Some years ago there was an old woman.  She had no children because she did not like children at all.  But she loved cats.  She had mother cats and baby cats.  She had black cats and white cats.  The children in the neighborhood came to her house to play with the cats.  More and more cats came to the woman’s house.  There were too many cats.  The old woman couldn’t feed them at all.

Then she had an idea.  “The children love my cats, ” she thought.  So she gave each child a cat.  Then she was very happy.  And the children were very happy,  too.  And cats were pleased,  too.  Because they each had a room. 

1. The old woman didn’t like ________.

A. old cats                             B. baby cats

C. old people                           D. children

2. Why did the children come to the woman’s house? 

A. To look at her house.

B. To help the old woman.

C. To play with the cats.

D. To play young cats. 

3. The word “feed” in the passage means ________. 

A. give food to                     B. look after

C. live with                            D. play games

4. The woman gave each child a cat because ________.

A. the children liked the cats        

B. she couldn’t feed so many cats

C. more cats came to her house

D. children came to her house every day

5. Finally(最后)the woman ________.

A. began to love children

B. sold(卖掉)all her cats to children

C. bought enough food for the children’s cats

D. gave each child a cat

Mr.  Smith works in a hospital.  His medical skills are    1    and he is a popular doctor in the hospital.  And he is often    2    in the daytime.  So he    3    to have a good rest at home.  He lives in a building outside the city.  All his neighbors keep    4    except (除了) Mike,  who moved there last month.  The young man lives just upstairs.  He likes music and    5    a piano last week.  He always plays the piano after supper.  He can’t play well,  so he    6    a lot of noise.  Mr.  Smith can’t stand that. 

Two weeks later,  Mike is ill.  He    7    go to the hospital.  Mr.  Smith looks him over and says,  “If you stop    8    the piano at night,  you’ll soon be all right. ”

After the young man left,  a nurse asks,  “Does playing the piano have    9    to do with his recovery (康复),  Mr.  Smith? ” “Yes, ”    10    Mr.  Smith,  “He’s one of my neighbors! ”

1. A. good              B. well             C. bad              D. fine

2. A. free              B. busy         C. relaxed      D. boring

3. A. feels             B. decides          C. lets             D. hopes 

4. A. quite             B. quiet            C. quietly          D. quick

5. A. sold              B. buys         C. sells                D. bought

6. A. enjoys                B. shows            C. makes            D. tries

7. A. must              B. can          C. has to           D. had to

8. A. making            B. playing          C. to play          D. to make 

9. A. anything          B. something        C. nothing          D. everything

10. A. speaks           B. tells                C. talks            D. says 

 I saw Li Ming ________ near the river on my way home.

A. plays                                    B. playing

C. to play                                  D. played

 I often ________ my homework after supper.  But yesterday evening,  I ________ TV.

A. do;  watch                           B. did;  watched

C. did;  watch                          D. do;  watched

 John likes playing soccer very much and he ________ about one hour playing it every day.

A. spent                                    B. will spend　

C. has spent                                D. spends

 There are three ________ assistants in that ________ shop.  

A. women;  shoe                         B. woman;  shoes

C. woman;  shoe                         D. women;  shoes  

 —What makes her ________ so happy? 

—Her parents decided ________ her a new computer. 

A. to feel;  buy                            B. to feel;  to buy

C. fell;  buy                               D. feel;  to buy

—________ the story?

—It’s great.

A. What do you think of　　　　　　　　 B. How do you like

C. How do you think 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Both A and B

 “Stop ________,  boys！You’re a bit noisy(吵闹)! ” said the teacher. 

A. talk                                     B. to talk

C. talking                                  D. talked

 The young man walked ________ the forest and came to a big river at last. 

A. on                   B. over                 C. through          D. across