This kind of book is not ________.

A.
interesting enough
B.
enough interesting
C.
interested enough
D.
enough interested

Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”

1.
How old was Joyce?
1. A.
  Seven.
2. B.
  Eight.
3. C.
  Nine.
2.
Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
1. A.
  Because she had no money.
2. B.
  Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
3. C.
  Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
3.
What was Joyce’s idea?
1. A.
  Doing part-time jobs.
2. B.
  Collecting waste things and selling them.
3. C.
  Asking her best friend for help.
4.
How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
1. A.
  A week.
2. B.
  A month.
3. C.
  More than a week.
5.
How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
1. A.
  Very sad.
2. B.
  Very happy and moved.
3. C.
  Very surprised.

Our nearest neighbor is the moon. In the sky, the moon and the sun seem to be of the same size because the moon is much nearer.
The moon makes the tides—the changes in the level of the sea. The moon and the sun together pull the sea. In some parts of the world, the difference between * high tide' (when the sea is very near to the land) and ' low tide' (when the sea is far away from the land) is very big. This is very important for ships.
The moon is very different from the Earth. Gravity on the moon is six times weaker than that on the Earth. There isn't any air. During the day, it is very, very hot but at night it is very, very cold. Nothing can live on the moon.
If the moon goes between the Earth and the sun, we have an eclipse of the sun(日食) . The moon stops the light from the sun and we have night in the day.
If the Earth goes between the moon and the sun, we have an eclipse of the moon. The moon goes into the shadow( 影子) of the Earth and it disappears for a few minutes.

1.
The sun to the Earth is _________times farther than the moon to the Earth.
1. A.
  nearly 200
2. B.
  less than 300
3. C.
  nearly 400
4. D.
  more than 400
2.
When the moon goes between the Earth and the sun, we have night in the day, we call it the eclipse of
1. A.
  the moon
2. B.
  the sun
3. C.
  the stars
4. D.
  the Earth
3.
Which of the following happens when we have an eclipse of the moon?
1. A.
  The Earth goes between the moon and the sun.
2. B.
  The moon goes into the shadow of the sun.
3. C.
  The moon goes into the shadow of its own.
4. D.
  The sun disappears for a few minutes.
4.
Which of the following statements are TRUE?
a. The moon and the sun are of the same size.
b. Gravity on the Earth is 6 times stronger than that on the moon.
c. The changes in the level of the sea are called tides.
d. The moon itself pulls the sea and makes the tides.
e. When the sea is near to the land, a high tide may happen.
f. It is much hotter in the day but much colder at night on the moon.
1. A.
  a. b. c. f.
2. B.
  b. c. d. e
3. C.
  a. d. e. f
4. D.
  b. c. e. f

Little Tommy Was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors（家庭教师）, cards , special learning centers—in short , everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to catholic（天主教的）school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead , he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread（铺开）out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room、without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening .
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got all A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity（好奇心）. She went to his room and asked , “Son， what was it? Was it the nuns（修女）?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，“No.”
“Well then，”she asked again. ‘‘WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said , “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed（钉）to the plus sign（加号）, I knew they weren’t joking.”

1.
Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
1. A.
  Because he could eat well there
2. B.
  Because he could earn more about nuns
3. C.
  Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math
4. D.
  Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math anymore
2.
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son
1. A.
  was still the same as usual
2. B.
  ate so much at dinner
3. C.
  kissed her hello after school
4. D.
  Worked hard but said little
3.
“ hitting the books ” means “_____” in Chinese·
1. A.
  用功
2. B.
  捶书
3. C.
  发泄
4. D.
  振作
4.
The last sentence in the passage shows that
1. A.
  Tommy felt sorry for the mail
2. B.
  Tommy was afraid of being nailed
3. C.
  Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
4. D.
  Tommy liked playing jokes on others
5.
From the passage , we can infer（推断）that
1. A.
  teachers should be strict with their students
2. B.
  mistaking（误解）might do good sometimes
3. C.
  a catholic school is much better than other ones
4. D.
  nuns are good at helping children with their math

The Smiths are Americans. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China.
They are going to stay in China for two months. They want to visit some cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr. Smith is a doctor. He is going to visit a hospital in Yichang. Mrs. Smith is a teacher. She is going to visit some city schools and village schools. Their daughter is a middle school students. She wants to meet some Chinese students.
They are going to take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they will show the pictures to their American friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

1.
Mr Smith wants to visit a hospital because____.
1. A.
  he is a doctor
2. B.
  he wants to live in China
3. C.
  he’ll stay in China for a long time
2.
Who does their daughter want to meet?
1. A.
  Chinese doctors
2. B.
  Chinese teachers
3. C.
  Chinese students
3.
What are Mrs Smith going to do during her stay in China?
1. A.
  She is going to go to the hospital.
2. B.
  She is going to go to her friend’s home.
3. C.
  She is going to visit schools.

A ban on smoking in most public places goes into effect(效果) on Sunday in China - home to a third of the world's smokers. That means around 300 million smokers will no longer be allowed to light their cigarettes in the "enclosed public places." These include hotels, restaurants, theaters and public transport waiting rooms. The ban does not cover offices or factories.
The campaign is aimed at controlling(控制) the number of deaths from smoking-related illnesses, running at a million a year. According to the World Health Organization, more than 3,000 people die every day in China because of smoking. Health experts also hope it will help Chinese to raise the knowledge of the dangers of smoking.
But the new rules have been criticized because they do not include punishments(处罚) for those who choose not to obey them.Most people worry that Chinese smoking ban may have little effect.
Business owners often hate rules that force(强迫) them to ban smoking on their restaurants, bar, cafe..., because many customers(顾客) do not like the rules and complain. Often you find people smoking at the next table while you are eating your meal or having a drink in a bar.
It appears that many Chinese people don’t know the dangers of smoking. Research suggests only one in four knows the harm(害处) cigarettes or second-hand smoke can cause.
At the same time the government makes a lot of money from the sales of cigarettes by the state-owned firms that make and sell all tobacco products throughout the country.

1.
The word “ban” in the first sentence means .
1. A.
  禁令
2. B.
  责骂
3. C.
  罚款
2.
Every year people died in China from smoking-related illnesses.
1. A.
  more than 3,000
2. B.
  about a million
3. C.
  nearly 300 million
3.
According to the new ban, smokers can smoke .
1. A.
  in the restaurants
2. B.
  in the airport waiting room
3. C.
  in the office
4.
We can find reasons in the passage to explain why people worry about the effect of the ban.
1. A.
  three
2. B.
  four
3. C.
  five
5.
. The best title for this passage is .
1. A.
  A new ban on smoking in China
2. B.
  Smoking culture in China
3. C.
  Dangers of smoking in China

There are hundreds of funny and strange expressions in the English language. A lot of them include country names or nationalities. Take these examples:
The Dutch（丹麦人）are the target of most English expressions about nationalities. Why are there so many jokes about the Dutch in English? And what do these expressions mean? In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there were three wars between the British and the Dutch, and Dutch became a bad word. So double Dutch means something that has no meaning or is impossible to understand. A Dutch uncle is someone who gives much stronger advice than they need to. There are later expressions, which are funnier and kinder, like to go Dutch, which is nowadays a popular expression. It means to pay for your part of a bill. This often happens when a group of friends have a meal together, and each person pays for the food they ate. I’m a Dutchman is another commonly used expression. This means not being able to believe something.
An expression with a similar meaning to double Dutch is it’s all Greek to me, which means I don’t understand. The expression was made famous in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar although the expression is actually hundreds of years older.
If you take French leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess.
There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused（令人困惑的）messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression comes from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by Chinese language.
Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions.

1.
Are there many jokes about the Dutch in English?
2.
When did Dutch become a bad word?
3.
What does “French leave” mean?
4.
Which three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings?
5.
What do the funny and strange expressions in the passage have in common?

To err is human. To blame（责备） the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes（戏谑的引语）are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don’t want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: “To err is human, to forgive, divine（神圣的）.” This saying mirrors an ideal: People should be forgiving of others’ mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite – find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a mark of great maturity（成熟）.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large companies, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it’s okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary（直接推论）to that: if a good excuse is “good” even if it isn’t honest, then where is the place of the truth?

1.
Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?
1. A.
  A secretary works to a timetable.
2. B.
  A company’s next move follows a good plan.
3. C.
  A girl goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.
4. D.
  A man tries to manage everything in a large company.
2.
What can we infer from the last paragraph according to the writer?
1. A.
  A good excuse is the same as honesty.
2. B.
  Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
3. C.
  Unpleasant truth is better than a good excuse.
4. D.
  Making a good excuse is sometimes a better idea.
3.
What would be the best title for this passage?
1. A.
  A Mirror of Human Nature
2. B.
  To Blame or to Forgive
3. C.
  A Mark of Maturity
4. D.
  Truth or Excuse

For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he played for the school’s golf team, he lost the only important match of the season.
Sparky was a loser. He, his classmates…everyone knew it. Sparky never asked a classmate to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being refused.
However, one thing was important to Sparky – drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course, no one else appreciated it. In his senior year of high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the Yearbook. Although the cartoons were turned down, Sparky was so confident about his ability that he decided to become an artist.
After completing high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios. He was told to send some samples of his artwork, and the subject for a cartoon was suggested. Sparky spent a great deal of time on it. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios. He had been rejected（拒绝）once again. Another loss for the loser.
So Sparky decided to write his own autobiography（自传）in cartoons. He described his childhood – a little boy loser and underachiever. The cartoon character would soon become famous worldwide. For Sparky, the boy who had little success in school and whose work was rejected again and again was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip（连环漫画）and little cartoon character – Charlie Brown.

1.
We can know that Sparky was ________ from the first paragraph.
1. A.
  a top student
2. B.
  an artist
3. C.
  a good player
4. D.
  a failure
2.
Sparky never asked a classmate to go out because he ______.
1. A.
  had never been invited
2. B.
  didn’t like making friends
3. C.
  didn’t want to be refused
4. D.
  was afraid of making mistakes
3.
What’s Sparky’s success according to the passage?
1. A.
  He was good at golf playing.
2. B.
  He wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios.
3. C.
  He drew some cartoons for the Yearbook.
4. D.
  His Peanuts comic strip became world famous.

It's Sunday. Mike does not go to school. But he is not at home. He is now sitting on a bus. He is going shopping.
An old woman gets on the bus. Mike stands up and says to her，“Come and sit here， please.”The old woman goes over and sits down. She says，“Thank you very much， dear little boy.”
The bus stops near the shop. Mike says“Goodbye”to the old woman and gets off（下）the bus. The old woman smiles and says“Goodbye”to him， too.

1.
What is Mike going to do? He is going to ____.
1. A.
  buy something
2. B.
  get on a bus
3. C.
  see a doctor
4. D.
  study English
2.
Now Mike is ____.
1. A.
  at a bus stop
2. B.
  on a bus
3. C.
  at the shop
4. D.
  in the school
3.
Mike gives his seat to ____.
1. A.
  a young man
2. B.
  a little boy
3. C.
  an old woman
4. D.
  an old man
4.
There are ____ people in the story.
1. A.
  five
2. B.
  four
3. C.
  three
4. D.
  two
5.
Which is right?
1. A.
  The bus stops far from the shop.
2. B.
  The little boy and the old woman get off the bus.
3. C.
  The old woman gets off the bus first.
4. D.
  Mike gets off the bus and says“Goodbye”to the old woman.

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This kind of book is not ________.

How old was Joyce?

Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?

What was Joyce’s idea?

How long did Joyce collect the waste things?

How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?

The sun to the Earth is _________times farther than the moon to the Earth.

When the moon goes between the Earth and the sun, we have night in the day, we call it the eclipse of

Which of the following happens when we have an eclipse of the moon?

Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son

“ hitting the books ” means “_____” in Chinese·

The last sentence in the passage shows that

From the passage , we can infer（推断）that

Mr Smith wants to visit a hospital because____.

Who does their daughter want to meet?

What are Mrs Smith going to do during her stay in China?

The word “ban” in the first sentence means .

Every year people died in China from smoking-related illnesses.

According to the new ban, smokers can smoke .

We can find reasons in the passage to explain why people worry about the effect of the ban.

. The best title for this passage is .

Are there many jokes about the Dutch in English?

When did Dutch become a bad word?

What does “French leave” mean?

Which three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings?

What do the funny and strange expressions in the passage have in common?

Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?

What can we infer from the last paragraph according to the writer?

What would be the best title for this passage?

We can know that Sparky was ________ from the first paragraph.

Sparky never asked a classmate to go out because he ______.

What’s Sparky’s success according to the passage?

What is Mike going to do? He is going to ____.

Now Mike is ____.

Mike gives his seat to ____.

There are ____ people in the story.

Which is right?

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