Peter was an English boy．His hobby was collecting stamps．He had stamps from many countries．Peter’s favourite stamp came from France．He had every French edition(版本)from 1960 to 2004 except a 1974 special edition stamp．It was very hard to find．He looked for it everywhere even in stores, at street markets and on the Internet．He asket his friends and relatives to help him．But nobody could find the stamp．It made Peter very sad．
“Don’t worry, Please have patience(耐心)，”his father said to him．“You’ll find it someday．”
“I hope so,” Peter said．
Peter also liked making friends．He had a penfriend named Victor who was in France．They wrote to each other every month．Victor knew Peter liked collecting stamps．One day Victor’s mother Laura gave him an old French stamp．It was a big, green one．He used it to post a letter to Peter．
As soon as Peter received the letter, he looked carefully at the stamp．He was very amazed to see that it was the 1974 special edition stamp．
Peter was too happy!He told the good news to his sister and his parents．
“You see,” his father said, “you did find your stamp in the end．So you know, it’s good to have two things in life．”
“What are they?” Peter asked．
“Friends and patience, ” his father answered．
1.Peter’s favorite stamps came from ________．
A. China
B. English
C. France
D. Germany
2.When Peter couldn't find the 1974 special French edition stamp, he felt ________．
A. unhappy
B. happy
C. angry
D. excited
3.Peter’s pen friend was__________.
A. Phillip B. Victor C. Thomas D. Laura
4.The color of the 1974 special edition stamp was__________.
A. blue B. red C. brown D. green
5.Peter’s father thought it good to have ________ in life．
A. money and time
B. books and food
C. friends and patience
D. beautiful clothes and wine
A：Linda，are you free tomorrow evening?
B:1.
A:Why not go to the movies?
B:2.I like seeing movies very much.
A: 3.
B:Well,I like comedies because they are funny.What about you?
A:I like them,too.I hear Mr. Bean is on. 4.
B:Sure.Let’s meet at six o’clock tomorrow evening.
A: 5.
B: OK.See you tomorrow evening.
A:See you.
Man has a big brain (脑). He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals _________they can think and learn. They know now that dogs, monkeys, birds can learn, too. They are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can't speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or unhappy. Apes (类人猿) can understand something_______ than man. One or two of them have learned a few ____. But they can not join words to make sentences. They cannot think ________us because they have _____language. Language is a wonderful thing. Man________build a modern world because he has language.________child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five, _____no animals learn to speak._________do children learn it? Scientists don't really know. _____happens inside our body when we speak? They don't know. They only know that man can
speak because he has a brain.
1.A. after B. if C. before D. because
2.A. quickly B. most quickly C. more quickly D. quicker
3.A. letters B. words C. sentences D. sayings
4.A. as B. about C. like D. over
5.A. not B. a C. no D. some
6.A. can B. may C. must D. can be able to
7.A. No B. Every C. One D. All
8.A. or B. so C. and D. but
9.A. How B. What C. Why D. Which
10.A. Where B. When C. What D. How
A teenage girl couldn’t stand（忍受）her family rules, so she left home.She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and______years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still looking _______her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she ____a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you …Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her ____. “Is that me” She moved_______and read the words, “I still love you…” She cried. She couldn’t wait ______back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She ____ her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “_____ is the door unlocked A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked ____ you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. _____this way, both parents and children can be happy.
1.A. a little B. a few C. much D. more
2.A. for B. after C. at D. up
3.A. sets on B. puts up C. cuts up D. makes up
4.A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. head
5.A. farther B. further C. closer D. away
6.A. going B. go C. to gone D. to go
7.A. wake B. wakes C. woke D. waking
8.A. what B. who C. when D. why
9.A. since B. for C. before D. unless
10.A. With B. In C. By D. On
--I’m not feeling well.I have a cold.
--______.You’d better see a doctor.
A. No problem B. Never mind C. Sorry to hear that D. Sounds good
There are more than three_________students in this school.
A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of
