One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door,
was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
     However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a
drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and
then asked,"how much do I own you?"
     "You don't owe me anything," she replied."Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart." With these
words, Howard Kelly left that house.
     Year later the woman became badly ill and as finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly,
now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor's clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he
gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.
     At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked
at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because
she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side
of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
     "Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly."
     Tear of joy flooded her eyes.

1. The boy sent newspaper door to door in order to _______.

A. continue his schooling
B. become a famous doctor
C. thank the woman for her kindness
D. support his poor family

2. Which is true about the boy and the woman?

A. He became too shy to ask her for a drink of water.
B. She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.
C. She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.
D. She never thought he would save her life later.

3. After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he _______.

A. began to take good care of her himself.
B. told her she once gave him a glass of milk
C. made up his mind to try his best to save her.
D. asked for her bill and paid it off at once.

4. The best title for this passage is _______.

A. A Warm-hearted Woman
B. A Glass of Milk
C. The Final Bill
D. A Famous Doctor

     Thirty years ago, I walked into your bakery and asked for some loaves (条) of bread to sell. At that time,
I was 12 years old. A young lady (1)s______ me that day. She gave me five loaves and wished me good
(2) l______.
     I took the loaves and went out to sell them. It (3)t______ me all day, but I sold them all. At the (4)e______
of the day, I had some money. I was the (5)h______ boy in the world as I walked home that evening.
     The next day, I went to a bicycle shop. I paid a deposit (定金) on a new bicycle.. And then I started my
next (6)j______ as a newspaper delivery boy. Soon I (7)c______ pay the rest of the money for the bicycle and
the bike was mine. I was so proud of (8)m______!
     Today I still work in the delivery business. I have a lot of trucks to send goods all over the country. I live
in a beautiful house, but I don't ride a bicycle these days. I drive a large nice car.
      I don't know (9)e______ that young lady was. But (10)b______ she gave me the start, I have become a
successful man. I'd like to show my thanks to her.

     "I'm hungry," said Kelly as she and Sheila walked home from school.
     "You're always hungry," Sheila said, "We'll have something when we get to my house."
     Kelly looked at Sheila, who was walking quickly down the sidewalk. Sheila had long, beautiful red hair
and always wore nice clothes. Kelly had short hair and many of her clothes were hand-me-downs.
     No one was home when they got to Sheila's house. No one ever seemed to be home at Sheila's house.
Kelly had two sisters and a brother." It must be amazing to have the whole house to yourself. I'm lucky if I
can be alone for five minutes," said Kelly.
     "Well, I can do whatever I want. Do you want to order a pizza? There's nothing in the fridge." There was
never anything in Sheila's fridge.
     "That's okay," said Kelly." I have to go home for dinner soon."
     "But I would go crazy if people were telling me what to do all the time."
     "Well, you're lucky," said Kelly. Sheila was lucky. She had perfect hair, perfect clothes, a perfect house.
"I would give anything to be Sheila for just one day," thought Kelly.
     The phone rang." Hi, Mom," Kelly heard Sheila say." No, it's okay. I understand." She hung up." My mom's
having dinner out again," she said." Are you sure you can't stay for pizza?"
    "Sorry. I have to go or I'll be late for dinner," said Kelly.
    "Whatever. See you."
     Kelly saw Sheila looking out of the window as she walked down the street. Suddenly, Sheila's house looked
very big, and Sheila looked very small.

1. Which of these sentences tells the difference between Sheila's life and Kelly's?

A. Sheila is from a big family and Kelly is from a small one.
B. Kelly has a big, caring family and Sheila is often on her own.
C. Kelly has perfect clothes and Sheila wears hand-me-downs.
D. Sheila and Kelly have similar family situations.

2. Which things about Sheila's life does Kelly like?

A. Her house, her parents, and her clothes.
B. Her hair, her clothes, and her pets.
C. Her hair, her clothes, and her house.
D. Her clothes, her parents, and her pets.

3. What things about Kelly's life might Sheila like?

A. The fact that Kelly has sisters to lend her clothes.
B. The fact that Kelly has caring parents who are there to take care of her.
C. The fact that Kelly has a big house and lots of time to herself.
D. The fact that Kelly gets to eat pizza almost every night of the week.

4. Why do you think the writer includes the final sentence of the story?

A. To show that Sheila lives in a big, beautiful house.
B. To show that Sheila gets to do whatever she wants.
C. To show that Sheila is happy.
D. To show that Sheila is lonely.

　 Linda and David have travelled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised (答应) her
mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done
ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so
little.
     "If there were an accident." He says, they'd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast." 　　
     But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just
think that it's the other side of the world. It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)." 　　
     "If you're on that telephone for less than one minute, I'll eat my hat,' David says,"And one minute's nearly
four pounds (英镑)." 　　
     "That's no more than you'd pay for a new hat," Linda answers. 　　
     She has asked the man at the hotel (旅馆) desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it
up. 　　
      "Hello, Mum. Is that you?" She says. 　　
     "Six pence per second,"David reminds (提醒) her. 　　
    ''Hello., love." It is Mrs Lee, Linda's mother, speaking from London."I can hear you very clearly just like
you are in the next room. It's a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I
shouted at that time, and still you couldn't hear me sometimes." 　　
    "Yes, Mum." Linda puts in.."I just wanted to ring to ……." 　　
    "I remember how you rang when you went to Betty's house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then
when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker 　　
    "Nearly four pounds." says David. 　　
    Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye. 　　
     "Yes, all right," says Mrs Lee, "But you will write, won't you, as you did when you were at work …" 　　
     Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass. and there is no stopping her. "Four pounds fifty, 'says David. 　　At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off. 　　
     "There! That wasn't long, was it?" 　　
     "Four pounds, ninety pence." David answers. "And you didn't even say that we've arrived."

1. Linda is telephoning home to ________. 　　

A. tell her mother some bad news 　　
B. say that she and David have arrived safely 　　
C. report an accident to her mother 　　
D. say that she and David have left London

2. Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _______. 　　

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence 　　
B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat 　　
C. she had telephoned home since she was a child 　　
D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3. David says, "Nearly four pounds," because _______. 　　

A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call 　　
B. he wants to buy himself a new hat 　　
C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived 　　
D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4. Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______. 　　

A. she likes to hear all about the past. 　　
B. she likes talking 　　
C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived 　　
D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

5. Linda tries to stop her mother by ________. 　　

A. telling her how much the call is costing 　　
B. writing a letter as she has promised to do 　　
C. telling her that they have arrived safely 　　
D. promising to write, and ringing off

     Four girls went to school together every day by taxi.
     One day one of the girls said, "There is a test this morning, let's get to school late. Then we can miss the
test."
     "What can we say to the teacher?" One of the girls said. "He'll be angry. We'll need a good reason." The
girl thought for several minutes, then one of them said, "Let's tell them that our taxi had a flat tyre."
     "That's a good idea," the other girl said. "We'll tell him that." They reached school an hour later. The test
was already finished.
     "Why are you late?" The teacher asked. "You missed the test."
     "Our taxi had a flat tyre." One of the girls said.
     The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, "sit down, One of you in each corner of the room." The
for girls did that.
     Then the teacher said, "Write on a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tyre was flat?"

1. The four girls went to school _____.

A. by car
B. by taxi
C. on foot

2. — Why did the four girls want to go to school late. 
    — Because there was _____.

A. a test
B. a party
C. a sports meeting

3. The excuse (借口) that they didn't want to get to school on time is that _____.

A. they were sick
B. their bikes were stolen
C. their taxi had a flat tyre

4. When they got to school, the test _____.

A. was finished
B. didn't begin
C. was going on (在……中)

5. Then the teacher let them tell him _____.

A. which tyre was flat
B. where they went
C. who thought out the idea

     Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train.
I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service
place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the
table and then (A) 去要一杯咖啡.
     When I came back with the coffee, there was someone sitting in the next seat. It was a boy, with dark
glasses and old clothes, and his hair was coloured bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
     Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn't want to have any trouble. I just looked down at the
front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate.
     The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it.
(B) Still I didn't say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought,
"Well, I shall have the last piece." And I got (C) it. The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he
left he shouted out, "There's something wrong with that woman!" Everyone looked at me, but I did not
want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had made mistake until I finished my
coffee and was ready to leave. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate (D) _______ the
newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy's!

1. 将画线部分A 译成英语。
     ______________________________
2. 将画线部分B 改写为 Still I _________ __________ to him.
3. 文中能替代画线部分C 的短语是：
    _____________________
4. 在D的空白处填入一个适当的词语。 
   _____________________
5. 文中描写男孩目光神情的词语是： 
   _____________________