People like to read stories about dog very much. They thought dogs were very clever.

One of my good friend , Bob ,had a very big dog . Its name was Bill. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Bill had a walk in the park , Bill liked walking with Bob very much.

I visited Bob last Sunday. I stayed in his house for a long time. Bob and I talked with each other happily. Soon it was time for them to go for a walk in the park . We forgot that. Bill began to worry about it. He walked around the room and sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I didn’t know this. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Bill couldn’t wait. He went out of the room and came back soon. He carried my hat in his mouth. Oh, I knew what Bill meant.

1.How many people were there in this story?

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

2.Which one is TRUE about Bill?

A. Bill was a good friend of the writer.

B. Bill liked talking with his friend.

C. Bill had many good friends , he liked playing with them.

D. Bill liked walking in the park every Sunday afternoon.

3.Where was the writer last Sunday？

A. He was at home.

B. He was in the park.

C. He was in his friend’s home.

D. He was in his office.

4.Bill began to worry because he __________ .

A. wanted to eat something

B. wanted to play with his friends

C. couldn’t find his food

D. wanted Bob to take him for a walk

5.Bill took the writer’s hat in his mouth because he _________.

A. wanted the writer to leave

B. liked the hat very much

C. wanted to eat it

D. wanted to sit on it

Wang Xiaojun is twelve years old. He lives in the country in Hunan. Today is his birthday. His parents prepare a nice dinner for him, but the boy says ,“I won’t have the dinner , today is over, and my parents are going to Shenzhen tomorrow. I don’t want to let them go.”

Wang Xiaojun has the birthday with his parents for the first time in the past three years. Three years ago, his parents went to Shenzhen to work. They stayed and worked there for three years. Tomorrow they have to go back to Shenzhen.

Wang is not the only stay-at-home child . In the country of China ,there are many children staying at home without their parents. Stay-at-home children have a lot of problems. Most of them stay with their grandparents. Some of them don’t study well because their parents can’t help them with their study.

The Chinese government (政府）now is trying to solve their problems.

1.When was Wang Xiaojun born?

A. In 2000    B. In 2001

C. In 2002    D. In 2004

2.Wang Xiaojun won’t have the birthday dinner because ___________ .

A. there isn’t a birthday cake

B. the food isn’t delicious

C. his parents are going to Shenzhen tomorrow

D. he doesn’t like the dinner

3.The “stay-at-home child” means ________ .

A. 爱家儿童   B. 顽皮儿童  C.留守儿童   D.离家儿童

4.The stay-at-home children can’t get help for study from their parents , so some of

them _________ .

A. don’t study well

B. don’t like to stay with parents

C. don’t love their parents

D. don’t have dinner with their parents

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are a lot of children like Wang Xiaojun in China.

B. The Chinese government is trying to solve these problems.

C. Wang Xiaojun ’s parents go to Shenzhen to make money.

D. Stay-at-home children don’t have any problems.

完形填空

Mr. Smith lived in a big city. When he retired(退休), he bought a small _________  in a village near the sea. He _________it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

But to his great surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most _________  building in the village. From morning to night there were _________ outside the house. They kept looking ___________ the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr. Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to _________  . So he put a notice (告示) on the window. The notice said, “If you want____________it, come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors could_________  coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. Smith had to _________  every day taking them around his house.“I came here to _________  not to work as a guide,” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.A. garden     B. shop        C. house      D. school

2.A. liked      B. hated       C. sold      D. built

3.A. big       B. interesting  C. small      D. clean

4.A. children   B. students    C. parents  D. visitors

5.A. up       B. for         C. into     D. after

6.A. come       B. leave        C. stay       D. play

7.A. to visit  B. visit        C. visits     D. visiting

8.A. go on      B. stop        C. keep       D. like

9.A. take       B. cost         C. spend      D. pay

10.A. play    B. work         C. watch     D. live

交际配对

1.What was he like when he was in primary school? A.Sure. Go along this road…

2.What size do you take?                          B. No, he wasn’t.

3.Could you tell me the way to the museum?        C. Yes, he did.

4.Did he stay in Missouri?                       D. He was quite different.

5.Was he born in Germany?                        E. Size S.

— Why not get your father a CD for Father’s Day?

— __________!

A. Well done                       B. Good idea

C. You’re welcome                D. That’s all right

People in _________ often put their hands together and nod their heads.

A. Greece          B. Russia

C. India           D. Britain

She________ a little house in the forest and wanted to enter it

A. built            B. bought

C. noticed        D. left

— What are you going to do this Saturday?

— There _______ an English party in our school. I’m going to take part in it.

A．is going to be    B．is going to have

C．is               D. are

— Is this _______?

— No, it is _______ watch.

A．him; your       B．your, his

C．yours, his      D. his, yours

书面表达

期末复习备考期间，学校组织了频繁的考试。一些同学认为这很有必要，但另一些同学则不以为然。你赞成哪种观点？请你结合实际，就是否应当进行经常性的考试发表自己的看法和理由，并发表你的观点。

要求：(1) 短文应包括表中所给信息及补充内容；

(2) 文中不得出现真实校名和姓名；

(3) 词数：80—100个，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词：期末考试the final examination   频繁的 frequent  必要的necessary

Recently, the students in our school had a discussion about whether it is necessary for us to have frequent examinations before the final examination. Some of us think