Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1   quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2   our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3  some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4    and came into our house.  He took out a     5     and ordered me to tie up my brother's hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie

     6     easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked      7     of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8   money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9  .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10      the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11    to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12  pay phone to call the police.

 Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14  that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15  the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.

(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book         D. fridge

(    ) 2. A. if                 B. why          C. when         D. how

(    ) 3. A. lend           B. borrow       C. sell             D. buy

(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly       C. hard         D. quietly

(    ) 5. A. book               B. knife        C. gift         D. pen

(    ) 6. A. himself       B. myself           C. herself          D. themselves

(    ) 7. A. none           B. neither          C. both         D. all

(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like        D. look for

(    ) 9. A. feet               B. hands        C. neck         D. legs

(    ) 10. A. and           B. so               C. or           D. but

(    ) 11. A. wanted            B. remembered   C. forgot           D. tried

(    ) 12. A. farthest          B. nearest          C. largest          D. smallest

(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents

(    ) 14. A. glad              B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

(    ) 15. A. cleaning          B. closing      C. locking          D. opening

Teddy' s Bear

The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest   41   several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president   42   not.  Nobody wanted to make the president look   43  , so they tied an American black bear to a   44   . They wanted the president to shoot (射中)   45  .

The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was   46   to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He   47   to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country.   48   was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was   49   a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.

It was this cartoon and the story behind the president's hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new   50  . He made a small, soft bear and   51   it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, "Teddy's Bear". The new toy was a big success and it   52   Morris with the money to create a toy company.

Teddy bears have been   53   since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice   54   people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous   55   on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填满填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

1.A. for          B. with            C. by             D. without

2.A. did          B. should           C. would         D. had

3.A. sad          B. happy           C. friendly        D. fine

4.A. wall         B. chair            C. rock           D. tree

5.A. it           B. him             C. them           D. her

6.A. difficult      B. unfair           C. dangerous       D. exciting

7.A. wanted       B. decided         C. refused          D. went

8.A. Everybody    B. Nobody         C. Both            D. Neither

9.A. only         B. hardly           C. even           D. still

10.A. company     B. toy              C. shop           D. present

11.A. collected     B. showed          C. found           D. hid

12.A. gave         B. filled            C. met            D. provided

13.A. colorful      B. expensive        C. popular         D. boring

14.A. since        B. when            C. until            D. unless

15.A. decision      B. speech          C. sign            D. skill

Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train. In front of us, in a face-to-face seat,   16   six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and   17   , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously   18   themselves and they   19   a foreign language.

   As we went quickly   20   the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them go out   21   , relaxed a little. The rest of them   22   to laugh and joke in their own language.

   When we finally arrived at our   23   , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously   24   too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李)，he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand wth that, mate?”

   He   25   the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.

1.A. sat                B. stood        C. lay              D. lived

2.A. polite         B. quiet        C. lazy             D. noisy

3.A. helping        B. enjoying     C. teaching         D. devoting

4.A. told               B. spoke        C. said             D. talked

5.A. above          B. onto         C. over             D. through

6.A. off                B. up           C. along            D. on

7.A. wanted         B. started      C. stopped          D. continued

8.A. house          B. hotel        C. station          D. shelter

9.A. bored          B. worried      C. excited          D. frightened

10.A. carried       B. left         C. brought          D. bought

Home Alone
It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1  quickly.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2  our parents were at home.
Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3 some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4   and came into our house.  He took out a     5    and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie
     6    easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked     7    of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8  money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9 .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10     the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11   to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12 pay phone to call the police.
Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14 that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15 the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.
(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book        D. fridge
(    ) 2. A. if               B. why         C. when        D. how
(    ) 3. A. lend         B. borrow      C. sell            D. buy
(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly      C. hard        D. quietly
(    ) 5. A. book             B. knife       C. gift        D. pen
(    ) 6. A. himself      B. myself          C. herself         D. themselves
(    ) 7. A. none          B. neither         C. both        D. all
(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like       D. look for
(    ) 9. A. feet              B. hands       C. neck        D. legs
(    ) 10. A. and         B. so             C. or          D. but
(    ) 11. A. wanted          B. remembered   C. forgot          D. tried
(    ) 12. A. farthest        B. nearest         C. largest         D. smallest
(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents
(    ) 14. A. glad            B. angry       C. sad         D. sorry
(    ) 15. A. cleaning        B. closing     C. locking         D. opening