Leo was a little boy．He was very frightened of ghosts．One morning，when he was having

breakfast，his elder brother Sammy said to him，“Leo，last night I saw a ghost boy in our house!”

Hearing this，Leo began to cry．

★“What is the matter?” asked Leo’s mother．“I’m scared!” cried Leo．“I don’t want to share our house with a ghost! I’m staying awake all night tonight!” “He’s not scaly，really，”explained Sammy．“He is very kind and helpful．You don’t have to worry．”

★At 9 o’clock that night，Leo’s mother told him to get ready for bed．“Good night．Leo．”she said．Sleep well!” Leo lay there in the darkness．wide awake．

★  Sleep was impossible．Suddenly，Leo felt as if someone was watching him．He looked around，but he couldn’t see anything．He lay back down．Then he heard a boy’s nice voice．“Go to sleep．Close your eyes，please．”Leo closed his eyes and began to relax．“There，there，”said the voice again．“It is time for sleep now．Sweet dreams，Leo．”Within a few minutes，Leo was fast asleep．At this time．Leo's mother saw Sammy walk secretly out of Leo’s bedroom．

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（  ）1．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “frightened”?

A．Excited．        B．Happy．            C．Sad．             D．Afraid．

（  ）2．When did Leo fall asleep that night?

A．At 9 o’clock．                              B．Before 9 o’clock．

C．After 9 o’clock．                           D．At 9：30．

（  ）3．Why did Leo fall asleep quickly?

A．Because he was too tired．                B．Because he liked sleeping．

C．Because a voice made him comfortable．                                      D．Because his bed was comfortable．

（  ）4．Who do you think may be the ghost”?

A．Nobody．          B．Sammy．          C．Leo’s mother．     D．Leo，s father．

（  ）5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Leo was a brave little boy and he Wash’t scared of anything．

B．Leo told his mother he wouldn’t sleep that night．

C．Sammy told a lie and there wasn’t a ghost at a11．

D．Leo’s mother knew the fact at last．

Mr. Smith works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep, but it’s usually too late and Mr Smith has to get up in time in the morning when she is asleep.

One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all and the man understood why. He wrote out a prescription. And when Mr Smith brought the medicine to the resulting-room, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”

“For me?” the woman said in surprise, “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!” “I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor, “They are sleeping pills, your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”

1.What does Mrs Smith often do after supper?

A. She watches TV B. She does the chores

C. She begins talking D.She goes to bed early

2.Why does Mr. Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning?

A.Because he can’t fall asleep.

B. Because he has to go to work.

C. Because he doesn’t want to sleep.

D. Because his wife asks him to get up.

3.What does“prescription ” mean in Chinese?

A.建议 B.方式 C.要求 D.药方

4.Why couldn’t Mr. Smith go to work one day?

A.Because he didn’t want to work

B. Because his wife didn’t let him go

C. Because he felt ill

D. Because he was too tired to go to work

5.From the story, we know that___________________.

A. Mrs Smith was ill

B. Mr Smith has to take the pills

C. Mr Smithth wasn’t ill

D. Mrs Smith has to stop talking too much at night.