When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction(吸引) of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned(被遗弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.
The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
【小题1】 How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

Rules in the reading room
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the school reading room. We hope you have a good time here. Before you go into the reading room, there are some rules you need to keep.
1.The reading room is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
2. Don’t take your bag into the reading room.
3. Don’t talk loudly in the reading room.
4. Don’t take any food or drink into the reading room.
5. Take only one book at a time. After you finish reading the book, you must put it back and then you can take another one. Don’t take many books to your seat.
6. Before you leave, you must return the book to the bookshelf. You can’t take any book out of the reading room.
【小题1】How long is the reading room open every day?

Rules in the reading room
Hello, everyone. Welcome to the school reading room. We hope you have a good time here. Before you go into the reading room, there are some rules you need to keep.
1.The reading room is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
2. Don’t take your bag into the reading room.
3. Don’t talk loudly in the reading room.
4. Don’t take any food or drink into the reading room.
5. Take only one book at a time. After you finish reading the book, you must put it back and then you can take another one. Don’t take many books to your seat.
6. Before you leave, you must return the book to the bookshelf. You can’t take any book out of the reading room

1. 1.

   How long is the reading room open every day?

   1. A.
      Ten hours
   2. B.
      Nine hours
   3. C.
      Seven hours
   4. D.
      Eight hours
2. 2.

   What can you take into the reading room?

   1. A.
      The bag
   2. B.
      The student card
   3. C.
      Sandwiches
   4. D.
      Orange juice
3. 3.

   How many books can you take from the bookshelf at a time?

   1. A.
      One
   2. B.
      Two
   3. C.
      Three
   4. D.
      Four
4. 4.

   What does the underlined word “return” mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      放置
   2. B.
      带走
   3. C.
      整理
   4. D.
      归还
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      You can drink in the reading room
   2. B.
      You can take all your favorite books to your seat
   3. C.
      You can read in the reading room at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday
   4. D.
      You can take only one book home at a time

Rules in the reading room

Hello, everyone. Welcome to the school reading room. We hope you have a good time here. Before you go into the reading room, there are some rules you need to keep.

1.The reading room is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

2. Don’t take your bag into the reading room.

3. Don’t talk loudly in the reading room.

4. Don’t take any food or drink into the reading room.

5. Take only one book at a time. After you finish reading the book, you must put it back and then you can take another one. Don’t take many books to your seat.

6. Before you leave, you must return the book to the bookshelf. You can’t take any book out of the reading room.

1.How long is the reading room open every day?

A．Ten hours.         B．Nine hours.        C．Seven hours.       D．Eight hours.

2.What can you take into the reading room?

A．The bag.          B．The student card.    C．Sandwiches.       D．Orange juice.

3.How many books can you take from the bookshelf at a time?

A．One             B．Two              C．Three            D．Four

4.What does the underlined word “return” mean in Chinese?

A．放置             B．带走             C．整理             D．归还

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．You can drink in the reading room.

B．You can take all your favorite books to your seat.

C．You can read in the reading room at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

D．You can take only one book home at a time.