A young boy arrives at a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the most foolish kid in the world. Watch while I prove (证明)it to you.”

The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two cents in the other, then calls the boy over and asks，“Which do you want，son?”The boy takes the cents and leaves.

“What did I tell you?”says the barber.“That kid never learns!”

 Later，when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store.“Hey, son! May I ask you a question ? Why did you take the cents instead of the dollar bill?”

The boy licks(舔着)his ice cream and answers，“Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

1.The underlined word “whispers” means “      ”.

A. speak in a low voice       B. speak angrily

C. speak in a loud voice      D. speak happily

2.The barber wants to prove the young boy is        to the customer.

A. clever             B. silly              C.1azy                D. naughty

3.The young boy takes the money to       .

A. give the customer  B. have a haircut C. give his parents  D. buy an ice cream

4.The young boy always takes two cents，because he       .

A. is the most foolish                  B. 1ikes those two cents

C. doesn’t want to stop this game        D. doesn’t know the value of money

5.Who do you think is the most foolish in this passage?

A. The young boy.  B. The barber.  C. The customer.  D. The author.

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”？ It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs， some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument， if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos， back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction， of course， they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow， they should walk slowly.

The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops， the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he drops out. Then， before the music starts again， one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again， one more player will be out.

At last， there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

1.If ten people are playing musical chairs， you must begin with _______.

A. nine chairs        B. ten chairs  

C. eleven chairs          D. one chair

2.Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs？ _______.

 A. A piano          B. A radio    

C. A tape recorder        D. A telephone

3.The chairs should be put _______.

A. with the desks    B. before the winner 

C. all over the room      D. in a line

4.When the music starts,the players must _______.

A. run about the room  B. get down 

C. walk around the chairs  D. sit on the chairs

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true？

A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.  

B. The last one can sit on the last chair.

C. The winner can sit on the chair.     

D. If the person plays music,he cannot be the winner.

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Think“rock, paper, scissors（剪刀）”is a children’s game? Think again.
Top players a___【小题1】____the world came together in Toronto to compete(竞争)for a 10,000-Canadian-dollar p__【小题2】_____and the title of World Champion(世界冠军).More than 500 players, i__【小题3】_____national champions(全国冠军)from Australia,Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The game is often used to make decisions and solve some s__【小题4】____problems.Players hold their fists(拳头) closed and c___【小题5】___to three before making a fist(rock),a flat hand (paper)or two fingers(scissors).Paper covers rock,scissors cut paper and rock b__【小题6】__scissors.
Players have d__【小题7】_____opinions about the history of the game,but it is commonly b__【小题8】____to have been played for centuries in Japan. The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there. In 1918, the n___【小题9】_____ was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters (总部) moved from London to Toronto.
The world championship started in 2002,and is held o__【小题10】_____ every year.

A. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back

B. The person playing music cannot see the people in the game

C. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument﹝乐器﹞

D. When the music stops again

E. Everyone goes in the same direction

Do you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”？ It is easy to play and most peopleenjoy it. All you need are some chairs,some people and some way of making music. 1.， if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.

Put the chairs in a row.2.. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.

The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs .3.. Of course,  they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.

4.. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on， he drops out. Then， before the music starts again， one chair must be taken away.

5.， one more player will be out.

At last， there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.

短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡 标有题号的横线上完整写出。

Think“rock, paper, scissors（剪刀）”is a children’s game? Think again.

Top players a___1.____the world came together in Toronto to compete(竞争)for a 10,000-Canadian-dollar p__2._____and the title of World Champion(世界冠军).More than 500 players, i__3._____national champions(全国冠军)from Australia,Norway and New Zealand, attended.

The game is often used to make decisions and solve some s__4.____problems.Players hold their fists(拳头) closed and c___5.___to three before making a fist(rock),a flat hand (paper)or two fingers(scissors).Paper covers rock,scissors cut paper and rock b__6.__scissors.

Players have d__7._____opinions about the history of the game,but it is commonly b__8.____to have been played for centuries in Japan. The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there. In 1918, the n___9._____ was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters (总部) moved from London to Toronto.

The world championship started in 2002,and is held o__10._____ every year.