It was a cold， dark night in November， and it was raining. It was six o’clock and people were going home from work. Diana left her bank in a hurry， but she wasn’t going home. She was driving to her friend Daniel’s house to have dinner.
a. Suddenly she hit something in the road. She stopped， and got out of the car. It was a cat， but it was dead. So she got back in the car.
b. Diana went on with her drive. She looked in the mirror and saw a black truck behind her. It was very near. She began to feel a bit afraid. It was following her! Then the seven o’clock news started on the radio. “The police are looking for a murderer who ran away from a north London prison last night. He is very dangerous...” Now Diana was really afraid.
c. At ten to seven， Diana was driving along the Al Road. Her friend Daniel was a farmer and he lived 30km north of London. She was listening to the radio， and beginning to free herself after a hard day at the office.
d. When the doorbell rang， Daniel was making dinner. He heard Diana shouting， quickly took his gun， and ran to the door. At that moment， the black truck stopped next to Dinana’s car. A tall man got out. It was Daniel’s father.
e. She began to drive faster， but the truck drove faster too. It was right behind her: She left the Al Road but the black truck followed her. Now Diana was terrified. At last she arrived at Daniel s farm. She ran up to the house， and rang the doorbell. “Help， help， Daniel，” she shouted.
1.Choose the right order of the whole story.
A.c-b-a-e-d B.c-a-b-e-d C.a-b-c-e-d D.c-e-b-a-d
2.It took Diana________ to drive to her friend’s home.
A.fifty minutes B.an hour C.more than an hour D.half an hour
3.Diana became even more afraid after she________.
A.hit the cat B.saw the police C.found the truck D.heard the news
4.Diana worked in_________.
A.a bank B.a police station C.a farm D.school
5.Why did the tall man stop the truck next to Diana’s car？ Because__________
A.he wanted to kill Diana B.he wanted to have dinner with her
C.he arrived home D.he was Daniel’s friend
Tuesday， Jan. 6， 9: 50 p.m. We are sitting in our warm living room； the TV is running； everything is peaceful. Our back yard is brightly lit（照亮的）， as if somebody turns on floodlights! Suddenly the light goes out. Then everything goes black. We find the flashlight and some candles and go to bed. |
Wednesday， Jan. 7， 7: 30 a m. My first thought after waking up is that it is very cold in the bedroom. Clearly， the power has not come back on. After I look out of the window， I feel even more depressed because it is still raining heavily. The temperature in the house has gone down to 10 degrees. Although that isn’t too bad， we have no idea when the power will come back on. So Ron lights a fire in the fireplace. |
Thursday， Jan 8， 12: 30 p. m. It has started to snow. The poor trees， which are already bent（弯曲的）under the ice， now have to carry the weight of snow. Ron comes back home， as there is no power in his office. What’s more， the storm is supposed to last until Saturday morning. |
Friday， Jan 9， 6: 00 p. m. Still no power. Even though we have lit a series of candles， it is difficult to do anything in their weak light. I am sitting beside several candles， but I am having trouble reading. |
Saturday， Jan. 10， 1: 00 p. m I take the car to go on a search for a store. The destruction along the roads is sad: everywhere， trees have been broken and the traffic light is out of order. I buy something like bread， some fruit， more drinking water and cat food. |
Monday， Jan 12， 9: 46 p. m. Suddenly the alarm system（警报系统） goes off and the fridge and the answering machine come on. After so many days， the power has come back on! |
1.What did the writer do after the light went out on Tuesday？
A.She went to bed. B.She looked out of the window.
C.She took the car to a store. D.She turned on the fridge.
2.What do the underlined words “more depressed” mean in English？
A.Happier. B.Sadder. C.More careful. D.More humorous.
3.What did Ron do to help the writer？
A.He bought a lot of things. B.He took her out for dinner.
C.He tried to make her warm. D.He tried to turn the power on.
4.Why did the writer say it was hard to do anything on Friday？
A.Because the power kept turning on and off.
B.Because the flashlight batteries had run out.
C.Because the candlelight was not bright enough.
D.Because the temperature in the house was too low.
5.Why does the writer write the diary？
A.To tell us an interesting story. B.To encourage us to look after ourselves.
C.To explain how to be safe. D.To introduce a disaster.
A professor told students to go into the city slums（贫民窟） to study the life of 200 boys. He asked them to____reports about each boy’s life and future. Most of the students wrote， “He doesn’t have any hope.”
Twenty-five years__________， another professor read about the earlier reports. He told his students to________what happened to the boys， They tried very hard and found that 176 of the boys had become successful_________doctors， teachers or scientists.
The professor was very__________and decided to study it further. Luckily， all the men were living in the same city and he was able to visit and ask each one， “What made you__________？”
They all answered， “There was a good teacher.”
The teacher was__________ living there， so the professor found her and asked the old lady__________she had pulled those boys out of the slum， and changed them into successful people. The teacher’s_________began to shine and said with a sweet smile， “It’s really very easy， I__________those boys. I’m proud of them.”
1.A.read B.study C.write D.make
2.A.later B.before C.ago D.after
3.A.search B.find out C.look for D.look up
4.A.for B.like C.as D.with
5.A.glad B.surprised C.worried D.sad
6.A.surprising B.successful C.famous D.happy
7.A.already B.even C.still D.ever
8.A.how B.where C.when D.why
9.A.face B.eyes C.mouth D.heart
10.A.taught B.loved C.helped D.hoped
— He, together with his parents ______going to visit Shanghai in July. How about you?
— I'm afraid I have to stay at home _ _.
A.are; on my own B.is, by myself C.is; by my own D.are; on myself
When________ a post office， I stopped_________ some stamp.
A.passed； buying B.passing； to buy C.pass； to buy D.having passed； buy
The reason________ he didn’t come was__________ he was ill.
A.why； that B.that； why C.for that； that D.for which； what
