A traveler was once staying in a village of another country. One day, she held up her camera to take
pictures of the children at play. Suddenly the young ones began to shout in protest (反对). 
    The traveller's face turned red and she said sorry to the head for what she was doing, and told him
she had forgotten that people in some places thought a person would lose his soul (灵魂) if his picture
was taken. 
     She explained (解释) to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried
to say something, but he couldn't. 
     When she was sure she had put the head's fear (害怕) to rest, the traveler then let him speak. With
a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the cap (镜头盖)!"

1. The children shouted when the traveler was taking pictures of them because ______.

A. they didn't want to have their pictures taken
B. The traveler was not doing well with her camera
C. They didn't want to stop playing
D. The traveler forgot to take off the cap on her head

2. The traveler said sorry to the head because ______.

A. she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand (事先)
B. the children would lose their souls
C. she had stayed in the village too long
D. she didn't take a picture of the head first

3. The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head because ______.

A. the head wanted to learn how to take pictures
B. She was afraid of the head
C. She wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing
D. The head was very interested in her camera

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. the head was afraid that the traveler held up her camera to take pictures of the children at play.
B. The traveler didn't understand why the children shouted.
C. The traveler knew something about people in some countries.
D. The children wouldn't mind if the traveler took pictures of them.

     We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲)
did not know anything about tea. Once an English doctor came back from China for Christmas holiday.
He gave his mother some tea as a present. She told her friends about the present and asked them to come
to a "tea party". When her friends came, the old woman took out some tea-leaves and asked them to eat.
Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves. Just at that time the doctor came in. He looked at the table and
asked, "Mother, what did you do with the tea?" "I boiled (煮沸) it as you said." "And what did you do
with the water?" "I poured (倒) it away, of course," answered the old woman. "Now you may throw
away the leaves, too," said the doctor.

(     )1. Over three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe knew nothing about tea.
(     )2. The doctor was from France.
(     )3. The old woman asked the doctor's friends to come to a "tea party".
(     )4. In the story, somebody liked eating tea-leaves.
(     )5. From this story, we know the doctor knew how to drink tea.

     It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink far away from land. When this happens,
the sailors (水手) have to get into small boats. If another ship does not come and help them and they do
not have enough food or water, they may die.
      Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do, we shall be very ill
because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He thought that
people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals, and plants from the sea. On
19 October 1953, he set out in a small boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean. He did not take any food or water
with him. 
     Every day Dr. Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them.
He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.
     Dr. Bombard became hot, tired and quite ill, but after 65 days at sea he was still alive. He traveled
2750 miles from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other, and on 24 December 1953, he reached
Barbados.
     He lost 20 kilos, but he showed that people could live on sea water and animals and plants in the sea.

1. What is this story about?

A. Drinking sea water.
B. A dying sailor.
C. A clever doctor.
D. A happy journey.

2. Alain Bombard wanted to show that ______.

A. sea water was dangerous
B. fish and plants were good for people
C. people could drink sea water and not die
D. sailors often died when they were traveling on the sea

    Today is Saturday, Tom's wife is cleaning the house. 
    "Look at all these umbrellas." Tom's wife says to him. "There are eight and they are all broken (坏的)."
    "I want to take them all to the umbrella shop. Let the shop keeper — Mr Smith mend them." Tom says.
    Tom takes them to the shop. Mr Smith asks him to get them home on Sunday. Tom goes home from the
shop by bus. He sits beside an old woman. She has an umbrella on the floor near her.
    On the bus, Tom takes the old woman's umbrella by mistake. 
    "Hey!" The woman says. "That's mine." 
    "I'm so sorry." Tom says and gives the umbrella to the old woman.
    On Sunday, he gets the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and gets on the bus. He sits down, a woman says
to him, "You take so many umbrellas. You certainly have a successful (成功的) day!" She is the old woman
Tom met on Saturday.

1. Tom's wife finds the broken umbrellas _________.

A. in a shop
B. in their house
C. on the bus
D. in the street

2. Tom takes the umbrellas to a shop _________.

A. to sell
B. to mend
C. to throw away
D. to give them to others

3. On the bus, Tom _________.

A. takes a woman's umbrella.
B. finds his umbrella.
C. buys an umbrella
D. gives his umbrella to an old woman.

4. Who can mend the umbrella?

A. Tom.
B. Tom's wife.
C. The old woman.
D. Mr Smith.

5. What does the old woman think of Tom?

A. a shop keeper.
B. an umbrella seller.
C. a thief.
D. a mender.

    Tom is five years old. He has no brothers or sisters. He is a lovely boy. He doesn't go to school because
he is too young. He likes to play with other children in the small park every day.
     The park is near his building. In the park there are interesting things to see and play with.
     Tom's parents love him very much. They often buy him nice things. This time, his mother buys some
new clothes for him. The clothes are expensive and nice. Tom is very happy to wear them. 
     "Mum, can I go out and play with my friends? I want them to see my new clothes," asks Tom. "All
right, but please keep your clothes clean," says Mum. "I am going to do some cooking. We will have supper
after your father comes back." At about six, his father comes back from work. And Tom goes home for
supper.
     "Why do you have much earth (泥土) on your clothes?" asks his mother.
     "Because I have some falls (摔跤)," answers Tom. "You should not make the nice clothes dirty", Mother
says.
     "I'm sorry, Mum", says Tom, "But I have no time to take off my clothes when I fall."

1. Tom ______.

[     ]

A. is six years old
B. is a student
C. is five years old
D. has a brother and a sister

2. How do you know Tom's parents love him very much?

[     ]

A. They let him play with other small children.
B. They let watch TV all day.
C. They often buys some nice things for him.
D. Tom doesn't go to school.

3. How does Tom make his clothes dirty?

[     ]

A. Hi friends make his clothes dirty.
B. He has some falls.
B. He doesn't like the new clothes.
D. He takes off his new clothes and puts them on the dirty earth.

4. The word "lovely" means ______.

[     ]

A. 淘气的
B. 可爱的
C. 好看的
D. 喜爱的

5. Which is not right?

[     ]

A. Tom doesn't go to school.
B. There is a small park near his home.
C. Before Tom falls, he takes off his clothes.
D. Tom often goes out to play with his friends.

     John (1)l_______ chocolate very much, but his mother never (2)g_______ him any. (3)B_______ she
thinks it's bad for his teeth. But John has a very kind grandfather. The old man loves him very much.
(4)S_______ he buys some chocolate for John. Then his mother will let John eat the chocolate to make the
old man happy. One evening (5)b_______ John's birthday, he is saying his prayers (祈祷) in his
(6)b_______, "Please, god," he shouts, "give me a (7)b_______ box of chocolate for my birthday."
     His mother hears his words and comes (8)i_______ the room. "Why are you shouting?" She asks,
"God can hear you when you talk quietly." "I know, but my grandfather is in the (9)n_______ room, he
can't." John (10)a_______.

    Mr Mason is standing in front of a car. He is looking at it. It is a beautiful car and it is very big. Mr Mason
likes big cars. A policeman is standing behind Mr Mason. He is looking at the car, too. He is writing in a
notebook. Now he is giving a piece of paper to Mr Mason.
Policeman: Excuse me, sir.
Mr Mason: Yes?
Policeman: This is for you.
Mr Mason: What is it?
Policeman: It's a ticket.
Mr Mason: A ticket?
Policeman: Can you see the sign?
Mr Mason: Yes.
Policeman: It says "NO PARKING". You can't park your car in the street.
Mr Mason: This isn't my car.
根据上面的内容完成下面的句子：
1. The policeman is standing (1)_________________ Mr Mason.
2. This policeman gives Mr Mason a (2)__________________.
3. Mr Mason says that car isn't (3)__________________.
4. "NO PARKING" means you can't (4)________________ your car here.
5. The car is in (5)__________________.

     Mr Brown was an old man. He lived in a small village with high mountains all around it. He had never
been to a city before.
     Last summer his son came back, and took him to the city. He stayed there for about two months. When
he came back, his wife asked him, "Do you like living in the city? Did you have a good time?"
     "No, I don't like living in the city because the buildings are too tall. And the noise is too loud. The bed is
too soft. And they never have meals outside the house," answered Mr brown. "I'm very angry because the
people in the city aren't kind to the animals."
     "How do you know this?" asked his wife.
     "One Sunday morning Jack, our son took me to a place. There are a lot of animals in that place-tigers,
elephants, lions and monkeys. But they are shut (关) in the cages. The place is the prison (监狱) of the
animals." Answered Mr Brown..

1. Mr and Mrs Brown were ______.

A. doctors
B. teachers
C. zookeepers
D. farmers

2. When Mr Brown saw the animals were shut in the cages he felt ______.

A. satisfied (满意的)
B. angry
C. happy
D. surprised

3. He didn't like ______.

A. the mountains
B. the animals in the cages
C. the city
D. his village.

4. The animals in Mr Brown's village ______.

A. are free
B. are in the cages
C. are sent to the city
D. are in prison

5. Mr Brown did not know the place with a lot of animals was a ______.

A. park
B. garden
C. village
D. zoo