An old lady went to the shop last Sunday. She passed a bank and saw a car near the door. A man got out of it and went into the bank. She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock(锁).

　　The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of the pocket and said to the clerk, “Give me all the money.” But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “Young man, you are foolish. Never leave your keys in your car. Someone is going to steal it. ” The man looked at the old lady for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk. He took the keys, ran out of the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money.

1. Last Sunday, an old woman ______.

A. had nothing to do 　     B. went out for a walk　

C. went to buy something    D. went to see the man

2.The man got off his car and went into _____.

A. a police station　　      B. the post office　　

C. the shop　             D. the bank

3. The old lady saw ______ on the car.　　

A. a gun　  B. a bag　  C. a lot of money    D. the keys

4. The old lady ______.

 A. knew the man　　     B. thought the man was a thief　　

C. didn’t know the man　　D. wanted to catch the thief

5.When she gave the young man his keys, he ____.

 A. took them and ran into the bank  　　

B. thanked her very much

 C. was very surprised 

D. said nothing and went to the police station

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I __1__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __2__ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __3__ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, __4__ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.
　　When I came back with the coffee, There was someone __5__ in the next seat. __6__ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and __7__ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!
　　Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any __8__. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in __9__.Then he took a __10__ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.
　　The boy gave me a strange look, then __11__ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something __12__ with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, __13__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had __14__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __15__. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!

　　1. A. stole　　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　 C. sold　　　　　　 D. wrote
　　2. A. went　　　　　　　　 B. sat　　　　　　　　　　 C. seated　　　　 D. looked
　　3. A. sit　　　　　　　　　　　 B. seat　　　　　　　　　 C. lie　　　　　　　 D. laugh
　　4. A. pushed　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　 　 C. put　　　　　　 D. pulled
　　5. A. jumping　　　　　 B. playing　　　　　　　 C. sitting　　　　 D. sleeping
　　6. A. He　　　　　　　　　 B. It　　　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　 D. What
　　7. A. cut　　　　　　　　　　 B. washed　　　　　 C. covered　　　 D. colored
　　8. A. coffee　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　 C. chocolate　 　 D. matter
　　9. A. carelessness　　　 B. anger　　 　　　　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. happiness
　　10. A. first　　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　　 C. very　　　　　　 D. last
　　11. A. stood　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. cried　　　　 D. looked
　　12. A. strange　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　　 C. OK　　　　　　 D. funny
　　13. A. and　　　 　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. while
　　14. A. spelt　　　　　　　 B. corrected　　　　　　 C. made　　　　 D. found
　　15. A. finish　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　　 C. jump　　　　　 D. shop

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
　　The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy（令人满意的） the __6__ who hears the story and the adult（成年人） who __7__ it. Unfortunately（不幸的是）, there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature（文学） were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.
　　Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics（连环图书）, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
　　Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.

　　1. A. to　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　D. around
　　2. A. short　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　 D. good
　　3. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　 C. high　　　　　　　　 D. difficult
　　4. A. and　　　　　　　　B. but　　　　　　C. or　　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　5. A. both　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　 C. either　　　　　　 D. very
　　6. A. child　　　　　　　 B. father　　　 C. mother　　　　　　D. teacher
　　7. A. hears　　　　　　 B. buys　　　　 C. understands　　 D. reads
　　8. A. but　　　　　　　　 B. however　 C. so　　　　　　　　　 D. because
　　9. A. hard　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. enough　　　　　　 D. fast
　　10.A. articles　 　　 B. work　　　 C. arts　　　　　　　　 D. works
　　11. A. grown-ups　 B. girls　　　　　C. boys　　　　　　　 D. children
　　12. A. are　　　　　　　B. show　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　 D. add
　　13. A. school　　　　 B. home　　　　 C. office　　　　　　 D. library
　　14. A. going　　　　　 B. liking　　　　 C. trying　　　　　　　D. preferring
　　15. A. same　　　　　 B. friendly　　 C. different　　　　 D. common

Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.
　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards　　　　 B. down　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. up
　　2. A. filling　　　　　　 B. pulling　　　　　　 C. pushing　　　　　 D. carrying
　　3. A. arrived　　　　　 B. appeared　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. reached
　　4. A. ask　　　　　　　 B. order　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　 D. call
　　5. A. carefully　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 C. silently　 　　　　 D. horribly
　　6. A. that　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　 D. whether
　　7. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　8. A. lucky　　　　　　 B. hoping　　　　　　C. thinking　　　　　 D. wondering
　　9. A. had been　　　 B. hidden　　　　　 C. hiding　　　　　　　 D. have been
　　10. A. nothing　　　 B. something　　　 C. everything　　　　 D. anything
　　11. A. taking　　　　 B. smuggling　　　 C. stealing　　　　　 D. pushing
　　12. A. possible　　　 B. strong　　　　　 C. able　　　　　　　　 D. clever
　　13. A. through　　　　B. thoroughly　　 C. upon　　　　　　　 D. up
　　14. A. like　　　　　　 B. more　　　　　　　C. then　　　　　　　　 D. as
　　15. A. told　　　　　　 B. cried　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　 D. said
　　16. A. cross　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. across　　　　　　 D. into
　　17. A. thing　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　C. job　　　　　　　　 D. duty
　　18. A. rest　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. retire　　　　　　　 D. retreat
　　19. A. everyone　　 B. anyone　　　　　 C. no one　　　　　　 D. someone
　　20. A. moment　　　 B. long time　　　 C. sometime　　　　　D. some time

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like　 1 . Red is used for signs of 2 , such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of　 3　 in autumn. People say orange is a　 4　 color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __5__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __6__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __7__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __8__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __9__. Those who like to be with __10 _ like red. The cool colors are __11_ and blue. Where there are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __12 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __13_ for a living room or a __14_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __15　 colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

　　1. A. sadness　　 B. anger　　　 C. administration　 D. smile
　　2. A. roads　　　 B. ways　　　 C. danger　　　　　 D. places
　　3. A. land　　　 B. leaves　　 C. grass　　　　　　 D. mountains
　　4. A. lively　　 B. dark　　　 C. noisy　　　　 　　D. frightening
　　5. A. moonlight　 B. light　　　 C. sunlight　　　　 D. stars
　　6. A. summer　　 B. spring　　 C. autumn　　　　　 D. winter
　　7. A. speak　　　 B. say　　　　 C. talk about　　　 D. tell
　　8. A. green　　　 B. yellow　　 C. white　　　　　　 D. gray
　　9. A. calm　　　 B. sleepy　　 C. active　　　　　 D. helpful
　　10.A. the other　 B. another　　 C. other one　　　　 D. others
　　11.A. black　　　 B. green　　　 C. golden　　　　　 D. yellow
　　12.A. go round　 B. go by　　　 C. go off　　　　　 D. go along
　　13.A. one　　　　 B. way　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　 D. matter
　　14.A. factory　　 B. classroom　 C. restaurant　　　 D. hospital
　　15.A. Different　 B. Cool　　　 C. Warm　　　　　　 D. All