Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to ________ each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and ________ to swim deeper and further.

One morning, the three fish were ________ to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were________ and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish ________ with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much ________ for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around ________ . At last, the largest fish returned to the ________ by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in ________ his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.

Two hours later, when the________ rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.

1.A. listen to B. look after C. talk with D. worry about

2.A. dared (敢) B. hate C. refused D. stopped

3.A. allowed B. given C. invited D. taken

4.A. in safety B. in doubt C. in danger D. in peace

5.A. agreed B. talked C. compared D. discussed

6.A. time B. food C. water D. air

7.A. slowly B. sadly C. luckily D. happily

8.A. sea B. river C. lake D. pond

9.A. catching B. joining C. taking D. telling

10.A. storm B. stars C. moon D. sun

Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked to school and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”

On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)you, you know.”

The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.

“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”

“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room for me at all!”

1.Bruno always ________ to school.

A. walked B. took a bus

C. caught a car D. on foot

2.He had to pass ________.

A. two classrooms B. a shop

C. a school D. a playground

3.The little boy liked to play on the playground ______________.

A. when it snowed

B. when there was some water there

C. when the children played football there

D. when his father was busy with his work

4. _________will punish Bruno.

A. His father B. His mother

C. His teacher D. The older boys

5.That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because ____________.

A. there wasn’t any room for him at all

B. there was no water on the playground

C. he took off his clothes before he played there

D. he played in the water carefully

Two good friends, Sam and Jason, met a car accident on their way home one snowy night. The next morning, Sam woke up blind. His legs were broken. The doctor, Mr. Lee, was standing by his bed, looking at him worriedly. When he saw Sam awake, he asked, “How are you feeling, Sam?” Sam smiled and said, “not bad, Doctor. Thank you very much for doing the special operation(手术).” Mr. Lee was moved by Sam. When he was leaving, Sam said,” Please don’t tell Jason about it.” Well… Well… OK,” Mr. Lee replied.

Months later when Jason’s wounds healed(愈合), Sam was still very sick. He couldn’t see or walk. He could do nothing but stay in his wheelchair all day long. At first, Jason stayed with him for a few days. But days later, Jason thought it boring to spend time with a disabled man like Sam. So he went to see Sam less and less. He made new friends. From then on, he didn’t go to visit Sam any more. Sam didn’t have any family or friends except Jason. He felt very sad.

Things went on from bad to worse. Sam died a year later. When Jason came, Mr. Lee gave him a letter from Sam. In the letter Sam said, “ Dear Jason, I am disabled. But I want you to be a healthy man. So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as healthy and happy as usual. I’m glad you live a happy life. You are always my best friend…Sam.” When he finished reading the letter, Mr. Lee said, “ I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone. Now you know it.”

Jason stood there like a stone. Tears ran down his face.

1.The car accident happened ________.

A. only to Sam B. on a cold evening

C. the next morning D. on the way to work

2.Sam thanked Mr. Lee mainly because Mr. Lee _______.

A. saved his friend Jason’s life

B. was very kind and friendly to him

C. came to see him early in the morning

D. did the operation according to his wish

3.Which of the following is the correct order of events in the story?

a. Jason made new friends

b. Sam gave his eyes to Jason

c. Sam and Jason met with a car accident.

d. Jason felt bored when staying with Sam.

e. Sam died and Jason knew the truth.

A. c-b-d-a-e B. d-c-b-e-a

C. d-a-c-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a

4.After we finish reading Sam’s letter, we can infer(推断) that ________.

A. Sam caused the car accident

B. Sam’s operation was not successful

C. Jason was made blind in the car accident

D. Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died.

5.From the story, we can conclude(得出结论) that___________.

A. Sam played a joke on Jason

B. Sam always told lies to his friends

C. Sam thought friendship was important

D. Sam regretted (后悔) doing the operation in the end

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