How Much Is It
       Mrs Wilson likes to ask his husband to go shopping with her on Sundays. Her husband
pays for the things that she buys. Now they are in a shop.
       "Look, Andy. Is it a fancy hair clip?" Mrs Wilson asks his husband.
       "All right. And how much is it?"he answers and gives money to the shop assistant.When
Mrs Wilson asks him about something good or bad,he often says "All right. And how much is
it?"to her.
       At about 8 o'clock p.m., Andy is tired and thirsty, and he wants to have a drink. Suddenly
(突然地) his wife looks up at moon and says, "Look, Andy. Is the moon so beautiful?"
       "All right. And how much is it?" his husband answers quickly.

(     )1. Mrs Wilson likes to go shopping on Sundays.

(     )2. Andy is Mrs Wilson's husband.

(     )3. Mrs Wilson pays for all the thing she buys.

(     )4. Andy is hungry and wants to buy some food.

(     )5. Mrs Wilson wants Andy to buy the moon.

       A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hand as if she wanted a lift(搭便车)."I can't leave her out in this weather," the young woman said to herself. She stopped the car and opened the door.
     "Do you want a lift?" she asked. The old woman nodded(点头) and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting a long time?" The old woman shook (摇晃) her head. "Strange," thought the woman. She tried again. "Bad weather for the time of year," she said. The old
woman nodded.
      Then the young woman noticed the old woman's hands, which were large and hairy(多毛的).
Suddenly she realized that "she" was a man! She stopped the car. "I can't see out of the rear screen
(挡风玻璃) ,"she said. "Would you mind cleaning it for me?"
       "The old woman" nodded and opened the door. As soon as "she" was out of the car, the frightened
young woman drove off as fast as she could.
        When she got to the next village, she stopped. She noticed "the old woman" had left "her" handbag
behind. She picked it up and opened it. Inside was a gun(枪).

1. When the young woman talked with "her", "the old woman" only nodded or shook "her" head because "she"_______.

A. didn't want the young woman to hear "her" voice
B. didn't want to trouble the young woman any more
C. was so tired that "she" didn't want to talk with her
D. was worded that the young woman had seen "her" hands

2. How did the young woman find “she” was a man?

A. The young woman hared her "voice"
B. The young woman saw a gun in the handbag
C. The young woman noticed the old woman’s hands were big and fairy    
D. The young woman had never seen "the old woman"

3. The young woman asked "the old woman" to clean the rear screen in order to________.

A. see more clearly              
B. drive fast and well  
C. make "her" speak              
D. throw "her" out

4. From the story we can see that the young woman was______.

A. kind and clever                  
B. beautiful and bright  
C. foolish and shy                  
D. strong and helpful

5. What do you think "the old woman" was?
________.

A. A policeman.                      
B. A basketball player.  
C. A robber,                        
D. A poor villager.

     Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all on the clothes before
the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr .
smith asked her, "but how did you spend all that money?"she answered, "I don't know."
     So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He
said to his wife, "please write down how you spend the money."
     Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had
spent it, "I have done what you told me."she said gladly. She had written"Friday, I got 18 pounds from
Mr. smith."on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, "Tuesday, I have spent it all."

1. Mrs smith always spent all the money             .
A.  the next day      
B. in four days  
C. in a week    
D. in the weekend
2. Mr smith gave his wife an exercise book And a pencil and asked her to             
A. do homework        
B. write down how she spent the money.
C. draw a picture on it    
D. keep it 
3.  Mr. smith gave his wife money               a week.
A. twice      
B. once      
C. three times      
D. four times
4. Mrs. smith was              to do what Mr. Smith asked her to do.
A. sorry      
B. exciting      
C. happy      
D. angry
5. The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very              .
A. glad      
B. careful        
C. good        
D. bad

     One day Mrs. Turner went shopping. When her husband came home in the evening, she began to tell
him out a beautiful cotton dress.
     "I saw it in a shop this morning."she said, "And--------"
     "And you want to buy it ."said her husband, "How much does it cost?"
     "Twenty pounds."
     "Twenty pounds for a cotton dress? that is too much.."
     But every evening, when Mrs. Turner came ask from work, his wife went on to talk only about the
dress. At last, after a week, he said, "Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!"she was very happy.
     But the next evening, when Mrs. Turner came home and asked.
     "Have you got the famous dress?"she said, "No."
     "Why not?"he said
     "Well, it was still in the window of the shop after a week. That means nobody else wants this dress.
So I don't want it, either."

根据短文判断正（T）误（F）。

(     )1. Mrs. Turner went out to buy something one day.
(     )2. She saw a beautiful cotton dress in her friend's home..
(     )3. She told her husband she wanted to buy the dress.
(     )4. Her husband didn't give her the money to buy the dress.
(     )5.  Mrs. Turner didn't buy the cotton dress because it was too expensive

      It's sunny today. Li Ming is very happy because it is a special (特别的) day — Father's Day. Li
 Ming's father is a teacher. He comes home from work at 6:30 every day. Li Ming wants to buy a present
 for his dad. His father's favourite fruit is the pear. He goes to the supermarket to buy some pears. Then
 he gets home and does some cleaning (打扫). At 6:30, his father comes back. Li Ming gives his father
 a beautiful card (卡片). It says "Happy Father's Day!" Li Ming's father feels very happy.

1. It's a _____ day today.

A. fine
B. snowy
C. cloudy
D. windy

2. When does Li Ming's father come home from work?

A. At 6:00.
B. At 6:30.
C. At 7:00.
D. At 7:30.

3. What day is it today?

A. Mother's Day.
B. Teachers' Day.
C. Father's Day.
D. New Year's Day.

4. What does Li Ming give his father today?

A. A cake.
B. A radio.
C. A card.
D. A bicycle.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Li Ming's father likes pears very much.
B. Li Ming does some cleaning before his dad comes home.
C. There's "Happy Father's Day!" on the card.
D. Li Ming's father feels very tired.

     Mum gives little Tom ten yuan. Then little Tom goes shopping. He gets on the bus and sits down next
to an old woman. Then he sees the old woman's handbag is open. There is ten yuan in it. He quickly
looks into his pocket. The money isn't here now! Little Tom is sure that the old woman is a thief (小偷).
He decides (决定) to take back the money from the old woman's bag. He carefully puts his hand into
the old woman's bag, takes the money and says nothing. Suddenly (突然地) the old woman shouts,
"Where is my monye? I can't find it. There is a thief on the bus." Little Tom feels strange (奇怪的). Then
he sees ten yuan under his seat. Little Tom is thinking a question now, "'Am I a thief?"              

1. ______ is sitting beside little Tom.
A. A young woman    
B. An old woman        
C. A young man      
D. An old man
2. Little Tom sees ______ in the old woman's handbag.
A. a wallet            
B. a packet            
C. ten yuan          
D. ten dollars
3. Little Tom is sure that the old woman is a ______.
A. thief              
B. teacher        
C. rich woman    
D. poor woman
4. Little Tom sees ______ ten yuan under his seat.
A. his own        
B. the old woman's      
C. the thief's      
D. the driver's
5. Which of the following is right?
A. Little Tom is a bad boy.        
B. Little Tom often steals (偷) things.
C. Mum gives little Tom twenty yuan.
D. Little Tom makes a mistake (错误）