Many Chinese people like American country music, such as the songs of John Denver. But still some people don’t know when country music began.

　　Country music is from the folk music(民間音樂)of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.

　　One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We will understand each other better through music. People are different in colors and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music.

　　The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.

　　1. American country music is from the _______ music of America.

　　A. pop　　　 B. jazz 　　　C. light 　　　D. folk

　　2. “Music was a language that could bring the world together” means people _____.

　　A. can sing songs together

　　B. from all over the world sing the same songs

　　C. show their feeling through music and they understand each other better

　　D. know language and music

　　3. Which sentence is true?

　　A. Everyone knows when country music began.

　　B. Country music is from the jazz music.

　　C. John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too.

　　D. John Denver doesn’t think music can bring people together.

　　“Who did this?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.

　　“Who did this?” she asked again. She wasn’t really asking, she was demanding an answer. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?”

　　“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose. It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?

　　If I admitted it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? “My father is going to get mad at me,” I thought. I didn’t want to raise my hand, but some force much stronger than me pulled it up. “I did it.” Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.

　　My teacher went to one of our library shelves and took down a book. She then began walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.

　　“I know how you like birds, Henry.” She said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is that field guide about birds that you are always checking out. It is yours. We got a new one for the school anyway. You will not be punished. But remember, it’s only for your truthfulness.”

　　I couldn’t believe it! I wasn’t being punished and I was getting my very own bird field guide. The very one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.

　　1. The teacher wanted to find out _____.

　　A. who broke the window just now

　　B. who likes birds best in the class

　　C. who stole a book from the library

　　D. who played baseball in the classroom

　　2. Henry didn’t admit it at first because he thought _____.

　　A. his teacher would take his baseball away

　　B. his father would never give him money

　　C. his father would be very angry with him

　　D. his teacher would strike him in class

　　3. What did the teacher do to Henry at last?

　　A. Telephoned his father. 　　　　B. Gave him a book.

　　C. Bought a new window. 　　　　　D. Punished him.

　　4. From the story, we know that Henry is _____.

　　A. serious　　　 B. clever 　　　C. quiet 　　　D. honest

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　　Sally likes to dive for treasure (潛水尋寶). She and Matthew dived together many times. There was only one 　1　. The waters in which they dived were full of sharks. So one of them was watching for sharks while 　2　 dived.

　　One day Matthew was 　3　 the bottom. Sally swam on top with another diver named David. 　4　 she saw a huge shadow (影子) in the water. It was a shark, and it was heading straight for David!

　　What should she do? She was afraid to shout a warning to David. It might 　5　 him, and he might start splashing (濺水). Sally knew the shark would be attracted by splashing.

　　There was only one thing to do. She must tell David about the shark in a 　6　 way. Then, perhaps, he could swim away 　7　. The shadow was huger now. Sally’s 　8　 was in her mouth, but she swam over to David. In a quiet voice she told him, “There is a shark behind you. Don’t splash. Swim to the boat—fast!”

　　David 　9　 with his face pale, but he did not splash. They 　10　 for the boat. Sally looked quickly over her shoulder. The shark was right behind them. They reached the boat just in time. She and David 　11　 themselves up. The jaws of the shark snapped shut, but it was 　12　 late. They were safe.

　　Later Matthew and David praised Sally. “You are a brave young woman,” they told her.

　　“Treasure hunting is fun,” said Sally. “You just have to remember one thing. Sharks like to go hunting, too!”

　　1. A. problem　　　　　　B. thing　　　　　C. question　　　D. difficulty

　　2. A. the other　　　　　B. another　　　　C. some　　　　　D. others

　　3. A. seeing　　　　　　 B. hunting　　　　C. exploring 　　D. looking

　　4. A. Surprisingly　　　 B. Suddenly　　　 C. Quickly 　　　D. Normally

　　5. A. force　　　　　　　B. interest 　　　C. excite　　　　D. frighten

　　6. A. quick　　　　　　　B. special　　　　C. quiet　　　　 D. good

　　7. A. dangerously　　　　B. safely 　　　　C. fast　　　　　D. slowly

　　8. A. stomach　　　　　　B. finger 　　　　C. heart 　　　　D. tooth

　　9. A. nodded 　　　　　　B. disagreed　　　C. answered　　　D. knew

　　10. A. asked　　　　　　　B. looked　　　　 C. searched　　　D. headed

　　11. A. put　　　　　　　　B. brought　　　　C. speeded 　　　D. pulled

　　12. A. so 　　　　　　　　B. too　　　　　　C. very　　　　　D. quite

– Do you know “samba”? I like it very much. It excites me every time I …

　　– __________! Let’s talk about something else.

　　A. It sounds brilliant 　　　　B. Guess what

　　C. Give us a break 　　　　　　D. I see

They finished their work and went home __________ of the day.

　　A. in the end 　　　B. at the end 　　　C. by the end　　　 D. on the end

Astronauts take the __________ to go to Mars.

　　A. satellite　　　 B. space shuttle　　　 C. plane　　　 D. airport shuttle

The computer is very important in our life, __________ it?

　　A. isn’t 　　　B. doesn’t 　　　C. wasn’t　　　 D. hasn’t

When I arrived at his office, he __________ on the phone.

　　A. was speaking 　　　B. spoke 　　　C. is speaking　　　 D. speak

– Is your father at home?

　　– Sorry, he isn’t in. He __________ to the park.

　　A. gone 　　　B. went 　　　C. goes 　　　D. has gone

It __________ him a few nights to prepare for the exam.

　　A. made 　　　B. spent　　　 C. took　　　 D. paid