An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it. He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.

“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).”“I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.

“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. What’s your name and where do you live?” he asked.

“Please don’t take my name,” said the old man. “My home is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven’t come far without a light.”

“You came all the way without a light. What’s your name?”

The carter quickly took the policeman’s hand and put it down on top of the light. The light was still hot and burnt the policeman’s hand. The policeman jumped and he was very angry. “Now, what do you think?” said the carter. “Did I come all the way without a light?”

1. In the passage the word “cart” is ____.

A. something like a car

B. something like a light

C. something pulled by a horse

D. something with a light

2. The old man drove home ____.

A. on the back of his horse

B. late one night

C. very late every night

D. with a policeman

3. Where did the policeman stop the old man?

A. Near the old man’s home.

B. At the traffic lights.

C. Under a road light.

D. Far from the old man’s home.

4. The cart was stopped by the policeman because ____.

A. the old man didn’t have a light

B. the policeman didn’t believe the old man’s words

C. the old man didn’t want to tell his name

D. the light on the old man’s cart was not on

5. What made the policeman believe the old man’s words?

A. He made the policeman touch the light.

B. He jumped and shouted angrily.

C. He made the policeman angry.

D. The light burnt the policeman’s hands.

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One day, a poor boy was selling goods from door to door to pay for his tuition fees (学费). He was hungry. He d___1____ he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost heart w___2____ a lovely young woman opened the door. He asked for a drink of water and the woman agreed. She thought he looked hungry, so she b___3____ him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you ?” “You owe me nothing, ” she r___4___. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from my heart.”
Years later, that young woman become seriously i__5___.The local doctors all f__6___ to cure her. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists (专家) to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard, who o__7__ got a large glass of milk and a meal from the young woman, was called in for the treatment. He went down the hall of the hospital to her room when he heard the name of the town she came from. D__8____ in his doctor’s uniform, he went in to see her. He recognized (认出) her quickly. He made up his mind to do his best to save her life and pay special a__9_____ to the case. After a long struggle, the battle (战役) was won. The woman n__10____ these words when she paid the pill: “ Paid in full with one glass of milk… Dr. Howard Kelly..”

An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.
They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.
At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”
【小题1】The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.

If you look at the word Christmas, you can see the word Christ in it. On Christmas, people celebrate (庆祝) the birthday of Jesus Christ.

Of course (当然) not everyone in America thinks Christ a great man, but Christmas is a holiday for all the people. It’s on December 25. Shops and schools are not open. Almost (几乎) every family has a Christmas tree in the house. People make their Christmas trees very beautiful. They put many colored bulbs on the trees. The bulbs make the trees more beautiful at night. They also put some dolls, balls and small animals on the trees. On Christmas day almost everyone gives gifts to others and also gets gifts from others.

1.The word Christmas comes from          .

2.In America people celebrate Christmas because          .

3.People have Christmas trees in their houses          .

4.The word “bulb”means something that _________.

5.On Christmas,  __________.

Report Card

    Name: James Stuart                                   Time: January 24th, 2012

    Subjects  Grades  Comments (评语)

    English B+： Your reading and writing are good. But you have a strong accent (口音), so you are not good at speaking. And you do not put much effort (努力) into this subject. If you work hard, you can get a better grade in this subject.

    Physics A+：You are good at this subject. You are hard-working. I am glad that you do best in this subject

    Math C：You like this subject. But you are not good at this subject because you are a little bit lazy. It is disappointing. You can do better if you try your best.

    Music B：It is a happy thing to hear you play the piano. You are crazy about the music. Although you like this subject best, your accent has a bad influence on your singing.

1.James got the best grade in ________.

A. English       B. physics      C. math      D. music

2.James’s favorite subject is ________.

A. English       B. physics      C. math      D. music

3.Why didn’t James get the best grade in music?

A. He was a little bit lazy.                           B. He had a strong accent.

C. He didn’t play the piano well.                            D. He didn’t like the music.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. James studies hard in physics.                                  B. James doesn’t like math.

C. James’speaking is good.                                              D. James is good at singing.

5.From this passage, we know that _______.

A. James is a bad student

B. effort can make one get good grades

C. all the teachers are happy with James

D. James had the exams on January 25^th