At two o'clock a bank robber stole in．"This is a hold-up, " the man said loudly．He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George．"Hand it over! " George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars．The robber took them and turned to leave．Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly．The door was shut and the bank robber was gone．George fainted(晕倒)．As soon as he was safe behind his bedroom door, George counted the money．He had eight thousand dollars．He was very happy．
The next morning, while the others were checking the bank's records, George was asked to go to Mr．Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr．Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank．
"Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too．I have retired(退休), but l am always thinking of our bank．That's why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes．Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand．"
(1)
Which of the following do you think is TRUE?
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A．
George wanted to protect the money for the bank．
B．
George had been thinking of taking money away．
C．
This bank had been robbed several times．
D．
Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day．
(2)
Why was George asked to go to Mr．Burrow's office?
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A．
His stealing money was known to all．
B．
Mr．Burrow wanted to-say sorry to him．
C．
Mr．Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him．
D．
Mr．Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back．
(3)
In this article "to keep everyone on his toes" means ________．
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river．It was very hot．How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while．
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers．He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them．Now Allan was walking by himself．
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake(蛇)! Help!…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan．
"A snake bit(咬)me in the leg．Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound(伤口)on Henry' s leg．
"The snake was in the grass．I didn't see it．"
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry．
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck(吸)at it．In this way he saved(挽救)Henry's life．"Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me．"
"That's all right．We are friends and we must always help each other．"
(1)
It was _________ when-Allan and Henry went out．
[ ]
A．
hot
B．
cold
C．
raining
D．
wet
(2)
After swimming, they played in the sun _________．
[ ]
A．
the whole morning
B．
for 2 hours
C．
long
D．
for a while
(3)
On their way home, _________ got something wrong with his _________
[ ]
A．
Allan; leg
B．
Allan; head
C．
Henry; leg
D．
Henry; head
(4)
Henry and Allan are _________．
[ ]
A．
workers
B．
good friends
C．
brothers
D．
farmers
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is true?
[ ]
A．
Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan．
B．
Allan saved Henry' s life．
C．
Allan saw the snake．
D．
They ran to the hospital at once．
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It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy．No one wishes him a happy birthday．Mother says nothing about his birthday．She just tells Charlie to play outside．At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie! ” Charlie slowly walks into his house．But the living room looks different．Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅)．Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends．“Happy birthday! ” everyone shouts．Charlie's face lights up．He is happy and surprised(吃惊)．No one forgets his birthday after all!
(1)
What is this story about?
[ ]
A．
Eating cake．
B．
Celebrating a special day．
C．
Forgetting a birthday．
D．
Having fun at a friend's party
(2)
Why is Charlie not happy in the morning?
[ ]
A．
He doesn't like his party．
B．
He doesn't like his presents．
C．
He wants to eat cake．
D．
He thinks people forgets his birthday．
(3)
Why does the living room look different?
[ ]
A．
There are many decorations(装饰)．
B．
The lights are on．
C．
There is a birthday cake．
D．
There are many presents．
(4)
What does the underlined(划线的)word “light up” properly mean(意思是)here?
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