Sam is a strong man. He likes sports and isn't often ill. One Sunday he went to visit a place of
interest outside the city. On his way home, something was wrong with his motorbike and he had to
mend it himself. Suddenly it began to blow and the clouds were flying one after another in the sky.
Soon it began to rain heavily. He couldn't find any houses around and had stand under a tree.
       When the rain stopped, his clothes were wet through.He felt very cold, and he caught a bad cold
when he got home. He went to see a doctor at once. The man looked him over carefully and told him
to be in hospital. He stayed there for about one week. He felt very terrible. He wanted to go out for a
walk, but the doctor didn't let him do so. When he got a little better, the nurse told him to walk in the
ward(病房).
       One day there was nobody in the ward except him, he went out. It was warm that day. The sun
was shining and there were a lot of flowers in the hospital. Sam was very happy. Half an hour later he
was tired. He went to a garden, and sat on a chair. There was an old woman not far from him. She was
reading a newspaper.
       He came up to her and said,"Could you tell me what the date is today, Granny?"
       "I'm sorry I didn't know." answered the old woman.
       "What day is it today, then?"
       "I don't know, either." 
       "May I read the newspaper?" 
       "It's no use for you." said the old woman," It's yesterday's paper!"

1. How did Same go to the place of interest? 
    ______________________________________
2. Why did Sam have a bad cold?
    ______________________________________
3. What did Sam hope to do? 
    ______________________________________
4. Why did Sam go out? 
    ______________________________________
5. Why did Sam want to read the newspaper? 
    ______________________________________

    
      London is a great city in the world.  The 30th Olympic Games will be held here in 2012.  London 
is very big. The Thames River (泰晤士河) runs through the city from the west to the east.  So the city
 has two parts (部分): the South and the North. In the North, there are many houses, shops, big parks 
and some interesting places. The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer
 it is not hot, because the city is near the sea. People say London is a foggy city and it often rains. I am in 
London now. Today I meet a terrible fog. I can't see my hands in front of my eyes. Cars and buses go 
slowly. When evening comes, the weather is very bad. All the buses and cars can only stop on streets. 
And I can't find a car to go home, so I walk home.

1. The Thames River is in ____.        

A. Sydney                     
B. Paris        
C. London                     
D. New York

2. In London, the weather is not very cold or hot, because ____.         

A. it's a foggy city         
B. it often rains         
C. it's very big         
D. the city is near the sea

3. The underlined word "foggy" means ____         

A. 雾                                             
B. 有雾的         
C. 有雨的                                         
D. 下雨

4. The writer meets a terrible ____ on that day.         

A. rain                         
B. fog         
C. wind                        
D. snow

5. At last, ____, so the writer walks home.         

A. it isn't foggy         
B. it rains         
C. he can't find a car to go home         
D. he doesn't want to take a car