John likes chocolates very much, but his mother doesn’t give him. They are bad for his teeth, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much. And sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them, because she wants to make the old man happy.
On Sunday evening, it is John’s seventh birthday. He says,“Please, God(上帝), make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday,”His mother says, “ God can’t hear you. Don’t shout(喊).”               “ I know, ”says the clever boy with a smile（微笑）. “ But my grandfather is in the next room, and he can!”
【小题1】 John’s mother thinks________.

A．John’s teeth are bad	B．chocolates are good for her teeth
C．chocolates are bad for John’s teeth	D．John likes cakes

【小题2】 Why does John’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?

A．Because John wants to eat them.

B．Because John’s father buys some chocolates for him.

C． Because she is happy.

D． Because she wants to make John’s grandpa happy.

【小题3】 Why does John shout? Because he wants to make _________hear him.

A．his grandpa

B．his grandma

C．his mother

D．his father

【小题4】Which one is right?

A．The grandfather is bad.	B．John studies hard in his school.
C．John is clever.	D．John’s mother doesn’t love him.

【小题5】What day is John’s seventh birthday?

A．Saturday

B．Friday

C．Tuesday

D．Sunday

This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class, and begin practising at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.

Course fee: $125      Materials:  $25

Two hours for each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.

This course is taught by a number of professional business education teachers who have successfully taught typing course before.

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can or can’t do and how to use them.

Course fee：$75  Jan 4,7,11,14,18  Wed.&Sat. 9:00---11:30 a.m.  Equipment fee:$10

David is a professor of Computer Science at Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.  

STOP SMOKING

Do you want to stop smoking? Have you ever tried and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-course will help you do it.

Course fee：$30  Jan 2,9,16,23   Mon 2:00---5:00 p.m.

Dr. John is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

1.If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have

classes_______.

A．twice             B．three times        C．four times         D．five times

2.Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three

courses. Your suggestion is __________.

A．TYPING                               B．UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

C．STOP SMOKING                         D．all the courses

3.If you want to learn about computers, and at the same time you want to improve your

typing, you will pay  ______________.

A．$75              B．$150             C．$115             D．$235

4.The special difference between the TYPING course and the other two is that __________.

A．people with different skill levels pay differently.

B．you will take a test in the first class for level decision

C．you will pay the fee before practicing typing.

D．you will pay less money for your study.

 

John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a   1.  student when he was young.He was often late for    2.  and didn’t like doing his homework.

Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much,   3. he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher 4.  the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old,  5. brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and   6.  is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack.So he is now thirty.’

Another time, the   7.  in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）,   8.  do we always see the light before we   9.  the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly.‘ Don’t you    10. our eyes are in front of our ears?’

11.               A．good           B．tall            C．rich  D．fat

 

12.               A．sleep          B．lunch          C．class  D．play

 

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

 

14.               A．sent           B．asked          C．told  D．found

 

15.               A．your           B．my            C．his   D．her

 

16.               A．how many      B．how old        C．what  D．who

 

17.               A．teacher        B．farmer         C．nurse D．policeman

 

18.               A．what           B．when          C．where D．why

 

19.               A．read           B．make          C．hear D．smell

 

20.               A．say            B．hope          C．study D．know

 

 

John is a famous writer now. Bob said he was not a good student ___41_____ he was young. He was often late for____42___ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he ______43____ in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, ____44____but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher _____45___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, _____46____ brother Ben was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and _____47___ is his brother Ben? John said, “That’s easy. Ben is twice as old as Jack, so he is thirty now.”

Another time, the ____48_____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), _______49___ do we always see the light before we hear the sound?”

“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___50_____ our eyes are in front of our ears?”

1.	A．when B．tall C．rich D．fat

 

2.	A．sleep B．lunch C．class D．play

 

3.	A．sleep B．sleeps C．slept D．sleeping

 

4.	A．and B．or C．but D．still

 

5.	A．sent B．asked C．told D．found

 

6.	A．your B．my C．his D．her

 

7.	A．how many B．how old C．what D．who

 

8.	A．teacher B．farmer C．nurse D．policeman

 

9.	A．what B．when C．where D．why

 

10.	A．read B．hope C．study D．know

 

John is a manager and he is very busy. He spends a lot of time traveling abroad. So he reads short stories. He likes reading stories about ordinary people and the things that happen to them in today’s world.

 

Sara is a student. She likes reading true stories. In those stories, people write about themselves. She’s especially interested in people who have had unusual or different lives. She also wants to write a story about herself one day.

 

Monica is a history teacher in London. She enjoys reading more than anything else. She likes reading about the history of people in other parts of the world. She wants to know how historical events changed people’s lives.

 

Tony loves reading so much! In fact he opened a little bookstore several years ago so he could share his interest of reading with others. His favorite books are novels. Some stories are so wonderful that he often tries to finish them fast in order to know what happens in the end.

【小题1】John is a ______.

A．manager

B．student

C．teacher

D．writer

【小题2】Who has a bookstore?

A．John.

B．Sara.

C．Tony.

D．Monica.

【小题3】All of them like ______.

A．teaching

B．traveling

C．writing

D．reading