An old lady in a plane had a blanket (毯子) over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air
hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, "I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going
to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!" 
     Then the captain came. He said, "Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no
clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well." But she continued to hide.
     So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one
eye and said, "I am sorry, young man, but I don't like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I'll say one
thing," She continued kindly, "You and your wife keep your plane very clean!"

1. An old lady had ________.

A. glasses
B. a blanket over her head
C. a coat
D. a basket

2. She didn't want to ________.

A. take it off
B. turn it off
C. get on
D. talk about it

3. ________ spoke to her.

A. The air hostess
B. The man next to her
C. her husband
D. one of her friends

4. The old lady had never been _______ before.

A. abroad
B. home
C. in a plane
D. in hospital

5. The woman didn't like planes and she was never going ________.

A. to fly again
B. to travel
C. to go abroad
D. to go home

    There once lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his wide knowledge of almost
everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man
taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience. (耐心)
    One day a student asked him, "My dear teacher, didn't you say you yourself have many, many more
questions about things than we do? On the contrary (恰恰相反), we students have far more than you."
    With a smile, the teacher drew two circles-one as large as a big wheel (輪子), the other smaller.
    "Of course, I've learned much more. But a teacher does not necessarily have fewer questions than
his students. Now look at these two cricles. Within the big one is my knowledge of things, and within
the smaller one yours. Out of the cricles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, the line
that marks out (劃……的界限) the circle is longer. That means I have more chances to face what is
still unknown. And that's why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more
questions you have. You will never learn enough, you know."

1. One of his students didn't agree that ______.

A.the teacher should have so many questions
B.the teacher had more questions than the students
C.the students had more questions than the teacher
D.the teacher had as many questions as the students

2. Which of the following pictures tells rightly what the teacher drew?

A.
B.
C.
D.

3. The teacher drew two circles in order to show ______.

A.he knew a lot and was good at drawing
B.how one could get more knowledge
C.why he had more questiones than the students
D.what the students learned had something to do with the circles

4. The passage mainly tells us that ______.

A.we should learn from a learned man
B.we'll never learn enough
C.a teacher should be patient
D.it is never too old to learn

5. The teacher was very famous for______.

A.his patience
B.the drawing of two circles
C.his help to tire students
D.his knowledge

    John liked to wear his hair very long. Some of his friends thought that it looked like a girl's hair, but they
never made jokes about it, because John was a big, strong young man, and he didn't joke about his hair funny.
    John always went to the barber's twice a month to have his hair cut and washed, and one day the barber
said to him, "Now why don't you let me cut most of this hair off and make your head tidy? Nobody would
recognize you if I did that, I am sure."
    John said nothing for a few seconds, and then he said, "Perhaps you are right, but I'm sure that nobod
would recognize you either if you did that to my hair."

1. John kept long hair because _____.

A. John was a girl
B. the barber wouldn't like to cut it short
C. John liked it to be long

2. His friends never made jokes about the hair because _____.

A. the hair wasn't funny
B. John didn't like jokes about his hair and they were afraid of him
C. John was big and strong

3. A barber is a _____.

A. man who makes clothes for people
B. shop where one's hair can be washed and cut
C. person who cut man's hair

4. The barber advised John _____.

A. to have his hair cut short
B. to cut off most of his hair
C. to be cut off his long hair

5. John's answer was _____.

A. right
B. a great joke
C. a threatening (威脅) to the barber

      Last Sunday I saw the worst storm (暴雨) in years. It came suddenly and went on for three hours. After
lunch, I went into my room and had a rest. The air was hot. All was quiet.
      Then strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and
some flew out of the open window. As I ran to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
      When I came back into my house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried hard and managed to close the
window. Then I heard a loud sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out what had
happened: a big tree had fallen down and broken the top of the backroom.

1. The storm happened              .

A. in the morning
B. while he was in the back room
C. in the afternoon
D. while he was in the garden.

2. Before the storm came, the weather was              .

A. cold
B. cool
C. hot
D. warm

3. The storm lasted for             .

A. three hours
B. more than three hours
C. three days
D. less than three days

4. The strong wind blew some of the paper             .

A. all over the floor
B. into the back room
C. out of the door
D. out of the window

5. The top of the back room was broken because of            .

A. the strong wind
B. the heavy rain
C. the loud sound
D. the fallen tree

     One day Tony was crossing the road when he was hit by a car. He fell and broke his arm. An ambulance
(救護(hù)車) soon arrived and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in
a cast (石膏). Tony couldn't move it at all.
     "You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks," the doctor said. "You'll be all right then." At the end of six
weeks, Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor took his arm out of the cast. "Can you move your arm,
Tony?" he asked.
     Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he could move it easily.
     "Yes, it's fine," he said. "Thank you very much."
     "In a few days it will be as good as new," the doctor said. "Just exercises it a little."
     "Will I be able to play the guitar (吉他)?" Tony asked. 
     The doctor smiled. "Of course you will," he said. "You'll have no problems."
     "That is good news," Tony said. "Because I couldn't play it at all before."

1. How did Tony break his arm?

A. A guitar fell on it.
B. A doctor broke it.
C. He was hit by a car.
D. He fell down the bike

2. How long did Tony have to keep his arm in a cast?

A. Several days.
B. Less than a month.
C. About a month and a half.
D. about two months

3. As soon as the doctor took off the cast            .

A. Tony could move his arm easily
B. Tony could move his arm with some trouble
C. Tony was no longer able to move his arm
D. Tony could move his arm difficultly

4. What did the doctor tell Tony to do after the cast was taken off?

A. Exercise his arm.　
B. Take some medicine　
C. Come back to the hospital again.
D. Play the guitar

5. At last Tony became very happy because            .

A. he thought he would be able to play the guitar
B. the doctor had given him a guitar
C. the doctor had told him that he could help him
D. The doctor taught him how to play the guitar

      This is really a very fast game. Both sides are fighting for the ball all the time. We are enjoying every
minute of it. Loud shouts can be heard here and there. Willis has the ball now. This is only his third game for
England, but he's playing so well that it won't be his last, I'm quite sure.
      Willis passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton kicks it over the heads of the Frenchmen towards the goal. But he's
too far away. Dupont picks it up easily and throws it to Paton.
      France and England still have one goal each, and there are only two minutes left. At this moment, anything
can happen. Paton kicks the ballacross to Crozat. It's a beautiful kick. But Stevens jumps and just stops the
ball with the side of his head. But Menier is there. He passes it to Crozat, and Crozat, without any hesitation
(猶豫), puts he ball into the back of the goal. It's a great surprise to us. I've never seen such a goal like this.
      And the game is over. France has won the cup.

1. It wouldn't be Willis' last game for England because             .

A. he had played three already
B. this was only his third time
C. he was a good player
D. he had kicked three goals for England

2. Why couldn't Cotton kick the ball into the goal?

A. Willis was too far away from him.
B. He wasn't near the goal.
C. Dupont picked the ball up easily.
D. The Frenchmen stopped the ball with their heads.

3. "At this moment, anything can happen" means "           ".

A. The ninety minutes will end in a draw
B. There is time for another goal
C. The game is nearly over
D. Either A or B

4. How many goals had the French players kicked by the end of the match?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

5. Who were all from the French team?

A. Cotton, Stevens, Menier and Crozat.
B. Paton, Crozat, Sevens and Dupont.
C. Dupont, Crozat, Menier and Paton.
D. Willis, Dupont, Cotton and Menier.

    Sue Glass had a car accident when she was eight. Her father tried to get home   1   the storm came. He
drove fast and his car fell into the river when he was turning left. So she   2   driving after that.
    When she grew up, this was a problem, because she got a   3   in a car company. She sold cars there.
Then six years later she met Julian Swayland, a racing driver, and she told him she was   4   of cars. He
wanted to help her, so he took her to Brands Hatch, a Grand Prix racing circuit (巡回). He drove her round
corners at 100 mph and she   5   it. Then she heard about a special motor racing course. She did the course
with five men and she got top marks. It   6   them all. She said,"I think I did well because I listened to
everything the   7   said. I needed to because I was so afraid. The men often didn't listen. The best moment
was my first championship race. I didn't win but I came forth. I   8   20 men, I love the excitement of motor
racing but it's a dangerous sport and I'm always very frightened. In fact, I stopped doing it one year ago,
because I got so   9   before each race. I felt really sick. I'm not going to race again, I'm going to  10  a
driving school next year."

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