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It was Sunday .The train was crowded. A gentleman was trying to look for a place. In one of the cars he saw a vacant seat. But a small suitcase was lying on it and a young man was sitting next to it .

"Is this seat taken ?" asked the gentleman .

"Yes ,it's my friend's ." answered the young man ."He's just coming ---this is his suitcase."

"Well." said the gentleman , " I'll sit here till he comes. " Five minutes later the train started ,but nobody came .

"Your friend is late . "said the gentleman ."He has missed his train, but he need not lose his suitcase." And with these words he took the suitcase and threw it out of the window .

The young man got up and tried to catch the suitcase ,but it was too late .It was a good lesson to him .---"It's impolite to take a second seat just for being more comfortable for oneself ."

1.The gentleman was looking for a ______

A. seat  B. suitcase  C. friend

2."A vacant seat" is a seat that ______

A. somebody sits on  B. there's something on  C. nobody sits on

3.In fact ,the suitcase belonged to be______.

A. young man  B. gentleman  C. young man's friend

4.We know from the story that the young man ______

A. was friendly and helpful  B. was not honest  C. told the truth

5.We can guess that the young man must feel very______ in the end .

A. happy  B. excited  C. upset .

 

Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near a big farm. One Friday afternoon after she finished           housework, she went to her small shop. She opened the window of the shop and        outside. She liked to see the green farm. There were many cows, horses and small animals           the farm. Suddenly she saw a kangaroo(袋鼠) under her window. It was interesting to see that it was           an old jacket. It stood there and looked hungry. Mrs. Brown gave some bread           water to it. The kangaroo ate them          . Then it became happy and jumped away. Suddenly something dropped on the          from its jacket pocket. It was a wallet! She picked it up, opened and found there was $300 and a photo in it. That was a man's photo with his name "John" on it. John? She looked more           and remembered she had a brother many years ago. His name was also John. "Is this man my lost brother?" she thought. She took the wallet with her and began to          the man. She asked many people in the town, and then she came to the farm and asked the farmer. To her great surprise, it was John, her lost brother. They were very excited and          to see each other.

1.A. his         B. our          C. their           D. her

2.A. looked      B. saw          C. look           D. see

3.A. for         B. out          C. on            D. from

4.A. wears      B. wearing       C. wear           D. has

5.A. or         B. and          C. but            D. nor

6.A. all         B. none         C. any            D. many

7.A. back       B. water        C. river            D. floor

8.A. careful     B. carefully      C. care            D. careless

9.A. find        B. call         C. look for         D. look after

10.A. sad       B. angry        C. late            D. happy

 

It's Sunday. There are many people in the bus. An old man is looking here and there. He wants to find an empty seat. Then he finds one. He goes to it. A small bag is on the seat. And a young man is sitting beside it.

"Is this seat empty?” asks the old man.

"No, it's for a woman. She goes to buy some bananas, "says the young man.

"Well," says the old man, "Let me sit here please. When she comes back, I will leave here." The bus starts. "She doesn't come, but her bag is here. Let me give her the bag. "says the old man. Then he throws the bag out Of the bus Window.

The young man jumps up and shouts, "Don't throw ! It's my bag!”

(     ) 1. The old man wants to find an empty seat __

A. in the room                B. in the bus

C. beside the driver            D. in a car

(     ) 2. The old man finds an empty seat. He goes there and finds there's      on it.

A. a man                       B. a woman

C. a bag                      D. a coat

(     ) 3. The young man says the seat is for

A. a man                     B. a woman

C. a boy                      D. a girl

(     ) 4. Tile bus starts. Tile old man

A. asks the woman to sit on the seat

B. takes the bag to the woman

C. throws the bag out to the young man

D. throws the bag out of the window

(     ) 5. The bag is       The young man doesn't want the old man to throw it away.

A. the woman's               .  B. the old man's

C. the driver's                  D. the young man's

    Jenny was English. She was a good girl __1__ she was often late for school. One morning she was late again. Mr Black, her teacher, was angry with her when she came into the classroom.

"I'll write to your father __2__ you aren't here on time tomorrow," he told her. Jenny didn't want him __3__ that because her parents __4__ very strict with her. The next day she got up very early and went to school without breakfast. She hurried to school. Just before she ___5___ the school gate, she stopped. She found a small bag ___6___ on the ground. She ___7___and she decided to give it to the headmaster. When she hurried into the classroom, Mr Black was already ___8___ his lessons.

    "Jenny White," he said as soon as he saw her,"I've told you not to come late,but you're late again."

    "I'm sorry,sir," Jenny said."I was late because I found a small..."

    "I won't listen to any excuse," Mr Black stopped her."Because you can't get here on time, I'll write to your father." Jenny could say no more. She sat down ___9___. She couldn't keep ___10___ her tears.

    As soon as the bell rang, the door opened. Mr Smith, the headmaster came in. He was holding a small bag in his hand. "Excuse me, Mr Black,"he said."Is this ___11___?""Why,yes.It is mine, but I didn't know I lost it." Mr Black was surprised.

    "Jenny White found it just before school started. She gave it to me and asked me to __12__ __13__ had lost it." Mr Smith said.

    Mr Black's face turned red. He looked __14__Jenny and said,"I'm sorry, Jenny. I take back __15__ I said."

(    ) 1.A.but           B.and                         C.or                            D.so

(    ) 2.A.if            B.because                    C.while                       D.how

(    ) 3.A.do             B.doing                       C.to do                       D.did

(    ) 4.A.are            B.is                     C.were                        D.was

(    ) 5.A.got            B.reached                   C.arrived                    D.get to

(    ) 6.A.lying      B.lie                            C.lay                          D.lain

(    ) 7.A.picked it up             B.picked up it             C.pick it up        D.to pick it up

(    ) 8.A.begin           B.began            C.begun                       D.beginning

(    ) 9.A.quiet                 B.quite            C.quietly                    D.quitely

(    ) 10.A.from          B.into                         C.out                          D.back

(    )11.A.you          B.yourself                   C.yours                       D.your

(    )12.A.find                  B.find out                   C.look for                    D.get

(    )13.A.who            B.whose              C.whom                             D.that

(    )14.A.to                 B.for               C.round                             D.at

(    )15.A.that         B.which                   C.how                         D.what

Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled （多皱的）or hairless, or they have an   1   look on their faces. They seem to say," Get  2  ! I hate everybody. "But to a  3, that hairless, wrinkled, angry -faced baby is the most beautiful and   4   child in the world. What are you going to say when that proud father or mother asks you, "Well, what do you think... Isn' t she beautiful?" Is this the time for you to   5   the truth? Of course not!

You look at that proud father in the eye and say, "Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She's one in a million. She' s going to   6   a movie star ! I can tell ! She is as beautiful as a picture. "     

In English, this is a white lie. White lies don' t  7  people. They are not cruel (伤人的) or bad words. People use them to   8   a difficult thing a little easier. When people don' t want to meet   9, or eat something new that they really don' t like at a friend's house, they often tell a white lie. They are trying to be honest, 10   many people feel that being kind is sometimes more beautiful.

1. A. amazing          B. angry        .  C. excellent          D. active

2. A. up               B. over           C. away              D. back

3. A. parent            B. friend          C. relative            D. doctor

4. A. creative           B. athletic         C. perfect            D. polite

5. A. say               B. speak          C. talk              D. tell

6. A. love              B. be             C. help              D. refuse

7. A. hurt              B. burn           C. influence          D. hit

8. A. keep              B. take           C. show             D. make

9. A. anyone            B.. someone       C. everyone          D. one

10. A. so                B. and       .    C. but               D. or