There is a farmer.  He lives near a road.  It is not a busy road, but from time to time, cars pass the farm. 
Near the farm gate, there is large hole (坑) in the road. This hole is always full of water, and the drivers can not 
see how deep the hole is. They think it is probably shallow (浅的 ). Then when they drive into the hole, they can
not drive out because it is so deep. The farmer doesn't spend much time working on his farm.  He spends most 
of it watching the hole. When a car drives into it, he pulls the car out with his tractor (拖拉机) and charges (收费) the driver a lot of money for doing this.       
        One day, a driver says to him, "You must make much money by pulling cars out of the hole night and 
day."       
        "Oh, no," the farmer says,  "I don't pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water. " 
Questions:       
(1) Where does the farmer live?                                                       
(2) What is in the road?                                                 
(3) Is the hole shallow?                                                  
(4) Can the drivers drive their car out of the hole? Why?                                                                
(5) Does he spend much time working on his farm?                                                        
(6)  What does he do most of the time?                                              
(7) Does the farmer take much money by pulling car out of the hole night and day?                                         
(8) What does he do at night?                                                     

      This is my room. There is a bed, a desk, a closet and a shelf. There are two end tables near the bed. The
computer is on the desk. The books are on the shelf. The trash bin is behind the door. What can you see over
the bed? It's my picture! I love my room very much.

1. How many beds are there in my room?

A. Two beds.
B. One bed.
C. Three beds.

2. Where are the two end tables?

A. They are near the bed.
B. They are on the shelf.
C. They are behind the door.

3. Where is the computer?

A. It is on the shelf.
B. It is on the desk.
C. It is behind the door.

4. Is the trash bin in front of the door?

A. Yes, it is.
B. No, it isn't.
C. No, it doesn't.

5. What can you see over the bed?

A. It's a picture.
B. It's the bed.
C. It's the trash bin.

     Mr Jones and Mr Brown worked in the same office. One day Mr Jones said to Mr Brown,
"I am going to have a small party at my home next Wednesday evening. Would you and your
wife like to join us?"
     Mr Brown said, "Thank you very much. It is very kind of you. We will be free that evening,
I think. But I will t.elephone my wife and ask her. Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that
evening." So Mr Brown went to the other room and telephoned.
     When he came back, he looked very sorry.
     "What is the matter?" said Mr Jones. "Did you speak to your wife?"
     "No," answered Mr Brown, "She wasn't there. My small son answered the telephone. I said
to him, 'Is your mother there, David?' And he answered, 'No, she is not in the house,' 'Where
is she  then?' I asked. ' She is somewhere outside.' 'What is she doing?'  'She is looking for me.'"

1. A small party will be held _____.      

A. at David's house                      
B. at Mr Brown's house
C. in the office                          
D. at Mr Jones' house

2. The small party will be held _____.       

A. next Wednesday even.ing                
B. next Monday evening
C. next Friday evening                    
D. next Wednesday morning

3. Mr Jones asked _____ to the party.       

A. Mr Brown                            
B. Mrs Brown
C. Mr and Mrs Brown                    
D. all his friends

4. The telephone was _____.                

A. in the same office                      
B. in a room next to the office
C. in the post office                      
D. near Mr Jones' house

5. Mr Brown spoke to _____ on the phone.       

A. Mrs Brown                          
B. Mrs Jones
C. David                                
D. David's friend

                                                  Why Do You Never Call Us ?      
        The Browns live in a small village（村庄). They have one child, Peter. He is twenty. He works in the 
village, but he doesn't like working there. Then he gets a job in a city. The city is quite a long away from the 
village. Petter likes his new job, but his parents are not happy about him working in the city.       
        "Peter, you'd better come back to work in the village and live with us." Mrs Brown says one day.       
        "There aren't any good jobs here, Mother." says Peter.        
         Peter continues to work and live in the city.       
         Today Mrs Brown is very angry（生气）. She gets on the bus and goes to Peter' s house in the city.
         "Peter." She says to him. "Why do you never call us? "        
          Peter says. "But, mother, you don't have a telephone."       
         "No." She says. "I don't, but you have one."       
(一) 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。      
1. There are         people in Peter's family.           
    A. two                 B. three                    C. four                  D. five        
2. Peter           .
   A. doesn't like living with his parents                             B. works in a city near the village           
   C. likes his new job                                                      D. finds a good job in the village  
3. Mrs Brown is angry because____.   
   A. Peter never calls her                        B. She doesn't know the way to Peter's house   
   C. She missed the bus                         D. She hasn't got a telephone 
(二) 根据短文内容，完成下列句子。   
1. The Browns have           child.   
2. Peter likes his new           in the city.   
3. One day his mother went to Peter's            in the city.   
4. Peter's mother doesn't have a____.

       Today is Betty's birthday. Some friends will go to Betty's home. They are Lucy, Tom, Mary and Jack.
Betty: Hello, Lucy! How do you go to my home? 
Lucy: I go to your home by bike, because it's near. 
Betty: How about you, Tom? 
Tom: I go there by bus. 
Betty: Which bus can you take? 
Tom: I can take the No. 18 bus. 
Betty: How do you go to my home, Mary? 
Mary: Oh, my home is quite far from yours. I go there by car. My dad is free today. He can take me there. 
Betty: Do you come to my home by bike or on foot, Jack? 
Jack: Oh, I go there on foot.

1. Whose birthday is it?

A. It's Betty's.                              
B. It's Mary's.                              
C. It's Lucy's. 

2. How does Tom go to Betty's home? 

A. By car.                             
B. By bus.                            
C. By bike.

3. Is Mary's home far from Betty's? 

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

4. How does Jack go to Betty's home?

A. On foot.                            
B. By bike.                           
C. By car.  

5. How many friends go to Betty's home on foot?

A. One.                                  
B. Two.                                  
C. Three.