Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor.One night it was very dry and windy.When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. It came out from the kitchen (厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly.

At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.

16．Peter lived with his______.

A．sisters  B．brothers   C．uncles    D．parents

17．One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning.

A．the table   B．the wood  C．the door    D．the window

18．______, so he could not put out the fire.

A．Everybody was asleep    B．He couldn't shout loudly

C．The kitchen was very big   D．there was no water tap in the house

19．Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______.

A．to wake the people up  B．to get some water

C．to find his classmates    D．to visit them

20．______hurt in the fire.

A．People in other houses were  B．Peter's parents were

C．Nobody was            D．Peter was

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　　Peter was a small boy．He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills．The people there were all poor． One night it was very dry and windy． When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise．It came out from the kitchen(厨房)．He got up and walked to the kitchen．He found that the wood beside the stove(火炉)was burning．There was no water tap(水龙头)in the house, so he could not put out(扑灭)the fire．he shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house．Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up．They all left their houses quickly． At last the fire was put out by the firemen．Many houses were burnt(烧毁)．But nobody was hurt(受伤)in the fire．

1. Peter lived with his ______．

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A. sisters　　　B. brothers　　　C. uncles　　　D. parents

2. One night he found that ______ beside the stove was burning．

[　　]

A. the table　　　B. the wood　　　C. the door　　　D. the window

3. ______, so he could not put out the fire．

[　　]

A. Everybody was asleep　　

B. He couldn't shout loudly

C. The kitchen was very big

D. There was no water tap in the house

4. Peter knocked on the doors of many houses ______．

[　　]

A. to wake the people up 

B. to get some water

C. to find his classmates

D. to visit them

5. ______ hurt in the fire．

[　　]

A. People in other houses were

B. Peter's parents were

C. Nobody was 　　　　　　　　 

D. Peter was

going to be home late, I asked him to go into the kitchen and get　　　 something to eat and drink.

Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the house. At the

moment, he said, he was listening to music. He said he had helped

himself to some cold chicken from the fridge and he was now drinking a glass of orange. I asked him if he had reached the house without any

difficulty. He answered he had not been able to find the key under the

door-mat, but luckily the living-room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in. I was greatly surprised to hear all this. There is no apple tree in front of my living-room, but there is one in

front of my neighbor’s.

41.Which of the following is true?

A.The writer never knew his friend would come until his friend

called him.

B.The writer knew his friend would come before he arrived home.

C.The writer was at home waiting for his friend.

D.The writer would not like to see his friend.

42． The writer asked his friend to 　　　 .

A. put the key under the door-mat

B. come to his office first

C. go into the house by himself and get something to eat and drink

D. wait for him outside the house

43．The writer’s friend 　　　 .

A. found the key and opened the door with it

B. climbed into the writer’s house

C. got into the house when the writer was listening to music

D. thought the living-room was the writer’s

44.From the story we know 　　　　 .

A. the writer’s friend got a wrong room

B. there is an apple tree in front of the writer’s house

C. the writer didn’t close the window of his living-room when he left home

D. the writer forgot where he had put the key

45.Which is the best title of the story?

A. A strange Telephone Call

B. The Key under the Door-mat

C. My old Friend and the Trouble

D. My house and the Apple tree

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Mrs Green opened the door so hard that the door nearly broke. Then she looked 1  the window at her neighbour across the yard.（院子）“ She is in my __2__ again.” Those are my strawberries(草莓), not_3__. Maybe I should call the police.”

Her friend, Alice was sitting at the table__4__ a cup of coffee in her hands. “ You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.

“ Of course,” Mrs Green answered __5__. “ What would you do if your neighbour walked into your yard__6__ your permission(允许) and picked your strawberries?”

“ I would say, better her than bees(蜜蜂).”

“ The bees don't take my strawberries.”

“ But the ___7_ do,” Alice continued. “ That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and the only ones she picks are those you leave to the birds. Why __8__ you pick some of your good strawberries and give __9__ to her?”

“ Are you crazy? What are you thinking?”

“ I don't think so. Do you remember when you were ill in _10_  last year? She went to see you with some chicken soup. If you give her the strawberries, you can tell her you still __11__that.” Mrs Green was shocked(震惊 ). She almost __12_that little kindness because she was too angry. Then she 13__ a basket of good strawberries and went to her __14__. Through the window, Alice could see that anger on Mrs Green's face changed into a bright __15__.

11.A. hate        B. know         C  remember     D. forget

Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon．My brother and I were alone at home．My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother．I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV．Suddenly the doorbell rang．Ding-Ding! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the  1  quickly．

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside．He said that he came to sell books and asked politely  2  our parents were at home．

Without thinking, my brother said, “No”Then the man asked if we would like to  3  some story books．I refused him．When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very  4  and came into our house．He took out a  5  and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope．I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie  6  easily．The man then tied my hands up and locked  7  of us in the kitchen．

Soon, he went upstairs to  8  money．I taught my brother to untie the rope on his 9 ．He then untied me．I rushed to the telephone to call the police,  10  the line was dead．The doors were all locked from the outside．It was lucky that the man  11  to lock the kitchen window．We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the  12  pay phone to call the police．

Soon  13  came to our house and the man was caught．By that time, my parents had come home．We told them the whole story．My parents were  14  that we were not hurt．They told me that I should stop my brother from  15  the door to strangers．I learnt a lesson on safety．

1．A．window         B．door         C．book          D．fridge

2．A．if                B．why         C．when         D．how

3．A．lend               B．borrow      C．sell            D．buy

4．A．politely          B．slowly      C．hard           D．quietly

5．A．book          B．knife          C．gift            D．pen

6．A．himself        B．myself       C．herself          D．themselves

7．A．none          B．neither       C．both             D．all

8．A．look at       B．look after     C．look like        D．look for

9．A．feet            B．hands         C．neck           D．legs

10．A．and          B．so              C．or                  D．but

11．A．wanted      B．remembered   C．forgot        D．tried

12．A．farthest      B．nearest       C．1argest       D．smallest

13．A．my friends       B．the police      C．the neighbors  D．my parents

14．A．glad           B．angry          C．sad            D．sorry

15．A．cleaning      B．closing          C．locking         D．opening