I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.

"Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh. I thought I saw an alien."

"Are you all right? Just a dream ! "Mum answered.

Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried, I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.

At first, I could hardly move. I wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.

From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that l used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!

1.What did the writer first do when he saw the alien?

A．He was too scared to move.

B．He knew it was a dream and wasn't afraid.

C．He was so scared that he fainted.

D．He thought against the alien.

2.The writer found that it was just a dream _____.

A．as soon as he woke up

B．before he went downstairs

C．when he saw his mother

D．when he was hurt by the alien

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The writer had the dream at night.

B．The writer's mother's work clothes might not be pink.

C．The writer's mother was worried about his dream.

D．When the writer had the dream, his family were sleeping.

4.Why did the writer use to have dreams about aliens?

A．He had some kind of relationship with aliens.

B．He was terribly ill.

C．He often did something about aliens before going to bed.

D．The dreams were all about the writer's real experiences.

A little girl went to a hospital. “I want to1 a miracle(奇迹).” “What?” said the doctor. “My brother is badly ill,2 my daddy says only a miracle can save my brother.” “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m3 but I can’t help you,” said the doctor. “I have the4 to pay for it.” said the girl.
The doctor’s brother asked, “What miracle does your5 need?” “I don’t know,” she answered. “My daddy can’t6 for it, so I want to use my money.” “How much do you have?” asked the man. “A dollar and a half.” “Well,”7 the man, “a dollar and a half can buy a miracle.”
That man was a very good8. The operation(手术) was free and her brother became well. “What’s the price9 the operation?” her mom asked. The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how10 a miracle was—a dollar and a half with the faith(诚意) of a little girl.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      sell
   2. B.
      make
   3. C.
      buy
   4. D.
      take
2. 2.
   1. A.
      or
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      then
   4. D.
      and
3. 3.
   1. A.
      glad
   2. B.
      sorry
   3. C.
      worried
   4. D.
      sure
4. 4.
   1. A.
      money
   2. B.
      illness
   3. C.
      time
   4. D.
      house
5. 5.
   1. A.
      mom
   2. B.
      daddy
   3. C.
      brother
   4. D.
      sister
6. 6.
   1. A.
      pay
   2. B.
      spend
   3. C.
      give
   4. D.
      have
7. 7.
   1. A.
      asked
   2. B.
      smiled
   3. C.
      cried
   4. D.
      talked
8. 8.
   1. A.
      friend
   2. B.
      parent
   3. C.
      teacher
   4. D.
      doctor
9. 9.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      of
   3. C.
      with
   4. D.
      at
10. 10.
    1. A.
       little
    2. B.
       few
    3. C.
       much
    4. D.
       many

When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn’t  36 me at home on my own,   37  I had to go to the market with her.
  38 , I didn’t have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mother told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get   39 .When I got older, I gave my mother a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn’t have to go to the market  40 because my mother could leave me at home on my own. I  41 my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made  42 them.
One day, my mother was ill, so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to  43 some candles with me and see  44 I could sell them. They  45 in 20 minutes! The next week, my mother gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They were sold out really quickly, too.
Ten months later, we decided  46 flowers. My mother and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week, so some of my friends started to help us. I paid them one pound  47 every candle, and we   48 sell them for three or four times. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle  49 me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I’ve  50 looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from the designer, furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.