One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention（注意）. He went on talking. Finally Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor's cap in his mouth.

A．he wanted to go out

B．he wanted to play with him

C．he wanted to eat something

D．he didn't know the young man

A．he wanted the visitor to talk with him

B．he wanted to join the talk

C．he wanted to show the visitor how cleaver he was

D．he wanted the visitor to leave

A．he paid no attention to his cap

B．he didn't like Jack

C．he didn't care that his cap was taken away by Jack

D．he paid no attention to Jack

　　But Tom had a shortcoming（缺点）. He could not get up early. He often slept（睡）until nine or ten o'clock in the morning. His mother didn't want him to be late for school. So she bought him an alarm clock（闹钟）. She said to Tom, “You must get up when you hear the clock ring.”

　　“Yes, Mum.” Tom said. And from then on. Tom got up when he heard the clock ring at six thirty every morning.

　　One day his mother forgot to ring up（上发条）the clock. And the next morning Tom didn't get up at six thirty. It was time for breakfast. Mother went to wake（叫醒，过去式woke） him up. Tom was in bed and his eyes were open. He said to his mother, “I woke up very early.”

　　“Then why didn't you get up?” Mother asked. “You told me that I must get up when I hear the clock ring, so I am now waiting for the clock to ring.”

A．so he was a bad boy

B．but he was still（仍然）a good boy

C．so he was often late for school

D．but he went to school on time（按时）

A．but Tom still got up early

B．so Tom didn't wake up early

C．so Tom slept late

D．but Tom still woke up early

A．his mother didn't wake him up

B．he went to bed too late

C．the clock didn't ring

D．he didn' t want to go to school

A．buy something for the child

B．go to work on foot

C．play with the child

D．work every Saturday and Sunday

A．Pay is more on weekends.

B．The babysitter must first call Mr White.

C．The child is less eight years old.

D．The babysitter must work six days a week.

　　What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The words “thank you”are very important. We have to use them very often. We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us a book.

　　Another important word is“please”. Many people forget to use it. It is rude（粗鲁的）to ask someone to do something without saying “please”. We have to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a pencil; more rice or help. We have to use“please”to make request（请求）pleasant.

　　We have to learn to say“sorry”, too. When we have hurt someone, we'll have to go up and say we're sorry. When we have forgotten something, we'll also say“sorry”. We can make people forget wrong by saying it.

　　These three words are simple（简单）but important. Our children must learn to use them. They are pleasing words to use in any language.

(4) When we have troubled someone, we will say“_________”.

　　Englishmen speak British English and Americans speak American English. A student is learning to speak British English. He often wonders（想知道） “Can Americans understand me when I speak British English?”Learners often ask“What're the differences between British English and American English?”

　　Certainly there are some differences between British and American English. The Englishmen say“Have you a pen?”While Americans say“Do you have a pen?”The pronunciation is sometimes different.

　　Americans often sound“r”s in words like“bird”and“hurt”. But speakers of British don't sound the“r”s in these words. There are differences in spelling. For example,“colour”and“vapour”are British, while“color”and“vapor”are American. These differences in grammar, pronunciation and spelling are not important. For the most important part, British and American English are the same language. When Englishmen and Americans are talking with each other, they don't need any interpreters（翻译）. Maybe someday, they need. But not now.

A．No, there are not any differences between them.

B．Yes, there are some differences between them.

C．Yes, there are many differences.

D．Sometimes there are, but sometimes there aren't.

(2)“Have you a pen?”

A．is the British way to express（表达）the idea.

B．is neither the British way nor the American way to express the idea.

C．is the American way to express the idea.

D．is both the British way and the American way to express the idea.

A．important enough to form（形成）two languages _________.

B．not so important

C．likely（可能）to be important someday

D．very important to man

(5) The last two sentences in the passage most probably（可能）implies（暗示）

A．British and American English will be two completely different languages one day

B．Englishmen and Americans will never need any interpreters while talking

C．Englishmen and Americans will certainly need interpreters when they're talking in the future

D．British and American English may become very different some day, maybe not

　　David believed that he should get a good education and he complained（申诉）to the Supreme Court（最高法院）of the United States. The court agreed with David and ruled（裁决）that all schools must give certain help to students who do not speak English.

　　Today, students like David receive certain help until they learn enough English. If they speak Chinese, Russian, or any other language, they usually have teachers who can explain their lessons in their own languages. In many American schools a dozen（十二种）different languages are used in the classrooms.

　　Maria Moreira agrees that this rule of the Supreme Court was a good one. Last year she and her parents moved to San Diego（圣地亚哥）from Portugal（葡萄牙）. She is one of many students in San Diego who speak only Portuguese. At first, she was afraid to go to school. She didn't want to lose a year or two of her education while she learned English. It was a nice surprise when one of the teachers talked to her in Portuguese.

(1) Generally speaking（一般来说）, students in the United States can speak _______.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．not only Chinese but also English

D．all kinds of foreign languages

A．the teachers gave lessons in English

B．he did not put his heart into it

C．they didn't understand him at all

D．they were not good at teaching

A．he was a Chinese who speaks Chinese only

B．the teachers of the school in San Francisco were very strict with him

C．he wanted to receive a good education

D．he was not satisfied with the teachers of the school

A．she spoke only Portuguese

B．she moved to San Diego from Portugal with her parents

C．she did not want to lose one or two years of her education

D．A and C

A．the conditions of running schools（办学条件）in America are better than those in China.

B．it is impossible to teach students in different languages in the classroom

C．the rule of the Supreme Court of the United States Of America is wrong

D．students who don't know English can study in any schools in America

(5) What does“the more friends, the better”mean?

A．Ann doesn't want many friends to come to her party.

B．Ann wants more friends to come to her party.

C．More friends will come to her party.

D．Ann wants a few friends to come to her party.

　　Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don't for get that better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they could not swim. So don't get into water when you are alone, If there is a“No Swimming!”sign, don't get into water, either. If you remember these, swimming will be safer.

A．water makes people feel cool

B．the water isn't cold

C．few people like swimming

D．all the students like swimming

A．Most of the students died

B．Most of the people died

C．More than ten people died

D．More than ten students died

A．were too young

B．were not careful

C．didn't swim well enough

D．were very interesting in swimming

A．they are not sure where is safe

B．they think they are good swimmers

C．the water is not deep

D．there is not a“No Swimming”sign

(5) In this passage the writer wants us to remember“________”.

A．Swimming is always dangerous

B．Swimming is a good sport

C．Swimming will be safer

D．Be careful in swimming

　　One day they found a mirror （镜子）and for the first time, they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased. He said to his sister, “How handsome I am! I look much nicer than you!” The girl did not like what he said. She gave her brother a push and said, “Go away!”

　　Their father saw what had happened and said to the boy, “You must always be as good as you look.” And to the girl he said, “My dear, if you help everyone and be kind to everyone, you will be loved. Our looks don't mean anything.”

A．the father told them

B．people told them

C．they saw themselves in the mirror

D．the boy found it out

A．she herself was not good-looking

B．the boy was handsome

C．what the boy said made her angry

D．she was jealous （嫉妒）of the boy

(3) Where did the story take place（发生）？

A．It is good to be good-looking.

B．It is a pity to be ugly-looking

C．Good-looking is important

D．Deeds （行为）are more important than looks.