A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came

Read“My Problem” and answer questions 1 to 5.

　　Hi, my name is Effie!

　　I woke up on Monday morning at 7 o'clock. It took me 10 minutes to get dressed, 15 minutes to eat my break fast, 1 minute to brush my teeth and 9 minutes to walk to the bus stop. I had a feeling it was going to be a good day. At school, Mrs Finchley helped us make a graph of the birthdays of everyone in the class.

　　After that, we had to make a list of all the children in the class who were born in September.

　　The whole morning was going well until just bef ore lunch time. Mrs Finchley told us that it was Rebecca's birthday and her mum had made 24 cupcakes for the class. But there were 25 kids in my class!

　　Oh no! Who was going to work out how to share the cakes?

　　Suddenly, my head was filled with numbers whizzing around. Then, Casey raised his hand and said, “I don't like cupcakes.”

　　PROBLEM SOLVED!

1．On what day of the week did this story take place?

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2．What took Effie the longest time to do before she started school?

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A．getting dressed

B．eating breakfast

C．brushing her teeth

D．walking to the bus stop

3．How many children in the class were born in July?

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4．Who were the oldest children born in September?

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A．Sacha, Muhammed and Basma

B．Billy and Kim

C．Sacha, Billy and Basma

D．Muhammned and Kim

5．What was Effie's “problem”?

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A．She wanted it to be her birthday instead of Rebecca's.

B．She didn't like making a chart of the children's birthdays.

C．She wanted to have cupcakes for lunch.

通读全文，了解大意，然后填写所空单词。(首字母已给出)

　　“Listen! What's that noise?” said David. Peter and Frank s　1　 up and listened. The three boys were having a rest. “The noise is f　2　 the fire station,” said Peter. “There must be fire s　3　.” He looked round at the sky q　4　, “I can't see smoke.”

　　The o　5　 two boys looked back towards the town, a　6　 then they all looked at the sky and trees round them. “There it is!” s　7　 Frank suddenly. He pointed to the column(柱) of blue smoke rising in the s　8　 about a mile away.

　　“C　9　 on,” said David excitedly(激动地). He picked up his b　10　 “Let's go and see what is happening. We might be able to h　11　.”

　　The boys j　12　 on their bikes and rode away quickly. Peter wondered(想知道) i　13　 the fire was n　14　 his uncle's shop. With their heads bending(弯) over the handle-bars(车把), the boys rode as hard as they c　15　. Soon they h　16　 the bell of a fire-engine(消防车) rising as it hurried a　17　. The sound quickly grew l　18　. The fire engine suddenly caught up w　19　 them and ran quickly towards the fire. W　20　 they got there, the fire had been put away.