Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
　　“I left it at home.”
　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
【小题1】Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A．sixteen

B．eighteen

C．twenty

D．fifteen

【小题2】The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A．he's her grandson	B．he's clever
C．he can keep quiet	D．he gets home on time

【小题3】From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A．classmate

B．colleague (同事)

C．aunt

D．wife

【小题4】The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A．盖印

B．跺

C．贴邮票

D．承认

【小题5】Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A．to wake his grandma up

B．to make his grandma angry

C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (讨厌)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
【小题1】 Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________

A．the old woman lived alone

B．she needed her help

C．the old woman couldn’t look after herself

D．the old woman could give her much money.

【小题2】The family liked Mrs Black because_________

A．she was rich

B．she could watched their door

C．she could do the housework for them

D．she was friendly to them all

【小题3】Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.

A．she had no house to live in

B．she couldn’t look after herself

C．Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more

D．she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her

【小题4】Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

A．her mother could broke another plate

B．her mother didn’t want to live

C．her husband could be tired of her mother

D．her mother couldn’t do anything at home

【小题5】Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________

A．she knows she did wrong

B．she was afraid of her son

C．the old is poor

D．it’s her duty

Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.

Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law. His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered. So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.

It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.

“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”

1.The Hunts were poor because ____.

       A. they were lazy B. they were too weak to work

       C. they couldn’t make enough moneyD. they weren’t able enough

2.Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.

       A. he didn’t like studying           B. his family was poor

       C. he wasn’t clever                 D. he hoped to stay at home

3.____, so the old man married his daughter to him.

       A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker 

B. Mr. Hunt was friendly to him

       C. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory                

D. Mr. Hunt worked for six years there

4.The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.

       A. good           B. bad             C. friendly         D. useless

5.Which of the following is wrong?

       A. The old woman herself drove the car that day.

       B. It was the old woman’s fault.

       C. Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.

    D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.

 

Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.
Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law. His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered. So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.
It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.
“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”
【小题1】The Hunts were poor because ____.

A．they were lazy	B．they were too weak to work
C．they couldn’t make enough money	D．they weren’t able enough

【小题2】Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.

A．he didn’t like studying	B．his family was poor
C．he wasn’t clever	D．he hoped to stay at home

【小题3】____, so the old man married his daughter to him.

A．Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker

B．Mr. Hunt was friendly to him

C．Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory

D．Mr. Hunt worked for six years there

【小题4】The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.

A．good

B．bad

C．friendly

D．useless

【小题5】Which of the following is wrong?

A．The old woman herself drove the car that day.

B．It was the old woman’s fault.

C．Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.

D．The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.

根据句意或中英文注释，在相应的横线上写出单词的正确形式。

1.The old woman is crying______(悲伤). What happened to her?

2.I’ve______(刚刚) known it. Sorry to hear that.

3.Kitty got______(结婚) last year. Her husband is a computer programmer.

4.The plane ______(降落) at six this morning. Everything was OK.

5.How many ______(街区) are there in your hometown?

6.Many young people want to go          (国外)for further education.

7.Mount Fuji is the              (象征)of Japan.

8.I think you’d better speak         (清楚地) in class so the other students can understand you.

9.Liu Qian is going to perform         (魔术)at the party tonght.

10.Smoking too much will be_____  _(伤害) to your health.