When Mr. David retired（退休）,he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price（价格）: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
【小题1】.
、Mr. David’s house was            that many tourists came to see it.

“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled (大叫). My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!” Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded (点头) his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. “Oh, Mr Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go. “It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile. “Oh, no,” Mrs Diaz said. “Let me pay right now…” She dug in her purse. “How much?” “Three seventy-five.”
Mrs Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.
“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said. “No,” Mrs Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.” I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought. I had an idea. “What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me. I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.” “Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!” “ Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.
As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) tongue at me.
Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now.
【小题1】Where did the story most probably take place?

“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled.

         My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”

         Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. 

         “Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go.

         “It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile.

         “Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”

         “Three seventy-five.”

         Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.  

         “It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said.

         “No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.”

         I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought.

         I had an idea.

         “What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me.

         I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.”

         “Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs. Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”  

         “Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.

         As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.

         Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. 

1.Where did the story most probably take place? 

A. In a classroom.                                 B. In a supermarket.       C. At a bookstore.           D. At a library. 

2.By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.

A. took the book by mistake                                                      B. wanted to keep the book

C. didn’t want to go home                                                                D. didn’t think he was wrong

3. From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. 

A. didn’t think her son stole the book                         B. had been out of work for a long time

C. forgot to take money with her that day                D. couldn’t afford to pay for the book

4. In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

A. His idea was successful.                                                     B. Ted didn’t like the job.

C. He liked Ted very much.                                                      D. Ted was a naughty boy.

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the ___11___ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t __12___, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who ___13___, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was ___14___ about her. She went to bed too__15___. The night before the first exam, Barbara __16___ that she have an early night and take a __17___ pill（药丸）. She promised to wake her up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her ___18___ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of ___19___, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination ___20____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. Everyone around her was writing pages and gages. Though she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write about . She kept looking at her ___21____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, ___22____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started ___23___. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she ___24___ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a ___25____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists（游客）came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide（导游）.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
【小题1】Mr. David’s house was_______ that many tourists came to see it.