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In the past, people didn't use stamps. They had to pay money when they received letters. Rowland Hill, a schoolmaster in England was the first ___1___ using stamps. He thought it ___2___ much easier for people to use ___3___. They could go to the nearby ___4___ to buy stamps and put them on envelopes(ä¿¡å°) ___5___ they ___6___ letters. The post office only put seals(å°ç« ) ___7___ the stamps so that people could not use the stamps ___8___. In this way, the post office ___9___ send postmen to collect(æ¶) money. It only needed ___10___ postmen to deliver(æé) letters. The government finally accepted(æ¥å) the good idea.
( )1. A. to think B. thinking C. to think of D. think about
( )2. A. could be B. will be C. is D. was
( )3. A. a stamp B. stamps C. stamp D. stampes
( )4. A. a shop B. school C. village D. post office
( )5. A. after B. before C. in D. with
( )6. A. sent B. send C. to send D. sended
( )7. A. in B. over C. on D. above
( )8. A. again B. too C. either D. also
( )9. A. need not to B. didn't need to C. needed not to D. didn't need
( )10. A. few B. fewer C. many D. much[2]
When a friend was visiting David, it began ___1___. So David told him ___2___ that night. "You may stay here ___3___ night," he said. "OK," answered his friend.
But ___4___ minutes ___5___, the friend went out. He didn't tell David where ___6___ going nor(ä¹æ²¡æ) did he ask for an umbrella.
When David was about ___7___, his friend ___8___. He was all wet through.
"Where ___9___ you ___9___?" asked David.
"I have been ___10___, " answered the friend, "to tell my mother that I'll not go home tonight because of the rain."
( )1. A raining B. to rain C. rain D. rains
( )2. A. to go not home B. don't to go home C. not to go home D. doesn't to go home
( )3. A. for B. to C. of D. up
( )4. A. few B. little C. a little D. a few
( )5. A. late B. after C. lately D. later
( )6. A. he was B. was he C. he is D. is he
( )7. A. to go to sleep B. to go to bed C. going to bed D. go to bed
( )8. A. returned B. returns C. to return D. returning
( )9. A. have, gone B. have, been to C. has, gone D. have, been
( )10. A. to home B. home to C. home D. homed[3]
Mr Brown quarrelled with his wife. He was very ___1___ her, and she was ___2___ very angry with her husband, for ___3___ days they didn't ___4___ each other at all.
One evening Mr Brown was very tired when he came back from his office. ___5___, he said nothing to his wife. After supper, Mr Brown went upstairs and Mrs Brown washed the dishes and ___6___ some sewing. When she went up to bed, she found her husband had fallen ___7___. On her bed, she saw a piece of paper, on it ___8___ the words, "Mother, ___9___ at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. Father."
When Mr Brown woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 o'clock. On a small table near his bed he saw ___10___ piece of paper. He took it and read these words, "Father, wake up. It's 7 o'clock now. Mother."
( )1. A. anxious to B. angry with C. glad to D. surprised at
( )2. A. either B. too C. also D. too
( )3. A. few B. little C. a little D. a few
( )4. A. speak to B. spoke to C. say to D. talk to
( )5. A. A usually B. As usual C. A usual D. As usually
( )6. A. did B. made C. had D. built
( )7. A. asleep B. sleep C. a sleep D. sleepy
( )8. A. are B. was C. is D. were
( )9. A. woke me up B. wake me up C. wake up me D. woke up me
( )10. A. an other B. other C. the other D. another[4]
Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same ___1___ at school and they often visit ___2___ home at weekends(å¨æ«). Now they are ___3___ eight years old. Carol's mother has got a new baby. Carol is very ___4___ to have a little sister. So she is always talking about her to Susan. At first she is very ___5___ in the new baby because she doesn't have any brothers or sisters. But ___6___ some time she begins to get tired of Carol's endless talking(ååä¸ä¼å°è°è®º) about it. She also fells a little jealous(å«å¦) of her friend.
One morning when the two girls ___7___ in the school ground, Carol says to Susan, "Do you ___8___, Sue, my baby sister has put on nearly half a pound in weight(ä½éå¢å äºåç£
) this week."
"That is not very ___9___." answers Susan. "I know a baby and he put on ten pound a day."
"Oh, that can't be ___10___." answers Carol laughingly. "Whose baby is it?"
"An elephant's." says Susan.
( )1. A. grade B. table C. class D. group
( )2. A. each other's B. their C. theirs D. each other
( )3. A. all B. two C. both D. either
( )4. A. angry B. sorry C. surprised D. glad
( )5. A. interesting B. interested C. happy D. satisfied
( )6. A. before B. for C. after D. at
( )7. A. play B. meet C. weight D. walk
( )8. A. hear B. think C. find D. know
( )9. A. much B. many C. few D. little
( )10. A. impossible B. wrong C. true D. sure[5]
A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor(ç¼è¾). After ___1___ weeks the editor ___2___ the story to her. The lady was ___3___. She wrote back to the editor:
"Dear Sir,
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. ___4___ do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. ___5___ I sent you the story, I pasted(ç²è´´) together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a ___6___ to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were ___7___ pasted together. Is this the ___8___ you read all the stories that are sent to you?"
The editor wrote back:
"Dear Madam,
___9___ breakfast then I have an egg. I ___10___ eat the whole egg in order to discover(åç°) that it is bad."
( )1. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little
( )2. A. gave B. came back C. handed D. returned
( )3. A. angry B. happy C. satisfied D. glad
( )4. A. How B. Why C. What D. Where
( )5. A. After B. Until C. Before D. Since
( )6. A. lesson B. test C. question D. thing
( )7. A. already B. still C. even D. yet
( )8. A. work B. check C. road D. way
( )9. A. On B. On the C. At D. At the
( )10. A. must not B. have not to C. need not to D. don't have to
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