Mr. King lives in a city．He has some shops and so he makes a lot of money．His son，Mike, studies in a middle school．The boy likes everything，but he does not like studying．He doesn't listen to his teachers in class and he never finishes his homework on time．He always plays football when tie has some time．And he can never pass the exams．

    Mr. King is so busy with his business that has little time to stay at home，and he never care for his son’s studies．So he doesn't know anything about his son's studies．

    One day Miss Read，Mike's teacher．makes a telephone call for Mr. King，On the telephone，hone she tells him all about the boy's studies．She wants him to try to help the boy at home．When the man hears this, he doesn't feel happy．

    In the afternoon when his son  comer back from school，Mr. King gives him a good beating （打）．But soon he feels sorry for it．when he sees Mike crying in the bedroom．The next morning，before Mike goes to school，the father says to him，“Study hard，my son! I’ll buy you a car when you pass the exam next year．

    Another term is over. Mike doesn't pass the exam once more. Mr. King has a look at the school report for a few minutes and then he asks his son, “You don’t pass the exam again, Mike．What do you do this term'?’’

    “I learn how to drive a car．dad．”answers the boy．

1．Mr. King is                           

A．a football player                                         B．a teacher

C．a driver                                                     D．a businessman

2．Mike can never pass the exams because                      ．

A．his father has a lot of money   

B．he doesn't like studying

C．his teachers are not very good

D．he has to help his father in出e shops

3．Miss Read rings Mr. King

A．to tell him to take his son out of school

B．to buy things from his shop

C．to tell him about Mike's studies

D．because his son doesn't pass the exam once again

4．In the sentence “But soon he feels sorry for it when he sees Mike crying in the bed room．”The word “it” refers to（指）                     

    A．Mike's mark（分数）                              B．beating his soil

    C．something that Miss Read tells Mr. King       D．the car

5．Which of the following is wrong?

    A．Mike doesn't pass exam at the end of the term．

    B．Mike's father buys him a car so he has to learn how to drive it

    C．Mike doesn't do well in his lessons for another term．

    D．Mike thinks his father will buy him a car．

Dong Yi lives in Beijing. Read and learn about her day.

(　 )1. How long does it take Dong Yi to get to school with her father?_______.

A. Ten minutes. B. Half an hour. C. Twenty minutes　 D. I don’t know.

(　 )2. At 11:10 a.m. Dong Yi may_________.

A. go outside　　　　 B. play in the schoolyard　

C. have a rest　　　　 D. have an class

(　 )3. Dong Yi have lunch_______.

A. at home　　　　 B. at school　　　 C. in a restaurant　 D. outside school

(　 )4. What does Dong Yi have for dinner?__________

A. Meatballs.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Eggs and tomato soup.　

C. Dumplings.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Noodles.

(　 )5.When does Dong Yi listen to English?__________.

A. After her father takes her home　　 B. After she does her homework.

C. After she has some ice cream. D. After dinner.

Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.
One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.
“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”
Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.
“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”
“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”

Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.
One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.
“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”
Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.
“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”
“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”

Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.

One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.

“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”

Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.

“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”

“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”