15. The Seats Are Too Small Paul got on the bus to go to the town. It was very crowded, and he had to stand for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down next to a fat lady. She had severel shopping bags, and Paul didn't have much room on the seat. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers started to get off. Parl was very polite, so he stood up to let the fat lady get off before him. She said, "Thank you." Then she tried to get out of the seat with all her bags. But she couldn't move. She was stuck! Paul had to push th lady. The conductor pulled her. Finally they got her free but she wasn't pleased. "I'll write to the bus company," she said. "I'll tell them not to make buses with such small seats."

1. A friend of the writer's drew the horses ____. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above #C 2. The writer was surprised because ____. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other people's rule #D 3. You are not yet experienced because ____. A. you don't know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail C. you always asked question D. you do not trust to your own powers #D 4. when you become more experienced you will ____. A. never ask question B. often begin at the tail C. should write the end of the story D. should think of the beginning #C 5. The topic of the passage is A. How to draw a horse B. How to write a story C. How to make your own rules D. Trust to your own powers #D

14. A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子) or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar( 奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的 ) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail -- that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.

1. Jack is the name of ____. A. a young man B. a policeman C. a police dog D. a good friend #C 2. In this story the word "visitor" means ____. A. the young man B. the writer of this story C. the police dog D. the friend #A 3. The visitor paid no attention to the dog because ____. A. he didn't see the dog B. he didn't like the dog C. he was afraid of the dog D. he didn't understand what the dog meant #D 4. The dog held the visitor's hat in his mouth to show that ____. A. he liked the hat very much B. he wanted the visitor to leave immediately C. he wanted to throw the hat away D. he wanted to put on the hat #B

13. Man's Best Friend Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes reading stories about dogs. I have a friend. The friend has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Police dogs are often very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much. One Sunday 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 his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued(继续) talking. Finally Jack couldn't stand(忍受) it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth and ran out of the room.

1. Many students in China are learning English, aren't they? ____. A. No, they aren't B. No, they are C. Yes, they are D. Yes, they aren't #C 2. If one wants to learn another language well, he must ____. A. learn at school B. study by himself C. work hard D. study hard #D 3. The sentence "It is difficult to answer that question" means ____. A. that question is not difficult to answer B. that question is difficult to answer it C. it is difficultly to answer that question D. it is hard to answer that question #D 4. "Their own language" means ____. A. Chinese B. English C. French D. Japanese #A 5. What's the Chinese of "study by themselves"? A. 和他们一起学习 B. 自学 C. 向他们学习 D. 通过学习 #B

12. Learning English Many students in China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers(十几岁的青少年). Many are adults(成年人). Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English language over the radio, on television, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language. Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) language and maths and English ... Some people learn English because it is useful(有用的) for their work. Many people often learn English for their higher sutdies, because at college or university( 大学) some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspaper and magazines in English.

1. Once a man had ____. A. a good-looking boy B. an ugly(难看的) girl C. two good-looking children D. a boy and a girl #D 2. The boy saw what he looked like in the mirror and was pleased because he ____. A. found a mirror B. knew he looked as nice as his sister C. and his sister were good-looking D. was handsome #D 3. The girl gave the boy a hard push because ____. A. she was stronger B. what he said was wrong C. she was not pleased with what he said D. her father loved her #C 4. Father told the girl that ____. A. it was important to be good-looking B. it was a good thing to be ugly C. if she did her best to help people, she would enjoy people's love D. she was as good-looking as her brother #C 5. What can we learn from this story? A. To be good to people is more important than to b good-looking. B. To be good-looking is very important. C. If you want to make yourself good-looking, you must be good to people. D. If you often help people, you will become more and more beautiful. #A

11. Once there was a man who had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good- looking(看好) but the girl was not. One day they found a mirror(镜子) for the first time and they saw what they looked like. The boy was very pleased(很高兴) and he said to his sister, "How handsome(英俊) I am! I look much nicer than you!" The girl did not like what her brother said and gave him a hard push(推). "Go away!" she said. Their father saw what was happening. He went up to them and said to the boy, "You must always BE good as well as LOOK good." Then to the girl he said, "My dear, if you help everyone and do your best to please him, everyone will love you. It does not matter that you are not as good-looking as your brother."

1. John didn't know what the ice was, because ____. A. he was very foolish B. he was young C. he was born in Africa D. he didn't go to school #C 2. One winter Mr and Mrs Robinson went England with ____. A. their son B. a boy of their friends C. their daughter D. one of their friend's son #A 3. One day John found ____ on a bucket of water. A. a piece of glass B. a pece of ice C. some snow D. some water #B 4. What did Mr Robinson ask John to do? A. He asked John to take the ice out. B. He asked John to put the ice in front of the stove. C. He asked John not to play with ice. D. He asked John to dry his hands at once. #B 5. After John put the ice in front of the stove, he found that it became ____. A. dry B. wetter C. bigger D. colder #B