Mr. Perkin did not like to be different from other people, so he always tried to wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and do the same things after work as others.
One day Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop. As he watched the cars go by, he noticed that many of them were new Beta 400s and most of them were yellow.
The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new bright yellow Beta 400s. He was very pleased with it, and drove to work in it the next day. He was even more pleased with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.
Mr. Perkin parked his car near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s that Mr. Perkin didn’t know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people gave him a strange look which he didn’t like, so he stopped.
Poor Mr. Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until there was only one yellow Beta 400S left

  1. 1.

    Beta 400s is a _____of car

    1. A.
      size
    2. B.
      plate
    3. C.
      part
    4. D.
      number
  2. 2.

    _____, so he bought a new bright yellow car

    1. A.
      Mr. Perkin hated his car to be the same as others
    2. B.
      Mr. Perkin liked his car to be the same as others
    3. C.
      Mr. Perkin wanted his car to be different from others
    4. D.
      Mr. Perkin liked driving a car
  3. 3.

    Mr. Perkin was even more pleased with his new car when he was ____

    1. A.
      in front of other cars
    2. B.
      Behind other cars
    3. C.
      on both sides of other cars
    4. D.
      in the middle of other cars like his
  4. 4.

    Mr. Perkin tried his key in some of the cars _____

    1. A.
      because he wanted to find his car in this way
    2. B.
      because he wanted to steal a car like his
    3. C.
      because he wanted to make jokes with others
    4. D.
      because he had got a wrong key
  5. 5.

    Finally Mr. Perkin _____

    1. A.
      lost his car
    2. B.
      got a wrong car
    3. C.
      stole a car
    4. D.
      found his own car

Bend over, take a deep breath and drink some water!This is just one of hundreds of pieces of advice you might get if you have the hiccups(打嗝).Hiccups are so mysterious(神秘的).We really don’t know why they start and why they stop.
Everyone has a favorite cure for a case of the hiccups.Some people think that a good scare is necessary to get well.Others eat a little sugar.Still others drink a glass of water with a knife in it.
An American man named Jack O’Leary said that he had hiccupped 160 million times over a period of eight years.He tried 60,000 cures,but none of them worked.Finally he prayed(向…祈祷) to Saint Jude, the saint of Hopeless cases, and his hiccupping stopped immediately.
A British worker didn’t stop his hiccups until eight months later. People from all over the world wrote him letters with suggestions for getting well.He tried them all,but the hiccups continued.Finally,he drank a “secret” mixture(混合物) someone had sent him. By that evening his hiccups were gone.
Why did these cures work for these two men? No one really knows. But people who have studied many cases of hiccups have an idea. Hiccups usually go away if you believe in the cure.

  1. 1.

            might be the best cure for hiccups

    1. A.
      Special pills
    2. B.
      A spoonful of salt
    3. C.
      Cold water
    4. D.
      What you believe in
  2. 2.

    The British worker spent __________ in stopping his hiccups.

    1. A.
      4 hours
    2. B.
      2 days
    3. C.
      8 months
    4. D.
      8 years
  3. 3.

    What is the main idea of this passage?

    1. A.
      Different ways to stop hiccups
    2. B.
      What makes hiccups happen
    3. C.
      How to get hiccups
    4. D.
      Jack O‘Leary’s hiccups

School uniforms are common in primary and secondary schools in many countries. Here’s a list of countries below.
 In Brazil, students wear uniforms in private schools. But in public schools, students don’t have to wear uniforms although they might have one. In general, the uniforms are a pair of blue pants and a white T-shirt with the school symbol printed on it.
 School uniforms are used in Cuba. All students wear school uniforms with the color as a symbol of grade level. Children also wear scarves because they are young pioneers(少先队员).
Japan introduced school uniforms in the late 19th century. Today, school uniforms are very common. Many boys wear white shirts, short pants and caps. Girls’ uniforms might include a gray pleated (褶)skirt and a white blouse.
 In Singapore, all students must wear uniforms. Though the colors are different from school to school. The normal uniform for boys is shorts or long pants, with a shirt (often white), while girls wear white pinafores(连衣裙) or skirts.

  1. 1.

    In Brazil, where is the school symbol?

    1. A.
      On the pants
    2. B.
      On the shoes
    3. C.
      On the T-shirt
    4. D.
      On the socks
  2. 2.

    In Cuba a student wears the scarf as a symbol of _____

    1. A.
      grade level
    2. B.
      cold weather
    3. C.
      public school
    4. D.
      young pioneer
  3. 3.

    A Japanese girl’s uniform is _____

    1. A.
      a pair of blue pants and a white T-shirt
    2. B.
      a gray skirt and a white blouse
    3. C.
      a white shirt, short pants and a cap
    4. D.
      a pinafore or a white skirt
  4. 4.

    Which is true about the students’ uniforms in Singapore?

    1. A.
      School uniforms are the same as China’s
    2. B.
      Only the students in private schools wear uniforms
    3. C.
      Boys’ uniforms are different from girl’s in color
    4. D.
      Students usually wear white shirts or skirts
  5. 5.

    On the school day, a student doesn’t wear the uniform. He probably comes from ______

    1. A.
      Brazil
    2. B.
      Cuba
    3. C.
      Japan
    4. D.
      Singapore

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew busily. She was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the airline hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her. When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the airline hostess to hand him the passengers’ brochure(小册子). She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him. Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and broke a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?” That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?

  1. 1.

    What did the passenger need when the plane just took off?

    1. A.
      A booklet to write something
    2. B.
      A cup of water to take his medicine
    3. C.
      The stewardess to make an apologize
    4. D.
      To get off the plane at once
  2. 2.

    Why did the air hostess forget to give him the water?

    1. A.
      Because the passenger was angry
    2. B.
      Because the passenger was very cruel
    3. C.
      Because she was very busy
    4. D.
      Because she was not friendly to the passenger
  3. 3.

    The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “sincere” is ________

    1. A.
      自豪的
    2. B.
      婉转的
    3. C.
      真诚的
    4. D.
      委屈的
  4. 4.

    Why was the air hostess very sad?

    1. A.
      She thought the passenger would write down bad words
    2. B.
      She thought she couldn’t give the passenger any help
    3. C.
      She thought the passenger would tell her manager
    4. D.
      She thought she should say sorry to the passenger again

A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.
On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.
When she went back home after school, her mother asked her: “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.”
She understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all

  1. 1.

    Which of the following sentence is true?

    1. A.
      The girl is not as beautiful as other girls
    2. B.
      Nobody liked the girl
    3. C.
      The girl’s classmates thought she was more beautiful than before with the hair clip
    4. D.
      The girl wanted to be more beautiful, so she decided to wear the hair clip
  2. 2.

    Why was the girl so happy?

    1. A.
      She found that everyone who saw her smiled at her
    2. B.
      She heard most of her schoolmates said “Hello” to her
    3. C.
      She thought what she experienced today never happened before
    4. D.
      Both A, B, and C
  3. 3.

    From this passage we know that ______.

    1. A.
      the girl was really ugly without the hair clip
    2. B.
      the girl was as beautiful as her classmates
    3. C.
      the girl was not self-confident enough at first
    4. D.
      the girl was happy all the time
  4. 4.

    Her classmates wanted to know what had happened to the girl because______.

    1. A.
      she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip
    2. B.
      she was always unhappy but that day she was so happy
    3. C.
      she looked more beautiful wearing the hair clip
    4. D.
      she wanted to talk to others
  5. 5.

    We can learn from this passage that______.

    1. A.
      A friend is easier lost than found
    2. B.
      Make your enemy your friend
    3. C.
      A friend in need is a friend indeed
    4. D.
      The most important is how we think about ourselves
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