Tom’ s father bought him a small shop，and Tom sold milk，butter，cheese，eggs and other things in it．His shop was in a small town，and it was open on Tuesday，Wednesday，Thursday，Friday，Saturday and on Sunday morning，but it was closed on Sunday afternoon and on Monday．

Tom went to some farms on Monday and bought their best butter，cheese and eggs from the farmers，but he brought his milk in the town．A truck brought them to his shop in the morning．Tom and his wife worked in the shop，and they sold a lot of food because it was good and clean．

　 Once a fat woman came into the shop on Saturday．She bought some eggs and some butter，and she said to Tom’s wife．“Your eggs and your butter are dear today．Why are they dearer on Saturday and Sunday than on Tuesday，Wednesday，Thursday and Friday?”

　 Tom’s wife was unhappy．She looked at the fat woman and then she looked at Tom.But she did not give any answer．Then Tom smiled and said，“Our food is not dearer on Saturday and Sunday! It is cheaper on Tuesday，Wednesday，Thursday and Friday!”

(　 ) 51．Tom’s shop was open_____ a week．

　　　 A．for seven days　　　　　　　　 B．for five days

　　 C．for five days and a half　　　 D．for six days

(　 ) 52．What did Tom buy on Monday?

　　　A．Butter，cheese and eggs．　　 B．Milk．

　　 C．Meat and fish．　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Both A and B．

(　 ) 53．Why could Tom sell a lot of food in the shop?

　　 A．Because they were kind to others．

　　 B．Because their food was good and clean．

　　 C．Because they got a lot of money．

　　 D．Because they liked selling food．

(　 )54．Tom’s wife was unhappy because ________

　　 A．a fat woman said their eggs and butter were dearer on that day

　　 B．the eggs and the butter were not good on that day

　　 C．she didn’t know how to answer the fat woman’s questions

　　 D．Tom was not with her when the fat woman came

(　 )55．We can see from the text that Torn is very_______.

　 A．kind　 B．slow　 C．clever D.happy

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One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isn't worth（值得） the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

    The father and the son walked on. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

    And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent (弯身)down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.

1.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?

   A. Thomas.    B. The old father.

   C. Both the father and the son.    D. Nobody

2.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.

   A. felt very happy   B. didn't say anything

   C. beat the son      D. became a little angry

3.The farmer bought _______ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

   A. some food        B. some water

   C. some cherries      D. some pennies

4.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

   A. he wanted his son to eat them all

   B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

   C. he wanted to teach his son a lesson

   D. he wanted his son to pick them up

5. From the story, we can learn that _______.

   A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them

   B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

   C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

   D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

Activities This Weekend

An Open-air Craft (工艺) Market

In Front of the City Hall

Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Foodfrom around the world, too!       City Museum

Travel Movies

Meeting Room

Sat. & Sun. at 2:30 p.m.

Do you want to travel but don’t have enough money? See movies on Japan, Italy, America, England, Russia, and Australia. There are only 80 seats, so come early. Autumn Fashion Show

Golden Shopping Center

Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Men’s and women’s autumn clothes. See 25 handsome and pretty models show the latest fashions. All clothing will be on sale after the show for under ¥100.

Pop Concert at Yunhai Square

Saturday from 9:00 p.m. to midnight

Five groups of college students are going to play the guitar and sing pop songs. Bring your own food and drink.           Library Lecture

City Library Hall

Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

How to find the job that

you really want! Two-hour lecture. Advice on choosing and getting the right job for you. Coke and sandwiches are sold.        

1.Are you a movie fan? Then you can go to _____.

A. Autumn Fashion Show      B. City Museum  C. City Library Hall  D. Yunhai Square

2.People can buy presents _____.

A. at Yunhai Square              B. in City Library Hall 

C. in City Museum                D. at Open-air Craft Market

3. If people want to get some information about getting jobs, they can _____.

A. see the movies                               B. go to the pop concert

C. see the fashion show                  D. go to the library lecture

4.Pop concert at Yunhai Square will begin _____.

A. at 9:00 p.m., Saturday                    B. at 2:30 a.m., Saturday and Sunday

C. at 10:00 am., Sunday                     D. at 8:30 a.m., Sunday

5.Which of the following is Not true?

A. The two-hour Library Lecture takes place in City Library Hall.

B. There are few kinds of food at the Open-air Craft Market.

C. All clothing will be on sale after the fashion show for under ¥100.

D. Only 80 seats are available for travel movies.

According to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon drawn in 1904. This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot (射杀）a young bear. The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt.

Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City. He and his wife made many of the toys they sold. When he saw the cartoon， he had a wonderful idea. He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved. The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon. Mr . Michtom called it “Teddy’s Bear”.

Many of these bears were sold. The bears became so popular that Mr . Michtom thought he might need President Roosevelt' permission to use his name. He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”. The president answered，saying that Mr. Michtom could use his name.

Mr . Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears. His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation. Today this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States.

1.People will remember Morris Michtom because he was_______

A. a candy store owner

B . a toy store owner

C .  the inventor of the teddy bear

D . Teddy Roosevelt' friend

2.The idea for making the first teddy bear came  from________

A. a movie

B . a magazine story

C. a TV advertisement

D. a newspaper cartoon

3.From this passage we can see that________

A. many people liked Teddy Roosevelt

B. many people did not like Teddy Roosevelt

C. President Roosevelt cared only about important people

D .President Roosevelt did not like young bears