"Here is a shopping list, so you won't forget anything," she said.

　　 "OK, Mum"said Lucy. When she got to the shop, she picked up all the things on the list.

　　 "I haven't forgotten anything , "she said to herself. But then it was time to pay for them.

　　 "Oh, sorry!" she said to the shopkeeper. "I've forgotten my money! Well, I'll keep the things on this shelf for you," said the shopkeeper.

　　 Lucy ran home at once. Her mother saw her when she arrived.

　　 "That was quick! "she said. "Have you finished yet?"

　　 "No, Mum, "said Lucy. "I forgot the money!"

　　 "Well, you should take the shopping basket with you, too! "said Mother.

　　 In the shop, Lucy got all the things on her shopping list, and took them home. When she reached home, her mother asked:

　　 "Have you got everything?"

　　 "Yes, Mom, "said Lucy. "I haven't forgotten anything. "

　　 She quickly put the basket on the table. She was taking things out of the basket when she dropped a bag of sweets. The bag fell on the floor and broke open. The sweets went every- where! "Oh, my dear !"she said.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　  "Bad luck ! "said Mother. "It doesn't matter !"

　　  They both started to pick them up.

　　  "How much did you pay for all these things? "asked her mother.

"Not too much," said Lucy. "I didn't spend all the money. I brought some back. "

"Where is it?" asked the mother.

"Here it is, Mum! That's one thing I haven't forgotten today!"

1   What did Mrs. King give Lucy before she went shopping?

2   Why did the girl have to run home?

3   What her mother tell her to take?

4   Did Lucy get everything at last?

5   What happened when she was taking the things out of the basket?

6   Do you often forget anything? Do you have any good ideas to improve your memory?

　　 Once there were no rules to protect workers. Men, women, and even children had to work many hours each day. They were not paid much. Sometimes they got sick. They had to keep working.

　　 Sometimes workers stop working when they want more pay. When workers all stop a job together, it is called a "strike".

　　  Many years ago, in some Indian tribes, women made the moccasins (软鞋) for the men to wear to war. Sometimes the women leaders in the tribe did not want a war. Then they would stop making moccasins for the men to wear. Were these Indian women going on strike?

根据短文内容，选择正确答案

1. Once men, women, and children_______.

  A. got no pay　　   B. were not paid much　　　　 C. made bad rules

2. The word in the story that means to stop work all together is______.

3. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?

  A. All workers need moccasins.

  B. Indians liked to strike.

  C. Once workers did not have fair rules.

4. Why did the Indian women stop making moccasins?

   A. They wanted to go to war, too.

   B. They needed more pay for their families.

   C. Sometimes the women leaders in the tribe did not want a war.

5. The main idea of the whole story is that________.

   A. all rules are fair

   B. working makes you sick

   C. people can make fair rules for themselves

  A motorist in Spain was driving along the road when he saw a rabbit. He stopped, shot the rabbit and put it in his car. As he was driving along, the rabbit woke up and jumped out of the window. On the way out, it bumped（与某物相撞）into the motorist's gun and shot him in the neck!

  The Greek writer Aeschylus was talking to a friend one day when a tortoise fell on his head and killed him! Eagles often drop tortoises onto rocks and then eat them. This eagle thought Aeschylus' bald（秃顶的）head was a rock!

  In 1994, while Veronica Ronn was playing football in Stockholm, Sweden, a thunderstorm started and she was hit by lightning. The lightning threw her out of her boots and into the air. Her heart stopped, but the teacher saved her life with heart massage （推拿；按摩）. When she woke up in hospital, her first words were “how did the match go?”

1. Was the motorist walking when he saw the rabbit?

  No, he wasn’t. He was…

2. What happened next?

3. Was Aeschylus running when the eagle saw him?

4. What happened next?

5. What was Veronica Ronn doing when the lightning hit her?

6. What happened next?

Up to now John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, ＄200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash(现金). The money pays for the child’s school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was not anything special,” he said, “Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the children I was helping, I did not know any thing about the type of life they had.”

Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting.

“When I met her, I felt very happy,” he said,“ I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot.” “I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need.” he added.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1 What kind of life is John living?

He is living a ________________________________________________________

2. Did John want to look for a job or stay at home after he got the money?

___________________________________________________________________

3 Does John only help the poor children in Africa?

___________________________________________________________________

4 The child receives the money in cash, doesn’t he?

_________________________________________________________________

5 Why did John say that the meeting with the little girl was very exciting?

Because he saw his money was well used and this made him_______.

6 How do you like John Brown?

He is_______________________________________________________________

After fifteen minutes, a young man and a young woman came in. There were only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr. Martin’s left, and the other on his right. The woman sat on one, and the young man on the other, but Martin immediately asked to change places with the man so that he and the young woman could be together.

“Oh, that isn’t necessary (必要的),” the young man said, but Mr. Martin insisted (坚持).When the young man and the young woman were side by side, the young man said to her, “Well, this old man wanted us to sit together, so may I introduce myself? My name’s Tom. What’s yours?”

阅读短文，回答下列问题

1.Where did Mr. Martin go one morning?

He went into_______________.

2.What did he think of the young man and the young woman at first?

He thought they_______________.

3.Why did the young man say “That isn’t necessary”?

Because he_______________.

4.The young man and the young woman were close friends, weren’t they?

5.What happened at last?

The young man and the young woman_______________.

George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day, George asked Mark to fly in this plane. Mark thought, “I have traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”

They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.

When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely, and he said to his friend in a shaken voice, “Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”

George was very surprised and said, “Two trips?”

“Yes, my first and my last,” answered Mark.

阅读短文，根据内容回答问题

1.What did George buy a small plane for?

_________________________________________________________________

2.Had Mark been in a small plane before?

_________________________________________________________________

3.How long did Mark fly around in the air?

_________________________________________________________________

4.Why was Mark very glad when they came down?

_________________________________________________________________

5.What does the sentence “my first and my last” mean?

_________________________________________________________________

Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful! When the lady came down to the kitchen，she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese!

根据短文内容回答问题:

1. What did the lady see in the kitchen floor?

2. What did she buy in the shop?

3. Did she find any cheese at home?

4. What did she put in the trap?

5. Who did you think put the picture of a mouse in the trap?

 Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill. One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman －Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans, ”I thought, but I wrote to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin! ”She said excitedly. “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother. ” Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized （认出）at once even after 40 years. We laughed and cried. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Mary and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!

1. Whose family moved away when they were children?

2. Did they keep in touch all the time?

3. Who was the young woman on the newspaper?

4. How did the writer feel when she heard Mary’s voice?

5. How long haven’t they seen each other?

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