Mr. Scott is a pediatrician (儿科医生). Almost all the people in the town know him. He is working
there for a long time. He is always kind to the children and often plays games with them. The children
aren't afraid of him and they think he's a good doctor.
     One afternoon he is busy. A lot of people have a cold. Now a woman with a baby in her arms comes
in. The doctor doesn't know her but he sits down to look over the baby carefully. The baby looks very
nervous (紧张). Seeing this, Mr. Scott points to the baby's ear, and says,"Is this your nose, my little
friend?"
     The baby turns to his mother at once and says, "I think we should find a good doctor!"

1. Most people in the town know Mr. Scott because _____.

A. he's there for a long time
B. he works in the hospital
C. he often plays games with the children
D. he is a famous doctor

 2. Mr. Scott has no time to have a rest because _____.

A. he is waiting for the strange boy
B. he is a careful doctor
C. there are many sick people that afternoon
D. he want to make more money

3. The boy hopes to see a good doctor because _____.

A. he doesn't think Mr. Scott is a good doctor
B. he doesn't like Mr. Scott's joke (笑话)
C. he thinks he is all right
D. he is afraid of Mr. Scott

4. What does"Is this your nose, my little friend?"mean?

A. Mr. Scott doesn't know the baby's nose.
B. Mr. Scott wants the baby to relax.
C. Mr. Scott wants to know where the baby's nose is.
D. Mr. Scott wants to play games with the baby.

5. Mr. Scott is_____.

A. bad
B. not clever
C. kind
D. not good at his work

     Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor examined (检查) him carefully and said, "Medicine
won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one
cigarette (烟卷) a day. Go to countryside for a month."
     After a month the man came to see the doctor again. "How are you?" said the doctor, " I'm glad to see
you again. You look much younger." "Oh, doctor. I feel quite well now," said the man. "I have a good rest.
I go to bed early, drink a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helps me, but you told me to smoke one cigarette a day and it almost killed (杀死) me first. You know, it's no joke to start smoking at my
age!"

1. The doctor told the man _____.

A. go to bed early
B. to drink milk
C. to walk a lot
D. A, B and C

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city for a month.
B. The doctor didn't tell the old man what to do.
C. After a month, the old man felt better.
D. The old man was younger after a month.

3. The doctor's words were _____ for the old man's health.

A. funny
B. good
C. well
D. not useful

4. The doctor wanted the old man _____.

A. to get worse
B. to smoke less than before
C. to help him
D. to start smoking

5. From the old man's words at last, we know _____.

A. one cigarette a day was really helpful to him
B. one cigarette a day was better than before
C. the old man was not a smoker at first
D. smoking made him feel better than before

     When people are free, they like to travel from one place to __1__ .  Some of them travel for fun, some
  for learning and some for other__2__.  
     One day, a father __3__ his son to the countryside for a trip.  The father wanted to show his son how
  poor people lived there, so they __4__ a whole week in a poor family.  In the day, they helped the family
 __5__ on the farm.  At night, they talked with the family and played with the children __6__. When they
 __7__ back from their trip, the father asked his son, "My dear son, how was the trip?"
     "It was very interesting, Dad!"
     "Did you see how people worked there?"
     "Yeah!"
     "And what do you __8__ ?"
     "We have a dog at home, but they __9__ four.  We have a pool in the middle of garden but they have
  a clean river.  We have some lamps in the garden but they have beautiful stars.  They are a lot __10__ 
 than we!"

     Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came,
he always went to another palace by a forest with his guards and returned to the capital in autumn.
     One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn't tell others about it. He was
very happy when he swam in the water. After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear coming to
ward him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and
tired when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it."It's your king," he said to the old man."
I'm hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!"
     The old man had nothing dear. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better."How much
must I pay you for that?"
     "Eighteen pounds."
     "How dear they are! Are eggs rare (稀有的) here?"
     "No,"answered the old farmer. "We have only one king in our country!"
1. Which is the best title of the story?
A. The King and the Old Farmer
B. The King in the Forest
C. The King and the Bear
D. The Kind-hearted King
2. ______ and he was happy.
A. The river was beautiful
B. He was swimming in the water
C. The water was warm
D. The king could swim for a long time
3. When the king saw the bear, he ______.
A. asked the old farmer to help him
B. cried for help
C. ran away quickly
D. ran outside the forest
4. At last the king found ______.
A. an old house
B. his guards
C. his capitalD. the bear
5. The king felt better because ______.
A. he could sleep in the farmer's house
B. the bear couldn't find him
C. he ate four eggs
D. the farmer knew he was a king

     This story came to me from a friend in America. A little girl was traveling with her family on one of
those long sleeper trains. When night came she was put in the upper bed and told that God would look
after her. As everyone began to sleep, the little girl got a bit frightened, and called out, "Mummy, are you
there?"
     "Yes, dear, "answered Mother. A little later she called, "Dad, are you there?" "Yes, dear, "came the
father's voice.
     This was done several times. Until at last another passenger got unhappy and said, "We are all here!
Your father, your mother, your brother and sisters. NOW GO TO SLEEP!"
     It was quiet for several minutes, and then the child was heard to whisper, "Mother was God?"
1. Why did the little girl call out "Daddy, are you there?" because she was _____
A. looking for her father
B. a little afraid
C. talking with her father
D. frightening her father
2. The passenger said "We are all here." Because _____.
A. He wanted to frightened the girl.
B. He wanted to act the God.
C. He wanted to let the girl keep quiet.
D. He liked the girl very much.
3. The last sentence "Mother was God?" can tell us _____.
A. thinking of if it was God's voice
B. afraid of God's voice
C. frightened by the passenger
D. frightened by God
4. The writer wrote this story _____.
A. in America
B. on the sleeper train
C. somewhere outside America
D. somewhere in China
5. From the story we know that little girl was afraid of _____.
A. God  
B. dark        
C. sleeper train
D. other passengers

      One day John took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents (帐篷) and then rode
off to the forest to see how the trees were growing.
      By afternoon when they were about ten kilometers from their camp (营地), it started to snow. A moment
later, more and more snow fell. Soon they could hardly see the road. John knew there were two roads. One
road went to the camp, and the other went to John's house. But all was white now. Everything was the same.
How could he take his friends back to the camp?
      John had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took
them to the wrong way? That would be a long trip in such cold weather!
      It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped.
      Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the trees? It was
one of their tents!

1. John and his two friends went to the forest to            .

A．put up their tents
B．build their camp
C．find their way back
D．see the trees

2. They could hardly find their way back because            .

3. Obviously (显然), they wanted the horses to take them            .

A．to John' house
B．to the camp
C．to the forest
D．to the mountains

4. The horses stopped because            .

A．it was getting late
B．they were tired after long running
C．they had got back to the camp
D．they saw the trees

A．on a cold winter day
B．on a dark evening
C．on a dark afternoon
D．on a sunny winter day