“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you old? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”
“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”
“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”
“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”
“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “ My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”
Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.
Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”
“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.
“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”
“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”
【小题1】Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.

Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their owners ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his

  1   . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to      2  .my father around in the fields, too.

One day my father took off his coat, put it on the ground    3  a big tree and said to Curly, “    4  my coat.”

Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to    5  dinner for the family.    6  he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

Late in the evening I    7  my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered

   8    he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was   9  sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it    10 .

1.                A．hand           B．back           C．foot D．leg

2.                A．follow          B．put            C．go   D．run

3.                A．for            B．under          C．to   D．from

4.                A．Look           B．Listen          C．Watch    D．Hear

5.                A．fix             B．discover        C．cook D．tell

6.                A．Because        B．So             C．Though   D．Or

7.                A．hoped         B．rode           C．missed   D．saw

8.                A．that           B．what           C．if    D．who

9.                A．always         B．often           C．still  D．usually

10.               A．away          B．in             C．down D．for

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.　　
This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).　　
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep cannot do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!　　
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong. Exercise also helps the blood (血液) to move around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood .Exercise helps us to think better!　　
【小题1】If we get up early and go to bed early , we’ll _________ .　　

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My name is Tom. I come 1___England. I’m 13 2___old. I have big blue eyes and blond hair. I’m tall. 3__shirt is white and my pants  4__ black. Now I’m in 5___Seven, Grade Six. Look! That boy6___ a yellow coat is my friend, Bill. He’s from the U.S.A. He’s twelve. He is strong. We are in 7__same school, but we are in_8__classes. Bill gives his photo to me. I give my photo to him, 9__. We are good 10__