Mr Klip is a millionaire(百万富翁)．He 1 delicious food．He had a good 2 , Mr Black．The man could cook all kinds of food．Mrs Klip asked him 3 her last month．She learned a lot 4 him．Then she thought she was good at 5 and didn’t want Mr Black to work for them 6 ．
Now Mrs Klip begins to cook for her 7 ．But Mr Klip doesn’t like the food at all．He says he won’t 8 any food at home 9 she doesn’t stop cooking．Mrs Klip 10 she will find another cook for her husband．
This morning Mr Klip had nothing to do, 11 he went shopping．Suddenly he broke a window of the shop．The shop assistant 12 the policeman and the policeman took him to the 13 ．The policeman said, “ I’m sorry to tell you, Mr Klip, I will fine(罚款)you ten dollars ,or you’ll stay in prison(监狱)． 14 do you want?”
“I’ll stay in prison”, said the millionaire．
“Why?”
“Because my wife will find a new cook 15 ten days．
Dragon Head-Raising(龙抬头)Day is a traditional Chinese festival．It comes on the 1 day of the second lunar(农历的)month．In 2010, it is 2 March 7．
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes(灰)into kitchens and around water vats(缸)．This was 3 the dragon into the house．
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes．All the day's foods are 4 after dragons．For example, people eat “dragon whisker(龙须)” 5 called “dragons teeth”．
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain．They often 6 rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month．
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain．This is 7 the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day”．It was hoped that 8 the help of the dragon, ploughing(耕种)would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest．
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought 9 luck to the uncles in family．This is why you still see many people 10 their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day．
Basketball is an American game．A man named James Naismith made it up in 1891．He wanted a game to play inside in winter．The first real game was played in 1892．
Naismith put up two baskets．There were nine men on each side．The men tried to throw the ball into the baskets．There were no holes in the bottom of the baskets．When a ball went in the baskets, it stayed there．
The game had to stop．A man had to climb up to get the ball out of the basket．It was a slow game．After a while, net baskets were used．The bottoms were cut out of the baskets．
At first, many men could play．Now only ten men play the game．There are five men on each side．Basketball today is a very fast game．
Once basketball was only played in this country．Now it is played in many lands．
(1)
Basketball was first played ________．
[ ]
A．
in 1891
B．
in 1892
C．
in winter in 1892
D．
After 1891
(2)
At the beginning there were ________ men on the basketball game ground．
[ ]
A．
9
B．
5
C．
10
D．
18
(3)
James Naismith made up basketball in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
have a real game
B．
begin a new game
C．
play inside in winter
D．
have more fun
(4)
When a ball went in the basket, ________．
[ ]
A．
they called Mr．Naismith
B．
the bottoms were cut out
C．
they climbed up to get it out
D．
they had to stay there
(5)
From the story we can know that basketball is ________．
English names and Chinese names are quite different in some 1 ways, but it’s not hard for us to know．
Unlike Chinese, most English people have 2 names．One is their family name, both of the other names are given names．Their family name is 3 the given name．They use Mr, Mrs or Miss with the 4 name, but they never use 5 first name．For example, we can 6 a man named James Allan Green Mr Green, 7 we can’t call him Mr James or Mr Allan．People usually use Jim 8 James．Jim is short for James because it’s 9 to remember．
But Chinese names are the opposite．A girl with the name Han Limei 10 her family name Han first．Of course, she can be called Ah Mei for short in China if you wish．
Dragon Head-Raising(龙抬头)Day is a traditional Chinese festival．It comes on the 1 day of the second lunar(农历的)month．In 2010, it is 2 March 7．
On the day in ancient times, people put paths of ashes(灰)into kitchens and around water vats(缸)．This was 3 the dragon into the house．
On this day people eat noodles, dumplings and fried pancakes．All the day's foods are 4 after dragons．For example, people eat“dragon whisker(龙须)” 5 called“dragons teeth”．
In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power over the wind and rain．They often 6 rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month．
It is said that after that day there will be more and more rain．This is 7 the day is often called“Spring Dragon Day”．It was hoped that 8 the help of the dragon, ploughing(耕种)would be easier and the autumn would bring a good harvest．
It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought 9 luck to the uncles in family．This is why you still see many people 10 their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day．