When Mr. David retired (退休) , he bought a small house in a village near the sea . He liked it and hoped to live a quier lift in it .
But to his great surprise , many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays , for it was the most interesting building in the village . From morning to night there were tourists outside the house . They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden . This was too much for Mr. David . He decided to drive the visitors away . So he put a notice on the window . The notice said “If you want to satify your curiosity (好奇心) , came in and look round . Price : twenty dollars .” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming , but he was wrong . More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house . “I came here to recite , not to work as a guide , ” he said angrily . In the end , he sold the house and moved away

  1. 1.

    Mr. David’s house was so ________ that many tourists came to see it

    1. A.
      small
    2. B.
      quiet
    3. C.
      interesting
    4. D.
      surprising
  2. 2.

    Mr. David put a notice on the window in order to _________

    1. A.
      drive the visitors away
    2. B.
      satisfy the visitor’s curiosity
    3. C.
      let visitors come in and look round
    4. D.
      get some money out of the visitors
  3. 3.

    The notice made the visitors___________

    1. A.
      more interested in his house
    2. B.
      lose interest in his house
    3. C.
      angry at the unfair price
    4. D.
      feel happy about the price
  4. 4.

    After Mr. David put up the notice ___________

    1. A.
      the visitors didn’t come any longer
    2. B.
      more and more tourists came for a visit
    3. C.
      no tourists would pay the money for a visit
    4. D.
      fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
  5. 5.

    At last he had to sell his house and moved away because _________

    1. A.
      he did not like it at all
    2. B.
      he could not work as a guide
    3. C.
      he wanted to buy a new expensive house
    4. D.
      he could not live a quiet life in it


One morning it was shining brightly when I woke up. I looked at the alarm clock. It said 3:45! It had stopped! What time was it? I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. The kitchen clock said 8:30—I was late! My parents were away. My aunt had gone to work without checking if I was up. The school bus went at 8:00. I had missed it. I rang my friend Tony on his mobile phone.
“Tell the teacher I’ll be in as soon as I can!” I said.
“Come on your rollerblades,” Tony said. “It will be faster than the bus.”
I washed and dressed in a hurry. I grabbed an apple to eat on the way. That was my breakfast! Then I put on my rollerblades and set off for school. It took half an hour to get to the school. I took all the shortcuts I knew. I went across the park — even through some backyards! When I got to school, I was very hot and my legs ached. I had missed math, our first lesson of the morning. But I made it just in time for history, our second lesson. I was very happy because history is my favorite subject

  1. 1.

    The boy woke up at __________ that morning

    1. A.
      3:45
    2. B.
      7:30
    3. C.
      8:00
    4. D.
      8:30
  2. 2.

    The boy got up late mainly because __________

    1. A.
      his alarm clock had stopped
    2. B.
      his parents were away
    3. C.
      his aunt had gone to work
    4. D.
      he had missed the school bus
  3. 3.

    The boy got to school __________ that morning

    1. A.
      by bus
    2. B.
      by skating
    3. C.
      by running
    4. D.
      by bike
  4. 4.

    The boy took all the shortcuts in order to __________

    1. A.
      have breakfast on the way
    2. B.
      meet his friend
    3. C.
      get to school as soon as he could
    4. D.
      have his favorite lesson
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The boy’s bedroom is upstairs and the kitchen is downstairs
    2. B.
      Tony told the boy to go to school on his rollerblades
    3. C.
      The boy had nothing for breakfast that morning
    4. D.
      The boy didn’t miss his favorite lesson

Most people will rest and relax when they are old. They do not work. And most people are certainly not famous. But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76.
This is her story. She was born in a poor farmer’s family in 1860. Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson. She married Thomas Moses in 1887. He was a farm worker.
Now it is 1930. Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother. She begins to paint pictures. She does paintings of country life. One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town. Her paintings are put in the window. A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them. And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses’ paintings. He wants to help her. So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆) in New York City. Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there. He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses. Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses’ paintings are in Kallir’s gallery. She is 80 years old.
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous. Everyone wants her paintings. So she paints more and more. She wins many prizes for her paintings. She becomes famous in the United States and Europe .
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses’ Day". After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings. She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing

  1. 1.

    How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?

    1. A.
      She has more grandchildren
    2. B.
      She has her own art gallery
    3. C.
      She lives an easy life
    4. D.
      She starts a new job
  2. 2.

    Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures_______

    1. A.
      when her daughter asks her to do that
    2. B.
      when she gets married
    3. C.
      at the age of 70
    4. D.
      in the year 1940
  3. 3.

    Grandma Moses’ paintings are first bought by _______

    1. A.
      a man from New York
    2. B.
      her daughter
    3. C.
      Otto Kallir’s gallery
    4. D.
      the owner of a store in town
  4. 4.

    The writer of the passage thinks that _______

    1. A.
      Grandma Moses is too old to paint at age 100
    2. B.
      people like her paintings but do not like her
    3. C.
      it is never too late to start a new job
    4. D.
      many people prefer paintings by old ladies
  5. 5.

    What would be the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Grandma Moses and New York State
    2. B.
      Grandma Moses and Painting
    3. C.
      Grandma Moses’ family
    4. D.
      Grandma Moses’ Day
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