Mid-semester English Test B試題.doc

Mid-semester English Test I. Listening practice. （15points）A. Listen and match.1. ( ) A B C 2. ( ) A B C 3. ( ) A B C 4. ( ) A B C 5. ( ) A B C B. Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answers.1. A. 2:10. B. 2:20 C. 2:002. A. Hes doing his homework. B. Hes writing a letter. C. Hes drawing an elephant.3. A. He would like a cup of milk. B. He would like a cup of tea. C. He would like a cup of coffee.4. A. In school. B. In a bus station. C. In a shop.5. A. America B. Australia C. England6. A. Four hours B. Three hours C. Two hours7. A. In September. B. In October. C. In November.8. A. It will leave in ten minutes. B. It will leave in twenty minutes. C. It will leave in fifteen minutes.9. A. Wool. B. Cotton. C. Silk.10. A. To visit a place of interest. B. To have a swim in the river. C. To visit a few of their friends.C. Listen to a passage and then choose the best answer.1. How does Steve go to work? A. By bus. B. By train. C. On foot.2. What does he often buy on his way to his office? A. A newspaper. B. A piece of bread. C. A notebook.3. What news did he want to know one Tuesday morning? A. War news. B. Weather report. C. Sports news.4. Why did he not get off at his usual station? A. Because he didnt want to do so. B. Because he wanted to go to the seaside. C. Because he was reading an interesting report.5. Who got angry with Steve? A. His boss. B. Himself. C. His father.II. Choose the best answer. (20 points)1. Jack runs _ fast as his brother. A. soB. asC. like2. How do you usually go to school? _ bus.A. ByB. WithC. In 3. Why _ you apply for a job here? A. notB. not toC. dont 4. How old is Ken? He _ be fifty years old.A. mustB. canC. need 5. Would you like _ a smaller size? A. change forB. to changeC. to change for 6. Would you like to change it for another one _ get your money back? Id like to change another one. A. and B. butC. or 7. I am _ a vocational school now. A. at B. onC. in 8. Some students work _ tour guides and show the tourists around our city. A. as B. atC. like 9. Our school is different _ other high schools. A. for B. between C. from 10. What do you do in factories? The technicians teach us _ machines. A. to use how B. how to use C. to how use 11. In England one can go through almost every kind of weather in a year, _ the best or the worst, in one day. A. neither B. either C. both 12. There is going to be a storm _. A. today B. yesterday C. last week13. In Shanghai, it is _ too hot nor too cold today. A. not B. no C. neither 14. There _ a thunderstorm soon. A. will B. will be C. be 15. The high temperature will _ 36. A. get B. arrive C. reach 16. Whats the weather like today? Its sunny now, but it _ rain in the afternoon.A. is going B. going C. is going to 17. New York is the _ and most crowded city in the world. A. busy B. busier C. busiest 18. The Great Wall is one of the _ great wonders in the world. A. seven B. seventeen C. seventy 19. If you walk home in the snow, Canadians would _ in their car. A. give you a ride B. say hello to you C. make you warm 20. There _ many different classes in our school. A. has B. have C. are III. Match the words and expressions. (10 points)1. all over the world A. many2. a lot of B. around the world3. December C. the fourth month of the year4. April D. the last month of the year5. enjoy oneself E. do exercise6. do sports F. have a good time7. hear from G. get to8. reach H. receive a letter9. lovely I. feeling that you want to rest or sleep10. tired J. pleasant or enjoyableIV. Complete the dialogues. (10 points)1. Jack: Hi, Jenny. Long time _ see. Jenny: Yes. Hows everything? Jack: Im fine. How _ you? Jenny: Not bad. 2. Tom: Are you Anna? Mary: No, Im _. Im Mary. Mary Smith. Tom: Oh, hi, Mary. Good to _ you. Im Jack. Jack Brown. 3. Lucy: What do you _? John: Im a mechanic. And _? Lucy: Im a cashier. John: Well, good luck! Lucy: _! 4. Shop assistant: May I _ you? Customer: I need a uniform, please. Shop assistant: Sure. What _? Customer: Size L. Shop assistant: And what _? Customer: Green. Shop assistant: OK. This way, please. V. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given. (10 points)1. Bob _ (like) singing English songs.2. They enjoy _ (plant) flowers and _ (grow) vegetables.3. Are you good at_ (fish)? No, I am not.4. Does he _ (enjoy) listening to music? Yes, he does.5. She never _ (wash) the cups or mugs at home.6. We should _ (help) to set the table.7. Peter _ (not eat) in class.8. Their father always _ (have) meals in his office.9. We_ (not go) out in the evening.10. My uncle likes _ (listen) to music.VI. Cloze 10points) On April 1, Mike decided to play a joke on his friends. He said to Tom, “When I was 1 by Mr Hills room, he was talking with 2 teacher about a test. I think 3 a science test this afternoon.” Soon, 4 all the students in Mr Hills science class knew about it. They 5 went into the classroom and began to study. But not Mike. He was 6 to himself at his classmates. When the class began, Mr Hill said to the students, “Class, were going to have a test today.” Mike was 7 . He could not believe his 8 . As soon as the class was over, the students were all very 9 to him. But he could only smile. “What a 10 I was!” he thought.1. A. goingB. comingC. inD. passing2. A. anotherB. hisC. other D. our3. A. there areB. there will beC. there will haveD. there has4. A. ofB. forC. almostD. every5. A. soonB. quicklyC. quickD. were6. A. happyB. laughingC. speakingD. crying7. A. surprisedB. pleasedC. a studentD. angry8. A. wordsB. earsC. classmates D. friends9. A. sorryB. afraidC. thankfulD. good10. A. studentB. teacherC. cleverD. foolVII. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (15points)A1. The sunniest days were _. A. Tuesday and Friday B. Saturday and Tuesday C. Monday and Wednesday D. Tuesday and Wednesday2. On Sunday it would probably be best to _. A. go to the beach for a swim B. stay at home and read a good book C. take the dog for a walk D. visit the zoo3. On which day did it change from a cloudy morning to a sunny afternoon? A. Friday.B. Saturday. C. Monday.D. Thursday.4. Friday, May 2nd, was _. A. rainy the whole day B. sunny all day C. sunny in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon D. cold and windy all day5. Joan flew her kite on a day that was windy in the morning but wet in the afternoon. Joan probably did this on _. A. Saturday, April 26th B. Monday, April 28th C. Tuesday, April 29th D. Thursday, May 1stBMr Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching a lot of students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. “Ill have more work there,” he thought. When one of his women students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him “The teacher to take your classes wont be as good as you are.” Mr Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh, no! Im sure hell be as good as I or even better.” But she said, “No, five teachers have come and gone while Ive been here, and each one was worse than the last one.”1. Mr Lewis moved to a new town and _ there. A. had a lot of men students B. taught dance C. became a dance teacher D. lived in a dance school 2. Then he decided to move to a big city because _. A. the students werent worth teaching B. the students didnt like him C. he wanted to teach more students D. he couldnt teach here any longer 3. He thought that _. A. the woman student liked him very much B. the woman student was really a good one C. he was the best teacher D. no one could be better then he 4. The woman student thought _ of all the six teachers. A. he did the best in teaching B. he did the worst in teaching C. he was as good as anyone D. he danced better than anyone 5. What the woman student said at last means _. A. she didnt like him to leave B. the seventh teacher would be as good