There was a little dog in the street. He liked watching the children play. One day, he followed two children home from school. Suddenly, he saw the children’s house was on fire. He knew he needed to help them right away. So he ran down the street to the fire station, barking all the way.

When he arrived at the fire station，he saw the firemen leaving. He tried to run after them, but he could not keep up. By the time he got back to the house, the street was filled with people. He looked for the children but could not see them. He was very worried.

The firemen worked very hard till the fire was out. A fireman named Jack noticed the little dog under a tree, looking across the street at the burned house.

Jack thought, “The dog could cheer up the kids.” So he brought the little dog over to the children. The little dog could not believe his eyes! The children were safe! He rushed to them. The children held the little dog and felt a little better.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

   A little dog and two children are good （1）_______. One day, he found the children’s house （2）_______ after the two children arrived home. At once he ran down to the fire station, barking （3）_______ the street. When he （4）_______ back, he didn’t find the children. He was so worried. Just then a fireman, Jack, helped the （5）_______ dog find the children.   

Mr Read was a businessman. He hurried down to the hall of a big hotel. He was going back to his company in New York soon. It was 4:40 p.m. And the plane was leaving in half an hour’s time. He had to take a taxi to get to the airport. So he paid his bill quickly. Just when he was leaving the hotel, he remembered that he had left his ID card in his room. So he said to one of the waiters, “Run up to my room, girl. See whether there’s a card on the bedstand. Hurry up!” The girl ran to his room upstairs. Ten minutes later the girl came down to the hall. “Yes, sir. There’s an ID card

on the bedstand,” said the girl to Mr Read, out of breath.

1 The story happened in     .

A. New York  B. an airport    C. a hotel      D. a room

2 Mr Read worked in a     .

A. school     B. factory     C. supermarket  D. company

3 Mr Read was going back to New York by     .

A. taxi       B. train        C. water       D. air

4 It took the waiter about     minutes to run to Mr Read’s room from the hall.

A. five       B. ten         C. fifteen      D. twenty

5 Mr Read     to hear the waiter’s word.

A. was glad B. got angry  C. felt sad   D. left the hotel

Mr Smith usually left his car outside his house. One night he put it there as usual again, but when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he found that the car wasn’t there. He called the police and told them about it. They said they would try to find the car.

When Mr Smith came home from his office that evening, the car was back again in its usual place in front of his house. He was very happy and found two concert tickets and a letter on one of the seats. The letter said, “We are very sorry. We took your car because of something important. Thank you for your car.”

Mr and Mrs Smith went to the concert with two tickets the next night and they enjoyed themselves very much at the theatre. When they got home, they found that the thieves nearly took everything in their house.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正( R )与误 ( W )。

6 Mr Smith didn’t find his car one morning.

7 The police helped him find his car the next day.

8 The thieves gave him two tickets to thank him.

9 The Smiths had a nice time at the theatre.

10 They lost their car again.

A Trap
Mr. Smith left his car outside his apartment one night as usual, but when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he discovered that the car wasn’t there. He called the police and told them what had happened, and they said that they would try to find the car.
When Mr. Smith came home from his office that evening, the car was back again in its usual place in front of his house. He examined it carefully to see whether it had been damaged, and found two theater tickets on one of the seats and a letter which said, “We’re very sorry. We took your car because of an emergency.”
Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to the theater with the two tickets the next night and enjoyed themselves very much.
When they got home, they found that thieves had taken almost everything they had had in their apartment.

1. 1.

   What did Mr. Smith find one morning?

   1. A.
      His car was missing.
   2. B.
      The door of the car was open.
   3. C.
      His car was in the garage.
   4. D.
      His car was outside of the garage.
2. 2.

   What did he do then?

   1. A.
      He got in and drove it.
   2. B.
      He closed the door of his car.
   3. C.
      He called the police.
   4. D.
      He looked everywhere for it.
3. 3.

   What happened when he came home from his office that evening?

   1. A.
      The police was waiting for him.
   2. B.
      His car was back.
   3. C.
      His car was damaged.
   4. D.
      His car was stolen.
4. 4.

   What did Mr. Smith find on one of the seats in his car?

   1. A.
      Some books.
   2. B.
      Some tickets.
   3. C.
      Some money.
   4. D.
      Some food.
5. 5.

   What did Mr. and Mrs. Smith do with the thing(s) they found in their car?

   1. A.
      They sold them.
   2. B.
      They gave them to their friends.
   3. C.
      They threw them away.
   4. D.
      They went to the theater with them.

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

We have no idea about       men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways _____ the history.

For example, in many history books it is ____ that people who lived three thousand years ago ____salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt ____ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies ____ decay.（腐烂）

In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was ____ to have broken the ____. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into ____. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century ____ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took ____ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be ____ punished(惩罚).

Salt was very ____ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put ____ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt _____ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.

1.A. when         B. where             C. what                D. which

2.A. throughout             B. thought      C. though           D. although

3.A. say                 B. reported      C. recorded            D. reading

4.A. eat                 B.ate           C. eating                D. have eaten

5.A. used to                    B. was used to           C. was used           D. used

6.A. off                  B. from                 C. on                 D. out

7.A. think          B. consider    C. thoughtful            D. thought

8.A. law                 B. glass        C. computer     D. time

9.A. pool               B. hill           C. prison                D. river

10.A. because           B. because of          C. by                D. as

11.A. more                B. less        C. fewer                D. most

12.A. serious             B. bad        C. terrible             D. seriously

13.A. important           B. necessary          C. clever              D. cheerful

14.A. in the front of      B. behind          C. in front of     D. before

15.A. when          B. as          C. however              D. while