The House with Golden Windows

    Mary lived in a small, poor house on a hill. When she was young,   1   would play in the small garden. There she was able to  2   a wonderful house high on the other hill – and this house had golden windows, so shining that the little girl would  3   of how fantastic it would be to live in a house with golden windows instead of a common house   4   hers. Though she loved her parents, she still dreamed all day about how exciting it   5 feel to live there.

    One day, she asked her mother if she could go for a bike ride outside. Her mother finally   6   her to go. The day was beautiful and she knew exactly   7   she was going! She rode her bike until she got near to the gate of the golden house across on the other hill. She was so   8   as she saw all the windows were simple and rather dirty, showing that the house stood derelict(遗弃).

    So sad she didn’t go any further and turned,   9   broken as she rode on her bike. As she went back she was surprised to see a little house with golden windows as the sun shone on her own   10  .

    She realized that she had been living in her golden house and all the  11   she found there was what made her home the ‘golden house’. Everything she dreamed was  12   there in front of her nose!

1. A. she                B. he              C. you                   D. I

 2. A. buy                 B. build          C. see                   D. make

 3. A. talk                 B. think          C. hear                  D. dream

   4. A. of                   B. as              C. like                   D. with

 5. A. might              B. must          C. may                  D. could

   6. A. invited             B. agreed        C. let                     D. allowed

7. A. what               B. where        C. why                  D. how

   8. A. disappointed     B. excited       C. surprised           D. tired

   9. A. heart               B. life             C. way                  D. wish

   10. A. bike               B. mom          C. home                D. family

   11. A. fun                B. love           C. hope                 D. change

   12. A. once                     B. not             C. also                  D. right

Films in Grand Cinema This Week

Harry PorterIII

American film

Director: Alfonso Guaron

Stars: Daniel Redeliffe, Rupert Glint, Emma

Time: From Monday to Wednesday, at 6:30 pm.

Ticket Price: $ 4.5

Kungfu Hustle

Hong Kong film

Director: Zhou Xingchi

Stars: Zhou Xingchi, Yuan Hua

Time: From Wednesday to Friday, at 9:00 pm.

Ticket Price: $ 5

A World Without Thieves

Chinese film

Director: Feng Xiaogang

Stars: Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing

Time: From Friday to Sunday, at 4:30 pm.

Ticket Price: $ 6Half for children

Troy

American film

Director: Wolfgang Peterson

Stars: Julian Glover, Brian Cox

Time: From Tuesday to Saturday, at 9:30 am.

Ticket Price: $ 5.5

1. How many American films will there be in Grand Cinema this week?

    A. One                  B. Two                  C. Three                       D. Four

2. If you want to see the film Harry PorterIII, you will pay ___________.

    A. $ 4.5                 B. $ 5                    C. $ 5.5                        D. $ 6

3. You are free on Saturday morning, so you can see the film ___________ in Grand Cinema.

    A. Kungfu Hustle                         B. A World Without Thieves

    C. Troy                                      D. Harry PorterIII

4. Your favorite star is Zhou Xingchi, so you have to see his film at ___________ on Friday.

    A. 9:30 am                    B. 4:30 pm             C. 6:30 pm            D. 9:00 pm

The other day Roy Price went hometo his sister’s house. It’s her home now; and it’s also the house he was born in, Pat, his sister, kissed him and said, You haven’t changed much, Roy. Let me see, now – when did we meet last?

    Thirty years ago,he answered.I came here for a week, do you remember? And I was right thirty then.He added, You’ve changed very little.But it wasn’t true. Pat looked like an old lady.

    The next morning Roy walked through the small town alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of traffic signs beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new post office, a new… . He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stop anywhere: you just put up your hand and it stopped. One surprise followed another. But Roy’s biggest surprise was the people. He didn’t recognize(认识)anybody at all. He thought perhaps everyone here seemed old. He went into the post office and bought some stamps. Where are all the children and young people?he asked the postmaster. The old fellow looked up and answered, Children? They’re in school, of course.

    At lunch Pat said, The town looks nice, doesn’t it?

    It’s all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place, but now it’s full of old people. I don’t understand…

    There are a few newcomers, but the ones we knew are still here. You’re not young yourself, Roy, are you?

1. The house Roy was born in is now his ___________ home.

    A. mother’s                  B. sister’s                            C. new                  D. own

2. In the eyes of Roy, the small town looked ___________ and people seemed ___________.

    A. different, old             B. different, young        C. old, young         D. old, new

3. In the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.

    A. people in the small town were old like Roy’s sister

    B. Roy hasn’t changed much but his sister has changed a lot

    C. Roy’s hometown has changed a lot since he left 30 years ago

    D. Roy didn’t recognize anybody because he had been away for 30 years

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