She looked older to us though her age was about the same as our mother’s. She was not pretty. But she was kind and good. Then she gave us a good meal. After our mother became ill, we never ate such a good one. My brothers and I liked her before we finished the meal.

Our family moved to Australia not long ago. It was difficult for us to live a good life in the new place. Soon our mother became ill and she was in bed.

Every morning father went out to the forest, and worked all day hard as he could. Of course, we tried to help our parents. I cleaned the house and cooked our meals. My older brother learned to grow vegetables.

My two younger brothers were too young to work. Sometimes we went to school. When father came home on that day, he was surprised. Our mother was sleeping peacefully in the bed cleaned by Jane, and there were some beautiful flowers on the table. He said to Jane, “I have no money. I’m sorry I can’t pay you.” Jane said, “Don’t mind, I’m glad to help you. I don’t take money from people who are not happy.”

1. Why was mother ill?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. Life was hard.

B. The weather was bad for a long time.

C. There were too many children in the family.

D. She was always ill.

2. From the passage, we can know that there are　　    children in the family. 

A. 2　　    B. 3　　   C. 4　　　　 D. 5

3. Where did they live?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. In Australia.　　　　   B. In a city in Australia.

C. They just left Australia.  D. The writer didn’t tell us.

4. Why did Jane come to the family?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. To make money because she was poor.   

B. To help them.

C. She knew their mother very well.

D. To cook meals for the children.

5. We can learn the following from the passage except　　    .　　   

A. Jane was much younger than the writer’s mother

B. the writer’s family was not rich

C. Jane came to the family with some beautiful flowers

D. Jane helped the family for nothing

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

　　“I left it at home.”

　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

　　A. sixteen　        B. eighteen　               C. twenty　         D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

　　A. he's her grandson　　                    B. he's clever

　　C. he can keep quiet　　                    D. he gets home on time

3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

　　A. classmate　　        B. colleague (同事)　　 C. aunt      　　  D. wife

4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

　　A. 盖印　　         B. 跺　　               C. 贴邮票　　   D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

　　A. to wake his grandma up

　　B. to make his grandma angry

　　C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

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In my spare time, I paint designs on T-shirts. I got the idea two years　 1　　　 for my 2　　　 　birthday present. The shop wanted $ 20 for a special design 3　　　 a T-shirt, so I decided to do it 4　　　 . I bought a white cotton T-shirt　 5　　　 　$6 and some paints, and I painted a lion on the front. My brother loved it!

Painting T-shirts is great fun. You 6　　　 　be a great artist, you can just paint shapes and lines. The T-shirts are the 7　　　 　expensive part of my hobby. Also you have to use special fabric paints and you need to buy good quality brushes.

I love my hobby 8　　　 　I can make T-shirts that no-one else has. I give a lot of them away　 9　　　 　presents to my family and friends. Sometimes, I sell them. Since I started, I’ve　 10　　　 　about 60 T-shirts and each one is different.　

Everyone has his dream. ＿21＿do I .In ten years, I think I will be a reporter. I’ll live in Shanghai, because I want to Shanghai and ＿22＿in love with it last year. I think it’s a really beautiful city. ＿23＿ a reporter, I think I’ll meet lots of interesting ＿24＿.I think I’ll live in 25 apartment with my best friends, because I don’t like living 　26 . I will have pets. I can’t have 　27 pets now because my mother hates them and our apartment is too small. So in ten years, I’ll have many different pets. I might even keep a pet parrot. I’ll probably go skating and swimming 　28 . During the week, I’ll look smart, and probably will 　29 a suit. On weekends, I’ll dress more casually. That’s my dream. I’ll work 　30 to make it come true.

21. A. Neither　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　 C. Nor　

22. A. were　　　　　　　　　　 B. fell　　　　　　　　 C. fall

23. A. As　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　 C. Like　

24. A. men　　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　 C. people

25. A. an　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a　　　　　　　　　 C. the

26. A. alone　　　　　　　　　　 B. together　　　　　　 C. lonely　

27. A. some　　　　　　　　　　 B. no　　　　　　　　 C. any　

28. A. all day　　　　　　　　　　 B. every day　 　　　　C. everyday

29. A. dress　　　　　　　　　　 B. wear　　　　　　　 C. put on

30. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　 B. freely　　　　　　 C. hard