Mrs Green had a young dog which was very clever. It often helped her buy a newspaper. One winter evening, the dog went out to play. It was snowing heavily. Soon the ground became white.
“ The dog never loses his way. Where is he now?” Mrs Green thought. She shouted his name.
But still the dog didn’t come back. So she telephoned the police and told them a lot about her dog.
“ My dog is very clever. He always goes out and comes back soon. Sometimes he plays with his friend, Mickey. He can buy a newspaper. He almost talks.”
The policeman was tired and said, “ I think you’d better put your telephone down. Maybe he is trying to telephone you now.”
【小题1】The story happened ______

One day, Jack's wife was in their bedroom. She found many things in an old box. “look at all these umbrellas,” Jack's wife said to him, “There are eight and they are all broken.” “I'll take them all to the umbrella shop and mend them,” Jack said, “They are too good to throw away.” Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. “They'll be ready tomorrow, ” the shopkeeper said.
That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. he sat next to an old woman. She had an umbrella on the floor near her. When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. “Hey!” the woman said, “That's my umbrella.” “ I'm so sorry,” Jack said And gave it back to her, “ I took it by mistake. Please forgive(原谅) me. ”
The next day he got the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on a bus. As he sat down, a voice (声音)behind him said, “ You have certainly had a successful (成功的) day ! ” He turned around and saw the same woman again. He almost (几乎) took her umbrella the day before.

1. 1.

   Jack's wife found the umbrellas in _______.

   1. A.
      an old box
   2. B.
      a bus
   3. C.
      a shop
   4. D.
      the street
2. 2.

   On the bus, Jack returned the old woman _______ .

   1. A.
      one of his old umbrellas
   2. B.
      a new umbrella
   3. C.
      her own umbrella
   4. D.
      his wife's umbrella
3. 3.

   The next day, on the bus, Jack met ______.

   1. A.
      his wife
   2. B.
      the shopkeeper
   3. C.
      an old friend
   4. D.
      the same woman
4. 4.

   At the end of the story, the woman thought that ______ .

   1. A.
      Jack took others' umbrellas away
   2. B.
      Jack sold many umbrellas
   3. C.
      Jack had her umbrella in his hand
   4. D.
      Jack had a nice day
5. 5.

   Which sentence ( 句子 ) is NOT true ?

   1. A.
      Jack's wife found some umbrellas in their bedroom.
   2. B.
      Jack took the umbrellas out to throw them away.
   3. C.
      Jack took the old woman's umbrella by mistake.
   4. D.
      The old woman thought Jack was not a good man .

Bill was a boy of 15 in Grade 9. His parents went gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.

One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed.

It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!” Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word. “Just try it! I believe you can!” After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.

Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.” Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that he also could learn well. A change took place in Bill’s heart.

You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple, really.

1.How old was Bill?

A. 9           B. 14        C. 15            D. 16

2. Bill always failed in the exams at first because he____________.

A. went gambling     B. talked in class     C. was silly    D. gave himself up

3.Miss Jones changed Bill by ______________.

A. doing homework for him

B. encouraging and helping him

C. giving Bill another exam

D. cooking delicious food for him

4.From the passage we can learn _____________.

A. Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher

B. Bill’s parents cared about him very much

C. Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s questions

D. Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates

5.Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. Parents’ Day    B. A Lazy Boy    C. A Boy’s Change   D. A Strict Teacher