One morning, a blind (瞎的) boy sat on the steps of building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which
said, "I am blind, please help me."
     There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket
and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put
the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
     Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the
man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked,
"Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?"
     The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way."
     What he had written was, "Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it."
     Do you think the first sign and second sign were saying the same thing?
     Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting
some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but
the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
     The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that
they were not blind.
     There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
     The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who
need your help.
     The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.

1. From the passage we know that _____.

A. the boy always has hat on his head.
B. the man is one of his friends.
C. the boy is blind and needs help.
D. the boy works for the man.

2. On the sign the man wrote some words which said, "_____."

A. He is blind. Please help him.
B. Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it.
C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.
D. Treasure what we have.

3. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sigh.
B. The man took away the few coins from the hat.
C. The boy pretended to be blind, for he didn't want to go to school.
D. Nobody wanted to give coins to the boy.

4. The underlined word "recognized" in the passage means _____.

A. 知道
B. 懂得
C. 理解
D. 辨認出

5. According to the writer, from this simple story we can learn: _____.

A. Be careful not to be blind.
B. Be creative. There is a better way!
C. Be kind to the blind!
D. Don't always get, but offer (付出)!

     A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He
was a witness (目擊者). This is what they said.
     TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I
did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged (受損害).
     TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly.
The driver did not give me a warning (警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because
there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck. and some glass cut my left hand.
      TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It
was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast.
When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out
of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too. Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed
with Tom.

1. How many people are mentioned (提到) in the story?

A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.

2. The truck was hit on the way ________.

A. to the airport
B. to the police station
C. to Newton
D. home

3. From the story, we know _______ didn't tell the truth,

A. the truck driver
B. Tom
C. the taxi driver
D. Tom's friend

4. In fact, Tom's friend was also a ________.

A. witness
B. driver
C. policeman
D. cleaner

5. What's the best title (題目) for this passage?

A. A Taxi Driver
B. A Traffic Accident
C. A Story of Tom
D. A Truck Driver

     Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
     One day Peter told Bill, "I'd like to give a party on Saturday, I'd like you to come and bring Martha, too."
"Thanks, Peter. We'd be happy to come" "Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well
together. I'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us."That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next
he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake."You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat
your cake better than have one from the bakery."Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He
didn't forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give
the party at their house! 
     The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said "Thank you" to Bill and
Martha for the music, Betty for tile cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard
work. To Peter they just said, "Thanks for the invitation."

1. The party was held ________.

A. at Peter's house
B. in a large hall
C. at Peter's friend's house
D. in a secret place

2. Which of the following is not true?

A. Betty made the best cake.
B. Mary Jackson sang well.
C. Bill played the violin well.
D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

3. ________ liked Peter.

A. Many of his friends
B. Few people
C. Everyone
D. All his friends

4. Peter ________ to give the party.

A. tried his best
B. did nothing
C. only invited some friends
D. did everything

5. From the story, we can see Peter was ________.

A. a warm-hearted man
B. good at making friends
C. a selfish man
D. a welcomed friend

     Nobody knew why Mrs. Williams 1________ (cry) so loudly in her little garden. A neighbor came over
and asked her what 2________ (happen). She told him,"Someone 3________ (pick) many of the flowers in
the garden just now. It must be a thief"Just then a little boy came out 4________ (hold) a big bunch of flowers.
He told Mrs. Williams that his mother 5________ (be) badly ill "I'm very sorry, Mrs. Williams.I need money
6________(pay) for the medicine, So I picked your flowers 7________(sell), So that I 8________ (have) some money to save my mother. "When she heard this, Mrs. Williams stopped 9________ (cry) and said to the boy
that he 10________ (come) to her garden and pick as many as he needs.

     An artist (畫家) 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 (顏料和畫筆) 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? In a week it will all be finished,but your picture will still be here."
     The artists 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."

1. The artist went to the countryside to ______.

A. visit his old friend
B. spend his holiday
C. visit the farmer
D. Thank the farmer

2. Every day, the artist ______.

A. went out to help the farmer to do some farming
B. went out to visit his friends
C. painted pictures
D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery

3. The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ______.

A. wanted much more money
B. wanted nothing
C. didn`t want any money at all
D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money

4. The artist thought the farmer wanted a picture of his because ______.

A. the farmer was an artist too
B. the farmer liked his pictures very much
C. the farmer wanted to give it to his son as a present
D. the farmer was rich

5. After hearing the farmer`s words, perhaps the artist would be ______.

A. very worried
B. very happy
C. very thankful
D. very disappointed

     The Greens live at 87 King Street. In the morning, Mr. Green goes to work and the children go to school.
Their father takes them to school every day. Mrs. Green stays at home every day. She does housework. She
eats her lunch at noon. In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends. They often drink tea together. The
children come home from school at about five. They get home early. In the evening, the children always do
their homework. Then they go to bed. Mr. Green usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife
watch TV.
     On Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Green usually goes shopping. And the children often help their mother do
housework at home.

1. The children's father takes them to _____ every day.

A. market
B. work
C. school
D. his friend's

2. Mrs. Green _____ after she has lunch.

A. does housework
B. stays at home
C. drinks tea
D. sees her friends

3. The children _____ early.

 A. go to school
B. come home
C. go to bed
D. leave home

4. Sometimes Mr. and Mrs. Green _____ in the evening.

A. read newspapers
B. go to work
C. do their homework
D. watch TV

5. The children often _____ their mother _____ on Sundays.

A. help; do housework
B. ask; do housework
C. order; go shopping
D. help; go shopping