Mr. and Mrs. Jones never go out in the evening, but last Saturday Mrs. Jones said to her husband（丈夫）, "There is a good film at the cinema tonight. Shall we go and see it?"

Mr. Jones was quite happy about it. So they went, and both of them enjoyed the film very much. When they came out of the cinema, it was 11 o'clock. They got into their car and began driving home. It was quite dark. Mrs. Jones said," Look, a woman is running along the road very fast and a man is running after her. Can you see them?" Mr. Jones said, "Yes, I can."

He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, "Can I help you?" "No, thanks," said the woman, but she did not stop running. "My husband and I always run home after the cinema. Because whoever（不论谁） gets home late are going to do the dishes."

1. Mr. and Mrs. Jones _____.

A. often stay at home in the evening   B. often go out in the evening

C. often go out to have supper       D. often go to the cinema in the evening

2. _____________ enjoyed the film very much.

A. Mr.Jones   B. Mrs. Jones    C. Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones  D. The woman

3. On their way home, they saw _____.

A. a man running after a woman       B. two men running together

C. a woman running after a man       D. two women running

4.Why did the man and the woman run? Because _____.

A. the woman's husband was angry with her   B. they liked running

C. neither the wife nor the husband（丈夫和妻子都不） wanted to wash the dishes

D. they tried  to catch the car

Once upon a time a man became a great archer(射手).He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer of the country. The king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said，“Wait，sir.I know an old man who lives in the forest. He is a much greater archer. Let this young man go to him and learn from him for at least three years.”

The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from him.Then one day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this old man，then I will be the greatest archer.”

The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulder. The young man hid behind a tree,waiting to kill him. He shot an arrow(箭). The old man took a small piece of wood and threw it.It struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man.The old man came，took out the arrow and said.“I knew that some day or other you were going to do this. That’s why I have not taught you this secret. There is no need to kill me. My master is still alive,and I’m nothing before him. You must be with him for at least thirty years. And he is very old，So go fast! Find the old man!”

1.The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to “_______________ ”.

A. 崇拜       B. 建议      C. 宣布    D. 夸奖

2.The young archer wanted to kill the old man because____________.

A. he had nothing more to learn from him

B. he could then become the greatest archer

C. the old man refused to teach him everything

D. the king’s old servant ordered him to do so

3.What do you think would most probably happen next?

A. The young archer died from the wound soon after.

B. The king declared the young man the greatest archer.

C. The young archer found the old man’s master and killed him.

D. The young archer set off to look for the old man’s master.

4.What lesson can you learn from the story?

A. There’s always someone better than you in this world.

B. You must never try to become better than your teacher.

C. The older a man is,the better archer he usually becomes.

D. Always use a piece of wood to protect yourself from an arrow.

A bus stops at a small bus stop. A man is hungry and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining(下雨) hard, he doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. “Come here, boy!” he cries. “Do you know how much the cakes are?” The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars (美元)and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and one is for me.” Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says: “Sorry, there is only one cake left.”

1. Where is the man?

2. The man doesn’t want to go out because__________.

3.. How many cakes does the boy get?

4. How much are they if the boy buy five cakes?

5. What’s the result (结果)?

Many Chinese students don’t pay much attention to spoken English at school. They think it necessary to practice   36  English in class, but not   37  class. Here is a story to show you   38  important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.
A foreigner once   39  hungry and went into a restaurant in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he   40  his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to   41  that he wanted something   42  because he could not speak English. The waiter soon   43  him a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then took   44  the tea and gave him a cup of coffee. Still the man didn’t   45  what he wanted. He tried again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter   46  him. Finally   47  man came in. He spoke English   48  and fluently. After a few minutes, there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of   49  .
So you see a man can go hungry if he   50  master（掌握）a foreign language.
【小题1】A. speak                       B. speaking                 C. to speak
【小题2】 A. outsider                   B. out                      C. out of
【小题3】 A. how                        B. how an                   C. what an
【小题4】 A. get                        B. gets                     C. got
【小题5】A. open                       B. opened                   C. opens
【小题6】 A. express                        B. expressed                    C. expressing
【小题7】A. eats                        B. eating                       C. to eat
【小题8】A. took                        B. brought                  C. bought
【小题9】A. away                        B. out of                       C. down
【小题10】A. make                        B. give                     C. get
【小题11】 A. understand                 B. understood                   C. be understood
【小题12】A. other                       B. the other                    C. another
【小题13】A. clean                       B. clear                        C. clearly
【小题14】A. he                          B. him                      C. his
【小题15】A. doesn’t                        B. won’t                       C. isn’t