One day in early March of 1993, Pauline and Tom Nichter and their 11-year-old son, Jason, were
shopping for a toy in Buena Park, CA. Suddenly, Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor. When she looked
inside, she found $200. The family, homeless and without work, knew that would change their lives. But they
took the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in. The wallet was found to have some other pockets,
and more money in...over $2,000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up. The man thanked
the Nichters and shook their hands, but did not reward them. Luckily for the family, a TV news reporter
filmed the story. People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters, money, and even jobs.
A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months. So far, the family has received over
$100,000. Now the Nichters'future is bright.

1. The best title of the reading would be ________.

A. Money Is Everything
B. From Poor To Rich
C. A Kind Businessman
D. A Lost Wallet And The Police

2. Who found out the secret of the wallet?

3. From the reading , we know many people ________.

A. work hard to change their lives
B. are friendly to the loser
C. are ready to help others
D. often have good luck

4. The words "reward them" in the reading mean ________.

A. speak to the Nichters
B. give something to the Nichters
C. pay the police
D. meet the news reporter

A. They gave the wallet to the businessman.
B. They got lots of money from a reporter.
C. They posted letters to the people all over the world.
D. They became known to many people.

     Van is Jim's new friend at school. Van comes from a country far away. He doesn't talk like the other
children in school. But he can do numbers and draw. The teacher asks Jim to show Van around and help
him.
     Van sits with Jim and his friends at lunch. Jim shows Van how to play kickball. Jim points to something
and says the word. Van tries to say the word. Van is learning many new words. He wants to learn how to
read.
     Van is happy that Jim helps him and is his friend. Jim likes Van, too, because Van tries so hard.

1. In the picture, Van is ______.

A. reading a book
B. crying
C. having lunch
D. angry

2. When Van first comes to school he can't ______.

3. The teacher asks ______ to show Van around.

A. his deskmate
B. his sister
C. Jim
D. his friends

4. The story says Jim likes Van because Van ______.

A. can read
B. tries very hard
C. is nice
D. can draw

A. At School
B. Van Plays Ball
C. Van Smiles
D. Helping a New Friend

       A teenage girl couldn't stand her parents' family rules, so she left home.
       She wanted to be famous. But she had poor education and several years later she had to ask for
food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still
looking for her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she puts up
a big photo of herself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes,"I still love you . . . , come
back home!"
       One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. The face was familiar(熟悉). "Is that my mother?"
she moved closer and read the words"I still love you ..." She cried. When she got home, it was early
morning. She knocked on the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to her mother's bedroom. Her
mother was sleeping. She woke her mother up,"It's me! Your daughter is back home!" The mother and
daughter held each other, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, "Why is the door not locked? A thief
could get in." The mother answered softly, "The door has never been locked since you left."
       The door of parents' love for their children will never be closed.

(     )1. The girl left home because her parents were cruel to her.

(     )2. No money caused the girl couldn't be famous.

(     )3. The mother put up her daughter's photo on the wall so that she could find her daughter .

(     )4. When the girl came back home,she couldn't wait to see her mother.

(     )5. From the story we know that parents love their children forever at any time.

　　The story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons.
She worked so hard that she became ill. She couldn't go to sleep at night. But
when she got up the next morning, she felt very tired．
　　So she went to see a doctor. Hearing the student's words, the doctor said,
"You are too stressed out. You must eat more yin foods like vegetables and
tofu Besides(此外), you can try to count numbers when you are lying in bed. By
the time you count one thousand, you will be asleep(入睡). I'm sure of it."
　　The next day, the student came to see the doctor again." Well," said the
doctor, "How are you feeling today? "The student still looked tired. "Not very
well," she said. " I tried to count one, two, three, four, up to one thousand. But
when I counted five hundred and sixty, I felt sleepy. I had to get up and drink
some coffee so that(以便)I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I
still couldn't be asleep.

1. Why couldn't the young student go to sleep?

A. She was worried about her lessons．
B. She always couldn't finish her homework．
C. She worked too hard and became ill．
D. Her bed was too small．

2. What did the doctor ask the young student to do?

A. To eat more yin foods and count numbers when she was lying in bed in the evening．
B. To exercise more in the morning．
C. To do more reading．
D. To take some medicine．

3. What did the young student do after she felt sleepy?

A. She fell asleep．          
B. She got up to have some coffee．
C. She listened to some music．
D. She got up to do some homework．

4. What made the girl unable(不能) be asleep during the night after she went to see the doctor?

A. The doctor's advice        
B. The student's lesson．
C. The student's illness        
D. The coffee．

5. If you are a doctor, what will you ask the girl to do?

A. I will ask the girl to do more homework every day．
B. I will ask her to go to bed earlier．
C. I will ask her not to do so much homework
D. Both B and C．

     A man liked drinking, but he was afraid of his wife.
     One evening he got drunk and fell down. His face was hurt. So he brought out a mirror and a piece of
plaster (膏藥) He put the plaster on the face and went to sleep. When his wife saw him the next day, she
asked him, "Were you drunk last night?"
     "No, I wasn't. The plaster on my face was caused by a stick in a tree,"he said. Then he felt the plaster
but didn't find it. His wife said,"Don't look for it again. Look, the plaster is on the mirror. "

1. Why did he fall down?
                                                                           .  
2. Is the man afraid of his wife?
                                                                           .  
3. Where did he put the plaster?
                                                                           . 
4. The man's wife believed his words, didn't she?
                                                                           .  
5. What do you think of the man?
    ____________________________________.

     Mr Jones has a special way of waking Lily in the morning. He sends Lily's dog, Frank, into her bedroom.
Frank jumps up and licks (舔) Lily's face, then Lily gets out of her bed. That's how every school day starts.
     One Monday morning, Lily got out of bed and looked at the clock. It was 6:45. Lily washed and dressed.
She moved quickly. She knew she didn't have much time to get ready for school. The school bus usually stops
at the corner of her street at 7:30. She has to be at the bus stop by then.
      "What's for breakfast?" asked Lily. Her father gave her two eggs and a glass of orange juice.
      "Hurry up," said Mr Jones."Where's your homework? Do you have that note I gave you for Mrs Brown?
Don't forget it. Here's your lunch money."
     Lily got her books and homework all together. She found the note and took the lunch money. She put
everything in her schoolbag. Then she rushed off to catch the bus at 7:30.
     The bus was right on time. Lily got on and sat down next to her friend Bill. Then Lily and Bill started to
tell each other jokes. It was nice to relax.

1. In the morning  _______ wakes up Lily.

A. Mrs Jones
B. Mr Jones
C. Frank
D. the clock

2. One Monday morning Lily got up at ________.

A. 6: 45
B. 7: 00
C. 7: 20
D. 7: 30

3. Lily had to take ________ to Mrs Brown.

A. her homework
B. her dog
C. lunch money
D. a note

4. This passage tells us Lily usually ________ to school.

A. walks
B. rides her bicyle
C. takes the bus
D. takes the subway

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Lily has a dog.
B. Mrs Jones is an English teacher.
C. Bill is Lily's brother.
D. Lily likes hamburgers for breakfast.