【正文】 in the US is called a lift here, and the first floor in the US, is called the ground floor here, so many visitors get off on the wrong floor in British hotels. I could continue with this. There are countless examples of differences within our one shared language. With so many differences, no wonder（難怪） it39。 ( )11. How old was the boy? A. Four. B． Six. C． Five. ( )12. How many tickets did the woman buy at first? A. One and a half tickets. one ticket. C． Two tickets. ( )13. Why did the girl conductor(售票員 )look at the little boy? A. Because she thought she knew him very well. B. Because she thought he needed to buy a half ticket. C. Because she wanted to know his name. ( )14. Who told the boy to tell a lie(謊話 )? A. Nobody. father. mother. ( )15. What did the woman have to do at last? A. She had to get out of the bus. had to give another ticket to the girl. C. She had to buy a half ticket for her son. 二、單項(xiàng)選擇 (15 分 ) ( ) keep ______ secret to ourselves. I want to keep it _____ secret. A. the, the B. the, / C. /, the D. /, / ( )17. ― I think good friends should be _______ and can tell funny jokes. ― I agree. A. interesting B. interested C. handsome D. humour ( )18. ― What ______ did you take during the summer vacation? ― I learned how to do DIY. A. course B. activity C. petition D. interest ( )19. Among us, Millie joins the _______ clubs and has the ______ free time. A. fewest, most B. most, fewest C. least, most D. most, more ( )20. He is a top student. He always _______ the question quickly when he has a monthly test. A. looks at B. looks after C. looks through D. looks up ( )21.― The bridge is made of steel, isn’t it? ― Yes. Because of that, its ____ is over 100,000 tons. A. weighs B. weight C. height D. length ( )22. ― How is Linda doing during her stay in China? ― _______, thank you. A. She is doing fine. B. She is visiting many places C. She is doing a lot of work D. She feels very well. ( ) had one month ______ last month and learned how to put ______ lights. A. off, in B. off, up C. of, in D. of, up ( )24.― Be quick and we can ______ before lunchtime. ― OK, let’s try to _____ the hall as early as we can. A. arrive, arrive B. reach, reach C. get, arrive at D. arrive, reach ( ) can put the prefix “un” before the following words to give them the opposite meaning except(除了 )________. A. certain B. important C. interesting D. correct ( )26. He hit a pipe and ________ the room with water. A. fill B. fills C. filled D. full ( ) can be dangerous. You’d better _____ them. A. play B. play with C. not play D. not play with ( )28. My ticket is _____ now, but I’ll keep it! A. useful B. useless C. meaningless D. meaningful ( )29. ― Please don’t tell anybody about this, Linda. ― ______. You’re lucky you didn’t hurt yourself. A. Yes, I will. B. Yes, I won’t. C. OK, I won’t. D. OK, I will. ( )30. ― I’m going to make some paper roses. ― _______. A. It sounds lovely B. That’s correct C. That’s all right D. No, I can’t help you 三、完形填空 (10 分 ) Let me tell you about the best day of my life! I got up early and ran to the kitchen in my pajamas（睡衣） .It was my thirteenth birthday and I was really 31 . In fact, I wasn’t sleeping all night because I kept 32 all the presents I would get. I walked into the kitchen with a big smile on my face, 33 nobody looked up. Mum and Dad were reading their newspapers while my two elder brothers were eating breakfast. 34 said a word! “They fet about my birthday!” I said to myself. I turned around and walked out of the 35 . Suddenly, I heard a noise, so I went back to 36 what it was. I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were lots of 37 on the kitchen table. “Surprise!” I heard 38 me. When I turned around, I saw Mum, Dad and my brothers! Mum was holding a huge 39 with candles and they were singing “Happy birthday” to me. We shared the cake and opened all the presents. They didn’t 40 my birthday . It really was the best day of my life! ( )31. A. lonely B. excited C. successful D. weak ( )32. A. thinking about B. picking up C. taking out D. putting away ( )33. A. for B. so C. or D. but ( )34. A. Nobody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Everybody ( )35. A. garden B. kitchen C. bedroom D. study ( )36. A. see B. taste C. look D. choose ( )37. A. newspaper B. presents C. flowers D. rings ( )38. A. of B. above C. behind D. from ( )39. A. picture B. bowl C. spoon D. cake ( )40. A. remember B. enjoy C. fet D. celebrate 四、閱讀理解 (20