Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names recorded（记录）in the Guinness Book of Records.
Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled（用桨划）a bathtub（浴缸）145 kilometers for 24 hours. This group had 13 members. They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford, Great Britain on May 28 and 29. 1983. A month later, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon, Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes! However, the distance（距离）record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Bruntsfield Bedding Center. This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometers in 1979. It took the team 35 days to cover the distance.
Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney,Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28, 1989. The climbers carried a dinner table. chairs, and a meal up the mountain. When they reached the top, they all put on warm suits for dinner.
People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood, however, that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records

1. 1.

   According to the passage, what record was made near Ashford in May, 1983?

   1. A.
      A record for paddling a bathtub
   2. B.
      A record for climbing a mountain
   3. C.
      A record for pushing a hospital bed
   4. D.
      A record for swimming across a river
2. 2.

   The word cover in the passage means _______

   1. A.
      start
   2. B.
      go through
   3. C.
      keep
   4. D.
      know
3. 3.

   What was unusual about the highest dinner party held by the nine people in the passage?

   1. A.
      The people who held the dinner party all came from Sydney
   2. B.
      Only nine people held the highest dinner party
   3. C.
      They had a meal on the mountain
   4. D.
      They carried a dinner table and chairs up the mountain to hold the dinner party
4. 4.

   Which of the following shows the right order（顺序）of what happened in the passage?
   a. A group of 13 members paddled a bathtub on a river near Ashford.
   b. A team from Edinburgh made a distance record for hospital bed pushing.
   c. A group of nine people from Sydney had a dinner party on the top of Mountain Huascaran.
   d. A racing team pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes in Avon

   1. A.
      a-b-c-d
   2. B.
      d-b-c-a
   3. C.
      a-d-b-c
   4. D.
      b-a-d-c
5. 5.

   Which of the following is mentioned（提及）in the passage?

   1. A.
      Hospital bed pushing was a popular sport in Edinburgh
   2. B.
      People living in Ashford usually used a bathtub to carry things
   3. C.
      Two different records for hospital bed pushing were given
   4. D.
      Hospital bed pushing was held twice a year in Avon, Great Britain

Jenny mixed up the letters with the replies. Read the three letters and the replies A, B, C, then match each letter with the correct reply.

A.  You should discuss this problem with your parents. Have you talked to your father? Surely he misses you, too. Tell him how you feel, and perhaps he can spend more time with you. You can also ask your mother to make something special when your father isn’t working.

B. You shouldn’t worry so much. If you study hard, you’ll do well. Try to relax, find time to go for walks and eat three healthy meals every day. Don’t drink coffee or tea because you won’t be able to sleep. You should drink a glass of hot milk before you go to bed and think in a positive（积极的）way. Good luck.

C. Can you afford it? Can you pay for the huge bills（帐单）to run the mobile phone? Maybe you should save your pocket money. Anyway, you are still at school and you should concentrate on your study. Why not give up this idea?

1. Match each letter with the correct reply. Which of the following is RIGHT?

   A. 1-A; 2-C; 3-B                                  B. 1-B; 2-C; 3-A

   C. 1-B; 2-A; 3-C                                       D. 1-C; 2-B; 3-A

2. What’s Mary’s problem?

   A. She worries so much about her exams.

   B.  She does badly in some important exams.

   C.  She can’t do her homework very well.

   D.  She isn’t allowed to have a mobile phone.

3. What shouldn’t Mary do?

   A. Drink a glass of hot milk.

   B. Find more time to relax than before.

   C. Drink coffee or tea before going to bed.

   D. Do sports and think in a positive way.

4. Jenny advised that Nina should     ____      .

   A. not buy a mobile phone                 B. pay the bills all by herself

   C. not ask her parents to pay the bills        D. ask her parents for more pocket money

5. Why can’t Jim spend much time with his father?

   A. He dislikes his father.                     B. He has a lot of homework to do.

   C. His father works a lot every day.           D. His father has got a now job in another city.

阅读理解

　　In the doctor's waiting-room, many patients were sitting quietly and waiting for their turns. Tom, a school boy, was sitting there, too. They all looked very sad except Tom. He was reading an interesting book, and there was a smile on his face.

　　Just then a doctor came in and said he was ready for the next patient. Tom jumped up and ran into the doctor's room.

　　“Good morning, Doctor.”

　　“Good morning. What's your trouble, young man?” asked the doctor. Before Tom could say a word, the doctor made him lie down on a bed. “Now, let me listen to your heart.” Tom tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to say anything. “I'll take your temperature.” Tom tried to sit up, but the doctor stopped him. “Now open your mouth …. Mm, good.” After a moment, the doctor said, “Well, my boy, there is nothing wrong with you.”

　　“I know there isn't,” said the boy. “I just came here to get some medicine for my father.”

1．Who was in the doctor's waiting-room?

In the doctor's waiting-room were ________.

[　　]

2．What were the people waiting to do?

They were waiting ________.

[　　]

A．to read an interesting book

B．to get some medicine for others

C．to see the doctor

D．to see their friends.

3．How was Tom?

He ________.

[　　]

4．What did Tom come for?

He came ________.

[　　]

A．to see the doctor

B．to see his father

C．to read a book

D．to get some medicine for his father

5．What did the doctor say about Tom?

He said ________.

[　　]

A．Tom was not ill at all

B．Tom was wrong

C．Tom did something wrong

D．Tom was ill