一 Once， a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__ their work， he left them， saying， “When the sun is down， I will come and see your work。” 　　At last one of them said， “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket。” __3__ man answered， “That is none of your business。” The first man said. “You may do as you like， but I am not going to work at __4__ so foolish。” He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word， and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well was almost __7__。

　　As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket， he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring， he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing，” he said， “ __10__ now I know I can believe you with many things。” 　　1. A. finishedB. didC. beganD. had 　　3. A. The otherB. AnotherC. OneD. A second 　　4. A. anything B. somethingC. nothing D. everything 　　5. A. picked upB. put awayC. took awayD. threw away 　　6. A. waterB. basketC. wellD. work 　　7. A. fullB. emptyC. filledD. clean 　　8. A. WhileB. As soon asC. BeforeD. Since 　　9. A. have doneB. will doC. doD. are doing 　　10. A. whatB. whyC. whenD. that 二 Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red， for example， is the color of fire， heat， blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate(使发生联系) red with a strong feeling like 1 。

Red is used for signs of 2 ， such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright， warm color of 3 in autumn. People say orange is a 4 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __5__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too， with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __6__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general， people __7__ two groups of colors：
warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red， orange and __8__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light， people usually want to be __9__. Those who like to be with __10 _ like red. The cool colors are __11_ and blue. Where are these colors， people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __12 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __13_ for a living room or a __14_ 。

People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __15 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly。

　　1. A. sadnessB. angerC. administrationD. smile 　　2. A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places 　　3. A. landB. leaves C. grass D. mountains 　　4. A. lively B. dark C. noisy D. frightening 　　5. A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars 　　6. A. summer B. spring C. autumnD. winter 　　7. A. speak B. say C. talk about D. tell 　　8. A. greenB. yellow C. white D. gray 　　9. A. calm B. sleepy C. active D. helpful 　　10. A. the other B. another C. other one D. others 　　11. A. blackB. green C. golden D. yellow 　　12. A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along 　　13. A. one B. way C. fact D. matter 　　14. A. factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. hospital 　　15. A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All 三 Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me __1 _ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have __2__ a whole variety of reasons. __3__ important reason is that I want to be a better man。

　　Many things make human beings different __4__ or better than or even superior to animals。

　　One of the most important things is __5__ 。

If I fail to receive higher education， my education __6__. As I want to be a fully __7__ man， I must get a well-rounded education， which good colleges and universities are supposed to __8__. I know one can get educated in many ways， but colleges and universities are __9__ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated， will I be a better human being and __10__ fit into society。

　　1. A. quiteB. soC. suchD. another 　　2. A. come up withB. agreed withC. been fed up withD. got on well with 　　3. A. Most B. The mostC. MoreD. Much 　　4. A. toB. aroundC. betweenD. from 　　5. A. educationB. weatherC. temperatureD. science 　　6. A. finishedB. don’t finishC. will not finishD. has finished 　　7. A. developB. developedC. developingD. experience 　　8. A. improveB. graduateC. hearD. provide 　　9. A. betweenB. amongC. insideD. outside 　　10. A. can goodB. may betterC. be able to betterD. be able to best 四 Rosa liked making up stories. She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact， the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was __2__. Now， as she got up to __3__ before the class， She knew that make -believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad。

　　Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year， Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer __4__， she went to her father’s farm in Arizona。

　　The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work. Her father， however， was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer， her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present。

　　When summer came to a close， Rosa __9__ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about。

　　Not long after __11__ began， Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting __12__， like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer， she made up something that was not __13__. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at， she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__。

　　When the class began studying England， Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England! 　　1. A. afraidB. worriedC. sureD. happy 　　2. A. joke B. funC. turn D. game 　　3. A. talk B. teach C. show D. travel 　　4. A. passed B. arrived C. lasted D. changed 　　5. A. made B. played C. helped D. did 　　6. A. weak B. pleasedC. busy D. lonely 　　7. A. show B. visit C. meetD. send 　　8. A. farm B. cityC. family D. school 　　9. A. wrote B. calledC. moved D. returned 　　10. A. family B. schoolC. teacher D. farm 　　11. A. meeting B. schoolC. summer D. talk 　　12. A. people B. cities C. languages D. places 　　13. A interesting B. true C. longD. same 　　14. A. England B. GermanyC. farm D. home 　　15. A. think B. see C. remember D. read 五 ( ) 1.--May I have a look at _______ book tonight? --Of course, you can. I have ________ old one at home. A. the; a B. a; the C. the; an D. the; the ( ) 2. Mr. Li regards Ningxia as his second ________ because he has been here for over twenty years. A. family B. house C. room D. home ( ) 3. The 19th World Cup was held in _______ in South Africa . A. the 2010’s B. 2010s C. 2010 D. the 2010 ( ) 4. ---Could you tell me the answer the questions? ---I’m sorry, Miss Li. I don’t know how _________ it. A. to , to answer B. of, to answer C. to, can answer D.of, can answer ( ) 5. Dad, my trousers are old, I want to buy a new ________? A. trousers B. one C. it D. pair ( )6. She is very good at painting. She can paint ________her teacher. A. as better as B. as well as C. as good as D. so well as ( )7. ---You must _________what I have done for you before you leave. ---Well, how much does it _________? Is 100 dollars enough? A. pay for, cost B. pay, spend C. spend, pay for D. pay, cost ( )8 . -- What will the weather be like tomorrow? -- It ________be rainy, cloudy or sunny. Who knows? A. must B. might C. shall D. should ( )9. When we came to the gate, he stopped ________me go in first. A. to let B. to tell C. to allow D. to ask ( )10. —Perhaps，what I steal on the Happy Farm is not vegetables．That is“loneliness”． —_________．This year“loneliness”is very popular． A．I don’t think so B．I quite agree with you C．That’s a good id D．I’m not sure if you are right ( )11. The British celebrate __________, which is one of their traditional festivals. Kids are excited about the presents hidden in the stockings(长筒袜). A.theSpringFestival B. New Year’s Day C.Christmas D. Thanksgiving day ( )12. The shop ________ at 8:00 a.m. and it ________ for ten hours every day. A.opens;is open B. is opened; opens C.isopen; has opened D. opened; opens ( )13. ---________do you go to Hong Kong Disneyland? ---Sorry, I’ve never been there. A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How soon ( )14 ---Will you be back _______ five in the afternoon? ---I＇m not sure, maybe later than that. A. in　 B. before　 C. for　 D. until ( )15. —Do we have to hold our English party in the classroom? —Well, I don’t know ________ if not here. A.when can we do it B. when we can do it C.where can we do it D. where we can do it