Jane White is an American girl. She is a student. She is fifteen. Her father is Mr．White. Her mother is
Mrs. White. Bob is her brother. He is a student, too. He is in a black coat. Jane is in a red coat. She is a
nice girl.

(    ) 1. Jane is a student．
(    ) 2. Jane is fourteen．
(    ) 3. Jane is Bob’s brother.
(    ) 4. Bob is a teacher.
(    ) 5. Jane is in red and Bob is in black.

       There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36    to him because it was a gift from his father.
       After _  37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.
       He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded.
Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.
       The farmer looked  I'm daydaytest Placeholder!boked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
        So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed.
        The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
        This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”
36. A. important            B. expensive          C. useless              D. interesting
37. A. finding                B. searching           C. watching           D. studying
38. A. money                B. danger               C. work                D. help
39. A. promised            B. taught                C. warned             D. believed
40. A. angrily                B. slowly                C. immediately      D. hardly
41. A. rule                    B. book                 C. child                  D. watch
42. A. way                   B. chance               C. lesson               D. smile
43. A. threw                 B. sent                   C. gave                  D. caught
44. A. came                 B. knew                 C. succeeded         D. suggested
45. A. beautiful             B. smart                 C. peaceful            D. quick

       Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.
        There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
       The ticket lady told him the price.
       The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”
       The ticket lady again told him the price.
       The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?
Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”
        The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
         Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without

46. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)?

A. To show the children were well looked after.
B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.
C. To show how hard the mother worked.
D. To show how rich the family were.

47. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A. He had lost his money.
B. His children were noisy.
C. The tickets were sold out.
D. The tickets were too expensive

48. Who did the $20 note belong to?

A. The poor man .
B. The writer’s father.
C. The poor man’s wife.
D. The ticket lady.

49. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

A. He found the money he lost.
B. He wanted others to help him.
C. He made his children unhappy.
D. He was thankful for the kindness.

50. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

A. The poor mans saw the circus that night.
B. The two families became close friends.
C. The writer’s father earned some money.
D. The writer saw the circs that night.

     My name is Sam . I joined a club called  “ passing help ” last month . Now let me tell you why I joined it.
      One evening this May, on my way home my old car broken down( 出故障） . It was 25 miles from my home . I wanted to get a ride (搭便车）, but there was no car . It was also hard to take a taxi . I decided to take a bus home .I went to a bus stop nearby .
     After a while , a bus came , but it did not go to my town .the bus driver was a   young woman . She was kind and she told me which bus I should take . I waited there for about thirty minutes , but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car .She was just the bus driver.
     When I reached the bus station , I got to that the bus to your town couldn't  come ,so I returned here.I just can't leave you here ,” she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you you back to your home .”
      “ It is a long way .”I said.
      “ Come on ,sir, ”she said ,“ Let’s go.”
       On the way she told me a story . A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
      When we got to my home , I wanted to give her some money to thank her , but she didn't accept her . “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along. ” She said.  

36.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
A. He lost his way.                B. His car broken down.      
C. He was hurt in an accident.       D. He couldn't reach the gas station.
37. Sam didnt think of going home__________ that evening.
A. by train                   B. by bus
C. by car.                    D. by taxi.
38. From the passage , we know that the young woman was _________.
A.a club boss.                 B. a taxi driver        
C. a bus driver.                D.a gas station worker.
39. The young woman wanted Sam to _________.
A.give her some money.          B. get on her bus.  
C. take her to her house.          D. help others just as she did.
40. The best title (题目）of the passage is ________ .
A. A kind old man.       B. Getting a ride.
C. Passing help.         D. A broken car.  

       Bill Clinton took office (就职) on January 20th, 1993 and became the 42nd U.S. president (总统). He is the
first U.S. president who was born after World War II (第二次世界大战). He is also one of the youngest of all
U.S. presidents.
       Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father William Blats died. When he was small, his mother remarried (又嫁给) Norger Clinton, so the boy's family name changed.
        In the summer of 1963, Clinton won a drama contest (戏剧比赛), so he was given a chance to visit the
city of Washington (华盛顿). During his visit he met President Kennedy in the White House. From that time on,
he made up his mind (决心) to become a president.

1. How old was Clinton when he became the 42nd U.S. president ?

A. About forty.
B. Over fifty.
C. Forty-seven.
D. Thirty

2. Clinton's father, William Blats, died _______.

3. Why was the boy's family name changed? Because _______.

A. he became a president
B. his family was poor
C. his mother was ill
D. his mother remarried

4. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington _______.

A. to take part in a drama contest
B. to have a talk with Kennedy
C. for a visit
D. for his holidays

A. Bill Clinton
B. Norger Clinton
C. Kennedy
D. William Blats

1. Who made Donald Duck film? ______

A. Mickey Mouse
B. Clarence Nash
C. Walt Disney
D. Pluto

2. When was the first Donald Duck film made? ______

[     ]

A. In 1933.
B. In 1934.
C. In 1966.
D. In 1930.

3. Who was Clarence Nash? ______

[     ]

4. Where do today's children see Donald Duck ? ______

[     ]

A. In new film.
B. At the cinema.
C. On television.
D. At concerts.

5. The underlined word "audience" in the second paragraph means______ .

[     ]

A. reads
B. formal interview
C. law freedom
D. the people who watch a film at a cinema

                            Basketball star Yao Ming is shining on the big screen, too!
       A film called "The Year of the Yao" has been produced. The one-and-half-hour documentary follows        
Yao  Ming's first year in the United States.
       Although Yao faces cultural and language problems in his first year in America, he deals well with the        
stress of being an NBA rookie (新手). 
       He finds friendship and support from others and always has confidence in himself. He is now in his third  
NBA season, but this season is his first playing with new Rockets forward (前锋) Tracy MxGrady who's a
top player in NBA. 
       The Rockets lost five games straight at the end of their first month and Yao has needed time to work well 
with MxGrady.
       "I haven't played as everyone expects (期待) and it has been lower than mine, too." Yao says. However,
he also says that he has been trying to improve, and things are surely getting better.
        Things may not be easy right now, but Yao Ming is still the favorite of his fans. In the recent NBA
All-Star ballot (投票), he got a record of more than 2.5 million votes from fans all over the world, which is
more than  
Michael Jordan!

1. "The Year of the Yao" is _______.

A. the name of a year
B. a documentary
C. a book
D. a basketballer star

2. At the end of their first month, Yao Ming worked _______ with McGrady.