When you read, don't________every new word in the dictionary. Try to guess its meaning.

A．lookup

B．work out

C．makeup

D．give up

 

Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865．What he wanted most in the world was to climb the   1  peak（山峰）in the Alps．Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   2 and start working in a hotel．Rudi would not   3  his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber  4   was planning to climb the highest peak．

    Franz was very  5  when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, 6  Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top  7  him．

    Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  8   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther． Franz   9  behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   10  to the top． Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to  11  him to the top．When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident．Saxo was helpless and hurt Rudi must 12  whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top．

He decided Saxo's life was more  13  than his dream and helped him down．During that time, the Englishman and Franz  14  the climb, and finally they reached the top．Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that   15  was the real conqueror（征服者） of the mountain．

1．A． deepest                  B． farthest            C． biggest                 D． highest

2．A． learning                  B． playing              C． talking               D． climbing

3．A． try out                   B． work out            C． go over                D． give up

4．A． what                      B． which              C． whom                  D． who

5．A． tired                      B． glad                C． quiet                 D． angry

6．A． again                     B． once                C． too                  D． instead

7．A． after                      B． behind               C． before                  D． over

8．A．or                 B． so                  C． but                   D． for

9．A． walked                B． rested              C． stayed                  D． watched

10．A．  third                B． second              C．first                   D． last

11．A． take                      B． beat                C． push                D． help

12．A． wonder          B． decide             C． ask                 D． remember

13．A． successful       B．important           C． popular            D． interesting

14．A． stopped                B． continued          C． enjoyed             D． finished

15．A． Franz                   B．Rudi                C． the Englishman     D． Saxo

Mr Smith teaches English in a university(大学). He is often very busy with work. When it’s summer or winter holidays, he goes out to take vacations to relax. Usually he goes to France because he thinks it’s an interesting country. And he can speak French very well.
But last month he said to his wife(妻子), “I’m not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I choose Japan. But I can hardly speak Japanese, so I’m going to study it for a month before I go.”
He studied pretty hard for a month, and then his vacation started.
Ten days later, he came back. His wife asked him, “How about your short vacation in Japan? Did you have any trouble(麻烦) with your Japanese there?”
“No, I didn’t,” answered Mr Smith. “But the Japanese did!”
【小题1】Mr Smith goes out to ______ when it’s summer or winter holidays.

A．have a rest	B．learn languages
C．look for interesting jobs	D．visit museums

【小题2】The underlined word “choose” means(意思是) ______.

A．learn from

B．arrive in

C．work for

D．decide on

【小题3】Mr Smith stayed in Japan for ______.

A．a month

B．ten days

C．two weeks

D．Sorry, I don’t know

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Smith works as a math teacher in a university.

B．Mr Smith takes vacations in different countries every year.

C．Mr Smith can speak English and French very well.

D．Mr Smith went to Japan with his wife.

【小题5】What can we know from the last paragraph(段落)?

A．Mr Smith’s Japanese isn’t good.

B．The Japanese were friendly to Mr Smith.

C．Mr Smith speaks Japanese well.

D．Japanese is difficult to learn.

Mr Smith teaches English in a university(大学). He is often very busy with work. When it’s summer or winter holidays, he goes out to take vacations to relax. Usually he goes to France because he thinks it’s an interesting country. And he can speak French very well.

But last month he said to his wife(妻子), “I’m not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I choose Japan. But I can hardly speak Japanese, so I’m going to study it for a month before I go.”

He studied pretty hard for a month, and then his vacation started.

Ten days later, he came back. His wife asked him, “How about your short vacation in Japan? Did you have any trouble(麻烦) with your Japanese there?”

“No, I didn’t,” answered Mr Smith. “But the Japanese did!”

1.Mr Smith goes out to ______ when it’s summer or winter holidays.

A．have a rest                            B．learn languages

C．look for interesting jobs                  D．visit museums

2.The underlined word “choose” means(意思是) ______.

A．learn from         B．arrive in           C．work for          D．decide on

3.Mr Smith stayed in Japan for ______.

A．a month          B．ten days           C．two weeks         D．Sorry, I don’t know

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Smith works as a math teacher in a university.

B．Mr Smith takes vacations in different countries every year.

C．Mr Smith can speak English and French very well.

D．Mr Smith went to Japan with his wife.

5.What can we know from the last paragraph(段落)?

A．Mr Smith’s Japanese isn’t good.

B．The Japanese were friendly to Mr Smith.

C．Mr Smith speaks Japanese well.

D．Japanese is difficult to learn.