There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are ____1­  their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don't 2 her.

　　My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She 3   drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very   ­­­­­___4   and small car? No, her car is new. It's very large, and it _5  go 200 kilometres for each hour!

My friend is 6  . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colours. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something 7 with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and 8   dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a very 9 car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.

Now you have 10    my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

1.                A．for            B．with           C．like  D．among

2.                A．like            B．look after       C．agree with D．chat with

3.                A．never          B．always          C．sometimes D．often

4.                A．old            B．new           C．broken   D．beautiful

5.                A．may           B．can            C．must D．has to

6.                A．a teacher       B．a reporter       C．a writer   D．an artist

7.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．mistake   D．trouble

8.                A．twenty         B．two hundred     C．two thousand  D．two million

9.                A．big            B．small           C．expensive D．new

10.               A．read about      B．knew          C．seen  D．met with

There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks  that  cars are    their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t      her.
My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She      drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very     and small car? No, her car is new. It’s very large, and it     go 200 kilometres for each hour!
My friend is      . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something     with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and   dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a ver     car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.
Now you have     my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

A．one hundred, a century

B．one hundreds, the century

C．hundreds, centuries

A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”

“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?

“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

（1）What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.

        A. a cure for colds               B. bottles

        C. a cure for old age              D. a medicine that made people live forever

（2） The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.

A.      the medicine was too cheap

B.      the medicine was too expensive

C.      he looked quite old himself

D.     he didn’t look honest

（3） What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?

        A. 变化        B. 付钱        C. 给……钱         D. 向……要价

（4） How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

        A. one dollar a bottle             B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

        C. ten dollars a bottle             D. fifty dollars a bottle

（5） What does this passage really mean?

A.      The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B.      The man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.

C.      The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D.     The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.

A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”

“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?

“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

（1）What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.

        A. a cure for colds               B. bottles

        C. a cure for old age              D. a medicine that made people live forever

（2） The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.

A.      the medicine was too cheap

B.      the medicine was too expensive

C.      he looked quite old himself

D.     he didn’t look honest

（3） What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?

        A. 变化        B. 付钱        C. 给……钱         D. 向……要价

（4） How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

        A. one dollar a bottle             B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

        C. ten dollars a bottle             D. fifty dollars a bottle

（5） What does this passage really mean?

A.      The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B.      The man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.

C.      The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D.     The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.