As soon as he amved in New York, Jimmy wanted to make a call to Mother. He found a telephone
booth (电话亭) nearby, put some coins into a box, and dialed 0044181-72486818: Jim was very glad
to say" Hello"to his mother. Just then came a sweet lady's voice behind him.
     "Are you through?"
     "Yes," Jimmy turned and said.
     With a polite "Excuse me", the lady took up the receiver and dialed, Jimmy had to wait outside until
sheput down the receiver.
     After a while, Jimmy dialed again and heard Mother's voice from far away.
     "What's wrong with you? Why did you ring off just now?"
     "I don't know why..." Before Jimmy could finish the sentence a young man ran over and asked
anxiously (焦急地) "Are you through?"
     "Yes."
     With saying "OK", the man quickly set the receiver to his ear and dialed. Jimmy did not know what to
do. Just imagine how worried Mother was in London!         

1. Jimmy came from _____.
2. Jimmy gave a call to his mother at a _____.
3. " _____" meant " Have you finished calling?"
4. Jenny's mother _____ his son.
5. According to the passage, the same words mean _____ meanings indifferent countries.

     Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece (希腊). He was well-known for his wide knowledge.
And lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his
students with all his heart and answered their questions with patience.
     One day a student asked him," My dear teacher, didn't you say you have more questions than we
do? But we think our students have a lot more than you." With a smile, the teacher drew two circles
(圆)-one is as large as a big plate, and the other smaller.
"Of course, I've learned much more. But I don't think I know all you know. Now, look at these two
circles: Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, and inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles
is what we don't know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That means I  have more opportunities
(机会) to meet with what we don't know. And that's why I have more questions than you do. The more
you learn, the more questions you'll have. You will never learn enough, you know, "

l. The man was famous for _____. 

A. his wide knowledge    
B. his great patience
C. his teaching            
D. his drawing

2. One of his students didn't agree that _____. 

A. the teacher liked to answer so many questions
B. the teacher had learned much more
C. the teacher had more questions than the students did
D. the students had more questions than the teacher did

3. Which of the following pictures best shows what the teacher said?

4. The teacher drew circles to show_____. 

A. why he had more questions than his students
B. how he could get more knowledge
C. that he knew a lot and was good at drawing
D. that the students should learn to draw circles

5. Which of the following is TURE? 

A. Many people from Greece came to learn from the famous man.
B. Many people from the country came to enjoy his drawing.
C. The great man taught his students with no patience.
D. The great man could only draw two circles.

     Monty Roberts was the son of a poor family. He liked horses. He had a dream to own a horse ranch
ever since, he was a little child.
      One day when he was at high school, he was asked to write a paper. It was about what he wanted to
be and do when he grew up. He worked hard on it, and wrote a seven-page paper. In the paper he
described his dream of owning a big horse ranch someday.
    The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front
page was a large red F(fail) with a note that read, "See me after class."
      He went to see the teacher after class and asked, "Why did I receive an F?"
     The teacher answered, "this is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor
family. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land.
There's no way you could ever do it." Then he added, "Write this paper again. If you write it with a
realistic plan, you may receive a better grade. "
     After sitting with it for a week, he turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He said to the
teacher, "You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream. "
     Monty kept his dream and worked very hard. Today he owns a large horse ranch with a big house
on it, and he keeps that school paper he wrote on the wall of his sitting room.
     Last summer the same school teacher came to visit him. When the teacher was leaving, he said,
"Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I
stole a lot of children's dreams. It was lucky that you hadn't given up yours. "
     Don't let anyone steal your dream. Follow your dream, no matter what.

l. What was Monty Roberts' dream when he was very young? 

A. To write a seven-page paper.
B. To learn to ride a horse.
C. To own a horse ranch.
D. To receive a better grade.

2. The underlined sentence "There's no way you could ever do it." means" _____ ".

A. Your dream can never come true
B. You should find a way to let your dream come true
C. You have to work hard or you'll lose your dream
D. I'll show you a way to help your dream come true

3. After Monty heard his teacher's advice, he _____.

A. changed his dream
B. received a better grade
C. turned in a different paper
D. turned in the same paper

4. Why does Monty Roberts keep that school paper on the wall of his sitting room? 

A. To show he was a good student.
B. To tell himself never to give up a dream.
C. To make his sitting room more beautiful.
D. To show people he is a successful person.

     Mr Brown looks worried these days. Something is wrong with John's head. He took the little boy
to a hospital. The doctor looked over him and said that the boy needed an operation or he would die.
John's mother is often ill and she can't work. John's two sisters are at school. Sometimes his family has
little food to eat and Mf Brown has no money to pay for the operation.
      "Why not go and borrow some money from M r Green?" said M r s Brown. "You helped him
before."
     Mr Green has much money. But he never helps anybody. So he has few friends in the village and
nobody likes him. M r Brown was afraid that his friends would know about it. So he went to the man's
house at night.
     "I want to ask you for some help, but can you keep a secret for me?"
      "Of course ! "
     "My son needs an operation, Mr Green," said M r Brown." Or he will die. Will you please lend
me some money?"
     "Don't worry, M r Brown," said the rich man." I will take it as if(好像) I didn't hear you! "

1. What's M r Brown afraid?
     He is afraid that John _____.
2. How many people are there in John's family?
     There _____.
3. Why can't M r Brown pay for the operation?
     Because he is _____.
4. Why did M r Brown go to M r Green's house in the evening?
      He was afraid that his friends would see _____ M r Green's house.
5. What did M r Green's words mean?
     Mr Green didn't want to _____ money to M r Brown.

     One afternoon Bob and Jane were walking along a quiet street when they heard a big noise from
 the street corner. They ran there and found that a small car had knocked into the side of a truck. Both 
the car driver and the truck driver were hurt.    
     "Bob," said Jane, "run back down the road to M r s Day's house. Ask her to call the police and the 
ambulance (救护车) . Hurry. I'll stay here. "    Bob went off as fast as he could. There was nothing Jane
 could do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldn't be moved.   
      It wasn't long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen got the car door open
 and moved the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. Luckily, the men weren't badly hurt, but they were both taken to hospital. The policemen thanked Bob and Jane. "You were very good to act so 
quickly when you saw the accident. Thank you for your help. "

(     )l. The accident happened in a quiet street one afternoon.    
(     )2. Bob,Jane,Mrs Day and the policemen heard the big noise.    
(     )3. Both of the drivers were hurt in the accident.            
(     )4. Jane asked Bob to call the police.    .                    
(     )5. Jane had got the drivers out before the policemen arrived.

     Although it's foolish to smoke, fifty million people in the United States still do that. Most of them
want to give up smoking, but smoking is a habit that is not easy to break. Luckily, thirty-five million
Americans have stopped it.
     Frank used to (过去常常) smoke a lot. He started to smoke when he was 16. Many of his friends
were doing it, and it made him feel like a grown-up. His parents told him that he was making a mistake,
but he didn't listen to them. When he joined the football team in the United States, he stopped smoking,
but then he started again.
     A month ago, he had a pain in his chest and stomach. "The pain isn't too bad. I'm sure it will go away
and I'll be fine. I probably eat too much," he told his wife, Helen. But it didn't go away and they both
began to worry. Frank called the doctor. The doctor told him that Helen should drive him to the hospital
right away. They examined his heart, took a chest X-ray, and kept him in the hospital overnight (一整夜).
      The next day his doctor read the X-ray report. He told Frank that he was okay, and that he could
be back to work after a few days' rest. But he advised him to stop smoking. Frank and Helen were very
happy. They were afraid that they were going to get bad news.
     Since Frank stopped smoking, he has been feeling better. He doesn't cough in the morning the way
he used to. His house and car don't have smell of smoke, and his wife and children are breathing cleaner
air.

l. Today, the number of smokers in the United States is _____ it used to be. 

A. larger than          
B. smaller than
C. as large as          
D. the same as

2. Frank started to smoke when he was _____.

A. a football player
B. fifteen years old
C. with many of his friends
D. sixteen years old

3. What was wrong with Frank a month ago?   

A. He ate too much.
B. He had a pain in his chest and stomach.
C. He stayed in the hospital overnight.
D. He took a chest X-ray.

4. —In the hospital, why did they think they might get bad news?
    —Because _____.

A. Frank smoked a lot for a long time
B. he was kept in the hospital overnight
C. the pain didn't go away quickly
D. all of the above  

     One summer morning a tiger is walking near (附近) a lake. He wants to eat something. He is very
hungry. In the lake, a duck is swimming (游泳). "That is my breakfast," thinks the tiger.
     "Good morning, Mr. Duck!" says the tiger.
     "Go away, you bad tiger!" says the duck.
     "I want to tell you something about your friend, Miss Chicken. If you don't come, I'll go. Good bye.
Mr. Duck."
     "Wait a minute," says the duck. "Tell me!"
     The tiger looks around (周围), "I don't want other animals to know it. Come up to me," says the
tiger. Then Mr. Duck swims to the tiger. As soon as (一……就……) he gets to the bank (湖岸), the
tiger gets it and eats it up.
     He laughs best that laughs last.（笑到最后的人才笑得最好。）

1. The tiger wants to find ______.