Henry was a carpenter(木匠)of our village．Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I arrived home that evening，Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work．

   My wife said to me，quickly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said loudly．“It’s a beautiful table. dear．isn’t it?”

“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill．”I said．

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work．It said：

    When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，“it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny．”

    “Yes．”I said．”I’m glad it is only the 10th of June．”

    “Me．too．”Said Henry．”You wait—it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month．”

    “Yes．Hotter—and more expensive．Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，  won’t they，Henry?”

    Henry looked hard at me for half a minute．There was a little smile in his two blue eyes．I  gave his bill back to him．

    “If it isn’t too much trouble，Henry，”I said，“Please add it up again．You can forget the    date．”

    I paid him 26．50 and he was happy to get it．

1．Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

   A．Because it was a fine day indeed．

   B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully．

   C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like．

   D．Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully．

2．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end    of June?

   A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table．

   B．Because it was difficult to make dining table in hot weather．

   C．Because paint would be more expensive．

   D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive．

3．The writer thought Henry would ask for      if he made a dining table on the last day of June．

   A．26．50           B．56．50         C．46．50    D．20．00

4．When the writer gave him the money，Henry was happy because      

   A．he got the money easily

   B．he didn’t have to add up the cost again

   C．he got what he should get for his work

   D．he got much money for his work

5．From the story we know that       ．

   A．Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home

   B．Henry still wanted to get 36．50 for his work in the end

   C．Henry made a mistake in the bill

   D．Henry tried to get more money for his work

Alice was now in a long dark room with doors all round the walls, and she could not see the White Rabbit anywhere.
She tried to open the doors, but they were all locked (锁上的). “How will I ever get out again?” she thought sadly. Then she saw a little glass table with three legs, and on the top of it was a very small gold key. Alice quickly took the key and tried it in all the doors, but she couldn’t open any.
Then she saw another door, a door that was only forty centimetres high. The little gold key unlocked this door easily, but Alice couldn’t get through it—she was much too big. So she lay on the floor and looked through the open door, into a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers.
“I’d like to be out there—not in this dark room. Why can’t I get smaller?” It was already a very strange day, and Alice was beginning to think that anything was possible.
After a while she locked the door again, got up and went back to the glass table. She put the key down and then she saw a little bottle on the table. Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters.
“It can be dangerous to drink out of strange bottles,” she said. “What will it do to me?”She drank a little bit very slowly. The taste was very nice and very soon Alice finished the bottle.
“I think I’m getting smaller and smaller every second.” And she was. “And now,” she said happily, “I can get through the little door into that beautiful garden.”
She ran at once to the door. Then she remembered that the little gold key was back on the glass table. She ran back to the table for it, but she was now much too small! The key was high above her, on top of the table. She tried very hard to climb up the table leg, but she couldn’t do it.
At last, tired and unhappy, she got angry with herself. Soon she saw a little glass box near her on the floor. She opened it, and found a very small cake with the words EAT Me on it.
Nothing could surprise Alice now

1. 1.

   Where did Alice find the little gold key according to the story?

   1. A.
      In the garden
   2. B.
      On the floor
   3. C.
      In the glass box
   4. D.
      On the glass table
2. 2.

   We can learn that Alice felt a little ______ from the underlined sentence

   1. A.
      proud
   2. B.
      angry
   3. C.
      afraid
   4. D.
      excited
3. 3.

   Which is the right order of the events according to the story?
   ① Alice saw a little glass box near her on the floor.
   ② Alice came to a long dark room.
   ③ Alice saw a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers.
   ④ Alice drank out of the little bottle and became small.
   ⑤ Alice took the little gold key and opened the small door

   1. A.
      ②⑤③④①
   2. B.
      ②④⑤①③
   3. C.
      ②①⑤④③
   4. D.
      ②③④⑤①
4. 4.

   What do you think Alice will probably do at the end of the story?

   1. A.
      Wait for the White Rabbit
   2. B.
      Eat the small cake
   3. C.
      Climb up the table leg again
   4. D.
      Sit on the floor and cry

    The ostrich(鸵鸟) is a bird in the deserts of Africa. It is the largest of all birds. It has a long neck, a small body and two small wings. Sometimes the ostrich is called “camel bird”. Like the camel, it lives in the deserts, and can live a long time without water.

    The ostrich’s legs are very long and strong, but its wings are small, and it cannot fly. The ostrich can run very quickly—30 miles per hour. The nest of the bird is a great hold in the sand. There the ostrich lays 10 or 12 large eggs. She watches her nest and leaves it only during the hottest part of the day.

The ostrich likes eating. Sometimes it eats small stones that help grind up (磨碎) food. People like their feathers very much. They cut them sometimes, but this does not hurt the birds. The feathers can grow again.

1. Where can people easily find an ostrich in Africa?

A. In the rivers.     B. In the sky.      C. In the forests.        D. In the deserts.

2. How many miles can an ostrich run in three hours?

A. 30.                         B. 60.                 C. 90.                       D. 100.

3. How many eggs can an ostrich lay once?

A. Less than ten.      B. More than fifteen.      C. About ten.         D. About fourteen.

4. Why does the ostrich eat stones?

A. They’re good for it to digest (消化) food.

B. It thinks they are delicious.

C. It has nothing else to eat.

D. They are its main food.

5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The ostrich will die if it has no water to drink for two days.

B. The ostrich has wings but it cannot fly like other birds.

C. The ostrich often lays its eggs in the tree.

D. If an ostrich’s feathers are cut, it’ll die.