A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole neighborhood knew the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt. Later the woman spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.

“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.

The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”

The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.

“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . so it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo(弥补) the wrong.”

1. The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbor.

A. happy about    B. angry about

C. sorry for     D. excited about

2.Which of the following statements is true?

A. The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.

B. The wise man was not kind enough.

C. The woman found all the feathers at last.

D. The woman was given a lesson.

3.What did the wise man ask the woman to do those for ?

A. He wanted to fool her .

B. He wanted her to understand something .

C. He wanted her to learn how to kill a chicken .

D. He wanted her to help her neighbor.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage ?

A. A wise man is helpful  .

B. Don’t spread the gossip unless it’s true .

C. It’s easy to hurt others , but it’s hard to repair the harm .

D. Never make any mistakes .

1. What should people at the restaurant do first according to No.1 ?

A. Go to the bar.           B. Find a table.

C. Pay for their food.      D. Order the food .

2.Which is TRUE about No.2 ?

A. The Water Fitness Classes are free to people who swim ten times in one month .

B. This month , you can go to the Water Fitness Classes and use the swimming pool ten times without paying .

C. The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water Fitness Classes .

D. If you want to be healthy, you must swim for ten times in one month .

3.Students who do not sign up before Friday lunchtime _____________ .

A. will not be able to do afternoon activities next week

B. will have to work in the afternoon next week

C. won’t be able to choose their afternoon activities next week

D. will sign up Friday next week

请先阅读下面短文，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery．Her son and his wife heard the news     the radio．

“How are we going to tell your mother?” the wife asked．“The       might kill her!”

“That’s true.” the son said．

“Perhaps we’d better       to her doctor about it．He’ll know how to break the news to her       ．”

Then they explained the situation to the old lady’s doctor．

“I’m        you told me，”the doctor said，“A shock，even a happy one could give her a heart attack．          it to me ,I’ll find a way of telling her．”

He         the problems for a few days．and finally decided        he would say．

He called on the old lady and sat by her bedside ．He took her        in his．

“Let’s play a game，my dear ”he said. “ A ‘Let’s Pretend’ game.”

“Oh，yes. ”the old lady said，“I love ‘Let’s Pretend’ game.．”

“Good．I’ll ask you a question     ,”said the doctor . “Then you can ask me     ”

He pretended to think for a few      . Then said, “Tell me，what would you do if you     a million dollars in a lottery?”

“Oh，that’s an easy one，”the old lady said，“I will give you most of it because you have been so      to me all these years . Doctor !”

But the doctor was now       on the floor .He had died of a shock。

1.A. by          B. on           C. in           D. from

2.A. shock       B. dream         C. end         D. secret

3.A. ask          B. say           C. decide     D. speak

4.A. quickly     B. easily      C. quietly      D. strongly

5.A. sad        B. bored        C. glad        D. worried

6.A. Bring       B. Pass          C. Show         D. Leave

7.A. thought out  B. thought about C. came up with D. worked out

8.A. what         B. when          C. how       D. why

9.A. head       B. hands         C. eyes       D. ears

10.A. instead     B. again         C. first        D. late

11.A. this        B. that        C. it         D. one

12.A. moments    B. hours        C. weeks      D. days

13.A. win        B. won           C. will win     D. have won

14.A. good       B. bad           C. fair         D. unfair

15.A. standing    B. walking       C. lying        D. climbing

— I think sixteen-year –olds should not be allowed to drive.

— ___________. They aren’t serious enough at the age.

A. I agree.            B. What a pity.

C. I don’t think so.   D. I’m not sure.

—I heard that Tina got an “A” in the last English test?

—Wow, If she _____ here, she______ very happy .

A. was, would be    B. is ,would be

C. were , could be  D. were, will be

—I like dogs best of all. What about you, Amy?

—Not at all. I am ____ them.

A. good at     B. afraid of

C. friendly to D. interested in

— Whose T-shirt is this ?

—It might be ______ . They are both on the school football team.

A. Mike’s or Jack’s        B. Mike’s and Jack’s

C. Mike and Jack’s          D. Mike or Jack’s

—David has made great progress this term .

—So he has and            .

A. so you have    B. so have you

C. So are you    D. So you are

—Listen! Someone is playing the piano in the room. It _______ be kate’s.

—No, it _______ be Kate . She has gone to London.  .

A. must,  mustn’t  B. must , needn’t

C. can, can’t     D. must, can’t

— He’s already back to Australia,________ ?

— _______ .He’s on a visit to Shanghai .

A. isn’t he , No   B. hasn’t he, Yes

C. isn’t he , Yes D. hasn’t he , No