One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very  16  and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17  the feet of the Happy Prince.

Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some  18  fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked  19 , he found the sky was  20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince’s golden  21 .

“ 22  are you crying?” asked the swallow.

“In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman  23  at a table. She’s sewing clothes for  24  women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty  25  the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the  26  from the top of my sword (宝剑)？”

“It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.”

The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and  27  it beside the woman’s needle.

 28  he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It ‘s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite  29  now.”

“That’s  30  you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

1.A. hungry                 B. tired               C. angry              D. sad

2.A. among                 B. above             C. below             D. between

3.A. water                   B. snow              C. grass               D. milk

4.A. at                          B. down              C. up                   D. for

5.A. quite           B. so          C. such               D. very

6.A. ear                       B. feet                C. hair                 D. face

7.A. Where                 B. How                C. When             D. Why

8.A. sitting                   B. eating             C. drinking         D. cooking

9.A. poor           B. rich                 C. young             D. old

10.A. but                     B. or          C. and                 D. so

11.A. jewel                 B. orange           C. gold                D. diamond

12.A. forgot                B. took                C. got                  D. put

13.A. Before               B. After              C. Till                   D. While

14.A. cold          B. hot                  C. warm              D. cool

15.A. because            B. though           C. if                     D. whether

One day last winter my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏表演）．Finally，there was only one family in front of us．There were eight children．All were perhaps under the age of 12．You could tell that they didn't have much money．Their clothes were not expensive but clean．All of them were standing in line，two by two behind their parents．I could feel that the children had never seen the circus before．They were very excited．

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted．He proudly answered，“Eight children’s tickets and two adults' tickets so that I can take my family to the circus．” The ticket lady answered the price．The man's wife looked sad．The father asked again in surprise，“How much did you say?” The ticket lady said the price again．The man didn’t have enough money．

How could he tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money? At that time，my dad put his hand in his pocket，pulled out twenty dollars and dropped it on the ground（In fact，we were not rich）．

My dad picked up the money and said to the father，“Excuse me，sir．This fell out of your pocket．” The man knew what happened at once．He looked at my dad and took my dad’s hands．He was so thankful that he couldn't say a word．

My dad and I went back home．We didn't see the circus，but I would never forget that day．

1．How many people were there in the family in front of the writer?

2．Why were the children very excited?

3．Why did the man's wife look sad?

4．What kind of person was the writer's father?

    One night, a little swallow flew over the city. He was very   16   and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue of the Happy Prince (王子), he flew down and got ready to sleep   17   the feet of the Happy Prince.

     Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some   18   fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked   19  , he found the sky was   20  clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears were running down the Prince's golden   21  .

     "   22   are you crying?" asked the swallow.

     "In a little street, there's a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman   23   at a table. She's sewing clothes for   24   women to wear. In a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He's asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty   25   the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the   26   from the top of my sword (宝剑)?"

      "It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask. "

      The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince's sword and flew away with it in his mouth.  He flew into the woman's room and   27   it beside the woman's needle.

         28   he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. "It's strange," he added, "It's so cold but I feel quite   29   now. "

      "That's   30   you have done a good thing," said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.

16. A. hungry        B. tired            C. angry          D. sad

17. A. among        B. above           C. below          D. between

 18. A. water        B. snow            C. grass          D. milk

 19. A. at           B. down           C. up             D. for

 20. A. quite        B. so              C. such           D. very

 21. A. ear          B. feet             C. hair           D. face

 22. A. Where       B. How            C. When         D. Why

 23. A. sitting        B. eating          C. drinking       D. cooking

 24. A. poor          B. rich          C. young          D. old

 25. A. but           B. or            C. and            D. so

 26. A. jewel        B. orange         C. gold            D. diamond

 27. A. forgot        B. took           C. got            D. put

 28. A. Before       B. After           C. Till            D. While

 29. A. cold         B. hot             C. warm          D. cool

 30. A. because      B. though          C. if             D. whether

One of the problems career people(上班族) have in the morning is dressing for the office when there will be an evening party immediately followed, with no time to return home to change. The easiest solution is to keep a full set of toiletries (洗漱用品) and make-ups stored somewhere at the office. A woman going to an evening party should dress in one of her “basic dresses” in the morning—the kind that can change into a different look with an added scarf or jewelry. In fifteen minutes, when her office day has ended, she can metamorphose(彻底变化) herself into another person with freshly cleaned teeth, combed hair, a new face, a different and dressier(漂亮的) pair of shoes, and some sparkling jewelry. If she must wear a long dress for the party, she should bring it to the office in a protective bag and store it safely until she has to put it on.

1. 1.

   What’s a problem for the career people from this passage?

   1. A.
      They must wear uniforms at work.
   2. B.
      They have no dresses to wear.
   3. C.
      They often have no time to change clothes for an evening party after work.
   4. D.
      They have to go to the party.
2. 2.

   The easiest solution is ____.

   1. A.
      to keep a full set of toiletries and make-ups stored somewhere at the office
   2. B.
      not to go to the party
   3. C.
      to take a taxi home
   4. D.
      to finish work earlier
3. 3.

   If a woman is going to a party, she should wear ____ in the morning.

   1. A.
      a nice dress
   2. B.
      a “basic dress”
   3. C.
      her uniform
   4. D.
      casual clothes
4. 4.

   How long does it take a woman to change herself at least?

   1. A.
      About five minutes.
   2. B.
      About fifteen minutes.
   3. C.
      About half an hour.
   4. D.
      About fifty minutes.
5. 5.

   If a woman must wear a long dress for the party, she should ____.

   1. A.
      wear it in the morning
   2. B.
      buy one in the shop
   3. C.
      borrow one from her workmate
   4. D.
      bring it to the office