---Does your father like shopping?
---No, he would rather        some reading at home than        around.

Old George selected his food in the supermarket more carefully than NASA chose its astronauts. When he left the cashier, he was pleased to think that he had saved 80 cents today.

At the exit, the cold wind made him think of his gloves. He looked for them in his coat and pants but could not find them anywhere. He had bought the black gloves at a good price, for just $35, years ago. They were soft and very comfortable. He had taken great care looking after them, so they were in good condition.

George, calm on the outside but mad on the inside, re-entered the store. He followed the same route he had walked before. Several minutes of searching turned out to be in vain (徒劳). His black gloves were gone. “People have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not any more!”

He stared at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like his. On his way to the dairy section, he noticed a lady wearing a pair of black gloves. He sped up and in three seconds was in front of her. But when the surprised woman looked over, his eyes dropped, for her gloves were just far too small to be his. He went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. He finally walked out into the street.

A few days later, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before getting on the subway, he stepped into the supermarket again to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What color are they?” the woman in the office asked. “Black,” he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men’s leather gloves. “Are they?”

“Yes! Those are mine,” George exclaimed, his eyes full of joy.

1.The author tells us that ________ in the first paragraph.

A. George was very poor ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. George was very strange

C. every cent was important to George????????????? ?????????????

D. George was careless in shopping

2.The underlined phrase “in good condition” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A. excellent without damage????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. healthy????????????? ?????????????

C. attractive????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. good-looking

3.George searched for his gloves in a mad way because ________.

A. they were a precious gift given by his friends

B. they were bought at a high price in a big store

C. he could not find other gloves as good as this pair

D. he would rather not spend money on another pair

4.When George realized he had probably lost his gloves, he ________.

A. thought someone had found his gloves and kept them

B. was calm and confident that he could get his gloves back

C. thought that there were more thieves nowadays than before

D. looked for his gloves everywhere including in the lost and found office

5.How do you think George felt when he finally left the supermarket without finding his gloves?

A. silly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. disappointed????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

C. horrible????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. tired

6.When George entered the supermarket again a few days later, he ________.

A. decided to buy a better pair????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. wanted to try his luck

C. held no hope at all????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. felt very hopeful

---Does your father like shopping?

---No, he would rather        some reading at home than        around.

A．to do; to walk      B．do; to walk         C．doing; walking      D．do; walk

Mrs. Davies was a teacher in India．One summer she got a job as a teacher in an international school．But the school was in London．After she discussed with her husband, they decided to move to London．

     One day, after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Davies told their son, Matt, the decision about moving to London．The boy felt surprised and upset．He didn't want to leave his friends．He said that he would rather live with his classmate, Mike．His parents thought that he would change his mind later．Soon, it was August, Mr. and Mrs. Davies were busy packing．However, Matt refused to go together With his parents．

    When the day came for them to leave India, Mr. and Mrs. Davies found their son lost, They were anxious and they called Mike, but he didn't know where Matt was, either．In fact, at that time, Matt was walking alone on the street．He walked past a park．He remembered that he and his father often played tennis in the park．He walked past a supermarket． It reminded him of shopping with his mother．He realized that those things would be meaningless （毫无意义的）without his family．Matt quickly ran home to say sorry to his parents．He told them he was looking forward to living in London with them and making new friends there．

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1．Where did the Davies live before they moved to London?

2．How did Matt feel when his parents told him about moving to London?

3．Who did Matt’s parents call when they couldn’t find him?

4．What did Matt and his father often do in the park?

5．Did Matt want to move to London with his parents at last?

I can't believe the homework my seven-year-old son brings home! I have to sit with him every afternoon in order to see all the homework __1__．There is so much work and he is very __2__ after school．I have to give him a little time-out，so he can swim __3__ just get relaxed in front of the TV．Then we continued and it __4__ a few hours at least to finish all the homework．I don't remember having so much work when I was at this __5__ and I don't remember it being so hard!

It seems to me as if I am paying the school and they are sending my child __6__ with so much work for me to __7__ him do! Why don't they do all this work at school? I think these __8__ are doing the students great harm（伤害）! They shouldn't be __9__ to give the kids so much work to do on their __10__．

Then the sport is pushed again and again! I have always been a __11__ of sports，but I can see that my son is not as interested as I __12__ to be．I can see that he would rather read or do something __13__ like drama（戏曲）or art．1 would love him to be a sportsman，but if that isn't __14__ he wants，then I would rather he was happy．Kids should __15__ their own interests and not be made to do what other people want them to do!

1．A．compared              B．followed              C．corrected                      D．done

2．A．tired                      B．influenced            C．surprised                D．pleased

3．A．but                        B．or                        C．and                        D．then

4．A．collects                 B．affords                C．takes                     D．writes

5．A．relation                  B．time                     C．moment                 D．age

6．A．knowledge             B．experiment           C．home                     D．example

7．A．direct                    B．check                         C．encourage              D．help

8．A．schools                 B．brains                  C．choices                  D．differences

9．A．regarded                B．suggested             C．allowed                  D．managed

10．A．service                B．own                    C．energy                   D．shame

11．A．stranger               B．discoverer            C．member                 D．lover

12．A．happened             B．used                    C．agreed                   D．wished

13．A．strict                   B．nervous               C．else                       D．usual

14．A．what                   B．which                  C．who                             D．whose

15．A．receive                B．miss                    C．develop                  D．achieve