Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.
He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.
The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.
At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.
“A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.
The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”
“Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”
【小题1】Dick spent the rainy night ______.

My name is Nick.. I have four new good friends. They are Dick, Helen, Jack and Amy.
Now, they’re in the garden. Dick and Jack are boys. Dick is tall and strong. Jack is tall but he’s not strong. He is thin. Helen and Amy are girls. They’re twins. They are short and slim. Dick is thirteen. Helen is thirteen too. They’re in the same class. Jack is in Class4. His shoes are black and his T-shirt is white.
【小题1】Where are Dick and Helen now?

Cyril Dick’s house is neither a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They are called “bubble houses”, and you can see why!
Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house.
Everything in the “bubble house” is round. The centre of the house is one very big bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round armchairs, a round table, and a big round rug(地毯) in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen with round shelves, another bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two more bubbles—a bedroom and a bathroom.
The doors and windows are also round, of course. The window are like eyes. There aren’t any curtains(窗帘) in the house, because Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.
Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect(建筑师), Antti Lovag. “A lot of modern houses are bad for us, especially tall buildings of flats,” says Lovag. “Because round homes are more natural, people feel happy in them.” Cyril agrees with this. “Some people think my house is funny,” he says, “but for me, this is the perfect home.”
【小题1】You can find more “bubble houses” in the south of France. 
【小题2】Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves _____________________________________.
【小题3】What is the third bubble around the living room?
____________________________________________________________________.
【小题4】_____________________________________________________________________
【小题5】_____________________________________________________________________

Dick often goes traveling when the summer holiday begins. But he was out of luck this summer.

He went to an old temple(庙)on a high mountain by himself. On his way there it suddenly began to rain heavily and he hurried to go down the mountain. When he got to the foot of the mountain, he found the wooden bridge was under the water, so he had to spend the rainy night in a broken farmhouse. He was so hungry that he hardly fell asleep.

   The next morning the rain stopped and he found the bridge was damaged. He saw the river was not too deep and tried to swim across it. In the middle of the river the water nearly washed him away. Luckily , two farmers saved him, but he lost his bag. They gave him some food and dry clothes. He thanked them and went to the nearest town to call up his parents.

   At the end of the street, Dick found a small hotel and went in. He asked the price for a room.

   “A room on the first floor is twenty dollars, on the second floor, fifteen dollars and on the third, ten dollars,” answered the owner.

   The young man had only eight dollars in all his pockets. He said thanks and was leaving. The owner asked, “Don’t you like our hotel?”

   “Yes, it’s good,” said Dick, “but it’s not tall enough!”

1.Dick spent the rainy night ______.

   A. in the old temple       B. in a farmhouse  

C. on the bridge          D. in a hotel

2.Why couldn’t Dick go to sleep that rainy night?

   A. Because he was afraid of the dark.

B. Because he had nothing for supper.

   C. Because he felt cold.

D. Because he couldn’t call his parents.

3.What did Dick do the next morning when he found the bridge was damaged?

   A. He went back to the temple

B. He stayed in a farmhouse.

   C. He decided to swim across the river.

D. He asked the farmers for some food.

4.What do you think of Dick’s summer holiday this year?

   A. Happy        B. Terrible         C. Boring          D. Exciting

5.From Dick’s words in the last paragraph, we can infer(推测) that______.

   A. Dick liked tall buildings         

B. Dick went to borrow money from his good friends.

 C. Dick went to look for a better hotel at last

Cyril Dick’s house is neither a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They are called “bubble houses”, and you can see why!

Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things. He collects old records and clocks. He also collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round house.

Everything in the “bubble house” is round. The centre of the house is one very big bubble. This is both the living room and dining room. There are round armchairs, a round table, and a big round rug(地毯) in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are three small bubbles. One bubble is a kitchen with round shelves, another bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two more bubbles—a bedroom and a bathroom.

The doors and windows are also round, of course. The window are like eyes. There aren’t any curtains(窗帘) in the house, because Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.

Bubble houses are the idea of a Hungarian architect(建筑师), Antti Lovag. “A lot of modern houses are bad for us, especially tall buildings of flats,” says Lovag. “Because round homes are more natural, people feel happy in them.” Cyril agrees with this. “Some people think my house is funny,” he says, “but for me, this is the perfect home.”

1.You can find more “bubble houses” in the south of France. 

2.Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves _____________________________________.

3.What is the third bubble around the living room?

____________________________________________________________________.

4._____________________________________________________________________

5._____________________________________________________________________