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　Tom liked to find out how things worked very much.

　One morning when young Tom was five, he went out 　1　 his playmates. But no one was in the street. So he went to ask the boy of his neighbour (邻居). When he walked into the gate of the neighbour's, he saw they 　2 　breakfast. So he 　3 　wait out of the room.

　Suddenly he saw a hen (母鸡) sitting in an old basket by the window. He was 　4 　. Why was she sitting there? What 　5 　earth was she doing? He went over as he was thinking. The hen was frightened and ran away. Tom sat down and 　6 　carefully. He put his hands on the eggs. They were warm. After a while he saw a young chick climbing out of an egg. He understood that the hen was hatching (孵鸡). The 　7 　could make a chick 　8　 from an egg. So he ran home at once, took out some eggs, put them in a basket, sat on them and then began hatching. When his father saw this at noon, he asked 　9 　Tom was doing that for. Tom said 　10 　. Instead, he asked his father why he was not able to hatch chicks while hens could.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1． A． to play	B． playing	C． to play with	D． play with	[　　]
2． A． had	B． had had	C． would have	D． were still having	[　　]
3． A． has to	B． had to	C． have to	D． must to	[　　]
4． A． surprise	B． surprised	C． surprising	D． surprisingly	[　　]
5． A． on	B． in	C． at	D． of	[　　]
6． A． saw	B． looked at	C． found	D． watched	[　　]
7． A． cool	B． cold	C． warm	D． hot	[　　]
8． A． comes out	B． come out	C． coming out	D． to come out	[　　]
9． A． why	B． what	C． if	D． that what	[　　]
10． A． something	B． anything	C． nothing	D． why	[　　]

Eric was terribly ill. He couldn't move and had to spend all day in 31_________. Because his friends were not allowed to go near him, he felt quite 32_________ . Every day he just looked out of the 33 _________, doing nothing at all. As time passed, Eric became more and more hopeless.

One day, however, he saw something very 34 _________in the window. A panda was eating sandwiches there. Eric was very surprised. Before he could 35 _________what had happened, he saw a monkey playing the violin. After a while, he saw more and more 36_________ characters outside the window. This time he began to 37 _________a lot and could hardly stop.

No one would stop laughing when they saw a pig playing a drum, or a dog 38 _________a pair of glasses and acting like a teacher. Eric didn't tell anyone about this 39_________ he thought nobody would believe this. Anyway, those strange characters brought happiness back 40 _________his heart. Soon he got well and was able to go back to 41_________ again.

When class was over. Eric told his 42_________ about all the strange things he had seen. While he was talking, he saw something coming out of Tom's 43 _________. He wanted very much to know what it was, so he asked Tom 44 _________. Finally Tom had to 45_________ him what was in the bag. There, inside, were all the fancy-dress (假面) toys that Tom had used to cheer him up!

   And from that day on, Eric always did his best to make sure that no one was sad or lonely.

31. A. school  B. bed  C. church  D. class

32. A. happy   B. tired   C. sad   D. excited

33. A. window   B. book   C. door   D. wall

34. A. delicious   B. warm   C. useful   D. strange

35. A. find out   B. pick up   C. take away   D. get back

36. A. quiet   B. brave   C. funny    D. dangerous

37. A. cry   B. laugh   C. run   D. sing

38. A. making   B. selling   C. inventing   D. wearing

39. A. because   B. but   C. so   D or

40. A. for   B. with   C. into   D. by

41. A. work   B. school   C. town   D. hospital

42. A. parents   B. brothers   C. sisters    D. classmates 

43. A. eyes   B. shoes   C. jacket   D. schoolbag

44. A. again and again   B. as usual   C. day and night    D. in time

45. A. teach   B. show   C. lend   D. sell

阅读理解

Three people were walking along a street, first a big man, then a beautiful woman, and then an old man. The first two went round a corner. Suddenly the old man saw a piece of paper on the ground. He picked it up. It was five pounds. A few seconds later, the young woman came back. She was crying, “I have dropped five pounds.” she said. “Don't cry,” said the old man, “Here it is.” The young woman thanked him and went away. After a few seconds, the big man came back. He was looking for something. Suddenly a window opened and a small man looked out. “I saw five pounds fall from your pocket,” he said, “but that man give it to a young woman. ”The big man was very angry. The old mall was very much afraid and gave him another five pounds. When he had gone, the young woman came back to get her one pound thirteen shillings and four pence, and the small man came out to get his. (one pound ＝ twenty shillings; one shilling ＝ twelve pence)

1. Why did the old man pick up the paper? Because he ______.

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A. wanted to keep it for herself

B. needed money very much

C. knew it was money

D. wanted to know what it was

2. The old man was ______another five pounds to the big man.

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A. too afraid to give

B. enough afraid to give

C. so afraid that he had to give

D. such a kind man that he gave

3. Who knew each other?

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A. The young woman and the old man.

B. The young woman and the big man.

C. The old man and the small man.

D. The old man and the big man.

4. Which following is true?

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A. The young woman lost the money.

B. The big man lost the money.

C. The old man threw the money.

D. Either the young woman or the big man threw the money.

5.How much did the small man get? He got ______.

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A. as much as the young woman

B. nothing at all

C. more than the young woman

D. less than the big man