Yesterday my mother went into a shop to buy some fruit and vegetables. She put her basket and handbag down on a table and went to look at some apples in the window. There were a lot of people in the shop. When the shopkeeper was free, he weighed half a kilo of apples for my mother, put them in a paperbag and said, “That will be twelve pence, Mrs. Baker.” My mother said, “My money is in my handbag on that table.” She went to the table, but the handbag was not there! The basket was on the table, but the handbag was not! My mother was surprised.

　　Suddenly there was a lot of noise at the door of the shop, and a policeman came in, he was holding a man and my mother's bag. “Has anyone lost her handbag?” the policeman asked. “Yes,” my mother answered. “That's mine.” The policeman looked in the bag and asked, “How much money did you have?” “Two pounds and a few pence,” my mother said. “It's all here,” the policeman said and gave her the bag.“I caught the thief outside. He was running away.”

　　How lucky my mother was that day!

(1) Mrs. Baker went ________ yesterday.

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(2) Mrs. Baker put her handbag down ________.

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(3) Mrs. Baker was surprised, because ________.

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A．she saw a policeman at the door of the shop

B．the shopkeeper was busy all the time

C．the fruit was too expensive

D．she couldn't find her handbag

(4) The policeman was holding ________．

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(5) Mrs. Baker had ________ in her handbag.

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When Kyle walked into Ernie’s Pet World, he looked very anxious. The shop owner, Ernie, jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle. He was the shop’s first customer of the day.

   “Good morning, sir!”Ernie said,“What can I help you with?”

         “Well, I……”Kyle started to say.

        “Wait, don’t tell me,”Ernie stopped him.“You’re looking for a …a little dog… for your daughter’s birthday, Right?”

         “Not really, I just….”

         Ernie didn’t let him finish. “Ah, I’ve got it, You just moved to a new office, and you want some fish for it, I have some very nice fish bowls over here.”

        “In fact, I…”Kyle was starting to look very nervous and strange.

“No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Ernie’s Pet World, we have the best cats. Take a look at this lovely one with long, white hair, She’s looking at you. She’s thinking,‘Take me home. Take me home.’Would you like some cat food and toys, too?”

“No,thank you,”Kyle said.By this time, he was walking up and down. He had a terrible look on his face.“Really, I’m not interested in cats or fish or little dogs.”

“What do you want, then?”Ernie asked.

Kyle looked like he was going to cry.“I just want to know if I can use your toilet!”he said at last.

1.Which is TRUE about Ernie’s Pet World?

A.It has many workers.                                  B.Kyle goes there often.

C.It sells school things.                                   D.Ernie is the owner of the shop.

2.What kind of person is Ernie?

A.Very lazy.                                                            B.Rather shy.

C.Over warm-hearted.                                            D.Not friendly.

3.Kyle went into the Ernie’s Pet World to          

A.buy a little dog                                                      B.take fish home

C.meet the shop owner                           D.look for a washroom

4.What does the underlined word“anxious”mean?

A.焦急的                     B.兴奋的                     C.生气的                     D.失望的

5.What is the best title(标题) of the story?

A.Kyle and Ernie                                              B.Pet or Toilet

C.A Pet Lover                                                  D.A Busy Pet Shop

   Last year, we spent Christmas and New Year in Queensland, Australia. The beaches there were beautiful, and we spent a lot of time playing by the sea, swimming and surfing. One day, we were on a beach just south of a city called Cairns. My little sister was looking for shells in the sand down near the waves when she shouted to me, “Hey, Lan! Look what I’ve found!” I ran down to have a look, and saw her pointing at a strange black object that was half buried (掩埋) in the sand, “What is it?” she asked. I said I didn’t know.

   Just then, my father came over, “Are you enjoying yourselves, you two?” he asked. Then he saw the strange black thing. “What’s that?” he said, bending down to take a closer look. Suddenly, he said, “Quick kids, get away from here. Go and play somewhere else.”

   We went and played further down the beach, while Dad ran up to the shop near the beach to make a phone call. About 20 minutes later, we heard the noise of cars and trucks arriving, and a lot of soldiers ran onto the beach. They told everyone to leave the beach and stay away from it.

About half an hour later, we were sitting with Dad in a café a few hundred meters from the beach, when we heard an enormous explosion (爆炸). “What was that?” we asked Dad. “That was the thing you found,” he said. “One of the soldiers down there told me it was a Japanese bomb（炸弹）from World WarⅡ. Sometimes they get washed up on the beaches here.”

1. The object they found was _______.

   A. in the sand near the water                    B. in the sea

   C. lying on the beach                                  D. floating (漂) on the sea

2. When Dad saw the object, he _______.

   A. told the kids to play with it somewhere else      B. knew it was something dangerous

   C. decided to move it quickly                           D. picked it up to take a closer look

3. Dad went to a shop near the beach_______.

   A. to meet the soldiers                             B. to buy some drinks for the kids

   C. to call for help                                 D. in order to get away from the beach

4. The bomb on the beach_______.

   A. was washed up by accident                      B. killed many people

   C. was put there by the Japanese             D. was carried away by the Australian soldiers