Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside,but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting."
"This sounds a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding,walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming."He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July,he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later,he returned home.
"What was wrong with West Hill Farm?" his best friend,Ed, asked him. "Didn't you enjoy country life?"
"Country life was very good," Henry said. "But there was another problem." "Oh. What?"
"Well ," he said , " the first day I was there a sheep died,and we had roast mutton for dinner."
"What's wrong with that?" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best."
"I know,but on the second day a cow died,and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand," Henry said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different meat every day ," Ed said loudly , " and you are complaining!” "Let me finish," Henry said. "On the fourth day the farmer died,and I didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner!”
( ) 11. How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
( ) 12. Henry came back home several days later because .
A. he didn't like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn't friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
( ) 13. "... and you are complaining!" ,the word "complain" means .
A. 夸奖 B. 解释 C. 抱怨 D. 故弄玄虚
( ) 14. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do,so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
( ) 15. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.
C. A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer.
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We are going to have a party in our house this evening. It is my mother's b 1 and she has invited my uncles and aunts and some of her f 2 . Mother and I are o 3 most of the food for the party,and father is getting the drinks. The livingroom 1 4 very pretty. Balloons of all colors are hanging from the lights.
In the dinning room we have put out the best plates,glasses and table cloths,and it all looks b 5 . We are going to have soup,fish,chicken,fruit and cheese. We are going to d 6 until midnight and after that,we will have some more food,because we will be h 7 after all that dancing.
Last year my mother had her birthday party in a r 8 ,but it is pleasanter at home. When it is my birthday,I am going to i 9 my friends and have a party in the garden. I will hang pretty lights in the t 10 and we will grill our food in the garden and dance on the grass.
1. b 2. f 3. o 4. 1 5. b
6. d 7. h 8. r 9. l 10. t
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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was b 1 on January 12 ,1876,in San Francisco,California. His family was very p 2 ,and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard in many different j 3 .
Later,Jack r 4 to school,but he didn't stay. He wrote," Life and pocketbook (袖珍书) were b 5 too short."
In 1897,he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead,he found i 6 there for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were s 7 ,and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a h 8 man,however. In poor h 9 ,he took his own life (自杀) in 1916. He was o 10 40 years old.
1. b 2. p 3. j 4. r 5. b
6. l 7. s 8. h 9. h 10. o
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A man was sitting in the doctor's office. He was telling the doctor about his p1 "I like football,Doctor." He said, "Please help me. My life has n2 been a good one since I became i3 in football and it is getting worse and worse. I can't e4 get away from it in my sleep. When I close my e5,I'm out there in the football field and r6 after a flying ball. When I wake up,I'm more t7 than I was before I went to bed. What am I going to do?"
The doctor sat back and said,"First of all,you have to do your best not to dream (做梦) about football. Before you f8 asleep,try to think about something else. Try to think that you are at a party and someone is going to give you s9 million dollars."
"Are you crazy (疯了) ?”the man shouted, "I'll m10 the ball!”
1. p 2. n 3. i 4. e 5. e
6. r 7. t 8. f 9. s 10. m
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Today is Sunday. Nick wears his new T-shirt and his white shoes. He has a trip to the zoo. The zoo is open from Tuesday to Sunday. After breakfast,he says goodbye to his mother and takes a bus to the zoo. He gets there at 9: 00 and meets with his classmates at the gate of the zoo. Each of them can spend 10yuan to go into the zoo. There are different kinds of animals in the zoo. Time goes fast. It's 11:30. Then they have lunch together in the zoo. All the children have a good time.
( ) 1. Today isA. sunny B. cloudy C. Sunday D. windy
( ) 2. Nick has a trip to the zoo .
A. by himself B. with his parents
C. with his classmates D. with his best friends
( ) 3. Where do they meet?
A. At the bus stop.
B. At the gate of Nick's school.
C. At the gate of the zoo.
D. At Nick's.
( ) 4. What is the price of the zoo ticket (动物园门票) for a student?
A. 5yuan. B. 10yuan. C. 6yuan. D. 8yuan.
( ) 5. Where do they have lunch?
A. At home. B. At school.
C. In the zoo. D. We don't know.
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Once upon a time,there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人) .He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home,the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did,but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning,when he left home,he said to the servant ," Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them. " With these words,he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home,he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much,he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back,he couldn't find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished,so he drank the poison to kill himself.
( ) 6. In the story, liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man B. the servant
C. both A and B D. neither A nor B
( ) 7. The rich man knew that it was that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat B. himself
C. nobody D. the servant
( ) 8. The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles,because
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
( ) 9. In fact, ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant B. cat
C. the rich man D. nobody
( ) 10. From the story,we know that the servant is very .
A. lazy B. bad
C. clever D. kind
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Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week,because I've got some work there.""Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet. " Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报) ,"His wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work,so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now Vmgoing back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram,and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
( ) 11. Dick flew to New York because .
A. he went there for a holiday
B. he had work there
C. he went there for sightseeing1;观光)
D. his home was there
( ) 12. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
A. Because she didn't know his address yet
B. Because she wanted to go to New York,too
C. Because she might send him another telegram
D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York
( ) 13. Where did Dick stay in New York?
A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.
C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend's house.
( ) 14. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
A. The manager (经理) of his hotel.
B. The police office.
C. The taxi driver.
D. His wife.
( ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.
B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.
C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.
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We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside!On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights,and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
It stood outside a furniture (家具) shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We'll carry it home on the roofrack (;车顶架) .I've always wanted one like that."
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer,and the bookshelf was tied on to the roofrack. It was tall and narrow,quite heavy too.
As it was getting darker,I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, "There's a long line of cars behind. Why don't they overtake (超车) ?"
Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官) inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then,with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂) .One of the officers came to me.
"Right,sir," he said. "Do you need any more help now?"
I didn't quite understand. " Thanks,officer," I said. " You've been very kind. I lived just down the road."
He was looking at our things:first at the flowers,then at the bookshelf. " Well,Well”, he said and laughed. " It's a bookshelf you've got there!We thought it waserr,something else."
My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. "Yes,it's a bookshelf,but thanks again. " I drove home as fast as I could.
( ) 6. From the story we know that .
A. the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife
B. the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all
C. the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D. the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
( ) 7. What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?
A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.
B. Other drivers would let him go first.
C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.
D. He could save a lot of money and time.
( ) 8. Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.
B. Because they didn't think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.
C. Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help.
D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.
( ) 9. Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?
A. Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.
B. Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.
C. Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
D. Because the police had helped them a lot.
( ) 10. When did the officers begin to realize (意i只到) they had made a mistake?
A. Before they arrived at the church.
B. Before they overtook the writer's car.
C. After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.
D. After the writer's family left the church.
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A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill,he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.
"What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived.
"My cow's ill," the fanner said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise."
The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."
He took a bottle out of his box,put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."
"How should I give them to her?" the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子) and said, "Put this tube in her mouth,then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
"How's your cow?" the vet asked.
"No change," the farmer said, "and Fm feeling very strange myself." "Oh?" the vet said, "Why?"
"I did what you said," the farmer answered. "I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it."
"And?" the vet asked. "The cow blew first," the farmer said.
( ) 11. In the story,the vet must be .
A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory
C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals
( ) 12. The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow .
A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills
C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill
( ) 13. What medicine did the vet give the farmer?
A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube.
C. Two pills. D. A small box.
( ) 14. The vet taught the farmer how .
A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pills
C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth
( ) 15. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The fanner ate the pills himself.
B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.
C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.
D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.
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