Miss Grey lived in a small house. She was old and did not like

noise at all, so she was very pleased when her noisy neighbor

moved out. A young man moved in and Miss Grey thought the

man seemed to be quiet.

But at three o’clock the next morning, the noise of a dog woke her up. She thought she had never heard a dog there before. It

must be the young man’s dog. So she telephoned the young man,

said something bad about the dog and then hung up the telephone before he could answer. Nothing more happened until three o’clock

the next morning. Then Miss Grey’s telephone rang, and when she answered, a voice said, “You telephoned me twenty-four hours ago.Now I’ve rung you up to say that I haven’t a dog.”

1. Miss Grey felt sorry when her noisy neighbour moved out.

2. Miss Grey’s new neighbour was as noisy as the old one.

3. Some noise woke her up in the early morning.

4. She thought the new neighbour had brought a dog with him.

5. The young man rang up Miss Grey in the early morning,because  he wanted to punish(惩罚) her.

  The Beets were a new couple.The things in the rooms,such as the television,the computer,the fridge,furniture and so on,were all left by their parents.They only paid some money for their food and clothes.But they tried their best to save money.If they had something important to tell their friends,they preferred to go to visit them rather than call them.

   One day,it was a quarter past nine.Mr.Beet didn’t come back.His wife was a little worried.The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours and a half.She was sitting by the table in the dark room.

  Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs.It was her husband’s step.She hurried to open the door.In the dark she could hear his deep breathing.As soon as he sat down,she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.“Why do you come back so late,dear?”asked the woman.“Haven’t you caught a bus?”

  “Yes,but I didn’t take it.”

  “Why not?”

  “I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”

  “That’s great！”the woman said happily.“Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save more time and money！”

6.The supper was ready at _______.

 A.6:15       B.6;30      C.6:45       D.7:15

7.Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because_______.

 A.she wanted to save money  

B.she didn’t like the bright light

 C.she was afraid to be seen.

 D.she wanted to have a good rest

8. Mr.Beet went back on foot because_______.

 A.he didn’t like catching the bus.

 B. he wanted to do more exercise

 C. he didn’t want to get home early

 D.he hoped to save two dollars.

9. When Mr. Beet got home that evening_______.

 A.his wife was angry with him   B.he was very tired

 C.he was too hungry to say a word  

 D.his wife felt sorry for him

10. Mrs. Beet hoped______.

 A.her husband went home by bus the next time

 B.her husband could keep on doing exercise

 C.her huaband could be stronger and stronger

 D.her husband could save more money and time

　 One day,I was cooking with my friend Sandy in the kitchen.Suddenly, Sandy cut her finger. I went to her quickly.But to my surprise, I saw computer chips in her finger.

　 “Now you know my secret,you have to die！”Sandy said and picked up the knife.“No,please,Sandy.Aren’t we good

friends?”I shouted.But berore Sandy could say anything, she

fained.

“Oh,Sandy，”I took her to hospital in a hurry. After a doctor

checked her ,he said,“I’m afraid we can’t help her.Why don’t

you take her to a robot center?”

　 I hurried to a robot center. A few days later, Sandy was

well.She asked,“Mary,why did you save me even after I tried

to kill you?”

　 “Because I’m sure you are my friend.Can you tell me where

you are from?”

　　 “I’m from another planet.It’s far from here.Thank

you,my friend.Now I see how friendly people are on the Earth.”

　 Two days later,a UFO came and picked her up.Since

then,I’ve never seen her.

1.What was Sandy doing when she cut her finger?

A.She was watching a film named UFO.

B.She was cooking in the kitchen.

C.She was getting ready for the coming party.

D.She was doing some shopping with her friends.

2.What did Sandy want to do when her friend knew her secret?

A.She wanted to kill her friend.

B.She wanted to run after her friend.

C.She wanted to go to the hospital.

D.She wanted to play with the knife.

3.Who saved Sandy’s life in the end?

A.The writer and the police. B.The doctors in the hospital.

C.The doctors and the robots.

D.The writer and experts in the robot center.

4. Where was Sandy from?

A.Another country　 B.A robot center

C.Another planet　 D.A hospital

5. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?

A.Finally,Sandy told the writer her secret.

B.At last,Sandy thought the people on the Earth were friendly

C.Sandy went away by UFO.

D.Sandy has returned to the Earth several times.

   Once there were some animals going to a town to have a party. The ___1___ was like a fireball in the sky. There was not any cloud and no ___2___ was blowing.

    Little Pig and Little Mouse came to the bus stop to wait for the bus. They were sweating. They thought how __3___ it would be if the wind blew. Then Yellow Dog and Little Cock came,too. Oh, how cool it would be if it rained, they thought. Now Little Panda and Little Monkey also came to ___4__ for the bus. They thought how good it would be if the clouds blocked the sun.

    At that time Big Elephant was coming from the river. Oh, he was here to wait for the bus, too. Big Elephant stood in ___5__ of the Little Panda.“Big Elephant, please stand behind us.You must wait for your turn.”the animals said. But Bid Elephant didn’t ___6__. Everyone was unhappy, and no one was ___7___ enough to push him away.

    “Ah！The sun was blocked！”they raised their heads and found it was the elephant.“Oh,it was raining?”No, it was the ___8___ from the elephant’s nose.Then the elephant’s ears blew wind. They all felt cool now.

    The bus came. Big elephant said,“I didn’t stand in

line.After you.”The animal got on the bus,but the big elephant

was ___9___ at the bus stop. When the bus left, they saw Big

Elephant walk back to the river. They ___10___ and said,“Thank

you,Big Elephant.”

1. A.apple     B.sun        C.bird        D.ball

2. A.rain      B.snow       C.wind        D.ice

3. A.cool      B.wet        C.hot         D.shy

4. A.look      B.pay        C.run         D.wait

5. A.front     B.left       C.right       D.back

6. A.know      B.move       C.eat         D.read

7. A.happy     B.young      C.strong      D.fat

8. A.milk      B.fire       C.oil         D.water

9. A.still     B.really     C.already     D.just

10.A.cried     B.listened   C.went        D.understood

--- Sam, would you mind if I open the window.

--- __________.

A.Of course not; go ahead　　　　 B.Yes, please

C.Of course, do as you like　　　 D.No, you’d better not

--- Would you like to go shopping with me?

--- Sorry, I have a lot of work ______.

A.to do　　 B.did　　 C.do　　　 D.to be done

 ______ of years have passed and some animals have disappeared from the Earth.

  A.Hundred      B.Five million     C.Thousand    D.Millions

 How long ______ your factory ______?

  A.has;opened   B.has;been open    C.did;open    D.had;opened

 The boy _____ themselves last night, did they?

  A.enjoyed    B.didn’t enjoy   C.haven’t enjoy   D.have enjoyed

---What does he look like?

--- ____________.

A. He looks strong　　 B. He is kind

C. He likes chocolate　 D. He is friendly