Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future. Nobody knows why, but there are many stories about people who have had dreams that came true. One of these people was a man called John Chapman, who lived in a small place, named Swaffham in England and was deeply loved by people in this town. Though he was very poor, he was kind and likely to help others in trouble. One night, he dreamed that he was standing on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman really needed money and wanted to have a try, so the next day he set off for London. He walked for three days and three nights and at last arrived at London Bridge. There were plenty of people on the bridge, but they were not interested in him. They were all unaware of him. Three days later, he decided to go home, but before he could do this a shopkeeper was approaching him.

“I’ve been watching you,” the shopkeeper said. “Are you waiting for someone?”

“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man on London Bridge. He was going to lead me to own a lot of money.”

“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams. If I believed in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man from Swaffham. His name was John Chapman and he had gold in his garden near an old apple tree.”

John was amazed and immediately headed for home. As soon as he arrived, he dug in his garden near the old apple tree.

46. Swaffham is probably the name of               .

       A. a city                    B. a bridge                C. a town                            D. a church

47. John Chapman went to London because           . 

       A. he visited a friend there                  B. he wanted to meet a shopkeeper

       C. he wanted to be famous                         D. he wanted to make his dream come true

48. The underlined phrase “headed for” (in Paragraph 5) means “       ”.

       A. left                     B. passed                  C. went                 D. hid

49. According to the story, John Chapman was away from his town for at least                       days.

       A three                      B. four                    C. five                                 D. six

50. What happened to John Chapman probably at the end of the story?

   A. He found nothing and remained very poor.

   B. He found gold and gave some to others in need.

   C. He found gold and kept it on his own.

   D. He found nothing and gave his dream up.

There was an old pear tree in a man’s garden. In the past, the tree fruited every year, so the man would get many pears. But now, the tree got old. There were no more pears for the man. So the ungrateful man decided to cut the tree down. When he walked toward the tree with an axe in his hand, the tree said to him, “Please don’t cut me down. I have borne so many pears for you in the past years. Now I will die soon. I only have a short time to live. Please don’t kill a dying tree that has done so much for you.”

“I’m sorry. I have to do so,” the man said, “because I need wood to make a chair.” Then he began to wave his axe. At that moment, a bird in the old tree shouted at him, “Don’t cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade, and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much pleasure to your wife when you are away from home.”

The man didn’t listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree, some bees flew out of it and said, “Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree, we will give you delicious honey every day. Would you please leave the tree with us？”

The man got moved. He said, “You are so kind to the tree, although it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn’t cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird continue its songs here.” With these words, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day.

1.Which can be the best title of the story？

A. The Singing Bird　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. The Man’s Wife

C. The Old Tree　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. The King Bees

2.The most important reason for the man to cut down the tree isn’t that the man couldn’t get any pears from it, is it？

A. No, it isn’t.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Yes, it isn’t.

C. No, it is.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Yes, it is.

3.What made his wife happy when the man was not at home？

A. The tree and its shade.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. The tree and the bird.

C. The bird and its songs.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. The bees and their honey.

4.In the story, the underlined word “continue” means ______.

A. start　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. go on

C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. speak again

5.What can we learn from the story？

A. People should never be ungrateful.　　　　　　　　  B. Good wood comes from pear trees.

C. Old people are kind and friendly.　　　　　　　　    D. Birds and bees are always helpful.