8．Alan worked in an office in the city．He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday．——青夏教育精英家教网——

8．Alan worked in an office in the city．He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday．He usually went to the seaside，but one year he saw an ad．in a newspaper"Enjoy country life．Spend a few weeks at William Farm．Good food，fresh air，horse riding，walking，fishing…"
"This sounds like a good idea．"he thought，I'll spend a month at William Farm．I'll go horse riding，walking and fishing．It'll be different from the seaside．"Four days later，he returned home．
"What's wrong with William Farm？"His friend Jack asked him．"Didn't you enjoy country life？"
"Country life was fine，"Alan said．"But there was another problem．"
"Oh，what problem？"
"Well，the first day I was there，a sheep died，and we had roast（烤肉） mutton for dinner．"
"Fresh meat is the best．"
"I know，but on the second day a cow died，and we had roast beef for dinner．"
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand，"Alan said，"On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner．"
"A different roast every day．"Jack said．
"Let me finish．"Alan said，"On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn't want to stay there for dinner．"
46．Alan sawA in a news paper．
A．an ad．B．a letter          C．a story           D．a report
47．Alan usually went toC on the vacation．
A．the mountains                      B．the countryside
C．the seaside                         D．William Farm
48．Alan spentA at William Farm．
A．four days         B．three months     C．a month         D．a few weeks
49．Alan had roastB for dinner on the third day．
A．mutton           B．pork           C．beef             D．fish
50．From the passage we know thatD．
A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family
B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm
C．Alan left the farm because he couldn't go fishing at the farm
D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner．

7．If at first you don'tsucceed （success），try，try again．

6．My sisterpaid （花费） more than four thousand yuan for her iPhone 4．

5．The girl learns to play the violin on everyTuesday （星期二） evening．

4．上周，怀特先生被邀请做了一个语言学习的讲座．
Last week，Mr Whitewas invitedto give a speech on language learning．

3．Many years ago，a rich man found that someone wan taking valuable things from his house．He locked all the doors and all the windows．Still the things went．It must be one of the servants!How could he catch the servant？He thought of a good plan．
     Late one evening．When it was dark，he called all the servants together，"There is a thief in the house，but I know how to catch him．"He said．"In the next room there is a square box．In that box there is a chicken which is magic．Each of you must go into the room alone．It is quite dark in the room．You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box．If you are not the thief，nothing will happen．If you are the thief，the chicken will make such a loud sound that everyone in the house will hear it．"Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this．They were frightened of the magic chicken．But the man said that they must do what he said．If they had done nothing wrong．They had nothing to fear．
     So the servants went into the dark room one at a time，while the rest listened carefully．Soon everyone had been in the room．but the chicken made no sound．"Good"said the man．"Now I know who the thief is!The servants looked very surprised．"Show me your right hands!The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason．There is no chicken in the box at all!But the top of the box was covered with paint．You all have paint on your fingers，except for one person．That person is the thief，and he was afraid to put his finger on the box．"He pointed to one of the servants．"Your finger is clean!You are the thief!"
61．Were the rich man call all the servants together？A
A．Yes，they were．B．No，they weren't．C．I don't know．
62．When did the rich man call all the servants together？C
A．In the morning B．In the afternoon C．In the evening
63．Did the rich man catch the thief at last？A
A．Yes，he did B．No，he didn't   C．He gave up the plan
64．Which of the following is NOT true？B
A．There was paint on the box．
B．All of the servants touched the box．
C．All of the servants went into the dark room．
65．What do you think of the rich man？B
A．Brave．B．Clever   C．Friendly．

2．To help others is more valuable than anything else．______we show our love and care to others，the world will be full of happiness and pleasure．（　　）

1．After the final exam，Changchang，_____her mother，is going to travel to Canada instead of staying at home all the time．（　　）

5．______ exciting it is to join a club and work with friends during summer holidays!（　　）

4．The headmaster needs the plan this morning，so we ______ finish it within an hour．（　　）

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