There was a very thin dog in the street too. The boy said to it very kindly. “Come here, good dog. Do you want a piece of bread?”

The dog was very hungry and went to the boy, but he didn’t give it any of his bread. Instead, he kicked(踢) the dog. It ran away and the boy laughed.

Then Mr. Stilwell came out of his house and said to the boy, “Do you want a shilling?”

The boy was happy and said, “Yes, I do.”

“Come here,” Mr. Stilwell said. The boy went to Mr. Stilwell, but Mr. Stilwell didn’t give him a shilling. Instead, he hit him with a stick.

The boy cried and said, “Why did you hit me? I didn’t ask you for any money.”

“No,” Mr. Stilwell said, “and the dog didn’t ask you for any bread, but you kicked it.”

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1.Mr. Stilwell stood ______ and looked out.

A. before the window　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.in the street

C.on his house　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.at the table

2.The thin dog was ______.

A. Mr. Stilwell’s　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. the boy’s

C.Mr. Stilwell’s neighbor’s　　 　　　　　　 D.a wild one

3.The boy was Mr. Stilwell’s son, wasn’t he?

A. Yes, he was.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. No, he wasn’t.

C. Yes, he wasn’t.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. No, he was.

4.The boy______.

A. kicked the dog, then gave bread to it　　

B. gave the dog bread, then kicked it away

C. kicked the dog, then laughed at it　　

D. was kind to the dog to give it bread

5.From this story, we can see that______.

A. the boy was bad

B.Mr. Stilwell was bad

C.the people in West countries liked the dogs

D.the people in West countries didn’t like the dogs

　　In most countries New Year's Day is a very important day. Many people celebrate it together. But the real celebration for New Year happens on the night before--on New Year's Eve. There are a few interesting customs in the west countries, and there are a lot of differences from country to country.

　　Christmas is a family get-together, and New Year for some people is a time to be with friends. People in many countries often hold parties to welcome New Year. A lot of food and drink are usually ready before the parties. People like dancing to wait for the coming of New Year.

　　At midnight（午夜）, people often say “Happy New Year!” to each other. People's favourite drink is champagne（香槟酒）during the parties. In many western countries fireworks（烟火）are let off at midnight. Many people like to make noise, maybe they think the noise can drive away bad spirits（幽灵）. One famous Scottish（苏格兰的）song is often sung at New Year. That's Auld Lang Syne（友谊地久天长）.

(1) People often have great celebrations for New Year on ________.

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A．New Year's Day

B．the night before New Year's Day

C．the night after New Year's Day

D．the night before New Year's Eve

(2) In many countries people often ________ to welcome New Year.

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(3) The phrase “let off” in the passage means ________.

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(4) People let off fireworks at midnight, because they think ________.

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A．it makes people warm

B．it makes sky light

C．noise maybe drive away bad spirits

D．noise makes people sad

(5) The main idea of the passage is about ________.

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A．western people like dancing before New Year's Eve

B．how people in west countries spend their New Year's Eve

C．western people like letting off fireworks before New Year's Eve

D．what western people do after New Year's Eve