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A man fell out of his plane and fell back into it again. Two people rowed(划) a small boat from New York to England in 56 days. One person was so big that he wouldn’t fit in any hospital room. Would you believe these stories? Well, they may sound strange, but they did happen. James Cornell has more strange but true stories like these in a book called Very Strange People.

Here is part of the contents(目录) of Very Strange People. The contents lists the names of the chapters(章) or parts of the book. It also tells on what page each chapter begins.

Chapter                                                            Page

One       A Dog’s Life  ..........................................3

Two      A Lucky Pilot(飞机师)  ................... ..............14

Three    High Wire Act(走钢丝)  .................... .............33

Four   Fat Men  ............................................... 41

Five     Over the Falls  .........................................43

Six      A House without an end  ................... .............53

Seven    Row, Row, Row Your Boat  ................. ..............60

Eight  The Tower Builder  ....................... ..............85

1. In 1918, Captain Hedley fell off his plane in the sky, but soon he fell back into it again! You may read about this story in Chapter _____.

2. One morning in New York City, people saw a man walking on a rope between two tall buildings. You may read this story in Chapter _____.

3. The Earl feeds his dogs better than most people do. This story may begin on Page ______.

4. Sarah thought she would die as soon as her house was finished. So she kept on adding more and more rooms. Her story may appear on Page _____.

5. In Chapter 4, Robert could not enter any hospital room because of _____.

　James got up at five to seven. His parents and his little twin sisters went traveling in France and he had to look after himself at home. He opened the fridge, but he found only two hamburgers in it. He decided to have breakfast in the restaurant at the other side of the street. He sat at a table and the waiter came up and said, “Can I take your order(点菜), James?”

　“But you don’t show your menu to me, Mr. Hunt,” said the boy.

　“Oh, sorry! I forget it. Here it is.”

　James looked at the menu carefully. It was:

　James brought out his wallet and found there was only 6.50 dollars in it.

　“Well,” said Mr. Hunt. “What about a hamburger, a pizza, two eggs and a glass of coke?”

　“Oh, no,” said the boy. “I’ll buy a picture-book this afternoon. It’s 1.50 dollars.”

　“I see,” said the waiter. And then he brought the boy a nice breakfast.

(  )11. There were ______ people in James’ family.

A. three　　 B. four　  C. five　　  D. six

(  )12. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The waiter knew James.　B. The restaurant was near James’ home.

C. James went to the restaurant alone.

D. The waiter took a menu to James when he saw him.

(  )13. ______ are the most expensive in the menu?

A. Sandwiches　　B. Hamburgers　C. Pizzas　D. Hamburgers and pizzas

(  )14. James hoped to pay ______ dollars for his breakfast.

A. 5.00　    B. 1.50　  　C. 6.50　   　D. 3.50

(  )15. At last James had ______ for his breakfast.

A. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

B. two eggs, a pizza, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

C. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coke

D. one egg, a pizza, a sandwich and a glass of coffee

　James got up at five to seven. His parents and his little twin sisters went traveling in France and he had to look after himself at home. He opened the fridge, but he found only two hamburgers in it. He decided to have breakfast in the restaurant at the other side of the street. He sat at a table and the waiter came up and said, “Can I take your order(点菜), James?”

　“But you don’t show your menu to me, Mr. Hunt,” said the boy.

　“Oh, sorry! I forget it. Here it is.”

　James looked at the menu carefully. It was:

　James brought out his wallet and found there was only 6.50 dollars in it.

　“Well,” said Mr. Hunt. “What about a hamburger, a pizza, two eggs and a glass of coke?”

　“Oh, no,” said the boy. “I’ll buy a picture-book this afternoon. It’s 1.50 dollars.”

　“I see,” said the waiter. And then he brought the boy a nice breakfast.

(  )11. There were ______ people in James’ family.

A. three　　 B. four　  C. five　　  D. six

(  )12. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The waiter knew James.　B. The restaurant was near James’ home.

C. James went to the restaurant alone.

D. The waiter took a menu to James when he saw him.

(  )13. ______ are the most expensive in the menu?

A. Sandwiches　　B. Hamburgers　C. Pizzas　D. Hamburgers and pizzas

(  )14. James hoped to pay ______ dollars for his breakfast.

A. 5.00　    B. 1.50　  　C. 6.50　   　D. 3.50

(  )15. At last James had ______ for his breakfast.

A. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

B. two eggs, a pizza, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

C. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coke

D. one egg, a pizza, a sandwich and a glass of coffee

 (A)

Mr King comes from the USA.His family lives in a village called Hylas. It’s near the town of Ashland. It’s a nice and small village.Hylas is a little nearer than Gum Tree from Richmond.It’s about four kilometers away. Mr King has a building.There are six floors in it.There isn’t a lift in it.Mr King likes going up and down on foot.He works in the city of New York.He is going to China next month again.He says the Chinese people are friendly and the food is nice.

(   )1.Mr King is_________

     A.an American  B.an Englishman   C.a Chinese   D.a Canadian

(   )2Which of the follow is not true?

     A .Hylas is a small village.

     B Hylas is near to Ashland.

 C.Hylas is four kilometers from Gum Tree.

  D. Hylas is four kilometers from Richmond.

(   )3.Mr King lives ______

A.      On the sixth floor of the building

B.      in a six-floor building. 

C.      in Ashland   D.in Richmond

(   )4.Mr King goes up and down the building _______ .

     A.by lift  B.by car    C.by train  Don foot

(   )5.What is Mr King going to do next week?

     A.He’s going to have a holiday.

 B He’s going to move to China.  

 C. He’s going to China .

 D He’s going to find work in China.

Come and meet the Indian(印度的) elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia(赞比亚) are waiting to look down on you.

(    )6. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage？

A. Four        B. Five        C. Six        D. Seven

(    )7. Now Mr. Smith is in the zoo with his two sons, one aged 14 and the other aged 10. How much are the tickets all together(总共)?

        A. ＄4.00      B. ＄2.00     C. ＄3.00    D. ＄1.00

(    )8. Which of the following is a visiting time?

         A. 8:30 a.m. Monday.               B. 9:30 a.m. Friday.

         C. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday.               D. 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

(    )9. From the passage we can guess the animal “giraffe” must be very _____.

         A. fat         B. long          C. tall        D. strong

(    )10. Which of the following can we do in the zoo?

A. Take a few nice photos.         B. Give some food to the fish.

C. Touch the monkey on the head.   D. Throw things everywhere.