A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.
He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（縮短）by about two inches.
Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother  finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.  The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the   next morning.   .
【小題1】What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.

He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（縮短）by about two inches.

Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother  finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.  The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the   next morning.   .

1.What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?

2.Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?

3.When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?

4.What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?

He found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him. 

5.How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?

Peter is a small boy. He lives with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there are all poor.

　　One night it is very dry and windy.

　　When everybody is asleep, Peter suddenly hears some noise. It comes out from the kitchen (廚房). He gets up and walks to the kitchen. He finds that the wood beside the stove (火爐) is burning . There is no water tap (水龍頭) in the house , so he can not put out the fire . He shouts loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he runs out of his house and knocks on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all leaves their houses quickly.

　　At last the fire is put out by the firemen. Many houses are burnt. But nobody is burnt in the fire.

(　 )58. Peter lives with his______.

　　 A．sisters　　B．brothers　C．uncles　　D．parents

(　 )59. ______, so he can not put out the fire.

　　A．Everybody is asleep　　B．He can’t shout loudly

　　C．The kitchen is very big　　D．there is no water tap in the house

(　 )60. Peter knocks on the doors of many houses______.

　　A．to wake the people up　　B．to get some water　

C．to find his classmates　 D．to visit them

(　 )61. ______hurt in the fire.

　　A．People in other houses are　　B．Peter's parents are C．Nobody is　　D．Peter is

Nancy lives in a town near the sea．Last weekend she went to the sea with her   1  ．The sea had strong waves（浪）．But Nancy thought she was good at   2  ，so she ran into the sea．After a while，she wanted to swim back，  3  she couldn't get any closer to the beach．The waves pulled（拉）  4   back．She waved（揮舞）her arms   5   her friends，but they didn’t see her．Then she became very 6   and couldn't swim any more．Suddenly，her feet touched  7  ! All the time she  8   in a place where water wasn't deep（深的）!When she went back to the  9  ，one of her friends asked，“Did you  10   your swim?” “Yes，it was great!” She didn’t tell them what had really happened．

1．A．family                B．friends                 C．brothers                 D．sisters

2．A．singing                  B．running                C．swimming              D．dancing

3．A．and                       B．so                       C．because                 D．but 

4．A．she                       B．her                      C．him                       D．they

5．A．to                         B．with                    C．for                        D．in

6．A．happy                 B．interesting            C．excited                   D．tired

7．A．the water               B．her friends                  C．the sand               D．the fish

8．A．ran                        B．swam                  C．played                    D．went

9．A．beach                  B．sea                      C．town                     D．water

10．A．enjoy                   B．remember            C．forget                    D．take