—A latest magazine, please.

—Only one left but it is a little dirty. Would you like to have ________?

A. it B. one C. this D. that

–Do you have anything else to say for being late again?

--No, nothing ______ sorry.

A. above B. behind C. from D. but

阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连续的要求，从1－15各题所给的A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“I’m going shopping in the village, ”George’s mother said to George on Saturday morning.“So be a good boy and don’t get into trouble. And don’t forget ___1___ good care of Grandma.”Then out she went.

Grandma___2___ in the chair by the window when she opened one little eye and said , “Now

you heard ___3___your mother said, George.”

“Yes, Grandma,” George said.

George was bored to tears. He didn’t have a brother or a sister. His father was a farmer, and ___4___farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere, ___5___ there were never any children

to play with. He was tired of staring at ___6___pigs , hens, cows and sheep. He was especially tired of having to live in the house with his grandma. Looking after her all by himself was hardly ___7___way to spend a Saturday morning.

“Go and make me a cup of tea for a start, ___8___ sugar and milk.” Grandma said.Most grandmothers are lovely , kind, helpful old ladies, but not this one. George’s grandma was a woman ___9___was always complaining about something or other. She spent all day___10___on her chair by the window. George___11___ that Grandma used to be a gentle lady, but as she grew older, she was not able to look after herself and even worse, she was easy to get angry.

“We___12___be nice to the old, George,” His mother always told him.

Thinking of this, George___13___into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag. He put one spoon of sugar and ___14___ milk in it. He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room___15___.

1.A. take B. taking C. to take D. takes

2.A. sleep B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. was sleeping

3.A. that B. what C. where D. which

4.A. a B. an C. the D. /

5.A. but B. if C. or D. so

6.A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundredth D. hundreds of

7.A. exciting B. the most exciting C. more exciting D. much more exciting

8.A. in B. with C. of D. for

9.A. who B. which C. where D. when

10.A. sitting B. sits C. sit D. sat

11.A. tell B. told C. was told D. has told

12.A. should B. would C. might D. can

13.A. goes B. went C. will go D. has gone

14.A. many B. any C. few D. some

15.A. care B. careful C. carefully D. careless

Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer(啤酒). No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table!

When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they did not know how I t should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon(熏肉) which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today.

Tea is the leaf of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea famers usually grow many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the tea leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off on the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for market. In china, whenever a visitor comes into a house, he is served with a cup of tea.

1.What was served for breakfast in England long ago?

A. Beer. B. Tea. C. Coffee. D. Milk.

2.How did the old couple deal with the tea leaves?

A. They sold them. B. They ate them.

C. They burnt them. D. They threw them away.

3.Tea farmers are the busiest in a year when they _____.

A. serve visitors at home B. sell tea in the market

C. pick and dry tea leaves D. look for a piece of land

4.In which part of a magazine can read the text?

A. Nature. B. Culture. C. Environment. D. Technology.

---Mum, I’ve signed for the box. What’s in it?

---I’m not sure. It _____ be a present from your uncle.

A. need B. must C. may D. will

---Is this iPad yours?

---Yes. My parents bought _____ for my language learning.

A. one B. it C. other D. another

“Without music, life would be a mistake,” famous German philosopher(哲学家) Friendrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets(预算).

For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired(解雇)over 1,000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That’s partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn’t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.

However, learning music is beneficial(有益的)in many ways.

When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode(解码)them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.

Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.

1.Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ______.

A. students in the US weren’t interested in music B. they were too difficult to learn

C. there weren’t enough music teachers in the US D. the schools wanted to control budgets

2. In Paragraph 2,what does the underlined word“them” refer to(指代)?

A. Public schools. B. Fired teachers. C. Parents in Chicago. D. Students in Chicago.

3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?

A. Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music.

B. Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds.

C. Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.

D. Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.

4.How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

5.What’s the writer’s opinion according to this passage?

A. Music is as simple as it looks. B. Music classes should be cut in some schools.

C. Music is a big part of our lives. D. Music isn’t a very important life skill for us.

–It rained ______ and lasted for a long time yesterday.

--Too bad! Even some streets were full of water.

A. hardly B. strongly C. terrible D. heavily