九年级英语期中考试题

0九年级英语期中考试题

I、词语辨音：听录音，选出你能听到的单词，每个小题朗读一遍

烫

।(50

1

中

加（)1.A.riseB.raiseC.rain

必radio

*()2.A.policeB.peopleC.please

*1

或1

—,D.play

*

1()3.A.thirtyB.thirstyC.third

1

1

—一・sir

邮

1()4.A.neitherB.eitherC.other

雪D.another

1

器

51()5.A.holeB.rowC.know

,D.low

II、情景反应：听录音，选择恰当的答语，每个句子朗读两遍（5’）

()6.A.HereyouareB.I'msorry

tohearthat

C.That'sOKD.I'mgladto

hearthat

()7.A.ThreeyearsagoB.TomorrowC.Forfour

yearsD.Yesterday

()8.A.It'sapenB.It'sredC.Heisa

doctorD.Heisyoung

)9.A.Yes,IlikeeggsB.No,I'mnotC.Yes,Ido

D.No,I'mfull.Thanks

)10.A.Speaking,pleaseB.No,youaren,tC.Notatall

D.Howoldareyou?

IIL对话理解：根据你所听到的对话内容，选择最佳答案，每段对

话朗读两遍(50

FortwoyearsB.SincetwoyearsagoC.Two

yearsagoD.Twoyearsbefore

)12.A.BlueB.RedC.Black

D.Redandblue

)13.A.TuesdayB.WednesdayC.Friday

D.Thursday

)14.A.SwimmingB.BasketballC.

FootballD.Skating

)15.A.2855198B.2855196C.

2815598D.2815569

IV、听写填空:根据你所听到的内容，将所缺的词填在空格内，短

文朗读两遍（50

MrsSmithwasnot16verywellshefelt17every

timeshedidhousework.Soshe18toseethedoctor.The

doctorlookedherover19,butdidn'tfind20wrong

withher.ThenthedoctorthoughtMrs.Smithwastoofat.

9.

__________20.____________

WrittenPart(100')

I、选择题(300

()1.Therearethreeassistantsinthat

__________shop.

A.women,shoeB.woman,shoeC.woman,

shoesD.women,shoes

()2.Thecomputeronthedeskis.

A.twinsB.thetwin'sC.thetwins

D.thetwins'

()3.roomisbigandbright.Theylikeitvery

much.

A.TomandSamB.Tom'sandSamC.TomandSam,

sD.Tom'sandSam,s

()4.—Isthisyourbike?—Yes,It'sIt's

abirthdaypresentfrommyuncle

A.yoursB.hersC.his

D.mine

()5.thewordsofsongsalsomealittle.

A.Memorizing;helpB.Tomemorize;helpsC.

Memorizing;tohelpD.Tomemorize;help

()6.LucylikestostudyEnglishbyEnglish-

languageTV.

A.seeingB.lookingC.watching

D.watch

()7.SomegirlsofourclassenjoyEnglishmusic.

A.listentoB.hearingC.hearto

D.hasteningto

()8.Myuncleusedtotoschoolbybike,butnow

Iamusedtotoschool.

A.go;walkB.going;walkingC.going;

walkD.go;walking

()9.Mr.Whitecouldn'taffordhischildJs

education.

A.topayB.topayforC.payingfor

D.topaying

()10.Ihaveagirl.Imustlookafterherevery

A.sixyearsoldB.six-year-oldC.six-years-

oldD.six-year-olds

()11.—Carlowillplaythepianothisafternoon.—

A.SodoweB.SowillweC.Sowewill

D.Sowillshe

()12.Teachersthinkteenagersshouldn'tconcentrate

theirclothesthantheirstudies.

A.morewithB.moreonC.muchon

D.muchwith

()13.if,Iyou.I'dlearnEnglish

studyingwithagroup.

A.ambyB.wereinC.wereby

D.wasfor

()14.Ithinksixteen-year-oldsshouldnotto

drive.

A.allowB.allowedC.be

allowingD.beallowed

()15.Lily,youplaywiththeknife,youhurt

yourself.

A.can,t;shouldn'tB.mustn,tmayC.shouldn'

t;mustD.mustshouldn't

II、完型填空(200

ManypeopleliketowatchTV1TVis2ofthemost

importantactivitiesoftheday.TVbringstheoutsideworld

3topeople'shomes.Somepeoplesaytheworldissmaller

than工becauseofTV.Perhapstheyareright.

What'sgoingoninothercountries?How5peoplelive

inplacesfor,faraway?6thereagoodsportsgamesomewhere?

What'slifelikeinthedeepestpartofthesea?

Ifyouwantto7theseandotherkindsofquestions,just

turnonyourTV.Turnitonandwatch.Youcanseealotand

youcanlearnalot,ofcoursepeoplecanalsolearnthrough

readingorlearning8theradio.ButwithTVtheycanlearn

betterandmoreeasily,why?Becausetheycanhearandwatch,

too.

TVhelpstoopenoureyes.TValsohelpstoopenourminds.

TVoftengives9newideas.Welearnnewerandbetterways

ofdoingthings.

TVisawonderfulthing.Howcanwemakebetteruse(更好

的利用）—10it?

()1.A.WatchesB.WatchingC.Watch

D.Towatch

()2.A.anyB.someC.one

D.a

()3.A.closedB.closesC.closer

D.close

()4.A.beforeB.agoC.earlier

D.early

()5.A.doesB.didC.can

D.do

()6.A.WereB.WasC.Is

D.Am

()7.A.lookB.getC.find

D.see

()8.A.inB.onC.to

D.at

()9.A.ourB.weC.us

D.ours

()10.A.forB.ofC.at

D.in

IIL阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）i0°

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(A)器

Shouldcalligraphy(书法)betaughtatschool?

Althoughweareinaninformationage,mostthings口s

i

foundordoneoncomputer.Stillweshouldgob<i)

海

handwritingbyusinga.Brushandink.Somepeople,<

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studentsshouldstudycalligraphyatschool.Calligra5

2-

partofouroldculture.Itdatesbacktoearly•

i

Traditionalcalligraphy(书法)iswellworthlearning.C-x3

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needtocarryonwithit.What'smore,calligraphyisfii|

陶

morethanwriting.WrittenChineseiswellknownforitsbeauty,

Forexample,everystroke(笔画)，ofacharactershowsrichness,

feeling,energyandsoon.Evenforeignersenjoylookingatit

foritsbeauty.Ifyouaregoodatit,itiscertainlyaway

ofself-cultiva-tion(自我淘冶).Itoftenhelpsbuildupone'

spersonality.Areyougoingtolearnitsoon?

根据短文内容判断句子正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。

()1.Ourtimeiscalledaninformationage.

()2.CalligraphyispartofChineseculture.

()3.ThereisnothinginChinesewriting.

()4.Onlyforeignersenjoythebeautyofcalligraphy.

()5.Thewriterthinksthatcalligraphyshouldbetaughtat

school.

(B)

Hereisaweathertable.Afteryoureadit,pleaseanswerthe

followingquestions.

CityMaxMinWeather

Beijing3-5clear

Changchun-12-20snowy

Shanghai199raing

Guangzhou2919cloudy

Haikou2622yaing

Wuhan178cloudy

Lanzhou11-2ckear

Kunming187clear

)6.Howmanykindsofweatherorethereinthisweather

report?

A.FourB.FiveC.Six

D.Eight

)7.Inwhichcityisitthehottestthatday?

A.ChangchunB.CuangzhouC.Haikou

D.Kunming

)8.Inwhichcityisitthecoldestthatday?

A.BeijingB.ShanghaiC.Lanzhou

D.Changchun

)9.What'sthemeaningof"Max"?

A.ThehighesttemperatureatnightB.The

temperatureatnight

C.ThehighesttemperatureD.The

smallestnumber

)10.Whatdoes"clear"mean?

A.SunnywithoutanycloudsB.SunnywithcloudsC.Not

rainyD.Notsnowy

W、写作（300

A：句型转换（10'）

1.Lilyusedtowalktoschooleveryday.（同义句改写）

Lilyusedtogotoschool.

2.Mysisteroftengetstoclasslate.Lucyoftengetsto

classlate,too.（同义句改写）

Mysisteroftengetstoclasslate.

__________Tom.

3.Parentsshouldallowteenagarstostudyingroupsduring

theevening.（改为被动语态）

Teenagersshouldtostudyin

groupsduringtheeveningbyparents.

4.ThisdictionarymustbelongtoLucy.（同义句改写）

Thisdictionarymust.

5.I'dliketoplaysoccer.I'dnotliketoplaychess.

（合并为一个句子）

I'dliketoplaysoccerplay

chess.

B、根据汉语完成句子（10'）

1、考试之前你不应熬夜到11点。

Youshouldn'tuntil11:00pm

beforeatest.

2、我现在是校篮球队的。

Itheschoolbasketballteamnow.

3、台湾属于中国。

TaiwanChina.

4、昨天晚上，我梦见自己在汪洋般的试卷中游泳。

Lastnight.IdreamedthatIwasswimmingin

_________ofpaper.

5、这个书包不可能是他的，因为今天他生病在家。

Thisbagbehisbecauseheathome.

C、书面表达（10'）

作为学生，我们需要遵守哪些规则？

学校的哪些规则需要改进？谈谈你的看法，写一篇60字以上的短

文

—冀教版英语九年级（下）测评卷(-)

Unitl

I.请根据题中所给各种提示完成下列句子

A.根据句意及首字母提示填写单词

1.Probablyyoucouldwriteadofyourbestfriend.

2.SheesurprisewhenItoldherhowmuchitwas.

3.1wasstohearthattheChineseFootballTeamgotthe

firstplace.

4.WhenIarrivedhehadagone.

5.HaveyouwtoyourAmericanpenfriend?

B.根据汉语提示填写单词

6.Pleasespeak（轻声）.Thebabyissleeping.

7.1seldomgototownbecauseit'stwo（吵杂）.

8.Shecan（表达）herselfingoodclearEnglish,

9.Thereisa俳常小的）countryinEurope.Thereare

onlyafewpolicemeninit.

10.Whenyouwriteapoemaboutnature,youhavetowrite

different（景色）.

II.单项选择

1.1wishIabighouse.

A.haveB.hadC.tohaveD.having

2.TheBellToweristhemiddleofXi'an.

A.onB.inC.toD.with

3.1liketoeatgrapesseeds.

A.forB.withoutC.noD.of

4.Thereisgreatbetweenthetwofamilies.

A.friendB.friendlyC.friendshipD.friendless

5.InoldChinesepoems,eachlinehaswords.

A.anumberofB.several

C.agoodnumberofD.asetnumberof

6.We'vedecidedtoFranceforourholidays.

A.goB.goingC.togoD.went

7.Haveyoufinishedthebook?

A.readingB.readC.toreadD.reads

8.Canyouopenthewindow?Ihot.

A.soundB.tasteC.smellD.feel

9.Thefallinthecostoflivingisdirectlyrelatedthedropinthe

oilprice.

A.forB.withC.toD.in

10.isabookof.

A.Peotry;poemB.Peom;poetryC.Peotry;poemsD.Peom;

peotrirs

III.用所给单词的适当形式填空

1.1can'tunderstandyou.Pleaseexplainittome(clear)

2.Haikuis(simple)whatishappeninginthisplace,atthis

moment.

3.Doyouknowhowto(pronunciation)thisword?

4.Hefeltvery(sleep)afterthelongwalk.

5.Towritepoemsneeds(imagine).

IV.用所给词组的适当形式填空

looklike,smelllike,soundlike,feellike,

tastelike

1.MaryErin'ssister.

2.Theycarrots.

3.ShewasplayingsomethingIdon'tknow.ItBeethoven.

4.What'sthisinmypocket?Itanut.

5.What'sit?Itabadegg.

V.完形填空

Oneday,thewindstartsanargument（争论）withthesun."I'm

muchJthanyouare!"saysthewind."No."answersthesun,"I'm

muchstrongerthanyouare!"

Whiletheyarearguingtheyseeamanwalkingdowntheroad.Heis

wearingaheavy2.Thesunsaystothewind"Nowlet3see

whichofuscanmakethemantakeoffhiscoat,thenwewillknow

4isstronger."

Firstthe5_tries.Itbeginstoblowveryhard.Itblowssohard

thatthemanpullshiscoatroundhim.Thewindis6withtheman.

Thenthewindsaystothesun,"Nowit'syour7.Letmeseeifyou

canmakehimtakeoffhiscoat"Thesun8toshineontheman.

Soonitgetsveryhot!Theman9hiscoatTheargumentis10.

1.A.strongB.strongestC.stronglyD.stronger

2.A.trousersB.hatC.coatD.shoes

3.A.usB.weC.ourselvesD.our

4.A.whoseB.whoC.whenD.what

5.A.sunB.rainC.cloudD.wind

6.A.happyB.worriedC.angryD.sad

7.A.wayB.homeC.hopeD.turn

8.A.beganB.beginsC.beginD.beginning

9.A.takesoffB.takesdownC.putsonD.putsdown

10.A.outB.overC.onD.off

VI.阅读理解

(A)

MrBlackworkedinafactoryofasmalltown.Hehadbeentherefor

abouttwentyyearsbeforeonedayhewassenttothecapitalforimportant

business.Hewasveryhappybecausehehadneverbeentherebefore.

Whenhestarted,heaskedhiswifeanddaughtersiftheywantedhimto

buysomethingfortheminLondon.MrsBlackbegantothinkitoverand

thenshesaidshewishedherhusbandwouldbeabletobuyanice

umbrella(伞)forher,andsodidtheirthreedaughters.Ashewasafraidhe

wouldforgetit,hedrewanumbrellaonhishand.Whenhereachedthe

station,hefoundhishandsweredirty.Hewashedthemandthedrawing

wasgone.

OnthetrainMrBlacksatoppositetoanoldwoman.Thewoman's

umbrellawassonicethathecarefullylookedatitandsaidtohimselfnot

toforgettobuyafewumbrellaslikeit.Whenthetrainarrivedatthe

stationinLondon,hesaidgoodbyetotheoldwoman,tookhisbagand

herumbrellaandwasgoingtogetoff.

“Waitaminute,sir,"shoutedtheoldwoman."That'smyumbrella!,?

MrBlackstoppedtolookathishandsandhisfaceturnedredatonce.

Hesaidinahurry,"Oh,I'mverysorry,madam!Ididn'tmeanit!”

SevendayslaterMrBlackleftthecapital.Itsurprisedtheold

womanthathesatoppositetoheragain.Lookingatthefourumbrellas,

theoldwomanwassatisfiedwith（对满意）herself.Shethought,

'TmsureIwasluckierthantheotherfourwomen

1.MrBlackwas.

A.anAmericanB.anEnglishman

C.anAustralianD.aFrenchman

2.MrBlackwashappybecause.

A.hecouldbuyfourumbrellasforhiswifeanddaughters

B.hewassenttodoimportantbusiness

C.hewouldhaveagoodrestduringthesevendays

D.hewouldgotoLondonforthefirsttime

3.MrBlackdrewanumbrellaonhishandbecause.

A.hewasstudyingtodrawit

B.hewastoldtobuyforthemlikethat

C.hewasafraidtoforgettobuythem

D.hisfamilyneededthesamecolourasit

4.OnthetraintoLondonMrBlackwanted.

A.tobuyfourumbrellasliketheoldwoman's

B.togettheoldwoman'sumbrella

C.theoldwomantohelphimchoosefourumbrellas

D.theoldwomantoteachhimhowtochooseumbrellas

5.Whenhehadfoundhehadtakentheoldwoman'sumbrellaby

mistake（由于差错）,MrBlackfelt.

A.sorryB.unhappy

C.sadD.embarrassed（尴尬）

（B）

Twomenwalkedquietlyuptotheopenwindowsofasmallhousein

thedarkness.4tWecantakewhatwewantfromthishouse,5,oneofthem

said.Thetallerofthetwomenquicklyclimbedthroughtheopenwindow

intooneoftherooms."Givemeyourtorch（手电筒）.“hetoldhis

friend."Goroundtothedoor.WaitthereuntilIopenitforyou.^^

Hisfrienddisappeared。肖失）.Thenthemanturnedonthetorchand

walkedquietlytowardsthedoor.Beforehereachedthedoor,hesuddenly

stopped.Hefoundaman.Themanwassittinginabigchairinacomerof

theroom.Hewaslookingatthetallman.Hiseyesnevermoved.

Thetallmancriedoutandthrewthedooropenandheshoutedtohis

friendtorunafterhim.Theydidn'tstoprunninguntiltheywerefaraway

fromthehouse.Theyneverknewthatthemancouldseenothingbecause

somethingwaswrongwithhiseyes.

l.Whatwerethetwomen?Theywere.

A.workersB.thieves（小偷）

C.policemenD.guests

2.Thetallmanwalkedthroughtheroomto.

A.turnoffthelight

B.findtheownerofthehouse

C.openthedoor

D.waitforhisfriend

3.Wheredidthetallmanmeetthemansittinginabigchair?

A.Nearthedoor.

B.Inasmallhouse.

C.Inacomer.

D.BothBandC.

4.Theowner'seyesdidn'tmovebecause.

A.helikesleepinginachair

B.hecouldn'tseeanything

C.hewastoofrightened（害怕）tomove

D.hewassleeping

5.Whydidthemanthrowthedooropen?Because.

A.hewasveryafraidofthemaninthechair

B.hehadknownthemanbefore

C.theownerofthehousewouldtakeholdofthem

D.hewantedhisfriendtocomeinatonce

VIL书面表达

根据中文意思和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑的英文

文段。所给英文提示词语必须都用上，中文提示内容不必逐句翻译，

每组英文提示所写出的句数不限。

今天是6月23日星期日，天气晴朗。你和你的同学张宏参观了

西安市动物园。那里的动物十分有趣，人见人爱。当你看到有位游客

在向猴子投喂食物时，就上前阻止并说……

请你用英文写一篇日记，记述今天的经历。（请注意日记格式）

1.fineday,sun,bright

2.visit,BeijingZoo

3.animal,sointeresting,people,love

4.see,visitor,throw...to,stop,say

参考答案

I.(A)1.description2.expressed3.surprised4.already5.written

(B)6.softly7.noisy8.express9.tinylO.scenes

II.l.B2.B3.B4.C5.D6.C7.A8.D9.C10.C

III.1.nounce4.sleepy5.imagination

IV.1.lookslike2.tastelike3.soundedlike4.feelslike5.smellslike

V.1.D2.C3.A4.B5.D6.C7.D8.B9.A10.B

VI.(A)l.B2.D3.C4.A5.D

(B)l.B2.C3.B4.B5.A

VILSundayJune23rd

Itwasafinedaytodayandthesunwasbright.IvisitedXi'anZoo

withmyclassmate,ZhangHong.Theanimalsthereweresointeresting

thatallthepeoplelovedthem.WhenIsawavisitorthrowingfoodtothe

monkeys,Iwent/rantostophim/herandsaid,“Animalsareourfriends

andwemusttakegoodcareofthem.^^

2.1usedtoafraidofdark.

A.tobeB.beC.beingD.am

3.1thinksixteen-year-oldsbeallowedtodrive.

A.don't：shouldn'tB.don't;should

C./;shouldn'tD.shouldn't;do

4.IfIwereyou,I___takealongwalkbeforegoingtobed.

A.wouldB.willC.couldD.was

5.TheJapanesebookbeXiaoHua's.He'stheonlyonewho'sstudyingJapanese.

A.mustB.can'tC.mightD.could

6.Tdliketogo.

A.somewhererelaxingB.relaxingsomewhere

C.anywhererelaxingD.relaxinganywhere

7.Heaskedme?

A.whosedictionaryitwasB.whosedictionarywasit

C.whosedictionaryisitD.whosedictionaryitis.

8.Shesaidthatwasoneof—inherlife.

A.themostexcitingdaysB.themostexciteddays

C.excitingdayD.excitedday

9.Therearestarsinspace.

A.hundredsB.millionsC.millionsofD.thousandof

10.EverymorningMr.Smithtakesatohisoffice.

A.20minuteswalkB.20minute'swalk

C.20-minuteswalkD.20-minutewalk

11.Whenfatherwasyoung,hefrommorningtillnight.

A.wasmadeworkB.wasmadeworking

C.madetoworkD.wasmadetowork

12.Mathsisdifficultformelearnwell.

A.too...toB.neither...norC.so...thatD.either...or

13.Itisusefuldictionary.

A.quiteaB.aquiteC.quiteanD.anquite

14.Jimdidn'tdohislessons.

A.carefulenoughB.enoughcareful

C.carefullyenoughD.enoughcarefully

15.IsimportanttoleamEnglishwell?

A.thisB.thatC.itD.he

16.一Doyouoftengeton-line?

--Yes.Imostofmytimeonit.It'sagoodwaytokilltime.

A.costB.spendC.payD.take

17.-Willyoupleaseshowmehowtooperatethenewmachine?

--Sure.It'sapieceofcake.Nowletmetellyou_____todofirst

A.whatB.howC.whetherD.which

18.1hopeyoutomesoon.

A.towriteB.willwriteC.wroteD.writing

19.Elephantshaveverylongnoseswecalltrunks(象鼻子)

A.thatB.whoc.whatD.where

20.Youcan'tpassyourexams______yoiigetreadyforthem.

A.ifB.unlessc.beforeD.when

三、完型填空(15分)

Everyoneneedsfriends.Weallliketo_1_close(osomeone._2_isnicetohaveafriendtotalk,laugh.anddothingswith._3_,

sometimesweneedtobealone.Wedon'talwayswantpeople_4_.Butwewouldfeellonelyifwe_5_hadafriend

Notwopeopleare_6_.Friends_7_don'tgetonwell.Thatdoesn'tmean_8___theynolongerlikeeachother.Mostofthelime

theywillmakeupandbecome_9___again.

Sometimesfriendsmoveaway.Thenwefeelvery_10___.Wemissthemverymuch,butwecan_11—themandwritetothem.It

couldbethatwecouldevenseethemagain.Andwecan_12___newfriends.Itissurprisingtofindout_I3___welikenewpeople

whenwegettoknowthem.

There'smoregoodnewstorpeoplewhohavefriends.TheylivelongerthanpeoplewhodoiVt.Why?Itcouldbethattheyare_14___.

Beinghappyhelpsyoustaywell.Oritcouldbejustknowingthatsomeonecares.Ifsomeonecaresaboutyou,youtake_15___careof

yourself.

()1.A.lookB.watchC.feelD.see

()2.A.1B.HeC.ThereD.Someone

()3.A.HardlyB.NearlyC.SuddenlyD.Certainly

()4.A.aloneB.awayC.alloverD.around

()5.A.everB.neverC.justD.really

()6.A.friendlyB.kindC.justthesameD.quitedifferent

()7.A.alwaysB.sometimesC.oftenD.usually

()8.A.thatB.whetherC.howD.why

()9.A.friendlyB.goodC.pleasedD.friends

()10.A.angryB.sadC.happyD.alone

()ll.A.calIB.askC.tellD.talkwith

()12.A.lookforB.findC.makeD.know

()13.A.howoftenB.howlongC.howmanyD.howmuch

()14.A.happierB.strongerC.kinderD.richer

()15.A.lessB.belterC.littleD.no

四.阅读理解(40分)

A

Nasreddin(阿凡提)wokeupinthemiddleofthenightand

sawsomethingwhiteinhisgarden.Itseemedtobemovingtowardsthehouse.

“Thatisathief(小偷)!Hethought,andhetookhisgunandshot(开枪)athim.

Thenhewentbacktobed,becausehewastoofrightened害

怕)togooutofthehouseinthedark.

ThenextmorningNasreddinwentoutandsawoneofhiswhiteshirtshanging

ontheclothes-lineinthegarden,hiswifehadwasheditthedaybeforeandhung

itouttodry.Nowithadabullet-holerightthroughmiddleofit.

〃MyGod,〃saidNasreddin,〃Iwasluckylastnight.IfIhadbeenwearing

thatshirt,thebulletwouldhavekilledme!Andhecalledhisneighborstogether

andaskedthemtothankGodforsavinghim.

()1.AtmidnightNasreddinsawinhisgarden.

A.somethingstrangeB.athiefC.somethingwhiteD.aghost

()2.Nasreddinwassofrightenedthathe.

A.criedoutforhelpB.darednotgooutofthehouse

C.darednotstayinhishouseD.couldn，tsayaword

()3.ThenextmorningNasreddinfound.

A.hiswifeinthegardenB.theclothes-line

C.thethiefdeadD.abullet-holethroughthewhiteshirt

()4.Nasreddinsaidthatifhehadbeenwearingthatshirt.

A.hewouldbekilledB.hewoulddie

C.hewouldhavekilledD.hewouldhavebeenkilled

()5.Hecalledhisneighborstogetherinorderto_______.

A.makeaspeechB.tellthestory

C.thankGodD.thank

B

Oneeveningtwoyoungmenwerewalkinginthestreettogether.Theytriedtofind

achancetostealsomething.Theclockstrucktwelve.Mostofthepeoplewent

tobed.Quicklytheycametoahouseanditseemedthateveryoneinthehouse

hadfallenasleep.Standingatthefrontgate,onesaidinEnglishtotheother

inalowvoice,“Youwaithere.I'11goaroundtotheback