One day James lost his hat when they played football on the playground after school. His mother didn’t blame（责备）him. The next day she went to a shop with Bill’s hat. She hoped to buy the same hat for James as Bill’s. She asked the shopkeeper to bring out most of the hats. At last she chose one and said, “Excuse me, sir. Could you take it to my car, please? ”

　　“I’m afraid I can’t, madam, ”said the shopkeeper.

　　“Why? ”the woman asked in surprise.

　　“It’s your hat, madam. ”the man said with a smile.

　　1．James and Bill are _________.

　　A. twins  　　　　　　　　　　 B. sisters　　　　    　　　　　　  C. good boys　　  　　　　　　  D. bad boys

　　2．Mrs Brown didn’t blame James because _________.

　　A. he was too young

　　B. she loved him very much

　　C. she had enough money to buy a new hat

　　D. the hat was too broken to wear

　　3．It took Mrs Brown a long time to choose a hat because _________.

　　A. the shopkeeper didn’t help her

　　B. she couldn’t do it

　　C. it was difficult for her to do it

　　D. there were too many hats in the shop

　　4．What does “in surprise” mean?

　　A. 兴奋  　　   　　　　　　  B. 烦乱　　　　　　  　　　　　　  C. 神秘地　　　　　　  　　　　　　  D. 惊讶地

　　5．The shopkeeper wouldn’t take the hat to the woman’s car because _________.

　　A. she didn’t pay for（付款）

　　B. she brought it to his shop

　　C. she bought nothing in his shop except it

　　D. she was strong enough to do it herself

A big company wanted a manager, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.

“Who paid for your school fees (学费)?”

“My mother paid for them by washing clothes.”

Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect. The director said, “When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”

When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were so many bruises (伤痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked, “Please tell me your feelings.”

John said, “Number 1, I know now what appreciation (感激) is. Without my mother I would not be successful. Number 2, by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done. Number 3, I have realized the importance of family relationship. ”

The director said, “This is what I am looking for to be my manager. You can get the job.”

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(  )31. John went to the big company to 　　　.

A. look for his mother

B. apply for a job

C. help the director wash clothes

D. ask the director for help

(  )32. John’s mother was a(n) 　　　.

A. manager              B. clothes cleaner

C. director               D. office clerk

(  )33. From the underlined sentence, we learn 　　　.

A. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

B. John often helped his mother do the housework

C. John lived a very rich life

D. John could take care of himself very well

(  )34. John felt 　　　when he cleaned his mother’s hands.

A. happy                B. excited

C. sad                  D. angry

(  )35. The director decided to hire (雇佣) John because he thought 　　　.

A. John had a good education

B. John worked very hard

C. John was very honest

D. John learned appreciation

Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife did not like it because it was old. She often said, ”Give it to a poor man.” But Mr.Jones always said, ”No. I like this coat.”

Then one day a cigarette(香烟) fell on lit and made a hole in it. So Mrs.Jones said, ”Please don’t wear it again.” Mr.Jones took it to a small tailor(裁缝)and

said, ”Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit(点燃)a cigarette, and made a hole in the same place.

(  )1.Mrs.Jones didn’t like the coat because___.

A.           it was nice and brown.          B. it was not nice

C. it was very old                   D. it was not old

(  )2. Mrs.Jones often asked her husband to ___.

A.           buy a new coat                    B. make a new coat

C. give the old coat to a poor man       D. wear the old coat again

(  )3. __ made a hole in it, so Mr.Jones took it to a tailor.

A.A cigarette   B. Mr.Jones   C. Mrs.Jones   D.A tailor

(  )4. Mr.Jones asked the tailor to___.

A.           make a new hole in the old coat  B. make a hole in the new coat

 C. make a hole in the same place as the old coat

D. make a new coat like the old one

(  )5. Who do you think was foolish(愚蠢)?

A.           The tailor.    B. Mr.Jomes.    C. Mrs.Jones.    D. No one.

It’s Have Nothing to Do with me

Henry was born in a village. His father has a small farm. He works hard, but the weather is bad. It doesn’t rain for a long time and they can’t get enough food. Sometimes their family are hungry. So the boy can’t go to school. He has to help his parents and work in the fields, too. His parents are very busy and have no time to teach him how to be polite(有礼貌的) boy. He often says something unauspicious(不吉利的) and it makes everyone angry.

The boy’s aunt has a lot of money(钱). She often helps the family and gives the boy some fruit and clothes, so he likes her very much. It was his uncle’s birthday yesterday. Henry’s parents went there with some presents. They didn’t want to take Henry there with them. The boy was angry. His mother told him to be polite, if he wanted to go with them. The boy listened to her, and together they went.

Henry’s uncle was very happy that day. A lot of the boy’s uncle’s friends came to his birthday party. Henry ate some fruit, cakes and meat. And he was

polite before he left. His parents were happy, too.

When the party was over. Henry said, “I said nothing unauspicious today. It’ll have nothing to do with(与….无关) me if my uncle dies(死) next month.”

  6.Henry’s family are sometimes hungry because _____ .

A. they don’t work hard      B. they can’t get enough food

C. their farm is large         D. the food is good

  7.Henry doesn’t go to school because ______.

A.          he doesn’t like to study

B.           he wants to help his father do farm work

C.          his parents have little(少) money（钱）

D.          he likes to stay at home

8.The meaning of the word “angry” ____- in Chinese.

A．生气的   B. 兴奋的     C.  遗憾的   D.激动的

  9. ______, so Henry likes her.

A.          His aunt often gives him books.

B.           His aunt often takes him to the zoo.

C.          His aunt often helps him work in the fields.

D.          His aunt often gives him some fruit and clothes.

  10.Henry’s parents didn’t want to take him to the party because ____.

A.          he often says something unauspicious

B.           he can’t sing songs

D.          He is too young to go to there on foot

    The school party was only two weeks away, and our children were all as ___1___as bees（蜜蜂）getting ready for it.

  That afternoon, as I __2___from my desk, Patty was standing there. She had waited to talk to me.

“Every year the other kids are always in a p-p-p-p-play or something, singing or t-t-t-t-taking, but I g-g-g-g-get to do some ___3___work for them. This year, I w-w-want to read a p-p-p-poem, myself! Please, Miss Teresa!”

    She was so ___4___that I couldn’t（拒绝）refuse her. I had to say, “Yes, you will. ”

    I tried to find some poems for her, but ___5___of my books was of good use. At last, I worked out a poem carefully myself. The poem wasn’t beautiful, but it would ___6___best for Patty.

    After a moment’s reading, Patty had remembered all the __7___and was prepared to do the poem. However, I had to stop her from doing too fast. Day after day, we worked together after school. She made wonderful progress.

  The night of the party saw children in __8_.

  The headmaster walked up to me with a piece of paper-the program list. “There is a _9___! Look, Patty here. But she can’t even say her own name well!” I had no __10___to explain（解释） because many of my students were going up there. So I said to him, “We know what we are doing. ”

    Patty’s turn ___11___. She walked up there, neither fast nor slowly. She stood there. She began.

  I could ___12___breathe. I felt time stopped.

  She said every word clearly. She did every line nicely.

  Applause! Applause everywhere!

1A. happy                     B. busy                      C. small                     D. lovely

2 A. looked after            B. looked at                C. looked for              D. looked up

3 A. difficult                  B. important                C. boring                   D. quiet

4 A. hopeful                  B. wonderful               C. thankful                 D. careful

5 A. one                        B. some                      C. none                     D. both

6 A. speak                     B. work                      C. write                     D. look

7 A. words                    B. lines                       C. paragraphs             D. poems

8 A. trouble                   B. surprise                  C. excitement             D. danger

9A. question                  B. mistake                  C. thing                     D. reason

10 A. interest                 B. way                       C. wish                     D. time

11 A. came                   B. went                      C. ran                        D. flew

12 A. easily                   B. possibly                  C. hardly                   D. happily

　　A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his bedroom and tried them on. He found that they were about two inches longer.

　　He went to the kitchen where his mother and his two sisters were washing up the tea things. “This pair of trousers is too long,” he said. “It needs shortening(缩短) by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and his sisters were busy and none of them said anything. However, the mother shortened the trousers by two inches after she had finished washing, but she did not tell her daughters about it.

　　Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she did it again without saying anything to anyone. The young sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said, so she took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.

　　You can imagine the look on the young man's face when he put the trousers on the next morning.

1．The trousers the young man bought were too long because ________.

[　　]

A．he was too tall

B．he didn't try them on in the shop

C．he liked longer trousers

D．there were no short trousers in the shop

2．His mother and sisters didn't answer him, because ________.

[　　]

A．they didn't like him

B．they thought he was not clever

C．they had no time to answer him

D．they didn't hear what he said

3．Who was the last one to shorten the young man's trousers?

[　　]

A．The young man himself.

B．His mother.

C．His elder sister.

D．His younger sister.

4．The trousers were shortened by ________ inches altogether(总计).

[　　]

5．The young man would be very ________ when he put on his new trousers the next morning.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his bedroom and tried them on. He found that they were about two inches longer.

　　He went to the kitchen where his mother and his two sisters were washing up the tea things. “This pair of trousers is too long,” he said. “It needs shortening(缩短) by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and his sisters were busy and none of them said anything. However, the mother shortened the trousers by two inches after she had finished washing, but she did not tell her daughters about it.

　　Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she did it again without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said, so she took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.

　　You can imagine the look on the young man's face when he put the trousers on the next morning.

1．The trousers the young man bought were too long because ________.

[　　]

A．he was too tall

B．he didn't try them on in the shop

C．he liked longer trousers

D．there were no short trousers in the shop

2．His mother and sisters didn't answer him, because ________.

[　　]

A．they didn't like him

B．they thought he was not clever

C．they had no time to answer him

D．they didn't hear what he said

3．Who was the last one to shorten the young man's trousers?

[　　]

A．The young man himself.

B．His mother.

C．His elder sister.

D．His younger sister.

4．The trousers were shortened by ________ inches altogether(总计).

[　　]

5．The young man would be very ________ when he put on his new trousers the next morning.

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