Very few people were coming to eat at the White Rose Restaurant, and its owner did not know what to do.
The food in the restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. Then he thought of an
idea to change it. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men with their lady friends. Whenever a
man came in with a lady, a smiling waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked the
same outside, but they were quite different inside. The waiter gave the man a menu with the correct price for
each dish and bottle of wine, while he gave the lady a menu with a much higher price. So when the man ordered
dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous (大方) than he really was.

1. At the beginning of the story _______ at the White Rose Restaurant.

A. the owner was trying to fool the ladies
B. people didn't like to have meals
C. ladies weren't always there
D. the waiter gave the man a wrong menu

2. Several weeks later, _______.

A. the food there was much cheaper and better
B. men and women enjoyed eating at the restaurant
C. the owner gave each of the ladies some flowers after dinner
D. the owner was very thankful to his waiters

3. The waiter gave the man and the lady different menus, and _______.

A. the price in the lady's was much higher than its real price
B. the price in the man's was much higher than its real price.
C. ladies liked the beautiful menu very much
D. the menus were different outside

4. When the man ordered dishes and wine again and again, his girl friend felt _______.

A. very sad
B. much afraid
C. quite pleased
D. much surprised

5. The owner played tricks to attract (吸引) business when _______.

A. nobody seemed to want to eat there
B. the food was too cheap and good
C. the restaurant was full of people
D. the waiter was giving each of them a beautiful menu

    Mr Johnson had a son and he loved his son very much, because the boy was his only son. However, the boy
was not very cute and often made other people unhappy by some bad words. One day Mr Johnson was invited
(被邀请) to a party. His son wanted to go there, too But Mr Johnson said, "No, my good friend will have the
party in his house. It is for the first birthday of their daughter. There will (将) be a lot of important people to join
in the party, and I'm afraid (恐怕) that you may say some bad words." The son said to his father "I will not say
anything rude (粗鲁的) at the party". So the father agreed (同意). After they got to the friend's house, the son
did not say anything at the party. Then when the party was about to (即将) end and all the guests stood up, he
also stood up and said, "You know, everybody, I didn't say anything today. So if the baby dies (死) this year, it
is not my fault."

1. How many sons did Mr Johnson have?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

2. How old is the friend's daughter?

A. One years old
B. Two years old
C. Three years old
D. Only one month old

3. Who will the good friend have the birthday party for?

A. His son
B. His daughter
C. Mr Johnson's son
D. Mr Johnson

4. What does "my fault" mean (意思) in the last sentence？

A. 我的话
B. 我的错误
C. 我的祝福
D. 我的晚会

    The mice (老鼠们) are showing off (炫耀) their food.
    Tommy
    In my house I have some eggs, chicken, meat and cakes. I have some milk, flour and sugar, too. But I do not
have any butter. I don't like it.
    Kate
    Look! So many nice things I have! I have cakes, butter, milk, bread and sugar. I also have some meat and
fish. I like fish very much. I have no eggs in my home. I don't like eggs.
    Jimmy
    In my home I have chicken, apples, eggs and sweets. I have some sugar and some milk, too. I like milk very
much, so I'm very strong. I do not have any butter or bread because I don't like them.
    Joan
    I have eggs, chicken, milk and bread. I have cakes, butter and fruit juice, too. I don't like fruit, but I like juice.
So I do not have any fruit.

1. There are              mice altogether (总共).

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

2.               and              don't have any butter.

A. Tommy; Kate
B. Kate; Jimmy
C. Kate; Joan
D. Tommy; Jimmy

3.              doesn't like fruit, but juice.

A. Tommy
B. Kate
C. Jimmy
D. Joan

4. All the mice like             .

A. chicken
B. milk
C. sugar
D. meat

       Mike lives in a small town. He works in the zoo and loves the animals very much. And he has a dog, he
always plays with it, he often saves (节约) money to buy some nice food for it.
       One day a friend of his asks him to dinner. He goes there with his dog. When they are eating, he throws
some meat, fish, chicken and cakes to it. 
       His friend asks, "You love your dog very much, don't you?" "Yes," Mike says. "And it is very clever. If you
give it some money, it can buy some newspapers for you." So his friend gives the dog some money and it goes
out at once.
       An hour later the dog doesn't come back. Mike looks worried and asks, "How much do you give my dog?"
"Ten dollars," answers his friend. "You give it too much," says Mike. "I think it must go to a movie now."

1. Mike often buys some nice food for _______.

A. the animals
B. his dog
C. his friend
D. himself

2. For dinner Mike throws some ______ to his dog.

A. food
B. fruit
C. money
D. newspapers

3. The dog is very clever because ______.

A. it always plays with Mike
B. it knows how to save money
C. it can buy some newspapers for people
D. it can read newspapers

4. The dog doesn't come back because ______.

A. it is in the zoo
B. it goes to a movie
C. it is lost (失踪，迷路)
D. it buys the newspapers

5. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. Mike likes the animals very much.
B. The dog can help Mike do something.
C. Mike's friend gives the dog ten dollars.
D. Mike's friend wants to go to a movie.

      Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two
parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If
both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall
you're going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
      But genes don't decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to
your full potential (潜力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.
      No doubt you're wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. There's no perfect or right answer.
Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6 centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start
puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up). 
     Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches
there are not nearly as important as the height you're at now, how you've been growing up to this point, and
what other changes your body may be going through. 
     Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt (高峰)
during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or
later — between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.
     You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show
the first changes of puberty.

1. The Chinese for the word "puberty" is _____.

A. 童年时期
B. 婴幼儿时期
C. 习惯养成期
D. 生长发育期

2. If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, _____.

A. you should have enough exercise
B. you can ask doctors for help
C. you should save the environment
D. You can record your growth during puberty

3. This passage is mainly about ______.

A. how the genes work in your body
B. when is the time you grow fast
C. why you look like your parents
D. how you grow to a certain height

4. After reading this passage, we can explain ______.

A. how good it is to be a doctor
B. how much sleep time we need
C. why genes can't decide everything
D. what healthy diet is

5. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Your height most probably depends on how high your parents are.
B. Girls' age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys'.
C. The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.
D. You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.