A. go down  B. catch more fish  C. heavy  D. hungry  E. happy  F. richest
G. the boat and life  H. sell the gold chains(链条)  I. fishing  J. poor
Mr Smith lived by the sea. He had a big family and he had to work hard, or  his wife and children would be __【小题1】__. So he had to get up early every day. After breakfast he set out in a small boat. He always hoped to __【小题2】__. 
One morning the man got to a good place for fishing.  He threw a long rope with many hooks（钩子）into the water. He found it very ___【小题3】___ and pulled the hooks out of the sea. He saw there were some gold chains（链子. He , of course, was very __【小题4】__. 
“I’ll __【小题5】__ for a lot of money ,” he thought to himself.“I’ll build a new house and buy expensive things. I’ll be the __【小题6】__ man in the world!”
Mr. Smith went on drawing his rope and didn’t notice what was happening to his boat. It began to __【小题7】__. As he was pulling the gold chains, the boat sank into the sea. He lost not only the gold chains ,but also __【小题8】___!

A. go down  B. catch more fish  C. heavy  D. hungry  E. happy  F. richest

G. the boat and life  H. sell the gold chains(链条)  I. fishing  J. poor

Mr Smith lived by the sea. He had a big family and he had to work hard, or  his wife and children would be __1.__. So he had to get up early every day. After breakfast he set out in a small boat. He always hoped to __2.__. 

One morning the man got to a good place for fishing.  He threw a long rope with many hooks（钩子）into the water. He found it very ___3.___ and pulled the hooks out of the sea. He saw there were some gold chains（链子. He , of course, was very __4.__. 

“I’ll __5.__ for a lot of money ,” he thought to himself.“I’ll build a new house and buy expensive things. I’ll be the __6.__ man in the world!”

Mr. Smith went on drawing his rope and didn’t notice what was happening to his boat. It began to __7.__. As he was pulling the gold chains, the boat sank into the sea. He lost not only the gold chains ,but also __8.___!

My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to __11__ all over the world. And he’s been to a lot places of interest. He likes to __12__ children and has a lot of little __13__. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he __14__. It makes them happy and his room is always full __15__ children when he’s free.

It was my little son’s seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to __16__ his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He __17__ Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. the doctor accepted his __18__ happily. At half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate. __19__he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr. Smith __20__ on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to __21__ them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them __22__ again and again. At last th told them the funniest story. He said, “ Once I reached a city __23__a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world …”

Please wait a__24__, Mr. Smith,” said my son, “ It’s said the fog in London is the thickest in the world.”

“You’re __25__, my clever boy.” Said the funny doctor. “ The city had much fog that day …” “ What’s it, the?” the boy couldn’t wait to ask again.

“ The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile.

1.A. work B. fight C. live D. travel

2.A. wait for B. look over C. play with D. look after

3.A. friends B. brothers C. workers D. classmates

4.A. read B. wrote C. thought D. saw.

5.A. with B. for C. of D. by

6.A. send B. ask C. carry D. get

7.A. knew B. caught C. taught D.  called

8.A. invitation B. things C. car D. money

9.A. Before B. As soon as C. Until D. Since

10.A. came B. answered C. said D. played

11.A. speak B. say C. tell D. talk

12.A. think B. laugh C. cry D. fear

13.A. with B. in C. at D.  on

14.A. moment B. day C. week D. year

15.A. sorry B. sad C. wrong D. right

No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. What do we mean by language?

A. Sounds made by man.???????

B. All the words made by man.

C. Different kinds of sound.?????

D. The way man learns.

2. Form the passage we know that long long ago________.

A. no one learned how to make sounds or words

B. animals taught man to learn the language

C. man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on

D. man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

3. What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?

A. 500. ????????????? ????????????? B. 5,000.????????????? ????????????? C. 1,500.????????????? ????????????? D. 15,000.

4.In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?

A. I________ several dictionaries. ????????????? B. Sea water________ salt.

C. A dog _______ four legs.????? ????????????? D. Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.

5. Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?

A. To read more books.????????????? ????????????? ???

B. To use the words in everyday life.

C. To use the words in class.????? ?????????????

D. To write the words.