Four years ago, when Mr Ted was sixty, he retired.  He left the restaurant in which he had worked
for forty-three years and returned to his home village. There he bought a small piece of farm and planted
a lot of apple trees in it. He took good care of them and this year there were plenty of apples on the trees. The old man was very happy.
     But these days the old man had been worried. Nearly every night this garden was broken into and
plenty of apples had been lost. So he decided to do his best to catch the thief himself. Last night he sat in
a tree and carefully watched who would come and pick the apples. At midnight, Mr Ted was so tired that he went to sleep. Suddenly some noise woke him up. The noise came from a big tree. He went there
gently and saw a boy standing under the tree with a bag full of apples.  At once he recognized he was
Tom who lived just next to him.
     "How can you do that, Tom?" the old man became angry and shouted." I'll tell your father about it! "
     But the boy wasn't afraid about it. He looked up and called out, "Have you heard yet, Dad? Mr Ted
has something to talk to you. "

1. When Mr Ted was ________ ,he began to work in the restaurant.          

A. four        
B. seventeen      
C. forty-three      
D. sixty    

2. Mr Ted was happy several days ago because ________.  

A. he came back to his home village  
B. he had bought a farm in his village              
C. the apple trees grew very well    
D. he would pick many apples in autumn  

3. Mr Ted sat in the tree ________.       

A. to catch the thief                        
B. to pick some apples              
C. to watch it carefully                      
D. to have a good sleep

4. As ________, Mr Ted shouted to the boy.              

A. he wanted to send Tom to the police  
B. he wanted to tell Tom's father about it            
C. he wanted to frighten Tom          
D. he wanted Tom to pay for the apples

5. Why wasn't the boy afraid when Mr Ted said he would tell his father about it?        

A. Because he was Mr Ted 's next-door neighbor.            
B. Because his father was kind to him.            
C. Because he didn't steal Mr Ted's apples.              
D. Because his father himself was in the tree stealing apples, too.

     It is a Saturday morning, Mr Black and his child, Bill are in a big shop. The shop sells clothes and
school things. Mr Black wants to buy a new sweater for his wife. Bill would like a T-shirt. So his father
buys a green one for him. Bill wants to buy some picture books and color pencils, too. There are many
things and many people in the shop. They are men and women, old and young. They all like to buy
something there. The workers in the shop are friendly.
1. Mr Black goes to the shop with___________
A. his son
B. Mrs Black
C. his father  
D. other old people
2. Mr Black is going to buy a new sweater for __________
A. Mrs Black  
B. Bill
C. his friend  
D. his son
3. Mr Black buys ______for Bill.
A. a T-shirt
B. a sweater
C. shorts  
D. a hat
4. People in the shop are ________
A. old and young  
B. men and women
C. A and B  
D. young
5. Does Mr Black buy Bill picture books?
A. No
B. Yes
C. It's green
D. We don't know

     A terrible explosive noise was heard, immediately followed by strong shaking of the classroom building. Mrs Li Lan, a country school teacher in Sichuan, who was giving a class, could hardly keep on her feet,
and many of her pupils made panic cries. Mrs Li realized at once that it must be a powerful earthquake
hitting the area. Though she herself was scared, she managed (设法) to make the children calm down,
opened the door right away and told the children to leave the classroom and get down to the playground
as quickly as possible.
     When all the children had left, she followed them to the first floor. The earth still kept moving violently (剧烈地). Some of the buildings nearby were falling down, and a great number of falling stones were
rolling down from the hills behind the school. Suddenly, she found a little boy fell over and was hit by a big stone right on his body. She forgot the danger she was facing and ran over, trying to push the stone away. The stone was so big that it was not easy for her to move it. She kept pushing until the boy was pulled out, carrying him to the center of the playground. The boy was later sent to hospital and saved.

1. What kind of disaster (灾难) happened in the story?

__________________________________________________ .

2. What were the children doing when the disaster happened?

__________________________________________________ .

3. What was Mrs Li's action when she saw the boy under the stone?

__________________________________________________ .

4. Did Mrs Li fear death in the face of great danger?

__________________________________________________ .

5. What do you want to say after you finish reading the story?

__________________________________________________ .

       One Sunday afternoon Mr. Green and his child, Mary, are in a big shop. Mr Green likes Mary and
wants to buy a new dress for her. Mary doesn't like the new dress. She likes something to eat. So her
father buys two kilos of apples for her, too. Mary also wants to buy some picture-books and coloured
pencils. There are many things and many people in the shop. They are men and women, old and young.
They all want to buy something there. The people in the shop are very friendly.

1. It is ________.

A. Saturday    
B. Monday      
C. Friday      
D. Sunday

2. Mary and ________ are in the shop.

A. Mrs Green  
B. his father      
C. her father    
D. her mother

3. Mary likes to buy ________.

A. a new dress
B. coloured books
C. apples, picture-books and coloured pencils
D. something to drink

       Mr. Shute teaches us maths in a middle school this term. He works hard and is friendly to us all. So
we like to listen to his lectures(讲课)and love the old man.
       But sometimes Mr. Shute forgets something when he's thinking over some problems. For example,
he wears his wife's hat or gets on a wrong bus. We all know him well and nobody laughs at him.
       One afternoon it was very hot while Mr. Shute was thinking over a problem in his room. He forgot to
turn on the electric fan(电扇)and several hours later he was all wet through. His wife came back and found it. She asked him to have a bath(洗澡). He thought she was right and went to the bath room. He didn't
stop thinking while he was lying in the bathtub. Suddenly he found he forgot to take off his clothes. He
hurried to jump out of it and looked at them carefully. At last he found they were dry and then said to
himself,"Luckily I haven't poured(注)any water into the bathtub! "

1. We all love Mr. Shute because ________.

A. he often forgets something      
B. he teaches us maths
C. he teaches well              
D. he's worked in our school for long

2. Sometimes Mr. Shute forgets something because ________.

A. he puts his heart into thinking over the problems
B. he has a lot of work to do at home
C. his wife takes good care of him
D. he doesn't know how to look after himself

3. Mr. Shute was all wet through because ________.

A. the problem was very difficult
B. he forgot to take off his coat
C. there was no water in the bathtub
D. it was very hot in the room

4. The meaning of the word "bathtub" is ________.

A. 水池        
B. 河堤        
C. 浴室        
D. 浴盆

5. Mr. Shute thought ________ ,so he hurried to leave it.

A. he was lying in the bathtub full of water
B. he forgot to pour some water into the bathtub
C. the water in the bathtub was too hot
D. the water in the bathtub was too cold

       Mr. Green works in a shop. The shop sells，cleans and repairs（修理）hearing-aids（助听器）. One day an old man comes in and puts one down in front of him without（没有）a word. 
       “What’s the matter with it? ”Mr. Green says. The man doesn’t answer. Of course Mr. Green
thinks the man must be deaf（聋的）and something must be wrong with his hearing-aids（听力），so
he says again，more loudly，“What’s wrong with your hearing-aids，sir? ”Again the man says
nothing. So Mr. Green shouts his question again as loudly as he can.
       The man then takes a pen and a piece of paper and writes，“It’s not necessary to shout when
you’re speaking to me. My ears are as good as yours. This hearing-aid is my wife’s，not mine. I
have got a throat operation（咽喉手术）. I can hear very well，but I can’t speak. ”

1. What does the shop do? 
                                                                               

2. Why does the old man come to the shop ?
                                                                              

3. What’s wrong（什么毛病）with the old man?
                                                                               

     Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer (志愿者). The 29-year-old American was not sure if he
had the skills or a strong feeling for it. However, he went to work at an orphanage (孤儿院) in Nepal. His first
thought was to make people impressed.
     "I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could retell the story over and over," Grennan said in a
Huffington Post article.
     However, his three-month stay it the orphanage turned into in unusual experience. It was 2004 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip, His first three months were spent in Nepal.
     When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened
the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home, he was faced by the excited children. The young American
ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked (被拐卖的) children. So he
walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids' families,"I started walking with photos of
the kids." he told the Reuters reporter."I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with
24 photos, and I found 24 families."
     At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
     Grennan said,"Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives."
     He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making
decisions to show up.
     Grennan's fight against child-trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week.

1. At first, Grennan simply wanted to _______ by volunteering in Nepal.

A. write travel stories
B. learn the skills
C. help the kids there
D. impress people

2. When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children's Home _______.

A. 18 children were ill in bed
B. the children there felt excited
C. he decided to give up his job
D. he'd lived in Nepal for a year

3. From the passage we can learn that Grennan _______.

A. found the kids' families easily
B. was good at taking pictures
C. wrote the book Little Princes
D. asked others to go to Nepal

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Volunteer changes a lot
B. Volunteer is with the kids
C. Volunteer becomes a writer
D. Volunteer travels in Nepal