It was Sunday morning. A butcher(屠夫) heard the doorbell(门铃) and       thought it must be a customer. But he was surprised to see that a dog was

coming into his shop. The dog had $10 and a note in its mouth. The butcher

took the note and read it. It said,“10 pork chops(排骨), please.”So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog’s mouth.

Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus.

After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws(爪子) to push the “stop” button(按钮). The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus.

The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius(天才).”

The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!”

1 Who was the customer that Sunday morning?

A. A big man.           B. A butcher.    C. A dog.           D. A little boy.

2  How much did the dog pay for the pork chops?

      A. $20.      B. $10.               C. $5.               D. $62.

3 How did the dog take the note?

A. In the bag.             B. On its back.       

C. In its mouth.           D. Around its neck.  

4 Which is NOT right according to the story?

A. The dog stood up on its back paws to push the “stop”

B. The butcher quickly closed the shop to follow the dog.

C. The big man was pleased with his do

D. The butcher thought the dog was a genius.

5 What is the story mainly about?

      A. A customer.        B. A smart dog.    C. A butcher.  D. A big man.

Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学) in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence on him.

Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area. When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made him very upset. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on(看不起) himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society.

Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing. He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》). His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself.”Hold on to your dream and your dream will come true in the end.

6What does Mo Yan do?

A. He is a famous singer.                  B. He is a famous actor.

C. He is a famous writer.            D. He is a famous doctor.

7 When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?

A. In 2010.          B. Last year.               C. In 2013.        D. Last month.

8Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?

A. Because he was poor.

B. Because he couldn’t tell stories.

C. Because his classmates often laughed at his look.

D. Because he didn’t work hard.

9 What is the most important for a person according to the article?

A. Working hard.      B. Money.      C. A good job.        D. A good look.

10 What can we learn from the story?

A. Mo Yan’s classmates were friendly to him.   

B. Mo Yan was born in a rich family.

C. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace.

D. Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot.

Lunch Made of Love

In those poor times, many of my classmates couldn’t bring a nice meal to school for lunch. My deskmate’s meal was always cabbages, while 66  （我的）was ham and fried eggs. Sometimes, my deskmate would first pick the hair out of his lunch and then eat it as if   67 （没事）had happened. This continued for a long time.

“His mother is so lousy（邋遢的）that her hair drops in the meal, ”my classmates said. I  68  （想）it was really dirty, but I couldn’t show that because I didn’t want to hurt（伤害）his feelings. Still, I started to think that he was   69 （肮脏）, too.

One day after school, he called me and said, “Would you like to come to my house if you are  70 

（有空）? ”

Though I didn’t want to go, I knew it would be impolite to refuse because this was his first invitation. Following my friend, we   71  （到达）at a poor village.

“Mom, I brought my friend home. ”

His old mother opened the   72 （门）, “My son’s friend is here. Let me have a look. ”But to my

  73 （惊讶）, his mother was blind. She couldn’t see anything.

I felt sad. Now I understood why my deskmate’s lunch had hair in it. His mother got ready for it

  74  （仔细）for him every day, even though she was blind. It was not only a lunch, but also a   75  

（母亲）love.

The Greens arrived early ________ a Sunday morning.

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 Mary was an operator(接话员) 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call from a little girl. She said, “Mom my ill, Mom my ill,’ again and again, Mary soon found the address of the call. She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open. They couldn’t believe their eyes. The little child was so young that she could not walk! She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. Tears were running down her face.

     The doctors gave the women some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, “Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn’t do it. ” Mary was surprised, too. “It’s the first time I have seen a two-year-old child call 911.”

1.What did the girl really want to say?

A. “Mom, I’m ill.”

b. “My mom is ill.”

C. “Mom and I are ill.”

2. How did the policemen feel when they got into the room?

A. Strange.            B. Normal.         C. Surprised.

3.How did the policemen get into the room?'

A. By breaking the door.

b. With the girl’s help.

C. Through the window

4.What does the underlined(下划线的) word “it” mean?

A. 911.            B. Calling 911.         C. Walking.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The little girl was so clever that she could call 911 when she was 2.          

B. The love for her mother created the miracle(奇迹).        

C. The mother knew she had to teach the little girl how to call 911.

Zhang Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand. But he didn't 35 to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city 36 with street battles (战斗) between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 37 it and had street battles with the 38 . Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to 39 in the country.

"We were 40 on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan," said Zhang. 41 , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. "The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy," said Zhang.

Last week the street battles finished. 42, the country's tourism industry(旅游业)needs 43 to return to normal. Tourism is the 44 part of the country's economy (经济)， Thailand is called "Land of Smiles" and has some of Asia's best beaches. It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year.