Once upon a time, there were three tortoises who were friends. One of them was a large tortoise (乌龟),
one was a medium-sized tortoise and the third was a small tortoise.
     One day they went into a restaurant and ordered some cake. While they were waiting for the cake, they
remembered that they hadn't brought any money. "Hey, we forgot to bring money to pay for our cake," the
big tortoise said. "The little tortoise can go home and get it," the medium-sized tortoise said. "He's the youngest,
so he should be the one to go." The little tortoise wasn't very pleased at this, but he knew he shouldn't argue
(争吵) with his elders, so he said, "All right, I'll go. But you must promise not to eat my cake while I'm away."
The large tortoise and the medium-sized tortoise agreed, and the little tortoise set off for home to get some
money.
     A few days later, the big tortoise said to the medium-sized tortoise, "Let's eat the little tortoise's cake.
I'm hungry again." "So am I," the medium-sized tortoise said, and reached for the cake. As she did so, the
little tortoise shouted from near the door of the restaurant, "If you touch my cake, I won't go and get the
money!"

1. The three tortoises _____.

A. didn't know each other
B. knew each other
C. lived in a restaurant
D. were very poor

2. The three tortoises found they didn't take money with them _____.

A. when they were ordering the cake
B. after they ate up the cake
C. before they went into the restaurant
D. after they ordered the cake

The little tortoise _____.

A. didn't mind getting the money
B. couldn't find the money
C. wanted to share his cake
D. agreed to get the money

4. The little tortoise _____.

A. didn't go very far after a few days
B. came back very quickly
C. had some money with him
D. believed in the other two tortoises

5. The two elders decided to eat the little tortoise's cake because _____.

A. they felt hungry again
B. they wanted to leave at last
C. the cake was so nice to eat
D. they were angry with the little tortoise

     Mary was an operator (接线员) of 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to
get a call from a young child who said "Mommy ill, Mommy ill" again and again. Mary hurried to find the
address of the call. She called the police, and in a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house.
They broke the door open, and they couldn't believe their eyes. The little child was so young that maybe
she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother's hand. Tears (眼泪) were
running down her face.
     The doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, "Everyone
was surprised that my daughter could call 911.One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she
couldn't do it." Mary was surprised, too. "It's the first time I've seen a two-year-old child call 911."

1. What did Mary do every day?

A. She answered the telephone calls.
B. She talked with the policemen and the doctors.
C. She played with the children.
D. She dealt with emergencies. (紧急情况)

2. How did she feel when she answered the little's girl's call?

A. She was worried
B. She was worry
C. She was surprised
D. She was happy.

3. How did the policemen and the doctors get into the house? 

A. They went in through the windows
B. They broke the door open
C. They didn't go in
D. The woman was outside the house. They didn't need to go in.

4. How could the little girl learn to call 911?

A. she learnt it by herself.
B. she called it by chance. (偶然地)
C. Her mother taught her one Monday
D. Her mother often taught her.

5. How old was the little girl?

A. She was only two years old.
B. She was nine years old.
C. She was five years old.
D. She couldn't walk, so she must be less than one year old.