Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you
can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure
to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
    "OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down
on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every
now and then.
    Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come
and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
    The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door
and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of
paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted,"No more." 
    The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" 
    "Burnt yesterday evening."

1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.

A. he would be away from home for four days
B. he would be back in seven days
C. he would be back in a month
D. he liked a cup of tea

2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ______.

A. the wall
B. the door
C. a piece of paper
D. his son's pocket

3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ______.

A. the second day
B. the third day
C. the fourth day
D. the fifth day

4. The man was very surprised because ______.

A. he thought the child's father was dead
B. the child didn't ask him to sit down
C. the child gave him a cup of tea
D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

5. What was burnt? ______.

A. The piece of paper
B. Mr Smith
C. The visitor
D. The boy

     Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read about dogs. I have a friend. He has a big
police dog with the name Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack
for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. 　
     One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked.
Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became much worried.
He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the
visitor paid no attention to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came
back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor's cap in his
mouth.

1. The young visitor stayed a long time in my friend's house, didn't he?

A. Yes, he was.
B. Yes, he did.
C. No, he wasn't.
D. No, he didn't.

2. Jack became worried because ______.

A. he wanted to go out for a walk　
B. he wanted to play with him 　　　
C. he didn't know the young man　　
D. he wanted to eat something

3. Jack sat down in front of the visitor because he wanted            .

A. the visitor to talk with him
B. to join the talk 　　　
C. to show the visitor how clever he was
D. the visitor to leave the house soon

4. The visitor went on talking and ______.

A. he paid no attention to his cap
B. he didn't like Jack 　　　
C. he paid no attention to Jack
D. he didn't know that his cap was taken away by Jack

5. At last Jack took ______ in his mouth.

A. food
B. nothing
C. the visitor's cap
D. the visitor's bag

    A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very
worried. He telephoned the vet. 
    "What's the problem?" The vet asked him when he arrived.
    "My cow is ill." the farmer said. "I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't
eat. She's making a strange noise."
    The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill, "he said, "and she needs to take some very strong
medicine."
     He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "The pills should make her better."
     "How should I give them to her?" the farmer asked.
     The vet gave him a tube (管子) and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and
blow. That'll make it."
     The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more
worried.
     "How's your cow?" the vet asked. 
     "No change," the farmer said. "and I'm feeling very strange myself." 
     "Oh?" the vet said. "Why?"
     "I did what you said," the farmer answered. "I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills
down it."
     "And?" the vet asked.
     "The cow blew first." the farmer said.

1．In the story, the vet must be ______.

A．the farmer's friend
B．a milk factory
C．a hospital for cows
D．a doctor for animals

2．The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow            .

A．was ill
B．didn't eat the pills
C．couldn't make any noise
D．couldn't lie down

3．What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

A．Two pills.
B．A long tube.
C．Bottle of pills.
D．A small box.

4．The vet taught the farmer how ______.

A．to blow the tube
B．to make the cow take the pills
C．to take the medicine
D．to put the tube in his mouth

5．Which of the following is true?

A．The farmer ate the pills himself.
B．The cow got better after taking the medicine.
C．The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.
D．The farmer waited for me vet outside his house the next day.

    Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America. His driver always listened to him and knew
the 1ecture so well that he was sure he could give it himself. So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the
lecture for him.
    As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening. At first he was
a bit afraid, but Einstein's smile made him feel better. He gave a good lecture and the people were quite
pleased.  
    Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word. When they got to the door,
a man asked the driver a difficult question. The driver said that the question was quite easy and told the
man to ask his driver behind to answer it. 

根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。 
    Einstein gave the 1_________ lecture again and again. His driver listened to his lecture so many times
that he wanted to give it 2_________. When Einstein knew it,he let the driver give the lecture for him that
night. The driver gave a good lecture and the great scientist was quite pleased.
   When they were 3_________ the lecture room,a mall asked the driver a question. To show 4_________
easy the question was, the driver asked Einstein who followed him behind to answer it 5_________ of him.

    One day, two good friends, Peter and Bill,were walking through the desert (沙漠). They both felt bored
and tired because of the long journey. So they stopped to have a good rest. Later, they began to quarrel and
Peter slapped (打耳光) Bill in the face. But Bill didn't say anything to hurt Peter. He just wrote ten words in
the sand, "TODAY, MY BEST FRIEND PETER SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."
    Soon they went on walking until they found an oasis (绿洲) in the desert. They decided to take a bath in
the lake. Bill jumped into the lake fast. Maybe he was too tired to go up. He was dropping under the lake. Just
then, Peter quickly jumped into the lake and pulled him out of water. Peter saved Bill's life! Again Bill wrote
ten words on a stone instead:"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND PETER SAVED MY LIFE IN HERE." 
    Peter was surprised to see that and asked, "Why did you write in the sand after I hurt you and wrote on a
stone now?"
    Bill smiles, "The words in the sand are easy to miss, but the words on the stone may be there always."
    Peter finally understood that. Bill just wanted to forget his hurt quickly and remember his Love for ever.

1．Why did Bill and Peter feel bored and tired?

A．Because of the terrible desert.
B．Because of their bad hobbies.
C．Because of the long journey.
D．Because of the bad weather.

2．What did Bill do after Peter slapped him in the face?

A．He wrote ten words in the sand.
B．He got very angry with Peter.
C．He said something to hurt Peter.
D．He wrote ten words 0n the stone.

3．What did Bill do after Peter saved his life?

A．He said many thanks to Peter.
B．He wrote ten words on the stone.
C．He decided to smile at Peter.
D．He gave up hating Peter.

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Peter slapped Bill in the face.
B．Peter saved Bill's life.
C．Peter finally understood Bill.
D．Bill didn't thank Peter at all.

5．From the passage we can learn ______.

A．Bill always talked too much
B．Peter Was too tired to go up
C．Peter understood what Bill did
D．Peter always hurt Bill on the way

    One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o'clock, my wife found that we had
little bread.
    So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.
    "Here's a dollar," my wife said," get two loaves (条) of bread, if they have it. If they don't have it, get
anything. But hurry!" Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had
arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula
hoop (呼啦圈) whirling (旋转) round her middle.
    "Kathy!" Her mother cried. "Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?"
    "Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold all their bread," answered Kathy. "And you said 'If they don't
have that, get anything!'"

1. One day Kathy's parents invited some friends to ______.

A. has breakfast
B. have lunch
C. has supper
D. have a party

2. How much did Kathy's mother give her?

A. a dollar
B. two dollars
C. five dollars
D. six dollars

3. Kathy ______ in a hurry.

A. played games
B. went to the shop
C. went to dance
D. came back home

4. What did Kathy buy at last?

A. other food
B. nothing
C. hula hoop
D. two loaves of bread

5. Why did she do this?

A. because the shop had sold all their bread.
B. because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn't had bread.
C. because she loved playing with hula hoop.
D. all above.

    Most people who work in the offices have a boss, so do I. But my boss is a little unusual. What's unusual
about him? It's a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My
boss's dog, Robinson, is a big and brown one. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to
meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is a telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in
the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy under it, I know my boss is
somewhere in the office. If there is no dog, I know my boss is out.

1. People             bring dogs to the office.

A. usually
B. often
C. seldom
D. sometimes

2. My boss is Robinson's             .

A. boss
B. master
C. friend
D. teacher

3. Robinson goes to meetings             my boss.

A. for
B. without
C. instead of
D. with

4. Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is            .

A. in the office
B. at the meetings
C. out of the office
D. out of the work

5. The passage tells us the boss             the dog very much.

A. looks like
B. hates
C. likes
D. dislikes

    Mary had some trouble in her head and couldn't think well, so she went to see the doctor. He was
a new doctor, and did not know her. So he first asked her some questions. One of the questions was,
"What is your age?"
    "Well..." Mary answered, "I don't quite remember, doctor, but I will try to think." She thought for
a while and then said, "Yes, I remember now, doctor. When I married, I was twenty-two years old,
and my husband was thirty then. Now he is sixty, I know, and that is twice thirty. And so I am twice
twenty-two. That is forty-four, isn't it?"

1．Mary went to see the doctor because ______.

A. she had a headache
B. she had a fever
C. she had caught a cold
D. she couldn't think well

2．At first the doctor ______.

A. asked her some questions
B. examined her carefully
C. gave her some medicine
D. asked her to have a rest

3．Mary got married when ______.

A. she was twenty years old
B. she was thirty years old
C. she was twenty-two years old
D. she was forty-four years old

4．Mary thought she was ______.

A. younger
B. older
C. beautiful
D. lazy

5．Mary should be ______.

A. forty-four
B. forty-five
C. fifty
D. fifty-two