A poor traveler arrived at a small village. He had no food or money. He only had a cooking pot. He made a small cooking fire,placed his pot on it,and poured in some water. When a few villagers asked what he was doing,he said that he was making stone ‘soup which was a recipe passed down from his father. He then dropped (扔)a round stone into the pot. Then the traveler told the villagers stories of his travels and the exciting things he’d seen. He tasted (品尝)his soup and said it was nice,but a bit of salt would be better. One villager went home and came back with some salt for the soup.

    A few more villagers stopped to see what was going on when they heard the traveler speaking. The traveler told more stories and said that some carrots or onions would be nice to the delicious soup. So another villager said he could give a few carrots and brought them from his home. This continued(继续)with the traveler asking for onions,a bit of meat,celery(序 菜)and potatoes to the soup.

    Finally,the soup was OK and everyone enjoyed the tasty meal.

    (   ) 1. What did the traveler put into the pot at first?

    A. Some relish.

    B. Some vegetables.

    C. A stone.

    D. Some salt.

    (   ) 2. What did the traveler want to do when he said the soup was nice?

    A. To let the villagers taste the soup.

    B. To have his meal.

    C. To let people know his recipe.

    D. To get some salt for his soup.

    (   ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A. The traveler put tomatoes,potatoes and carrots into the soup.  

    B. The villagers were happy to taste the soup.

    C. The traveler said the recipe was from his father.

    D. The traveler got the soup and paid for nothing.

    (   ) 4. What can we learn from the passage?

    A. The villagers were clever.

    B. The villagers didn’t like listening to stories.

    C. The traveler was slow.

    D. The traveler was very clever.

      Last Sunday Mr. White and his wife went to the seaside. They 1 home very late. Mr. White unlocked the front door and they both went into the house. It was very 2     ,so Mrs. White turned on the light. 3      the way upstairs, Mrs. White spoke in a low voice, “Listen! I can 4      someone in the living room. ” They both went downstairs again and stood quietly outside the living room. They could hear 5      in the living room.

     “You are 6     ,” Mr. White said.

    “There are two men there. They are talking. ” Then he called out loudly, “ 7      is there?” But nobody answered. Mr. White opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was 8      Then he noticed something and laughed. The radio was still 9     ! “I should have turned it off this morning,” he said, “But I 10      !” 

    (   ) 1. A. arrived    B. reached at

             C. got to    D. arrived at

    (   ) 2. A. black    B. cold

             C. dark    D. late

    (   ) 3. A. In    B. On

             C. At    D. From

    (   ) 4. A. listen    B. listen to

             C. hear    D. see

    (   ) 5. A. voices    B. noises

             C. sounds    D. voice

    (   ) 6. A. all right    B. right

             C. true    D. wrong

    (   ) 7. A. Who    B. What

             C. Which    D. Whose

    (   ) 8. A. dirty    B. clean

             C. full    D. empty

    (   ) 9. A. open    B. opened

             C. on    D. talking

    (   ) 10. A. shouldn’t B. turned on

              C. remembered D. forgot

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