Trees ________ every year to make our city greener.

A. plant         B. are planted         C. were planted           D. will be planted

Oxford University is ________ with tourists for its beautiful old buildings.

  A. different       B. famous           C. special           D. popular

—What a big storm last night!

  —Yes. I was doing my homework. Suddenly, all the lights in my house _______.

  A. went off        B. turned off         C. took off        D. got off

My grandparents like to live in a house _______ is not very big but bright and comfortable.

  A. that           B. who             C. what           D. whose

—Mum, can we go to the art museum tomorrow?

  —Sure. But first we should find out ________.

  A. what can we do                    B. where we can go

  C. how can we go there               D. if it will be open

Mrs Smith has a cute baby. It often smiles at people ________.

  A. friendly         B. lovely          C. happily          D. lively

—Didn’t you finish your homework last night?

  —_______, though I wasn’t feeling well.

  A. No, I hadn’t                        B. Yes, I had

  C. No, I didn’t                        D. Yes, I did

—Look at the sign!

  —Oh, I see.We _______ waste water.

  A. can           B. must             C. mustn’t          D. needn’t

YoYo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at four. A year later, when he was     36   years old, he gave his first concert. The family soon moved to New York, America. Later he joined Julliard School, a school   37   gifted musicians. He went to Harvard University to study music and graduated in 1976.

    YoYo soon became famous for his concerts. He always tries to play the cello with music from different countries like Brazil and China. He wrote   38   for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It sounds brilliant.

    YoYo is sometimes forgetful. He once   39   his cello in a taxi in New York. He was really

  40   because it’s worth US $2,000,000.The taxi driver took it to a police station. YoYo was very thankful.

1.A. four           B. five               C. six            D. seven

2.A. for            B. as                C. by               D. with

3.A. a story          B. an article          C. music           D. a poem

4.A. forgot          B. remembered        C. missed             D. left

5.A. excited        B. worried            C. lonely          D. bored

I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.

What made him   41   from others?

    He said it all came from   42   that happened when he was two years old. He tried to  43 

a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the   44   floor.

    When his mother came in,  45   shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一團(tuán)糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes   46   we clean it up?”

    Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So,   47   would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.

    His mother then said, “We had a failed   48   in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   49   a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

    This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to

  50  .So, what have you learnt from the story?

1.A. serious          B. similar             C. different    D. important

2. A. an experience     B. advice             C. a promise   D. an idea

3.A. pass             B. bring             C. drink             D. take

4. A. kitchen          B. bedroom           C. bathroom         D. living room

5.A. from            B. with               C. because of        D. instead of

6.A. after             B. before             C. as soon as      D. since

7.A. when            B. what              C. how              D. why

8. A. experiment        B. condition          C. survey      D. research

9.A. look             B. discover           C. recognize    D. develop

10. A. clean the floor     B. spill milk          C. make mistakes     D. realize mistakes