Patrick never does homework. "Too boring," he says. He always plays baseball and basketball after school. His teachers tell him, "Patrick! Do your homework, or you can't learn anything. "But what can he do? He hates homework.

     One day, his cat was playing with a little "doll'. He found it wasn't a doll at all, but a man of the smallest size. The man called , "Save me! Don't give me back to that cat. I have magic(魔法). I will help you if you save me!"

     How lucky he was! Here was the answer to all of his problems. So he said, "If you help me to do m~ homework until the last day of school, I will get good grades. "The man agreed. He began to do Patrick’s homework. The man didn't always know what to do and he needed help. "Help me! Help me!" he said. And Patrick had to help, Day after day, Patrick had to work harder.

     Finally the last day of school arrived and the man was free to go. As for homework, Patrick didn't hate doing it any more. Patrick got his A's. His teachers and classmates were all surprised. Who really helped Patrick?

1. Patrick likes_________ after school.

A. doing sports   B. doing some reading   C. doing his homework  D. learning things

2. Why did Patrick get the small man's help?

A. Because Patrick gave him a cat.              

B. Because Patrick helped him play with the cat.   

C. Because Patrick saved him.                   

D. Because Patrick gave him lots of money.

3. What does the sentence "Patrick got his A's" mean?

A. It means "Patrick got the teachers' help".    

B. It means "Patrick got good grades".

C. It means "Patrick got more friends".          

D. It means "Patrick got more problems".

4. Which of the following is not true?

       A. Patrick never hates doing his homework.

B. The man sometimes didn't know what to do when he helped Patrick.   

C. The man didn't go until the last day of school.

       D. Patrick finally started to like doing homework.

5. From the passage, we can know_________

A. the man liked to play with the cat

B. the man never helped Patrick do his homework

C. Patrick's classmates always helped him do his homework

D. in fact, Patrick helped himself

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    Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16  your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17  from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18  . Do English people like spiders?”

    “Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19  , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20  me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21  for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22  it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23  !”

    “Then I broke a small   24  in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25  grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26  it. I think she was happy I was going.”

     I   27  to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28  they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider”  or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29  umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30  a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

1. A. affected      B. loved            C. frightened      D. encouraged

2. A. pen           B. purse            C. dress           D. handbag

3. A. honest        B. humorous         C. happy           D. unhappy

4. A. back          B. right            C. front           D. left

5. A. stopped       B. kept             C. insisted        D. suggested

6.A. wallet         B. umbrella         C. flower          D. shirt

7. A. why           B. that             C. if              D. where

8. A. laughed       B. screamed         C. clapped         D. cheered

9. A. bowl          B. bottle           C. plate           D. mirror

10.A. my            B. your             C. her             D. our

11.A. didn’t like  B. liked            C. enjoyed         D. smelt

12. A. shouted      B. talked           C. told            D. explained

13. A. but          B. for              C. or              D. so

14. A open          B. closed           C. new             D. old

15. A. hardly       B. never            C. seldom          D. also

Last week Lu visited England．He stayed with my grandmother．He said it was a strange visit．“I don’t understand，but I frightened(使害怕)your grandmother a lot．When I arrived，I gave her a purse from Suzhou，she looked in it and asked me to take it back．Then I saw a red spider on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very unhappy．Do English people like spiders?’’
  “Later we went shopping．Someone was painting a shop front，so there was a ladder．Grandmother stopped me from walking under it and said I must walk around it．I liked the shops and bought some lovely rose soap for my mother，a smart umbrella for my father and some new shoes for myself．When we got back，I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right．Your grandmother came in and screamed(尖叫)!”
   “Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom．Your grandmother’s face went white．I felt very sorry．When I left I gave your grandmother some flowers．She counted and there were l 3．She didn’t like it．I think she was happy l was going．”
  I explained to Lu，“My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗)．You must not give someone an empty purse or they will have no money．You must not kill a ‘money spider’ or the same will happen．Also it is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table．An open umbrella in a house means someone will die．Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck，and l 3 is also a very unlucky number．You were really making my grandmother very afraid．’’

(   )66．Why did Lu frighten the writer’s grandmother?
A．Because he could not speak English．
B．Because he did many unlucky things．
C．Because he understood British customs．
D．Because he went shopping in England．

(   )67．What do many British people think of spiders?
A．They are afraid of them．
B．They keep spiders as pets．
C．They think some kinds of spiders are lucky．
D．They hope to see every kind of spiders in their houses．

(   )68．What did the writer’s grandmother feel when she saw the umbrella?
A．Excited．    B．Angry．    C．Happy．      D．Afraid

(   )69．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Thirteen is an unlucky number in England
B．People never give purses as presents in England．
C．For most British people，breaking a mirror means bad luck
D．It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table in England．

(   )70．How many wrong things did Lu do altogether?
A．5．          B．7．         C．8          D．10