One afternoon Mr. Black went out to look for some grass for his cows. It was very hot and he had to stop to have a swim. Suddenly he saw something sparkling (闪闪发光) in the water. He swam there and found it was some gold in the sand. He was so happy that he hardly forgot he was in the river. He ran home and asked his son to help him to get all the gold out of the water. The next morning he sent his son to sell it in the market. Bu the young man was afraid to do it. He had to go to the town himself. He didn’t pay any attention to the traffic lights when he crossed the street. A car hit him down and he was hurt. He was sent to hospital at once. The doctors looked him over and gave him an operation. Two months later he felt much better. The doctors were satisfied with the operation and said, “You’ll be fully recovered in a week. We’re sure you can write with your right hand when you leave hospital.”

    “It’s really a miracle (奇迹) !” shouted Mr. Black. “I could neither read nor write before!”

    1.  The Blacks have little food because ________.

    A. they live in a small village　　　　　　 B. they’re too lazy to work

    C. they have few pieces of fields　　  D. nobody would help them to get money

    2. Mr. Black jumped into the river because ________.

    A. he wanted to get some grass in the water

B. he wanted to look for some gold in the water

C. he hoped to have a good rest in the water

D. it was too hot and he wanted to have a swim

    3.  Mr. Black ran home to ________.

A. ask for help　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. make his family happy

C. change his we clothes　　　　　　　　 D. send the gold back

    4. Mr. Black’s ________ was hurt in the traffic accident.

    A. head　　　　　　  B. leg　　　　　　　　    C. right hand　　　　  D. left hand

    5. The phrase “be fully recovered” means ________ in Chinese.

    A. “完全覆盖”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. “全部找回”

C. “恢复疲劳”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. “恢复健康”

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　　Mr. Brown is one of my friends. He can run very fast and likes to show people how fast he can run.

　　One day, a thief(小偷)got into his house, took some of his things and ran out of the house fast, Mr. Brown found it and ran after him, and shouted, “Hey Don't you know you can't get away from me?”

　　But the thief ran much faster, Mr. Brown got angry and ran faster, too. He was soon a few kilometres away from his house, he was running hard when he met me. “Why are you running so fast?” I asked. “I want to catch a thief,”, said Mr. Brown. “Bu where is the thief?” I asked. “Kilometres and behind,” said Mr. Brown proudly, “He thought he could run faster than me, but you see he is wrong.”

(1)Did the thief steal anything from Brown's house? ________.

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(2)Who ran faster, Mr. Brown or the thief? ________.

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(3)Did Mr. Brown catch the thief? ________.

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A．Yes, he did.

B．No, he didn't.

C．Yes, but he let him go away.

D．No, but his friend did.

(4)What did Mr. Brown do when he found the thief? ________.

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A．He ran after him.

B．He was any with him.

C．He caught him.

D．He stayed far behind him.

(5)What does the word “proudly”mean? It means ________.

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