Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they
often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the
country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested in and started whenever
they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and
thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some
dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice
cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard (芥末), but
it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing
his friend crying, asked,"What are you crying about, Robert?"?
     "I'm thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago," was a reply.? 
     After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks, too. And his friend asked him why.? "I wonder why your father hadn't been hanged before he got married!"?

1. Robert didn't tell Peter it was some mustard in the bowl because _____.?

A. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake?
B. he didn't know his friend hated it?
C. he thought his friend knew what it was?
D. he thought his friend was interested in it?

2. Peter made the same mistake because _____.?

A. he often took some mustard?
B. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes?
C. he was much braver than his friend?
D. he wasn't afraid to be played a joke on?

3. What do Peter's last words mean??

A. Robert's father would be hanged earlier.?
B. It was wrong to play a joke on a friend.?
C. He must give his friend a lesson.?
D. His friend shouldn't be born.?

4. The writer mainly wants to tell us _____ in this passage.?

A. not to trust your friend?
B. a joke?
C. not to mistake mustard for Ice cream?
D. it's wrong to lie to friends

     It was the first snow of winter-an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now,
I had been old enough to dress myself, but today would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten
teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one.
     I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled won my jacket because it didn't fit well.
It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and if made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes, At
least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson
help me with my boots (靴子).
     In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots."
I didn't realize at the at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence (信心).
     I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the
work. After much pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second
one on too.
     I announced, "They're on the wrong feet."
     She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.
     "They're my brother's boots, you know," I said. "I hate them".
     Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn't an annoying (煩人的) little
girl, She struggle with me, she asked, "Now, where are your mittens (連指手套)?"
     I looked into her eyes and said, "I didn't want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots."

1. The little girl was more satisfied with her _____.

A. trousers
B. jacket
C. boots
D. hat

2. Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girl's boots mainly because _____.

A. the girl got them from her brother
B. the girl put something in them
C. they were on the wrong feet
D. they did not fit the girl well

3. Why does the author Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A. Because the little girl was in her brother's clothes.
B. Because it was the most exciting day of the winter.
C. Because the little girl played a trick on her.
D. Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf.

4. We can learn from the text that Miss Finlayson _____.

A. was losing confidence in the little girl.
B. gradually lost patience with the little girl.
C. became disappointed with the little girl.
D. was getting bored with the little girl.

     As a boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather's farm in western
Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of
fun for a city kid like me. I was used to tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"
     I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had
wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents
would never  approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, I
entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
     "I, uh-I wanna climb the stone walls," I said. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stone walls?  
Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room." Heavens, no! You'll hurt
yourself!" I wasn't too surprised; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the
room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice. "Now hold on just a minute," I heard him say, "Let
the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.""Go", he said to me, "come and
see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls  and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred", he said, smiling, "You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember,
here's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are."
     Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers
Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. "There's only one
person in this whole world like you," the kids can count on hearing me say, "and people can like you
exactly as you are."

1. When the writer was a little child, he lived _________.

A. in the city 
B. on the farm    
C. with his grandparents
D. away from his parents

2. The writer enjoyed his visits to the farm because ___________.

A. there were old women there
B. it was an exciting place for him
C. he liked his grandfather
D. the living room there was clean

3. The underlined word "approve" in paragraph 2 means ____________.

A. prove
B. suppose
C. allow
D. mind

4. What did the writer learn from his grandfather and his own experience on the farm?

A. To do things for others
B. To do whatever he liked.
C. To be proud of himself
D. To be himself.