Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars."

　　"What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars."

　　"No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars."

　　"Well," said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."

　　Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .

1.At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom __________.

A. wanted to steal the trousers　 　　  B. wanted to sell the trousers

C. wanted to fool him　　　　　　   D. wanted to buy the trousers 

2.The owner of the shop_______ 　for the old trousers.

A. would give Tom two dollars　  

B. would pay three dollars

C. would pay five dollars　　　  　　 

D. would give Tom six dollars and a half 

3.The shop owner insisted（坚持） that the trousers were worth only two dollars because ____.

A. he wanted to sell them cheaply   　 

B. he wanted to buy them cheaply

C. he didn't like the trousers    　　 

D. they were old and dirty 

4.In fact, the trousers _________.

A. were hanging inside the shop　  　　 

B. were stolen by Tom from the shop

C. had been the shop owner's　　 　　 

D. had been Tom's 

5.From the story we know that _________ cheaper than the list price.

A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars

B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half

C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars

D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

 

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Overhead bridges can be seen in many parts of Singapore. Overhead bridges are in the places where traffic is very heavy and c____【小题1】___the road is not safe. These bridges can help people cross roads safely．Overhead bridges are u____【小题2】___ in very much the same way as zebra crossings．They are more efficient（效率高的），though l____【小题3】____convenient（方便的）because people have to climb up a lot of s____【小题4】____. This is inconvenient to the old．When people use an overhead bridge，they do not hold up traffic．But when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing，traffic is held up．This is w___【小题5】__ the government has built many overhead bridges to help people and k __【小题6】____ traffic moving at the same time. The government of Singapore has saved a lot of  m____【小题7】____ to build these bridges．For their own safety，people should use them i____【小题8】__of rushing across the road．Old people may find it a little difficult, but it is much safer than walking across the road with all the moving t_____【小题9】__．Overhead bridges are very useful. People, both old and young, should always use them．This will stop accidents from h ___【小题10】__．Are there any overhead bridges in your city? 

Today is Saturday. It’s sunny and warm. Many children from No. 1 Middle School are at the Old People’s Home. Now, they’re helping the old people.
Look! Li Min and Zhan Ran are cleaning the windows. Ma Lan and Liu Qian are washing clothes.
What’s Li Na doing over there? Many old people are clapping their hands(鼓掌)for her. Oh,  she’s singing for them. Her song is really beautiful. And where’s the American boy, Tom? He likes helping others and he often comes here. Listen! Who’s speaking English? It’s Tom. He’s teaching two old people to speak English.
All the children and the old people are very happy. “We are happy when we help others, ” says Tom. 
【小题1】How’s the weather today?

A．It’s snowy.	B．It’s windy.
C．It’s Saturday.	D．It’s sunny and warm.

【小题2】How many children in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小题3】The old people are clapping hands, because Li Na sings ________. 

A．very well	B．very badly
C．really beautiful	D．very good

【小题4】Where is Tom from?

A．the United Kingdom

B．the United States

C．China.

D．The Old People’s Home.

【小题5】What is Tom doing?

A．He is singing English songs.

B．He is teaching English.

C．He is washing clothes.

D．He is cleaning the windows.

Lily is from New York , the USA .She is ten . Now she is in Shanghai No.3 Junior High School .She is in Class One ,Grade Seven .Her phone number is 66786019 .Dongdong is from Kunming .His English name is Tom . He is in Class Two ,Grade Seven .His phone number is 24524233 .They are not in the same class .They are good friends .

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1.Lily is an           girl .

A. English             B. Chinese            C. American

2. Dongdong is in Class           .

A. One                B. Two                C.Three

3. Lily and Dongdong are good             .

A. students             B. friends              C. boys

4.Where is Tom from ?              

A. The USA            B. Japan              C. China

5.How old is Lily ?                

A . Ten                B .Eleven             C.Twelve