Mr. Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes brought him b 1       umbrellas,and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were mended there. One day Mr. Brown went to London by train. He f 2       to take an umbrella with him that day. Sitting in front of h 3       was a man with an umbrella standing beside the seat. When the train a4       in London,Mr. Brown picked up the umbrella as he often did d 5       his journey by train. Just as he was getting off,he was stopped by the man. He said angrily, "That's m 6      ！" Mr. Brown' s        face t 7       red and he gave it back to the man at once.

When Mr. Brown got to the big shop,the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at each of them,he said, "You've m 8       them very well. " In the afternoon he got into the train again. The s 9       man was in tie same seat. He looked at Mr.

Brown and his six umbrellas, "You've had 1 10       day," he said.

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A thousand years ago,Hong Kong was covered by a thick forest. As more and more people came to 1        in Hong Kong,these trees were cut down and burnt. Now there is 2        forest left,though there are still some small areas (地方) covered with trees. We call these woods.

Elephants,tigers and many 3        animals were living in the thick forest. When people came to live in Hong Kong,the 4       began to die out. Early farmers grew rice and 5        pigs and chickens in the valleys. They cut down the trees and burnt them. They needed 6        to keep themselves warm in winter,to cook their food and to keep away the dangerous animals. Elephants quickly disappeared (消失) because there was not enough food for them.

7       did most of the wolves and tigers. Monkeys and many other animals soon 8       in the same way.

You might think that there are no longer any animals in Hong Kong 9        in the zoos. There are still about 36 different animals 10        there. One of the most interesting of Hong Kong's animals is the barking deer. These are beautiful little animals 11       a rich brown coat and a white patch (补丁) under the tail. They look like deer 12        but they are much like a dog 13       ,In Hong Kong the barking deer has only a real enemy (敌人) 14       . People hunt these little animals though it is illegal (违法的) .There are now not many barking deer left. So it is important 15        people to protect (保护) wild animals.

(   ) 1. A. work   B. study   C. live   D. enjoy

(   ) 2. A. many   B. a few   C. no   D. not

(   ) 3. A. other   B. others   C. the other   D. another

(   ) 4. A. people   B. animals   C. plants   D. things

(   ) 5. A. grew   B. made   C. got   D. kept

(   ) 6. A. fire   B. hotness   C. heat   D. stoves (炉子)

(   ) 7. A. So   B. Such   C. As   D. Nor

(   ) 8. A. lived   B. died   C. came   D. left

(   ) 9. A. besides   B. except   C. and   D. or

(   ) 10. A. live   B. to live   C. lived   D. living

(   ) 11. A. have   B. without   C. with   D. get

(   ) 12. A. high   B. higher   C. short   D. shorter

(   ) 13. A. shouting   B. crying   C. barking   D. talking

(   ) 14. A. tigers   B. men   C. wolves   D. elephants

(   ) 15. A. to   B. for   C. like   D. of

Once,a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they 1        their work,he left them,saying, "When the sun is down,I will come and see your work."

At last one of them said, "What's the use of doing this foolish work? We can 2        fill the basket." 3       man answered, "That is none of your business. " The first man said. "You may do as you like,but I am not going to work at 4        so foolish."He 5       his basket and went away. The other man said no word,and kept on carrying 6       . At last the well was almost 7        As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket,he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. 8       he saw the ring,he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. "You 9       so well in this little thing ," he said , " 10        now I know I can believe you with many things."

(   ) 1. A. finished   B. did   C. began   D. had

(   ) 2. A. ever   B. never   C. easily   D. no

(   ) 3. A. The other   B. Another   C. One   D. A second

(   ) 4. A. anything   B. something   C. nothing   D. everything

(   ) 5. A. picked up   B. put away   C. took away   D. threw away

(   ) 6. A. water   B. basket   C. well   D. work

(   ) 7. A. full   B. empty   C. filled   D. clean

(   ) 8. A. While   B. As soon as   C. Before   D. Since

(   ) 9. A. have done   B. will do   C. do   D. are doing

(   ) 10. A. what   B. why   C. when   D. that

Once there was a boy in Toronto. His name was Jimmy. He started p 1       when he was three years old,and when he was five he was already very g 2       at it. He painted (绘画) many beautiful and I 3        pictures,and a lot of people bought his pictures. They said, "This boy is going to be f 4       when he's a little older,and then we're going to s 5       these pictures for a lot of money. " Jimmy's pictures were d 6       from other people's because he never painted on all of the paper. He painted on half of it,and the other half was always e 7       .

"That's very clever," everybody said. "No o 8       painters have ever done that！"One day somebody asked him, "Please tell me this,Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom (底) half of your pictures,but not on the t 9       half?"

"Because Fm small," Jimmy said, "and my brushes can't r 10       very high."

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Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It's beautiful but it's hot in 1        So I usually returned to my hometown when my 2        began. It is not big,but it's cool and quiet. I could 3        in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.

One day I had some 4        to solve. But I didn't take the dictionaries home. My father told me,Charlie,one of my 5       ,had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn't see each other after I 6        middle school. At first he didn't recognize me. He 7       me up and down. And then he called out, "Oh,dear!It's you,Fred!"

Of course we were 8        to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and 9       . Later on he showed me around his library. It wasn't big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I 10        were in them too. At last I said, " 11        you lend some dictionaries to me,please?"

"I'm sorry I don't lend any books to 12       ," said the young man.

"Are you afraid I'll 13       them?"

"No,Fm not. I'm afraid you won't 14        them to me. Look!All the books are not 15       ,but borrowed！”.

(   ) 1. A. spring   B. summer   C. autumn   D. winter

(   ) 2. A. birthday   B. Saturday   C. Sunday   D. holiday

(   ) 3. A. study   B. play   C. rest   D. run

(   ) 4. A. words   B. sentences   C. problems   D. stories

(   ) 5. A. brothers   B. sisters   C. aunts   D. classmates

(   ) 6. A. finished   B. heard   C. saw   D. met

(   ) 7. A. lifted   B. carried   C. looked   D. pulled

(   ) 8. A. angry   B. happy   C. worried   D. sad

(   ) 9. A. doctors   B. teachers   C. workers   D. drivers

(   ) 10. A. looked for   B. read   C. wrote   D. looked at

(   ) 11. A. Need   B. Must   C. May   D. Can

(   ) 12. A. other   B. the other   C. others   D. another

(   ) 13. A. lose   B. sell   C. throw   D. know

(   ) 14. A. pay   B. return   C. use   D. look after

(   ) 15. A. made   B. picked   C. won   D. bought

A thirsty bee went to a river to drink. As it was drinking,the bee was 1        away by the running water.

A kind bird saw that the bee was in 2       . It picked 3        off a tree and threw 4        into the water in front of the bee. The bee climbed 5        the leaf,and it was brought 6        to the land. The bee thanked the bird a lot and then 7       .

Not 8       that,the bird was sitting 9        the branch of a tree. It did not know that a man was shooting at it. But the bee saw 10        the man was doing. So it flew into the man's 11        and stung (刺蜇) him. The 12       in the man's eye was so great that he was not able to 13        the bird,and the bird flew away. 14       the bee,15       life had been saved by the bird,was able to save the life of the bird.

(   ) 1. A. flying   B. brought   C. flowing   D. carried

(   ) 2. A. trouble   B. a trouble   C. danger   D. dangerous

(   ) 3. A. a leaf   B. leaves   C. leaf   D. the leaf

(   ) 4. A. them   B. one   C. it   D. this

(   ) 5. A. onto   B. on   C. to   D. at

(   ) 6. A. safety   B. safe   C. saved   D. safely

(   ) 7. A. climbed away   B. ran away

   C. flew away   D. got away

(   ) 8. A. long before   B. before long

   C. after long   D. long after

(   ) 9. A. in   B. on   C. at   D. by

(   ) 10. A. that   B. what   C. which   D. when

(   ) 11. A. eye   B. nose   C. mouth   D. ear

(   ) 12. A. pain   B. bee   C. bird   D. earache

(   ) 13. A. shoot   B. shoot at

   C. shoot to   D. shoot on

(   ) 14. A. In the way   B. On the way

   C. In a way   D. In this way

(   ) 15. A. her   B. the   C. whose   D. its

People often asked Allan for his telephone number. But he didn't get a t 1       ,so he told them to r 2       him at work. W 3       didn't he have a telephone? He t 4       the telephone was e 5       and he preferred to write a 1 6       . There weren't m 7       people he wanted to speak to in the evening and he didn't want to speak to a 8       at breakfast time. When he wanted to u 9       the telephone in the evening,he could always use the telephone box at the e 10       of the road.

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 Once upon a time,a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 1        things with. He 2       to take ten servants with him. They would 3        the things to sell and the food to 4        on their trip. Before they started,a little boy ran up to 5        and asked to 6        with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, "Well,7       may go with us. 8       you are the smallest,the thinnest and the weakest of all my 9       ,you can't carry a 10       load (担子) . You must 11        the lightest one to carry. " The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

"You are 12       . ”said his master, "That is the biggest and the heaviest one."The boy said 13        and lifted the load gladly.

On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were tired 14        the little servant. Do you know 15       ?Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

(   ) 1. A. eat   B. buy   C. change   D. get

(   ) 2. A. decided   B. liked   C. hoped   D. tried

(   ) 3. A. take   B. bring   C. carry   D. borrow

(   ) 4. A. cook   B. eat   C. buy   D. drink

(   ) 5. A. them   B. the servants (仆人)

   C. the road   D. the rich man

(   ) 6. A. stop   B. stay   C. go   D. talk

(   ) 7. A. you   B. he   C. /  D. they

(   ) 8. A. Since   B. If   C. Because   D. But

(   ) 9. A. family   B. guests   C. servants   D. things

(   ) 10. A. heavy   B. light   C. small   D. difficult

(   ) 11. A. eat   B. choose

   C. pick up   D. understand

(   ) 12. A. brave   B. right   C. clever   D. foolish

(   ) 13. A. sorry   B. nothing   C. angrily   D. goodbye

(   ) 14. A. besides   B. of   C. except   D. with

(   ) 15. A. who   B. him   C. that   D. why

The generation gap (代沟) has become a 1       problem. I read a 2       about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after quarrels (争吵) with 3        I think this is because they don't often have a talk with each other. Parents now 4        more time in the office,5       they don't have much time to 6        with their children. As time passes,they 7       feel that they don't have the 8        topics (话题) to talk 9       . I want to tell parents to be more patient with your 10       ,get to know them and 11        them. And for children,show your 12        to your parents. They are the people who 13        you. So 14       them your thoughts (想法) .In this way,you 15       have a better understanding of each other.

(   ) 1. A. serious   B. wonderful   C. necessary   D. thankful

(   ) 2. A. message   B. call   C. report   D. letter

(   ) 3. A. friends   B. teachers   C. classmates   D. parents

(   ) 4. A. spend   B. stay   C. work   D. have

(   ) 5. A. because   B. if   C. but   D. so

(   ) 6. A. study   B. do   C. stay   D. shop

(   ) 7. A. neither   B. either   C. all   D. both

(   ) 8. A. interesting   B. same   C. true   D. good

(   ) 9. A. about   B. of   C. in   D. above

(   ) 10. A. business   B. children   C. work   D. office

(   ) 11. A. get on with   B. look after   C. understand   D. love

(   ) 12. A. interest   B. secret   C. trouble   D. feelings

(   ) 13. A. hate   B. love   C. live   D. speak

(   ) 14. A. tell   B. ask   C. answer   D. say

(   ) 15. A. can   B. should   C. must   D. would

Health is very important,it means everything,so we should t 1       good care of ourselves. But one day,Mrs. Zhao m 2       a problem. , She w 3       both weak and tired. She was w 4       about her health. When she worked in the garden,she s 5       to sit down and rest every 5 minutes. So she went to see a doctor. After 1 6       her over,the doctor said that she was only fat. There w 7       nothing serious. If she wanted to be h 8       than before,she'd better take m 9       exercise,eat more vegetables,and 1 10       meat.

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