Where was the king swimming one day in a summer?

1. A.
   In a river.
2. B.
   In a lake
3. C.
   In the sea

Who came to save him?

1. A.
   His son.
2. B.
   Two farmers.
3. C.
   A farmer.

When did the farmers know that he was the king?

1. A.
   Before they jumped into the water.
2. B.
   When they were in the water.
3. C.
   After they pulled him out of the water.

What did the king do after he was saved?

1. A.
   He promised to be a good king
2. B.
   He promised to give the farmers anything they wanted
3. C.
   He promised not to swim again.

Why did the king need help in the water?

1. A.
   Because he wasn’t good at swimming
2. B.
   Because somebody pulled him into the water.
3. C.
   Because he was ill.

Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?

1. A.
   John.
2. B.
   Frank.
3. C.
   Steven.
4. D.
   Jenny.

From the article, we can learn that _______.

1. A.
   in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books
2. B.
   the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school
3. C.
   Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients
4. D.
   Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John

The best title for the article might be “_______”.

1. A.
   Collecting books for bored patients
2. B.
   Writing a letter to a medical centre
3. C.
   Donating books to poor students
4. D.
   Reading books for hospital patients

Which of the following words can be used to describe those students?

1. A.
   Polite and hard-working
2. B.
   Lazy and stubborn
3. C.
   Selfish and proud
4. D.
   Thoughtful and helpful

What does the underlined word “ideal” mean?

1. A.
   Perfect
2. B.
   Dangerous
3. C.
   Crowded
4. D.
   Expensive

What can we learn from the second paragraph?

1. A.
   All birds stay in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round
2. B.
   There are eight species of red-crowned cranes in Zhalong
3. C.
   The number of the world’s red-crowned cranes is small
4. D.
   Every winter red-crowned cranes hatch eggs in Zhalong

Which of the following can we choose for the blank (空白) in the fifth paragraph?

1. A.
   go birdwatching
2. B.
   do a bird count
3. C.
   go bird-hunting
4. D.
   hold a bird show

The purpose of the article is to _______

1. A.
   attract more visitors to pay a visit to Zhalong Nature Reserve
2. B.
   ask people to take action to protect wetlands and wildlife
3. C.
   prevent people from watching birds in Zhalong Nature Reserve
4. D.
   make people around the world know the Birdwatchting Club

The dog died because _______________.

1. A.
   it was badly ill
2. B.
   it was knocked down by a car
3. C.
   it was too old
4. D.
   it fought against other dogs

The other dog saw it lying in the middle of the road and it wanted to ________first.

1. A.
   wake his friend up
2. B.
   push his friend to the roadside
3. C.
   catch up with the car
4. D.
   stop the traffic

We learn __________ from the passage.

1. A.
   the car driver is too cruel
2. B.
   animals can also show love
3. C.
   the two dogs are brothers
4. D.
   friends are the best in the world

Many people can’t buy the tickets from the railway station, and they sometimes can only buy them from the scalpers_________.

1. A.
   expensively
2. B.
   happily
3. C.
   dangerously
4. D.
   hardly

How many people took the train trip during the peak period surrounding the 2008 Spring Festival holiday?

1. A.
   About 203 million.
2. B.
   About 188 million.
3. C.
   About 180 million.
4. D.
   About 174 million.

What does the passage mainly tell us?

1. A.
   People go home much more easily during the Spring Festival.
2. B.
   It is very hard to buy tickets in the railway station during the Spring Festival.
3. C.
   President Hu Jintao cares about the railway building problem.
4. D.
   The Ministry of Railways felt sorry about the problem.

What happened to Sophia Wu on February 27?

1. A.
   Her house was burned in a fire.
2. B.
   She dreamed a terrible dream.
3. C.
   Her family died in a terrible accident.
4. D.
   A serious earthquake hit the city she was in.

Which is the correct order (順序)?
a. Wu got up and found her whole room was moving.
b. Wu wanted to run downstairs and go out.
c. The wall got broken and the lights went out.
d. Wu was woken up by shaking.

1. A.
   a-b-c-d
2. B.
   d-a-b-c
3. C.
   d-b-a-c
4. D.
   c-a-b-d

Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake？

1. A.
   It had no aftershocks.
2. B.
   It destroyed five million homes.
3. C.
   It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.
4. D.
   It has been the fourth strongest earthquake since 1900.

From the passage, we know that about of the earthquakes cause damage every year.

1. A.
   20%
2. B.
   10%
3. C.
   1%
4. D.
   0.02%

How should we protect ourselves during an earthquake?

1. A.
   We should run outside as quickly as possible.
2. B.
   We should drop, cover and hold on.
3. C.
   We should shout loudly for help.
4. D.
   We should call 120 quickly.

What's Linda's problem?

1. A.
   She doesn't have a job.
2. B.
   She feels bored.
3. C.
   She hates rainy days.
4. D.
   She feels awful at school.

Who would watch a movie if she had a day off?

1. A.
   June.
2. B.
   Kathy.
3. C.
   Lisa.
4. D.
   Tina.

What would Kathy probably like to do on her day off?

1. A.
   She would like to cook.
2. B.
   She would like to sleep.
3. C.
   She would like to read.
4. D.
   She would like to watch TV.

June would do all of the following EXCEPT

1. A.
   visit friends
2. B.
   surf the Internet
3. C.
   read books
4. D.
   lie in bed

What do we know from the reading?

1. A.
   Tina doesn't like to do any housework.
2. B.
   Kathy likes to do the same things as Tina.
3. C.
   Lisa thinks it would be helpful to Linda to get relaxed.
4. D.
   June used to be busy, but now she has enough time to relax.

students from Westfield State College were on vacation in Acapulco, Mexico.

1. A.
   Twenty-three
2. B.
   Twenty-four
3. C.
   Twenty-five
4. D.
   Twenty-six

Which floor does Stanley live on?

1. A.
   The second floor.
2. B.
   The fourth floor.
3. C.
   The seventh floor.
4. D.
   The eighth floor.

Nalewanski and Stanley put their wet shirts around their mouths and noses in order to .

1. A.
   make them cool
2. B.
   stop the smoke from going into lungs (肺)
3. C.
   let people find them
4. D.
   play a joke with other people

What is the correct order?
a. Moreno told other people.
b. No one was seriously hurt.
c. Nalewanski joined them to save people.
d. Stanley and Moreno saw the smoke.

1. A.
   d-b-c- a
2. B.
   d-a-c-b
3. C.
   a-d-c-b
4. D.
   c-d-b-a

From the fourth paragraph, we can know

1. A.
   the three boys are brave
2. B.
   Moreno died in the fire
3. C.
   the reason of the fire
4. D.
   Nalewanski called the police for help

The story happened ______

1. A.
   in summer
2. B.
   in winter
3. C.
   in autumn
4. D.
   in spring

The  ground became white because ___________.

1. A.
   some painted white
2. B.
   There are some paper on it
3. C.
   It snowed heavily.
4. D.
   It is really very clean.

The dog didn’t come back because _______.

1. A.
   he lost his way.
2. B.
   someone bought it.
3. C.
   it was too clever.
4. D.
   it went to the police.

When Mrs Green telephoned the police, “He almost talks” She meant that ________

1. A.
   his dog was silly.
2. B.
   The dog is good at talking.
3. C.
   The dog is as clever as a man.
4. D.
   The dog sometimes talks.

From what the policeman said“I think you’d better put your telephone down. Maybe he is trying to telephone you now.” Who do you think “he” means?

1. A.
   Mr Green’s husband.
2. B.
   The thief who took the dog away.
3. C.
   The lost dog.
4. D.
   the policeman.

The theme song for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics is __________.

Sarah Brightman thinks that it is ______ for her to sing the song.

The song lasts ________________________.

The song is           and it is quite different from the other Olympic songs.

The theme of the Olympic is “_________________________”.