An old woman opens her windows and looks out.What a sunny day !  But she is surprised there is a
man in the front of her garden. The old woman looks  at  him and says to  herself,  " He  is  eating grass
(草 ) . Why?"  She goes out into her garden and says to him," Are you very hungry? Why don't you go
to  work and get  some food?"The man looks at her and says,  "I don't like working. I  just  like  eating.
Now I'm hungry,  I  have nothing for my breakfast.  You see,  I'm eating grass.  Can you give me some
food ? "
     The old woman says,"Come to the back door of my house. " The man is very glad. He thinks he can
get food from the old woman.  So he  goes  with her.  The old woman opens the back door and says to
the man. " Look, the grass here is longer than that in the garden. Just enjoy it here ! "            

l. What's the man doing in the garden?He is     there .

A. working hard        
B. opening the windows
C. eating some food      
D. eating grass

2. What does the man have for breakfast?

A. Some food.            
B.Nothing.
C. Vegetables.            
D. Fruits.

3. How does the man feel when the old woman asks him to the back door?
He is       .

A. sad                    
B. sorry
C. interesting              
D. happy

4. What does the woman ask him to do?

A. She asks him to work for her.
B. She asks him to the back door and eat food.
C. She asks him to the back door and eat the grass there.
D. She gives him some food at the back door.

5. What does the man like doing?

A. He likes working.    
B. He likes dancing.
C. He likes eating.      
D. He likes singing.

     Vince is an officer in the navy(海军军官). He is thirty-five years old. He lives on the sea(海洋)
most of the time.
    Last week, Vince went to a city for vacation. One evening, after he had supper, he decided to go to
a movie. He got on a bus and stood by the door.  More than ten minutes later, a drunk(醉汉) got on the
bus. "Hey! Does the bus go to the zoo?" he asked Vince.
    Vince said nothing and was going to the front. But the drunk caught hold of(抓住) him and went on
asking, "This bus will take me to the zoo, won't it?"
    Vince became angry and said, "Look carefully. I'm not a conductor, but an officer in the navy !"
     Hearing this, the drunk spoke loudly, "Stop the ship, then! I want a bus ! "
1. This story happened ______.
A. on the sea  
B. on a bus  
C. in a ship  
D. on a train
2. Vince took the bus to ______.
A. go shopping            
B. visit the zoo
C. go to a movie            
D. visit his friends
3. The underlined word "conductor" means "    ___    " in the passage.
A. 售票员  
B. 军官  
C. 列车长  
D. 司机
4. At last, the drunk thought he was ______.
A. on a train  
B. in a zoo  
C. in a ship  
D. on a bus
5. We can learn from the passage that ______.         
A. Vince was a drunk
B. the drunk took the wrong bus
C. Vince didn't like taking the bus
D.Vince came to the city for vacation

     A man is going to the house of a friend. It is quite far away so he takes some sandwiches along for
his lunch. As he goes along, he says to himself, "My friend is sure to give me a very nice meal. He is
going to give me good wine(酒) to drink. So what's the use of these dry sandwiches. "As he says this, he
throws them onto the ground.
      He goes on and comes to a river. The river has become very big because of the rain in the past few
days. He cannot cross the river. He hopes there is a boat to take him over. So he waits and waits. He
waits for a longtime. Then the sun begins to set. The man says to himself, "I cannot go to my friend's
house today. I must go home."
     Then he starts for(出发) home. Soon he feels very hungry. He wants very much to have something
to eat. But he doesn't have anything. Suddenly he sees some dry, dirty, hard sandwiches on the road. He
is very happy. He picks them up and eats them all.
      Do not throw good things away. You may need them later on.
1. It will take the man          to walk to his friend's house.
A. a few days            
B. a few hours
C. a whole night        
D. one hour or two
2. He throws the sandwiches to the ground because        .
A. he doesn't like them
B. the sandwiches are dirty
C. he thinks his friend will not like them
D. he. is sure to have a nice meal at his friend's house
3. In "the sun begins to set", "set"  here means         in Chinese.
A. 落下                        
B. 升起
C. 变暗                        
D. 照耀
4. The story tells us that we         .
A. mustn't walk a long way to visit a friend
B. mustn't throw dry sandwiches away
C. must throw things away when we don't need them
D. must always keep good things
5. He has to go back home because        .
A. it is late              
B. he hasn't got sandwiches
C. it rains hard          
D. he is hungry

     Mr. Smith works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest.Every evening,when he
comes from his office, he's always tired and wants to go to bed early.But his wife often has a lot of interesting
things to tell him after supper.She doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep,but it's usually too late and Mr.
Smith has to get up in time in the morning when she is asleep.
     One day the man felt tirreble and couldn't go to work.He decided to go to see a doctor.And Mrs Smith went
to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him,the woman had told the doctor
all and the man understood why.He wrote out a prescription (处方). And when Mr. Smith brought the medicine
to the resulting room,the doctor said to her,"The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for
you.
     "For me?" the woman said in surprise,"I'm fine.I don't need anything medicine!" "I don't think so,madam,"
said the doctor."They are sleeping pills.Your husband will soon be all right if you take them." 

1. Mr. Smith is _______.

A. too busy to have a good rest.
B. too busy not to have have a good rest.
C. busy enough to have a good rest.
D. not busy enough to have a good rest.

2. The sentence "His wife doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep"means________.

A. she doesn't stop talking when she falls asleep.
B. she doesn't stop talking after she falls asleep.
C. She keeps talking until she falls asleep.
D. She likes talking as she falls asleep.

3. Why does Mr. Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning?

A. Because he can't fall asleep.
B. Because he has to go to work.
C. Because he doesn't want to sleep.
D. Because his wife ask him to get up.

4. Why couldn't Mr. Smith go to work one day?

A. Because he didn't want to work.
B. Because his wife didn't let hin go.
C. Because he fell ill.
D. Because he was too tired to go to work.

5. The sentence "Your husband will be all right if you take them."means Mr. Smith will
   soon be all right if ______.

A. Mrs Smith takes the bottle of medicine.
B. Mr. Smith takes the pills.
B. Mr. Smith takes the bottle of medicine.
D. Mrs Smith stops talking too much at night.

     It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn't take even one passenger (乘客) all day. When he went by the
railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked,
"Where are you going,sir?" "To the Red Hotel," the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this,
he didn't feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near
the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. "Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please," the taxi
driver said to the young man. "What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I'm a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi
from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to
pay for the trip." ?

(     )1. The driver was not happy before he saw the young man.?
(     )2. It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.?
(     )3. The young man was cheated (骗).?
(     )4. The two taxi drivers were both honest.?
(     )5. Maybe the taxi driver got thirteen dollars at last.?