One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

“Is 　28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 　35 made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　 D. in

27. A. excited　　　　 B. frightened　 C. frightening　 D. exciting

28. nobody　　　　　 B. everybody　 C. anybody　　 D. somebody

29. A. saw　　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. heard　　　　　 D. listened

30. A. church　　　 B. school　　　　 C. garden　　　　　 D. park

31. rose　　　　　　　 B. slept　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　 D. lay

32. A. a　　　　　　　 B. the　　　　　　　 C. an　　　　　　　　 D. other

33. A. came　　　　B. learned　　　　 C. heard　　　　　 D. fell

34. A. smelled　 B. looked　　　　 C. searched　　　 D. found

35. A. he　　　　　 B. she　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　 D. that

— Must we clean the classroom now?

— No, you needn't. It _____ after school.

A. may clean　　 　　　 B. must clean　 　　　 C. need be cleaned　 　 D. can be cleaned

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. She is happy with him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen　 B. eighteen　 C. twenty　 D. fifteen

2.The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson　　  B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet　　  D. he gets home on time

3.The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印　　   B. 跺　　 C. 贴邮票　 　  D. 承认

4.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Mr. Smith is an English teacher. He comes from America. He has a daughter. Her name is Amy, and she is a good engineer in New York. Mr. Smith likes traveling very much, and he can speak Spanish very well. Now, he is in China, so he wants to learn some Chinese. He works very hard at his Chinese, and goes to Chinese classes every evening. He has a lot of friends in China and they often help him. He likes to talk with them. He tells his daughter that he can speak good Chinese, and he doesn’t have any trouble（麻烦） with his Chinese, but the Chinese have a lot.
【小题1】 Mr. Smith works in ______.