He has thousands of fans — but just how many of them would be brave enough to touch him,we are not sure. This is Colonel Meow,the special look on his face makes him very popular on the Internet.

   The black smoke Persian cat has fluffy (蓬松的) fur,but it doesn’t seem kind of cute at all. What makes it so popular with net friends? It is his scary stare (眼神) and an angry look on his face. Fans call him the “ world's angriest cat”. But even the most ardent cat lover might be afraid to get too close to Colonel Meow in real life,and his Facebook page has more than 32 ,000 fans from around the world.

   Colonel Meow had a hard life—someone dropped (丢弃) him in Seattle,Washington,and later his owner Miss Avey found him by one side of the road. She hopes to make him a star. The cat is not always so brave,he is terrified of the birds and it stops him from beating the world.

   And maybe the cat's dream of beating the world isn’t too far away,as Facebook users copy the cat's look and send many pictures of themselves to the net. Let's bless that his dream will come true soon.

1. Colonel Meow is .

   A. an owner of the cat

   B. a cat fan

   C. a black smoke Persian cat

   D. a net friend

2. makes the cat very popular on the Internet.

   A. The fluffy fur

   B. An angry look

   C. The scary face

   D. The special ability

3. The meaning of the underlined word “ ardent” is“ ”.

   A. strange

   B. confident

   C. enthusiastic

   D. relaxed

4. Miss Avey .

   A. was a trainer

   B. found the cat by the road

   C. dropped the cat

   D. had a hard life

5. The cat is afraid of .

   A. Facebook users

   B. so many photos

   C. beating the world

   D. the birds

   In a small town,Omar Chajam is a wise old man who had a long,beautiful beard. One day when he was walking down the street,he met a man whose beard wasn’t longer than Chajam. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,uYou are a drinker!You are a thief!You are an idiot!”

   Chajam didn't care. He just smiled and walked on.

   Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn't understand and asked Chajam ,“How can you bear such offences? Don’t you feel hurt?”

   Chajam smiled again and said ,“Come with me. I'll show you something. ”

   The man followed Chajam to a dusty room.Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found an old jacket. He threw it to the man and said ,“ Try it,and it will suit you. ”

   The man took the jacket and looked at it. It was so worn-out that it even had some holes in it. “What are these dirty rags (破布) for?” asked the man

. “I am well dressed. You must be crazy!” He threw the jacket back.

   “You see”’ Chajam said ,“you didn't want to try on the rags. Similarly,I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry means to try on rags someone throws at us. Now you see?”

1. How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?

   A. He showed his anger to the man.

   B. He said something bad of the man.

   C. He felt hurt but pretended to be calm.

   D. He kept smiling and didn't care about it.

2. The underlined word “offences”in the passage probably means “”.

   A. 赞扬   B. 冒犯   C. 问候   D. 告别

3. What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?

   A. To light on some candles.

   B. To find some old clothes.

   C. To try on a poor jacket.

   D. To clean some dirty rags.

4. Which word can be properly put in the blank (空白处) in Para. 6?

   A. angrily   B. happily

   C. sadly   D. slowly

5. What is the main idea of the story?

   A. Never speak ill of other people.

   B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance.

   C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.

   D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior.

   Penny was a five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were in a 1 ,Penny saw a plastic pearl necklace (项链). What a beautiful necklace!She wanted it very much,so she 2 her mother to buy it for her. The mother said ,“Well,I can buy you the necklace,but when we get home,we should discuss what you can do to pay for 3 . Can we do that?” Penny agreed with much 4 ,and she got the necklace.

   Penny wore the necklace 5 and every minute. Penny also did part-time jobs to make pocket money. She worked very hard. Soon she succeeded in paying off the 6 for the necklace.

Penny's daddy knew how she tried her best to get the necklace. He also knew how much Penny 7 it. One night,he asked Penny if she could give him the necklace. “Oh,no ,Daddy!” Penny 8 .“ Oh,dear,it's fine. ” her father gave her a kiss.

   Several days later,Penny went to her daddy, “Here,Daddy. I love you. ” She held out her hand. And 9 it was the plastic pearl necklace that she loved so much.

   When he saw this,Penny's father smiled. He then 10 a cute box out of his pocket. Inside the box was a real and colourful pearl necklace which was waiting for Penny for so long.

1. A. bookstore   B. restaurant   C. laboratory   D. supermarket

2. A. ordered   B. called   C. begged   D. invited

3. A. her   B. it   C. me   D. you

4. A. happiness   B. anger   C. surprise   D. kindness

5. A. everywhere   B. anywhere   C. anyway   D. sometimes

6. A. colour   B. shape   C. price   D. size

7. A. put down   B. cared about   C. kept on   D. took away

8. A. laughed   B. agreed   C. smiled   D. cried

9. A. among   B. above   C. inside   D. below

10. A. checked   B. pulled   C. dropped   D. hurried

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