When Bill is very young, he loves pictures. His mother often draws some for him on old pieces of
paper. She is very bad at drawing, but Bill likes her pictures and always wants more. 
     Then, when he is a little older, Bill's mother gives him some pencils and a drawing book, and he
begins drawing pictures, too. But they are never good. When Bill is five years old, his mother gives him a
small blackboard and some chalk (粉笔). He likes those very much. One day he is trying to draw a
picture of his father on the blackboard. He draws lines (线条) and rubs (擦) them out, draws more and
rubs those out too for ten minutes, but when he looks at his picture, he is not happy.
      "Well," he says at last (最后) to his mother, "I'll put a tail (尾巴) on it and make it a monkey (猴子)."
1. Bill _____ when he is very young. 
A. often wants his mother to draw pictures for him 
B. loves watching TV very much 
C. likes old pieces of paper very much 
D. always wants his mother to buy pictures for him
2. When he is a little older, his mother gives him _____ and let him begin drawing pictures. 
A. some paper and ink (墨水)    
B. a book and some pens 
C. some pencils and a drawing book  
D. a blackboard and some old paper
3. How old is he when he is trying to draw a picture of his father on the blackboard? 
A. He is five months old.        
B. He is five years old. 
C. He is fifteen years old.        
D. He is four years old.
4. Bill wants to put a tail in the picture, so _____. 
A. it looks like a duck          
B. it looks like his father 
C. it looks like himself        
D. it looks like a monkey
5. Which of the following is RIGHT? 
A. Bill's mother is good at drawing. 
B. Bill isn't bad at drawing. 
C. One day Bill wants to draw a picture of a monkey. 
D. Bill isn't happy when he looks at his picture of his father.

     A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He threw (扔) it too hard and it broke (打破) the
window of a house and fell (掉) inside. A woman came to the window and shouted (大喊) at the boy.
The boy was afraid and ran away. But he still wanted his ball back. A few minutes (分钟) later. The boy
came back and knocked (敲) at the door and said, "My father is going to come and repair (修理) your
window soon." 
     After a while, a man came to the door with tools (工具) in his hand, so the woman let the boy take his
ball away. 
     When the man finish repairing the window, he said to the woman, "Please pay ten dollars." 
     "But aren't you the father of the boy?" the woman asked, looking surprised (惊奇). "No," he
answered, looking more surprised, "Aren't you his mother?"
1. The boy lost his ball because _____. 
A. the ball fell into the woman's garden 
B. the ball broke the window of his house 
C. the ball broke the window and fell into the woman's house 
D. he went through the window of the woman's house
2. The boy ran away because _____. 
A. he was afraid of the woman  
B. he had to ask his father for help 
C. he didn't want his ball back        
D. he had to look for his friends
3. The boy came back again because _____.
A. he father will come soon                    
B. he wanted the ball back 
C. the woman was his mother          
D. a man would come to repair the window
4. The woman let the boy take his ball away _____. 
A. because she thought he was honest (诚实的) 
B. because he came back and repaired the window 
C. because she thought the man was his father 
D. because his father repaired the window
5. Which of the following is RIGHT? 
A. The boy was the son of the man. 
B. The man was the father of the boy. 
C. The woman knew the man was the father of the boy. 
D. The man thought the woman was the boy's mother.

     In foreign (外国的) countries, some people do not like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky
 number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirtieth floor. 
     My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn't like the number 13, either.
     One day he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around
  the table. He began to count (数) the people in his mind when they were having the delicious food.
 Suddenly (突然) he cried out. "Oh, there are thirteen people here!" Everybody's face turned white except
 (除……以外) Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my dear friends! We
 have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She is in the family way
 (怀孕) now."
     All of them became happy again.
     "Congratulations!" they said to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time
 that evening.

1. Some people in don't like number 13 because they think number 13 _____.

    A. is a lucky number            
    B. is an unlucky number
    C. can bring them happy          
    D. can make them ill

2. One day Jack asked _____ persons to his home to have dinner. 

    A. 11        
    B. 12          
    C. 13          
    D. 14

3. Suddenly Jack cried out because he found there were _____ people there. 

    A. 11          
    B. 12      
    C. 13              
    D. 14

4. Mrs. Brown will be _____ ina few weeks. 

    A. a mother               
    B. the thirteenth person
    C. Mr. Brown's wife        
    D. Jack's friend

5. Which of the following is NOT right?

    A. When Jack cried out, everyone was afraid(害怕)except Mr. Brown.
    B. In fact, there were fourteen people in Jack's home.
    C. All of them became happy again when they heard Mr. Brown's words.
    D. Many people don't like the number 13, but me friend Jack does.

     Long long ago, a donkey(驴)  fell  into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to
think out what to do.   Finally,   the farmer thought  the  animal was too old and the  well needed to be
covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey.
     The farmer  invited  his neighbours  to help him.   They began  to  shovel(铲)  dirt into the well. The
donkey cried harder.   But a  few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and
was surprised by what he saw.
     While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey  would shake it off and take a step on the new
layer of dirt. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would
shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up  out of the well and ran away, to the
surprise of all the neighbours.
     The lesson we get from this story is that if life  shovels  some dirt on us, we must get out the well and
not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a
stepping-stone(踏脚石). We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!

1. The farmer is ________________.               

A. careless  
B. kind to the donkey  
C. read to give up the donkey    
D. friendly

2. When we are in trouble, we have to learn from _______ in the story.

A. the farmer  
B. the neighbours  
C. the donkey      
D. all of them

3. the story tells us _____________.

A.never to give up even if we're in great trouble
B.the donkey is a clever animal
C.the man has to be kind to the animal
D.the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animal

      Rose is a beautiful and smart girl. Her teachers and friends like her. She also likes them. But she 
doesn't like doctors.     
      One day, one of her teeth is wobbly (松动的). Her mom says '"You need to visit Doctor Tim."     
      Rose is afraid but she has to see Doctor Tim. They wait in the waiting room. When  it  is  her  turn,
she  goes into Doctor Tim's room She sits on a chair. Doctor Tim smiles and he looks nice.     
      Doctor Tim says."Close your eyes and open your mouth, please!". Rose closes her eyes. But just 
before Doctor Tim starts tears (泪水) run down her face. Ten minutes later. she opens her eyes. She 
finds her tooth is in Doctor Tim's hand.     
       Rose is happy and after that. Rose isn't afraid of doctors any more.

1. Rose is a __________. 

A. a student  
B. a teacher        
C. a doctor        
D. a nurse

2. Rose needs to see Doctor Tim because __________.      

A. her tooth is lost  
B. Doctor Tim is nice       
C. Doctor Tim is her father 
D. her tooth is wobbly

3. Where does Rose sit when the doctor pulls (拔) her tooth?

A. On the floor.
B. On a bed. 
C. On a chair.
D. On a sofa.

4. After Doctor Tim pulls her tooth, Rose is __________.      

A. happy 
B. relaxed
C. excited
D. afraid

5. From the story, we know __________.     

A. Rose is an ugly girl     
B. Rose is afraid of doctors at first     
C. The doctor is bad to Rose     
D. Rose's mother doesn't like doctors