It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed
by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, "I'll send Mum some roses. "While John was
picking his flowers, a young man went inside.  "How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?"
he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen( 一捆).  
Maybe he would be happy with carnations
    "No, I have to have red roses," he said.  "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her.  Now I want to get something special, it has to be rose as rose is her favorite. "
     After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man.  Moved
by both of them, the assistant said, "Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you. " Taking
the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop.  It was well worth twenty-five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the
assistant to send them to his mother.
     As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a
park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, "Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find
my mum and tell her I love her. "
     Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.

1. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because

A. carnations were nicer than roses          
B. roses were saved for John
C. roses were more expensive than carnations
D. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day

2. John spent         altogether(总共)  in the flower shop that day.       

A. $5          
B. $ 25        
C. $ 30        
D. $ 65

3. The young man cried at the cemetery because he               .       

A. had spent all his money on the roses
B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself
C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother

4. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to             .        

A. tell his mother he loved her himself
B. ask his mother for more money
C. tell his mother the young man's story
D. ask his mother if she likes roses

5. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us "             .

A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
B. Let your mother know how much you love her
C. Work hard to get more money for your mother
D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

     Perhaps the only test score that I remembered is the 55 when I was in high school.
     The test was the final for a course. I remembered waiting anxiously as my teacher Mr. Right passed out our papers one by one. It was a rather difficult
test. I heard my classmates groaning, and I could tell by the groans that the
scores weren’t looking good.
     Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to
draw attention, was my score, 55!
     I lowered my head, and covered the score up quickly. A 55 is not
something that you wanted your classmates to see. “The scores were not
very good, none of you passed,” Mr. Right said. “The highest score in the
class was a 55.”
     A 55. That’s me!
     Suddenly my sad look didn’t look so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot better.
     I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My father knew that I had a big test that day and asked me as soon as I got home, “How did
you do in your test?” “I made a 55,” I said.
     A frown(皱眉) now stood on my father’s face. I knew I had to explain
immediately. “But Dad, I had the highest score in the class, ” I proudly
stated. I thought that explanation would make a difference. “You failed!” my father replied. “But it’s the highest!” I insisted. “I don’t care what scores others had, but you failed. What matters is what you do!” my father
firmly said.
     For years, my father was always that way. It didn’t matter what others
did, it only mattered what I did and that I did it excellently.
     We often don’t understand the wisdom（智慧）of good parents until
we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My father’s words have carried me throughout life.

1. The word “groaning” is the closest in meaning to      .

A. singing        
B. laughing      
C. complaining  
D. quarreling

2. In class, to hide my score from my classmates, I        .

A. lowered my head                
B. covered my score up
C. walked home alone              
D. explained immediately

3. A frown stood on my father’s face because he thought     .

A. I did a bad job in the test          
B. I gave a good excuse
C. I became the worst student        
D. I stood in his shoes

4. We can infer from the passage that         .

A. the father was strict with his child
B. the writer was always poor in tests
C. Mr. Right was worried about the writer
D. the writer was always happy with his scores

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The Final Test                  
B. That’s Me!
C. My Strict Teacher                
D. Scores, Important?

     Eric is my brother.  He is nine years old.  He is a good student.  But he cannot get up early.  He sleeps until nine or ten in the morning,  so he often arrives late for school.  My father doesn’t want him to be late for school,  so he buys an alarm clock for Eric.  He says to Eric,  “You must get up when you hear the clock ring. ”“Yes,  Dad, ” Eric says.  After that Eric gets up at six when he hears the clock ring.  One day my father forgot to wind up(上发条) the clock.  And the next day Eric didn’t get up at six.  It was time for breakfast.  My father went to his room.  Eric was in bed and his eyes were open.  “Why didn’t you get up? ” My father said angrily.  “You told me I must get up when I heared the clock ring.  And now I am waiting for the clock. ”
根据短文内容，判断句子的正（T）误（F）。

(     )1. Eric isn’t a good student and he often arrives late for school.
(     )2. Eric’s mother doesn’t want him to get up late.  
(     )3. Eric’s father bought a clock for Eric because Eric likes it.  
(     )4. One day the clock didn’t ring but Eric got up early.  
(     )5. Eric was waiting for the clock to ring.  

     One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat
was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the  building. But he was
told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?
     In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is
the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.
     The story shows that there are a few cultural differences between Britain and America, though the
British and Americans both speak English.
     The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example,
on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite
different. They're more active and easier to talk with.
     The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football,
eraser and mail while Americans prefer to use soccer, rubber and post.

1. Simon went to London to            .
A. visit his friend            
B. spend his holiday
C. study English              
D. have a meeting
2.  Rick is            .
A. an American                
B. an Englishman
C. a Japanese                  
D. an Australia
3. According to the passage, the British usually spend their time          on the train.
A. playing cards              
B. talking loudly
C. doing some reading        
D. singing and dancing
4. What does the underlined word "terms" mean in Chinese in the passage?
A. 成果    
B. 学期
C. 会议    
D. 用语
5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Differences in culture
B. Simon's funny story
C. Information abroad
D. Hiding the feelings

     My aunt Edith was a widow (寡妇) of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered
what was thought to be a very serious heart disease.
     Aunt Edith doesn't accept defeat (击败) easily. She began studying medical reports in the library
and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon (外科医生), Dr. Michael
DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article
said Dr. DeBakey's fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn't possibly pay them. But could he tell
her of someone whose fee she could pay?
     So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children,
who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little girl was dreaming of traveling and
seeing the world. There wasn't a word of self-pity---only warmth and humor and the joy of living.
She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
     A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn't wait to come in; she stood in the hall and
read aloud: "Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will
be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed-Michael DeBakey."
That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children
are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know—all
because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor his profession, and how to open his
own heart.

1. We learn from the reading that ________.

A. the heart disease was hard to deal with at that time
B. some doctors also could save Aunt Edith's life
C. Aunt Edith's children worried about their mother
D. Aunt Edith finally died when she was 57

2. The underlined word charge is the closest in meaning to ________.

A. problem
B. fee
C. time
D. chance

3. Aunt Edith didn't really expect an answer because ________.

A. she didn't know Dr. DeBakey's exact address
B. Dr. DeBakey was too busy to write a letter
C. she didn't tell the doctor her trouble
D. she thought the doctor didn't care about the poor

4. Dr. DeBakey promised to help Aunt Edith in order to ________.

A. make himself better-known
B. make her dream come true
C. honor his profession
D. help the children live better

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. A Lucky Widow
B. A Successful Operation
C. An Unexpected Answer
D. A Full-loved Letter

        An eight-year-old boy approached(靠近)an old man in front of a
wishing well, looked up into his eyes, and asked:"I understand you're a
very wise man.1'd like 1._____ ( know) the secret of life." The old man looked
down at the youngster and 2._____( reply):  "I 3.____(think)a lot in
my  lifetime, and  the secret 4._____(make) up of four words.    The
first is think. Think about the values you wish 5.______(live) your life
by.
         The second is believe. Believe in yourself based on the thinking
you 6._____ (do) about the values you 7.____(live) your life  by.
        The third is dream. Dream about the things that 8.     ( base) on
your belief in yourself and the values you're going to live by.    The last
is dare. Dare to make your dreams 9.______( become) reality, based
on your belief in yourself and your values."    And with that, Walter E.
Disney 10.____(say) to the  little  boy,"Think, Believe, Dream, and D are",