One day an Indian went to see his doctor. The doctor looked him over and said, " Medicine won't
help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk
a lot, and smoke only one cigar (煙) a day."
      A month later, the Indian came to see the doctor again. "How are you?" said the doctor. "I'm glad to
see you again. You look much younger." "Oh, doctor. I feel quite well now," said the Indian."I had a good
rest. I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk. I walked a lot. You certainly helped me. But you told me to
smoke one cigar a day, and that one cigar a day almost killed (殺死) me at first. It was no joke to begin
smoking at my age."

1. One day an Indian ______.

A. wasn't feeling well
B. went to see a friend
C. felt very tired
D. went to his doctor and helped him

2. His doctor ______.

A. could not help him
B. refused to see him
C. told him what to do
D. was glad to see him

3. When the Indian came to see the doctor again, ______.

A. the Indian was younger
B. the doctor was not free
C. the Indian felt quite well
D. the doctor looked him over

4. The Indian told the doctor ______.

A. he liked doing those things
B. he almost killed him
C. he was glad to smoke one cigar a day
D. one cigar a day was very difficult at the beginning

5. From this story we can guess ______.

A. the Indian was not a young man
B. the doctor was very careful
C. the doctor was a good one
D. the Indian would go on smoking

      Mr. Hunt was born in a small mountain village. He lived a hard life (生活) when he was young.
He couldn't go to school and had to help his parents on the farm. There was a river near it and he
often swam in it. So he was strong and healthy. Later on he became a soldier and did very well.
So he was an officer (軍官) and had much money. He lived in a city. There he had his big house and
a beautiful garden in it. But there was no river near his house and he couldn't swim. So he built some
swimming pools (池子) near the garden.
     It was a fine day and Mr. Hunt asked his friends to dinner. After that he asked them to visit his
three swimming pools. One of his friend asked, "What did you build these pools for?"
      "That's easy," the man said with a smile. "I'll fill (使……充滿) the first one with cold water, so
I can swim in summer. I'll fill the second one with warm water, so I can swim in winter."
      "I see," said his friend. "But the third one is empty (空的). What did you build it for?"
      "Some of my family can't swim, you know."

1. Mr. Hunt c_____ from a small village.
2. Mr. Hunt's parents had no m_____ ,so the boy couldn't go to school.
3. Mr. Hunt got much money a_____ he became an officer.
4. Mr. Hunt's favourite sport was swimming, so he built t_____ swimming pools.
5. According to Mr. Hunt, the third pool was useful (有用的) to his f_____.

      Sam is a strong man. He likes sports and isn't often ill. One Sunday he went to visit a place of
interest outside the city. On his way home, something was wrong with his motorbike and he had to
mend it himself. Suddenly it began to blow and the clouds were flying one after another in the sky.
Soon it began to rain heavily. He couldn't find any houses around and had stand under a tree.
       When the rain stopped, his clothes were wet through.He felt very cold, and he caught a bad cold
when he got home. He went to see a doctor at once. The man looked him over carefully and told him
to be in hospital. He stayed there for about one week. He felt very terrible. He wanted to go out for a
walk, but the doctor didn't let him do so. When he got a little better, the nurse told him to walk in the
ward(病房).
       One day there was nobody in the ward except him, he went out. It was warm that day. The sun
was shining and there were a lot of flowers in the hospital. Sam was very happy. Half an hour later he
was tired. He went to a garden, and sat on a chair. There was an old woman not far from him. She was
reading a newspaper.
       He came up to her and said,"Could you tell me what the date is today, Granny?"
       "I'm sorry I didn't know." answered the old woman.
       "What day is it today, then?"
       "I don't know, either." 
       "May I read the newspaper?" 
       "It's no use for you." said the old woman," It's yesterday's paper!"

1. How did Same go to the place of interest? 
    ______________________________________
2. Why did Sam have a bad cold?
    ______________________________________
3. What did Sam hope to do? 
    ______________________________________
4. Why did Sam go out? 
    ______________________________________
5. Why did Sam want to read the newspaper? 
    ______________________________________

      Harry goes out after lunch. He goes in the tree house. But he can't find his football. He's sure
Nick takes it away. He doesn't know where they are playing. He comes down and begins to play
with his dog Bobby. His father comes out, with a bag in his hand.
      "Where are you going, Daddy?" asks the boy. 
      "Mr Hill is ill," says his father. I'm going to see him."
      Mr Hill has a nice garden. There are all kinds of flowers in it. And the boy likes to pick some
there. So he asks his father to take him there. Half an hour later, their car stops at Mr Hill's gate
and an old man opens the door for them.
      Mr Hill is in bed. Harry says hello to him and then comes out. Rose, the little daughter of Mr
Hill's, brings him to the garden and picks some flowers for him. The boy is happy and thanks the
little girl.
      "Do you feel like a cup of coffee, Harry?" asks Rose.
      "Look at me carefully," says the boy. "Do I look like one?"

1. Harry goes out in the a______.
2. Harry p______ his football in the tree house.
3. Nick k______the football is in the tree house, so he takes it away.
4. Harry's father wants to s______ Mr. Hill.
5. Harry goes to Mr. Hill's to get some f______.
6. Harry and his father go to Mr. Hill's by c______.
7. The two children go to the garden when their f______ are talking.
8. Rose knows Harry l______ flowers and picks some for him.
9. Rose asks Harry if he wants to d______ a cup of coffee.
10. Harry t______ Rose says he looks like a cup of coffee.

      Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were
not. But some of their classmates said they were like brothers. One day they went out for a walk together.
At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to
them and asked, "What can I do for you?" "Please bring us two apples first." said Tom. When the waiter
put the two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry. "You are impolite
(沒禮貌).Why didn't you take the smaller one?" Tom said.
      "But I was right," said Mike with a smile. "If I let you take first, which one will you choose?"
"Of course I'll take the smaller one." said Tom. "Yes," Mike said, "If you take the smaller one, the bigger
one will be mine. Don't you think so?" "Oh." Tom couldn't answer.

(     )1. Tom and Mike were not kind to each other.
(     )2. They went out to sit in a restaurant.
(     )3. The waiter brought them two apples before the meal.
(     )4. Mike took the bigger apple.
(     )5. At last Tom had the bigger apple.

      Once there were three old men. They were rather forgetful. They always forgot what they
were doing.
      One of them said, "I always wonder if I want to buy a coat or a pair of socks." 
      The second old man said, "I often forget if I should put something in or take something out
of the fridge as soon as I open its door."
       "I am even more forgetful than both of you." Said the last old man,and he knocked at the table.
Then he turned to the other two men and asked,"Who just knocked at the table?"

1. The second old man said _____.

A. he forgot where he should go
B. he forgot whether he wanted to put something in the fridge
C. he forgot his key

2. The first old man forgot _____.

A. what he wanted to buy
B. where he wanted to go
C. what he should bring

3. The third old man said _____.

A. he was less forgetful than the others
B. he was more forgetful
C. he was remembering what he was doing

4. Who is the most forgetful?

A. The first old man
B. The second old man
C. The third old man

5. From the story we can know _____.

A. None of them are young
B. None of them is forgetful
C. The second old man is most forgetful

      When David was playing in front of a big house, a man arrived. The man asked David, "Are your
parents at home? I have a letter for them." David answered, "Yes. My father is watching TV and my
mother is taking care of my little sister." The man rang the doorbell but no one answered the door."Are
they sleeping?" the man said to himself. The man tried again, but still no one answered. Then the man
turned around and said to David, "You bad boy. You lied (說(shuō)謊) to me! Your parents aren't at home."
"I never lie," said David. "This is not my house!" 

(     )1. David was playing behind a big house.
(     )2. David's father was sleeping and his mother was watching TV.
(     )3. The man rang the doorbell but nobody opened the door for him.
(     )4. David lied to the man.
(     )5. David didn't live in that big house.

     On Thursday afternoon, I tried to make some money with my voice. But I only k  1    two songs.
I decided to start at the kind old lady's house. But she did not come to the door. I was a  2   she could
not hear me, so I tried to sing louder. She still did not come, so I went to her neighbor's house. I was
in the middle of my second song w  3  the door opened.
      "W  4   are you doing?" a lady asked me crossly.
      "I'm singing". 
      "Yes, but why are you singing?"
      "I need money."
      "Well, I'll g  5   you 10 pence to go away."
       I went away. This time I sang at a house at the end of the street. A man c  6   to the door.
      "What are you doing?" he asked.
      "I'm trying to sing."
      "Young man," he said." Some people have good voices and some people have bad voice, and people
w  7   bad voices ought not to sing."
      "But I'm trying to earn some money," I told him. 
      "Oh, I see. Well, I'll give you a j 8   to do, if you want, you can sweep the l 9    for me." It was hard
work but I am now 35 pence y 10    than I was yesterday.