第1题：
My grandfather was a completely different person before he had a stroke. He worked as a chief accountant, and he worked really long hours. People used to say that he was a workaholic. When he came home, he was always tired and this used to make him irritable. He didn't use to be sociable at all. He used to spend a lot of time alone working in the garden. I used to be frightened of him as a child. He used to shout at us all the time. Then, suddenly he became ill, and then the doctors told him he had to give up work. He changed almost overnight. His attitude to lots of things changed. He relaxed and spent time with his grandchildren. When he died, I think he was a really happy, relaxed man.
(1). My grandfather used to ().
A、drink a lot
B、work very hard
C、be the manager
(2). He was () when he came home.
A、 very pleasant
B、excited
C、easy to get angry
(3). When I was a child, I ().
A、 liked him very much
B、I hated him
C、was afraid of him
(4). Doctors asked him to ()after he had a stroke.
A、 stop working
B、change his attitude
C、work less
(5). When he died, he ().
A、 was feeling worried
B、was irritable
C、was a happy man
第2题：
A.took
B.used
C.spent
D.paid
第3题：
(A) until
(B) when
(C) because
(D) even though
第4题：
B
Computer programmer David Jones earns ￥35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card (信用卡). Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases (推出) two new games for the fast throwing computer market each month.
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage (抵押贷款), or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school,” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added: “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement (退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
60. In what way is David different from people of his age?
A. He often goes out with friends.B. He lives with his mother.
C. He has a handsome income. D. He graduated with six O-levels.
第5题：
B
Jack is a famous writer now．But he said he was not a good student when he was young．He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework． Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching．He didn't understand much, but he always thought he under-stood everything．．
One day the teacher asked the students a question, "When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty． John is fifteen now and how old is his brother?" Jack answered, "That's easy． His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty． "
Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, "When it thunders(打雷) , why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "can't you ．see our eyes are in front of our ears?"
The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, "Why can fish swim in the water?" "But, Miss White," said Jack quickly, "don't you know fish can-t walk on land?"
( )26．Jack was not ________． when he was young．
A．strong
B．lazy
C．clever
D．well
第6题：
David and Xiaoyan arrived at the airport in good time. After checking in at the BA (British Airways) desk, they had their boarding passes checked, put their bags through the X-ray machine and went through the passport control on their way to the departure lounge. They didn抰 have anything to eat because they would eat on the plane, but they had a coffee and then they looked round the shops. Xiaoyan bought something for Mary, but David didn抰 buy anything. Then they went to the gate. They had about 20 minutes to wait before embarking. Suddenly David realized that he hadn抰 got his camera with him. They went back and looked everywhere to see where he could have lost it --- in the shops, in the cafe, at the X-ray machine, at the passport control and at the checking-in desk, but nobody had seen it. 揑 must have left it in the cafe,?said David, 揑 should have put it in my bag. I suppose someone must have walked off with it!?
(1). When they arrived at the airport, they had ().
A、 hardly any time
B、plenty of time
C、just enough time
(2). They first went ().
A、 to a restaurant
B、to the checking-in desk
C、through the passport control
(3). David realized that his camera was missing when he was ().
A、 in the cafe
B、in the departure lounge
C、at the gate
(4). They looked for the camera everywhere except ().
A、 in the shops
B、at the X-ray machine
C、on the plane
(5). David thought he must have left it ().
A、 in the cafe
B、in the taxi
C、at home
第7题：
A
Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China． He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid． He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life．
As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music．His mother sent lum to learn the piano when he was only three years-old He loved it and kept on practicing． When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well． At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs．
Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter． For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers． Some of them were very famous, like Coco Lee and Jacky Cheung． Jay released(友行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular．
Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia． However, he is still shy and doesn't smile often He isn’t good-looking and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans． Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows others．
( )21． When Jay Chou was a small kid,_________-
④he was quiet and shy②he lived with his parents③he didn't study well④he loved music
第8题：
A、 him
B、 himself
C、 his
D、 itself
第9题：
B
Jim was a waiter． He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free． One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging(挖) in his garden at 8． He dug and dug． Half an hour later he suddenly found a coin near his foot． He was very glad． He put it in his right pocket． A few minutes later，he found anotherone． He picked it up and p．．．hit in the same pocket．The same thing happened for the third，the fourth and the fifth time…: He was very happy and told his wife about it． She was very happy，too． She said，"A thief took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago． The police caught him but they didn't find any coins． Then Jim went on digging some coins，but just when he began to dig，he felt something cold in his trousers．．． It ran down one of his legs． He put his hand down quickly and the coin came into his hand． Now he knew there was a hole in his right pocket．
( )26． There were some _________ in Jim's garden．
A．flowers
B．coins
C．people
D．trees
第10题：
What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A. He is too young to get a credit card.
B. He has no time to learn driving.
C. He has very little spare time.
D. He will soon lose his job.