New York,Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums,plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

  But there are serious problems in big cities too. It is expensive to live there,and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs,to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

  Some people enjoy living in big cities,others do not. Before people move to a big city,they should think about the problem of living there.

(   ) 11. In big cities people can         .

   A. go to different kinds of museums

   B. see all kinds of plays and films

   C. buy things from all over the world

   D. A.B and C

(   ) 12. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

   B. People can easily find good place to live in big cities.

   C. People can always have many chances to find work to do.

   D. All people like to live in big cities.

(   ) 13. In this passage the writer thinks it is RIGHT for people         .

   A. to move to big cities

   B. not to move to big cites

   C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems

   D. not to move big cities before they think over the problems of living there

(   ) 14. This passage doesn't tell us that         .

   A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in

   B. big cities have a lot of serious problems

   C. big cities are all very dirty

   D. usually people can get better medical care there

(   ) 15. Which is the best title for this passage?

   A. Big cities.

   B. Interesting Things in Big Cities.

   C. Good School in Big Cities.

   D. New York,London and Paris.

  Once upon a time,there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人) .He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home,the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did,but he had never caught his servant doing that.

  One morning,when he left home,he said to the servant ," Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them. " With these words,he went out.

  But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home,he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much,he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back,he couldn't find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished,so he drank the poison to kill himself.

(   ) 6. In the story,        liked wine and good food very much.

   A. the rich man   B. the servant

   C. both A and B   D. neither A nor B

(   ) 7. The rich man knew that it was        that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

   A. the cat   B. himself

   C. nobody   D. the servant

(   ) 8. The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles,because

   A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

   B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine

   C. he wanted to kill the cat

   D. he wanted to kill the servant

(   ) 9. In fact,        ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

   A. the servant   B. cat

   C. the rich man   D. nobody

(   ) 10. From the story,we know that the servant is very         .

   A. lazy   B. bad

   C. clever   D. kind

  Jack went to a barber s shop and had his hair cut,but when he came out,he was not happy with the result (结果) .When his friend Bob saw him,he laughed and said ," What has happened to your hair,Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today,because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one,but this one seems even worse."Bob agreed (同意) ."Yes,I think you're right,Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time;look at all the barber's hair,find out whose hair looks worst,and then go straight to him."

"Why shall I,go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish！"

"Oh,no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself,could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."

(   ) 1. When Jack went out of the barbers shop,he was not happy because      

   A. nobody had cut his hair

   B. the barber hadn't cut his hair well

   C. the barber had cut his hair carefully

   D. he was not satisfied with his old barber

(   ) 2. "I tried a new barber's shop today" means         .

   A. this barber's shop was a new one

   B. this was the only barber's shop in this town

   C. Jack often went to this barber's shop

   D. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before

(   ) 3. After Jack had his hair cut,he thought         .

   A. the new barber's shop was the best one

   B. the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one

   C. the new barber's shop was worse than the old one

   D. the old barber's shop was the worst one

(   ) 4. Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?

   A. Because he was certainly the best barber.

   B. Because he was free all the time.

   C. Because he was the worst barber.

   D. Because he wasn't the worst barber.

(   ) 5. From the story we know that         .

   A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop

   B. barbers cut each other's hair

   C. barbers never have their hair cut

   D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself

 The seahorse is a very strange fish. Do you know what i 1 head looks like? It looks like a horse. Of course it is not as b 2 as a horse. You can pick it up w 3 one hand. It s 4 with its head up and tail (尾巴) d 5 This strangelooking f 6 often remains (保持) still (静止的) .It will h 7 on to a bit of weed (种子) with its tail. Then when a small fish swims by the seahorse will suddenly j 8 and eat it up.

Mother seahorse lays eggs. These eggs are p 9 in father's pouch (育儿袋) .When the eggs hatch (孵) ，the babies pop (弹出) out of the pouch into the s 10

1. i      2. b       3. w       4. s          5. d        6. f       7. h       8. j          9. p             10. s       

  One day a young mother was playing with her five-year-old son. Suddenly he grabbed her ball pen and swallowed it. "Oh,no!" cried the woman. "We must find a doctor. " She took her son,ran out of the house,put him in their car,and drove quickly to the nearest doctor's office. Taking her son by the hand,she ran into the waiting room and shouted to the nurse, "I must see the doctor immediately". " I'm sorry."Said the nurse, " but the doctor is busy. " "But nurse," she said, " Please,my son just swallowed my ball pen!"

"Well," said the nurse, "Vmvery sorry,but you'll just have to use a pencil."

(   ) 11. A young mother's son swallowed a         .

   A. pencil   B. pen   C. ball pen   D. ball

(   ) 12. The young mother needed         .

   A. her husband   B. a nurse

   C. a doctor   D. a friend

(   ) 13. In the waiting room,the mother met         .

   A. a nurse   B. a doctor

   C. her husband   D. sick man

(   ) 14. The nurse said the doctor is         .

   A. free   B. out   C. busy   D. tired

(   ) 15. Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

   A. The ball pen is delicious.

   B. The mother had no ball pen to use,so she wanted to get the ball pen.

   C. The boy was very dangerous.

   D. The nurse is a good one.

Tom's Calendar Monday Thursday Morning：school Morning：school Afternoon;babysit sister Afternoon：do soccer training Evening：do homework Evening：help parents do housework Tuesday Friday Morning：school Morning;school Afternoon：visit Uncle Li Afternoon：free Evening：study for the test  Evening：Henry's birthday party Wednesday Saturday Morning：school go to the bike club Afternoon：go to a guitar lesson Sunday Evening：free go to the beach with classmates

(   ) 6. How many days doesn't Tom have to go to school in a week?

   A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

(   ) 7. Which evening is Tom free?

   A. Thursday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Friday.

(   ) 8. Does Tom want to go to Henry's birthday party?

   A. We don't know. B. Yes,he does.

   C. No,he doesn't. D. Yes,he is.

(   ) 9. Does Tom have a sister?

   A. Yes,he does. B. No,he doesn't.

   C. Yes,he doesn't. D. We don't know.

(   ) 10. What can't Tom do at the weekend?

   A. Go bike riding. B. Play with his classmates.

   C. Go to the beach. D. Go to school.

 Mike is eight years old now. His sister Lucy is only two. A year and a half ago he began to go to school. He studies hard and is good at maths (数学) .

  Miss White,their aunt,lives not far from them. The two children love her and she often comes to see them with some presents.

  One Sunday Mike's parents were busy in their shop and had no time to look after them. So they called her and told her about it. Miss White was ready to play with the two children. She came here with a bag of apples. Mike asked her to sit down and brought her a cup of tea. Miss White brought out (拿出) some apples and put them on the table.

  "Here are six apples,Mike," said Miss White. "Divide them between (在............... 之间分) you and Lucy". How many will you give your sister?

  "Two," Mike answered at once.

  "What?" Miss White asked in surprise (惊讶地) ."Can't you learn division (除法) ？"

  "Yes,I can," said Mike. "But Lucy can't."

(   ) 1. Mike is        years older than Lucy.

   A. two   B. four   C. six   D. eight

(   ) 2. That Sunday Miss White came to         ,

   A. look after the two children

   B. see the two children

   C. give them some apples

   D. teach Mike how to divide the apples

(   ) 3. Miss White was surprised because         .

   A. Mike couldn't count the apples

   B. Mike couldn't divide the apples

   C. Mike didn't give any apples to Lucy

   D. Lucy didn't like apples

(   ) 4. Mike wanted to eat .

   A. four apples   B. three apples

   C. two apples   D. an apple

(   ) 5. In fact (事实上) ，         .

   A. Mike didn't use his head

   B. Mike wanted all the apples

   C. Mike wanted more apples

   D. Mike gave Lucy all the apple

  It's time to go home. I get on a bus,and a w 1       with a dog gets on the bus,t 2       . It is a big dog and i 3       feet are not clean. I don't want the dog to sit n 4       me. But the woman says to the t 5       conductor, "Oh,I p 6       for the dog. He can sit here like the o 7       people?" the ticket conductor 1 8       at he dog and says, "Yes,madam. But like the other p 9       ,he must not put his feet on the c 10      ."

1. w       2. t      3. i      4. n          5. t       

6. p          7. o      8. 1         9. g             10. c       

 English is very important. Everyone knows this,but not everyone enjoys learning it. Some people are good at speaking,but aren't good at reading. Some people are good at both speaking and reading. The idea "He is good at English" means "He is good at four abilities (能力) of using English". They are the abilities of "Listening"，"Speaking"，"Reading" and "Writing". Here are some ways for us to be good at the four abilities of English. First we can read English story books and listen to English songs. Second,we can watch English TV programs and listen to English lessons on the radio. Practice makes perfect. If we study hard every day,we can be good at the four abilities of English.

(   ) 11. Does everyone know that English is important?

   A. No one does. B. Some people do.

   C. All people do. D. Many people don't.

(   ) 2. What does the sentence "Practice makes perfect" mean?

   A. Watch TV every day,and you can make a television.

   B. Study English every day,and your English can be great.

   C. Don't do anything,and you can be good at anything.

   D. Buy many English books,and your English will be great.

(   ) 13. Does everyone like to learn English?

   A. Some people don't like learning English.

   B. No one likes learning English.

   C. All people like learning English.

   D. No one doesn't like learning English.

(   ) 14. How many abilities are we talking about in this article?

   A. Only one. B. Just two.

   C. Maybe three. D. Four.

(   ) 15. Which is RIGHT?

   A. English is hard,so we don't have to learn it.

   B. When one is good at "Speaking"，he is also good at "Reading".

   C. Reading English story books helps improve our English abilities.

   D. Only listening to English songs can help our English abilities.

 "Can I learn to play the piano,Daddy?" Ann asks her father. "That sounds good. But how long can you learn?"

  "A month ," Ann says. " After a month,I can play for you. If I don't play well,I won't play it."

  "All right," her father says.

  He soon finds a piano teacher and Ann starts her lessons. The fee isn't cheap,but her father doesn't say anything.

  A month later,the time comes for Ann to play for her father. She says to her father, "I want to play for you,Daddy." "OK,Ann," her father says, "Start."

  She starts to play. She doesn't play well. Her father has a friend with him,and the friend can't stand (忍受) it.

  When Ann stops,her father says, "Great!Ann,you can have more lessons."Ann runs out of the room. Her father's friend says to him, "I don't think your daughter plays well." "Well,you are right," her father says, "But she's very happy,right?"

(   ) 6. Ann thinks playing the piano is         .

   A. scary   B. dangerous   C. boring   D. interesting

(   ) 7. Ann wants to learn to play the piano for        first.

   A. two weeks   B. six weeks   C. one month   D. six months

(   ) 8.        finds a piano teacher for Ann.

   A. Ann's father   B. Ann's uncle

   C. Ann's father's friend   D. Ann's mother

(   ) 9. Ann's father wants her to have more lessons because         .

   A. Ann plays well   B. the fee is very cheap

   C. he loves Ann   D. he likes the piano

(   ) 10. From this passage we can see that         .

   A. Ann doesn't like playing the piano

   B. Ann can have more piano lessons

   C. Ann doesn't want to have more piano lessons

   D. Ann' father doesn't have a friend