Mrs．Black had  1  of trouble with her skin，  2  she went to her doctor about it．The doctor couldn’t find  3  wrong with her．But he gave her some tests．

    Mrs．Black called the doctor the next day and asked about the tests．

    The doctor said，“No problem，but I will  4  you the things you can’t eat．”

    Mrs．Black wrote all the things down on  5  ．She put the paper  6  the telephone．Then she went  7  ．

Two hours  8  ，she came back．Her husband was waiting for her�！癓ook! Everything

  9  for you，my dear，”he said．

    “But you don’t know  10  I need，”she said．

    “Don’t  you remember your list beside the phone?”Mr．Black said．

(    )1．A．many         B．a(chǎn) lot        C．a(chǎn) few        D．1ittle

(    )2．A．or            B．yet         C．but          D．so

(    )3．A．a(chǎn)nything       B．nothing     C．something    D．everything

(    )4．A．a(chǎn)sk           B．take         C．give         D．tell

(    )5．A．a(chǎn) lot of paper    B．a(chǎn) piece of paper    C．a(chǎn) lot of papers    D．a(chǎn) paper

(    )6．A．for            B．beside        C．with        D．under 

(    )7．A．in             B．forward       C．out         D．back

(    )8．A．1ate            B．1ater         C．1atest       D．the latest

(    )9．A．is ready        B．gets ready      C．a(chǎn)re ready     D．ready

(    )10．A．which         B．who          C．what         D．where

For the 17 years my life was very happy. Then the first sad thing happened. My mother became very ill. Just before she died, she asked Elizabeth and me to go to her room. She said, “Victor and Elizabeth, I’m very happy because you love each other, and because one day you’ll get married. Everyone in the family loves you, Elizabeth. Will you take my place in the family, my dear? I can die happy if you look after them when I have gone.”
My mother died and we were very sad, because we loved her so much. Elizabeth was brave and helped us; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother’s death. The time came for me to go to university(大學(xué)). I didn’t want to leave my sad family, but we all knew that I should go. It was hard to leave, too, because the parents of my good friend Henry would not let him go to university with me. So I had gone alone.
On my first day at university I met Professor Waldman. He gave a wonderful talk to all the students. He ended his talk by saying, “Some of you will become the greatest scientists of tomorrow. You must study hard and discover everything that you can.”
After the professor’s talk, I thought very carefully. I remembered the storm when I was 15; I remembered how the lightning had destroyed the tree. From then on, I wanted to use electricity to help people, and I wanted to discover the secrets of life. I decided to work on these two things.
I started to work the next day. I worked very hard and soon Professor Waldman and I realized that I could learn to be a very good scientist.
The professor and other important scientists helped me. I was interested in my work and I did not take one day’s holiday during the next two years. After two years, I had discovered many things and I built a scientific machine that was the best in the university. My machine would help me answer the most important question of all. How does life begin? Is it possible to put life into dead things? To answer these questions about life I had to learn first about death. I had to watch bodies from the moment when they died and the warm life left them. In the hospital and in the university, I watched the dying and the dead. Day after day, month after month, I followed death, so it was a dark and terrible time.
I built a tall mast(桅桿)about 150 metres high, which is higher than the tallest building in the city, to catch lightning and send the electricity down to my machine in the lab. I believed I could use that electricity to give life to things that were dead.
Then one day, the answer came to me. Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life.
【小題1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Elizabeth married shortly after Victor’s mother died.

B．Elizabeth was a brave girl who loved Victor and gave him much help.

C．Victor’s mother was very angry when she knew he loved Elizabeth.

D．Victor did not want to leave his family because his mother died not long before.

【小題2】Victor did all the following during his research in the university EXCEPT that ______.

A．he discovered many things and built a scientific machine

B．he learnt much about death both in the hospital and in the university

C．he worked hard and took only one day’s holiday during the next two years

D．he built a tall mast to catch lightning and send the electricity down to the lab

【小題3】According to the writer, the secret of life is to _______.

A．give life to things that were dead

B．build the best machine to learn about death

C．use electricity to help others

D．become the greatest scientist of tomorrow

【小題4】Which is the correct order about the life of Victor?
① Victor’s mother passed away.
② Victor got help from the professor and other scientists.
③ Victor went to university and attended the professor’s talk.
④ Victor found the answer to giving life to things that were dead.
⑤ Victor experienced a storm, seeing the lightning destroying the tree.

A．①②③④⑤	B．⑤①②④③
C．①③②⑤④	D．⑤①③②④

Food is important. Everyone needs to     well if he wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is    . We begin to get knowledge even when we are young. Small children are     in everything around them. They learn something while they      and listening. When they are getting older they begin     storybooks, science books and anything they like. When they find      ,  they have to ask questions and try to get the answers.

   What is the best     to get knowledge?  If we learn by ourselves, we         the most knowledge. If we are       getting answers from       and don’t ask why, we will never learn more or understand better.

1.A. sleep           B.read            C.drink            D.eat

2.A. sport           B.exercise         C.knowledge        D.meat

3.A. interested       B.interesting       C.weak             D.well

4.A. watch          B.are watching     C.watched           D.watching

5.A.to lend          B.to look         C.to learn            D.to read

6.A.something new   B.new something   C.nothing           D.new anything

7.A.play            B.school          C.way              D.road

8.A.are getting      B.getting           C.get              D. will get

9.A.seldom         B.always           C.certainly         D.sometimes

10.A.other          B.another          C. others           D.the other

 

Dear Mom,
I'm sorry that I can't go back home for Mother's Day next week. On that day, I'll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here. But I'll find time to see you at home soon.
Mom, thank you for everything you've done for Tim and me. After Dad died ten years ago, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night. But you always gave us two your love and care. You don't have to work now, but I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings.
Tim is going to finish his studies next month. He said he would move back from school and look for a job near home. I'm glad you won't live by yourself any more. Let's plan to take a trip in the near future. It's been years since the three of us took a trip together.
Happy Mother's Day. I love you!
Best wishes
John
【小題1】What can we learn about John's mother?

A．She lives by herself now.

B．She still works day and night.

C．She will make a plan to save money.

D．She used to be too busy to care for her children.

【小題2】What do we know from the letter?

A．John has two brothers.

B．John is unhappy with his boss.

C．John has to work on Mother's Day.

D．Tim will leave home for his job soon.

【小題3】Which is said in the letter?

A．John's father died at work.

B．Tim will look for a teaching job.

C．John bought a gift for his mother.

D．John hopes to take a trip with his family.