Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.
Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”
The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
【小题1】The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.

A．had less

B．gave up

C．had more

D．looked down upon

【小题2】Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.

A．he wanted to buy other things

B．he needed to give the dime to his mum

C．the roses were too expensive

D．he could hardly believe what had happened

【小题3】From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.

A．was moved by the boy’s voice

B．was ready to help others

C．knew the boy before

D．was good at telling stories

A woman is at the cinema, and she is enjoying the film very much, but there is a man in the next seat, and he begins looking at the floor under her. The woman is angry and asks，“What are you doing there？What are you looking for?”“A piece of chocolate.” The man says to her, “I drop（掉落）it on the floor.”“A piece of chocolate?” the woman says angrily, “It is dirty now. Take this and be quiet, please. I am listening to the film.” She gives the man a big piece of chocolate. But the man says, “One of my teeth is in the chocolate!”
【小题1】Where are the man and the woman?

A．They are in a school	B．They are at the station
C．They are at a shop	D．They are at the cinema

【小题2】The man sits ________ the woman.

A．next to

B．in front of

C．behind

D．on the left of

【小题3】The underlined word “angry” means ________.

A．not sad

B．not light

C．not happy

D．not heavy

【小题4】The man wants to find the piece of chocolate because ________.

A．the piece of chocolate is very expensive.	B．one of his teeth is in the chocolate.
C．he likes chocolate very much	D．he wants to keep the cinema clean

【小题5】The woman gives the man a piece of chocolate because ________.

A．she is friendly to him	B．she wants to enjoy the film better
C．the piece of chocolate is the man’s	D．she likes the man

—Where are the girls?

—They         the zoo.

A．have been to	B．have gone to
C．have been in	D．have gone in

 

Right in the middle of the town are some long ponds(水池). They are only about half a foot deep. The men of Symi dug out the earth to make the ponds.
Over each pond is a low cover. It is made of glass that you can see through.
At night, sea water is taken into the ponds. The next day, the hot sun shines through the covers. The sun light turns the water into vapor(水蒸气) and the vapor goes up from the ponds. The salt is left behind.
As it goes, the vapor became mist. On the inside of each cover, the little drops of mist run together to make big drops. These drops run down the sides of the cover, filling other ponds with fresh water.
The salt left in the ponds is washed out each night. Then more sea water is taken in. The factory is ready for the next day's work. The covers and other parts of the factory cost very little. Sea water and sun cost nothing. Most people of Symi are poor. So to them this new way of getting fresh water seems wonderful.
【小题1】 Where are the little drops made into big drops?

A．On the inside of the covers.

B．In the ponds with fresh water.

C．On the walls of the salt water ponds.

D．Between the fresh water and the salt water.

【小题2】The men of Symi dug some long ponds        .

A．in order to keep sea water

B．in order to get hot water inside

C．in order to fill them with fresh

D．in order to get fresh water

【小题3】Which picture shows the right way to get fresh water in Symi?

 
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The sea water is taken into the ponds at night every day.

B．There is a very big river running through the town to the sea.

C．The people in Symi can get fresh water from the factory.

D．People may see the water in the ponds through the cover.

Could you tell me ______?

This way, please.

A. where are the special shoes

B. where the special shoes are

C. where will be the special shoes