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A.True or False

Mr.William Murphy,from Montreal in Canada,now knows that honesty pays.Last Sunday he returned a lost lottery(彩票)ticket to its owner and he was given $1.2 million as a reward!

Last Thursday,Mr.Murphy,aged 28 and unemployed,found a wallet on a Montreal Street.It contained $85,some credit cards,and some lottery tickets.Mr.Murphy checked the address in the wallet and immediately posted it back to its owner,Mr.Jean-Paul Dupont,but he didn"t send the lottery tickets back.

On Sunday,Mr Murphy bought a newspaper and started checking the numbers on the tickets.He couldn"t believe it----it had the winning ticket!It was worth $7 million!

He thought about keeping the tickets and getting the money for himself.He sat and thought about it for two hours,but he knew what he had to do.He took the bus to Mr.Dupont"s address and knocked at the door.The door was opened not by Mr.Dupont,but by his son,Yves,who doesn"t speak English very well,

Mr.Murphy.

Then his father came to the door.He understands English,but he didn"t believe his ears until he was shown the lottery ticket and the newspaper.

1.Mr.Murphy threw away the wallet but kept the money.( )

2.Mr.Murphy mailed a lost lottery ticket back to its owner on Thursday.( )

3.Mr.Murphy was out of a job when he got $1.2 million by chance.( )

4.Mr.Murphy had the winning ticket which was worth $7 million.( )

5.Mr.Murphy was not honest because he kept the lottery ticket.( )

B.Choose the right answer

This is a special(特别的)class．The students come from different countries. Some come form America，others come from Canada，Australia and England．They speak different languages，but an of them can speak English．They are good friends．They can help each other．All the teachers of this class are Chinese，but they can speak English，too．They teach their students in English．They are very friendly and kind．They work hard．The students in this class study Chinese cooking and Chinese kung fu．All the students like China．They say China is a great country and the Chinese people are very friendly．And they are happy with Chinese people in China．

1．Where do me students come from?

A．England． B．America． C．Australia． D．Different countries．

2．What language can all the students speak?

A．Chinese． B．French． C．English． D．Japanese．

3．What language can t11e teachers of this class speak?

A．Chinese and English． B．Only English． C．Only Chinese． D．Only Japanese．

4．Which class are the students in?

A．A Chinese language class． B．A Chinese medicine(医药)class．

C．A foreign language class． D．A Chinese cooking and kung fu class．

5．What do the students like about China?

A. Chinese people and food． B．Chinese movies．

C．Chinese music． D．Chinese language．

C.Answer the question

Anyone can be your friend. Even people you don"t like when you first meet them. I was taught that lesson by my pets.

I have two pets: Honey and Yoda. Honey is a 11-year-old black dog, and Yoda is a 10-month-old cat with big ears. Yoda always wants to play.

When Honey and Yoda met for the first time, they didn"t get on with each other. Honey had never liked cats. She had been hurt by some before. She didn"t like Yoda. If Yoda came into a room where Honey was, Honey would leave or hide under a table. Honey could kill Yoda by sitting on her! But that didn"t stop her being afraid of Yoda.

Yoda, too, was afraid of Honey because of her size. And she would often hiss (叫声) at Honey. After a few months, however, Honey and Yoda started to play with each other. And soon they were good friends. Yoda stopped hissing at Honey. And Honey stopped running away from Yoda.

Honey and Yoda now greatly depend on each other, and they always get together. Their love for each

other has taught me a lot. I hope it will teach you something.

1. What is the passage about?

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2. Who is Honey and who is Yoda?

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3. How did Honey and Yoda get on with each other some time ago?

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4. How well do Honey and Yoda get on with each other now?

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5. What can we learn from the passage?

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1．It is about a story of a dog and a cat.

2．Honey is a dog, and Yoda is a cat.

3．They were afraid of each other.

4．They have become good friends.

5．Anyone can be our friend.

D.choose the words or expressions and complete the passage

Dear Li Fei．

Hi! I’m Jim．36 to meet you．37 very，exciting to have a Chinese friend!

38 America，schools 39 at eight—thirty，so I 40 get up at seven o"clock．

What 41 does schoo1 start in China? I have peakfast at seven-thirty,42 before that I take a 43 . My favorite subject is history, 44 I mink it’s interesting and I really like my 45 Mr Hall．What"s your favorite subject?

My 46 class is at four o"clock，and 47 school I like to play basketball．Call you play basketball? I can 48 play the guitar but I can’t play 49 Very well．What are your hobbies?

Please 50 and tell me about your life in China．

Best wishes．

Jim

36．A．Good B．Luck C．Nice D．Kind

37．A．Its B．It’s C．That’s D．They’re

38．A．On B．At C．For D．in

39．A．starts B．to start C．starting D．start

40．A．sometimes B．usually C．never D．soon

41．A．class B．time C．date D．day

42．A．And B．so C．or D．but

43．A．shower B．walk C．1esson D．photo

44．A．because B．for C．but D．so

45．A．classmate B. student C．teacher D．deskmate

46．A．1ast B．first C．next D．／

47．A．when B．over C．after D．before

48．A．when B．either C．too D．also

49．A．them B．it C．One D．guitar

50．A．come B．go C．write D．know

E. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words

Do you know the differences between the new building and the old ones?

Old buildings 1.h pick(砖)and stone walls. The walls hold up the 2.b .

In cities, many modern building 3.l as if they are made just of windows. Walls of dark glass reach high into the air. Many buildings are 4.m than 50 stories(层)tall.

Are walls of glass strong 5.e to hold up the new buildings? No, The new glass walls do not hold up the buildings, 6.b they only cover up the frame(框架)made of steel. Have you ever watched a new building going up? The steel frame is built 7.f .Then the glass walls are hung on the frame. When the building is 8.f ,the frame does not show. The outside looks like windows without walls. The glass walls shine 9.i the sun with no decoration(装饰).Many people find 10.t beautiful just as they are.