John was a very naughty boy. His mother always hoped that he would behave better. Then one day, John's teacher called his mother 36　 the phone and said, "Did you know, Mrs. King,that John saved a boy' s life when he fell into the river this morning?"

　　 Mrs. King 　37 very happy. "John is becoming a good boy," she thought. Then she turned to him and said, "Why didn' t you tell me you were such a　 38　 boy this morning and saved 　39　 of your friends when he fell into the river?"

　　 But John didn' t look happy. His face became very red. "Well, I really had to 　40 him out because I pushed him in," he said.

36. A. in　　　　　 B. at　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. of

37. A. is　　　　　 B. was　　　　 C. are　　　　　 D. were

38. A. naughty　　　 B. careless　　　 C. strong　　　　 D. brave

39. A. one　　　　 B. two　　　　 C. three　　　　 D. four

40. A. take　　　　 B. catch　　　　 C. carry　　　　 D. pull

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A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He kicked it too hard, and it broke the window of a house and fell inside. A woman came to the window with the ball and shouted at the boy, so he ran away, but he still wanted his ball back. A few minutes later he returned and knocked at the door of the house, and when the woman answered it, he said, “My father's going to come and mend your window very soon.” After a few more minutes a man came to the door with tools（工具）in his hand, so the woman let the boy take his ball away. When the man finished mending the window, he said to the woman, “ That will cost you ten dollars.” “But aren't you the father of that young boy? ” the woman asked, looking surprised. “No,” he answered, also quite surprised,“Aren't you his mother? ”

1. How did the young boy lose his ball?

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A. When the played with it in the street.

B. It broke a window and fell into the house.

C. A woman shouted at him.

D. He saw a woman and ran away without his ball.

2. The young boy came back because he wanted ______ .

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A. to tell a lie to the woman

B. to tell his mother that he was wrong

C. to take his ball back

D. to tell the woman that his father would mend the window

3. The woman let the young boy take his ball away because ______ .

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A. she didn't want the ball

B. she found the boy was very sorry for it

C. she loved the young boy

D. she thought the window would be mended by his father

4. After mending the window the man asked the woman to pay ten dollars because he thought ______ .

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A. his son wasn't wrong at all

B. the woman didn't know the boy was his son

C. the woman was the boy's mother

D. her son should pay for it

5. —How do you like the boy?

　 —He was a ______ one.

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A. good

B. lovely（可爱的）

C. warm-hearted（热心肠的）

D. dishonest（不诚实的）

The weather here is much better than　________ in London.

A. one

B. those

C. ones

D. that

　　There is a one-day holiday in most western countries on New Year's Day. The real celebzations for New Year happen on New Year's Eve—the night before New Year's Day. There are several interesting customs in the West, and there are many differences from country to country.

　　Though Christmas is a good time for families to get together, New Year is a time for some people to be with friends, too. Parties are most often held to welcome New Year draws near.

　　At midnight, people often say “Happy New Year” to each other. Champagne is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fire works are let off at midnight, and many people like to make a noise, possibly to drive away evil spirits.

　　One Scottish song, Auld Lang Syne, is often sung on New Year's Day.

(1) People usually have great celebrations for New Year on ________.

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A．New Year's Day

B．the night before New Year's Eve

C．the night of New Year's Day

D．New Year's Eve

(2) In the West, New Year is also a time when ________.

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A．friends get together

B．friends write to each other

C．people can have a week's holiday

D．people can go from country to country

(3) The underlined word “fireworks” in the passage means ________.

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(4) On New Year's Eve western people often ________.

[　　]

a．hold parties to welcome New Year

b．make a noise to drive away evil spirits

c．drink with friends or families

d．say “Happy New Year” to each other

e．sing a Scottish song

f．let off fireworks

(5) This passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．western people drink together on New Year's Eve

B．how western people spend their New Year's Eve

C．what western people eat on New Year's Day

D．western people have a good time on New Year's Day