A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.

Number One is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign, they must not go at more than thirty kilometers an hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number Two is a sign that we’re near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number Three is a sign that there is a bend (拐弯) in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go around a bend very fast. Number Four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction (交叉) at this place. Number Five is a sign that there is a hill and Number Six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number Seven has the word “SCHOOL” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number Eight is a sign with the letter “P” on it. The letter “P” means “Parking”. At some places, there are the signs “No parking” or “No waiting”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.

1.At the places where you see Sign 1, ____________. .

A．you are already out of a town

B．you still have thirty kilometers to go

C．there must be many houses and building not far away

D．there must be a town thirty kilometers away

2.A driver can leave his car ___________.

A．near a sign with “P” on it in the daytime

B．near a sign with “No parking” on it

C．near a sign with “No waiting” if there’re no policemen there

D．near Sign 8 at any time

3.People put these signs on the roads to ____________.

A．make driving even safer                  B．show drivers the way

C．stop cars going too fast                   D．learn another kind of language

John is a famous writer now. Bob said he was not a good student ___41_____ he was young. He was often late for____42___ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he ______43____ in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, ____44____but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher _____45___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, _____46____ brother Ben was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and _____47___ is his brother Ben? John said, “That’s easy. Ben is twice as old as Jack, so he is thirty now.”

Another time, the ____48_____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), _______49___ do we always see the light before we hear the sound?”

“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___50_____ our eyes are in front of our ears?”

Peter and James were brothers. One afternoon ___1____ the lessons were over, they stayed in school to help their teacher. They___ 2__ for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.”

When the boys ___3_____ home, it was seven o’clock. There was light inside their house and the door was ____4____. They could see a man inside, too.

“Who can it be?” thought Peter. “Father and Mother have gone shopping. They won’t be home ____5____ eight o’clock.”

When the _____6____ man saw Peter, he smiled and said, “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m your ______7______ friend. He  asked me to fetch （取）some money for him.” The man did not see James.

Peter went inside and began talking to the man but James did not. He quietly but quickly ran off to call the police. He soon found a policeman and _____8____ him back to their home. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman _____9____ him and held his arm.

Just then Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the boys’ parents ______10______.

“No!” said Baker. “I don’t know him. He must be a thief. I am glad you have caught him.”

(   )1. A. if          B. when         C. before           D. until

(   )2. A. studied     B. worked        C. stayed           D. watched

(   )3. A. arrived in   B. went to        C. got to            D. reached

(   )4. A. open       B. opened        C. opening          D. close

(   )5. A. at          B. since         C. until             D. after

(   )6. A. away       B. out           C. outside           D. inside

(   )7. A. father       B. fathers        C. father’s          D. brother’s

(   )8. A. brought     B. bring          C. take             D. caught

(   )9. A. stoped      B. stopped        C. catch            D. saw

(   )10. A. returned    B. come          C. arrive           D. reached

I have a pen pal in Canada. His name is Simon. He lives in Ottawa, Canada. He is twelve years old. He also studies in a middle school.

Simon lives in a happy family. His father is a policeman and his mother is a bank clerk (职员). Simon and his parents like exercising. They almost exercise every day. Simon’s father is tall. He is good at playing basketball. Simon’s mother likes playing volleyball.

Simon usually gets up at 6.30 am. He eats his breakfast at home. Then he goes to school. It’s kind of far from the school to his home, so he usually has his lunch at school.

Usually, Simon does his homework four times a week. Simon likes watching TV. He u­sually watches TV for about one hour every day. He goes to bed at nine.

1.Where does Simon come from?

A．England.          B．America.          C．Canada.           D．China.

2.How many people are there in Simon’s family?

A．Two.             B．Three.            C．Four.             D．Five.

3.What does Simon’s father do?

A．He is a policeman.                       B．He is a student.

C．He is a bank clerk.                       D．He is a teacher.

4.Where does Simon usually have lunch?

A．At school.                             B．At home.

C．In the students’ homes.                 D．In the teachers’ homes.

5.How long does Simon usually watch TV a week ?

A．One hour.         B．Two hours.         C．Five hours.        D．Seven hours.

Mike found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich.

It was a cold morning. It snowed and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy books and the young man had nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.

“It is full of expensive things.” Mike said to himself. “I have to get it right now, or others will take it away.”

He went out of the bookstore and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove to the side, hit a big tree and hurt himself in the accident. Two weeks later, Mike was taken to the court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.

“But you heard me this time,” said the judge.

“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”

“Cover (盖住) the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf (聋的) one. Well, can you hear me?”

“No, I can’t , sir.”

“You told a lie. There is nothing wrong with either of your ears,” the judge said.

1.Mike found a job as a _____________ when he left school.

2.One day he saw __________ in the street.

3.The traffic accident happened because _____________.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?