Since last year, I have worked in a foreign company in my city. I always have lots of work to do. However, no matter how busy I am every day, I won’t forget one important thing. That is to meet my daughter Sally at her school gate on time. After getting home, we go to the park in our neighborhood. Sally plays there. I just wait for her. Every time I tell her that it’s time to go back home, Sally answers, “Five more minutes, Dad!” I always smile and say “OK” to her.
“What a patient father you are! Your kid is so lucky to have a father like you!” Every time I hear such words, I feel that being a father makes me really proud.
In fact, I didn’t use to spend lots of time with Sally. I didn’t change until Tom’s son died in a traffic accident. Tom told me that he never spent much time with his son, not even five minutes a day. I can never forget Tom’s sadness. At that time I decided not to make the same mistake as Tom had made. I think that when my daughter wants more time to play, I will spend more time enjoying being with her.
Life is uncertain. Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. So, please give someone you love another five minutes every day.
1.The writer ________ every day.
A. meets his daughter at the school gate B. has nothing to do
C. doesn’t care much about his work D. takes his daughter to school
2.The writer always waits his daughter for another five minutes because ________.
A. he likes waiting for others B. he doesn’t want his daughter to be sad
C. he has nothing to do D. he thinks Sally is studying for a test
3.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The writer had worked in the company for two years.
B. After school, the writer always takes Sally to the park near his house.
C. Tom used to spend little time with his son.
D. The writer spends five minutes longer with his daughter than he used to be.
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. A Patient Father B. A Lovely Girl
C. Life Is Uncertain D. Five More Minutes
There is an old English saying. It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever. This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours' sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work well and they may not be healthy.
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.Exercise also helps the blood to move around inside the body. It is very important. Our blood moves to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better.
1.If we want to be healthy, we must________.
A. eat more B. sleep more C. play more D. go to bed early and get up early
2.Children of young age should have ______ hours' sleep every day.
A. ten B. nine C. eleven D. twelve
3.If children don't have enough sleep, they will not________.
A. work well B. be healthy C. eat well D. A and B
4.The body also needs________.
A. walking B. running C. exercise D. playing
5.Does exercise help us to think better?
A. Yes, it does. B. No, it doesn't. C. No, it does. D. Yes, it doesn’t.
In the morning Mr. Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house．He sees so much snow in the garden．Mr. Smith wants to take his car out，so he asks a man to clean the road from his garage(车库)to the gate．He says to the man，"Don’t throw any snow on that side．It will damage(损坏)the flowers in my garden，and don’t throw any on the other side for it will damage the wall．And don’t throw any into the street，or the policeman will come. Then he goes out．
When he comes back，the path is clean．there is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street．But when he opens the garage to get his car out，he sees，the garage is full of snow．the snow from the path，and his car is under the snow!
1.In the morning Mr. Smith finds ______is full of snow．
A. his garden B. his garage C. his house D. his car
2.He wants a man to clean the road．He _______ ．
A. doesn’t like snow at all B. likes the clean road
C. wants to take his car out of the garage D. often asks the man to do something
3.Where does Mr. Smith tell the man to throw the snow in the garden?
A. On the flowers B. Into the street C. On the wall D. We don’t know
4.He opens the garage________.
A. and takes his car out B. and finds it’s full of snow
C. and finds there is no air in D. and takes snow out
Do you know an exciting computer game that is also educational? Malmo Software has four new games that will surprise you.
Space Pirate lets you go through the Galaxy(银河系) on your own starship. You will find interesting stars and learn science along the way.
In Crazy Cooking, you can choose meat and vegetables,cook them in your video kitchen and ask your friends to eat with you. At the same time, you will learn math by working with lots of numbers and measurements(数量).
Time Machine lets you go back to any time in history to see what it was like. You can find out almost all things you want to know. You can meet George Washington or study a map with Columbus.
Word Search takes you on a trip through the English language-where it began,who started it,and why something is different now. On your trip,you will learn new words and spellings.
Each of these new games on CD-ROM and costs only ＄15.95. Or you can get all four games for only ＄50. These are the best new games!They will give you lots of fun, and you’ll learn many things from them. So don’t wait!Go to the shop now.
1.According to the passage,what can you learn by playing Crazy Cooking?
A. Science B. Math C. English D. Geography
2.If Jim is interested in history,which of the following games may he be interested in?
A. Space Pirate B. Crazy Cooking C. Time Machine D. Word Search
3.How much do you need to pay if you want to buy two games?
A. ＄50 B. ＄31.9 C. ＄25 D. ＄15.95
4.The passage is probably from a _______.
A. newspaper B. dictionary C. storybook D. diary
VIII.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hello ! Can I help you?
B: Yes,please.1.
A: What kind of volunteer work would you like to do?
B:2.
A: Oh, we need someone to help teach kids to play basketball.
B: Sorry, I can’t play basketball. 3.
A: Oh, there’s a job-cleaning up the park. It’s on Sundays.
B: I am afraid I can’t do that. I have to help look after my grandmother on Sundays.
A: Oh, I see. Here is another job.4.
B: Sorry. I can’t even repair my own bicycle.
A: OK. Maybe this is a good one. Would you like to read to sick people in the hospital? You can do it any day you like.
B: 5. When could I start?
A: How about today?
B: OK, no problem!
Last year Mike left school. He came to Paris to find a _______. He went to one company after_______company. But no one wanted him. Then he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the________He felt very sad and ________It was very late at night and the station was full of ________. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train He bought the________ ticket,so he was very happy.
At that time,_______woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to________her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left,he sat on the bench and didn’t know________to go. Just then an old man came and said, “Young man,I saw what you did to help the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to_______for me?”
1.A. school B. worker C. hospital D. job
2.A. another B. other C. any D. else
3.A. hotel B. station C. restaurant D. company
4.A. happy B. tired C. pleased D. glad
5.A. animals B. doctors C. people D. teachers
6.A. second B. last C. first D. third
7.A. a B. an C. the D. /
8.A. lend B. buy C. sell D. return
9.A. what B. where C. when D. which
10.A. work B. study C. play D. learn
