My friend, Dick, has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon, Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.

1.From the story, we know that Jack is ________.

A. Dick’s good friend      B.  a large police dog     C.  a young man

2.Where does Dick walk with his dog every Saturday afternoon?

A . In his room           B. In the street          C.  In the park

3.Jack became very worried one afternoon because ______.

A. he couldn’t be taken out for a walk at the usual time.

B. a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon.

C. Dick walked around his room several times.

4.What does the word “stand” mean in the passage?

A 站立         B理解       C忍受

5.Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?

A. Try to take the man laugh.

B. Like the young man very much.

C .Ask the young man to leave.

A Deaf Person's Joke

Something was wrong with Jack's ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.

One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting at the table, one of his friends told an interesting joke. Everyone laughed and Jack laughed louder than anyone else. He said, “That was a very interesting joke, but I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?” All his friends said OK to him, so Jack began to tell his joke. All his friends were listening to him with smiles. When the joke ended, everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed happily, too. He was very glad because he thought that his must be more interesting than his friend's. But he didn't know that he had made a fool of himself（出丑；闹笑话） because his joke was the same as the first one.

1.When was Jack deaf of both ears?

A. After he came back from work. B. After a serious illness.

C. After seeing a doctor. D. After being a doctor.

2. Why did Jack not like people to know he was deaf?

A.He was afraid to lose his work.

B. He was afraid of his friends.

C. He didn't want to lose his face.

D.He was afraid that his wife would leave him.

3. What did Jack do after hearing his friend's joke?

A. He laughed as loudly as others. B. He didn't laugh.

C. He laughed louder than anyone else. D.He only smiled.

4.Jack laughed because _____.

A. all the others were laughing

B. he could tell the same joke himself, too

C. he wanted to show that there was nothing wrong with his ears

D. his friend's joke was interesting

5.Jack's friends laughed a lot louder than before because _____.

A.the joke he told was more interesting

B. it was as interesting as the first

C.all his friends liked his joke better

D. it was the same joke as his friend's

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been… er … A really long time!”
His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprising party for him. ”
Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have theposition(职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.
When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.
When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.
His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.
【小题1】Who was going to retire?

词汇运用：用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）。（10分）

1.What’s the weather like tomorrow?The radio says it will be much__________（rain）.

2.The children clapped and screamed with ________________ (excite) when they saw their favourite characters.

3.Jenny__________________(marry) for 5 years and she lives a happy life.

4.He’s new here so he has difficulty___________（get）to the hotel.

5._______________(luck), he didn’t become healthy in the end.

6.I’m hungry. ---- Sorry, there’s nothing __________(leave) in the fridge now.

7.What did Jack buy a big cake for yesterday?

_______(celebrate) his father’s

8.(forty) birthday.

9.Another bridge ___________________(build) over the river next year.

10.My father used to __________(read) the newspapers while having breakfast.