Mr Grey was the manager (经理) of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work
by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger (陌生人) stopped him and said to him," You
may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pocket (口袋). I
stopped you in this street and asked you to lend (借) me some money, and you lent me five pounds (英镑),
because you said that you were happy to take a chance (机会) so as to give a man a start on the road to
success." Mr Grey thought for a few moments and then said," Yes, I remember you. Go on (继续) with your
story."" Well," answered the stranger," are you still willing to take a chance?"

1. Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.

A. well
B. fine
C. bad
D. raining

2. Mr. Grey walked because ________.

A. he was poor
B. it was not raining
C. it helped him in good health (健康)
D. he had a lot of homework

3. Mr. Grey ________ the stranger some years ago.

A. had stopped
B. had met
C. had said to
D. had helped

4. The stranger_________ since then.

A. had been successful
B. had still been poor
C. had been rich
D. had had much money

5. Now the stranger wanted to _________.

A. ask for some money again
B. give Mr. Grey his money back
C. help Mr. Grey
D. lend (借给) Mr. Grey some money

    Jenny and Henry were born on the same day and they look the same. Their father has a taxi (出租车) and
he is busy all the time. He goes out early in the morning but comes back when his children go to bed. He gets
a lot of money, but he has no time to concern them with their studies.
    The two children study in the same class. Jenny works hard at her lessons, but her brother doesn't like
studying. He only likes playing. He is not good at writing compositions (作文). 
    One day Mrs. Cook tells her class to write a composition "My Mother". After supper Jenny finishes writing
in her exercise book and then goes to help her mother do some housework. But Henry goes to play football.
When night falls (降临), he comes back to watch TV. Then he remembers (记得) the composition. But he
doesn't know how to write it. He thinks hard and at last he finds a way. He copies (抄写) Jenny's composition.
    Two days later, Mr Cook asks Henry, "Can you tell me why yours is the same as Jenny's?"
    "Yes, I can, Madam," answers Henry. "We have the same mother."

1. Jenny's father can't concern them with their studies because            .

A. he doesn't like them
B. he is very busy
C. he is a taxi driver
D. he only wants more (更多的) money

2. The underlined (划线的) word "concern" in the story means (意思是)            .

A. 涉及
B. 关系
C. 当然
D. 关心

3. Henry isn't good at writing composition because            .

A. he doesn't like studying
B. he likes listening to music
C. he isn't clever
D. he's too young to do it

4. What does Jenny do after she finishes the composition?

A. Go shopping.
B. Watch TV.
C. Do housework.
D. Go to bad.

5. Henry copies Jenny's composition because            .

A. he plays football after supper
B. he forgets (忘记) to write it before he goes to bed
C. he doesn't know how to write it
D. they have the same mother

     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."

1. Alan saw ________ in a news paper.

A. an ad.
B. a letter
C. a story
D. a report

2. Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.

A. the mountains
B. the countryside
C. the seaside
D. William Farm

3. Alan spent ________ at William Farm.

A. four days
B. three months
C. a month
D. a few weeks

4. Alan had roast ________ for dinner on the third day.

A. mutton
B. pork
C. beef
D. fish

5. From the passage we know that ________.

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

     It was a Sunday morning. Peter, a seven-year-old boy, watched TV in the room while his brother Bill did
his homework. Their father watered the flowers in the garden and their mother went out to do some shopping.
At ten the woman came back with a heavy basket. Peter ran up to her. He wanted to know what his mother
bought. He found a bag of oranges in it. He liked them very much and wanted to eat. His mother stopped him.
She gave five to each son and went to the kitchen (厨房). Peter ate his oranges soon but his brother was busy(忙) finishing his homework and didn't touch his. Suddenly (突然) the telephone rang and Bill ran to answer it.
Bill's friend asked him to play football with them. And when Bill talked with his friend, Peter took two of his
oranges away and ate them. Bill found it and called him out and beat (打) him behind the house. He didn't tell
his parents about it.
     The next morning Miss Ball taught her class subtraction (减法). Peter didn't hear what she said and couldn't
understand it. So he couldn't answer her questions. She began to give him an example, "If your brother has
five nuts and you take two from him, what will the result (结果) be?" "He'll beat me, madam," answered the
boy. All his classmates began to laugh.

1. How many people are there in Peter's family?

A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.

2. How many oranges did Peter eat?

A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Seven.
D. Ten.

3. Miss Ball was Peter's ________ teacher.

A. Chinese
B. maths
C. English
D. Physics

4. Why didn't Peter tell his parents that his brother beat him?

A. Because he knew he was wrong.
B. Because he was afraid of his brother.
C. Because his father didn't like him.
D. Because his mother let Bill to do so.

5. Peter couldn't answer the teacher's question because________.

A. he was stupid (蠢笨)
B. he didn't listen to the teacher carefully
C. he was weak (差) in maths
D. he pretended(假装) to be a fool (傻瓜)

                                                                    A Talking Fish
     One afternoon last summer, Mr. Stow went to a fishman to buy fish for his supper, because a friend of
his would come to have supper with him that evening.
      It was hot, and most of the fish were not so good, but the fishman said, " Sir, all of my fish good and
fresh (新鲜的), buy one?" Mr. Stow held one fish up to his nose and smelled it."Why do you smell that fish!
Do you think it bad?" asked the fishman."No, I didn't smell it.""Then what did you do with your face so close
to the fish?" asked the fishman."I didn't smell the fish. I only talked to it." said Mr. Stow."What did the fish say
to you?" "He said he didn't know the latest news, because he wasn't in the river for more than a week." 

1. Did the story happen last year?
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2. Why did Mr.Stow want to buy fish for his supper?
__________________________________________________________________
3. What was the weather like that day?
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4. Do you think Mr. Stow bought the fish? Why?
__________________________________________________________________
5. Was the fishman glad when heard what Mr. Stow said?
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     One day, when a thief was stealing (偷) an old lady's money, a policeman caught him.
     "Where do you live?" the police asked.
     The thief shrugged (耸肩) and answered, "Here and there."
     "What's your job?" the police went on.
     "This or that."
      In this way, the policeman didn't get any information about him. At last he decided to take the thief
to the police station.
     The thief was afraid and asked, "Sir, when can I come back?"
     "Sooner or later (迟早)," the police answered.

(     )1. The thief told the policeman his address.                      
(     )2. The thief didn't want the policeman to know anything about him.
(     )3. The policeman was satisfied with (对……满意) the thief's answer.
(     )4. The thief didn't want to go to the station.                    
(     )5. The policeman told the thief when he would be set free(释放).