It was just three degrees above zero. “That's cool.” thought Jane as she got ready to deliver (送) her morning papers. Jane had 50 customers, and on cold morning when she couldn't ride her bicycle, it took her more than an hour to make her rounds.

　　As she collected her papers and put them into a big canvas bag, Jane regretted that she hadn't finished her math homework the night before. There was still time. She'd hurry with the papers and finish the math before breakfast.

　　Less than an hour later Jane was nearly finished. She had only five customers to go. She could then head for home to complete her math while her mom fixed breakfast. As she rounded the corner, she saw a car in the middle of the street. It was Mr.Zimmerman, the elderly man who walked with a walking stick. His car was out of gas (汽油).

　　“I'd like to help Mr. Zimmerman,” thought Jane, “but if I do, I won't have time to do my homework.” She hated to think what Mr. Roberts would say if she didn't complete her papers.

　　“It's his own fault for running out of gas,” Jane talked to herself. “The station is only half a mile down the street. Surely Mr. Zimmerman can walk that far, even on a cold morning like this... can't he?” As she walked down the street, Jane wondered what to do.

(1) Jane delivers her papers ________.

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A．before she goes to school

B．on cold morning

C．with the help of Mr. Zimmerman's car

D．on the way to school

(2) Mr. Zimmerman was old and ________.

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A．couldn't drive well

B．would have nobody to help him

C．was not rich enough to buy gas

D．was not able to walk a long way

(3) The best title for this reading should be ________.

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A．Fifty Customers

B．There's No Easy Answer

C．No Time to Finish Homework

D．A Cold Morning for Jane

(4) We know from the reading that ________.

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A．Jane couldn't find any time to finish her homework

B．it took about an hour for Jane to send the papers

C．Jane would have her breakfast in the school

D．Jane likes to deliver papers on cold morning

(5) The reading doesn't say but we can infer that ________.

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A．Jane bought the gas for Mr. Zimmerman

B．usually Jane delivers papers by bike

C．Mr. Roberts doesn't like Jane at school

D．Mr. Zimmerman had to leave the car for Jane

“Mary, your bedroom is a mess ．Come and clean it up right now,” her mum said．Mary wanted to go outside and play．“I’ll clean it up later, Mum．”

“Oh no, you won’t．I’ve been asking you for days,” her mum said．

Mary went into her bedroom．She put away all of her clothes and put all the rubbish into a plastic bag．“Mum, I’ve finished,” she smiled, “I’m going outside to play now．”

She ran into the back garden．This was her favorite place to be．A small butterfly flew over and landed on Mary’s hand．“You’re a pretty little butterfly,” Mary said, “Does your mum make you keep your bedroom clean?”

“What if I left my rubbish all over and didn’t keep the garden clean and tidy? Would you have a nice place to sit among the flowers?” said the butterfly．

“I’d not be happy if I came out to see rubbish here and there,” Mary said．

“Everybody has to do their part and keep their rooms or their flower gardens clean,” the butterfly said and then flew away．

Mary hurried into the house and said to her mother, “I’ll keep my room clean from now on, Mum．I’ve got to do my part．” And she did just that．

1．What did Mary mean by the word “later” in the first paragraph?

   A．never              B．at once         C．in some days        D．after she played outside

2．Which is the correct order for the following to take place in the story?

   a．Mary played in the back garden．          b．Mary promised to keep her room clean．

   c．Mum asked Mary to clean up her room． d．A butterfly flew over and talked with Mary．

   e．Mary cleaned up her room．

   A．a, c, d, b, e     B．c, a, d, b, e     C．c, e, a, d, b        D．a, d, b, c, e

3．It can be inferred （推测） from the story that _________．

   A．Mum asked the butterfly to teach Mary

   B．the butterfly always picked up the rubbish left by Mary

   C．Mary’s back garden was clean and tidy

   D．Mary played with the butterfly every day

4．This story is most probably written for _________．

   A．insects （昆虫）       B．kids          C．parents       D．teachers

Mrs. White__1__in a school. It is Sunday. She has__2__classes. At eight in the morning, she
__3__to a shop and buys a nice dress. She puts it in her bag and then buys__4__cakes for her children. At eleven she__5__home. She wants to put on her new dress, but she__6__find her bag. She calls the shop assistant (售货员), “Hello, Mrs. Black. This is Mrs. White. Can you help__7__ find my bag?__8__in your shop.”
“Of course, Mrs. White,” says the assistant. “We found three bags here. But which one is__9__?”
“I’m__10__,” says Mrs. White, ” I can tell you which one is mine.”
1. A. work       B. works   C. working     D. study
2. A. not          B. any       C. some         D. no
3. A. walks       B. go        C. walking     D. walk
4. A. a piece of   B. a little  C. some         D. much
5. A. gets to     B. gets       C. get           D. get to
6. A. can        B. don’t      C. can’t       D. isn’t
7. A. I             B. my        C. mine          D. me
8. A. It’s        B. Its         C. They’re     D. He’s
9. A. you         B. your      C. mine        D. yours
10. A. go          B. come      C. coming       D. coming