One day an old man sells (出售) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look
at it slowly (慢慢地). The old man goes up to him and says near (在……附近) his ear. "Don't say anything
about the elephant before I sell it, then you can get some meat." "All right." says the young man. 
    After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and asks, "How can you see the
bad ears of the elephant?" "I don't see the bad ears," says the young man. "Then why do you look at the
elephant slowly?" asks the old man. The young man answers, "Because (因为) I want to see what an elephant
looks like."

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What does the old man sell?
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2. Does the young man want to buy the elephant?
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3. What does the young man get at last (最后)?
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4. Does the elephant have two bad ears?
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5. Why does the young man look at the elephant slowly?
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    The mice (老鼠们) are showing off (炫耀) their food.
    Tommy
    In my house I have some eggs, chicken, meat and cakes. I have some milk, flour and sugar, too. But I do not
have any butter. I don't like it.
    Kate
    Look! So many nice things I have! I have cakes, butter, milk, bread and sugar. I also have some meat and
fish. I like fish very much. I have no eggs in my home. I don't like eggs.
    Jimmy
    In my home I have chicken, apples, eggs and sweets. I have some sugar and some milk, too. I like milk very
much, so I'm very strong. I do not have any butter or bread because I don't like them.
    Joan
    I have eggs, chicken, milk and bread. I have cakes, butter and fruit juice, too. I don't like fruit, but I like juice.
So I do not have any fruit.

1. There are              mice altogether (总共).

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

2.               and              don't have any butter.

A. Tommy; Kate
B. Kate; Jimmy
C. Kate; Joan
D. Tommy; Jimmy

3.              doesn't like fruit, but juice.

A. Tommy
B. Kate
C. Jimmy
D. Joan

4. All the mice like             .

A. chicken
B. milk
C. sugar
D. meat

    Mr Johnson had a son and he loved his son very much, because the boy was his only son. However, the boy
was not very cute and often made other people unhappy by some bad words. One day Mr Johnson was invited
(被邀请) to a party. His son wanted to go there, too But Mr Johnson said, "No, my good friend will have the
party in his house. It is for the first birthday of their daughter. There will (将) be a lot of important people to join
in the party, and I'm afraid (恐怕) that you may say some bad words." The son said to his father "I will not say
anything rude (粗鲁的) at the party". So the father agreed (同意). After they got to the friend's house, the son
did not say anything at the party. Then when the party was about to (即将) end and all the guests stood up, he
also stood up and said, "You know, everybody, I didn't say anything today. So if the baby dies (死) this year, it
is not my fault."

1. How many sons did Mr Johnson have?

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

2. How old is the friend's daughter?

A. One years old
B. Two years old
C. Three years old
D. Only one month old

3. Who will the good friend have the birthday party for?

A. His son
B. His daughter
C. Mr Johnson's son
D. Mr Johnson

4. What does "my fault" mean (意思) in the last sentence？

A. 我的话
B. 我的错误
C. 我的祝福
D. 我的晚会

    One morning an old man left his house with six donkeys (驴). After a while (过了一会儿), he got tired
and got on one of them.He counted (数) the donkeys and there were only five. So he got off (下来) and
went to look for the sixth. He looked and looked, but he did not find it, so he went back to the donkeys
and counted them again. To his surprise (令他惊讶的是), this time there were six. So he got on one of
them again and they started. After a few minutes, he counted the donkeys again and again there were only
five!He became confused (困惑的). Just then a friend of his passed him. The old man said to him, "I left
my house with six donkeys. Then I had five, then I had six again, and now I have only five! One, two,
three, four, five." 
    "But," said his friend, "you are sitting on a donkey, too. This is the sixth. And you are the seventh!"

1.When did the story happen (发生)?

A.In the morning
B.In the afternoon
C.In the evening
D.At night

2.In fact, how many donkeys were there?

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

3.Why did the old man get on one of the donkeys?

A.Because he wanted to count them
B.Because he got tired
C.Because he wanted to look for the sixth
D.Because he became confused

4.Why couldn't the old man get the right number?

A.Because he left one at his house
B.Because he gave one of the donkeys to his friend
C.Because he didn't see one of the donkeys
D.Because he forgot to count the one he got on

5.The old man was very            .

A.kind
B.foolish (愚蠢的)
C.smart
D.surprised

     Tony is a boy. He is 16 years old. He studies in a middle school. He often watches TV and likes the
popular hair style (发型). His parents and teachers tell him not to do so, but he doesn't listen to them.
     One Sunday afternoon his mother buys a beautiful shirt for him and he loves it very much. The next
morning (第二天早晨), it is cold, but he still puts it on. That evening he catches a bad cold (重感冒),
His parents take him to hospital.
     About thiry minutes later, a nurse brings him to a women's ward (病房). "Don't you know I am a boy"?
says Tony. "Oh, I'm sorry. I don't know you are a boy, because your hair is too long".

1.— What does Tony do? 
   — He is            .

A.a teacher
B.a student
C.a worker
D.a driver

2.Do his parents and teachers like his hair style?

A.Yes, they do.
B.No, they don't.
C.Sorry, I don't know.
D.Yes, I think so.

3.His mother buys a beautiful             for him.

A.computer
B.book
C.shirt
D.flower

4.Why do Tony's parents take him to hospital?

A.Because he doesn't listen to them
B.Because he catches a bad cold.
C.Because he likes watching TV
D.Because he likes the popular hair style

5.Which sentence is right?

A.He doesn't watch TV and like the popular hair stly
B.That night he has a bad cold
C.His parents take him to park
D.The nurse knows he is a boy

     Everyone may play a joke on^① others on April Fool's Day^②. And my father did last April Fool's Day.
     It was Sunday and we were all sitting at the table when father suddenly smiled and said to us, "Oh, dear,
I forgot to tell you the good news. There's a letter from granny. She is coming to see us this afternoon. I'm
going to meet her at the station^③." With these words^④ he went out.
     How happy we were! We hadn't seen granny for nearly a year and we missed her very much. After lunch
my mother and I went shopping. We bought a lot of food that granny liked. My sister cleaned the house. It
was four o'clock when we finished and we sat around the table, waiting for granny. At last the door opened
and came in my father, alone.?
     "Where's granny?" We asked.
     Father laughed and said, "April Fools! Today is April 1st, April Fool's Day."
     We were disappointed after we heard this, but we all laughed.?
Notes: 1. play a joke on 开……玩笑?2. April Fool's Day 愚人节?
          3. station n. 车站? 4. with these words 说完这些话?

根据短文回答问题：
1. When did people like to play jokes?
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2. Where did my father meet my granny?
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3. Why did we buy a lot of food?
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4. Who came in when the door opened?
    _______________________________________________
5. Did my granny come? 
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     Li Ming is staying with the Wang's family for the weekend.
    Today it is warm and fine. The family are having dinner in the garden. They often have dinner in the garden
on a warm and fine spring day. Now Mr and Mrs. Wang are sitting at the table with Li Ming under a tree.
    "It's great to have dinner out here on such a lovely day," Mrs. Wang says. "What's the weather like in your
hometown, Li Ming?" Mr. Wang asks. "It's not very warm in spring. But I like the spring there best." "Help
yourself to some cakes, Li Ming," Mrs. Wang says. "Thanks," says Li Ming."The cakes are very nice. I enjoy
the dinner very much."

1. Li Ming is staying with the Wang's family ______.

[     ]

A. for a week
B. for a day
C. for the weekend
D. for a month

2. It's not a cold spring day, is it?

[     ]

A. Yes, it is.
B. No. It's a warm spring day.
C. No. It's a warm winter day.
D. Yes. It is a warm spring day.

3. The family are having their dinner ______.

[     ]

A. in the house
B. in the garden
C. in the park
D. in the hotel

4. What's the weather like in Li Ming's hometown?

[     ]

A. It isn't very cold in spring.
B. It's very nice.
C. It's not very warm in spring.
D. It's very cold.

5. How does Li Ming like the dinner?

[     ]

A. He enjoys the dinner very much.
B. He only enjoys the cake.
C. He eats a lot.
D. He doesn't enjoy the cake.

    Ann's father works in a hospital. He is busy all the time. Ann is seven and begins to go to school. She
often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go abroad (国外) to travel (旅行), but her father
doesn't have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities in England.
    In August, Mr.Black has some time. He is going to take his family to Iceland (冰岛). Ann is very happy
and tells her friends about it.
    "Why are you going to travel to Iceland, Ann?" asks a girl.
    The little girl doesn't know the answer. She thinks for some minutes and says, "We want to see it before
it melts (融化)."

(     )1. Mr.Black is a policeman.
(     )2. Mr.Black can not take his family to travel abroad because he has no money.
(     )3. Because Mr.Black does not have any time, his family can only travel to some cities in England.
(     )4. Ann thinks Iceland will soon melt.
(     )5. Ann's mother works in a hospital, too.

     Mrs. Hunt is sixty years old. She lives in a farmhouse in the country with her dog Bill. Her son Sam is
twenty-one years old. At first, he works in a shop in the country and lives with his mother. But now he finds
new work in a town and lives there. It's quite a long way from his mother's house. She isn't happy about this.
Sam says, "There isn't any good work for me in the country, mother, and I can get a lot of money in the town
and give you some every week."
     One day Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son, and she goes there by train. Sam meets her at the train station. She
asks her son, "Why don't you phone me?"
     "But mother, you haven't a phone." Sam says.
     "No," she answers, "I haven't, but you have one!"

1. Mrs. Hunt lives in a ______.

A. shop
B. farmhouse
C. town
D. city

2. ______ finds the new work in a town.

A. Mrs. Hunt
B. Sam
C. Bill
D. Sam's father

3. Sam can get much money ______.

A. from his mother
B. in the town
C. in the shop
D. in the country

4. Mrs. Hunt goes to see her son ______.

A. in her car
B. by bus
C. on foot
D. by train

5. Does Sam phone his mother?

A. Yes, he does.
B. No, he doesn't.
C. I think so.
D. Of course.