This is Peter.  He is an Australian boy.  He's going to show the Browns around
London tomorrow.
      London is his favorite city.  He lives there and works there.  He knows London very well
and he likes it very much.  There are some famous places --Hyde Park (海德公园), the Big Ben
(大本钟), Buckingham Palace (白金汉宫) and so on.
     Mr Brown doesn't know it very well. The Browns are from Scotland. Peter's
parents live in I.ondon, too.  And they are Mr and Mrs Brown's good friends.  Peter has plans for
tomorrow.  He's going to take them to Buckingham Palace in the morning,  then the Big Ben in the
afternoon.

1. Peter is from _____. 

A. Japan    
B.  Italy    
C.  India    
D.  Australia

2.  Peter is going to show_____around London.   

A. Mrs Brown    
B.  Mrs Brown
C. the Browns    
D.  Mr Brown's friends

3. Peter _____ in London.

A.  works and lives    
B.  works and plays
C.  visits and eats    
D.  plays and visits

4. _____ doesn't know London very well.

A.  Peter    
B.  Peter's father
C.  Mr Brown    
D.  Peter's friend

5.  The Browns live _____.        

A.  in London    
B.  in Scotland    
C.  in America    
D.  in India

     Jim was born in a small village. His father, Mr Brown,has a big farm and works hard on it. He often gets good harvests (收获,收成). Now Jim is six years old,but there's no school near the village. Mrs Brown is very worried(担忧的 ,担心的).
     "My sister works in London," says Mr Brown. " We can take Jim to the school there. What do you think of it?"
     "It's a good idea!" Mrs Brown said happily. The next day they all went to London by train.
     Jim's aunt was glad to see them. A week later,Jim came to school.
     "What's your name, little boy?"asked a teacher.
     "Jim Brown," answered the boy.
     " You must be polite," said the teacher. " Please say 'sir' when you are speaking to the old. Now answer my question again, 'What's your name? ' "
     " Sir Jim Brown. "

1. The Browns live in a small village in   __     .
A. China                        
B. Japan
C. Russia                        
D. Britain
2. Mr Brown is     __    .
A. a farmer                      
B. a teacher
C. a worker                      
D. a college student
3. Mr and Mrs Brown took their son to London because   __     .
A. there're many nice schools in the city
B. they wanted Jim to play there
C. they had no time to look after Jim
D. his aunt worked in London
4. The teacher wanted Jim    __    .
A. to be polite to the young
B. to know how to say sir
C. to know how to speak English
D. to know how to speak to the old
5.The boy called himself "Sir Jim Brown" because      __  .
A. his name was Jim Brown
B. he wasn't polite to the teacher
C. he didn't know how to use the word " sir"
D. he was born in a small village

      Jim was born in a small village (村庄) in England. His father, Mr. Brown, is a farmer. He has a big farm
and works hard on it. Now Jim is six years old, but there's no school near the village. He is very worried.
      "My sister works in London," says Mrs. Brown, "We can take Jim to school there. What do you think
of it?" 
      "It's a good idea!" Mr. Brown said happily. The next day they all went to London by train. Jim's aunt was
happy to see them. A week later, Jim came to school.
      "What's your name, little boy?" asked a teacher. "Jim Brown," answered the boy.
      "You must be polite (有礼貌的)," said the teacher, "Please say 'sir' when you are speaking to the old man.
Now answer my question again. What's your name?"
      "Sir Jim Brown."

1. The Browns live in a small village in _____.

A. China
B. America
C. England
D. Canada

2. Mr. Brown is _____.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Brown took their son to London because _____.

A. there's many nice schools in the city
B. they want Jim to learn a lot
C. Mr. Brown's sister was in London
D. there's no school near their village

4. The teacher wanted Jim _____.

A. to be polite to himself
B. to know how to say sir
C. to know how to speak English
D. to know he was old

A. his name was Sir Jim Brown
B. he wasn't a polite boy
C. he didn't know how to use the word "Sir"
D. he was an old man

    "Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet." Mrs. Brown said to her husband.
    "That sounds a good idea," he answered. "Maybe we can see the ads (广告) in the newspaper."
    "Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Tomorrow is Saturday, we can go together," she
said.
    The next morning, the Browns met Mr. Snow at the animal shelter. "We want to be sure that the pets here go
to good homes," Mr. Snow said. "So I need to ask you some questions." 
    After they talked for a while, the Browns planned to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big
yard (院子). A small dog would bark and warn (警告) them if someone tried to come into their house. After
Mr. Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the
animal doctor needed to check her. So Mr. Snow told them to come again on Sunday. On Sunday afternoon the
Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, "Shadow has had all of the shots (预防针). She will
be healthy." The Browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.

1. From the reading we know that ________.

A. the Browns live in a small house
B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper
C. Shadow is a small dog
D. Mr. Brown didn't need a pet

2. "Animal shelter" in the passage means ________.

A. a place to sell small dogs
B. a place to keep animals that have no homes
C. a place to study animals
D. a place to sell books on pet care

3. Mr. Snow asked the Browns some questions to ________.

A. see where they lived
B. find out how rich the Browns were
C. know where they would keep their new pet
D. make sure they would love pets

4. The Browns think that a small dog ________.  

A. doesn't run quickly
B. eats less food than a bigger one
C. can help them keep their house safe
D. usually has a beautiful name