Mr. Jones  and Mr.  Brown  work  in the  same  office (辦公室). One day, Mr.  Jones  says to Mr.
Brown, "I will have a small party at my house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to
come?"
     Mr. Brown says, "Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first. " So Mr. Brown
goes to the other room and telephones his wife. Then he comes back looking very worried.
     "What's the matter?" asks Mr. Jones. "Is your wife at home?"
     "No," answers Mr. Brown. "She isn't there. My small son answered the telephone. I said to him, 'Is
your mother there, David?' and he answered 'No, she isn't in the house.' 'Where is she?' I asked, 'She is
somewhere outside (在外面).' 'What's she doing?' 'She is looking for me.'"

(     )1. There is a party at Mr. Jones' house on Monday evening.
(     )2. Mr. Jones asks Mr. Brown and his wife to go to the party.
(     )3. The telephone is in Mr. Brown's office.
(     )4. Mr. Brown speaks to Mrs. Brown on the telephone.
(     )5. Mrs. Brown is looking for her son.

    Mr. Smith is an Englishman. He teaches English well．His English classes are very interesting. He
likes us and we like him, too.
    Mr. Smith has two children Tom and Lucy. Tom is seven and his sister Lucy is four. Tom goes to
school but Lucy doesn't. Mr. Smith likes to wear a T-shirt and jeans. Football is his favourite sport.
After school we often have a basketball match. Sometimes Mr. Smith watches and joins us. He plays
basketball just(僅僅) for fun.

1. Mr. Smith is_____.

A. a Chinese teacher            
B. an English teacher
C. a Japanese(日本的)teacher      
D. an English dancer

2. How many sons(兒子)does Mr. Smith have?   

A. Only one.    
B. Two.      
C. Three.    
D. Not any(沒有).

3. Lucy doesn't go to school because(因為)_____.

A. she looks beautiful        
B. she is seven
C. she is only four          
D. she doesn't like school

4. _____is Mr. Smith's favourite sport.    

A. Basketball          
B. Tennis      
C. Running      
D. Football

5. The story(故事)is about_____.

A. Mr. Smith's son  
B. Mr. Smith  
C. Tom and Mary  
D. a basketball match

     My brother e     (1) for half an hour every day. He s     (2) for ten hours every night. He w     (3) TV for about an hour every day. He s     (4) eats cakes, sweets and meat. He often e     (5) fruit and v     (6). He often w     (7) to school. He h     (8) lunch at school. After lunch, he s     (9)for half an hour. Then he goes on to study. He goes h     (10) at five in the afternoon.

     Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted
to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbour's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and
pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
     Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought.
At last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The
next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder.
The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just
then the neighbour came running out.
     "Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson (教訓(xùn))," the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the
nose.
     The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he
come out just then?" he wondered (感到疑惑).
1. The thief was trying to get _____.
A. his neighbour                      
B. his neighbour's doorbell
C. some cotton                        
D. a door with a bell on it
2. The neighbour ran out probably (很可能) because _____.
A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen  
B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的)to visit him
C. He realized (意識到) something strange happened
D. Both B and C
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.
C. The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.
D. The thief didn't want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.

     Henry finds a job on a farm.  He is the strongest and youngest.  He eats more, sleeps more, but works
  less.  He doesn't like to use his head, so he knows little.  He has to do some unskilled (無需特殊技能
 的) work.  He always says he's tired and hopes to have a good rest.  So he gets less money than others.  
    Winter is coming.  The workers are getting ready for the next year.  Only Henry does nothing.  The
 farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest.  The young man has to go there with a chair.  He
 feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals.  So he looks around and sings loudly.  
 Nobody knows what he's singing.  After three days, Henry doesn't cut down any trees.  The farmer feels
 strange.  He wants to find out how the young man is working there.  To his anger (生氣), Henry is sitting
  on the chair, cutting the tree.  "Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?" asks the farmer.  "Because I
 can't work if lying (躺著), sir. "

1. Henry doesn't like to use his head, so _____.

    A.  he knows little knowledge (知識)    
    B.  he is young and strong
    C.  he tries to be a farmer              
    D.  he finds a job on a farm

2. Henry gets less money because _____.

    A.  he sleeps more                  
    B.  he does some unskilled work
    C.  he isn't polite to the farmer        
    D.  he eats more

3. Henry hopes to _____.

    A.  make the farmer happy          
    B.  get help
    C.  lie down in the forest            
    D.  cut down more trees

     Mr Jones and Mrs Brown worked in the same office.  One day Mr Jones said to Mr Brown, "We are
  going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening.  Would you and your wife like to join
  us?"
     Mr Brown said, "Thank you very much.  That is very kind of you.  We are free that evening.  I think,
 but I'll telephone my wife and ask her.  Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening.  "So Mr
 Brown went to the other room and telephoned.  When he came back, he looked very sorry.
     "What is the matter?" said Mr Jones.  "Did you speak to your wife?"
     "No," answered Mr Brown, "She wasn't there, my small son answered the telephone.  I said to him, 'Is
  your mother there, David?' and he answered, 'No, she is not in the house,' 'Where is she then?' I
 asked.  'She is somewhere outside. ' 'What is she doing?' 'She is looking for me. '"

1. A small party will be held _____.

    A.  at David's house                
    B.  at Mr Brown's house
    C.  in the office                    
    D.  at Mr Jones's house

2. Mr Jones asked _____ to the party.

    A.  Mr Brown        
    B.  Mrs Brown
    C.  Mr and Mrs Brown            
    D.  all his friends

3. Mr Brown spoke to _____ on the phone.

    A.  Mrs Brown      
    B.  Mrs Jones
    C.  David            
    D.  David's friend

4. Why was Mrs Brown looking for David? Because _____.

    A. he went out of the house
    B. he was answering Father's phone
    C. she knew David had lost his way
    D. she thought he was playing somewhere outside