Sam lived in a small village. His mother was often ill and he had to spend much money on medicine. And when he was twenty-eight, he borrowed some money from his friends and married. His wife was beautiful but came from a poor family. So she could not help him. She had to tell her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would get much money to pay for his debt(债). They young man thought she was right and had to say goodbye to her and left.
The young man could neither read nor write. Of course nobody would employ (雇用) such a man like him in the town. He had to go to an island and planted trees for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived a hard life and Sam missed his mother and wife very much. He wanted to write to them, but he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie, who was in school for five years, helped him. Sam asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then on he waited for the answer every day. About two months later the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very happy but he didn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again.
The farmer came out of the house and found Sam was stopping Charlie’s ears while he was listening to the young man reading it. It surprised the farmer and he asked, “What are you doing it for, Sam?”
“I can’t let him hear my wife’s letter!”
小题1:Sam’s wife was a _____________ woman.
A. nice and rich           B. beautiful but poor      C. kind and strong
小题2:Sam had to go to the town to find work because _________.
A. the town was a good place    B. he could read and write    C. he had to pay for his debt
小题3:The life on the island was ______________.
A. difficult               B. easy                C. relaxing
小题4:Who posted the letter for Sam?
A. Charlie.                B. The farmer.             C. Sam himself.
小题5:From the story we know Sam was a ___________.
A. rude man                B. kind and hard-working man       C. cruel husband

Jose grew up in a poor Puerto Rican neighborhood in New York City. He was not only poor but also blind.
When Jose was still very young, a friend     a $10 guitar for him and Jose taught himself to
    songs with it. At the age of ten, he took his     to a theatre and played      the audience. Jose played very well. People stood up and      for the     boy. Jose said that day was the start of his     . By the time he was twenty, he became well-known. Then he made a(an)       record called “Light My Fire”. It was his first record. Then, Jose became one of the famous stars in      .
Now Jose  writes his own songs and      all over the world. Jose thinks it all started with the $10 guitar!

小题1:	A．gave B．sent C．bought D．lent

小题2:	A．play B．write C．sing D．make

小题3:	A．parents B．friend C．record D．guitar

小题4:	A．for B．with C．at D．in

小题5:	A．shouted B．clapped C．laughed D．jumped

小题6:	A．clever B．bright C．blind D．quiet

小题7:	A．interest B．project C．success D．life

小题8:	A．useful B．excellent C．creative D．important

小题9:	A．sports B．theatre C．culture D．music

小题10:

A．succeeds B．interviews C．performs D．explores

In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy. He liked the country and     down everything interesting. But he found one thing    interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote: “    the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because, as they say, people do not always have      hands.”
Before he went back to England, Thomas Coryate bought a few   . At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak (牛排) was brought out, he took out a fork and wanted to       the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were     when they saw this, He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove(证明) that his friends were      , so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first    of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to        at him and he had to take the fork away.
People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.

小题1:	A．broke B．wrote C．went D．calmed

小题2:	A．less B．much C．even D．more

小题3:	A．Why B．When C．Which D．Where

小题4:	A．clean B．big C．dirty D．safe

小题5:	A．knives B．dishes C．forks D．plates

小题6:	A．use B．eat C．make D．cut

小题7:	A．worried B．bored C．tired D．surprised

小题8:	A．honest B．correct C．wrong D．clever

小题9:	A．piece B．kilo C．pound D．packet

小题10:

A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh

Hi! My name is Millie. I am from England. I am twelve years old. I am slim and tall. I have long hair. I like music. I listen to music every evening. I like reading and I am in the Reading Club. But I don’t like sports.
Hello! I am Peter from America. But I live in Shanghai now. I am 13 years old. I wear glasses. I am tall and strong. My hair is very short. I like sports very much. Every afternoon, I play football on the playground at school. I am good at swimming too.
This is Amy. I was born in Beijing and now I live in Nanjing. My father works in a hospital in Nanjing. So we come here. I am fourteen years old. I am short but strong. I like playing computer games. I am polite and helpful. I often help other students.
小题1:How old is Millie?

A．Twelve

B．Thirteen

C．Fourteen

D．Fifteen

小题2:Where does Amy come from?

A．England

B．America

C．Beijing

D．Nanjing

小题3:Who wears a pair of glasses?

A．Millie

B．Peter

C．Simon

D．Amy

小题4:What does Amy’s father do?

A．A teacher.

B．A doctor.

C．A policeman.

D．A cook.

小题5:What is Peter like?

A．Slim and tall.

B．Short and strong.

C．Tall and strong.

D．Thin and tall.

Look at the diagram. It      something of home computer used by a group of young people. We asked thirty young people between fourteen and eighteen. We asked them how much     they usually spent on their computers in a week, but we were most interested in        they used their computers for.
The usual time spent on a computer in a week was about twelve hours, with       user about thirty-two hours, and the lowest user only five hours.
All the children said they usually used computers      . Fourteen children told us they did some word processing (文字处理)       . Only two of them said computers helped with their lessons, and eight people told us they kept addresses and phone numbers on their computers or used       as diaries. Only three people said they were learning to make computer programmes and nobody looked up databases(数据库). None of them used computers for any      use.
The results show that computer use is quite high among 14～18 year old. They also show quite clearly that computers      by most young people as little more than game machines. The only other great uses are for word-processing and      address lists. Though computers are common in the homes of young people, they have not yet become useful in everyday life.

小题1:	A．shows B．says C．writes D．gives

小题2:	A．hours B．money C．time D．/

小题3:	A．what B．why C．how D．whether

小题4:	A．high B．higher C．the higher D．the highest

小题5:	A．to read B．reading C．to play games D．playing games

小题6:	A．at times B．as usual C．in the end D．all the time

小题7:	A．theirs B．them C．its D．it

小题8:	A．another B．other C．the other D．others

小题9:	A．are seen B．have seen C．will be seen D．see

小题10:

A．closing B．opening C．leaving D．keeping

Look at the girl in the picture. She is an English pop singer(流行歌手). Her name is Connie Talbot. She is only 11. But she could sing Over the Rainbow well on TV at six. Her grandmother likes her very much and often asks her to sing for her.Connie’s grandmother is not healthy. But for her, it is a relaxing thing to hear Connie sing. “She sings really well,” her grandmother says.

Connie is good at English. She does well at school. She likes French fries very much and often eats them at home. She doesn’t like ice cream or hamburgers. Connie is a star now. But her mother only wants her daughter to be healthy.
小题1:Who is Connie?

A．A teaacher.

B．A doctor.

C．A player.

D．A singer.

小题2:Connie’s        often asks her to sing.

A．daughter

B．mother

C．grandmother

D．grandfather

小题3:Connie likes to eat        at home.

A．French fries

B．hamburgers

C．ice cream

D．pizza

小题4:Connie’s mother wants her to be       .

A．healthy

B．busy

C．famous

D．cool

小题5:We can know that Connie        .

A．is from the USA

B．learns English well

C．likes ice cream

D．isn’t healthy now

It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents(事故) can happen easily and quickly.
One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes(洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.
How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way. They must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire（愿望）to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. So people cannot cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.
小题1:When the boat sank (下沉), the lifeboat gave the people _______.

A．food

B．beds

C．rainwater

D．hope

小题2:One family once had an accident at sea, because _______.

A．their boat met bad weather

B．their boat hit a big rock and it was broken

C．none of them knew how to sail

D．a fish bit holes in their boat

小题3:People can catch _______ for food and drink at sea in a lifeboat.

A．fish and birds	B．rainwater
C．both sea water and rainwater	D．both A and B

小题4:Lifeboats do not often carry cookers. The word "cookers" here means ________.

A．厨师

B．食物

C．炊具

D．大盒子

小题5:From the article (文章) we can know that ______.

A．It’s not interesting to sail around the world

B．Fish in the sea are so dangerous

C．we must have a strong desire（愿望）to live when we are in danger

D．Nobody knows when we will die

One day a great general(将军) asks his soldiers, “What is the strongest power(力量) in the world? ” Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer the question. The general asks the first man to speak. The man is younger than the other three, and he’s not strong. He says, “My gun(枪) is the strongest. It can kill anyone.”  “Thank you. Next, please.” The second man is very strong. He says, “I don’t think so. Soldiers use guns. So the soldier is the strongest.” The third man says, “Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders. So I think our general is the strongest.” The fourth man is the oldest. He says, “Love is the strongest. For love, people don’t use guns.” The general says nothing. He takes out a medal and gives it to him.
小题1:______ soldiers answer the general’s question.

A．All the

B．Many of the

C．One of the

D．Four of the

小题2:The youngest man thinks _______ is the strongest power in the world.

A．the general

B．a soldier

C．a gun

D．love

小题3:The second man is _____ than the _______.

A．stronger, other three	B．older, fourth man
C．younger, third man	D．taller, general

小题4:The fourth man _____.

A．doesn’t want to use his gun

B．wants the general to give him a medal

C．wants all the people to love

D．wants to be a general

小题5:The general thinks ______ answer is the best.

A．the first man’s	B．the second man’s
C．the third man’s	D．the fourth man’s

Kids like to play games(游戏). Do you often play hide-and-seek(捉迷藏)      your friends? A lot of kids often play this game and love to play      . Hide-and-seek is a very      game. Maybe(可能) your father and mother       the game. Maybe your grandparents play it,      
      do we know this? Old stories(故事) tell us       hide-and-seek. In old photos, we can       he game, too. Boys and girls play        old games. Big kids tell small kids about        . And so (因此) the games live on(继续存在).

小题1:	A．and B．for C．with D．to

小题2:	A．one B．it C．they D．ones

小题3:	A．old B．new C．big D．small

小题4:	A．do B．like C．play D．see

小题5:	A．one B．too C．to D．two

小题6:	A．Why B．How C．What D．Where

小题7:	A．about B．to C．with D．for

小题8:	A．say B．see C．talk D．like

小题9:	A．a lot B．much C．many D．lot of

小题10:

A．they B．them C．him D．her

Jeff likes fish very much. He buys some fish and takes it home. When(当……时候) his wife(妻子) sees the fish, she says to herself,“Good! Now I ask my friends to have lunch, and we can have the fish.”They like eating fish very much. When Jeff comes home in the evening, he can’t find the fish and his wife says,“Oh, your cat eats it.”And she gives Jeff some bread for supper. Jeff is not very happy. He takes the cat and his wife to the shop nearby(附近). Then he says to his wife,“My cat is one kilo and the fish is one kilo, too. The fish is here. But where is my cat?”
小题1:What does Jeff like very much?

A．Dogs.

B．Cats.

C．Fish.

D．Apples.

小题2:Who cooks the fish?

A．Jeff.

B．Jeff’s wife.

C．Their friends.

D．No one.

小题3:Jeff’s wife tells Jeff ____.

A．she eats the fish	B．the cat eats the fish
C．her friends eat the fish	D．the man in the shop eats the fish

小题4:What does Jeff have for supper?

A．Some bread.	B．Some chicken and the fish.
C．The fish.	D．He doesn’t eat anything.

小题5:Who eats the fish?

A．Only Jeff’s wife.	B．The cat.
C．Jeff and his wife.	D．Jeff’s wife and her friends.