Holmes said, “Somebody sent a letter with five pips (桔核) in it from India, and arrived seven weeks later to kill John’s uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John’s father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!”

“The letters are all from sea ports. The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters,” I replied.

“Very good, Watson! And John’s enemy is in London already!”

“Well, I hope they won’t kill young John,” I said.

But they did. The next morning, we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo station. Holmes was very angry about it.

“He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I’m going to find them, if it’s the last thing I do!” he said to me, and he hurried out of the house.

At night, when he came back, he was tired, but pleased, he said, “I know the names of John’s enemies! And now I’m going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!” He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope (信封). On it he wrote “S. H. for J. C.

“I’m sending the pips to captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, USA.”

“How did you find him, Holmes?” I asked.

“Ship’s papers,” he said, “I’ve looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times, this morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren’t on the ship last night, so I’m sure they killed John. When they arrive in America, they’ll get the pips and then the police will catch them!”

1.Holmes was ________ about John’s death.

A. curious B. angry C. crazy D. worried

2.The Star left London for ________.

A. Canada B. Australia C. India D. America

3. Who do you think the underlined letters “J. C.” stand for?

A. James Calhoun B. James Columbus C. John Calhoun D.John Columbus

4.Which order is correct according to the story?

John came to Holmes for help.

② John received a letter with five pips.

③ John was killed.

④ Holmes sent five pips to J. C.

A. ③①④② B. ③④①② C. ④①③② D. ②①③④

5. This story may be taken from .

A. a science fiction

B. a history book

C. a detective novel

D. a travel guide

I think it's hard for a teenager to live in the modern society. For example, how to go to school is a problem I often worry about. Every afternoon, my father picks me up at the gate of the school. Many parents pick up their children, too. Most of them drive private cars. Of all the cars, Anna's father's car is the best. Anna seems to have a very rich father. She always has beautiful dresses, shoes and bags. Besides these, she is also very beautiful. But she has no friends in school. When other students are playing, she never joins them. I don't like her because she is too perfect. It makes me uncomfortable to make friends with her. She seems to have everything.

One afternoon, when I went to my father's car, I saw a small thing fall out of Anna's bag. So I called her quickly. However, she didn't look back and kept going. I felt very angry with her.

During the dinner, my father asked me, "Why do you look unhappy?"

"Today I saw something fall out of Anna's bag, so called her. But she didn't answer me. She is arrogant. " said angrily.

"Oh, I know that girl. She has no friends and is unhappy because she was born deaf. I'm sure that she didn't hear you. "

What my father said suddenly woke me up. Because she is deaf, she does not talk or play with anyone at school. She seems to have everything, but in fact she doesn't.

Not everyone is perfect, even the perfect man has his weakness.

1.The writer goes home every afternoon.

A. by bus B. on foot C. by car D. by subway

2.Why doesn't the writer like Anna?

A. Because Anna seems to be the best in everything.

B. Because Anna is the most excellent student in their school.

C. Because Anna doesn't want to be the writer's friend.

D. Because Anna's father is richer than the writer's.

3. The underlined word "arrogant" in Paragraph 4 has the closest meaning to " ______"

A. a little shy B. too proud C. very polite D. so lonely

4.Anna didn't look back and kept going because she didn't__________

A. like the writer

B. hear the writer at all

C. see the small thing fall out

D. want to get back the small thing

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. Many students like Anna very much.

B. The writer's father knows Anna is a deaf girl.

C. Anna has everything she wants.

D. Anna is very happy though she is deaf.

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