Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.

One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.

“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”

Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.

“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”

“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”

Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.

One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.

“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”

Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.

“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”

“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”

My name is Zhang Qing and my sister is Zhang Wei．Since middle school，we have dreamed about taking S great trip by __1__．When we graduated from college，we finally got the __2__ to do it．

We started our long bike ride __3__ the Mekong River in October．__4__ it was autumn，the snow had already started to fall in Tibet．Our legs felt so heavy and __5__ that we thought they had frozen．Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicycles? Zhang Wei was in front of me as usual．I knew I didn't need to encourage __6__．To climb up the mountain road was hard work but __7__ the hills was great fun．When we reached a valley（山谷），it became much warmer．We had to change our clothes．In the early evening，we stopped __8__ our tents and then we ate．After supper，Zhang Wei went to __9_ but I stayed awake．At midnight，the sky became clear and the stars were bright．There was almost no wind but the sound of the fire．What a quiet night! We have already travelled so far．We are reaching Dali in Yunnan Province．There our cousins Wang Lin and Yu Hang will __10__ us in the ride trip．I'm sure we'll have a greater time together．

1．A．bus                       B．bike                     C．train                             D．plane

2．A．chance                      B．experience            C．information            D．instruction

3．A．in                   B．on                       C．along                     D．above

4．A．Although               B．Because               C．Since                     D．If

5．A．warm                    B．hot                      C．comfortable            D．cold

6．A．him                       B．her                      C．me                        D．them

7．A．go up                    B．go down              C．to go up                 D．to go down

8．A．to put up              B．putting up            C．building                  D．to put on

9．A．work                     B．sleep                    C．travel                     D．run

10．A．greet                   B．visit                     C．join                        D．interview

Hello Sandy,

We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.

Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as he used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!

I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley（峡谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火车）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.

Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snow in January）. It rained all day, and then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!

Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last E-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.

Please write to us to tell us your news.

Yours,

Victor

1. What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?

2. When did the ladies take a walk?

3. They had ______ snow this winter.

4. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?

5. What do we know from this passage?