It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very____and nobody wanted to stay at home. Mike decided to go swimming in the river. His brother, Jim, wanted to go with him. "____him with you, Mike," said their father. "He will do what you say, I think."

They got____the river quickly. A lot of people were____in it. Mike told Jim

to play on the bank, then he____into the water. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his hand. Jim was very____. He found a bottle and put the fish in it.

Jim did____except watch the fish that evening. Suddenly Mike heard Jim____in the room. He ran to him and asked, "What's wrong____you, Jim?"

"The fish has died (????)." Jim said, "I thought it was____. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a rest."

1.A. warm          B. hot          C. cool         D. cold

2.A. Carry          B. Bring        C. Take         D. Catch

3.A. to             B. at           C. of           D. for

4.A. washing        B. running      C. resting       D. swimming

5.A. ran            B. walked       C. fell          D. jumped

6.A. happy          B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

7.A. everything      B. something    C. nothing       D. anything

8.A. singing         B. crying       C. smiling       D. laughing

9.A. with           B. from         C. to           D. on

10.A. hungry        B. free         C. tired         D. busy

 

Michael and Derek are good friends, but they like to pull each other’s leg sometimes. One day during the holidays they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets. When the train came in, Michael broaden in first and without knowing it, dropped his ticket in the platform as he got into the carriage(车厢). Derek, who was close behind saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. Without a word to his friend, he put it in his pocket.

After they had been in the train a little while, they heard the ticket inspector coming down the corridor, shouting, “tickets, please!” Michael looked for his and of course couldn’t find it.

“Oh, dear, I can’t find my ticket, Derek,” he said.

“Have another look, Michael, it must be somewhere,” said Derek.

“No, I can’t find it anywhere. What shall I do?”

“Perhaps you had better hide under the seat, then the inspector won’t know you are here.” So Michael crawled under the seat as fast as he could and lay perfectly still. Presently the door opened and in came the inspector, “Tickers please!” he said.

Derek handed him two tickets and said, “This is mine. The other belongs to my friend, who prefers to travel under the seat.”

1.Michael lost in his ticket________.

A.when he boarded the train

B.while he was getting into the carriage

C.as they went to the station

D.after they had been in the train for a little while

2.Which is True according to the passage?

A.Derek helped Michael look for the ticket.

B.Michael and Derek are good friends, but they sometimes fight each other.

C.Derek took Michael’s ticket and hid it.

D.Michael didn’t know who had picked up his ticket.

3.When the inspector came, Michael ______.

A.hid himself as quickly as he could           B.remained perfectly still

C.was looking for his ticket                  D.turned to Derek for help

4.In the passage “they like to pull each other’s leg” means_______.

A.they like to make fun of each other in a playful way

B.they like to help each other in time of need

C.they like to pull each other by the leg

D.they like to kick each other

 

Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person   15   each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be   16  of milk.

After   17  the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just   18  a glass of water and put that into the pond instead.   19  it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and  20   home.

In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his surprise, the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea   21   that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”

Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that   22   will take care of it.  23  , it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a   24   .

1.A. at             B. from         C. on           D. with

2.A. filled         B. empty            C. crowded      D. full

3.A. giving         B. refusing     C. receiving        D. offering

4.A. hide           B. steal        C. waste            D. drink

5.A. If             B. Since           C. While        D. After

6.A. left           B. came         C. returned         D. arrived

7.A. with           B. to               C. as           D. of

8.A. others        B. the others       C. none         D. neither

9.A. However            B.Instead        C. Therefore      D.Of course

10.A. face          B. mistake      C. living           D. difference

 

Mr Green had a little boy. Every day had work he came home and played with his son.

One night ,while Mr Green was at work, he __41__ that he had extra work to do for the evening ,and that he wouldn’t be able to play with his son._____42____ he wanted to give the boy something to keep him  __43__. So , looking around his office , he saw a    44   with a large map of the world on the cover(封面). He got an ___45 ____ He removed the map , tore(撕) it up into small pieces and put all the pieces in his coat pocket.

When he got home , the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. Mr Green ___46___that he had extra work to do and couldn’t play at the moment . Then he   ___47__  all the pieces of the map and put them on the table . He said to the  boy,”_48__” was a map of the world, and  ___49___th time you put it back together, my extra work will be finished, and we can ___50___”. Surely, this would keep the child busy for   ___51___  , he thought.

About half an hour later the boy came to Mr Green and said,” Okay, it’s  ___52___ . Can we play now?”

Mr Green said ,“That’s amazing!_____54   did you do that?” The boy said, “It was    55  . On the back of the page was a picture of a man . When I put the man together the whole world fell into place.”

1.A. imagined      B. realized         C. dreamed      D. revealed

2.A. Although      B. Since           C. But          D. Because

3.A. embarrassed   B. smart           C. busy         D. tiring

4.A. bag          B. desk            C. coat         D. magazine

5.A .accident      B. opinion          C. idea         D. explanation  

6.A. considered    B. agreed           C. explained    D. decided   

7.A .showed up    B. took out          C. set up       D. put into

8.A .It           B  He              C. She        D. One

9.A .by          B  at               C. in         D. for

10.A .work        B play              C. eat         D. sleep

11.A .weeks       B days              C. minutes     D. hours

12.A .used        B. enjoyed           C. bought      D. finished

13.A .easy        B. impossible         C. true        D. important

14.A .How        B. Why             C. What       D. When

15.A .simple      B. difficult           C. confusing    D. misleading

 

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