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quarrel    clean      hold      find     fly

1. David is a polite student. He never ____________ with others.
2. ---Where is Jack?
---He ____________ the floor in the classroom.
3. --- ____________ the police ____________ out who stole the money?
--- No, not yet. But they are busy doing it.
4. We ____________ a party to celebrate Christmas next Sunday, shan’t we?
5. His uncle often ____________ to Beijing in the past.

Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains
One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(被损坏的). Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
“We must send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives（亲戚） in other towns,’
“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.’
He telephoned Johnny’s Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
“He’s a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any trouble.’
“All right,’ Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”
“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram（电报）from Peter.
It said: “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.”
【小题1】Where did Johnny and his parents live?

A．in a big town

B．near the sea

C．in the mountains

D．with his Uncle Peter

【小题2】Why did Johnny‘s parents send him away?

A．He was a naughty (顽皮的) boy.	B．Their house was damaged.
C．They did not want him to get hurt.	D．His uncle wanted to see him.

【小题3】Why was Uncle Peter worried about Jonny coming to live with him?

A．He was not used to children.

B．He was an old man.

C．He lived a long way from the mountains.

D．He had never met Jonny before.

【小题4】Why did Uncle Peter send Johnny back home?

A．There was an earthquake in his town.

B．The boy was more trouble than an earthquake.

C．Johnny was not happy with him.

D．His parents wanted him back.

 Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains

One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(被损坏的). Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.

They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.

“We must send Johnny to a safe place,” Johnny’s mother said to her husband. “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives（亲戚） in other towns,’

“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said. “He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him.’

He telephoned Johnny’s Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.

“He’s a good boy,” he said. “He won’t give you any trouble.’

“All right,’ Johnny’s Uncle Peter said, “but I’m not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”

“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.

So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.

Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram（电报）from Peter.

It said: “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.”

1.Where did Johnny and his parents live?

A．in a big town       B．near the sea       C．in the mountains    D．with his Uncle Peter

2.Why did Johnny‘s parents send him away?

A．He was a naughty (顽皮的) boy.             B．Their house was damaged.

C．They did not want him to get hurt.           D．His uncle wanted to see him.

3.Why was Uncle Peter worried about Jonny coming to live with him?

A．He was not used to children.

B．He was an old man.

C．He lived a long way from the mountains.

D．He had never met Jonny before.

4.Why did Uncle Peter send Johnny back home?

A．There was an earthquake in his town.

B．The boy was more trouble than an earthquake.

C．Johnny was not happy with him.

D．His parents wanted him back.

 

阅读理解

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him.

　　One day Mark Twain was asked to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man he knew who told him that he had an uncle who never laughed or smiled. The young man told Mark Twain that nobody and nothing could possibly make his uncle smile and laugh.

　　“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain, “ I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

　　That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the first row. Mark Twain spoke directly(正好地) at the old man. He told some rather interesting stories, which made everyone in the hall laugh. But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told the most interesting stories he knew. But the old man's face was still a blank. At last Mark Twain stopped. He felt tired and discouraged(失去信心的).

　　Some days later, Mark Twain told a friend of his about what had happened. “Oh”, said his friend, “I know that old man. He has been deaf (聋的) for years.”

(1) Which of the following sentences is not true?

[　　]

A. Mark Twain could make everyone laugh except the old man.

B. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on others.

C. Nobody ever played a joke on Mark Twain.

D. Once a young man played a joke on Mark Twain.

(2)The young man Mark Twain met at lunch told him that ________.

[　　]

A. his uncle liked to listen to Mark Twain's talk

B. his uncle could not possibly be made to laugh and smile

C. his uncle never laughed at people

D. nobody and nothing could make his uncle stop laughing or smile

(3) Mark Twain told the young man ________.

[　　]

A. to bring his uncle to lunch

B. to ask his uncle to talk there that night

C. he could make his uncle laugh

D. to sit in the first row with his uncle

(4) Mark Twain's stories made everyone in the hall laugh except ________.

[　　]

A. the old man

B. the young man

C. Mark Twain himself

D. a friend of Mark Twain's

(5) Mark Twain could not make the old man laugh because ________.

[　　]

A. the old man couldn't laugh

B. the old man didn't want to laugh

C. his stories were not interesting enough

D. the old man couldn't hear Mark Twain's stories