Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A. They were waiting for their wives.　     　

B. They were seeing doctors.

C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.　　

D. They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.　

B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C. He didn’t want to have these babies.　　

D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?

A. Hew was afraid of having so many babies.　    　

B. He was seriously ill.

C. He was too excited.               

D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A. 9.         B. 10.        C. 11.        D. 16.

Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

　　"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

　　"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

　　"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

　　Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________.

A. wanted to steal the trousers　 　　  B. wanted to sell the trousers

C. wanted to fool him　　　　　　   D. wanted to buy the trousers 

2.The owner of the shop_______ 　for the old trousers.

A. would give Tom two dollars　  

B. would pay three dollars

C. would pay five dollars　　　  　　 

D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 

3.The shop owner insisted（坚持） that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____.

A. he wanted to sell them cheaply   　 

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply

C. he didn't like the trousers    　　 

D. they were old and dirty 

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A. were hanging inside the shop　  　　 

B. were stolen by Tom from the shop

C. had been the shop owner's　　 　　 

D. had been Tom's 

5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

Last night they didn’t come back. “Dead(死的),” Bob said to himself, “they are only five months old. This weather will kill (杀害)them.” Just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe—they were drawing (拖)a big hare (兔子) through the snow. They threw it through the window into Bob’s hands. Hare for dinner!

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1.Who were Jigs and Reels in this story?

A. They were Bob’s children.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.They were dogs.

C.They were hares.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.They were toys.

2.They knew that things weren’t right at home. It means______.

A. Bob had no food to give him

B.Bob couldn’t open the door

C.it was very cold outside

D.they were too young to eat anything

3.The story says that______.

A. Jigs and Reels went out to play with snow

B.Jigs and Reels did much more than Bob did

C.Jigs and Reels liked to look for food outside

D.Jigs and Reels were a great help to Bob

4.Jigs and Reels didn’t return last night. Bob thought that______.

A. they found a new place

B.someone picked them up

C.they lost their lives

D.they lost their way back

5.What did Jigs and Reels catch a hare for?

A. To play with.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.To make friends with.

C.To make food with.　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.To skate with.

　 One day at the end of the class, a wise teacher told each of her students to 　1 a plastic bag and a bag of potatoes to school.

　 The next day she told her students: “From today on, for every person you don't like in your lives, you can choose a potato, write the person's name and the date 　2 it and then put it in the plastic bag.” Day after day, some of the students' bags were very 　3 . They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere they went for a week. They would put it inside their quilts 4 , on the seats when sitting in a car or on a bus , and next to their desks at school. The days carrying the bag around with them 　5 students get to know what a weight they were carrying in their minds. They had to pay attention to it all the time 　6 they wouldn't forget it. As time passed by, the potatoes went bad and 　7 nasty(恶心). They all tired to get rid of them.

　 Too often we think of tolerance（宽容）as a gift to 　8 people, and it clearly is for ourselves! If we choose to keep our sadness and hatred（仇恨）in our 　9 , we will have to

carry them around all our lives.

　 Do you think you have got 　10 from the wise teacher and what she asked her students to do?

1. A. take　　　　　 B. bring　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. show

2. A. in　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. with

3. A. heave　　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. light　　　　　 D. big

4. A. in the morning　 B. in the afternoon C. during the day　 D. at night

5. A. kept　　　　　 B. made　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　 D. allowed

6. A. as soon as　　 B. since　　　　　 C. so that　　　　 D. until

7. A. sounded　　　 B. tasted　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　　 D. felt

8. A. another　　　 B. other　　　　　 C. the other　　　 D. others

9. A. hands　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　 C. stomachs　　　 D. hearts

10. A. anything　　 B. nothing　　　　 C. somebody　　　 D. Anybody