We're very excited to learn the news _______ China will send three astronauts into space between June and August this year（）

A. excited

B. depressed

C. delighted

D. encouraged

A.Very well, I’ll go

B.All right, I like it

C.That’s great.I’ll look forward to it

D.It’s OK.I feel excited

My mother didn't use to work during the week , but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays , and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued. On the day of the World Cup football final in London in 1966 , we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won , but she didn't tell us why. At 2 0' clock my mother went back to work as usual , while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn't watching the match , she was listening to it on the radio. England won 4: 2 and so my brothers and l ran to the post office. As we burst in , my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon. We still have it today , and perhaps it is worth a l0t of money.

26. This passage mainly tells us_______.

A. the author and her brother used to like stamps very much

B. the author had a very kind mother

C. the author and her brother had got an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps

27. According to the passage , her mother worked in the post office_______.

A. during the week

B. on Saturdays

C. on Sundays

28. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell us why. Do you think why she did that？

A. She wanted to give them a surprise.

B. She doubted if she would get the stamps.

C. She forgot to do that.

29. What does the sentence "We were over the moon. " mean？

A. We jumped high.

B. We were extremely happy about it.

C. We watched the moon for a long time.

30. What is the best title for this passage？

A. My Childhood

B. A Precious Stamp

C. A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps

nt, I am filled with mixed feelings. It makes me happy and excited that I’ll see my beloved wife and children soon, but at the same time I don’t want to bid farewell to you, my dear students and friends as well as Tianjin, your beautiful city.

In fact, I regard Tianjin as my second hometown, and the students and teachers here as my family members and best friends. I’ll never forget the warmest welcome you gave me when I first arrived in Tianjin. I’ll never forget the day on which you took me to the hospital when I fell ill an the dumplings that Li Ming’s parents prepared for me that night.

Yet, I still remember you were all laughing at me when I was trying to use chopsticks for the first time in Tianjin Food Street, but do you know that now I prefer chopsticks to knives and forks？

I’m very glad to see the great progress you’ve made in your English and the prosperity of vocational education in Tianjin. I am told that many graduates from this college are devoting themselves to the construction of Tianjin now. I believe your future is bright and so is the future of Tianjin.

Now I’m leaving soon, but I have a strong desire to come back to Tianjin, back to my beloved school with my family as soon as possible.

Best wishes!

Thank you!

Answer the following questions according to the passage.

1.Why does the foreign teacher feel happy and excited？

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2.When and where were the students all laughing at him？

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3.What does the teacher say about the graduates of the college he has worked for？

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4.What is the speaker’s strong desire？

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5.What would you like to say to the speaker if he is your English teacher？

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The pen is more powerful than the sword （剑). There have been many writers who used their

The pen is more powerful than the sword (剑). There have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was one of them. She was born in the USA in 1811. One of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freezing the slaves. The civil war was the American Civil War of 1861, in which the Northern States fought the Southern States and finally won. This book was named "Uncle Toms Cabin". There was time when every English-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. Not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. The book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) peoples sympathies (同情). The writer herself had neither been to the Southern States nor been a slave. The Southern Americans were very angry at the novel, which they said did not at all represent (代表) true state of affairs,but the Northern Americans were wildly excited over it, and were so inspired by it that they were ready to go to war to let the slaves free.

1.How old was Mrs. Stowe when her world famous book was published？ （）

A、About 60 years old

B、Over 50 years old

C、In her forties

D、Around 30 years old

2.Why could Mrs. Stowe's book cause a civil war in America？ （）

A、She wrote so well that Americans loved her very much

B、She disclosed (揭露) the terrible wrongs that had been done to the slaves in the Southern States

C、The Southern Americans hated the book while the Northern Americans like it

D、The book had been read by many Americans

3.What can we learn from the passage？ （）

A、We needn't use weapons (武器) to fight things that are wrong

B、writer is more helpful in a war than a soldier

C、We must understand the importance of literature and art

D、No war can be won without such a book as "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

4.What do you learn about Mrs. Stowe from the passage？ （）

A、She had been living in the north of America before the American Civil War

B、She herself encouraged the northern Americans to go to war and set the slaves free

C、She was better as writing as using a sword

D、She had once been a slave

5.According to the passage（）.

A、every English-speaking person had read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

B、"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was not very interesting

C、those who don't speak English can not have read "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

D、the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" did a great deal in the American Civil War

A.they were excited

B.excited they were

C.excited they have

D.they were how excited

When I was a little girl, my brothers and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn't use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued (发行).

On the day of the World Cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final.When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell us why. At2 o'clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn't watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.

England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money.

1. This passage mainly tells us __________.

A、the author and her brother used to like stamps very much

B、the author had a very kind mother

C、the author and her brother had an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps

D、their mother used to support them by working in the post office

2. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ________.

A、during the week

B、on Saturdays

C、on Sundays

D、for six days

3. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ________.

A、during the week

B、on Saturdays

C、on Sundays

D、for six days

4. What does the sentence "We were over the moon." mean？

A、We jumped high.

B、We were extremely happy about it.

C、We watched the moon for a long time.

D、We couldn't sleep the whole night.

5. What is the best title for this passage？

A、My Childhood

B、My Mother

C、A Precious Stamp

D、A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps

The tape recorder can be a very effective（A) and excited（B) aid to teaching（C) if it

The tape recorder can be a very effective(A) and excited(B) aid to teaching(C) if it is used(D) imaginatively.

A.it

B.that

C.what

(jump)