Peter's job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier (边界) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __36__ the hill towards the frontier, __37__ a bike with grass on it. When the bike __38__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __39__ him take the grass off. Then he would examine the straw very __40__ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets __41__ he let him tie (捆绑) the grass again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __42 __ to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found __43__. He was sure the man was smuggling something, but he was not __44__ to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked __45__ the grass and emptied the worker's pockets __46__ usual, he __47__ to him, "Listen, I know you are smuggling things __48__ this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to retire (退休). I promise I shall not tell __49__ if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The worker did not say anything for __50__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, "Bikes."

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     It was last summer. My wife Elsa, our little monkey Katy and I 1_______(drive) home to Greenwich Village in New York City. We 2_______ (visit) our friends in Washington D.C. It 3_______ (take) us about four hours to get home. Katy was not happy because she had to stay in the car all the way. She jumped here and there. "Put her in the back scat and give her something 4_______ (cat)." I said to Elsa. Just then she 5_______ (jump) on my fight arm and there was a big bang at once. Our car crashed into the ear in from and caught fire. A moment later, the police arrived and they got us out of the car. "Oh, poor Katy is still in the ear!" Elsa screamed and ran back to the burning car before the policemen 6_______ (stop) her. She opened the door but found Katy wasn’t there. While she 7_______ (run) back to us, there was a big explosion(爆炸). How dangerous! We looked everywhere but 8_______(not find) Katy. So we had to start again for home, feeling rather sad

Two months passed. It was about half past two in the torching and Elsa 9_______(lie) awake in bed. She had dreamed about Katy. Suddenly she heard a strange sound. She woke me up and said to me quietly, "Listen! Isn't that a burglar? "We came downstairs with something in our hands. There! The sound 10_______(come) from the front door. Then I opened the door. To our great surprise, it was Katy!

Vince is 35-year-old officer in the Navy(海军). He lives on the ___46____most of the time. But these days he is in a city for his holiday.

_____47___ a hot evening, he decided _____48_____ to a movie after supper. He got on a bus and stood _____49___ the door. A few minutes later, a drunk(醉汉)got on the bus. He said to Vince, "Hey! Does this bus go to the zoo?"

Vince said___50____ and went to move to the front of the bus. But the drunk caught hold of him. And he went on ___51_____, "This bus will take me to the zoo, __52____ it?"

Vince became ___53____and said , "Listen! I'm a Navy, not a bus driver."

Hearing this, the drunk spoke loudly, "Stop the __54_ then! I want to take a bus!" Everyone on the bus ___55______loudly.

46.A. farm　　　　 B. factory　　　　　 C. Sea

47.A. On　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　 C.At

48.A. go　　　　　 B. to go　　　　　　 C. going

49.A.by　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　 C. on

50.A.something　　 B. anything　　　　 C. nothing

51.A. ask　　　　 B. asked　　　　　 C. asking

52.A.doesn’t　　　 B. won’t　　　　　　 C. didn’t

53.A.happy　　　 B. angry　　　　 　　C. sad

54. A. bus　　　　 B. ship　　　　　　 C. train

55. A.cried　　　 B.sang　　　　　　 C.laughed

"I'm sorry. I have to do so, " the man said, "because I need wood to make a chair." Then he began to wave his axe. At that moment, a bird in the old tree shouted at him, "Don't cut it down! Every time you go out and your wife feels lonely, she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade, and I sing songs to make her happy. We give much pleasure to your wife when you are away from home."

The man didn't listen to the bird and drove it away. Just when he was about to cut the tree, some bees flew out of it and said, "Listen! If you agree not to kill this tree, we will give you delicious honey every day. Would you please leave the tree with us?"

The man got moved. He said, "You are so kind to the tree, although it has become old. Now I see that I shouldn't cut it down. It has done so much for me and my wife. Let the tree stay here, and let the bird continue its songs here." With these words, the man left. And the old tree lived there to its last day.

1. Which can be the best title of the story?(　)

A. The Singing Bird　　　　　　　　　　    B. The Man's Wife

C. The Old Tree　　　　　　　　　　    D. The King Bees

2. The most important reason for the man to cut down the tree isn't that the man couldn't get any pears from it, is it?(　)

A. No, it isn't　　　　　　　　　　    B. Yes, it isn't.

C. No, it is.　　　　　　　　　　    D. Yes, it is.

3. What made his wife happy when the man was not at home?(　)

A. The tree and its shade.　　　　　　　　　　    B. The tree and the bird.

C. The bird and its songs.　　　　　　　　　　    D. The bees and their honey.

4. In the story, the underlined word "continue" means ______.(　)

A. start　　　　　　　　　　    B. go on

C. take　　　　　　　　　　    D. speak again

5. What can we learn from the story?(　)

A. People should never be ungrateful.

B. Good wood comes from pear trees.

C. Old people are kind and friendly.

D. Birds and bees are always helpful.

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother， "Only a miracle（奇迹） can save him now，" the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore(药店) with the money in her hand.

"And what do you want？" asked the salesman. "It's for my little brother，" the girl answered. "He's really， really sick and I want to buy a miracle."

"Pardon？" said the salesman.

"My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？" "We don't sell a miracle here， child. I'm sorry，" the salesman said with a smile.

"Listen， if it isn't enough， I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs."

A well-dressed man heard it and asked， "What kind of a miracle does your brother need？"

"I don't know，" she answered with her eyes full of tears. "He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it， so I have brought all my money."

"How much do you have？" asked the man. "$ 1.11， but I can try and get some more，" she answered.

"Well， what luck，" smiled the man. "$ 1.11， the price of a miracle for little brothers."

He took up the girl's hand and said， "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost？

56. What was the trouble in the little girl's family？

A. Her brother was seriously ill.             B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.           D. Both A and B

57. In the eye of the little girl,a miracle might be _______.

A. something interesting                 B. something beautiful

C. some wonderful medicine              D. some good food

58. The little girl said again and again "……I can try and get some more." That shows _______.

A. she had still kept some money

B. she hoped not to be refused

C. There was no need to worry about money

D. she thought money was easy to get

59. What made the miracle happen？

A. The girl's love for her brother.            B. The girl's money.

C. The medicine from the drugstore.         D. Nobody can tell.

60. From the passage we can infer （推断） that _______.

A. The doctor didn't ask for any pay

B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever

D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought