Nancy lives in a town near the sea．Last weekend she went to the sea with her   1  ．The sea had strong waves（浪）．But Nancy thought she was good at   2  ，so she ran into the sea．After a while，she wanted to swim back，  3  she couldn't get any closer to the beach．The waves pulled（拉）  4   back．She waved（揮舞）her arms   5   her friends，but they didn’t see her．Then she became very 6   and couldn't swim any more．Suddenly，her feet touched  7  ! All the time she  8   in a place where water wasn't deep（深的）!When she went back to the  9  ，one of her friends asked，“Did you  10   your swim?” “Yes，it was great!” She didn’t tell them what had really happened．

1．A．family                B．friends                 C．brothers                 D．sisters

2．A．singing                  B．running                C．swimming              D．dancing

3．A．a(chǎn)nd                       B．so                       C．because                 D．but 

4．A．she                       B．her                      C．him                       D．they

5．A．to                         B．with                    C．for                        D．in

6．A．happy                 B．interesting            C．excited                   D．tired

7．A．the water               B．her friends                  C．the sand               D．the fish

8．A．ran                        B．swam                  C．played                    D．went

9．A．beach                  B．sea                      C．town                     D．water

10．A．enjoy                   B．remember            C．forget                    D．take

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said, “ My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “ If you do it again, I’ll punish you.”

One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned（淹死）. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me. In the end, they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life.

(　 )56．What did the writer like to do when he was young?

A. To fight with his friends.　 B. To play with his brother.

C. To play jokes on others.　　 D. To put others into trouble.

(　 ) 57. How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother?

　 A . Interested.　　 B. Worried.　　 C. Excited.　　　 D. Bored.

(　 )58. The underlined part “ the emergency center” means”__________ in Chinese.

　 A. 購物中心　　　 B. 娛樂中心　　 C. 急救中心　 D.重癥監(jiān)護室

(　 )59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. The writer’s mother was cooking when his brother fell from the open window.

　 B. The writer liked to go swimming alone in the deep sea.

　 C. The writer used to have few friends because he hardly told the truth.

D. The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends.

(　 )60. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A .The writer didn’t like his brother, so he played jokes on him.

　 B. The writer’s friends were so angry that they didn’t talk with him.

.　 C. The writer was a dishonest boy when he was young.

　 D. The writer learnt a lesson: Don’t play jokes with others casually.

When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”
Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.
In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.
【小題1】When he was young, the writer liked to _______.