One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play.Kate was eight, and Bob was ten.“Let’s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river.” said Kate.

“I don’t know…” Bob said.“Mum told us, ‘don’t go on the bridge.’ She said it’s dangerous.”

Kate said, “I am not afraid.Are you?”

They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river.The bridge was a train bridge.Trains went over the bridge three times a day.

The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise.“A train is coming!” Bob shouted.“Run!” He ran to the end of the bridge.He was safe.

Kate ran, too, but she fell.The train was coming fast.Kate ran towards Bob.She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).There was no time to leave.She had to lie down between the tracks.A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all.She stood up and said to Bob, “Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!”

At last their mother found out about the story.She was angry because they went on the bridge.But she was happy that Kate was all right.

1. Bob and Kate were       .

A．twins                                 B．brothers

C．sisters                                D．brother and sister

2.One afternoon they went to the bridge to see       .

A．their mother                           B．fish

C．the train                              D．the river

3.When the train came, the children were       .

A．in the middle of the bridge

B．at the end of the bridge

C．on their way to the bridge

D．away from the bridge

4.Where was Kate when the train was going over her?

A．She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).

B．Kate ran towards Bob.

C．She had to lie down between the tracks.

D．She stood up and cried.

5.When their mother knew about the story, she was       .

A．happy                                B．angry

C．sorry                                 D．both angry and happy

It rained for days.Mike couldn’t go out and      with his friends.His parents went to work and had to    the boy at home.They bought some     for him.But he didn’t like to read them. He stood by the window(窗户）and        Outside.

The rain     this morning and Mike was happy.But it was wet(潮湿的）outside.His parents didn’t       him go out and play there.They       the boy to read a book.But when they left he began to play behind the house.       ,his parents came back for lunch. His mother found the boy was very dirty.

   “Oh,dear!”called out the woman.”Look at your      !How dirty they are!When did you see I was so dirty             you?

  “But I didn’t see you when you were young,mom.”said the boy.

1.A． study                   B． talk             C． play                    D． work

2.A． leave               B． teach       C． see                              D． Hear

3.A． pencils        B． paper          C． fruit                      D． books

4.A． look                       B． looked              C． looks                  D． sees

5.A． stopped      B． started               C． wanted                        D． got

6.A． hope                B． leave           C． grow                            D． let

7.A． asked                   B． said                       C． made                           D． found

8.A． At night    B． At six    C． At noon                 D． In the evening

9.A． face                       B． eyes                C． ears                             D． clothes

10.A． for                       B． like                      C． at                                   D． On

The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man.
【小题1】 His parents like Henry because _____________.

It rained for days.Mike couldn’t go out and      with his friends.His parents went to work and had to    the boy at home.They bought some     for him.But he didn’t like to read them. He stood by the window(窗户）and        Outside.

The rain     this morning and Mike was happy.But it was wet(潮湿的）outside.His parents didn’t       him go out and play there.They       the boy to read a book.But when they left he began to play behind the house.       ,his parents came back for lunch. His mother found the boy was very dirty.

   “Oh,dear!”called out the woman.”Look at your      !How dirty they are!When did you see I was so dirty             you?

  “But I didn’t see you when you were young,mom.”said the boy.

1.A． study                   B． talk             C． play                    D． work

2.A． leave               B． teach       C． see                              D． Hear

3.A． pencils        B． paper          C． fruit                      D． books

4.A． look                       B． looked              C． looks                  D． sees

5.A． stopped      B． started               C． wanted                        D． got

6.A． hope                B． leave           C． grow                            D． let

7.A． asked                   B． said                       C． made                           D． found

8.A． At night    B． At six    C． At noon                 D． In the evening

9.A． face                       B． eyes                C． ears                             D． clothes

10.A． for                       B． like                      C． at                                   D． On

I started learning to play pipa at the age of four. At that time,I was really   1  of pipa because the four strings always cut my fingers. The cuts were not deep   2  they were long, and they really hurt ! So my parents bought me a roll of tape to protect the  3  of my left hand.After a few days, however, I   4   the tape! When my mother found out the reason, she said   5  and bought a new roll of tape.I had only used the second roll for a few weeks  6  I lost it again! "You should try to play pipa without tape," my father said to me. But I cried and   7 another roll. My father agree and bought me another new roll.After a few months, I lost the third roll! Then the  8  , and then the fifth  After this happened eight times, my mother got really   9 !"I won't buy you any more tape," she said to me. " Now you have to play pipa without tape
You must   10  it is carelessness that hurts your fingers!"
【小题1】A. fond                   B. afraid                  C. proud
【小题2】A. but                  B. and                      C. then
【小题3】A. arms               B. ears                    C. fingers
【小题4】A. sold                 B. lost                   C. bought
【小题5】A. nothing            B. anything                C. something
【小题6】A. until              B. after                   C. before
【小题7】A. asked for          B. worried about           C. thought of
【小题8】A. third                B. fourth                 C. fifth
【小题9】A. happy                B. excited                C. angry
【小题10】A. expect                B. forget                  C. remember