Long ago there were two people--- a young father and an old neighbor. One day the young father was visiting the old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, talking about children. The young man said, “How strict should parents be with their children?”
The old man pointed to a string（繩子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解開(kāi)）that string，” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side. “Now tie it again，please,” said the old man, “but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again.”
The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”

1. 1.

   The story is about _________ ．

   1. A.
      how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
   2. B.
      how to tie and untie the string
   3. C.
      how to take care of young trees
   4. D.
      how strict parents should be with their children
2. 2.

   The young man untied the string _________ ．

   1. A.
      only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side
   2. B.
      in order to let the old man teach him
   3. C.
      in order to throw it away
   4. D.
      so that both of the trees would grow straight
3. 3.

   When can the string be taken away？_________ ．

   1. A.
      When the young man has untied it next time
   2. B.
      When the young tree grows strong enough
   3. C.
      When the old man has left
   4. D.
      After you have untied it
4. 4.

   At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

   1. A.
      that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone
   2. B.
      that he should be hard on them
   3. C.
      that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone
   4. D.
      that he should always be strict with his children

Long ago, man used to ________with his hands but now man is used to ________with machines, and sometimes a Robert is used to ________instead of people.

1. A.
   work, working, work
2. B.
   work, working, working
3. C.
   working, work, working
4. D.
   working, work, work

Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.
When he arrived, he bounced (跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet? 

1. 1.

   Why was the first dog surprised when he entered the house?

   1. A.
      Because he didn’t expect to see so many happy dogs.
   2. B.
      Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.
   3. C.
      Because he was always in a mixed mood.
   4. D.
      Because he saw so many dogs smiling at him.
2. 2.

   Why did the first dog like the house?

   1. A.
      Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.
   2. B.
      Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house.
   3. C.
      Because he liked everything presented to him.
   4. D.
      Because he felt he was welcome here.
3. 3.

   The underlined word “growl” probably means ______.

   1. A.
      make an unfriendly noise
   2. B.
      smile
   3. C.
      say hello
   4. D.
      stare
4. 4.

   Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

   1. A.
      A Small happy Little Dog
   2. B.
      The House of 1,000 Mirrors
   3. C.
      The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place.
   4. D.
      Two Little Dogs

Long ago, the CLA and other US intelligence officials concluded that Bin Laden _____ the day –today leader of the terrorist organization he founded over 10 years ago.

A. was stopped being         B. had stopped to be

C. have stopped being        D. had stopped being

Long ago, in days of the Roman Empire, people used to believe a god of farmings called “Saturn”. They believed that Saturn could make the weather good or bad, and that he had the power to control how much rain would fall.

Before a Roman farmer would plant his fields, he would try to get Saturn to give him good weather. He believed that if he killed an animal for Saturn, that would make Saturn happy. Then Saturn would make sure that the weather was good.

Not only did the people name a planet after Saturn but they also name a day of the week after him. They called this day “Saturni dies”, Latin words which mean “day of Saturn”. In English those words became Saturday.

6. What was Saturn believed to be in charge of?

  A. Rainfall.    B. The power of nature.   C. Farming.    D. Days in a week.

7. Why did a Roman farmer kill an animal before planting his fields?

Because      .

  A. killing an animal would bring him good luck

  B. Saturn enjoyed eating animals

  C. Saturn was happy to see animals being killed

  D. he wanted to please Saturn so that Saturn would make the weather good for his planting

8. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

  A. Saturn is also the name of planet.

  B. The Roman people used to believe Saturn to be their god.

  C. Saturn was named for the last day of the week.

  D. Saturn had three meanings.

9. What’s the aim of the author in writing this passage?

  A. How the Romans worshipped (崇拜) Saturn.

  B. Why the Romans believed in Saturn.

  C. The different meanings of the word Saturn.

  D. How Saturday got its name.