An elephant wants to make some friends. He see a monkey in a tree and asks, “Can you be my friend?”

“You are too big. You can’t swing(摇荡) in the tree like me.”

    Then the elephant meets a panda. “Please be my friend.” he says.

“How can I ? Sorry, sir. You are too big.”

The elephant is very sad(伤心).Then he goes home.

The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. A rabbit tells him that there’s a tiger near here. He is coming to eat the animals.

The elephant goes to the tiger. “Mr. Tiger, don’t eat the animals, please”

“Go away(走开)！” says the tiger.

The elephant is not happy and kicks(踢)the tiger. Then the tiger goes away.

At last, all the animals want to make friends with the elephant.

1.What does the elephant want to do?

A. To look for some food.

B. To make some friends.

C. To see the tiger.

2.The panda doesn’t want the elephant to be his friend because         ?

A. The elephant is too big.

B. The elephant’s nose is long.

C. The elephant eats too much.

3.Why are the animals running?

A. Because they are playing games.

B. Because they don’t want to see the elephant.

C. Because a tiger is coming to eat them.

4.There are           kinds of animals in this story.

A. four.            B. five.            C. six.   

5.Which of following is right?

A. When you are big, you can’t find friends.

B. The elephant doesn’t have friends at last(最后).

C. After the elephant helps others, he has many friends.

Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go. But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers (乘客) at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said, “I never drink when I’m working, otherwise I’d lose my license (驾驶执照).”
He normally goes home between two and three o’clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That’s the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don’t make money, no one is going to give it to you. ”
London taxi drivers not only “take” but also “give”. Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea ― by taxi! There rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor (市长) , and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day’s running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course!
【小题1】London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because __________.

Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.

   In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he put his eye to the keyhole(钥匙孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.  

1.The scientist wanted to know ____.

   A. if the monkey came into the small box          B. if the monkey would sleep

   C. which animal was cleverer than other animals   D. if some boxes were inside other boxes

2.After the scientist left the room, the monkey _______.

A. looked at the scientist through the keyhole          B. began to look for food   

C. came into the boxes one after another               D. began to eat the food 

3.To the scientist's surprise, _____.

A. the monkey went out of the room  

B. the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

C. began to look for food 

D. put its eyes to the keyhole.

There is an old tiger in the forest (森林). He doesn’t want to look for (寻找) food now. He often lets other animals get him some food to eat.

One day, he sees a monkey (猴子) and says,“I am hungry, monkey. Go and get me something to eat.”“I can’t do that now, tiger.” the monkey says,“There is another tiger over there（那边）. He doesn’t let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of (害怕) him.” “What?” says the old tiger. “Take me to the tiger. I want to talk to him.” The monkey and the tiger go to the bridge(桥) over the river(河). “Now look down at the water.” says the monkey. “Do you see the tiger?” “Yes, I do.” says the old tiger. “Let me eat him.” Then the tiger jumps(跳) into the river.

1.How many tigers and monkeys are there in the story?

A．Two tigers and two monkeys.

B．Two tigers and one monkey.

C．One tiger and two monkeys.

D．One tiger and one monkey.

2.Why do other animals get food for the tiger?

A．Because they are afraid of him.

B．Because only they can find some food.

C．Because they are his friends.

D．Because they like to do that.

3.The monkey ________.

A．goes to get something to eat

B．goes to the bridge with the tiger

C．knows there is another tiger

D．tells the tiger to jump into the water

4.Which of the following is right(正确的)?

A．The tiger is very clever.

B．The monkey eats the tiger.

C．The tiger eats another tiger.

D．The tiger jumps into the water.