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As a boy, Robert Ballard liked to read about wrecks (沉船) . He read a lot about the Titanic. “My lifelong dream was to find this great ship,” he once said.

On September 1, 1985, Ballard’s dream came true. He found the wreck of the Titanic. The ship was in two main parts lying about four kilometers under the sea. Using a video camera(摄像机), Ballard looked around the ship.

In 1986, Ballard visited the Titanic again. This time, he got to see the inside of the ship and took a lot of photos with the help of underwater cameras. When other people saw the photos, they wanted to visit the ship, too.

When Ballard returned in 2004, he found the Titanic in a very bad state. Other people had taken away about 6,000 things from the ship. Some even took pieces of the ship. Some people think the Titanic should be moved to a museum, but Ballard doesn't agree. “The deep sea is the earth’s largest museum,” he says. He thinks people should make where the Titanic lies a historic site (历史遗迹).

1.When did Ballard find the Titanic?

A.In 1985. B.In 1986. C.In 2004.

2.What did Ballard do on his first trip to the Titanic?

A.He swam into it. B.He looked around it C.He took some piece of it

3.People wanted to the Titanic after they_________.

A.heard Ballard’s story B.saw the things found in the ship

C.Saw the photos taken from inside the ship.

4.What does the underlined word state mean in Chinese?

A.氛围 B.声誉 C.状况

5.Ballard thinks it’s a bad idea to __________.

A.build a museum in the water;

B.move the Titanic to a museum

C.let people visit the Titanic inside.

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Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read about dogs. I have a friend. He has a big police dog with the name Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became much worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor’s cap in his mouth.

1. The young visitor stayed a long time in my friend’s house, didn’t he?

A. Yes, he was.    B. Yes, he did.    C. No, he wasn’t.   D. No, he didn’t.

2.Jack became worried because _______ .

A. he wanted to go out for a walk.           B. he wanted to play with him

C. he didn’t know the young man           D. he wanted to eat something

3.The visitor went on talking and he_______.

A. paid no attention to his cap

B. didn’t like Jack

C. didn’t know that his cap was taken away by Jack

D. paid no attention to Jack

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I would like to read the books_____history.

A. by　　 B. with　　 C. about　　 D. for

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Nowadays, more and more people like to travel in their holidays. The other day I read a report about the ____ people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent years several new holiday habits have developed. ____ them, the most interesting one is the growth of holiday camps.

From the report we can see that in 1990, 40% of people stayed at ____ for their holidays. However, now the percentage has fallen to 9%. More people go out for fun. People enjoy the fresh air, clean water and green hills when they go camping in places far ____ the city. In 1990, 38% of people ____ going to the seaside ____ in 2002 only 27% preferred to go there. What great changes!

____have those changes taken place? I think there are several reasons. First, it’s because people can ____ to travel. Second, people prefer to live a high quality and colorful life. Third, their ____to relaxation have changed. Fewer and fewer people want to save ____ money by living a simple life.

1.A. time B. ways C. meaning D. cities

2.A. Between B. Around C. Among D. With

3.A. places of interest B. villages C. seaside D. home

4.A. from B. away C. to D. of

5.A. hoped B. enjoyed C. stopped D. disliked

6.A. when B. where C. while D. as

7.A. What B. Why C. How D. When

8.A. cost B. save C. afford D. spend

9.A. attitudes B. rules C. games D. partners

10.A. little B. a lot of C. few D. no

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Many students have clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’ choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey(调查) in No.50 Middle School. The following diagram(图表) shows the results of the survey.

1.About 45% of the girls would like to be ________ in the future.

A. teachers　　 　　 B. reporters　　

C. scientists　　 D. bank clerks

2.Which job do the girls like least?

A. Bank clerks　　 B. Reporters　　

C. Managers　　 　　 D. Scientists

3.What does the diagram show us?

A. Boys’ abilities（能力） of jobs are the same as girls’.

B. Boys’ abilities of jobs are different from girls’.

C. Boys’ choices of jobs are the same as girls’.

D. Boys’ choices of jobs are different from girls’.

4.What job do boys like best?

A. Bank clerks　　 B. Reporters　　

C. Managers　　 D. Scientists

5.What does the writer make the diagram for?

A. To help students’ find better jobs.

B. To find out how different boys’andgirls’ choices about jobs are.

C.To make student know how to live in the future.

D.To help students make more money.

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People like to read stories about dog very much.They thought dogs were very clever.

One of my good friend , Bob , had a very big dog .Its name was Bill.Every Sunday afternoon,Bob and Bill had a walk in the park , Bill liked walking with Bob very much.

I visited Bob last Sunday.I stayed in his house for a long time.Bob and I talked with each other happily.Soon it was time for them to go for a walk in the park .We forgot that.Bill began to worry about it.He walked around the room and sat down in front of me and looked at me.But I didn’t know this.I went on talking with my friend.At last, Bill couldn’t wait.He went out of the room and came back soon.He carried my hat in his mouth.Oh, I knew what Bill meant.

1.How many people were there in this story?

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

2.Which one is TRUE about Bill?

A.Bill was a good friend of the writer.

B.Bill liked talking with his friend.

C.Bill had many good friends , he liked playing with them.

D.Bill liked walking in the park every Sunday afternoon.

3.Where was the writer last Sunday？

A.He was at home. 　　　　　　　　　 B.He was in the park

C.He was in his friend’s home.　 D.He was in his office.

4.Bill began to worry because he __________ .

A.wanted to eat something

B.wanted to play with his friends

C.couldn’t find his food

D.wanted Bob to take him for a walk

5.Bill took the writer’s hat in his mouth because he _________.

A.wanted the writer to leave

B.liked the hat very much

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Dear Sir,

I read your ad in the newspaper yesterday. I’m writing to tell you I’d like to work as a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics. My name is Fanny. I am 16. I study in No.46 Middle School from September, 2002. I love sports , and table tennis is my favorite . I can speak English very well and I am quite healthy. If I am lucky enough to become a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics, please call me as soon as possible. My telephone number is 028-84661314. I will try my best to do the job well.　　 Best wishes!　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

yours

Fanny

1.Where did Fanny get the ad.? __________　　

A. In the newspaper.

B. Somebody told her.

C. On TV.　

D. On radio.

2.What does Fanny want to do for the 2008 Olympics?　　

A. She wants to be a player.　　

B. She wants to work as a volunteer.

C. She wants to work as a cleaner　　

D. She wants to be a reporter.

3.What sport does Fanny love best?____　　　　

A. All kinds of sports.　　

B. Basketball.

C. Table tennis.

D. Basketball and table tennis.

4.What’s Fanny’s telephone number? ______

A. 028-84661314　　　　　　 B.021-84661314.　

C. 028-84991314.　　　　　 D. 028-88661314.

5.Which of the following statement is true?　 _______　　

A. Fanny is a worker now.　　　

B. Fanny is good at sports.　　

C. Fanny can speak two foreign languages.　

D. Fanny wants to work as a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics.

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I don’t like to_______it_______the phone.

A. talk about; on　　 B. say; in　　 C. speak; on　　 D. read about; on

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Feel like ________me about the event .I’ll try to provide you with as much

information as possible.

A.asking　　　 　　　　　　 B.ask　　　　　　　　　　　 C.to ask

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－I’m going to learn the piano when I retire.

－That sounds _________ a good idea.

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