(One day Chicken Little is in the woods when an acorn* falls on his head.)
     Chicken Little: Help! Help! The sky is falling! I have to go and tell the king!
     (So he runs to tell the king. Along the way he meets Henry Penny.)
      Henry Penny: Where are you going.
     Chicken Little? Chicken Little: Oh, help! The sky is falling!
     Henry Penny: How do you know?
     Chicken Little: I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!
     Henry Penny: This is terrible, just terrible! We'd better hurry up.
     (So they both run away as fast as they can. Soon they meet Ducky Lucky.)
     Ducky Lucky: Where are you going?
     Chicken Little & Henry Penny: The sky is falling! We're going to tell the king!
     Ducky Lucky: How do you know?
     Chicken Little: I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!
     Ducky Lucky: Oh dear! We'd better run!
     (So they all run down the road as fast as they can. After that, they meet Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey,
and Foxy Loxy. All believe that the sky is falling. They run and run, but never see the king to tell him that the
sky is falling.)

1. What happened to Chicken Little when he was in the woods?

A. He saw the sky falling.
B. A friend came to see him.
C. An acorn hit his head.
D. He met the king.

2. Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and Foxy Loxy ran down the road because _______.

A. the king wanted to see them
B. they thought the sky was falling
C. the king told them to run
D. they enjoyed running

3. The above text may be a _______.

A. a true story
B. school notice
C. short play
D. news report

4. What can we learn from the text?

A. Seeing is believing.
B. Two heads are better than one.
C. Great hopes makes great men.
D. All roads lead to Rome.

     A."Why shall I go to him?" Ben asked."But that would be foolish(愚蠢)!"
     B. Bob agreed."Yes, I think you're fight, Ben. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop
next time: look at all the barbers' hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."
     C."Oh,no, it wouldn't," answered Bob."Who cut that man's hair? Just think a moment. He couldn't cut it
himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."
     D. Ben went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the
result. When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said," What has happened to your hair, Ben?"
     E. Ben said,"I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied ( 满意的) with my old one,
but this one seems even worse."

     One day. Mr Li and Mr King go to London to see their friend. They don't know much English and London.
They can't find their friend' s home. They walk in the street for a longtime. Then they see a man near a bus
stop. They go up to him and ask the way. The man smiles but says nothing. Then he puts his hand into his
pocket (口袋) and takes out a book. He opens the book and reads, "I'm sorry, I can't speak English.". In the
evening, they find their friend's home with the help of a policeman.

1. Where did Mr Li and Mr King go one day?

A. their home
B. a bus stop
C. their friend's home
D. the police station

2. Do they know London well?

A.Yes, they do.
B. No, they aren't.
C. No, they don't.
D. Yes, they are.

3. What does the man take out when they ask him the way?

A. a pocket
B. nothing
C. a book
D. a pen

4. The man doesn't help them because __________.

A. he doesn't like them.
B. he doesn't know them
C. he can't speak English
D. he wants to go home.

5. Who helps them find their friend's home?

A. the man
B. the book
C. a policeman.
D. their friend.

     In some countries, some people do not like the number 13.They don't think 13 is a lucky number. For
example. they don't like to live on the l3th floor.
     One day, Jack asks some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrive, he asks them to sit around the
dinner table. He begins to count the people while they are having the lovely food.Suddenly he cried out (大叫),
"Oh, there are thirteen people here!".
     Everyone's face turns white except (除外) Mr Brown. He says slowly with a smile on his face,"Don't
worry (担心), dear friends! We have fourteen people here.My wife will have a baby in a few weeks."
     All of them become happy again."Congratulations (祝贺)!" they say to Mr and Mrs Brown.Then they
enjoy the nice food and have a good time that evening.

1. Jack asks his friends to _______ that day.

A. stand around the table
B. sit around the table
C. count the people
D. cook the food

2. Jack begins to count the people _______.

A. when the people are eating
B. when they say to him
C. when they come in
D. when they go home

3. Jack doesn't want to have _______ people for the dinner.

A. ten
B. twelve
C. thirteen
D. fourteen

4. Why does everyone's face turn white?

A. Because the food is delicious.
B. Because they like the number 13.
C. Because they don't think the number is lucky.
D. Because it is very cold.

5. All the people _______ when Mr Brown tells them about his wife.

A. are crying out
B. are going home
C. are very happy
D. are very worried.

     Mr. King goes to a dinner party. He is wearing (穿着) old clothes. He comes into the room. But people in
the room do not look at him. They don't ask him to sit at the table.
     Mr. King goes home and puts on (穿上) his good clothes. He goes back to the party. Everyone in the room
stands up and smiles (微笑) at him. They give him the very good food to eat.
     Mr. King takes off (脱下) his coat, and puts the food in it and says, "Eat, coat!" The other people ask,"What
are you doing?" He answers,"I'm asking my coat to eat the food. I am wearing my old clothes. You do not look
at me. You do not ask me to sit down. Now, I am in these clothes. And you give me very good food. Now I
see, you give the food for my clothes, not for me!"

1. Mr. King goes to the dinner party, but people in the room don't look at him, because _______.

A. he doesn't come by car
B. he is wearing his old clothes
C. he is old
D. he is poor

2. Mr. King goes home to _______.

A. put on his good clothes
B. take off his good clothes
C. to buy good clothes
D. to take money

3. Mr. King goes back to the party, people in the room, stand up and smile at him because _______.

A. he is wearing his old clothes
B. he comes back in a good car
C. he have a lot of money
D. he is wearing his good clothes

4. Mr. King takes off his coat, and _______.

A. eats the good food
B. shows his money to others
C. asks the other to eat the food
D. asks it to eat the good food

5. Now Mr. King sees the good food is _______.

A. for his good car
B. for him
C. for his clothes
D. for his party

     One morning I met a man in my shop. He wanted to buy some new clothes. First I gave him a pair of
trousers. He put them on to try, then _____ and gave them back to me and said,"No, give me a coat instead
of them."
     I gave him a coat and told him,"This one is worth as much as the trousers." To my surprise he took the
coat without saying a word and walked out of the shop with it. I ran quickly after him and said,"You haven't
paid for that coat!"
     "But I gave you the trousers for the coat," he said."They are worth (相当于…的价值) the same as the
coat, aren't they?"
     "Yes," I said."You didn't pay for the trousers, either!""Of course I didn't!" answered the man,"I didn't take
them. I am not foolish! Nobody gives things back and then pays for them."

1. The man wanted to buy some _____ in my shop.

A. new books
B. new shoes
C. new clothes
D. new hats

2. Which of the following can we choose to fill in the blank in Paragraph 1?

A. put them off
B. took them down
C. took them off
D. put them down

3. The phrase "instead of" in the first paragraph means _____.

A. 交换
B. 代替
C. 当作
D. 等于

4. I ran after the man because _____.

A. he forgot to take the trousers
B. he stole my clothes
C. I forgot to give him the change
D. he didn't pay for the coat

5. Which of the following is wrong?

A. The trousers are worth as much as the coat
B. The writer was a shopkeeper
C. The man exchanged (交换、调换) the trousers for the coat
D. The man didn't play for the coat

     One day a little girl goes shopping (购物) with her mother. They wait (等) for the bus to take them to the
store. When the bus comes, the mother takes some money out of her bag and buys the tickets (票). They sit
down and look out of the window. They see some cars and a lot of people. The bus takes them to the store.
They buy some new shoes and sweaters. They also buy nice hats. Then they go back on the bus and get home
at 4:00pm.

1. Where does the girl go one day?

A. To a hospital.
B. To a party.
C. To a club.
D. To a store.

2. Who does the girl go there with?

A. Her friends.
B. Her mother.
C. Her sister.
D. Her aunt.

3. How do they go there?

A. By bike.
B. By car.
C. By bus.
D. On foot.

4. What do they buy there?

A. Shoes.
B. Shoes and sweaters.
C. Shoes, sweaters and hats.
D. Nothing

5. The underlined word (划线单词)"money" means _______ in Chinese.

A. 钱
B. 书
C. 手帕
D. 化妆品

     One morning, Mr Smith comes into the garden at the back of his house. He sees much snow in the garden.
He wants to drive (驾驶) his car out, So he asks a man to clean the road from the garage (车库) to the gate
(大门). He says to the man,"Don't throw (扔) any snow on this side. It will damage (毁坏) the flowers in my
garden, and don't throw any on the other side, for it will damage the wall. And don't throw any in to the street,
or the policeman will come." Then he goes out.
     When Mr Smith comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers. on the wall or in the
street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees the garage is full (满的) of snow from the path
and the Car is under the snow.

1. One morning, Mr Smith finds _________ is full of snow.

A. his garage
B. his car
C. his garden
D. his house

2. He wants a man to clean the road because he __________.

A. doesn't like snow
B. often asks the man to do it
C. has no time to clean the road
D. wants to drive his car out of the garage

3. Where does Mr Smith tell the man to throw the snow in the garden?

A. On the wall
B. On the flowers
C. We don't know
D. Into the street

4. When Mr Smith opens the garage, he________.

A. finds it is full of snow
B. takes the snow out
C. finds them is no car there
D. takes his car out

5. Mr Smith's car is _________.

A. in the street
B. under the snow in his garage
C. in front of his house
D. near the road