John is twelve years old. His sister, Mary, is two years younger than he is. One day their mother asked them to clean the house. Because they did a good job, their mother bought a delicious cake and said to John, "John, cut this cake into two pieces, and give one piece to your sister. Don't forget that you must do it like a brother."

     "Like a good brother?" John asked. "How dose a good brother do?"

     "He always gives the bigger piece to the other person." answered the mother.

     "Oh, I see." said John. He thought about this for a short time, and then took the cake to his sister and said to her, "Please cut the cake into two, Mary, and be a good sister."

1. John was ____older than Mary.

     A. twelve years         B. ten years              C. two years            D. one year

2. ______ cleaned the house very well.

    A. John                  B. Mary                  C. Brother                D. John and .Mary

3. John's mother asked him to give ______of the cake to Mary.

    A. the bigger piece                                      B. the smaller piece

    C. the better piece                                      D. the thick piece

4. At last John asked _______ to cut that cake.

     A. his mother              B. his brother             C. Mary                     D. them

5. In this story there are only ______ people really.

   A. two                      B. there                 C. four                        D. five

Johnny is twelve 1 old. He is very tall and he loves 2 basketball. His parents 　3 　from Anqing. Sally is small and she 　4 　 glasses. She 　5 long and curly hair. She likes 　6 . She 7 hard. Dave 　8 medium height. He enjoys 9 　computer games. He loves to tell 10.

(　 ) 1. A. year　 　B. years　　 C. /　　　 　　 D. years’

(　 ) 2 .A. play　 　B. plays　　 C. playing　 　　D. to play

(　 ) 3. A. is　　　 B. are　　　 　C. comes　 　　D. be

(　 ) 4. A. not wear　 B. do wear　 C. doesn’t wear D. don’t wear

(　 ) 5. A. has　　　 B. have　　 　C. is　　　　　 D. are　

(　 ) 6. A. sing　　　 B. singing　 C. sings　 　　 D. doesn’t sing

(　 ) 7. A. works　 B. working 　 C. to work　　 D. doesn’t work

(　 ) 8. A. are　　　 B. be　　　 C. is　　　　 　D. am

(　 ) 9. A. plays　　 B. playing　 C. to play　　 　D. play

(　 ) 10. A. jokes　　 B joke　　 C. to joke　 　 D. not joke

  Johnny is twelve   1   old. He is very tall and he loves   2   basketball. His parents   3   from Anhui. Sally is small and she   4   glasses. She   5   long and curly hair. She likes   6  . She   7   hard. Dave   8   of medium height. He enjoys    9    computer games. He loves to tell   10  .

(   ) 1.  A. year                  B. years                  C. /                          D. years’

(   ) 2.  A. play                  B. plays                   C. playing                 D. is playing

(   ) 3.  A. is                     B. are                      C. comes                  D. be

(   ) 4.  A. not wear           B. do wear               C. doesn’t wear        D. don’t wear

(   ) 5.  A. has                   B. have                    C. is                        D. are

(   ) 6.  A. sing                  B. singing                 C. sings                   D. doesn’t sing

(   ) 7.  A. works               B. working               C. to work               D. is work

(   ) 8.  A. are                    B. be                       C. is                        D. am

(   ) 9.  A. plays                 B. playing                C. to play                 D. play

(   ) 10. A. jokes                B. joke                     C. to joke                D. not joke

Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with excitement.
I followed her to the bush and found a wolf! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up suddenly! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was unbelievable!
I rushed to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was kind to Becky. So we called the vet(兽医) finally.
Becky named the wolf Ralph and she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he disappeared but came back several days later.
On Becky's first day of school, we could see Ralph’s sadness. After Becky left school, Ralph lay by the side of the road and waited. When Becky returned, he got happy again. This continued throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve years passed.
One day we heard that a wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were worried about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound. Becky held his head kindly and comforted him. We hoped he could come through. However, he died.
Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush—two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s child! Before he died, Ralph brought his child to us! He knew he would be safe here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph, I was moved.
“Don’t be afraid, little…little Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”

1. 1.

   The phrase “felt dry” in the second paragraph probably means “______.”

   1. A.
      felt thirsty
   2. B.
      felt happy
   3. C.
      felt nervous
   4. D.
      felt sad
2. 2.

   When the wolf Ralph died, Becky was _____ years old.

   1. A.
      three
   2. B.
      nine
   3. C.
      twelve
   4. D.
      fifteen
3. 3.

   Ralph brought his child to Becky because______.

   1. A.
      his child had to be cared for at once.
   2. B.
      he thought Becky was sure to treat his child well.
   3. C.
      his child was also hurt badly.
   4. D.
      he had to leave some time to look for food.
4. 4.

   The best title for this passage is______.

   1. A.
      The best pet of children
   2. B.
      A kind animal
   3. C.
      A kind child
   4. D.
      Becky’s good friend

Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with excitement.
I followed her to the bush and found a wolf! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up suddenly! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was unbelievable!
I rushed to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have killed the wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was kind to Becky. So we called the vet(兽医) finally.
Becky named the wolf Ralph and she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he disappeared but came back several days later.
On Becky's first day of school, we could see Ralph’s sadness. After Becky left school, Ralph lay by the side of the road and waited. When Becky returned, he got happy again. This continued throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve years passed.
One day we heard that a wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were worried about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound. Becky held his head kindly and comforted him. We hoped he could come through. However, he died.
Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush—two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s child! Before he died, Ralph brought his child to us! He knew he would be safe here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph, I was moved.
“Don’t be afraid, little…little Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”
【小题1】The phrase “felt dry” in the second paragraph probably means “______.”