I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.                       

“What for?” I asked.

“I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.    

    Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.  “I’m busy to

do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help." I said.

A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading. " Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.

After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't.

Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.

I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted. "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything."

1.Why didn't the writer help his son?

A. Because his wife is better at making a sign.

B. Because he didn't know what to write.

C. Because he was busy sweeping leaves.

D. Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones.

2.The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean “______”.

A. was far from             B. was afraid of

C. was famous for           D. was interested in

3.Nick was a boy ______.

A. who was kind            B. who had a strong mind

C who was honest           D. who had many hobbies

4.Which is the best title(题目) of the story?

A. My son's first sale.         B. Let's collect stones.

C. How to sell a stone.        D. A hobby that can make you rich.

5.From the passage we know _____.

A. the story happened in spring           

B. the car was driven by a woman

C. Nick spent half an hour selling one stone   

D. the writer might be moved(感动)by his son

Jim and Tom were eating at a restaurant（饭店）. On the table there was a cup of hot (辣
的)mustard（芥末）. Jim thought it was sweet and took a spoonful（汤匙） of it into his mouth. Tears (眼泪) ran down from his eyes. However, he wished Tom to do the same thing. So he said nothing. Tom saw Jim crying (哭), and asked,“What for, my friend?”
“I’m thinking of (想起) my father, he was hanged (被绞死)20 years ago,Jim said.Soon after Tom took a spoonful of mustard and when tears began to run down from his eyes, Jim asked “Why are you crying, then?”“I am thinking why you were not hanged 20 years ago.”
【小题1】Where were Jim and Tom?

A．at home

B．at school

C．at a restaurant

D．at a shop

【小题2】How was the mustard? It was.

A．sweet

B．hot

C．cool

D．cold

【小题3】How was Jim after he took a spoonful of hot mustard?

A．Jim was glad.

B．Jim was sad.

C．Tears ran down his eyes.

D．He thought of his father.

【小题4】Tom also took a spoonful of hot mustard because

A．he was hungry

B．he wanted to taste (尝) the mustard

C．he knew the mustard was hot

D．he knew what Jim was crying for

【小题5】After Tom took a spoonful of mustard, he was.

A．thinking of his father	B．angry with Jim
C．going to hang Jim	D．thankful to Jim

I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
"What for?" I asked.
" I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over.
" I’m too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help," I said.
A short time later, Nick, returned with a sign, reading, " Stones, One Dollar Each". He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn’t.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn’t hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar -- if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. "
【小题1】Why didn’t the writer help his son?

A．Because his wife is better at making a sign.

B．Because he didn’t know what to write.

C．Because he was busy sweeping leaves.

D．Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones.

【小题2】The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean _________.

A．was far from	B．was afraid of
C．was famous for	D．was interested in

【小题3】Nick was a boy ___________.

A．who was kind	B．who had a strong mind
C．who was honest	D．who had many hobbies

【小题4】Which is the best title(题目) of the story?

A．My son’s first sale.

B．Let’s collect stones.

C．How to sell a stone.

D．A hobby that can make you rich.

【小题5】From the passage we know______________.

A．the story happened in spring

B．the car was driven by a woman

C．Nick spent half an hour selling one stone

D．the writer might be moved(感动)by his son

根据中文意思完成英语句子，每空所填写的词数不限。

1.谢谢您帮助我。

Thank you for______________________________.

2.晚饭后为什么不出去散步?

______________________________ go out for a walk after supper?

3.在北京每天有数以千计的游客。

There are ______________________________in Beijing every day．

4.令他惊奇的是，他妈妈的电话改变了他的生活。

______________________________，his mother's phone call changed his life．

5.学习英语的最好方法是运用英语。

______________________________to learn English is to use English．

 

 -We could invite John and Barbara to the Friday night party.

    -Yes, _______? I'll give them a call right now.

A. why not    B. what for    C. why                      D. what