bag was full of gold．He was so 9that he threw away the bag and began crying．Now，the old man knew that 10was something better than gold in the world．()1．A．good B．best C．well D．better()2．A．will be B．am C．is D．was()3．A．as B．while C．where D．as soon as()4．A．many B．much C．very D．very much()5．A．were B．are C．was D．is()6．A．looked B．found C．find D．watched()7．A．and B．or C．but D．to()8．A．watched B．looked at C．saw D．seeing()9．A．happy B．sad C．pleased D．interesting()10．A．it B．he C．who D．there三、阅读理解(A)Victoria Middle School ReportStudent: Jenny BrownDate: 25/4/08 Signed: Ms Yang( ) 1. Whose school report is it?A. Victoria’sB. Jenny Brown’sC. Ms Yang’sD. We don’t know( ) 2.Which subject of the following was Jenny best at?A. MathB. ChineseC. EnglishD. Science.( ) 3. How did Jenny do in sports?A. WellB. So-soC. V ery badly.D. Badly.( ) 4. From the report, we can know that Jenny .A. is good at computerB. likes science better than mathC. does well in ChineseD. is the captain of the basketball team( ) 5. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Jenny is very interested in English.B. Jenny is the best student in her class.C. Jenny doesn’t do well in math at all.D. Jenny does well in all the subjects.(B)Jack was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school, of course, but he didn’t study hard there and tried t o do little work. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become a doctor, too, when he grew up. But one day Jack said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to be a dustman (清洁工).”“A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very surprised. “That is not a good job. Why do you want to become a dustman?”“Because I would only have to work one day a week.” Jack answered.“Only one day a week?” his mother said. “How do you know?”“Well”, Jack answered, “I know t hat the dustmen come to work on Thursday every week, because I only see them on that day.”( ) 6. How did Jack do at school?A. He liked his school.B. He tried to do much work at school.C. He worked hard at school.D. He didn’t study hard at school.( ) 7. What did Jack’s parents want him to be?A. a doctor.B. a dustman.C. a teacher.D. a worker.( ) 8. Why did Jack hope to be a dustman?A. Because that job was very interesting.B. Because he thought the dustman worked only on Thursday.C. Because he could make more money.D. Because it was a dirty job.( )9. Jack’s mother felt surprised when she heard Jack want to be a dustman, because__________.A. her son couldn’t be a dustman.B. she liked the job.C. it was difficult to get such a jobD. that was not a good job.( ) 10. What do you think of Jack?A. He liked cleaning.B. He was very lazy.C. He liked the dustman’s work.D. He didn’t want to be a doctor.(C)Our school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won’t only have high marks. They should not dye(染) their hair, smoke or drink because they’re students. The following are some of the new rules.Have you ever copied someone’s work in an exam? Don’t do that again! That’s not something an honest(诚实) student should do.Do more at school. Good students should love animals and care for other people.Be open to new ideas. Do you think people can live on the moon? Maybe you will find another earth someday. Don not look down on(轻视) new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone.Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your cla ssmates? Don’t let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for students. But some things on the Internet are not good for children and they are a waste(浪费) of time to students, so try to look at web pages (网页) that are good for you.( ) 11. If you go home late, you should tell your _____ about it.A. father and motherB. teachersC. childrenD. classmates( ) 12. What’s the meaning of “protect” in the passage?A. 喜欢B. 担心C. 远离D. 保护( ) 13. Good web pages for children can __________.A. be a waste of timeB. help them with their studiesC. do homework for themD. make life difficult( ) 14. According to the passages, which of the following is TRUE?A. Tell the truth, even when you are wrong.B. Keep some animals but don’t care for them.C. Look down on new ideas.D. Everything on the Internet is good for children.( ) 15. The passage mainly tells us how to _______A. care for othersB. do more at schoolC. be top studentsD. use the Internet 四.词汇运用 请帮助本文作者完成他的演说稿，注意单词的正确形式.Most of the parents take good care of their 1 ( 自己的) children. They hope that they will not2 ( 失败 )the exams. They hope that they can have a bright3 ( 将来 ). But some parents don’tcare their children’s idea and hobby. They don’t give their children a 4 ( 机会 ) to have their freetime. They don’t care w hat children like to do, 5 ( 也 ). All of these make the children 6 ( 争吵 ) with the parents. 7 ( 幸运地 ), my parents can love me and understand me. They always let memake a ____8_____（决定 ）by 9 ( 我自己 ).Under the care of my parents, I’m livi ng a comfortable10 ( 生活 ). Here I’d like to send my thanks to them.五.用所给单词的适当形式填空1.Tom seems ________ ( know ) the man over there .2.I was good at ________ ( speak ) Spanish.3.If Sally ___________ ( go ) to the cinema ,I will go to the cinema ,too.4.The old man makes a living by _________ ( sell ) vegetables .5.The plane _________ ( take ) off in five minutes.6.The teacher told Tom __________ ( bring ) his homework to school .8. Mark has a hard time _________ (write ) articles.9.I find it very easy _______ （climb ） the mountain . 10.He says he _________ (return ) the library book next Friday.六．句型转换1. Tom said, “I’ll go there tomorrow.” (变成间接引语)→Tom said that ______ ______ go there the neat day.2. She also had a red bike.（变成否定句） → She ______ have a red bike, ______.3. Tom watched TV yesterday afternoon. (用at 3 o’clock yesterday 改写) → Tom ________ ______TV at 3 o’clock yesterday.4. Get up early, or you’ll be late for school. (改为同义句) →______ you ______ get up early, you’ll be l ate for school.5. I hope my grandparents will be healthy. (改为同义句) →I hope my grandparents will be in ______ ______. 七、书面表达假如你是Jane,大明是你的好朋友，他以前成绩很好， 自从家里有了电脑以后，大明总是以查资料为由，常常打游戏，导致成绩直线下降，他爸爸很着急。