Mr. Smith was an old miser (守财奴). He had a lot of   16  , but he never bought anything     17 . He and his wife lived in an old house outside the town. He often went to the shop  18  in order to save some money. In the   19 , as soon as it was dark in the room, he   20 . He had no TV but bought a cheap radio and often 21 the advertisements.

The old man had no   22 , his wife was often ill. He wouldn’t send her to the hospital. He thought he would   23  much to the doctors if they looked her over. He bought a few medical books and bought some  24  for her.

One night, Mrs. Smith felt unwell. She had got a bad headache. She asked her husband to      25 a doctor, but he didn’t agree. He brought out some pills and made her  26  them. But it was no use.

The old woman began to   27  at home. Mr. Smith locked the door and went in another room and     28  there. The next morning, when he woke up, he came into her   29 to see if she was all right. But he found the poor woman had died. He hurried to the telephone, but   30  his mind at once. He ran out and shouted to the servant (佣人), “Don’t cook breakfast for Mrs. Smith this morning, Linda!”

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1.He often takes p　　　in the park.　This is one of them.　It’s beautiful.

2.Mr.Li has got two s　　　and a b　　　.They are clever.

3.We call mother’s sister a　　　and mother’s brother uncle.

4.Your mother’s or father’s mother is your g　　　.

5.He is one of my f　　　.

6.Many parents and g　　　wait outside the school gate when school is over.

7.How many people are there in your f　　　?

8.This is my brother.　H　　　name is Tom.

9.—What is your l　　　name?

—Green.

10.Have you got a　　　sisters?

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【小题1】He often takes p　　　in the park.　This is one of them.　It’s beautiful.
【小题2】Mr.Li has got two s　　　and a b　　　.They are clever.
【小题3】We call mother’s sister a　　　and mother’s brother uncle.
【小题4】Your mother’s or father’s mother is your g　　　.
【小题5】He is one of my f　　　.
【小题6】Many parents and g　　　wait outside the school gate when school is over.
【小题7】How many people are there in your f　　　?
【小题8】This is my brother.　H　　　name is Tom.
【小题9】—What is your l　　　name??—Green.
【小题10】Have you got a　　　sisters?

Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”

“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”

Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey（旅程） there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.

“How strange Russians（俄国人） are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”

1.Mr. Evens is _______________.

2.Mr. Evens wouldn’t spend his holiday in Australia because         .

3.Mr. Evens went to Moscow _______________.

4. Mr. Evens couldn’t find a stick because _______________.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.

   In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he put his eye to the keyhole(钥匙孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.  

1.The scientist wanted to know ____.

   A. if the monkey came into the small box          B. if the monkey would sleep

   C. which animal was cleverer than other animals   D. if some boxes were inside other boxes

2.After the scientist left the room, the monkey _______.

A. looked at the scientist through the keyhole          B. began to look for food   

C. came into the boxes one after another               D. began to eat the food 

3.To the scientist's surprise, _____.

A. the monkey went out of the room  

B. the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

C. began to look for food 

D. put its eyes to the keyhole.