Once there was a king. He liked to write stories. He thought his stories were good, so he like to show them to people. As people were afraid of him, they all said his stories were very good. One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise(赞美)these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into the fire. The king got very angry and sent him to prison(监狱). After some time, the king set him free and ordered him to come to his palace(宫殿). Again he showed some of his new Stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said, "Take me back to the prison."
【小题1】The king thought his stories were good so ____.
A. People liked them
B. he liked to show them to people
C. he only showed some to the famous write
【小题2】The famous writer was thrown into prison because
A. he was afraid of the king's stories
B. he said the king's stories were very bad
C. he said he couldn’t write good stories for the king
【小题3】People were afraid of the king because
A. the stories were interesting
B. they would be sent to prison
C the king wrote many stories
【小题4】Again the king showed the writer some of his new stories because
A. he wanted to know what the writer thought of them
B. he wanted to be angry with the writer
C. he wanted to send the writer to prison
【小题5】When we read the writer's last words, we can be sure that
A. the writer would write some good stories while in prison
B. the writer liked the new Stories'
C. the king's new Stories were no good at all.

Foolish(silly) Freddie lived in a small village. The people of the village laughed at him. They liked to show visitors how silly Freddie was. They thought this was a funny thing to do.

    One day, a visitor came to the village.

    "Watch this", a villager said, and called to Freddie. "Come and play a game, Freddie, " he shouted. Freddie walked slowly towards him, a silly smile on his face.

"Look! Freddie, "the villager said, "I've got something for you." He showed Freddie a dollar coin and a much larger 50-cent coin."Which would you like?" he asked Freddie.

Freddie took the 50-cent coin at once.

The villager laughed."See how foolish he is," he said."He always does that. He's too silly to learn anything." He walked away, leaving Freddie with the visitor.

The visitor felt sorry for Freddie and said to him, "Although the 50-cent coin is bigger than the＄1 coin, the＄1 coin is worth(值) much more.Two times as much."

"I know that," Freddie said."But once I take the＄1coin, they'll stop playing the game."

1.People laughed at Freddie because__________.

A.he often made up jokes   B.he didn't like money

C.he looked very funny    D.they thought he was a fool

2.The villagers wanted to show the visitors___________.

A.how silly Freddie was     B.how clever Freddie was

C.How kind people were to Freddie  D.that Freddie had much money

3.The visitor felt sorry for Freddie because he though_________.

A.Freddie did not know money was useful

B.the villager was not kind enough to the boy

C.Freddie did not get along well with the villagers

D.Freddie did not know the dollar coin was worth more

4.From the story we know that Freddie was__________.

A.poor       B. kind     C.clever  D.silly

5.The best title for the passage should be __________.

A.Clever Villagers       B."Foolish" Freddie    

C.Freddie and a Visitor  D.A Visitor and the Villagers

阅读上面的短文，然后判断正（T)误(F)。
Jane,
After I left Paris I spent two days in New York City and one day in Washington DC. I got to Miami, Florida on Nov. 13. The weather is wonderful here. This morning I went swimming and then slept on the beach. When I woke up, I found Jennifer Lopez—my favorite movie star!  She was just on my right!  I asked her to take a picture with me. You know, that was my dream. She agreed!  I’m going to show you the picture.
Yours,
John
Dear Dad,
I got here after 18 hours on a train at last!  It’s very cold here in Moscow. It’s white everywhere. This afternoon I went to have a look at the city. I got lost. I was glad I took Russian lessons in my university. They helped me a lot. A young girl showed me the way back to my hotel. I think I can finish my work here and go back home soon. I’m longing for the warm sunshine at home. See you soon.
Max
Dear Amy,
I arrived in Guilin yesterday. What a beautiful place!  The people are kind here and I have some new friends. Guess who I met here!  Tom, my high school classmate. How small the world is!  He is working here as an English teacher at a middle school. He showed me around the city. I also went to his school. I bought a special bag made in Guilin for you and a silk tablecloth for Mom. Tomorrow evening I’m going to fly to Beijing.
Love,
Mafia
【小题1】Each of the three had a good time.
【小题2】Maria went to see her classmate in Guilin.
【小题3】It was warmer in Max’s hometown than in Moscow.
【小题4】Max came from Russia.
【小题5】John was very glad that his dream of going to the beach came true.

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整，所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。
Who was Leonardo da Vinci? You may answer without t___1___:“He is the painter of the Mona Lisa.” What e___2___ do you know about him? Da Vinci was more than just a great artist in history. He’s also f ___3___ as a scientist and an inventor.
Leonardo da Vinci was b___4___ to a rich family in Florence, Italy, in 1452. From childhood, Leonardo was given a good e___5___ and he showed talent at painting. By the age of 26, da Vinci had already become a famous p___6___.
He designed many i___7___ machines. Da Vinci’s idea led to the modern tank(坦克). Though da Vinci never b___8___ many of the inventions he designed, some of the things he i___9___  in the late 1400s are in use today.
As a scientist, da Vinci was very interested in the h___10___ body. He spent a whole year c___11___ up dead bodies in hospitals to learn about human anatomy(解剖学). He made more than 200 d___12___ of bodies.