A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the   1   menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how   2   it was.

At the bottom of the   3  , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”

The man   4   the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order   5    that was very unusual.

When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”

“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”

“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.   6  , not African.”

The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t   7   long.”

The waiter walked away quickly.

The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

Then he smiled   8  the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.

“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t  9  it to me, can you?”

The waiter made an apology (道歉).

“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the   10  embarrassing,”（困窘 ） he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”

1.                A．biggest         B．thickest         C．heaviest  D．longest

 

2.                A．unfair          B．unusual         C．beautiful  D．important

 

3.                A．menu          B．dish            C．restaurant D．table

 

4.                A．looked for      B．took out        C．looked at D．picked up

 

5.                A．anything        B．nothing         C．everything D．something

 

6.                A．American       B．Indian          C．Canadian  D．Australian

 

7.                A．pay            B．cost            C． take D．spend

 

8.                A．as             B．and            C．so   D．though

 

9.                A．catch          B．take           C．fetch D．bring

 

10.               A．least           B．most           C．less  D．more

 

 

A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around．Thinking nothing of it，she ignored him and went on shopping．After she got what she wanted，she went to checkout line，but the old man got in front of her．

“Pardon me．” he said，“I’m sorry if my staring（盯）at you has made you feel uncomfortable，it's just because you look like my granddaughter，who just died recently．And I miss her very much．”

“I’m very sorry，” replied the young woman．“Is there anything I can do for you?”

“Yes．” the old man said．“As I'm leaving，can you say ‘Good-bye，grandpa’ to me? It would make me feel so much better．”

“Sure，” answered the young woman．

As the old man was leaving，she called out．“Bye-bye，grandpa!”

When she stepped up to the checkout counter（收银台），she saw that her total was $178.50．

“How can that be?” she asked．“I only bought a few things!”

“Your grandpa said you would pay for him，” said the clerk．

1．Why did the old man follow the woman and let her say “Bye-bye，Grandpa”?

A．He wanted to steal her money．

B．She looked like her dead granddaughter．

C．He wanted to stare at her．

D．He wanted her to pay for him．

2．According to the passage we can know that _______．

A．the young woman is a careless person

B．the young woman is as clever as the old man

C．the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man

D．the young woman didn't know the old man at all

3．What does the word “ignored” mean?

A．忽视                   B．浏览                    C．可怜                      D．鄙视

4．How much did it cost that the young woman bought?

A．More than $178.50．                                B．Less than $178.50．

C．About $178.50．                            D．$ 78.50．

5．Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A．A kind hearted young woman．                B．The total was $178.50．

C．Bye-bye grandpa                            D．An old man and his granddaughter．

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often __1.__ some books from the library. He __2.__ to the radio every morning and reading __3.__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.His __4.__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He __5.___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __6.__ to understand him and chooses __7.__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read __8.__ about the electric lights (电灯) and was __9.__it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __10.__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know __11.__than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, __12.__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, __13.__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __14.__ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __15.___ to answer! 

16.               A．finds           B．sells           C．buys  D．borrows

 

17.               A．hears          B．listens          C．says  D．reads

 

18.               A．newspapers     B．letters         C．stories    D．messages

 

19.               A．teachers        B．parents         C．students   D．classmates

 

20.               A．also           B．never          C．even D．only

 

21.               A．old            B．young          C．clever D．able

 

22.               A．more difficult    B．the most difficult C．easy  D．the easiest

 

23.               A．everything      B．nothing         C．something D．anything

 

24.               A．worried about   B．interested in     C．afraid of   D．angry with

 

25.               A．few           B．little           C．a few D．a little

 

26.               A．more          B．most           C．less  D．least

 

27.               A．I think so       B．I don’t know    C．I agree    D．I don’t think so

 

28.               A．instead         B．carefully        C．quickly    D．brightly

 

29.               A．Thomas Brown   B．Allan Smith      C．Thomas Edison  D．Ron Jenkins

 

30.               A．when          B．what           C．where D．which

 

 

The undersea world is very beautiful． Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secrets there．Scuba diving (潜水) is a new sport today． It can take you into a wonderful undersea world．

You will find many strange animals in the sea．Some are as large as a school bus．Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth．

During the day, there is enough light．Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green．When fishes swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands．When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time．However, you can' t dive too deep．And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water．

The deep sea is not an easy place to live in．It's cold, and it's dark, too．The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is．At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all．It is very dark in the sea．Many fishes have no eyes．Some have big eyes．A few have eyes on one side．

Besides(除了) the cold and the darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger—other animals．

Animals eat! They must find food to eat．Many animals eat plants．However, some animals eat meat．This means these sea animals have two big jobs．They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals' meal．

1．Why do people want to dive in the sea? Because        ．

A．they want to catch fish

B．they want to find the secrets of the undersea world

C．the sea is deep

D．there are all kinds of plants in the sea

2．In the daytime, when you dive in the sea, you        ．

A．can see everything green and blue                               B．can't be in danger

C．can catch nothing                                                     D．can't see anything

3．How many dangers will animals meet in the deep sea?

A．One．                    B． Two．                  C． Three．                D． Four．

4．When you do scuba driving, you can        ．

A．stay in deep water for a long time

B．dive very, very deep

C．live in deep water easily

D．dive freely without any dangers

5．Which of the following is WRONG?

A．One animal finds something to eat, and it may be eaten by others．

B．At the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea, many animals can find their way by hearing and feeling．

C．The deeper the sea is, the darker and colder it is．

D．At the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea, all animals can find their way by seeing．