I never wanted a dog, but now I'm so glad I have one. About two years ago, my wife, Cathy, got a little dog with a face only a mother could love. We named her Gertie.

Gertie is the kind of dog that has to grow on you. So I dicided that the dog would be trained. This didn't quite go as planned. At 15 weeks old, she was nearly made to leave the Petsmart Training School. She spent every night lying in our bed-snoring (打鼾)so loudly that I hardly got a good night's sleep.

Then, about six months after she arrived, I felt that something in my heart was taking place, and I was unable to stop it. My behaviour(行為方式)began to change. I began to smile at people when passing them in a street. I returned(招手)from neighbours. I started calling my kids, and to my surprise, they started calling me. I even tried to speak to my grandchildren over the phone once. I even was glad to listen to laughter from a 10-month-old granddaughter. The point is that I was changing.

My wife and I both agree that it is Gertie who has changed my behaviour. Gertie is now nearly two years old and almost fully grown.I have come to like the pet little by little, though she is my wife's dog.

1.What did the man think of the dog at the beginning?

A．It looked very beautiful.

B．It wasn't very lovely.

C．It wasn't necessary to be trained.

D．It could change his life.

2.When did the man's behaviour begin to change?

A．About two years ago.

B．When Gertie was nearly two years old.

C．When Gertie was 15 weeks old.

D．About six months after Gertie arrived.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the man's change?

A．He began to smile at people

B．He liked helping his neighbours.

C．He started calling his kids.

D．He spoke to his grandchildren over the phone.

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A．The dog has been trained very well.

B．The man has become more confident.

C．The man has become more friendly.

D．The man likes the dog better than his wife.

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Dear Fang,

How are you these days? I have been in England for two months. It’s not a long time for a newcomer, and there are still a lot of things to do. Sorry for not being able to write to you soon.

London is an old but beautiful city. There are lots of places of interest to visit. Last weekend I went along Thames River with some friends from Japan, Korea and some other countries. The modern skyscrapers(摩天大樓) among the old buildings impressed(給…留下印象) us deeply. The classes started two weeks after I arrived here alone. Besides the language, I’m trying to learn about the culture as well. British people are quite different from the Chinese. Do you know the people here do not shake hands as much as we do in China? And it’s never a good habit to make noise when you eat. They think it’s impolite.

There is so much to say, but I have to stop.

I will write to you soon again.

Love,

Harry

1.Harry came to London from ________.

2. Two months ago Harry came to London _________.

3. Harry has studied in London _______.

4. Last weekend Harry was impressed by _____________.

5. English people _______________.

When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s that! No more learning for me．Now I can enjoy myself in the evening．” But about a year ago the boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future．” What does he mean? I simply don’t know．Anyway, I decided to go to evening classes．I’m quite an expert(專家) on computers now and you know, I actually enjoy studying．
Eve
I haven’t much interest in studying．To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of thing．Just reading, that is, to kill the time．But I do enjoy watching TV．Not that I watch everything．In fact, I choose my programmes very carefully．I’m particularly interested in current affairs(時事)．In some ways I think I learn more in this way than I did at school．
Ted
I’m a very different sort of person-I simply love doing things．That’s why I enjoy sports so much．I mean, actually playing．I hardly ever watch it on TV, but I do read quite a bit about it．I’m even interested in the history of sports．I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I quite like dancing．Some people say I’m not very good at it, though．
Joan
I should say I have great interest in studying．I’d rather do this than anything else．Since I left school．I’ve taken courses in all sorts of things．I go to the city library once a week, but I much prefer evening classes because it’s more fun that way．My latest “craze（狂熱）”-if you can call it that -is foreign languages．I’m learning two, not one!

1. 1.

   According to what they say, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

   1. A.
      Ben was pleased to leave school．
   2. B.
      Eve does not spend much time in reading．
   3. C.
      Ted spends a lot of time watching his favorite sport on TV．
   4. D.
      Joan is learning languages in the evening school．
2. 2.

   Among the four people, _____ are considered to have made good use of time in studying．

   1. A.
      Ben and Eve
   2. B.
      Eve and Ted
   3. C.
      Ted and Joan
   4. D.
      Ben and Joan
3. 3.

   In the future, we can infer(推斷) that ________．

   1. A.
      Joan may speak one of foreign languages well．
   2. B.
      Eve will study computers
   3. C.
      Ben is interested in current affairs．
   4. D.
      Joan prefers going to the city libraries．
4. 4.

   The sentence “That’s that!” means ________．

   1. A.
      Ben thinks he never need to learn
   2. B.
      Ben wants to learn that
   3. C.
      Ben would like to go on studying
   4. D.
      Ben will learn from others

Dear Annie,

I have never written a letter to a newspaper before, I have just never felt the need to do such a thing. I have always felt I was quite able to do everything by myself. But now I know I was wrong.

Sometimes you really need help in life, I guess. And that’s why I’m writing this letter to you.

I have a happy family. I love my children and they love me . I’m a mother of three children. I know well how to bring up （帶大）children, and two of them are already over twenty, so it is nothing new for me.

But now I have a serious problem: the Internet problem. My little son is just sixteen, and I feel he should do a lot of homework now , but he doesn’t seem to be interested in it . He can happily spend six or eight hours at a time on the Internet every day , He chats with people that he has never met before , but speaks little to us .He does lots of useless things on the Internet. And he sees red if you ask him to do his homework.

I just want him to be a good student . Now he seldom does his lessons at home. I’m afraid he will drop behind in his class soon. His father is a doctor , a very kind man . He never seems to be afraid of his father.

What can I do ?And don’t tell to talk to him. We’ve tried that and it didn’t work. But this is really a big problem in our family. I have tried everything I can think of . I wonder how the Internet is so attractive（有吸引力的）.You’re my last hope. Please tell me what I can do!

Yours,

Ellen Smith

1. Mrs. Smith wrote to Annie because　　　　　

     A．she often asked others for help

     B．she thought she was a great mother

     C．she didn’t know how to stop his son surfing the Internet

     D．she didn’t know how the Internet was so attractive

2.What might NOT Mrs. Smith’s son do on the Internet?

     A．Send e-mails to his friends         B．Prepare for his lessons

     C．Chat with strange people           D．Read the news

3. What does the phrase “he sees red” mean in this passage?

     A．He feels sorry                    B．He feels happy

     C．He becomes frightened             D．He becomes angry

4. What do you think of Mr. Smith?

     A．An irresponsible（不負責任的）father who never taught his son

     B．A very excellent doctor who was busy with his work and had no time to teach

his son

     C．A very kind man who loved his son

     D.A man who always made his son be afraid of him but failed