Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the country (鄉(xiāng)村) for their
holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.
      One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he
was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, "Do you like to live in this quiet
place?"
      The old man said, "Yes, I do."
       Mr. Green said, "What are the good things about it?" The old man answered, "Well, the people here
know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots
of children here." 
      Mr. Green said, "That's interesting. And what are the bad things?"
      The old man thought for a moment and then said, Well, the same things, really.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Green went to the country ______.

A．to see the old man
B．to spend their holiday
C．to see the quiet place
D．to see their friends

2. Mr. and Mrs. Green enjoyed the country because ______.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Green took a walk ______.

A．early in the morning
B．a(chǎn)fter breakfast
C．in the evening
D．a(chǎn)fter lunch

4. The old man said, Yes, I do. I do here means ______.

A．I like to live in this place
B．I like to sit in the warm sun
C．I like to go out for a walk early in the morning
D．I like to live in the city.

A．Yes, he did.
B．No, he didn't.
C．Sometimes he did, but sometimes he didn't.
D．We don't know.

     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
quickly towards the noise to see if someone was there, but he 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.

根據(jù)短文，判斷正（T）誤（F）。
(     )1. Frank sleeps at night and works in the day.
(     )2. Frank doesn't think his job is important.
(     )3. Sometimes Frank walk 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.

     John and Laura were husband and wife. Laura had beautiful, long brown hair, shining like the silk. Every
morning she combed her hair many times. John had a golden pocket watch (懷表) left by his father. He loved
it very much. Christmas was coming. The couple (夫婦) both wanted to send a gift to each other. John went
to the shop and found a nice comb. He thought Laura's hair would look prettier with the comb on it. But the
comb was so dear that he couldn't afford it (買不起). He thought and thought. At last, he sold his pocket
watch and bought the comb. When he got home, he was surprised to see Laura's short hair. Laura opened her
hands. There was a golden watch chain (金表鏈) in her hands. "Merry Christmas!" said Laura. John said
"Merry Christmas" too and passed his wife a little box with tears in his eyes. Laura opened it…

1. John and Laura were _____.

A. rich
B. poor
C. not happy
D. hungry

2. How did Laura buy the golden chain?

3. Why did John sell his pocket watch?

A. Because he loved Laura
B. Because it was Christmas
C. Because he had little money
D. All of the above

4. What was in John's little box?

A. A new watch
B. A new dress
C. A new comb
C. A turkey

A. On Christmas you must give dear gifts to your friends.
B. You have to get more money.
C. You mustn't buy useless (沒用的) things.
D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

     Long, long ago, at the foot of a mountain, there 1.             (live) a brother and a sister 2.             (name)
Haesihk and Dalsoon. One day, their mom went out 3.             (sell) rice cakes. On her way back, she met
a tiger and 4.             (eat ) by it. The tiger was still not full, so it looked for the house where the brother
and sister lived. It decided to eat them as well. The tiger knocked at the door and 5.             (try) to fool
them. " Who is it?" Haesik asked. "I'm your mom, sweet darlings!" the tiger shouted. "Well, you 6.             
 (not sound) like our mom. Who are you on earth?" "I think I 7.              (get ) a bad cold. That's the reason
for it," the tiger lied. While the tiger spoke, Haesik and Dalsoon realized that it was a tiger that stood
outside 8.             (pretend) to be their mom. So they quickly went outside from the back door and climbed
the tallest tree where they 9.             (be) safe."Haesik? Dalsoon? Did you go out?" the tiger cried. Then it saw
the two children on the tree.It was very angry. After a few minutes, it climbed the tree, too." Please, God!
We 10.             (be) kind children, so please help us!" Haesik and Dalsoon begged. Surprisingly, from the dark
sky, a strong rope (繩子) came down for the brother and sister. They went up to the sky and turned into
the sun and the moon. When the tiger reached the top of the tree, it begged, "God, please give me a rope. I'll
be a nice tiger, too." A rope also came to the tiger, but it was an old rotten (腐爛的) rope that the tiger fell to
the ground and died.

      Jack is six years old. He has no sisters. But he has a brother. His brother's name is Mike. Jack likes
eating apples, oranges and bananas. Sometimes he eats some of his brother's apples. And his brother hits
him for that. He doesn't like Mike. This September he is going to school.
      It's the ninth day at school. Jack and his classmates are having a new lesson.
      "Jack, how much is five minus three, please?"
     "It's…it's…" 
     "Now, listen to me," says the teacher, "If your sister has five apples, and you have eaten three of them…" 
     "But I have no sisters." Jack says. 
     "Oh, sorry. But do you have any brothers?" 
     "Yes." 
     "Now, if your brother has five apples, and you have eaten three of them, tell me how…?" 
     "He'll certainly give me a good beating" Jack says quickly.

1. How many brothers and sisters does Jack have?

A. One brother and one sister.
B. One brother and two sisters.
C. Only one brother.
D. No brothers and no sisters.

2. Why does Mike sometimes hit Jack? Because ______.

A. Jack often hits Mike
B. Jack doesn't like eating fruit
C. Jack doesn't do his homework
D. Jack often eats some of Mike's of apples

3. Why can't Jack answer his teacher's question? Because ______.

4. If you have five apples, you have eaten three of them, how many apples remain (剩下) ______.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. one

5. When does the story happen (發(fā)生)?

A. In October.
B. On the ninth day at school.
C. In a new lesson.
D. At school.

      In the (1)d             waiting room, sick people were sitting on their chairs. Jack, a school-boy, was
among them. They all looked sad (2)e             Jack. He was reading an interesting story book. Just then
the doctor came in and said he was (3)r             for the next person. Jack jumped up and ran into the
doctor's room.
      "What's (4)w             with you?" asked the doctor. Before jack could say a word, the doctor made
him (5)l             down on a bed. "Now let me listen to your heart." Jack tried to speak, but the doctor
told him not to say (6)a             . "I'm going to take your (7)t            ." Jack tried to sit up, but the doctor
stopped him. A moment later, the doctor went on. "Well, boy, you don't have a fever. In fact, there is
(8)n              wrong with you." 
      "I know (9)t             isn't," said Jack, "I just came here to get a bottle of (10)m              for my
granny."

     Ann's grandpa was very rich and he had some shops. The old man began to learn drawing when he
was sixty, and he loved it very much. For twelve years he drew a lot and there were many pictures in his
workroom. He was pleased with them and kept them well. One day, the old man was ill. He had to stay in
hospital. Before he died (死), he said to Ann, "I want to give my pictures to a school as gifts. Then the
students can remember me forever. But I don't know which school I'm going to give them to. Can you
help me?" "Well," said the little girl, "you'd better give them to a blind (瞎的) school."

1. Ann's grandpa was ______.

A. a driver
B. a teacher
C. a blind man
D. a rich man

2. The old man tried his best to be ______.

3. The old man loved ______ very much when he was very old.

A. writing
B. his shops
C. money
D. drawing

4. When the old man was in hospital, he was ______ years old.

A. 60
B. 70
C. 72
D. 78

A. nice
B. beautiful
C. good
D. bad