Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel,when he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, "I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?"

  "Yes ," the old man answered. "I'll show you the way."

  He got into Pat's car,and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house,the old man said, "Stop here."

Pat stopped and looked at the house. "But this isn't a hotel," he said to the old man. "No," the old man answered, "this is my house. And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you'll see the Sun Hotel on the left."

(   ) 1. Where was Pat looking for?

   A. The Sun Hotel. B. The Moon Hotel.

   C. The Star Hotel. D. A small hotel.

(   ) 2. Whom did Pat meet?

   A. A policeman. B. An old man.

   C. An old woman. D. A young lady.

(   ) 3. Where did the old man take Pat to?

   A. The Sun Hotel. B. A supermarket.

   C. The old man's House. D. The police station.

(   ) 4. How far did Pat drive after the old man got on his car?

   A. Five miles. B. Twelve miles.

   C. Three miles. D. Six miles.

(   ) 5. How far was the hotel from where Pat saw the old man?

   A. Twelve miles. B. Nine miles.

   C. Three miles. D. Eight miles.

 In England,people usually don't talk much. If you get on a bus,or a train,you may f 1       that many people sit looking out of the windows. Often they r 2 . They read books and p 3       .

  When you meet English people,they often talk a 4       one thing―the weather. So when you m 5       someone in England,you can say , " n 6       weather for the time of the year！” "but it was a bit c 7       yesterday," someone may a 8       . "But i 9       got a little warmer later," you can then say.

  When you talk like this,the English will think how f 10       you are！

1. f       2. r      3. p     4. a        5. m         

6. n       7. c        8. a     9. l      10. f         

  John is a good boy. He studies hard and is never late for school. He has a lot of friends. And he often helps them and they like him. But he always thinks himself the cleverest in his class and looks down upon (看不起) others.

This term a new student,Fred,came to his class. He's thin and short and talked with few boys. So no children knew him well. And John laughed at him. But he didn't mind (介意) it at all.

  One day John went to Mike's birthday party. He sang,danced and showed all his talents (才能) to the children. After that he said to Fred, "What are you going to show us,my friend?"

  "I'm not clever," said Fred. "Can you guess some of my riddles (謎語) ？”      "Certainly,I can," said John.

  Fred told some riddles,but John couldn't guess any. At last the boy said, "Now I'll tell the easiest riddle. Listen to me carefully. You'll guess it this time. An animal (動(dòng)物) has two heads,six legs,a long nose and a short nose. Can you tell me what it is?"

  John thought hard and hard,but couldn't guess it. His face turned red and said. "What's it?"

  "It's a man riding an elephant！" John didn't say anything any longer at the party.

(   ) 11. The children like John because         .

   A. he often helps them

   B. he looks down upon them

   C. he thinks himself the cleverest

   D. he knows more than any other child

(   ) 12. No children knew Fred well because         .

   A. he didn't answer any questions in class

   B. he comes from a village

   C. he's often late for class

   D. he seldom(很少) talks with others

(   ) 13. John often laughed at Fred because         .

   A. the boy is thin

   B. the boy is short

   C. he didn't think the boy was clever

   D. the boy isn't friendly to him

(   ) 14.         ，so he was sure he could guess the riddles.

   A. John was good at doing it

   B. John thought he was cleverer than Fred "

   C. John was good at his lessons

   D. John often guessed riddles

(   ) 15. John's face turned red because         .

   A. he felt sorry

   B. he felt shy (害臊的)

   C. his friends laughed at him

   D. they didn't think him clever

Babysitter Wanted 

  Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is five years old. Hours are 3: 00 p.m. to 6： 00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Sometimes you have to work on the weekend. Pay (薪水) is $ 10 each hour. For the job,you will：Watch our son Read to him Play with him You will work at our house. We live in Fourth Road,near Huaxing Clothes Store. Please call Mr. Wang at 010-58899333.

(   ) 6. On Friday,the babysitter will         .

   A. not work   B. get $ 10

   C. live there   D. work three hours

(   ) 7.        is not a part of the job.

   A. Cooking for the child

   B. Working at the child's house

   C. Taking care of the child

   D. Reading books to the child

(   ) 8. The babysitter must         .

   A. drive a car to work

   B. go to the office to work

   C. play with the child

   D. work every Saturday and Sunday

(   ) 9. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The child is less than (不足) ten years old.

   B. The babysitter must be a college student (大學(xué)生) .

   C. The babysitter must work six days a week.

   D. The babysitter can get more pay on weekends.

(   ) 10. The best babysitter for the job         .

   A. get $ 10 every day

   B. is busy on Wednesday afternoon

   C. can't read storybooks

   D. likes playing with children

  If you go into the forest (森林) with friends,stay with them. If you don't,you may get lost (丟失) .If you get lost,this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don't try to find your friends. Let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal (信號(hào)) given three times is a call for help.

  Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you,they will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice,it is an answer to call for help.

  If you don't think that you will get help before night comes,try to make a little house with branches (樹枝) .Make yourself a bed with leaves (樹葉) and grass.

  When you need some water,you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don't just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop (扔) them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost,the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.

(   ) 1. If you get lost in the forest,you should         .

   A. try to find your friends

   B. stay in one place and give a signal

   C. walk around the forest

   D. shout as loudly as possible

(   ) 2. Which signal is a call for help?

   A. Shouting here and there.

   B. Crying twice.

   C. Shouting or whistling three times together.

   D. Whistling everywhere in the forest.

(   ) 3. When you hear two shouts or two whistles,you will know that        .

   A. someone is afraid of an animal

   B. people will come to help you

   C. someone needs help

   D. something terrible will happen

(   ) 4. What do you have to do when you leave for water?

   A. Leave branches as you walk to find way later.

   B. Pick off branches to build another house.

   C. Use branches to make a bed.

   D. Drop branches to look for water.

(   ) 5. The main idea of the passage is         .

   A. how to travel in the forest

   B. how to spend the night in the forest

   C. what you should do if you want to get some water

   D. what you should do if you are lost in the forest

 Most people who work in the office have a boss (老板) .So do I        (我也是) .But my boss is a little unusual. What's unusual a 1 him? It's a big dog. Many men have d 2       ,but few men b 3 their dogs to the office every day. My boss's dog. Robinson,is b 4 and brown. My boss brings h 5 to work every day. He t 6 the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is telephone call f 7 my boss,I always know if he is in the office. I o 8 look under his desk. If I see s 9 brown and hairy (毛萆萆的) under it,I know my boss is somewhere in the o 10 If there is no dog,I know my boss is out.

1. a        2. d       3. b      4. b       5. h         6. t        7. f       8. o      9. s      10. o      

  My friends and I like to see movies,but we like different kinds. I like to see action movies. My friend Jeff loves thrillers and comedies and my best friend,Edward,likes documentaries and romances. Because we like different kinds of movies,it can be difficult to choose the movie.

  It's my turn to choose this weekend,so we are going to see Iron Man. It's Number One in the box office and many people say it's a great movie. I want to see it very much.

(   ) 11. There are        kinds of movies in this passage.

   A. four   B. five   C. six   D. seven

(   ) 12. The word "turn" in the passage means "         ”in Chinese.

   A. 轉(zhuǎn)身   B. 責(zé)任   C. 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)   D. ^流

(   ) 13. The writer and his friends take turns to choose a movie to see because         .

   A. they are good friends

   B. they like to see movies

   C. they like different movies

   D. there are many kinds of movies

(   ) 14. The movie Iron Man must be a(an)         .

   A. action movie   B. thriller

   C. comedy   D. romance

(   ) 15. What is the main idea of this passage?

   A. Iron Man is a great movie.

   B. My friend and I like different movies.

   C. It's difficult to choose a movie to see.

   D. I have many good friends.

(   ) 6. Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung are         .

   A. Chinese   B. English   C. American   D. Korean

(   ) 7.        likes Andy Lau the best.

   A. John   B. Linda   C. Tom   D. Jim

(   ) 8. Linda thinks         .

   A. Andy is a better singer

   B. Jacky is a better singer

   C. Jacky and Andy both sing very well

   D. Jacky is a better actor

(   ) 9. John thinks Jacky's Cantonese are better because         .

   A. he can't speak Mandarin very well

   B. Cantonese is his first language

   C. His Mandarin songs are boring

   D. His Cantonese songs are romantic

(   ) 10. Which of the following is RIGHT?

   A. Nobody likes Andy's movies.

   B. Tom has the same idea as John.

   C. Tom thinks Andy's voice is more special than Jacky's.

   D. Jim doesn't like Andy's concert.

  My name is Mike. I'm a middle school student. I was born on July 6th,1998. I have a good friend. His name is Mark. He was born five days later than me. We are in the same class. We have the same hobby. We both like sports. We like playing basketball after school. We also like going to the movies. But we like different kinds of movies.

  I love action movies. I think they are so exciting. I want to watch a new Jet Li's movie. He is my favorite actor. I think he's really great.

  Mark is different from me. He doesn't like action movies. He likes documentaries and thrillers. But I think documentaries are boring and thrillers are scarv^r. He doesn't like comedies but I do. They are funny, and they make me laugh.

  That's why we don't go to the movies together.

(   ) 1. When is Mark's birthday?

   A. On July 6th,1998.   B. On July 11th,1998.

   C. On June 6th,1998.   D. On June 11th,1998.

(   ) 2. Mike and his friend Mark both like-

   A. comedies   B. thrillers

   C. sports   D. documentaries

(   ) 3. What kind of movies does Mike like?

   A. Action movies and comedies.

   B. Only action movies.

   C. Thrillers.

   D. Documentaries.

(   ) 4. Mike and Mark don't go to the movies together because         .

   A. they don't like watching movies

   B. their parents don't let them go together

   C. they have so much homework to do

   D. they like different kinds of movies

(   ) 5. The best title for the reading is         .

   A. Different Hobbies   B. The Same Hobby

   C. My friend and I   D. Jet Li,s New Action Movie

 There is a nice girl in our class. She sits in the f 1 row. She is thirteen y 2 old. She is not tall and she is not short. She is little f 3 She has a round face 1 4 an apple.

  She has two big eyes and a small nose. Her mouth is big,but her ears a 5 small. Her hair is short and black. She likes red. She often w 6 red clothes. But today she is wearing a yellow sweater,blue trousers and brown s 7 She likes little a 8 She has a little b 9 dog at home. She and the dog are good f 10

1. f      2. l       3. f       4. L         5. a        

6. w        7. s       8. a       9. b         10. f