Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died. Father and son walked, because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, "Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse, It's a long way to market(市场). " The farmer know that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked. Then they met two old women, "What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired the boy is?" So the farmer got down, and his son rode instead.

Next, three old men stopped them, one said, "Why are you walking, farmer? Get up, It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today," So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on. Some time later, a young woman passed them, "Why aren't you walking?" she asked, "It isn't far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest." So the farmer, and his son, got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.

1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse ____.

A. before it was dead

B. before it become too tired

C. before it market was over

D. before it was as old as he was

2. The two men on the road ____.

A. asked how far it was to the market

B. said they thought the horse looked very tired

C. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse

D. told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk

3. The two old women said it was wrong for ____.

A. the farmer to ride such a tired horse

B. the farmer to ride while his young son walked

C. the boy to ride instead of his father

D. only one person to ride such a long way

4. The farmer got up behind his son because ____.

A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walk

B. the three old men stopped them on the road

C. he did not know why he was walking

D. his son could not ride the horse by himself

5. The young woman was most sorry ____.

A. for the old man

B. for the farmer's young son

C. that it was not far to the market

D. for the horse

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often __1.__ some books from the library. He __2.__ to the radio every morning and reading __3.__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.His __4.__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He __5.___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __6.__ to understand him and chooses __7.__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read __8.__ about the electric lights (电灯) and was __9.__it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __10.__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know __11.__than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, __12.__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, __13.__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __14.__ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __15.___ to answer! 

16.               A．finds           B．sells           C．buys  D．borrows

17.               A．hears          B．listens          C．says  D．reads

18.               A．newspapers     B．letters         C．stories    D．messages

19.               A．teachers        B．parents         C．students   D．classmates

20.               A．also           B．never          C．even D．only

21.               A．old            B．young          C．clever D．able

22.               A．more difficult    B．the most difficult C．easy  D．the easiest

23.               A．everything      B．nothing         C．something D．anything

24.               A．worried about   B．interested in     C．afraid of   D．angry with

25.               A．few           B．little           C．a few D．a little

26.               A．more          B．most           C．less  D．least

27.               A．I think so       B．I don’t know    C．I agree    D．I don’t think so

28.               A．instead         B．carefully        C．quickly    D．brightly

29.               A．Thomas Brown   B．Allan Smith      C．Thomas Edison  D．Ron Jenkins

30.               A．when          B．what           C．where D．which

Do you think of your parents? "Yes, of course." You may answer, ¨I buy a present for my mother on      .And I give my father a present on Father's Day,       .” Then what about the other days of a year? Always       to think of your parents, not just on some important days.

I have a friend who     alone, because her parents live in another city. One day l went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a       .She dialed the number, but then she put the phone      . After about ten seconds, she dialed the number again. "Hi, Mum…”

Later I asked, "Why did you dial the number      ?”she smiled, "My parents are old. They can not get close to the telephone      .I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them       time to answer the call."

My friend is a good girl. She is always       her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1.A. Father's Day             B. Mother's Day        C. Teachers' Day        D. Children's Day

2.A. too                             B. also                      C. either                  D. yet

3.A. refuse                       B. forget                  C. decide                 D. remember

4.A. lives                     B. stays                      C. plays                    D. works

5.A. face                  B. card                     C. call                       D. cake

6.A. up                              B. off               C. down                   D. on

7.A. once                B. twice                   C. several times      D. many times

8.A. lonely              B. slowly                  C. quietly                 D. quickly

9.A. few                       B. little                      C. enough      D. a lot

10.A. thinking about          B. laughing at          C. picking up           D. looking for

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport two hours earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.

Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn't lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.

Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to rush. He went to the clerk to show his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket in surprise. "Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening." "But I confirmed my flight," insisted Andy. "Will I have to pay for another ticket?"

"No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now."

Andy's look of shock turned to pleasure as he realized that now he could continue his vacation.

1.Why was Andy in Spain?

A. He was there on a business trip.             

B. He hoped to learn Spanish better.

C. He liked to visit places of interest in Spain.    

D. He was visiting friends there

2.Andy missed his flight because________

A. he forgot his flight time          

B. the clerk gave him the wrong time of his flight

C. the clerk misunderstood him      

D. he misunderstood the clerk

3.Which word can best describe the feeling of Andy when he came to know that his stay in Spain would be longer?

A. happy        B. shocked       C. upset       D. angry

4.What would Andy do next?

A. He would stay in Spain for another three days.

B. He would go to another country.

C. He would stay at the airport.

D. He would pay for another ticket.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A. Travelers always have to confirm the time of flight with airline companies by phone call

B. It’s more difficult for Andy to understand others in Spanish face to face than on the phone

C. Andy was enjoying himself when visiting places in Spain.

D. Andy would be worried.

Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and 36 happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The 37 of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it 38 to calm down to read a whole book. I didn't know what to do with it. Then 39 one day I thought of "Why not make read­ing fun?" It gave me 40 again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking    41    the writer. I tried to put all

my effort into his or her books, 42 I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have become a part of my life.

See? Attitude (态度) can make a great 43 . Someone once said,"Even though the situ­ation is bad, people still have one freedom ( 自由) to 44 their attitude. "So,don't complain about study or work. It helps 45 . Try to see things from a different way. Believe me; this will change the situation and help you a lot.

4. A. sadly        B quickly C. suddenly         D. hardly