It is 1965,a 1ittle boy is on the beach (海滩) with his parents. He is four years old. The boy plays near the water. He
walks into the water. His parents aren't watching him．
     The water is over the boy's head! A woman sees the boy. She picks up the boy and carries him to his parents. The
woman's name is Mrs Blaise．
     It is 1975,ten years 1ater.The boy is on the same beach. He is 14 years old now. He is big and strong. He is a good
swimmer. A man is in the water. The man can't swim. 'Help! Help!' the man cries．
     The boy runs into the water. He swims to the man and pulls the man to the beach. 'Thank you. Thank you.' says
the man. Who is the man? His name is Mr Blaise. He is Mrs Blaise's husband．

1. The boy was born in            .         

A．1965  
B．1961    
C．1969    
D．1975

2. Where is the boy when Mrs Blaise sees him?    

A.He is in a park．          
B.He is near his home．
C.He is with his parents．    
D.He is in the water．

3. The underlined phrase'picks up'means'             '.     

A．拾起    
B．拣起    
C．救起    
D．接送

4. What can the boy do when he is 14 years old?     

A．He can swim．    
B．He can run．
C．He can pull．    
D．He can play near the water．

5. Which is NOT right?      

A．The boy is very strong．
B．The boy saves Mr Blaise．
C．The man is Mrs Blaise's husband．
D．The boy's parents don't want to save Mr Blaise．

     A frog (青蛙) is born in a small river．When he is young,the river is his home．He doesn't know his parents,but
he has hundreds of brothers and sisters．He swims about and plays with them all the time．At that time,he doesn't
look like his parents．He has no legs and he has a big tail (尾巴)．So he looks like a fish．
     Later,his tail gets shorter and shorter．And he has four legs and a very short tail．He looks like his parents now.
Then, he's going to eat a lot of bad insects (害虫)．

1. Where is a frog born?

A. On a farm.      
B. On the land.      
C. In the river.      
D. In the sea.
2. Which of the following is right.'?     

A. A baby frog stays at home and knows only his parents.
B. A baby frog looks like a bird and he knows his parents.
C. A baby frog looks like his parents but he doesn't know them.
D. A baby frog looks like a fish and he has a lot of brothers and sisters.

3. Who does a frog play with all the time?      

A. His parents.  
B. His brothers and sisters.  
C. Fish.      
D. Insects.

4. A frog has              .    

A. four legs and a very short tail        
B. four legs but he has a long tail
C. no legs but he has a long tail          
D. no legs and he looks like a fish

5. A baby frog              .     

A. can't swim  
B. can't eat bad insects  
C. has no tail  
D. can eat bad insects

     Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work. Both of them were
tired. They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead.
      "Ah! ". said one farmer, " tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well. " The second
answered, " Nonsense, the rain will only kill the crops. " So they began to quarrel. Just then a third
farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling. Both farmers explained about the black
cloud.
      "What cloud?" asked the third farmer. They all looked at the sky. The cloud was no longer there.    

1. The two farmers were _______.      

A. going home    
B. going to the field  
C. going to work  
D. going to see their friend

2. The two farmers _______ on that day.     

A. had a holiday      
B. didn't work
C. worked hard      
D. wanted to quarrel with each other

3. When there is a black block of cloud in the sky, _______.       

A. it will rain soon    
B. it will be fine
C. it will get hot      
D. the sun is shining brightly

4. The two farmers fought in words because _______.       

A. they were hungry
B. it rained
C. one said the rain would do good to the crops and the other didn't think so
D. they both hoped for rain

5. The third farmer came along and said to the other two. He _______.  

A. wanted to make friends with them
B. joined them in the quarrel
C. wanted to know why they were quarreling
D. had nothing to do

     Mr. Reece was a farmer. He and his wife grew a lot of things. They worked very hard. One day,
Mr. Reece said to his wife, "Let's go to the city next Sunday. We can have a good lunch there, and
then we'll go to the cinema."
     His wife was very happy when she heard this, because she and her husband always ate a lot. She
didn't like cooking three times a day.
     They went to the city by train the next Sunday. They walked about for an hour. When it was twelve
o'clock, they wanted to have a meal. They looked at some restaurants. They saw a notice (布告), "Lunch
12:30 to 2:30, 1.5 dollars."
      "Well, that's good," said Mr. Reece, "we can eat for two hours for 1.5 dollars here. That's too cheap. This is the place for us."

1. Mr. Reece usually worked in ______.

A. the fields  
B. the city  
C. the restaurant 
D. the theatre

2. Mr. Reece and his wife went to the city ______.

A. to have a good lunch    
B. to see a film
C. to do some shopping    
D. A and B, maybe C, too

3. When did Mr. and Mrs. Reece arrive in the city?

A. At about 11:00.    
B. At about 12:00.
C. At about 12:30.    
D. At about 2:30.

4. We can see that Mr. Reece ______.

A. was poor              
B. was rich  
C. understood the notice    
D. didn't understand the notice

5. Why did Mr. Reece say that restaurant was the place for them? Because ______.

A. that was the best restaurant
B. 12:30 to 2:30 was the best time for lunch
C. he thought they could eat a lot and it was cheap
D. they were very tired and hungry    

     The White family come to a new big city, but Mrs White's son, Bob, is not happy. He doesn't
have anyone to play with. "Don't worry!" says his mother. "You will soon make friends here."
     One morning, there is a knock at the door. Bob's mother, Mrs White, opens it. There stands
a woman with brown hair. It is Mrs Miller. She comes to borrow two eggs. She wants to make
cakes. Mrs White gives her two. In the afternoon there is another knock at the door. Mrs White
opens it and she sees a boy standing there. "My name is Jack Miller," he says. "My mother sends
you this cake and the two eggs."
     "Well, thank you , Jack," says Mrs White. "Come in and meet my son Bob."
     Look! Bob and Jack are having cake and milk. They are playing football. Now they are friends!
Jack says, "I'm glad you live next door." Bob says, "I must thank your mother for coming to borrow
eggs." Jack laughs and tells Bob, "My mother doesn't want the two eggs, but she wants to make
friends with your mother. " Bob says, "That's a funny way to make friends. It's an easy way, too.
It can work!

1. Bob feels __________ when his family moves to a new city.

A. unhappy
B. happy
C. tired
D. busy

2. Mrs Miller __________ one morning.

A. gives Mrs White a piece of cake
B. asks Bob to play with his son
C. borrows eggs from Mrs White
D. lends two eggs to Mrs White

3. In the afternoon __________ have cake and milk together.

A. Jack and Mrs Miller
B. Bob and his mother
C. Mrs White and Mrs. Miller
D. Bob and Jack

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Mrs Miller is Mrs White's old neighbor(邻居).
B. Mrs Miller wants to make friends with the Whites.
C. There aren't any eggs in Mrs White's home one morning.
D. There aren't any eggs in Mrs Miller's home.

5. The best title of this passage is __________.

A. Way to Borrow Eggs
B. Way to Make Cakes
C. Way to Make Friends
D. How to Make Cakes

     Tom is a little boy, and he's only seven years old .One day he goes to the cinema by himself. It is the
first time for him to do that. He buys a ticket and goes in. But after two or three minutes he comes out and
buys a ticket again. Two or three minutes after that, he comes out and asks for another ticket. The girl
selling the tickets asks him, "Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?" Tom
answers, "No, I have no friends with me. But the old man always stops (拦住) me at the door and tears
up (撕掉) my ticket."

1. How old is Tom?

A. Eleven
B. Seven
C. Seventeen
D. Four

2. It is _____ for Tom to go to the cinema.

A. the first time
B. the second time
C. the third time
D. the last time

3. Tom buys _____ before the girl asks him.

A. one ticket
B. five tickets
C. two tickets
D. four tickets

4. Tom meets _____ that day.

A. his parents
B. some parents
C. some boys
D. no friends

5. The old man is _____ at the cinema.

A. a driver
B. a teacher
C. a ticket-collector
D. a policeman