Tracy sat at the kitchen table daydreaming. She was thinking about the used bike she planned to buy. She was making a list of things she wanted to do to fix up the bike. On her list, Tracy had written new seat, paint, and bell. Then she thought, “I want to make sure drivers see me on my bike. I’ll add reflectors （反光镜）to my list.”

       Tracy’s dad walked into the kitchen. “What are you doing?” he asked.

       “Oh, I’m just thinking about the bike I want to buy”, Tracy said. “I had hoped to earn enough on my paper route the first week to buy it, but I only made fifteen dollars. I hope the bike is still there after I get paid next week.”

       “Well, if you would like to earn the money tomorrow, you can help me,” Tracy’s dad said.

       “Doing what?” Tracy asked eagerly.

       “I’m washing windows in the morning,” her dad said. “I could use five dollars’ worth of help.”

       Even though it was a Saturday, Tracy got up quite early. She washed the inside of all of the windows. By twelve o’clock, she finished and had the money in her hand. Just as she was ready to leave, her mom called to her, “Tracy, did you make your bed?” Tracy rushed to her bedroom and made her bed. Finally, she headed for the door. She raced down the street to where the bike was for sale. Luckily, It was still there. The owner noticed Tracy looking at the bike. “Would you like to buy it?” asked the owner.

       “I sure would! I have twenty dollars,” Tracy answered, pulling the money out of her pocket.

       Within minutes Tracy rode away wearing a huge smile. She circled the block several times. She wanted her friends to see her on her new bike.

1. Tracy was ___________ when his father came into the kitchen.

       A. sleeping in bed                               B. making a list

       C. buying a bike                                 D. making bed

2. Tracy washed the windows in order to ___________.

       A. welcome her friends                       B. make her mum happy

       C. see the street clearly                       D. earn some money

3. Tracy felt worried because ___________.

       A. she was afraid the bike was sold

       B. she was not good at fixing up her bike

       C. she was afraid her mum wouldn’t let her out

       D. she couldn’t get up early enough to buy the bike

4. We can know from the passage that ___________.

       A. Tracy’s mother didn’t work hard

       B. Tracy’s father didn’t love her

       C. Tracy’s family was very poor

       D. Tracy had a very good father

阅读理解

One day, an old lady wanted to go to London to see her son. She got up early and reached the small station at nine o' clock in the morning. Because this was her first trip to London, she didn't know the train time. She was worried. Just at that moment, she saw a little boy running toward her. She stopped him and asked him what time the train would arrive and when the train would leave for London. The boy looked at the woman and said, “tu: tu: tu: tu: tu: tu:” just like firing a gun(像开枪似的). Then he ran away. The old lady was very much surprised and got angry. She didn't know why the boy had made fun of her：She sat in a chair and thought. At last she began to smile. She could not help crying out, “What a clever boy! He told me the train time in such a way!”

1．When the lady got to the small station, ________.

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A．she saw no one there

B．the train had arrived

C．she asked a boy the train time

D．a boy came up to meet her

2．The little boy ran away because ________.

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A．the lady laughed at him

B．he had told the lady the train time

C．the lady was angry with him

D．he didn't want to tell the lady the train time

3．That day the old lady stayed at the small station for about ________.

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4．At last the old lady understood the train would arrive at ________, and leave at ________.

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5．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．The old lady didn't get up early enough to catch the train.

B．The old lady ever went to London before.

C．The boy got angry with the lady and made fun of her.

D．The boy told the train in a clever way.

Bill was fourteen years old and in the ninth grade．He had a part time job which got him up at five o'clock．He was a newspaper boy．

Each morning，Bill left the house at five fifteen to go to the center．The newspapers were delivered there by a truck at midnight．He carried them on his bike．

In the winter it was still dark when he got up．But during the rest of the year it was bright．Bill had to deliver the newspapers to his customers（订户） houses in all kinds of weather．He tried to put each paper in the box where it was safe from wind，rain and snow． His customers thought he did a good job． Sometimes they gave him tips （小费）．

Bill made about $70 each month and he was saving some of the money to go to college．He spent the rest on tapes and clothes． Once a month he had to collect money from his customers．Since many o{ them worked during the day，Bill had to get the money al night．Sometimes when Bill was ill，his elder brother had to deliver the newspapers．Once his father had to help him．

Bill has 70 customers now，but he hopes to get more soon．Some day，when he bas many more customers， perhaps Bill will win a prize for being a very good newspaper boy．He wants to win a visit to Europe （欧洲），but he would be happy enough if he won a new bike．

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．Bill did part time job as_____．

A．a waiter               B．a driver                C．a newspaper boy     D．a salesman

2. In the passage，the underlined word “delivered” means_____．

A．收集                   B．印制                    C．分发                   D．制造

3．How often did Bill have to collect money from his customers?

A. Once a month                B．Once a week．      C．Once a year．       D．Once a day．

4．From the story we know the Customers like_____ people．

A．clever                  B．hard working         C．young                    D．poor

5．According to the passage，if Bill worked really hard， he could possibly win _____．

A．more friends                            B．more money

C．more newspaper                         D．a visit to Europe or a new bike