I used to travel by air a great deal of when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America
and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. An airhostess would take charge of me and I never
had an unpleasant experience. I am used to traveling  (習(xí)慣于某事) by air and only on one occasion
have I ever felt frightened. After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height
(逐步升高), when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting
to land, an air-hostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched
down. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened. Later
we learned that there was a very important person on board. The police had been told  (被告訴,得知)
that a bomb had been planted on the plane. After we had landed, the plane was searched thoroughly
(被徹底搜查). Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.

(     ) 1. The writer used to fly much when he was a boy.
(     ) 2. The writer's parents used to live in South Africa.
(     ) 3. While they were waiting to land, an air-hostess told them not to be calm.
(     ) 4. Nothing was found and nine hours later they could take off again.
(     ) 5. There was really a bomb on the plane.

     Jimmy and Tommy were good friends. They both attended the same class in a school. Tommy
was a clever boy. He could answer questions cleverly in class. He was quick at thinking. It seemed
that everything was easy to him. He never seemed to work hard. He spent much time on football or
other games.
     Jimmy was not so clever as Tommy. He was slow in his work. But he was hard-working. He
worked hard and steadily (扎實(shí)地) at his lessons day after day.
     In the final examination of the term, everyone thought Tommy would be the first in the class. But
it was wrong. The slow but hard-working Jimmy got the first place.
     Although Tommy was quick and clever, he did not work hard, so he could not get the first. Jimmy
was just different. He was slow but hard-working. So he did well in his lessons.
     The story tells us that one cannot depend on (依靠) one's cleverness. One still has to work hard
and steadily at one's own subjects or work.

(      ) 1. Jimmy was as clever as Tommy.
(      ) 2. Jimmy and Tommy were both hard-working.
(      ) 3. Tommy got the first in the final exam.
(      ) 4. Tommy didn't like playing football.
(      ) 5. Success depends on hard -working.

     I saw an accident this morning when I was standing at the corner of Green Street. A woman with
her son was driving a red sports car down Green Street very fast. While she was driving, she was
talking on her mobile phone. At the same time, a man was driving a blue truck along Fifth Street very
slowly. While he was driving, he was drinking a bottle of cola and eating a sandwich. While the man
was driving through the crossing, the woman in the sports car didn't stop at the traffic lights. As a result,
the car hit the truck. Both the woman and the man were very angry. While they were shouting at each
other, the police came. Luckily, they were not badly hurt.

     I was standing at the corner   1  I saw an accident this morning. The red sports car which the woman
was driving was  2  than the truck. When the accident   3 , the woman was using her  4  and the man was
having a bottle of cola and a sandwich. So at the traffic lights the car hit the truck. 5  they were not badly
hurt, both of them were very unhappy.

　　Ted Robinson has been worried all the week . Last Tuesday he received a
letter from the  local police . In the letter he was asked to call at the station . Ted
wondered why he was  wanted by the police , but he went to the station yesterday
and he is not worried at more. 
　　At the station , he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been
found . Five  days ago , the policeman told him , the bicycle was picked up in a
small village four hundred  miles away . It is now being sent to his home by
train. 
　　Ted was most surprised when he heard the news . He was amused
(感到有趣), too , because  he never expected (指望) the bicycle to be found .
It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted  was a boy of fifteen. 

1. What happened last Tuesday ?
    ______________________
2. What was he told at the station ?
    ______________________
3. What are the police doing with the bicycle ?
    ______________________
4. Why was he surprised and amused ?
    ______________________
5. How old was Ted when his bicycle was stolen ?
    ______________________

     Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came,
he always went to another palace by a forest with his guards and returned to the capital in autumn.
     One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn't tell others about it. He was
very happy when he swam in the water. After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear coming at
him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and tired
when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it. "It's your king," he said to the old man. "I'm
hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!"
     The old man had nothing dear. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better. "How much
must I pay you for that?"
     "Eighteen pounds."        
     "How dear they are! Are eggs rare(稀有的)here?"
     "No," answered the old farmer. "We have only one king in our country!"

1. _____, he was happy.
    A. The river was beautiful
    B. He was swimming in the water
    C. The water was warm
    D. The king could swim for a long time
2. When the king saw the bear, he _____.
    A. asked the old farmer to help him
    B. cried for help
    C. ran away quickly
    D. ran outside the forest
3. At last the king found _____.
    A. an old house
    B. his guards
    C. his capital
    D. the bear
4. The king felt better because _____.
    A. he could sleep in the farmer's house
    B. the bear couldn't find him
    C. he ate four eggs
    D. the farmer knew he was a king
5. Which is the best title of the story?
    A. The King and the Old Farmer
    B. The King in the Forest
    C. The King and the Bear
    D. The Kind hearted King

                                                A Road Sign
     A man was traveling on his way to another town when he saw a road sign (路標(biāo)) which read,
"NO THROUGH WAY. PLEASE GO ANOTHER WAY." He looked ahead and saw nothing wrong
at all. He decided to go on, thinking the sign was a kind of joke. After a while he saw a broken bridge
and had to turn back. When he came to the sign again on the road he saw these words on its back side.
"WELCOME BACK, YOU FOOL!"

1. The road sign was put up on the road in order to _____.

A. make people know that the bridge ahead was being rebuilt
B. tell people to be careful while crossing
C. tell people to go another way

2. Why did the man decide to go on when he saw the road sign? Because _____.

A. he didn't see the words on the road sign
B. he thought the sign was a kind of joke
C. there was another way ahead

3. The man had to turn back because _____.

A. he saw the words on the sign's back side
B. he didn't want to go to that town any more
C. the bridge was broken

4. What's on the road sign's back side?

A. NOTHING.
B. NO THROUGH WAY PLEASE GO ANOTHER WAY.
C. WELCOME BACK, YOU FOOL! 

5. Which of the following is wrong?

A. The words on the sign were written in capital letters.
B. There was something wrong with the bridge.
C. The road sign was a kind of joke.