It's Sunday. There are many people in the bus. An old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an empty seat. Then he finds one. He goes to it. A small bag is on the seat. And a young man is sitting beside it.

"Is this seat empty?” asks the old man.

"No, it's for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas, "says the young man.

"Well," says the old man, "Let me sit here please. When she comes back, I will leave here." The bus starts. "She doesn't come, but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag. "says the old man. Then he throws the bag out Of the bus Window.

The young man jumps up and shouts, "Don't throw ! It's my bag!”

(     ) 1. The old man wants to find an empty seat __

A. in the room                B. in the bus

C. beside the driver            D. in a car

(     ) 2. The old man finds an empty seat. He goes there and finds there's      on it.

A. a man                       B. a woman

C. a bag                      D. a coat

(     ) 3. The young man says the seat is for

A. a man                     B. a woman

C. a boy                      D. a girl

(     ) 4. Tile bus starts. Tile old man

A. asks the woman to sit on the seat

B. takes the bag to the woman

C. throws the bag out to the young man

D. throws the bag out of the window

(     ) 5. The bag is       The young man doesn't want the old man to throw it away.

A. the woman's               .  B. the old man's

C. the driver's                  D. the young man's

Four foreigners in Britain talk about the people and the country…

Nicolac from Romania works in a pub

“British people like children，but they don’t let them go to the pubs（酒馆）or restaurants In my pub we have a rule：’No children under 12’．People in Britain drink a lot of coffee and beer．”

Alexandra from Russia is a student

“This is not a good country for smokers! Many coffee bars and restaurants are ‘No Smoking’．I live with three British students and they don't smoke．When l want to smoke，I must go to the garden”.

Carlos is a teacher from Spain

“People read tile newspaper everywhere-on the train，on the bus，at the bus stop．Cars stop in Britain when you stand on the zebra crossing．Cars don’t stop for you in lily country．”

Marillia from Brazil works for a British family

“I think my British family is typical（典型的）The woman doesn’t cook，but she watches cooking programmer on TV every day The man cooks at the weekend He makes very nice food．”

1．If your sister is 15 years old, can she go to the Nicolac's pub?

2．Where must Alexandra go if she wants to smoke?

3．What do British people often do on the train or bus?

4．What programmes does the woman watch every day in Marillia’s British family?

It was Sunday morning. A butcher(屠夫) heard the doorbell(门铃) and       thought it must be a customer. But he was surprised to see that a dog was

coming into his shop. The dog had $10 and a note in its mouth. The butcher

took the note and read it. It said,“10 pork chops(排骨), please.”So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog’s mouth.

Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus.

After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws(爪子) to push the “stop” button(按钮). The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus.

The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius(天才).”

The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!”

1 Who was the customer that Sunday morning?

A. A big man.           B. A butcher.    C. A dog.           D. A little boy.

2  How much did the dog pay for the pork chops?

      A. $20.      B. $10.               C. $5.               D. $62.

3 How did the dog take the note?

A. In the bag.             B. On its back.       

C. In its mouth.           D. Around its neck.  

4 Which is NOT right according to the story?

A. The dog stood up on its back paws to push the “stop”

B. The butcher quickly closed the shop to follow the dog.

C. The big man was pleased with his do

D. The butcher thought the dog was a genius.

5 What is the story mainly about?

      A. A customer.        B. A smart dog.    C. A butcher.  D. A big man.

Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学) in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence on him.

Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area. When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made him very upset. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on(看不起) himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society.

Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing. He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》). His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself.”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end.

6What does Mo Yan do?

A. He is a famous singer.                  B. He is a famous actor.

C. He is a famous writer.            D. He is a famous doctor.

7 When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?

A. In 2010.          B. Last year.               C. In 2013.        D. Last month.

8Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?

A. Because he was poor.

B. Because he couldn’t tell stories.

C. Because his classmates often laughed at his look.

D. Because he didn’t work hard.

9 What is the most important for a person according to the article?

A. Working hard.      B. Money.      C. A good job.        D. A good look.

10 What can we learn from the story?

A. Mo Yan’s classmates were friendly to him.   

B. Mo Yan was born in a rich family.

C. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace.

D. Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot.

　　A man was traveling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,“I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!”

　　Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage. When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers would not believe his story. They said, “You sold your new car while you were. abroad and bought this old one!”It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

A．in a big bus

B．in a green jeep

C．in a red car

A．there was a traffic accident

B．the circus man broke it

C．the elephant sat on it

A．he would pay for part of the damage

B．he would pay for all of file damage

C．he wouldn’t pay for the damage

A．would check his new car

B．only checked his car

C．wouldn’t believe what he had said

A．the letter from tile circus man

B．a newspaper from the country

C．the certificate of his