Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Oh，no!”he thought to himself.“Another day at that office；a boss who shouts at me all the time.”

?? As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds.”

?? Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

?? At 11：30 Frank arrived at work.“Please explain why you're so late，”his boss said.“Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye.Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

?? That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men，neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr Smithson,” one of them said，“We're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there’s been a terrible mistake……”

1.What do we know about Frank? ____________________________________.

A. He was a lazy man.            ??????????????? B. He was a lucky person.

C. He made a lot of money.       ????????????? D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When Frank said,” Go and jump in the lake”, he probably________________.

A. told his boss to drop dead.          ?????????? B. asked his boss to swim in the lake.

C. celebrated with his boss by the lake .??????? D. wanted to go fishing with his fish.

3.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ___________.

A. someone had come to make an apology

B. his workmates had come to comfort him .

C. his neighbours had come to ask about the football pools.

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck.

4.On hearing“…there's been a terrible mistake…”Frank was most likely to be________.

A. disappointed.       ???? B. worried.       ???? C. nervous.       ????  D. curious.?

5.The story tells us the truth that ______________________.

A. good luck is always against a lazy fellow.

B. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化)

C. never quarrel with your boss until you find a new job

D. the chances of getting rich quickly always lie in the Football Pools

Long, long ago there was an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.

One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.

When a rich man heard of this, he said to himself, "It is only an orange. Why did the king give him so much money? If I take my gold cup to the king, he will give me much more money for it."

The next day when the king got the gold cup, he said to the rich man, "What a beautiful cup! I'll give you something for it. Please take the great orange."

1.What did the old man have in his garden?

  A. An orange tree    B. Watermelons    C. The king    D. A gold cup   

2.What did the old man find one day?

A. He found there was a big watermelon in his gardon.  

B. He found one of the oranges was as big as a watermelon.   

C. He found the rich man had a gold cup.

D. He found the king liked big oranges very much..

3.Who did the old man give the big orange to?

A. A rich man.    B. The king,    C. Himself.    D. His friend.  

4.What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?

A. He was happy for the old man.

B. He wanted to know why the king gave the old man so much money.

C. He wanted to get the orange.

D. He thought the king would give him much money if he gave the king his gold cup.

5.Was the rich man very happy at last?

A. Yes, he was.   B. No, he wasn’t.    C. We don’t know.    D. Yes, he is.

Ding-Dong!

“Jason, honey? Can you answer the door?”

"I am busy, mom!" Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to his point in the game. He couldn’t stop now.

Ding-Dong! Jason’s mother came to the front door.

"Jason, it’s your friend, Todd,” Mum called out. Todd, his best friend, stepped into the room. "Jason! I need a friend for playing basketball." He sounded excited.

Jason said angrily, “No way, Todd. I’m playing a game here.” Todd shook his head, “you can play later, let’s go.” Jason gave his friend a dirty look, and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away. “I almost died because of you!” Todd looked at Jason's mother. Jason's mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. But he just played his game.

An hour later, Jason's father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didn't even hear his name being called to the table. He didn't hear his father walk up

behind him and ask him to turn the game off, either. When the screen suddenly went black and his father's angry face appeared in front of him, Jason finally heard. "No more game for a month." Jason's father shouted at him. "You don't play basketball, you don't come to dinner, and you don't do your housework. We'll make sure everything else gets done before you play any more.”

    Jason nodded slowly. He knew better than to quarrel with his father, and when he thought about it, he had been playing quite a bit. It was fun, but he was letting down (使失望) his friends, his family, and himself by playing too much.

    He'd try harder in the future.

1.What did Todd ask Jason to do?

A. Help him cook dinner.                     B. Beat more levels for him.

C. Repair the computer for him.                  D. Play basketball with him.

2.Why did Jason finally stop playing the game?

A. He won the game.

B. His mother got dinner ready.

C. His father turned off the computer.

D. He decided to play basketball outside.

3.What did Jason do in the end?

A. He thought his father was too strict.

B. He found playing games was quite interesting.

C. He realized it was an unhealthy habit to play computer games without dinner.

D. He couldn’t spend all day playing games, because he had other duties.

4.The best title of the passage is ______.

A. Inside the game                       B. Games or basketball 

C. Jason’s angry father                 D. Uses of the computer                    

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The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked p 【小题1】the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he f 【小题2】sorry for himself. He really wanted to have t 【小题3】for his birthday.
　　He sadly walked away and t 【小题4】how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him a 【小题5】he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He d 【小题6】not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his h 【小题7】. Tom looked at him carefully and was s 【小题8】to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much b 【小题9】to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and s 【小题10】, thinking he was happier.