There is an apple tree behind  1 house．Tom is near the tree．There are some apples  2 the tree．Tom is looking at the apples．They are big and red．Tom is hungry．He wants to get an apple．

    Tom is not  3  ．He is short．He can not reach(觸到)the apples．He is putting a chair  4  the tree．Can he reach the apple now？No，he  5 ．He is too short．Here comes Bill．He is Tom’s brother．”Hello，Tom．What are you doing?”“Please help me，Bill．I can’t reach the  6 ．”

  Tom is short  7  Bill is tall．He can reach the apples．He is getting  8 of them．”Here you are，Tom One is  9  you，and one is for  10 ！”“thank you Bill．”

(    )1．A．Tom            B．Tom’s           C．Toms’    D．Toms

(    )2．A．in                B．a(chǎn)t．              C．on         D．near

(    )3．A．short                  B．tall                C．fat         D．thin

(    )4．A．under           B．in                 C．on         D．in front of

(    )5．A．Can             B．can’t            C．do         D．don’t

{    )6．A．tree             B．a(chǎn)pple            C．trees      D．a(chǎn)pples

(    )7．A．or                B．but               C．yet        D．a(chǎn)nd

(    )8．A．three            B．one               C．two       D．four

(    )9．A．on               B．for               C．to          D．in

(    )10．A．me             B．him              C．you       D．them

A Two-way Student Exchange

　　This year 1 twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. 2 . They will attend U. S, schools, meet U. S. teenagers, and form 3 of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new 4 and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

　　Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. 5 , George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.

　　Fred, a lively young man; knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected－much 6 . Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects 7 the six that are usual in the United States：There were almost no 8 activities.

　　Family life, too, was different. The father's word was 9 , and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. 10 , he missed having a car.

　　“Back home, you 11 some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

　　At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly 12 boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize American school,” he says. “It is far too easy by our 13 . But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but 14 . Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for 15. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

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A policeman returned to his police station on evening and reported to his sergeant (警長）that he had found an old car without a number plate.

“Where was it?” asked the sergeant.

“In Ecclesiastes Street, near the bridge, but I’ve brought it here,” answered the policeman. The sergeant opened the record book and began to write. When he reached the name of the street, he began to spell loudly: “E-C-L”. He looked at it for a few seconds, then crossed it out and wrote “E-C-K”. He was angry and said to the policeman, “Write the report yourself. I’m too busy now.”

The policeman had a try, too, but after a minute, he put his hat on and began to walk out slowly.

“Where are you going?” the sergeant asked.

“Back to Ecclesiastes Street,” answered the policeman.

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1.The policeman returned to his office station because_________.

A. the sergeant had told him to

B.he wanted to report what he had found

C.he had found many number plates

D.he had a lot of work to do in his office

2.The sergeant became angry because_________.

A. the policeman didn’t tell him the name of the street

B.he was too busy with his work

C.the policeman could not answer the questions correctly

D.he could not spell the name of the street

3.The policeman tried to_________.

A. write the report　　  　　　　 B.mend the car

C.find the driver　　  　　　　    D.help his sergeant

4.The policeman wanted to go back to Ecclesiastes Street _________.

A. because he was not sure whether the car was still there

B.because he wanted the driver to write the report for him

C.because he wanted to keep the car safe

D.because he wanted to know how the name of the street was spelt。

5.From the story we can see_________.

A. the sergeant is very strict with the policeman

B.the policeman is strong enough to push a car

C.the word “Ecclesiastes” is difficult to spell

D.the sergeant is all right for his work

 

Dear Sandra,

Here we are on the farm of Tasa, not far from New Deli, the capital of India(印度). We are staying in a small but beautiful village. In the village there is no traffic, no noise and no pollution（污染）, so we are having a good time.

There are a lot of children here and we are playing games all day. Here’s a picture and you can see them in it. John is lying under a tree with his dog sitting beside him. Janet is learning to swim in a river. Terry is reading a newspaper and some other children in the village are playing football near the river.

What are you doing now? Are you enjoying the holiday in America, too?

See you soon!

　　　　　　　　　 Love

　　　　　　　　 Fiona

46. Who writes the letter?

A. Janet　　　 B. Sandra　　　 C. Terry　　　　 D. Fiona

47. Where is Sandra now?

A. In India.　　　 B. In England.　　　 C. In America.　　　　 D. In Canada.

48. We can see in the picture that　　　　　　 .

A. some children are swimming in the river　　 B. a dog is sitting under a tree

C. someone is reading in the sun　　　　　　　 D. a girl is lying near the river

49. Does Fiona like living on the farm? Why or Why not?

A. Yes, she does because she has some friends there.

B. Yes, she does because she likes quiet places and clean air

C. No, she doesn’t because she can’t find anyone to play with.

D. No, she doesn’t because it’s far away from her hometown.

50. Why is Fiona staying in a village in India?

A. She is on her holiday.　　　　　　　　 B. She is helping the farmers.

C. She is learning to swim.　　　　　　　 D. She is calling on Sandra.　　　　　　　

When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction(吸引) of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned(被遺棄的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.
The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
【小題1】 How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?

A．He was happy to be with his parents.

B．He enjoyed reading good books there.

C．He was pleased with the woods.

D．He felt very lonely.

【小題2】 The underlined word “inedible” is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．too bad for him to eat	B．nice to look at
C．not enough to eat	D．a(chǎn)s delicious as usual

【小題3】 The writer discovered the old man _______ the old house.

A．near the back door of	B．in the dining room of
C．in the garden behind	D．a(chǎn)mong the bushes before

【小題4】What can we know about the old man from the passage?

A．He was poor and hungry.

B．He helped to repair the old house.

C．He liked to play hide-and-seek with the writer.

D．He raised many animals.

【小題5】 The story mainly tells us _______.

A．it’s nice to raise wild animals

B．it’s valuable to help others

C．it’s good to live in the forest

D．it’s comfortable to live in the old house