1.(　 　)As Jill’s grandma was strong,　　　 .

A. the girl would live with her　　　　　 B. she did all the housework

C. she kept doing morning exercise　　　 D. she could help her with her lessons

5.(　 )Today, police officers who ride horses are paid 　　　　.

A. the same as their workmates　　　 B. more than their workmates

C. half as much as their workmates　 D. less than their workmates

　　　　　 (七)　 　　　　

Jill lived with her grandma. The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself at home.

As soon as Jill began to tidy the rooms or wash something, her grandma stopped her and told her to work hard at her lessons. Jill had to listen to her grandma and spent all her time on her study. So she went to collage at last.

Now the girl has left college. She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr Brown’s company. She was sure Mr Brown would put her in an important position(位置).

On the first day the boss gave her a broom and said, “Your first work is to sweep the offices.”

“What?” the girl called out in surprise,“I’m a college student, you know.”

“I’m sorry I don’t know that. Here, give me the broom and let me show you!”

4.(　 )The “Bow Street Runners”　　　　 .

A. stopped people stealing　　　　 B. stole money

C. paid people to steal　　　　　　 D. stopped people riding horses

3.(　 )People didn’t leave their houses because　　　　 .

A. they had no money　　　　　　 B. they were afraid of losing money

C. the city was not clean　　　　　 D. they liked homes

2.(　 )About 300 years ago, many people　　　 .

A. wanted to leave London　　　 　B. had big houses in London

C. became policemen　　　　　　 D. came to live in London

1.(　 )In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid　　 .

A. a few　　　 B. nothing　　 C. a little　　 D. a lot

5.(　 )The passage is probably　　　 .

A. an advertisement　　 B. a notice　　 C. a news report　 D. an instruction

　　　　　　 (六) 　　　　　　

Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.

About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.

In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.

Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.

Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.

4.(　 )From the passage we can know that Yao Ming 　　　.

A. will work hard for his team

B. made the highest score in his first NBA game

C. can’t understand his teammates

D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

3.(　 )The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will　　　 .

A. speak excellent English　　　　　 B. bring new energy to the Rockets

C. make NBA games easy　　　　　 D. face new challenge

2.(　 )Yao Ming said that　　　 .

A. playing in the NBA was difficult　 B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C. he was an NBA star　　　　　　 D. it was boring to play basketball