Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped（绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.
Mark knelt(跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.
As they walked, Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.
They arrived at Bill's home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.
They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.
Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded（提醒）Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill.
“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills(安眠药). I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good time. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. "
1.When Bill fell down on his way home, Mark .
A. didn't notice that
B. went away quickly
C. helped him pick up the things
D. carried all the things for him
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mark was a warm—hearted boy.
B. Bill was good at all of his subjects.
C. Bill and Mark were in the same school.
D. Bill loved video games, baseball and history.
3.At Bill's home, they didn't .
A. drink some Coke B. watch TV
C. have a pleasant talk D. play video games
4.Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark to talk because he .
A. wanted to tell him his story
B. wanted to kill himself again
C. hoped to have lunch together
D. hoped to go on holiday together
5.What would Bill probably say at last?
A. I should die. B. You saved. my life.
C. You did a good job. D. You helped me a lot.
Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you.
Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.
Always read the question carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.
Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need. If it asks to give one answer, only write one.
If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time later.
Try not to 1eave questions unanswered when you finish the text. Sometimes a guess may get you points.
When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.
1.From the passage, we know we can to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.
A. tell ourselves not to be nervous B. ask the teacher for help
C. go out for a walk D. take a few deep breaths
2.To make sure we understand the questions, we had better .
A. read it fast B. read it till we finish it
C. read it a few times if possible D. read it slowly
3.When we finish answering all the questions, we need to
A. hand in at once B. check spelling mistakes
C. worry about our points D. check with classmates
4.The underlined word "strategies" in the passage means
A．策略
B．思维
C．途径
D．智慧
5.Which of the following is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question worths.
B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the text.
C. If it asks to give one answer, we'd better write more.
D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.
Some people say they have an answer to the problems of car crowding and pollution. In many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even a group: Bike for a Better City. They say if people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer cars and less dirty air.
For several years this group has tried to help bike riders. They want to have special roads for bikes only because when bike riders must use the same roads cars, there may be accidents. Some people for a better city feel if there were bike roads, more people would use bikes.
But bike roads have been ready yet. Not everyone thinks it is a good .Drivers don't like it, and some shop owners don't . And most people living _ far from the city to have to travel by bike. Still, has been done about it. On Saturdays and Sundays, the largest open park in New York is to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only, but the group still says this is not enough and goes on fighting bike roads.
1.A. found B. founded C. form D. looked for
2.A. fewer B. less C. many D. more
3.A. as B. like C. beside D. on
4.A. no B. only C. some D. many
5.A. hope B. mind C. help D. idea
6.A. so B. and C. neither D. either
7.A. such B. quite C. too D. so
8.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
9.A. closed B. openC. opening D. closing
10.A. get B. to get C. ask D. to ask
—Where is Elise now?
—She to post a letter.
A. has been B. has gone C. goes D. left
— did you tell him about the news?
—By an e — mail.
A. How, sending B. How, send C. How, sent D. What, sending
—Do you know your head teacher's telephone number? I have something important to tell her.
—Sorry, I can't remember. Please in the telephone book.
A. look up it B. look it over C. look it up D. look at it
