In less than two weeks, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance exam．They are studying hard for this big challenge． Do they have time to do something to celebrate their middle school years? Many do．

Leng Jingze, 14, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writing goodbye messages for each other．They are also swapping（交换）photos．

Even the head teacher has a project, said Leng．

"She plans to put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD mad give each student one，"said Leng" She will also write something for each student．"

Wang Zeyu，15，in Changchun，Jilin said his classmates are making。"lucky stars" as graduation gifts．They are making the cheerful stars from colored paper．

"Before making a ‘lucky star’．you write some words for the person on the paper，"said Wang．"He or she can read the words when they unfold （拆开）the star"

Who does Wang want to make a lucky star for? He said he wanted to make one for his head teacher．

"I’ll write: ‘Dear teacher, you always look so serious," said Wang．"But we know you have a warm heart．Smile more!"

In Xiao Xia’s school in Beijing, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook, in which the graduating classes will put their photos and self-introductions．

"Most classes have written an article as the self-introduction," said Xiao, 14．"We have written a poem in the ancient style!"

The poem records the big events of the class’s history and is in the shape of the number 9．

"Nine is our class number," said Xiao, who felt very proud of the idea．

"Our class may he not the one with the best school grade but it must he the most creative one," said Xiao．"I feel lucky to study in such a class!"

1．What are the students in the picture doing?

2．What are the students in Leng jingze’s doing for their graduation ?

3．Where does the head teacher plan to put the students’ photos and compositions ?

4．What are the cheerful lucky stars made from ?

5．Why is the poem in the shape of the number of 9 ?

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book．Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down．While I watched mouth open in surprise，Mum took off her hat and coat mad gave them to me to hold．She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop（墩布）．She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up，Mum nodded and said，“very dirty floors．”

“Yes，I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them，”the nurse answered．She looked at Mum strangely and said，“But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder，each swipe（拖一下）of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall．I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book．

After a long time Mum came back．Her eyes were shining She quickly put the mop back and took my hand．As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said，“Thank you．”

Outside，Mum told me：“Dagmar is fine．No fever．”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course，I told her about the hospital rules，and she will not expect us until tomorrow．Dad will stop worrying as well．It’s a fine hospital but such floors! A mop is no good．You need a brush．”

（    ）1．When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was______．

A．to clean the floor                                     B．to please the nurse

C．to see a patient                                           D．to surprise the story-teller

（    ）2．When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a______．

A．nurse                   B．visitor                  C．patient                   D．cleaner

（    ）3．After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

A．It is a children’s hospital．

B．It has strict rules about visiting hours．

C．The conditions there aren’t very good．

D．The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard．

（    ）4．From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely______．

A．the story-teller’s sister                              B．the story-teller’s classmate

C．Mum’s friend                                            D．Dad’s boss

（    ）5．Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A．Strange．         B．Warm-hearted．        C．Clever．            D．Hard-working．

One afternoon, the writer decided to go to the biggest ____6____ in the city. The shopkeeper was ____7____about it. He wanted to make the writer happy. So he told his men to ____8____ the works of the other writers and put Dumas' works on all the ____9____. Soon the writer came and began to ____10____ the books in the shop. But he ____11____ there were only his works there. He felt ____12____ and asked, “____13____ are the other writers' works, sir?”

Of course the shopkeeper could not ____14____ the truth. But he didn't know ____15____ to answer. In a hurry he said,“Theirs have been sold out, sir. ”

1． (　)A．American　　    B．Russian　　  C．French　　　　 D．British

2． (　)A．Some　　　　   B．A few　　   C．A lot of　　　　  D．Few

3． (　)A．told　　　　    B．asked　　　　 C．made　　　　   D．wanted

4． (　)A．because　　　　 B．so　　　　   C．though　　　　  D．but

5． (　)A．friends　　　　  B．Frenchmen   C．Americans　　    D．Russians

6． (　)A．bookshop　　   B．shoe shop　　   C．clothes shop　　 D．cap shop

7． (　)A．spoken　　　　  B．told　　　　  C．called　　　　    D．said

8． (　)A．take away　　   B．take from　　  C．bring about　　    D．throw away

9． (　)A．desk　　　　   B．table　　　　  C．shelves　　　　   D．ground

10． (　)A．look at　　    B．watch　　　　   C．see　　　　　　  D．read

11． (　)A．hoped　　　　  B．knew　　　　  C．thought　　　　   D．found

12． (　)A．interested　　   B．strange　　    C．angry　　　　　　 D．excited

13． (　)A．Where　　　　 B．What　　　　 C．When　　　　　　  D．Who

14． (　)A．give　　　　   B．speak　　　　 C．tell　　　　　　    D．say

15． (　)A．how　　　　   B．what　　　　  C．who　　　　　　  D．when

“I’m sorry, sir,” said Mr. White. “I didn’t find the light turned red.” Then he brought out a bottle of wine(酒)and gave it to the old man.

“It’s very cold today, sir,” said Mr. White, “Please drink a little, then you will be warm.”

The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, “I’m feeling much better now. Why don’t you drink any?”

“I can’t drink anything now, sir,” answered Mr. White. “I’m waiting for the policeman coming. Only drunkards(酒鬼)cause accidents(肇事)，you know!”

根据短文内容选择正确答案：

1.The story happened (发生)______.

A. in the morning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.in the afternoon

C.in the evening　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.at night

2.Mr. White drove too fast because ______.

A. he was happy that day

B.he was good at drinking

C.there were few cars in the street

D.he was afraid to be late

3.Mr. White hit the car because ______.

A. he didn’t see it

B.it was raining hard

C.he couldn’t stop his car

D.he couldn’t drive at all

4.Mr. White gave a bottle of wine to the old man to ______.

A. put the blame(责任)onto him

B.make him happy

C.make him warm

D.leave there before the policeman come

5.At last,______.

A. the old man felt much better

B.the old man was friendly to Mr. White

C.Mr. White drank some, too

D.Mr.White fooled(愚弄)the old man