Jim went into the station soon after five o'clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to travel in Paris,
both by bus and by train, because lots of people go home from work at this hour. He had to join a long
queue of people who were waiting for tickets. When at last his turn came, he got the right ticket. By
asking several people the way, he also found the right platform (站臺). It was crowded and he was not
able to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge (邊) of the platform to be ready
to get on the next one. When the train came in, Jim was thrown onto the train by the rush of the people
behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. Since he was unable to see the names of the stations
where the train stopped, he had to count the number of stops so that he knew where to get off. His station was the seventh along the line.
     When the train reached the seventh station, Jim got off. But he was surprised to see that he had got
off at a station that he had never heard of. A man on the platform told him that he had traveled on a train
in the wrong direction.

1. Why did Jim go to the station?

A. To take a train.                    
B. To meet his friends.
C. To say goodbye to his friends.      
D. To go home from work.

2. What did Jim find when he arrived at the station?

A. Only a few people there.
B. A few people waiting to buy tickets.
C. Many trains there.
D. Many people waiting to buy tickets.

3. What did Jim have to do before he bought the ticket?

A. To meet many people.              
B. To wait in a long queue.
C. To talk to some people.            
D. To ask the way to the train.

4. Why didn't Jim see the names of the stations?

A. He was too lazy to see them.  
B. They were too small for him to see them.
C. He was too busy to see them.  
D. It was too crowded for him to see them.

5. Who made Jim take the wrong train?

A. The train driver.  
B. The ticket seller in the station.
C. All the people at the station.
D. The people behind him on the platform.

     A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On
Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (頑童) was walking around a shining car.
"Is this your car, sir?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas. "The boy
was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Oh, my God! I wish..."
He hesitated (猶豫). Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a
brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a
brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,"Would you like to take a ride in my
car?" "Oh, yes, I'd love that."
     After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said: "Would you mind driving in front of my
house, sir?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors
that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again, "Will you stop where those two steps are?"
the boy asked.
     He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast.
He was carrying his little crippled (殘疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
     "There she is. Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't
cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all nice
things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about."
     Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in
beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

1. The street urchin was very surprised when ________.

A. Paul received an expensive car
B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car
D. he was walking around the car

2. From the story we can see the urchin ________.

A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul's brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul's
D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________.

A. to show his neighbors the big car
B. to show he had a rich friend
C. to tell his brother about his wish
D. to let Paul give them a ride

4. We can infer from the story that ________.

A. Paul couldn't understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother
D. the urchin's wish came true in the end

5. We can infer from the story that ________.

A. There is something wrong with Paul's brother's eyes.
B. There is something wrong with Paul's brother's legs.
C. There is something wrong with the urchin's brother's eyes.
D. There is something wrong with the urchin's brother's legs.

      One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a
bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.
      Jack walked up to the woman and said, "Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?"
"Of course, Please sit down", Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.
The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.
      "That's a nice dog, isn't it he?" Jack said, pointing at the animal.
      "Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture, but that's not a bad thing. He's strong and healthy."
      "And hungry," Jack said, "He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him."
      "That's true," Sue said, "But I haven't." 
      They both laughed and then Jack said, "Does your dog bite?"
      "No," Sue said, "He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and friendly."
      Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and
bit him.
      "Hey!" Jack shouted. "You said your dog didn't bite." Sue replied in surprise. "Yeah, I did. But this is not my
dog. My dog's at home."

1. The dog looked at the woman because _______.

A. the woman wanted to feed him
B. the woman was friendly
C. he was strong and healthy
D. he was hungry

2. Jack and Sue were _______.

A. friends
B. nest-door neighbors
C. strangers
D. in the same family

3. Jack touched the dog because he believed _________.

A. the dog was handsome
B. Sue's dog was unfriendly
C. the dog belonged to Sue
D. Sue's dog was at home

4. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. Sue gave a wrong answer
B. Jack made a mistake
C. the dog wasn't dangerous
D. both Jack and Sue like the dog

5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. A Wrong Question
B. Sue's Dog
C. A Pleasant Meeting
D. Sue's Friend

     An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went
out with his paints and brushes and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a
good dinner before he went to bed.
     At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I don't want money. But
give me one of your pictures. What's money? It will all be finished very soon, but your picture will still be
here."
     The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The
farmer smiled and answered, "It's not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he
comes home next month, I'll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."

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     An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went
out 1_____ (draw) pictures, When it got dark he went back and had a good dinner before 2_____ (go) to bed.
     At the end of his holiday he wanted 3_____ (pay) the farmer, but the farmer said, he 4_____ (not want)
the money just a picture.
     The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for 5_____ (send) such kind things about his pictures.
But to his disappointment, the farmer wanted to let his son know how bad the pictures were.

     Late last night Jennifer Johnstone, a 19-year-old American student, had a quarrel (爭吵) with her friend,
so she left her house at 2:50 in the moming and drove off. She was driving in thick fog (大霧) along a road
in Saint Pierce when she made a mistake at a comer and went off the road. 1_____ Jennifer was thrown out
of her car, and landed 18m from the sea. When she came to herself, she realized that she still had her mobile
phone. 
     2_____ So she had to make several calls before she could finally make the ambulance people, understand
her. While she was waiting for help to come she could see that the sea was coming closer every moment. She
lay there, feeling terrified, watching and waiting. Suddenly she heard the noise of a helicopter in the sky above.
     The helicopter took about half an hour to see exactly where Jennifer was. 3_____ By the time the helicopter
took off,the wayes were just about one metre away. 4_____ "It was so lucky that I had my mobile phone with
me," she said to joumalists, "because if I hadn't been able to phone for help,I would surely have died."

A. At last, she was sent to the nearest hospital where she is now recovering.
B. Her car fell over a 160m cliff (懸崖).
C. But in the end it managed to reach her.
D. She dialed 999, but she did not have a clear mind.
E. Jennifer couldn't move because she was badly hurt.

    Once upon a time there was a poor man. He had an orange tree i   1    his garden. On the tree there were
many fine oranges. One day he found one of them was much b   2    than the others. It was as big a   3    a
football. Nobody had ever seen such a big orange. The poor man took the orange to the king. The king was so
h   4    that he gave the man a lot of m   5    for it.
    When a rich man heard of it, he s   6    to himself, "It is only an o   7   . Why did the king give him so much
money for it? I'll take my g   8    cup to the king. He'll give me more money." 
    The next day when the king saw the gold cup, he said to the man, "What a beautiful c   9   ! I'll give you
something n   10   . Please take this great orange."
1.                  2.                    3.                  4.                   5.                 
6.                  7.                    8.                  9.                   10.                

     A teacher asks his students to write about their dreams.  One boy writes seven pages.  He wants his
 own farm and a large house on it.
    But his teacher tells him, "You are daydreaming.  Do it again. "
    Several days later the boy hands in the same article.  "I don't want to give up my dream even if you fail
 me. "
    Years later, he makes his dream come true. One day, the same teacher takes some students to the boy's
  farm for camping.  Seeing the big farm, the teacher feels sorry:   "I once told you not to daydream.  
 Luckily, you never gave up. "

1.  The teacher asks his students to _____.

    A.  dream  
    B.  write about dreams 
    C.  tell stories about dreams

2.  What does the underlined sentence mean?

    A.  Your dream will never come true. 
    B.  You're sleeping. 
    C.  Your article is pretty good.

3.  The second time, the boy hands in the same article because he _____.

    A.  wants to make his teacher angry
    B.  doesn't know how to write
    C.  won't give up his dreams

4.  After many years, the boy _____.

A.  is still daydreaming
      B.  owns a big farm
      C.  loses his life

5.  We can tell from the story that _____.

    A.  dreaming is not good 
    B.  your dream may come true if you don't give up
    C.  daydreaming can make you rich