An elephant wants to make some friends. He see a monkey in a tree and asks, “Can you be my friend?”

“You are too big. You can’t swing(摇荡) in the tree like me.”

    Then the elephant meets a panda. “Please be my friend.” he says.

“How can I ? Sorry, sir. You are too big.”

The elephant is very sad(伤心).Then he goes home.

The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. A rabbit tells him that there’s a tiger near here. He is coming to eat the animals.

The elephant goes to the tiger. “Mr. Tiger, don’t eat the animals, please”

“Go away(走开)！” says the tiger.

The elephant is not happy and kicks(踢)the tiger. Then the tiger goes away.

At last, all the animals want to make friends with the elephant.

1.What does the elephant want to do?

A. To look for some food.

B. To make some friends.

C. To see the tiger.

2.The panda doesn’t want the elephant to be his friend because         ?

A. The elephant is too big.

B. The elephant’s nose is long.

C. The elephant eats too much.

3.Why are the animals running?

A. Because they are playing games.

B. Because they don’t want to see the elephant.

C. Because a tiger is coming to eat them.

4.There are           kinds of animals in this story.

A. four.            B. five.            C. six.   

5.Which of following is right?

A. When you are big, you can’t find friends.

B. The elephant doesn’t have friends at last(最后).

C. After the elephant helps others, he has many friends.

An elephant wants to make some friends. He see a monkey in a tree and asks, “Can you be my friend?”
“You are too big. You can’t swing(摇荡) in the tree like me.”
Then the elephant meets a panda. “Please be my friend.” he says.
“How can I ? Sorry, sir. You are too big.”
The elephant is very sad(伤心).Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running. He doesn’t know why. A rabbit tells him that there’s a tiger near here. He is coming to eat the animals.
The elephant goes to the tiger. “Mr. Tiger, don’t eat the animals, please”
“Go away(走开)！” says the tiger.
The elephant is not happy and kicks(踢)the tiger. Then the tiger goes away.
At last, all the animals want to make friends with the elephant.
【小题1】What does the elephant want to do?
A. To look for some food.
B. To make some friends.
C. To see the tiger.
【小题2】The panda doesn’t want the elephant to be his friend because        ?
A. The elephant is too big.
B. The elephant’s nose is long.
C. The elephant eats too much.
【小题3】Why are the animals running?
A. Because they are playing games.
B. Because they don’t want to see the elephant.
C. Because a tiger is coming to eat them.
【小题4】There are           kinds of animals in this story.
A. four.           B. five.           C. six.   
【小题5】Which of following is right?
A. When you are big, you can’t find friends.
B. The elephant doesn’t have friends at last(最后).
C. After the elephant helps others, he has many friends.

The students often _______ basketball after school．Look! They _____ it over there．

A．play, are playing                   B．are playing，play

C．play, play                         D．are playing，are playing

Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play at cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.

One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.

Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play at cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief (小偷 ). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid (害怕的) and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

(   )71. Robert’s father wants Robert ________.

A. to study in a university            B. to be a good helper when he finishes middle school

C. to catch up with his classmates      D. to work in his shop

(   )72. Why does Robert have to go out at night?

A. Because his friends have no time in the daytime.

B. Because he can play at cards when his parents fall asleep.

C. Because he can’t win any money in the daytime.

D. Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep.

(   )73. Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?

A. Because they are old.      

B. Because Robert doesn’t like any noise.

C. Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night.

D. Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs.

(   )74. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _______ .

A. if he woke his parents up             B. if someone came in

C. if it was raining hard outside          D. if his parents went to sleep

(   )75. Robert wanted _____.

A. to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up    B. to know how to make more money

C. to stop playing at cards                     D. the thief to teach him how to steal

       My grandparents can be good fun. They are retired ,so they don’t work anymore .My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67, but they are not too old to be active. They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater .Sometimes they take me out too. We have a good time. They also go on great holidays .Last year ,they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!

       Sometimes, my grandparents like to criticize me. They think that children today have an easy life. Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand. They tell me , over and over , how they had to start work at 16. They know that I will go on to university and won’t be getting a job until I am about 22! They also think that I have too many possessions（财产）, such as mobile phones ,computers and PSPs. When they were young, they did not have anything like that. What they do not realize is that they cannot compare children at present time. They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age—so do I .It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they had when they were my age.

1．Grandparents don’t work anymore because        .

       A．they are tired                                B．they want to play golf

       C．they are retired                             D．they want to enjoy their life

2．My grandparents sometimes criticize me. One reason is that         .

       A．I don’t go on great holidays with them   B．I won’t work until 22

C．they had to work at 16                         D．children today have an easy life

3．Grandparents        when they were young.

       A．had the same life as we have today

       B．had the same kinds of things as we have

       C．had the same kinds of things as people of their age

       D．had many possessions, including mobile phones, computers and PSPs

4．What does this sentence “but they are not too old to be active” mean?

       A．They are old , so they are not active.    

B．They are old , but they are still active.

       C．They are retired ,so they are active.      

D．When they were young ,they were active.

5．Which statement is NOT right?

       A．My grandparents love me very much.

       B．My grandparents don’t understand many things about me life.

       C．My grandparents don’t think I need too many possessions.

       D．My grandparents have realized they shouldn’t compare children at present time.