My friend Tom always goes to sleep _________ his bed room light on．

A．in            B．with            C．to                D．on

David is only ten years old．I don't think he _________ to ride his bicycle in the street．

A．should allow                                            B．would allow

C．should be allowed                                      D．wouldn't be allowed

You are too shy．You should have more _________ in yourself．

A．success           B．progress            C．confidence                D．knowledge

No matter _________ you may do，I'll support you．

A．how             B．where             C．what              D．when

--Why are you so sad?

--I _________ the English contest．

A．won             B．failed             C．passed             D．had

Her mother is a（n）_________．I often read her articles in the magazines．

A．actress          B．musician        C．teacher             D．author

You must be thirsty．Why not _________ some water?

A．stop to have            B．go on having         C．stop having            D．go on to have

Jenny Gordon was a very kind and beautiful woman．Before she __1__，many young men were in love with her．Many of them __2__ to her，telling her how wonderful she was，how much they loved her and each of them waited to be her __3__．Jenny kept all these letters．She tied them up with a red ribbon and put them away in all old box．She __4__ read them because her husband took good care of her．However，they were a part of her __5__ and she didn't want to throw them away．

Jenny had a __6__，Sue．Sue was six．One day，a friend of hers was in hospital．Jenny wanted to go to see her．Of course it was __7__ to take Sue there with her．So she had to leave Sue __8__ for two hours．

“Now be a good girl，” she said，“play __9__ in the yard．If you need anything，go to the lady next door and she will __10__ you．”

When she returned home，she asked Sue，“Have yon __11__ a good girl?”

“Oh，yes．Mommy．” Sue said．

“What did you do while I was __12__?” Jenny asked her．

“I played mailman．” Sue said．

“__13__ could you play mailman，darling?” Jenny asked，“You didn't have any letters．”

“Oh，yes．I did．Mommy．” Sue said，“I __14__ some in an old box upstairs．They were tied up with a red ribbon．I put one in every mailbox in the __15__．Wasn’t I a good girl?”

1．A．died                      B．left                      C．married                  D．started

2．A．wrote                    B．listened                C．talked                    D．spoke

3．A．classmate              B．husband               C．brother                  D．friend

4．A．always                      B．usually                 C．sometimes              D．never

5．A．study                    B．life                      C．job                        D．interest

6．A．daughter                B．sister                   C．pupil                      D．student

7．A．helpful            B．useful                  C．important             D．bad

8．A．asleep                 B．afraid                   C．alone                     D．away

9．A．slowly                B．quickly                C．clearly                   D．quietly

10．A．help                     B．teach                   C．show                     D．like

11．A．learned                 B．been                    C．played                    D．hoped

12．A．in                        B．free                     C．out                        D．at work

13．A．When                  B．How                    C．What                     D．Where

14．A．found                  B．bought                 C．borrowed                      D．looked for

15．A．bank                    B．park                    C．street                     D．theater

If you get a good English dictionary，you will be better than 90% of English learners．Most people（even people who want to learn English very much）simply go to a bookstore and buy the first dictionary they see．

That is a big mistake! A bad dictionary will give you problems sooner or later- maybe in two months，maybe in one year - and you will have to buy a good one anyway !Isn't it better to buy a good dictionary at the first time?

Getting a good English dictionary is important because a good dictionary will be your guide to English．It will teach you new words，how to pronounce them and how to use them．It will help you understand English texts．Successful English learners use their dictionaries all the time：when reading books，at English classes，when writing e-mail，when doing homework，when surfing the Web．

It is an easy first step in your English-learning program -you only need to spend a little money（much less than you would pay for an English course）．Once you've made the first step， it will be easier for you to do the rest．

You need to spend money on it．Yes，this is a good thing．Spending some of your money on learning English will give you an encouragement to learn English well．

1．According to the writer，a good dictionary can make you _________．

A．become a successful teacher                B．become one of the best English learners

C．know the bookstore very well              D．know what the dictionary is

2．The writer thinks that _________．

A．English learners should buy a good dictionary at the first time

B．anyone has to change his dictionary after using it for a few years

C．buying a dictionary for a child is a mistake

D．only 10% of English learners can buy the dictionaries

3．Which of the following is TRUE about a dictionary?

A．It is not necessary for everyone to have one．

B．People can only find it on the Internet．

C．One person buys it to tell others that he is learning English．

D．It can help people learn how to pronounce and use the new word．

4．According to the passage，if you want to learn English well，you should _________．

A．spend more money on the dictionary         B．take more English courses

C．use the dictionary at any time you need        D．watch English programs every day

5．We know that the passage is a/an _________ after we read it．

A．advertisement for a dictionary

B．introduction to a dictionary

C．guide to having a good dictionary

D．report of the function（功能）of a dictionary

An Unlucky Young Man

Sam is twenty-seven now．He's tall and strong．He works hard in the small field．He's known a girl called Mabel for three years，who lives in another village．He hopes she could marry him soon．But she doesn't marry him until he builds a new house．He hasn't enough money．Of course it's difficult for him to do so．

Winter's come and the fields are covered with thick snow．Sam has nothing to do at home．Mabel told him to find some temporary employment（臨時(shí)工作）in the town．He thought she was right and came to Mr. White's factory where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces．It was hard work but he was paid more．At the end of the month Mr. White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars．He was very happy．He hurried to the post office，but it was closed．He had a look at the clock on the wall，it was half past five and he was told to go there the next morning．He had to return to the factory．He felt hungry and went into a restaurant（飯館）and ate something．He didn't see a thief following him and as soon as he sat at table，the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him．He agreed and drank a lot．And when he woke up two hours later，his money was stolen（偷）．He was sad of it and cried for a long time．

The following day Mr. White saw the young man's eyes were red and asked what had happened to him．He told him about it and at last he said，“I worked for the thief last month!”

1．Mabel doesn't marry Sam because _________．

A．he's a poor farmer                        B．he has a Small field

C．he lives in an old house                     D．she's very young

2．Mabel told Sam to _________．

A．get some money in the town                      B．borrow some money from his friends

C．spend the winter in the town                      D．build a new house in the town

3．Mr. White paid Sam much because _________．

A．he was very rich                         B．the young man was very poor

C．he was ready to help the poor                       D．the young man worked very hard

4．Sam went to the post office to _________．

A．ring up Mabel          B．post the money        C．buy some food       D．post a letter

5．The money was stolen when _________．

A．Sam left the factory．                                 B．Sam went to the restaurant

C．Sam ate something in the restaurant                     D．the thief had got Sam drunk（灌醉）