It's a fine Sunday morning. Liu Mei and Wei Fang want to go to the Great Wall. At
about seven o'clock, they are in a big bus. There are many people in it. They are very
happy. Liu Mei and Wei Fang give their seats to the two old women. There are other two
Chinese in the bus. One is a woman. She is driving the bus. The other is a young man. He
speaks English very well. He is talking about the Great Wall to the people in the bus.
All the other people are listening to him. At about nine o'clock, they get there.

1. What day is it today? It's ______.

A. Monday
B. Sunday
C. weekday
D. weekend

2. They go to the Great Wall ______.

A. on a bike
B. on foot
C. by bus
D. by car

3. There are ______ people in the bus.

A. a lot of
B. four
C. three
D. two

4. The driver is a / an ______.

A. English
B. man
C. woman
D. American

5. They get to the Great Wall at ______.

A. 7:00
B. 8:00
C. 9:00
D. 10:00

       Mr. Smith works in an office. He's very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening,
  when he comes back from his office, he's always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife always
  has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn't stop talking until she goes to sleep.
       One day Mr. Smith feels terrible and can't go to work. He goes to see a doctor. And Mrs. Smith goes
   to the hospital with him. Before her husband says what is the matter with him, the woman tells the doctor
  all about her husband and the doctor understands why. He writes out a prescription. And when
  Mrs. Smith takes the medicine to the doctor's room, the doctor says to her, "This kind of medicine is for
  your husband and the pills are for you."
       "For me?" the woman says in surprise. "I'm fine. I don't need any medicine!"
       "I don't think so, madam," says the doctor. "They are sleeping pills. Your husband will be all right if
  you take them."

1. What do you think of Mr. Smith's work?

A. Easy      
B. Happy    
C. Busy    
D. Lucky    

2. Mrs. Smith is very _____.

A. quiet      
B. outgoing    
C. serious  
D. careful

3. Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith go to the hospital because _____.

A. something is wrong with Mrs. Smith  
B. something is wrong with Mr. Smith    
C. something is wrong with both of them    
D. they want to see someone.

4. The doctor thinks the man can't go to sleep because _____.

A. he works too hard          
B. he is badly ill
C. the woman speaks too much  
D. the woman is badly ill.

5. Which is Not talked about in this passage?

A. Mr. Smith is very busy and tired.
B. Mr. Smith felt something wrong with himself.
C. Mrs. Smith felt something wrong with herself.
D. The Smiths went to see the doctor and talked a lot to him.

A. say
B. show
C. talk
D. give

2. What's wrong with you?

A. bad
B. ill
C. the matter
D. the mistake

A. through
B. together 
C. throughout
D. outside

4. It's good to see all my teachers and friends again.

A. nice 
B. happy
C. well
D. fine

5. At that time, he was only a boy of sixteen.

A. sixteen-years-old boy
B. boy of sixteen years
C. sixteen-year-old boy
D. boy of about sixteen

6. It's not polite to laugh at someone's shortcoming.

A. rude
B. cruel
C. good
D. manners

7. The speaker held up his right hand and said, "Listen."

8. She was left alone in a very quiet house.

A. only
B. by herself
C. herself 
D. for herself

9. When going across the street, look out for cars.

A. running
B. jumping 
C. crossing
D. walking

A. get
B. know
C. understand 
D. see