C

It was at least tow months before Christmas, when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old, and it needed repairing as well.

As Christmas came nearer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, so we thought, for she didn’t mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful storybooks, a doll house, a holiday dress and toys. Then much to our surprise, on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.

Now we didn’t know what to do. It was just toot late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children’s presents, parents’ presents, a brother’s present and friends’ presents till midnight.So there was no time to take to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their children unhappy, we felt guilty and sad.

Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay(泥土) and write a note(便条) that she could trade in(交换) the model bike for a real one?” So he spent the next five hours carefully working with the clay to make a small bike.

On Christmas morning, we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly.

She looked at me and Ron and said, ”So does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”

Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the Earth.

1.Rose’s wish was to____ on Christmas Day.

A．get a new bike                         B．make a clay bike

C．receive a doll house                     D．repair her old Barbi bike

2.Rose’s parents didn’t buy her a bike because she____.

A．didn’t want a bike any more

B．changed her idea to some story books

C．didn’t mention it in the last tow months

D．asked for it only on December 24

3.The word “guilty” in the third paragraph(段落) means____.

A．unhappy          B．worried           C．happy            D．sorry

4.Rose’s father got a good idea to____.

A．spend five hours finishing making a small bike with clay

B．make a small bike red and white

C．make her old bike red and white

D．put the present in the box

5.From Rose’s words in the last passage , we know that she____

A．still wanted to get a real bike

B．didn’t know the meaning of the note

C．preferred a real bike to a model bike

D．was greatly moved by what her father had done

 

A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs.

When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his had． “How do you do?”said the man.“Can you come at once to a place out of town? It's quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”“Certainly,”said the doctor. “I'm quite ready. I can come at once.”After a few minutes the car was standing at the door, the man got into the doctor's car,and they drove off.

They drove on for a long time. Then the man sad．“Here you are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”“I must see the patient (病人) ,”the doctor sad．“How can I go back without seeing the patient?” “There is no patient,”explained the man.“Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn't he? There are no taxi this time of the night. But a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you,

doctor. Good night.”

1．The doctor ________ when the doorbell started to ring. (　)

A．was sleeping upstairs

B．was sleeping downstairs

C．was working upstairs

D．was working downstairs

2．The man asked the doctor ________. (　)

A．to go out for a walk with him

B．to go to a place out of town

C．to see a patient

D．to go his house

3．They left ________. (　)

A．on foot

B．by bike

C．at once

D．after a few minutes

4．What the man wanted to do was only ________. (　)

A．to fool the doctor

B．to give the doctor money

C．to get home in the doctor's car

D．to play a joke(开玩笑) on the doctor

5．The doctor would be ________ when he heard the man's words. (　)

A．happy

B．angry

C．sad

D．sorry

 

Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Nick. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Nick was badly ill, and now he was not able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Nick knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, you can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.”
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.
【小题1】Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because______.

A．there was a dance ball at the hospital

B．of her unpleasant job

C．she was left to look after the sick children

D．she would lose the chance to go to the big party at the hospital

【小题2】. Poor Nick______.

A．was no more than a boy of eleven	B．fell serious ill
C．was a clever at talking though he was very young	D．all the above

【小题3】 Nick was lovely because_____

A．he was a nice, kind, boy of eleven.

B．he was always thinking about others more than himself.

C．he saved a piece of cake for his nurse.

D．he could know that he would never get any better.

【小题4】. At that party arranged (安排)for Joan, Nick_____.

A．got up and danced with her

B．gave Joan a piece of cake he had saved

C．brought her something to drink

D．lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan

【小题5】. From the passage, we can infer____.

A．Joan felt very sad at last	B．Joan felt very happy at last
C．Joan felt very sorry at last	D．Joan felt very angry at last

Old Brown lived in a city. He had no job but he was rich. He was good __1___stealing. But his neighbors didn’t know that he was a thief.

    One day a friend went to see him, but he was __2___ . His son, young Brown, came out to ___3__ the man and asked him to have a cup of tea. About half __4___ hour later old Brown came back.“ Mr. White asked me to return five hundred dollars to you, Mr. Brown,” said his friend. “Thank you, my friend,” said old Brown. But ___5__ his surprise, the man couldn’t find his wallet. He looked very worried.“___6__ has happened to you, my friend?” asked old Brown. “I can’t find my wallet,” said the man. “But it__7___ in my pocket just now.” “Who was here?” “Only your ____8___.” “I see,” said Old Brown. “Don’t worry. I will get it back for you.” Old Brown went out. Soon he came back with the wallet. His friend was __9____and asked, “Did you blame your son?” “Please don’t speak loudly,” said old Brown. “My son doesn’t know I have taken out the wallet ___10___ his pocket.”

（   ）1. A．on                 B．of                    C． at                   D．in

（   ）2. A．in                 B．out                  C． on                  D．back

（   ）3. A．meet              B．visit                 C．look                D．watch

（   ）4. A．a                   B．an                   C．the                  D．/

（   ）5. A．of                  B．at                 C．in                 D．to

（   ）6. A．When            B．How                C．What               D．Which

（   ）7. A．is                  B．are                  C．was                 D．were

（   ）8. A．wife                     B．neighbor          C．daughter          D．son

（   ）9. A．happy            B．sorry               C．sad                  D．tired

（   ）10. A．for               B．from                C．to                 D．off