The Browns are the Smiths' neighbors. Mr. Brown's name is John. But when his neighbors talk about him, they call him Mr.“Going-to-do”. Do you know why? Mr. Brown always says he is going to do something, but be never does it.

　　 Every Saturday Mr. Brown goes to the Smiths' back door and talks to Mr. Smith.

　　 “I'm going to clean my house today,”he says, or “I'm going to wash my car tomorrow,”or“These trees in front of my house are too big. I'm going to cut them down next week.”But Mr. Smith knows his neighbor isn't going to do those things.

　　Mr. Smith often says to his only child Dick,“Are you going to do something? Then do it. Don't become another Mr. Going-to-do.”

阅读上面的信息，选择最佳答案．

(1) Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith are ________.

[　　]

A．brothers

B．twins

C．neighbors

(2) Who is“Mr. Going-to-do”?

[　　]

A．Mrs. Brown

B．Mr. Smit

C．John

(3) Why do people call John“Mr. Going-to-do”?

A．Because he is always going to do something.

B．Because he often says the sentence but never does it.

C．Because he is always busy.

(4) How often does Mr. Brown do the housework?

[　　]

A．Always

B．Never

C．Usually

(5) Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．Mr. Brown works harder than Mr. Smith.

B．It's easier for Mr. Brown to say than to do something.

C．Mr. Smith wants his son to learn from John.

从所给的四个选项中选择最佳答案

They didn't do ________ you did.

[　　]

A．so much work as　　　　 　　　　　　 B．as many work as

C．so many work as 　　　　 D．as more work as

His friends spent lots of time ________ their homework.(　)

A. doing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. to do

C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. do

A ten-year-old teacher

　　How young can a teacher be?  A teacher can be any age. Just ask Chrissie Mckenney. She was only 10 when she started teaching.

　　 Ｈow did Chrissie get the job It was not easy. Chrissie wanted to help children who can't hear. But the school had never had such a young helper. Could Chrissie do it

First, Chrissie learned to sign. Signing is a way of talking with your hands. Soon it was easy for Chrissie to talk to the children. So the school let her help. Now Chrissie visits the school almost every day. The children love their young teacher. She is their friend.

1.Chrissie wanted to help children who can't______.

A. hear 　　　　　　  B. See　　　　　        C. play

2.This story tells about a______.

A. special class 　　 B. young teacher      Ｃ. silly person

3.In the third part of the story, what does the word "sign" mean______

A.看　　  B. 手势         C. 听

4.The school let Chrissie help because she ____.

A. was too old         B. could sign 　　　 　C. could not hear

5.You can guess from the story that most teachers ______Chrissie.

A. are older than    　B. do not like 　     C. are just like

 

Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She 　26　him very much and as（因为）he was not a 　27　child, she was always afraid that he might 　28　ill. 　29　she usually took him to see the best 　30　 in the town four times a year and asked the doctor to look 　31　the son.

　  During one of these 　32　, the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests(检查) and then said to him, “Do you have any trouble with your nose or ears ?” Mick 　33　for a second and then answered, “Yes, I 　34 _.”

　 Mrs. Ball was very 　35　. “But I’m sure you have 　36　told me that, Mick!” she said worriedly. “Oh, really?” said the doctor 　37　. “And what trouble do you have 　38　your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick. “I always have trouble with them when I’m  39　my sweater off, 　40　 the collar (领子) is very tight (紧的).”

1.A．loved　　 B．hated　　C．missed　　D．cared

2.A．rich　　  B．clever　　C．strong　　D．happy

3.A．is　　    B．are　　　C．be　　　 D．were

4.A．Which　　B．Of　　　 C．But　　　D．So

5.A．player　　 B．teacher　 C．doctor　 D．1awyer 　

6.A．after　　  B．over　　  C．for　　  D．at

7.A．talkers　　B．times　　 C．visitors　 D．stays

8.A．waited　  B．thought　 C．stood　　 D．looked

9.A．did　　   B．do　　   C．does　　 D．doing

10.A．excited　  B．interested　C．pleased   D．surprised

11.A．already　　B．just　　  C．never　　 D．always

12.A．angrily　　B．seriously　C．happily　 D．hardly

13.A．for　　    B．at　　   C．of　　    D．with

14.A．turning　　B．taking　　C．keeping   D．putting

15.A．because　  B．but　　　C．although　D．till