"Dream may be more important than sleep. We all need dream. " some scientists say.

      Dreams take up (占据) about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may he because the dreamer in worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.

     Some people get new ideas about their work all day, these thoughts can carry over into dreams.

     Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we can't remember the dream. Dream can disappear quickly from memory.

     Too much dreaming can be harmful (有害的).  The more we sleep, the longer we dream.  The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we have a long sleep and still wake up tired.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. Dream is          everybody.

     A. needed by                         B. less important to

C. asleep to                        D. harmful to

2. Dreams take up almost          of our sleeping time.

A. three-fourths                    B. one-fourth

     C. half                               D. all    

3. Dreams are usually like films    

     A. about work                      B. in colour

     C. we know                       D. shown many times

4. Why do people often dream about their work?

     A. Because they worry about losing it.

     B. Because they are very tired in the daytime.

C. Because they have a lot of work to do.

     D. Because they may be thinking about the work all day.

5. The main idea of this passage is about    

     A. dreams can disappear quickly

B. too much dreaming is harmful

C. people should have a long sleep

D. what dream is

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　John lived with his mother in a big house, and when his mother 1 a month ago, the house became 2 for him. So he bought a smaller 3 in the next street. There was a very nice old clock in his 4 house, and when the men came to take his things 5 the new house,  John thought, "I'm not going to let them 6 my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they 7 it, and then repairing it 8 very  expensive." So he 9 himself and began to carry it down the road 10.

　　It waw heavy. 11 he stopped two or three times 12 a rest. 

　　Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and  looked 13 John for 14 seconds. Then he said to John, "You're a  foolish man, aren't you? Why 15 you buy a watch like everybody else?"

1. A. dead　　B. died　　C. was dying　　D. had dead

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2. A. biggest B. too big C. enough big   D. more big

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3. A. one　　 B. shop　　C. that　　　　 D. ones

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4. A. new　　 B. second  C. first　　　　D. this

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5. A. to　　  B. in　　  C. at　　　　   D. off

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6. A. to carry　　   B. carrying　　   

   C. carried　　　　D. carry　　  

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7. A. break　　　　  B. are breaking　　

   C. have broken　　D. will break　　 

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8. A. is　　  B. will be  C. takes　　   D. spends

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9. A. picks up it　　  B. picked up it　　 

   C. picked it up　　 D. picks it up　　　　

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10. A. in his arm　　  B. in his arms　　

　　C. without arms　　D. among his arms　　  

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11. A. But　　B. Only　　C. So　　　　   D. And 

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12. A. had　　B. has　　 C. having　　   D. to have

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13. A. for　　B. at　　  C. around　　   D. out

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14. A. a few  B. few　　 C. a little　　 D. little

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15. A. do　　 B. don't　　C. didn't　　   D.did

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