Mr. Brown only had a daughter. One day his daughter telephoned and said that she had a new daughter. Mr. Brown was very happy and decided to visit her.

  On Friday morning,Mr. Brown got into a train. " I'm going to see my new granddaughter," he said.

  There were three empty places in the train. There was an old man beside one empty seat,and Mr. Brown went to him and asked, "Are you a grandfather?" "Yes," the man answered. "I have three granddaughters. " Mr. Brown went to the second empty seat. A nice woman sat beside that. Mr. Brown asked, "Are you a grandmother?" The woman answered, "Yes,I have two grandsons."Mr. Brown went to the third empty seat. There was a man beside that,and Mr. Brown asked, "Are you a grandfather?" "No,I'm not," the man answered. Mr. Brown smiled happily and said, "That's good. " He said to the man kindly, "Now I'll tell you about my granddaughter."

(   ) 1. When Mr. Brown heard the good news,he felt         .

   A. surprised   B. sad   C. glad   D. interested

(   ) 2. How many daughters does Mr. Brown have?

   A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. I am not sure.

(   ) 3. He got to his daughter's home         .

   A. by car   B. by bike   C. by train   D. by subway

(   ) 4. Where did Mr. Brown sit at last?

   A. In the first place. B. In the second place.

   C. In the third place. D. He stood in the train.

(   ) 5. We can learn from the passage that         .

   A. the old man and woman didn't like Mr. Brown

   B. the last man asked Mr. Brown to sit near him

   C. Mr. Brown liked the last man very much

   D. Mr. Brown felt proud because the last man had no granddaughters

  Michael Jordan has a nickname (綽號) "Air Jordan"，because he j 1       high into the air. Jordan was born on February 17th,1963. He has two b 2       and two sisters. When he was a child,Michael played baseball w 3       .He played basketball for his school. He i 4       very tall 1. 98 meters. At university,they kept him out of the school t 5       . Michael practised hard hour after hour. At last he entered the team. He joined Chicago Bulls. They were not a very s 6       team at that time. But Michael became the 1 7       of the team. They won in 1991,1992,1993,1996,1997 and 1998. Michael h 8       a training camp for young people to learn basketball. They had to work very hard,so they became very g 9       at the game. Now Michael has a lot of money. He g 10       the money to the poor children. He is a very good man.

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  Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath (氣喘吁吁) . "I suppose I had better go to the doctor," she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

  "I'm not surprised at all," he said. "It's obvious what your problem is." He looked her over then gave her some advice.

  "If you don't do what I say,Mrs. Parker," he said, "you will have a heart attack. It could kill you."

  Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor's. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.

  "I'd like ten pounds of steak (牛排) ，please," she said.

  "Certainly,madam," the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak.

  He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (秤) . "That's just under ten pounds," he said. "That big enough/' Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. 

  "At $4. 99 a pound that will be $ 49. 50,please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?"

"Oh,I don't want to buy the meat," Mrs. Parker said.

  "If you don't want to buy it," the butcher replied angrily, "why did you ask me to get it for you?"

  "My doctor told me that I am overweight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like."

(   ) 11. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

   A. She had had a heart attack.

   B. She had a problem with her health.

   C. She was unhappy about her weight.

   D. She could not sleep well.

(   ) 12. What did the doctor advise her to do?

   A. To lose weight.

   B. To eat more meat.

   C. To come and see him again.

   D. To look after her heart.

(   ) 13. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

   A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

   B. She wanted to lose weight.

   C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

   D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

(   ) 14. What was Ellen Parker's real problem?

   A. She ate too much steak.

   B. She weighed too much.

   C. The doctor did not know.

   D. She could not walk very quickly.

(   ) 15. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?

   A. She might put on more weight.

   B. She might stop eating too much.

   C. She might have a heart attack.

  A 50-year-old American officer came back to his school. The teachers asked him to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. The talk was about the love of their great country. All the little ones were sitting in a large meetingroom. The old officer went up and began speaking. He said, "Boys and girls,I studied in the school forty years ago. When I was your age,we were not as happy as you are today. Think about it and answer me why are you so happy now?"

  No sound came from the children. The old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front put up his small dirty hand. "Good boy!Please answer me,dear," said the officer.

  With a big smile on his face,the boy stood up and said, "If you speak long enough,we won't have to have maths and biology lessons this morning."

(   ) 6. The old man came back to the school         .

   A. to listen to a talk   B. to have lessons

   C. to give a talk   D. to see his children

(   ) 7. The officer studied in this school when he was         .

   A. fifty   B. ten   C. twenty   D. children

(   ) 8. 'The children were        ever before.

   A. as good as   B. as well as

   C. as happy as   D. much happier than

(   ) 9. The short boy in the front         .

   A. didn't understand the question and answer

   B. told the truth (事實(shí))

   C. wanted to make others laugh

   D. wanted to make the officer angry

(   ) 10. After reading the last part of the story,we know that         .

   A. the short boy liked the talk very much

   B. all the children liked the talk

   C. the short boy didn't like studying his lessons

   D. some of the children liked to listen to funny stories

 Once a man goes to the market to sell hats. It is a long way and he is tired. He comes to a tree and sits down. Soon he goes to sleep. There are some monkeys up in the tree. The monkeys see the hats and take them away. Each monkey puts on a hat and goes up to the tree again.

  When the man wakes up,there are no hats there. " Where are my hats?" He looks around and sees the monkeys with his hats on. "Oh dear!" he says. "Those monkeys get my hats."

  He shakes his hand at them. The monkeys shake their hands,too. Then he finds a way. He takes off his hat and throws it on the ground. So do the monkeys. At last,the man gets his hats back quickly and feels happy.

(   ) 1. Why does the man go to the market?

   A. He goes to sell hats. B. He goes to buy hats.

   C. He goes to look for monkeys. D. He goes to sleep.

(   ) 2. Who takes the hats away when the man goes to sleep?

   A. Other men. B. Monkeys. C. Nobody. D. His wife.

(   ) 3. When the man shakes his hand at the monkeys,they .

   A. are not afraid. B. feel scary

   C. throw the hats   D. does nothing

(   ) 4. How does the man get the hats back at last?

   A. He shakes his hand at the monkeys.

   B. The monkeys are afraid and throw them on the ground.

   C. He makes the monkeys follow him to throw them away.

   D. He asks a passer for help.

(   ) 5. From the passage,we know that

   A. the monkeys aren't clever

   B. the monkeys are quiet

   C. monkeys like to do the same as others do

   D. the man sells his hats

 "Hi,Tim. Do you have math class now?"

  "Hi,Dandan. Yes,I have m 1       class after art class."

  "Do you 1 2       your math class?"

"It's i 7       too,but very h 8       . I have homework every        day. I like my teacher. I e 9       his classes. I'm learning a lot. I hope I can get a g 10       mark in math this year!”

  "You're a smart student. You'll have no problem！"

  "Thanks,Tim！”

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  What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.

  Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family,such as stairways and fire escapes,but not lifts.

  The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average (平均高度的) person,hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course,it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

  Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked (滲) into the room.

  On a second or third floor,the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes (灌木叢) and grass can help to break a fall.

(   ) 11. It is important to         .

   A. put out the fire in the burning house

   B. know the ways to escape the fire

   C. jump off a burning house

   D. keep the door closed

(   ) 12. It is possible to escape through the windows         .

   A. if there are some bushes on the ground

   B. if you are strong enough

   C. if you live on a lower floor

   D. If you have a long rope

(   ) 13. Which of the following escaping way is NOT right?

   A. You can escape though stairways.

   B. You can choose fire escapes.

   C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.

   D. Use a lift to come down at once.

(   ) 14. Open the window so that        if the building is on fire.

   A. you can get fresh air   B. you can call for help

   C. you can easily jump off   D. you can be seen first

(   ) 15. The best title of the passage is         .

   A. Escaping from the Windows

   B. Save Yourself in the Burning House

   C. Knowledge on Fire

   D. Waiting for Help

 How do people live in a very small lifeboat (救生艇) ? Perhaps for weeks or months?

  You can't drink sea water. Drink a lot of sea water―you will quickly die. Sailors (水手) can drink rain water. They must catch rain in their boat. They must also catch fish and bird for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cooker,and so the sailors can't cook their food. Raw fish (生魚) and birdmeat are not very nice.

  What do people think about in a lifeboat? They think about land,a warm bed,dry clothes,fresh water and food,food,food.

(   ) 6. If you want to live in a lifeboat,you must         .

   A. be powerful in every way

   B. have sea water

   C. have raw fish and birdmeat

   D. have rain water

(   ) 7. You can't drink sea water because         .

   A. too much sea water will make you ill

   B. too much sea water will make you die

   C. sea water is nice but dangerous

   D. sea water is too bitter (苦的) to drink

(   ) 8. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. You can drink rain water in your lifeboat.

   B. You can cook in your lifeboat.

   C. You can catch fish for food.

   D. You can catch birds for meat.

(   ) 9. The sailors eat raw fish because         .

   A. it's not delicious

   B. it's fresh and nice

   C. if they don't do that they will die

   D. they like to eat raw fish

(   ) 10. They are in the boat but         

   A. they have nice food to eat

   B. they learn more from it

   C. they don't like their work in boat

   D. they think about the land and the people

  One morning a hungry fox see a cock. He thinks, " This is my breakfast."He comes up to the cock and says, "Dear Cock,I hear you are a good singer. Can you sing for me?" The cock is glad when he hears this. He closes his eyes and begins to sing. The fox catches him in his mouth and carries him away.

  The people in the field see the fox. They shout, "Look,look!The fox is carrying the cock away."The cock says to the fox, "Mr. Fox,do you understand? The people say you are carrying their cock away. Tell them it is yours,not theirs."

  The fox opens his mouth and says, "The cock is mine,not yours. " Just then the cock runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.

(   ) 1. The fox says the cock is a good singer,he wants to make him        .

   A. healthy   B. thirsty   C. happy   D. beautiful

(   ) 2. Why does the fox catch the cock easily?

   A. Because the cock is very shy.

   B. Because the fox is old and big.

   C. Because the cock hears the fox's beautiful words.

   D. Because the cock can not run faster than the fox.

(   ) 3. When people in the field shout,the fox may feel         .

   A. sad   B. angry   C. afraid   D. bored

(   ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. People in the field don't see the fox.

   B. The fox is afraid of people,so he lets the cock run away.

   C. When the fox speaks,the cock runs away.

   D. The fox doesn't believe the cock at all.

(   ) 5. From the story,we can learn that         .

   A. we shouldn't believe others at any time.

   B. both the fox and the cock like to tell a lie (說言) .

   C. it's not right to be proud when someone says beautiful words.

   D. the fox and the cock are both really clever.

  Jim likes apples very much and yesterday he ate too many green o 1       So this morning he had a stomachache. When he came to the b 2       table, he cried. His mother asked _y "Why are you crying (哭) ？" "My stomach h 3       ，" answered Jim. "You ate too many apples y 4       ”，She said, "and they were g 5       . Go to Dr. Jones' office and he will give you some m 6       . You know his house." " Yes,mum. " Then he went to Dr. Jones house without having any food. Jim got to Dr. Jones's house at 9: 30,but there were two other people in the doctor's waiting room,so Jim didn't see the doctor until about 10 o'clock. "What's the matter with you,young man?" asked Dr. Jones. "I have a stomachache," said Jim,and he s 7       to the doctor,too. He wrote something on a p 8       of paper (紙) and said, "Take this to a chemist (藥劑師) ，and he will give you some medicine. "Jim t 9       the doctor,then went to the chemist and bought the medicine. His stomachache was s 10       better.

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