An old man lived alone in his old house. He hardly ever came out. He wouldn't communicate with others.
    One day, a little boy selling magazines knocked at the man's door. The door slowly opened. "Uh, sir, would
you like to buy a magazine?" The old man just stared (盯著) at the boy. The boy saw lots of dog sculptures
(雕塑品)on the table. "Do you collect dogs?" the boy asked. "Yes, they are all my family." Hearing this, the
boy understood and felt sorry for him." I have a magazine here about dogs. It's perfect for you." The old man
was ready to close the door and said, "No, I don't need any magazines."
    The boy suddenly had an idea. He had a dog sculpture, which did not mean much to him. After a while, the
boy returned with a box. The old man shouted this time,"I told you no magazines!" "I bring you a gift." The
boy opened the box and handed him the sculpture. The man got surprised because no one had given him a gift.
From that day on, the old man started coming out of his house. He and the boy became friends. The boy even
brought his pet dog to visit the old man every week.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。
1. Did the old man live with his children?
                                                                                            
2. What did the boy sell? 
                                                                                            
3. Where were the old man' dog sculptures?
                                                                                            
4. Why did the old man get surprised when he got the gift?
                                                                                            
5. What do you think of the boy?
                                                                                            

     The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English "You speak good English." But
the student answered, "No, no. My English is very poor." The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer.
Thinking he had not made himself (1)           (understand) or the student had not heard him clearly, he said,
"Yes, indeed, you speak very well." But the Chinese student still kept (2)           (say) "No." In the end the
foreigner gave up and (3)           ( not know)what to say.
     What is wrong with the student's answer? It is because he didn't accept a compliment (稱贊) as the
English people (4)           (do). He should have said "Thank you!" instead of "No". In fact he knew what
the American had said. But he was afraid that people would think he was too proud. According to the
Western culture, if someone says the dishes you (5)           (cook) are very delicious, you (6)           (say)
"Thank you." If someone says to a woman "You look so beautiful with the new clothes on", she should be
very happy and answer "Thank you" In our country we think being modest (謙虛) is a good thing, but in
the west, if you are modest and often say "No", then the others (7)           (agree) that you really cannot
do it, and you may (8)           (treat) unfairly (不公平地) by others. If asking for a job, one says something
like "Yes, I can certainly do it" instead of "Let me have a try on the job." He or she will expect (9)         
 (get) it. So in the west, one should always be confident. Without self-confidence, he can't go anywhere.
Confidence (10)           (be) one of great importance to one in a country where competition is quite hard.

    It's seven thirty in the morning. Mr Brown is going to work. He usually drives to work. But now he can't
find the key to his car. He asks Mrs Brown. She doesn't know. He usually puts the key in a small box. Is it in
other boxes? He looks into all the boxes, big or small, but it's still not there. "Don't worry. I think it's in your car."
Mrs Brown says. "Yes, it must be there." says Mr Brown. He goes out quickly to have a look. Soon he comes
back, and can't say a word. "What's the matter now? You must go to work now. You are late." Mrs Brown says
"It's not there, the car" Mr Brown says.

1. Mr Brown usually goes to work ________.

A．by bus
B．by car
C．on foot
D．by bike

2. Mr Brown can't ________.

A．open the room
B．get up
C．find the key to his room
D．find the key to his car

3. Usually the key is in ________.

A．a(chǎn) small box
B．a(chǎn) big box
C．other boxes
D．a(chǎn) red box

4. Who first thinks the key is in the car?

A．Mrs Brown
B．Mr Brown
C．Their son
D．Their daughter

5. Mr Brown is ________.

A．carefully
B．foolish
C．careless
D．strange

   When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live
a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most
interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept
looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive
the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, "If you want to satisfy your curiosity
(好奇心), come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars." Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop
coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them
around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide (導(dǎo)游)", he said angrily. In the end, he sold the
house and moved away.?

1. Mr. David's house was              that many visitors came to see it.

A. so small
B. so quiet
C. so interesting
D. such interesting

2. Mr. David put a notice on the window in order              .

A. to drive the visitors away
B. to satisfy the visitors curiosity
C. to let visitors come in and look around
D. to get some money out of the visitors

3. The notice made the visitors             .

A. more interested in his house
B. lost interest in his house?
C. angry at the unfair price?
D. feel happy about the price

4. After Mr. David put up the notice              .

A. the visitors didn't come any more
B. fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C. more and more visitors came for a visit
D. no visitor would pay the money for a visit

5. At last he had to sell his house and move away because             .

A. he did not like it at all
B. he could not work as a guide
C. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
D. he could not live a quiet life in it

1. What is Mars Needs Moms?

A. A book.
B. A movie.
C. A garden.
D. A boy.

2. Who is Mars Needs Moms directed by?

A. Berkeley Breathed.
B. Robert Zemeckis.
C. Simon Wells.
D. Milo.

3. What does the word "Martians" means in Chinese?

A. 火星人.
B. 地球人.
C. 外國(guó)人.
D. 木星人.

4. The information about Mars Needs Moms is provided by ______.

A. China Daily
B. 21st Century
C. Shanghai Star
D. en.wikipedia

5. Why does Milo begin his adventure?

A. To wake up his mother.
B. To save his mother.
C. To have a look at Martians.
D. To rescue Martians.

    Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible.
    One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in
an office in Brighton, England.
    On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got in the elevator to go home,
it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator. He was trapped (困住了)! He started to
shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going
to come to work until Tuesday!
    There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait until one his coworkers came to work and found
him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning,
the vice president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator
was opened, Mr. Coates came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!
    Now Mr. Coates says, "I only uses elevators if they have telephones in them."

1. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator because ______.

A. it was broken
B. it was a weekend
C. it was a holiday
D. it stopped on a wrong floor

2. How long did he stay in the elevator?

A. Twenty-four hours.
B. From Saturday to Monday.
C. More than sixty hours.
D. From Tuesday to Saturday.

3. What did he do in the elevator most of the time?

A. Shouted and screamed.
B. Slept and waited.
C. Telephoned his boss.
D. Ate and drank.

4. How did he make his way out in the end?

A. The vice-president found him.
B. Some one opened the elevator.
C. The elevator began to work on Tuesday.
D. He found a door in the elevator.

5. What is the best title for this story?

A. An Interesting Elevator
B. A Busy Weekend
C. Elevator Safety
D. Trapped in an Elevator

     I recently heard a story about a famous scientist. Because of his great achievements (成就), he was
thought to be more creative (有創(chuàng)造性的)than the average (一般的) person. When He (1) ____________
(ask) why he was able to do this, he gave the answer. It all came from an experience with his mother
when he was about two years old. "I (2) ____________ (try) to get a bottle of milk from the fridge when
I lost the bottle and it fell, spilling (溢出) the milk all over the floor-a sea of milk! I was frightened and I
didn't know what to do!" he said.
     His mother heard the noise and got into the kitchen. "I (3) ______________ (consider)how to explain
all this to you, mom." He said. Instead of (4) ____________ (punish) him, she said, "Robert, what a great
mess (雜亂) you have made! I (5) ____________ (not see) such a huge sea of milk before! Well, since
the milk has already been spilled, would you like (6) ____________ (play) in the milk for a while? We
(7) ____________ (clean) it up after that." Indeed, he did so. After a few minutes, his mother said, "You
know, Robert, whenever you (8) ____________ (make) a mess like this, finally you have to clean it up."
He used a sponge (海綿) and together they cleaned up the spilled milk.
     His mother then said, "You know, we (9) ____________(fail) in how to successfully carry a big milk
bottle with two tiny hands just now. Let's go out in the yard and fill the bottle with water to see if you
(10) ____________ (discover) a way to carry it." Then the little boy learned that if he grasped (抓緊) the
bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
     What a wonderful lesson!