John was ten years old, but he was still 21 Grade One. He liked 22 and didn’t work hard 23 his lessons. His parents always wanted him 24 a good boy. This afternoon John 25 back, he was very happy. He said to his parents. “Today our teacher praised(表扬) 26 .” Of course his parents were happy, too. They said, “Tell us about it.” “27 class she asked Tom 28 easier question, but he couldn’t answer. And I answered it at once.”

　 “What question”? “How much is one 29 one?”

　 “What did your teacher praised you?” asked his parents.

　 She said to Tom “You’re the most foolish(愚蠢)student in our class and John is 30 than you.”

( )21. A. at　　　 　　B. on　　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. with

( )22. A. playing　　 B. to play　　　 C. play　　　 D. is playing

( )23. A. in　　　　　 B. at　　　　　 C. for　　　　 D. with

( )24. A. to be　　　 B. be　　　　　 C. become　　 D. is

( )25. A. come　　　 B. are coming　　 C. comes　　　 D. came

( )26. A. I　　　　　 B. my　　　　　 C. me　　　　 D. mine

( )27. A. At　　　　　 B. In　　　　　 C. On　　　　 D. For

( )28. A. a　　　　　 B. an　　　　　 C. the　　　　 D. \

( )29. A. to　　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. for　　　　 D. with

( )30. A. good　　　　 B. the best　　　 C. best　　　　 D. better

阅读理解

　　I will tell you the story of the ant and the grasshopper(蝗虫). It is a cold winter's day and an ant is bringing out some grains of corn (谷粒). He gathered (收集) them in the summer. He wants to dry them. The grasshopper is hungry. He sees the ant and says, “Give me a few grains corn; I am dying of hunger(饿死).”

　　“But,” says the ant, “what did you do in the summer? Didn't you store up (贮藏) some corn?”

　　“No,” says the grasshopper, “I was too busy.”

　　“What did you do?” asks the ant.

　　“I sang all day,” answers the grasshopper.

　　“If you sang all summer,” says the ant, “you can dance all winter. ”

(1) The ant dries the grains of corn ________.

[　　]

A. in the summer

B. in the winter

C. on weekdays

D. when he is hungry

(2) The grasshopper is very hungry because he only ________ in the summer.

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(3) The ant gave the grasshopper________.

[　　]

A. some grains of corn

B. something to eat

C. nothing

D. some rice

(4) The title (题目) of the story may be ________.

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A. The Ant and The Grasshopper

B. The Ant Sings and Dances

C. The Busy Ant and The Happy Grasshopper

D. Store up Some Corn and You'll Be Hungry

(5) From the story we can know ________.

[　　]

A. the ant is our good friend

B. we must think before we do anything

C. people must help others

D. we must work hard for a good life

阅读理解：

　　　One day a man went to a chemist's shop and said, “Have you anything for a headache?”

　　　Without a word, the chemist took a bottle from the table, took off the cover and held it under the man's nose. the smell was so strong that tears came into the man's eyes and ran down his face.

　“What did you do that for?” he asked angrily as soon as he got back his breath.“Don't you feel better after that?” asked the chemist with a smile.

　“You're a fool,” said the man. “It's my wife that had a headache, not me!”

(1) The man went into the shop________.

[　　]

A．to get some medicine for his cough

B．for some clothes

C．to get some medicine for his wife's headache

D．to see one of friends

(2) The chemist was________.　　　　　　

[　　]

A．a kind-hearted man

B．a strong man

C．a kind doctor

D．a bad man

(3) The man chemist thought________.　　　　　　

[　　]

A．the man's wife was ill

B．the man was ill.

C．the man's brother was ill

D．the man had a stomachache

(4) The man thought________.　　　　　　

[　　]

A．the chemist did a good thing

B．he was wrong

C．the chemist was foolish

D．the chemist wanted to kill him

(5) The writer asked us________.　　　　　　

[　　]

A．not to take anything for granted(想当然行事)

B．to do anything as we please

C．to put hearts into it when we do something

D．to do something well as soon as we can

　　“When did Nicholas first feel ill?”

　　“This morning when he got up.”

　　“What did he have for breakfast?”

　　“He had two eggs, two pieces of bread and a bottle of milk.”

　　“I see.” Then Dr. Smith turned to Nicholas,“How do you feel now, my boy?”

　　“Terrible,” said Nicholas,“I think I'm going to die.”

　　“You won't die. In fact, you'll be quite all right this afternoon.”

　　“Oh, Doctor! Do you really think so?” Nicholas's mother asked.

　　“Yes, Mrs. Adams, his illness is common in boys at the moment. It comes and goes quickly.”

　　“But I don't understand.”Said Mrs. Adams.

　　“Well, today,”said the doctor,“there is a World Cup Football Match on TV. If Nicholas feels well enough to watch it this afternoon, I think he'll be quite better by the time the match is over. It's the only cure for this illness. Now, I must go over the street to see Michael Horton. He seems to have the same thing as Nicholas.”

[　　]

[　　]

A．Yes. But he didn't eat much.

B．Yes. He ate as much as usual.

C．Yes. He ate too much and he felt ill.

D．No. He didn't eat anything.

[　　]

B. The film“The World Cup Football Match”.

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阅读理解

阅读下面短文并根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案。

　　A man went to see his family doctor one day, because he had a headache(头疼). After the doctor's careful examination(检查), he said to the patient(病人), “Well, there is nothing really wrong with you, I'm glad to say. You worry too much. That's your trouble(麻烦). Do you know, I had a woman patient a few weeks ago. She came with the same trouble. I gave her the same advice(劝告) as I'm going to give you.”

　　“What did you tell her?” the man asked. The doctor then answered, “I told her not to worry about the bills(账单) any more. She took my advice.”

　　“So?” asked the man.

　　“She came to see me again two days ago. She felt all right already.”

　　“Yes. I know all about that,” answered the man with a sad(悲伤的) face. “You see, I'm that woman's tailor(裁缝).”

1．Why did the man go to see the doctor?

[　　]

A．Because he didn't feel well.

B．Because there was something really wrong with him.

C．Because he was glad.

D．Because he took the doctor's advice.

2．Was the man seriously ill?

[　　]

A．Yes, he was.

B．No, he wasn't.

C．There was something really wrong with him.

D．The doctor thought he was ill.

3．What was the trouble with the woman?

[　　]

A．She was ill.

B．She felt hot.

C．She felt cold.

D．She worried too much.

4．Why did the woman feel all right?

[　　]

A．Because she took some medicine.

B．Because she had a good rest.

C．Because she didn't worry about the bills any more.

D．Because she had a careful examination.

5．Why was the man sad?

[　　]

A．Because he was ill.

B．Because he knew the woman.

C．Because the woman paid him.

D．Because he worried about the bills. He knew the woman wouldn't pay(付款) him.