Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.

    He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would .a break and climb up on the fence(籬笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place.”

    One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.

    As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (門廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.

1.During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.

A. fix the fence                           

B. eat sandwiches

C. climb up on the fence                   

D. walk around the farm

2.One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to_________.

A. go to the town                          

B. play on the field

C. go to see the house                     

D. make the golden windows

3.What did the boy find when he got there?

A. Nobody lived in the poor house.     

B. No golden windows were in the house.

C. The house was so old as he expected.

D. The house was nearer than he thought.

4.The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought________ .

 A. Like father, like son                  

B. Love me, love my dog

 C. Every dog has its day                  

D. The grass is greener somewhere else

 

When I was seven years old my mom was diagnosed(診斷) with cancer. The doctors told us my mom might be saved with surgery(手術(shù)). But it could also kill her. She chose to have it.
The day before the surgery I was off school, and my mom planned the best day of my life, everything I loved at seven and everything that would put a smile on my face. The day began with her waking me up saying, “Kate, I have a surprise for you. Come and see.” The surprise was a doll I had wanted for the longest time. Throughout the day, she told me everything that she thought I would need to know to grow up and be a good person; she told me to be the best I could be and that I would always make her proud. We had a picnic in the park, and it was so cold that we moved to the car. The day was filled with laughter. For the first time in a long time I could see she was really happy. I would never forget her smile, or the way her eyes shone as if we were the same age. It was the best day of my life, and I will never forget the conversations we shared.
My mother managed to live through the surgery. Now when I look back, I realize that the best day of my life could be her last and this could be the last day I would remember with her, the last one we shared. I also understand how unselfish a mother is.
【小題1】 Who made the decision to have the surgery in the story?

A．The doctors.

B．The patient.

C．The writer.

D．The patient’s family.

【小題2】What did the writer’s mother do the day before the surgery?

A．She stayed at home to have a good rest.

B．She went to the doctor’s for advice.

C．She turned to her family for comfort.

D．She stayed all day with her child.

【小題3】 Why was the writer’s mother happy that day?

A．Because she left her child a special memory.

B．Because she realized her child had grown up.

C．Because she was proud of what her child had done.

D．Because she expected the surgery to be successful.

【小題4】The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that ______.

A．her mother was ill again	B．the surgery was unsuccessful
C．her mother was getting better	D．the surgery was simple

【小題5】 Which of the following words best describes the writer’s mother?

A．Hardworking.

B．Famous.

C．Rich.

D．Great.

Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don’t know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,” she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”
【小題1】 Mrs. Smith always spent all the money       .

A．the next day

B．in four days

C．in a week

D．on next Wednesday

【小題2】 Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her       

A．to do homework	B．to have a look
C．to write down how she spent the money	D．to draw a picture on it

【小題3】Mrs. Smith was        to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.

A．happy

B．sad

C．sorry

D．excited

【小題4】 Mr. Smith gave his wife money        a week.

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

【小題5】 The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very       .

A．glad

B．tall

C．careful

D．good