内容正文:
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.
Section A 1a-2d
一、单项选择
( )1. By the time of last year, she _____the piano for five years.
A. learnt B. has learnt C. had learnt D.will learn
( )2.-Boys and girls! Please______your compositions after class.
-Oh,my God! I______it at home.
A. hand in;forgotB.hand in;left C.hand out;forgot D.hand out;left
( )3.On hearing the news, her heart was _______excitement.
A. filled of B. full of C.fill of D.fill with
( )4. He asked me_______during the summer holidays.
A. where I had been B. where I had gone
C. where had I been D. where had I gone
( )5.-It is very cold outside, dear. You have to _______your warm jacket.
--OK.I will,Mom.
A.put on B. put off C.take off D.take up
二、阅读理解
Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister(宰相).He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this,he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him,the king shouted angrily , “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death.Say it out,or you'll die today. ” Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered,"But how can I know? I'll die two days earlier than you. ” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
( )1. This story tells us __________.
A.why the Minister died B. when the king would die
C. how Effendi fooled the king D. Effendi knew the dates of everyone's death
( )2. The Prime Minister died because
A.Effendi killed him B. he fell off the horse
C. he was badly ill D.Effendi said he would die
( )3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi's own death?
A. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.
B. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.
C. Because he