A king gave his daughter a beautiful necklace. However , the necklace was stolen. So the kingtold
his people to look for it and said that he would give $ 50,000 to anyone who found it.
     One day, a man was walking along a dirty river. Suddenly , he saw the shining necklace in the river.
He decided to pick it up so that he could get the $ 50,000.
     He put his hand into the dirty river, but anyhow he couldn't get the necklace. He looked again and
the necklace was still there. He tried again. This time he walked into the river and put his whole arm in
to pick it up. But he still missed the necklace. Then again,he saw that the necklace was still right there.
So he became very angry.
     Just then, a boy saw him and asked him what was the matter. The man didn't tell the boy, thinking
that the boy might take the necklace for himself.
The boy could see that this man was in trouble. So he asked the man again and said that the would not
tell anyone about it. Thinking for a few minutes, the man decided to trust the boy. After telling the boy
what he was doing, the boy said, "Maybe you should try looking up into the tree."The man looked up
and saw that the necklace was shining in the tree.

1. What happened to the necklace?

A. It was broken.
B. It was stolen.
C. It was dirty.    
D. It was lent to the boy.

2. How did the man feel when he saw the necklace was still in the river after trying two times to get it?

A. He felt proud.
B. He felt happy.
C. He felt frightened.
D. He felt angry.

3. Why didn't the man tell the boy his trouble at first?

A. Because he didn't know the boy.
B. Because he haven't seen the boy before.
C. Because he thought the boy might take the necklace for himself.
D. Because the boy was the owner of the necklace.

4. Where did the man find the necklace at last?

A. In the dirty river.
B. In the tree.
C. In the boy's hand.
D. In the boy's house.

5. The writer wants to tell us that ______.

A. the necklace is very expensive
B. we shouldn 't put the necklace into the river
C. trusting others sometimes brings us good luck
D. we should never trust others because they can bring us bad luck

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　　Dick and Mike, both eleven years old, went out one morning to sell cakes. Dick's mother had 1.___Dick,"Now, take these twelve cakes and sell 2.___ five cents(分)each. Don't 3.___any of them and don't give them to your friends."
　　Mike's mother had said the 4.___thing to Mike. But two hours later, Mike
had sold 5.___one cake, and he was getting hungry. Suddenly he had an 6.___.
He could use the money to buy one of Dick's cakes.Dick was just as 7.___as
Mike. He at once used the same money to buy one of Mike's cakes. And that was
how it went for the rest (剩余部分)of the morning 8.___all the cakes were gone.
1.________ 2.________ 3. ________ 4. ________
5. ________6. ________7. ________ 8. ________

根据下面短文内容，选择合适答案。

     George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became
so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks(技巧).
      George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend. "Peter，would you
like to have a trip in my plane?" Peter thought. "I've traveled in a big plane several times，but I've never
been in a small one, so I'll go."
     They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air. When
they came down again, Peter was very glad to be back safely , and he said to his friend in a shaking voice(颤抖的声音), "Well, George，thank you very much for these two trips in your plane. "
     George was very surprised and asked, "Two trips?"
     "Yes, my first and my last."Answered Peter.

1. Peter _____ his friend's plane. 
    A. had to fly in 
    B. was asked to have a trip in 
    C. was asked to fly 
    D. asked George to fly
2. Peter went up with George in the plane because _____ . 
    A. he liked traveling very much 
    B. George was good at flying his plane 
    C. he had never traveled in a small plane 
    D. peter could do all kinds of flying tricks
3. They were in the plane for _____ minutes. 
    A. forty-five 
    B. sixty 
    C. thirty 
    D. some
4. How many times did Peter travel in his friend's small plane? 
    A. Once. 
    B. Twice. 
    C. Three times.
    D. Several times.
5. From the passage we know that _____ .
    A. Peter thanked George for the nice trip
    B. Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip
    C. Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well
    D. Peter was worried about his safety while George doing tricks in the sky

     Last year , we had an English teacher from the United States. We called him Mr. Black. He often
told us,"English is very useful in the world. "He taught us very well. He was strict with us all. In class he
always gave us more time to speak English. At first I could hardly understand a word and I could not talk
in English at all. But soon I found English was not so hard and I could talk to my classmates in English. So
I began to like it very much.
     Now Mr. Black taught in another school. This year we have a new teacher, Mrs Green. She also
teaches us very carefully. She often asks us to recite(背诵) the texts and play games. With the help of
the two foreign teachers, we all have made progress.
     Now I am enjoying studying this subject. I am sure I will learn a lot this year.

1. Which of the following is TRUE? 
    A. This year our English teacher is still Mr. Black. 
    B. Mr. Black told us that English was the most important language in the world. 
    C. In Mr. Black’s class，students do not have much time to speak English. 
    D. Mrs Green often plays games with us.
2. Mr. Black was a good teacher because _____ .
    A. I could hardly understand what he said in class
    B. he was strict with us and taught us well
    C. he was from America but could speak much Chinese 
    D. we often play games with him after class
3. Why did the students make progress? 
    A. Because they studied harder than before. 
    B. Because the teachers are both from America. 
    C. Because they are enjoying the subject and interested in it.  
    D. Because English is more and more useful in the world.
4. According to the passage , we understand that _____ . 
    A. interest is the best teacher 
    B. a foreign teacher is better than a Chinese teacher. 
    C. reciting texts is the only way to learn English 
    D. English is so easy that everyone can learn it well
5. Which of the following is referred in the passage? 
    A. Mr. Black always spent much time talking in English in class. 
    B. Both of the two foreign teachers are from the same country. 
    C. All the students like foreign teachers because they are strict with them selves. 
    D. It's hard to get on well with a foreign teacher.

     Bernard Longmore is a reporter of a national newspaper.I talked to him recently and have found
something interesting about him.Bernard went to our school and is now a reporter for a national
newspaper.He decided to be a reporter when he was 14.He started writing articles for the school
newspaper when he was 15.He became the editor of the paper when he was 17.He went to university
and wrote for the university newspaper.Then he got a job with a small newspaper.After about two
years,he started working for a national newspaper.He has worked for them for four years now.
     Bernard liked our school.He thinks that successful people know what they want to do when they
are quite young.

根据短文回答问题。

1.What does Bernard Longmore do?
________________________________________
2.How old was Bernard Longmore when he decided to be a reporter?
________________________________________
3.How long did Bernard Longmore work for the small newspaper?
________________________________________
4.When did Bernard Longmore start writing articles?
________________________________________
5.Did he go to the university?
________________________________________

       Mr. Turner lived in a small village. His parents didn't have enough money to send him to school. He had
to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he
got to the town and found a job in a factory. Three years later, he became tall and strong. So he was sent to
Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and
bought a shop in a small town. Nobody in the town went to Africa except him. So he hoped they thought of him
as a famous man and they could respect (尊敬，尊重) him. The children often asked him to tell some stories
about his life in Africa. 
      One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he
fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised all of them and some policemen and workers went to
listen to him. It made him happier. Just then a man who taught geography in a middle school passed by. He
stopped to listen to him for a while and then asked, "Could you please tell us a rare (稀有的) animal there, sir?" 
      "Certainly." said Mr. Turner.
      "One day I met a rhinoceros (犀牛) by a river……" 
      "Please wait a minute, sir." said the man.
      "There aren't any rhinoceroses in Africa at all!"
      "It's rare just because there aren't any there!"

1. Mr. Turner was born in a ______ family.

A. worker's
B. farmer's
C. soldier's
D. teacher's

2. When Mr. Turner was _______, he returned to his country.

A. sixteen
B. nineteen
C. twenty-one
D. twenty-four

3. Mr. Turner hoped to be respected because _______.

A. only he has been to Africa in the small town
B. he was the richest man in their town
C. he knew much about birds and animals in Africa
D. he was the only shopkeeper in the town

4. The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because _______.

A. he had been a soldier by then
B. he knew more than any other person in the town
C. he was friendly to them all
D. they hoped to be in Africa, too

5. All people believed Mr. Turner except _______.

A. the policemen
B. the workers
C. the children
D. the geography teacher

    John is an artist who does not have much money, but a very kind man. One day on his way home, he
gave his last coins to a beggar (乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have any money.
He asked the man to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and
had a good meal.
    After the dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was so sorry
about this, so he said to the beggar, "Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I will give you the money
for lunch."
    "Oh, no!" the beggar answered quickly. "I had to pay for your lunch, but I'm not going to pay for you
again!"

1. The artist in this story was ______.

A. a beggar
B. a rich man
C. a kind man
D. a cheat

2. On his way home, John forgot ______.

A. to bring money with him
B. to buy the ticket
C. he had given all his money to a beggar
D. to have lunch

3. After the meal, ______ paid the bill.

A. the artist
B. the beggar
C. a lady
D. no one

4. The artist invited the beggar to take the taxi home with him so that ______.

A. the beggar could pay for the taxi home
B. he could pay the money in return for the meal he had had
C. he could make friends with the beggar
D. they could trust each other

5. At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he ______.

A. did trust the artist
B. was thankful to the artist
C. regretted (后悔) having lunch with the artist
D. would make friends with the artist

　   The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming
toward him. he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went
slowly past, so close that he could see the driver's face quite clearly. 　　
     "Where have I seen that face before?" he thought., ''Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the
newspaper!'"He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture
of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears., and his eyes were behind dark glasses.　
     "Wanted by the police," read by Jack. "The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the
police to catch this man.." 　　
    "Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this
morning," answered the police..

1. In which country did the story happen? 　　

A. It happened in America. 　　
B. It happened in Australia.　　
C. It happened in England. 　　
D. The story didn't tell us.

2. Why did Jack stop his car? 　

A. He wanted to see who the driver was. 　　
B. He didn't want to pass by first. 　
C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time. 　　
D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.

3. Who was wanted by the police in this passage? 　　

A. Jack. 　　
B. The driver in the American car. 　　
C. Either Jack or the driver. 　　
D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.

4. What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again? 　　

A. He drove to the City Bank. 　　
B. He drove to the police. 　　
C. He made a telephone call. 　　
D. He stopped the American car.

5. Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears? 　　

A. The police. 　　　　　
B. Jack. 　　
C. Nobody. 　　　　　　　
D. The American driver.