It was half past five in the evening when Sarah came home from work. She walked into the living room and
looked at her three children. The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old. They were watching TV.
      The room was dirty and untidy (不整潔的). There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. There
were cakes on the sofa. Toys were everywhere.
      Sarah got angry. "How dirty and untidy this place is!" She said to her children. "I can't work all day and then
do housework all evening. I'm not doing the housework!"
     And so, Sarah didn't do the housework. She didn't clean. She didn't do the dishes, she didn't wash the
clothes. Every evening she sat in the sofa and watched TV.
     Two weeks later, every dish in the house was dirty. All the children's clothes were dirty, too. Every trashcan
was full. The whole house was dirty and untidy. 
     Then one day Sarah got very surprised when she came back from work. The kitchen was clean. The children has cleaned the kitchen. 
     The next day, the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. 
     Sarah told the children. "OK, I'll do housework again. But you must help me."
     Now Sarah and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit in the sofa and watch TV.
(     ) 1. Sarah has three children.
(     ) 2. She was unhappy to see the dirty and untidy room.
(     ) 3. One day Sarah got home to find the children cleaning the kitchen.
(     ) 4. After Sarah did the housework again, the children stopped doing it.
(     ) 5. The children finally learnt that they should share (分擔(dān)) the housework.

      On a Friday morning, it was a composition lesson. David's English teacher Mr Wang said, "We will have a
long summer vacation in two weeks. What will you do during your summer vacation, boys and girls? Please
write a composition about your summer vacation plan." The students didn't speak. They all thought and wrote
about their vacation plans.
      But David didn't write. After Mr Wang's words, he lost himself into his wonderful vacation. "That is very
easy. I will go to my grandpa's home. At his home I can get up late in the morning. When I get up, I will go to
the small river with grandpa. We can catch many big fish there. It will be very interesting. There are many
children in that village. I can play with them. We will go swimming in the river on sunny days. It will be great
fun. I like to play sports. In the afternoon, I will climb the mountain near my grandpa's home. I can see many
birds, trees and flowers. I can …" 
      While David was dreaming, Mr Wang said, "David, give your composition to me now." But David didn't
write a word.

1. What day was that day?

A. Monday.
B. Tuesday.
C. Friday.
D. Saturday.

2. How soon will the summer vacation come?

A. In half a month.
B. In one week.
C. In a month.
D. In two months.

3. David's grandpa lives ________.

A. in a city
B. in a town
C. on a farm
D. in a village

4. What is the meaning of the word "composition" in Chinese?

A. 作文
B. 演講
C. 比賽
D. 考試

5. Why did not David write a word when the teacher asked him for the composition?

A. Because he couldn't write.
B. Because he lost himself into his vacation.
C. Because he wouldn't have a vacation.
D. Because he didn't want to write.

      Most people sleep at night, but Frank sleeps during the day and works at night. His work is to guard (看守)
a large factory. He is lonely because nobody there talks with him in the evening.
      Frank likes his work. He knows that it is important to guard the factory at night. If he hears any noise, he
goes quickly to see what it is. Most of the time he walks around inside the big building, but he also walks around
outside. When he is tired, he can sit on a chair by the door. It is very cold in winter. He always wears a warm
coat when he is working.
      One night when Frank went outside, he heard a noise near a dark corner of the factory. He went very quietly
towards the noise to see if someone was there, but he only saw a small dog. Frank smiled and talked to the dog.
It looked cold and sad. He took the dog inside the building, and the happy dog followed him around. During the
rest of the night Frank was not lonely. A dog was a good friend for him. 
(     ) 1. Frank sleeps at night and works in the day.
(     ) 2. Frank doesn't think his job is important.
(     ) 3. Sometimes Frank walks around outside the big building.
(     ) 4. One night Frank saw a little dog sleeping at the gate of the factory.
(     ) 5. Frank took the dog home at once.

      Mr.Van had a week's holiday, so he thought, "I'm going to the country by train." He put on his beautiful
clothes, took a small bag, then went to the station and got into the train. He had a beautiful hat, and he often put
his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the mountains. But the wind took his hat off.
      Mr.Van quickly took his small bag and threw that out of the window, too. The other people in the carriage
(車廂) laughed. "Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?" they asked. 
      "No," Mr.Van answered, "but there is no name and no address in my hat, and there's name and an address
on the bag. Someone is going to find both of them near each other, and he's going to send me the bag and hat."

1. Mr.Van had a week's holiday and ________.

A. he was going to the city.
B. he was going to the train station.
C. he was going to the carriage.
D. he was going to the country by train.

2. When he was on the train, he ________.

A. often put his clothes out of the window.
B. often put his head out of the window.
C. often put his hand out of the window.
D. often put his bag out of the window.

3. Why did the other people in the carriage laugh? Because ________.

A. they thought Mr.Van did a good thing.
B. they were very happy.
C. they thought Mr.Van did a foolish thing.
D. they thought Mr.Van was very clever.

4. Mr.Van thought ________.

A. his small bag would bring his beautiful hat back.
B. he was lucky.
C. he was a great man.
D. someone was going to find his hat and bag and would send them back to him together.