Thomas Edison was a great American inventor He was in school  1  only three months．His teacher didn’t understand   2  this new pupil had so many strange questions．Most of the questions had nothing  3  with his lessons．The teacher didn’t want to teach Tom  4  ．He asked Tom’s mother  5  the boy home．Tom’s mother taught him to read and write and she found him to be a very good pupil．He learnt very fast and became very  6  in science．When he was only ten，he built a chemistry lab for  7 ．

   At the age of 12，he started  8  his own newspaper．He printed it and sold copies on the trains．It was the first newspaper  9  on trains in America．

   One day in August，1862，Edison saw a little boy， 10  on the railway at a station．A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened  11 ．Edison rushed out and carried the boy to  12 ．The boy’s father was so thankful  13  he taught Edison how to send messages by telegraph．Edison soon became good at it and later left home to work in different  14 ．This gave him a new start in life． 15  ，he was only 16．

1．A．in                      B．since                      C．for                        D on

2．A．what                        B．why                       C．how                             D．when

3．A．to do                        B．do                          C．doing                     D．does

4．A．more                        B．no more                  C．any more                      D．any

5．A．to take                   B．take                        C．takes                     D．took

6．A．interesting                 B．interested                C．interest                  D．interests

7．A．himself                     B．him                        C．his                         D．itself

8．A．writes                   B．wrote                    C．writing                   D．written

9．A．sold                         B．selling                     C．sells                       D．sell

10．A．played                    B．plays                      C．playing                   D．to play

11．A．to move                  B．moved                    C．moves                   D．moving

12．A．safe                        B safety                        C．safer                      D．safely

13．A．what                      B．which                     C．that                       D．when

14．A．city                        B．country                   C．village                     D．cities

15．A．At this time             B．When                     C．At that time             D．Now

Mrs Black got a new job as a teacher in an international school, but the school was in London. After she discussed with Mr Black, they decided to move to London from New York.

When Mr and Mrs Black told their son, Mike, the decision, the boy felt sad. He didn’t want to leave his school here. Then one day in August, Mr and Mrs Black couldn’t find their son. They were worried and called Mike’s friends, but they didn’t know where Mike was. In fact, Mike was on the street. When he passed a park, he remembered his father and they often played tennis in it. And he often went shopping with his mother in the supermarket beside it. Suddenly he realized his family was the most important. Mike quickly returned home and said sorry to his parents. He told them he decided to live in London with them and make new friends there.

(　 ) 11. Mike’s family planned to move to London because 　　 .

A. Mike’s father was born there

B. Mike’s mother found a new job there

C. Mike’s father must work there

D. Mike’s school was in London

(　 ) 12. Mike felt 　　 when his parents told him about moving to London.

A. happy　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 13. At first, Mike didn’t want to move to London because 　　 .

A. he liked working in New York

B. he liked living with his grandparents

C. he didn’t want to leave his school

D. he didn’t want to live with his parents

(　 ) 14. Mike often 　　 in the park.

A. took his dog for a walk

B. played tennis with his father

C. played basketball with his friends

D. played games with his mother

(　 ) 15. At last, 　　 .

A. Mike’s parents found him in his friend’s house

B. Mike discussed his problem with his parents

C. Mike left his home in London

D. Mike agreed to move to London with his parents

1阅读上面的短文，然后判断正（T)误(F)。

Jane,

     After I left Paris I spent two days in New York City and one day in Washington DC. I got to Miami, Florida on Nov. 13. The weather is wonderful here. This morning I went swimming and then slept on the beach. When I woke up, I found Jennifer Lopez—my favorite movie star!  She was just on my right!  I asked her to take a picture with me. You know, that was my dream. She agreed!  I'm going to show you the picture.

                                                                                    Yours,

John

Dear Dad,

     I got here after 18 hours on a train at last!  It's very cold here in Moscow. It's white everywhere. This afternoon I went to have a look at the city. I got lost. I was glad I took Russian lessons in my university. They helped me a lot. A young girl showed me the way back to my hotel. I think I can finish my work here and go back home soon. I'm longing for the warm sunshine at home. See you soon.

                                                                     Max

Dear Amy,

      I arrived in Guilin yesterday. What a beautiful place!  The people are kind here and I have some new friends. Guess who I met here!  Tom, my high school classmate. How small the world is!  He is working here as an English teacher at a middle school. He showed me around the city. I also went to his school. I bought a special bag made in Guilin for you and a silk tablecloth for Mom. Tomorrow evening I'm going to fly to Beijing.

                                                            Love,

Mafia

1.Each of the three had a good time.

2.Maria went to see her classmate in Guilin.

3.It was warmer in Max's hometown than in Moscow.

4.Max came from Russia.

5.John was very glad that his dream of going to the beach came true.

阅读上面的短文，然后判断正（T)误(F)。
Jane,
After I left Paris I spent two days in New York City and one day in Washington DC. I got to Miami, Florida on Nov. 13. The weather is wonderful here. This morning I went swimming and then slept on the beach. When I woke up, I found Jennifer Lopez—my favorite movie star!  She was just on my right!  I asked her to take a picture with me. You know, that was my dream. She agreed!  I’m going to show you the picture.
Yours,
John
Dear Dad,
I got here after 18 hours on a train at last!  It’s very cold here in Moscow. It’s white everywhere. This afternoon I went to have a look at the city. I got lost. I was glad I took Russian lessons in my university. They helped me a lot. A young girl showed me the way back to my hotel. I think I can finish my work here and go back home soon. I’m longing for the warm sunshine at home. See you soon.
Max
Dear Amy,
I arrived in Guilin yesterday. What a beautiful place!  The people are kind here and I have some new friends. Guess who I met here!  Tom, my high school classmate. How small the world is!  He is working here as an English teacher at a middle school. He showed me around the city. I also went to his school. I bought a special bag made in Guilin for you and a silk tablecloth for Mom. Tomorrow evening I’m going to fly to Beijing.
Love,
Mafia
【小题1】Each of the three had a good time.
【小题2】Maria went to see her classmate in Guilin.
【小题3】It was warmer in Max’s hometown than in Moscow.
【小题4】Max came from Russia.
【小题5】John was very glad that his dream of going to the beach came true.