(A)

Dick was a sailor on a big ship. It went to Japan and Australia, so Dick was often on the ship for several months at a time. When he woke up in the morning and looked out, he only saw the sea or sometimes a port.

When he was twenty-six, Dick got married and bought a small house with a garden in his wife’s town. It was away from the sea. Then he had to go back to his ship and he didn’t come home for two months. Two months later he from the port to the town by bus, and was happy to see his wife again.

The next morning, he slept until 9 o’clock. Then he woke up suddenly and looked out of the window. There were trees a few feet away. He was very frightened and jumped out of bed, shouting, “we’ve hit land.!”

1.    Dick’s ship ___.

A. made long trips                              B. went to Japan and China  

C. went to Japan but not America                D. was a French ship

2.    During these trips, Dick ___.

A. never saw the land and only saw the sea  B. always saw the land

C. saw the sea and ports                            D. saw trees around him

3.    Dick bought a house ___.

A. near the sea                                          B. near the port            

C. not far from the sea                               D. in a town

4.    He left his wife for 2 months and when his ship came back, he ___.

A. went to a hotel in the port                      B. went home       

C. went to a garden in the town                  D. stayed in his ship

5.    When he woke up the next morning, he thought ___.

A. I’m on the ship, and it hit land                B. I have a very good sleep

C. I’m so happy to be with my wife            D. I have a terrible dream

(B)

New York, London, Paris and other cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are serious problems in big cities too. It’s expensive to live there, and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good place to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before they move to big city, they should think about the problem of living there.

6.    In big cities people can ___.

A. different kinds of museums            B. see all kinds of plays and films

C. buy things from all over the world   D. A, B and C

7.    Which of the following is true?

A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough. 

B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities.   

C. People can always have many chances to find work to do.

D. All people like to live in big cities.

8.    In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people___.

A. to move to big cities.

B. not to move to big cities.

C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems.

D. not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there.

9.    This passage doesn’t tell us that ___.

A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in

B. big cities have a lot of serious problems

C. it is hard to keep big cities clean

D. people in big cities usually are very dirty

10.   Which is best title for this passage?

A. Big Cities                                B. Interesting Things in Big Cities 

C. Good School in Big Cities         D. New York, London and Paris

IV. 用所给动词的适当形式填空。(1*10)

1.    Hurry up! The bus _1_ (come).

2.    These questions are not easy _2_ (answer).

3.    The policeman told us _3_ (not play) in the street.

4.    _4_ we _5_(have) an English test next week?

5.    Why _6_ he _7_ (not read) English yesterday? Because he _8_ (be) ill.

6.    When the teacher _9_ (walk) into the classroom, they all stop _10_ (talk).

V. 用介词或副词填空。(1*20)

1.    Is the library far _1_ here? No, you can find it _2_ the end _3_ the road.

2.    Turn left _4_ the Sanxiang Road, and you will see the hospital _5_ the right.

3.    Can you find our school _6_ the map? Yes, it’s _7_ a bank and a library.

4.    The boy can write _8_ his left hand. What _9_ you?

5.    How do you go to school every day? Sometimes my father takes me _10_ school _11_ his car, and sometimes I go to school _12_ my bike.

6.    What did you do today? First, I got up _13_ 9:00, and then I went to the park _14_ underground, and finally I bought an ice cream _15_ my own money.

7.    _16_ Wednesday evening, we’ll hold a party. Would you like to come _17_dinner?

8.    Let’s meet _18_ the entrance _19_ the cinema tonight.

9.    Can you see the bridge _20_ the river?