The mobile phone is a useful thing, but maybe I don't know h    1   to use it. Sometimes it makes things difficult for me.
     One day I wanted to see a friend nearby. I could arrive a 2  his house in five minutes, but I looked at
my mobile phone and thought i 3       would be better to ring him up. I rang him for the first time, but the
line was busy. Five minutes later, there was an answer, but it was the wrong n 4  . Then I tried a 80 and
this time I got an answer from him.
     I asked him if(是否) he was at  home  in  the  afternoon. And he said. At 1     5    I thought he saidhe
would be at home all the afternoon. So I went to his house, but then I found n     6  in. I called him for the
fourth time. This time I got so angry that I s 7   loudly,  "You are not at home? But you just told me over
the phone that you would be at home all the afternoon!"
     Here w  8 his answer "No, I said: 'I will NOT be at home all the afternoon.'"
     I went back to my room, sat down and looked at my phone. What e       9  could I do? Nothing!

     Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work
in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a
quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased
(高兴的) with him.
     One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his
house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their
school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
     "Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
     "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
     "I left it at home."
     Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang!
Bang!"
     The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the
night. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
1. Jack was _____ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen
B. eighteen
C. twenty
D. fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied (满意的) with Jack because _____. 
A. He's her grandson.
B. He's clever.
C. He can keep quiet.
D. He gets home on time.
3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's _____.
A. classmate
B. colleague (同事)
C. aunt
D. wife
4. The word "stamp" in the story means _____ in Chinese.
A. 盖印
B. 跺
C. 贴邮票
D. 承认
5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) _____.
A. wake his grandma up      
B. make his grandma angry
C. let his grandma tell him the time
D. let his grandma buy him a watch

     Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them
behind a pair of black glasses. 
     One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class.
The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn't talk
to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. "You look very unhappy," she said. "What's wrong?" I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla
had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent (安静), but Vanilla
didn't go away. She kept asking me questions: "Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you
the right answers?" I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my
exam paper! I didn't know what to do. I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn't find it. 
     In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and
got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes(错误). My face
went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean (卑劣的) I had been to her when she
was being so nice. I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her hands and said, "Thank you." That
afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were
still best friends.
1. The sentences " But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses." Really means _____.
A. she doesn't want others to see her eyes
B. there is something wrong with her eyes
C. she likes to wear dark glasses          
D. she is often shy
2. The writer felt sad because _____ in the Chinese test.
A. she got a good mark              
B. Vanilla had done better than her
C. she didn't have a good mark          
D. the teacher was angry with her
3. Vanilla really came to the writer to _____.
A. make fun of her                    
B. help her
C. find out what had happened to her    
D. show her the right answers
4. Vanilla left the writer because she _____.
A. wanted to write the right answers for the writer
B. didn't know what to do to help her friend
C. was angry with the writer
D. wanted to go home for lunch
5. Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as "make fun of"?
A. Saying "hello" to.                  
B. Seeing me off.
C. Looking after.                      
D. Laughing at.

     One Sunday, Mike decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Jack. But Jack happened to be
away. Jack's brother, John, wanted to go with him, but he didn't know anything about sailing. Mike
agreed and they started to go out to sea.
     Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mike was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Luckily,
he saw a large buoy(浮标) through the fog and decided to tie(系) the boat to it for safety. As he was
getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope(绳). The boat moved away in the fog carrying
John. Because John didn't know how to use the radio(无线电波), the boat went around in all directions.
Twelve hours later, he was saved.
     Mike spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream
when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the
captain (船长). The captain told him that John had been saved by another ship. That ship's captain gave
a message to tell this captain that Mike was on the buoy.
1. Why didn't Mike and Jack go sailing together? Because _____.
A. Jack asked his brother to go instead
B. Jack was in some other place
C. Mike was in some other place
D. Mike would like to go with John
2. Mike tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that _____.
A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help
B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog was away
C. it wouldn't be hit by other ships
D. he might be hit by a passing ship
3. John was carried away by the boat because _____.
A. there wasn't room for both John and Mike on the buoy
B. John couldn't drive the boat and the boat went around in all directions
C. Mike thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn't
D. John had to stay in the boat to radio for help
4. Who saved Mike?
A. A bad dream
B. The captain from the Good Hope
C. Jack
D. Himself
5. Was John still alive?
A. Yes, he was
B. No, he wasn't
C. Yes, he did
D. No, he didn't

     Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to
twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting at the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking
around. A teacher was trying to keep a group of schoolgirls in line. Tom looked around but there was
no place for him to sit.
     He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He
found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Peter, one of Tom's
workmates came in and sat with Tom. "What time is your bus?" asked Peter. "There is a lot of time yet."
answered Tom. "Well, I'll get you some more tea then." They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at
the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward(反方向的)!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to
twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror." said Peter. Tom was
so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
1. Tom went into the station caf? because _____.
A. Peter asked him to have a cup of tea
B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there
C. he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirls
D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
2. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror the last time?
A. Half past twelve
B. Twenty to twelve
C. Half past eleven
D. Half past one
3. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find _____.
A. the time is right
B. it's going slower
C. it's going backward
D. it's going faster
4. Which of the following is true?
A. Tom arrived in Paris on time
B. The next bus would leave in half an hour
C. After that Tom didn't like clocks any longer
D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
5. Which of the following is the best title for the story?
A. The Mirror of the Station
B. Not a Careful Man
C. Missing a bus
D. The Man and the Mirror

     Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work
in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock at night. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick
supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs and she is satisfied (满意的)
with him.
     One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and
she agreed happily.   He  bought  some  fruit  and drinks for her.   And  they  talked   about their school,
teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
     "Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
     "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
     "I left it at home."
     Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang!
Bang!"
     The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted  downstairs,  "It's twelve o'clock  in  the
night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he is her grandson            
B. he is clever
C. he can keep quiet            
D. he always stays at home

2. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate                  
B. workmate (同事)
C. girlfriend
D. wife

3. Jack stamped his foot on the floor to ________.

A. wake his grandma up   
B. make his grandma angry
C. let his grandma tell him the time
D. let his grandma buy him a watch