A friend of   2   came to visit him one day. The friend said, “I’m going away for a short time. Will you please   3   my parrot for me?”

The writer said he would do so, and his friend   4   his parrot to the house.

The cat saw the parrot and wanted to know whether (是否) it was a bird or not. If so, it would be nice   5  .Very   6   the cat came nearer and nearer. It was thinking how nice it would be to have this animal for its meal.

The poor parrot was very afraid. It didn’t know   7   at first. It kept quiet and didn’t move

   8   the cat was near enough to jump on it. Then suddenly the parrot asks, “  9   you have your breakfast?”

The cat is afraid. It ran away as fast as it can. Maybe it was saying to itself, “That thing can speak. It can’t be a bird. It must be   10  !”

1. A. spoke　　 　　　　  B. talked　　 　　   C. said　　 　　　　  D. told

2. A. his　　 　　　　   B. him　　 　　　　  C. he　　 　　　　    D. hers

3. A. help　　 　　　　　　 B. look for　　     C. look after　　   D. look at

4. A. took　　 　　　　    B. brought　　     C. put　　 　　　　   D. caught

5. A. to play　　 　　　　 B.to drink　　 　　 C. to put　　 　　　　　　  D. to eat

6. A. slowly　　 　　　　 B. quickly　　 　　 C. soon　　 　　    D. much

7. A. him　　 　　　　　　 B. the cat　　 　　  C. how to do　　 D. what to do

8. A. when　　 　　　　   B. that　　 　　　　  C. until　　 　　　　 D. because

9. A. Were　　 　　　　   B. Weren’t　　     C. Could　　 　　   D. Didn’t

10. A. a bird　　   　　B. a cat　　   　　C. a man　　 　　   D. strong

We drink tea every day. But more than three hundred years ago most of the people in Europe (欧洲) did not know anything about tea. Some people heard about it, but very few of them know what to do with it.

　　There is a story about an English sailor (水手) who went to countries in the east，the west and the south. He went to India and China. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and asked them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”, the old woman offered (给) them brown tea-leaves (茶叶). The old woman’s friends began to eat them. Of course, nobody liked the tea-leaves.

　　At that time the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said, “Mother, what have you done with the tea?”

　　“I boiled (煮) it，as you said.”

　　“And what did you do with the water?”

　　“I threw it away, of course.” answered the old woman.

　　“Now you may throw away the leaves, too.” said her son.

(    ) 1. Most of the people in Europe ________.

　　　  A. drank tea every day 300 years ago        B. drink tea every day

　　　  C. know nothing about tea               D. like to eat the tea-leaves

(    ) 2. One day the English sailor brought his mother some tea from ________.

　　　  A. countries in the west                   B. countries in the south

　　　  C. India or China                       D. a tea shop in England

(    ) 3. The sailor’s mother asked her friends to her house, because ________.

　　　  A. the sailor told her to

　　　  B. she wanted to ask her friends what to do with the tea

　　　  C. she liked to show off (炫耀)

　　　  D. she wanted to sample (品尝) the tea together with her friends

(    ) 4. At the “tea party”，________.

　　　  A. all the woman’s friends spoke highly of the tea

　　　  B. nobody knew what to do with the tea

　　　  C. the woman offered her friends some dried (干的) tea

　　　  D. the woman gave her friends each a glass of tea water

(    ) 5. What mistake did the old woman make? She ________.

　　　  A. boiled the tea                       B. did as the sailor said

　　　  C. poured away the water                D. didn't throw away the tea-leaves

阅读短文，在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已经给出。

    The　worst　traveler　in　the　world　was　Paul　of　San　Francisco.　Once　he　f____1.　from　the　U.S.　to　his　hometown　in　Italy　to　see　someone　at　home.　The　plane　made　a　one-hour　stop　to　get　oil　at　an　airport　in　New　York.　Paul　thought　he　was　in　Rome.　C____2.,　he　got　off　the　plane.

    When　nobody　was　there　to　meet　him,　Paul　thought　maybe　the　heavy　t____3.　made　his　friends　late.　While　looking　for　their　address,　Paul　found　that　the　old　“Rome”had　changed　a　lot.　He　found　many　high　m____4.　buildings　instead　of　old　ones.　He　also　found　that　many　people　spoke　English　but　not　Italian　and　that　many　street　signs　were　w____ 5.　in　English.

    Paul　knew　very　l____6.　English.　So　he　asked　a　policeman　in　Italian　the　way　to　the　bus　station.　He　happened　to　meet　a　policeman　who　was　also　born　in　Italy　and　answered　in　the　same　l____7..

    After　twelve　hours’ traveling　round　on　a　bus,　the　driver　handed　him　over　to　a____8.　policeman.　But　this　time,　this　policeman　could　only　speak　English.　So　paul　asked　the　policeman　why　the　Rome　police　employed（雇佣）so　many　people　who　spoke　English　as　policemen.

    Paul　didn’t　b____9.　he　was　in　New　York　when　he　was　told　so.　To　get　him　on　a　plane　to　Italy,　he　was　s____10.　to　the　airport　in　a　police　car.