4. You’re (浪費) your time trying to explain it to him because he will

not understand it.

3. Who is the (主人) of the house?

2. Her pet dog's (死亡) made her very sad.

Complete the sentences with proper words according to the Chinese given.

1. We should brush our (牙齒) every day.

     We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside!On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights?.and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood outside a furniture (家具) shop.

     “Buy it”’ she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack (車頂架) . I've always wanted one like that. ”

     What could I do? Ten minutes later,I was twenty dollars poorer,and the bookshelf was onto the roof rack. It was tall and narrow (窄的) ，quite heavy,too.

As it was getting darker,I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said ,“There's a long line of cars behind. Why don't they overtake (超車) ？”

     Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two policemen inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then,with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

     “Right,sir”’ he said. “Do you need any more help now?”

     I didn't quite understand. “Thanks,officer,” I said. “You’re very kind I live just down the road. v He was looking at our things： first at the flowers,then at the bookshelf.

     “Well,well ,” he said and laughed. “It's a bookshelf you’ve got there!We thought it was something else. ” My wife began to laugh.

Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes,it's a bookshelf,but thanks again. ” I drove home as fast as I could.

() 6. From the story we know that .

   A. the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife

   B. the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all

   C. the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

   D. the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

() 7. What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”？

   A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.

   B. Other drivers would let him go first.

   C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.

   D. He could save a lot of money and time.

() 8. Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

   A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much.

   B. Because it was not polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

   C. Because they thought somebody in the writer's family died and he needed help.

   D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

() 9. Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?

   A. Because she knew what mistake the police made.

   B. Because her husband could drive slowly to the church.

   C. Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

   D. Because the police had helped them a lot.

() 10. When did the officers understand they had made a mistake?

   A. Before they arrived at the church.

   B. Before they overtook the writer's car.

   C. After they looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

   D. After the writer's family left the church.

     Two men were traveling in a very wild part of America. They had not even seen a house,only a few huts or tents. Then one day they met an old Indian who made his living by hunting (打獵) They found that he knew their language and they talked for a while. One of them asked him if he could tell them what the weather would be like within the next few days.“oh,yes ,” he said. “Rain is coming and wind. Then there will be snow for two days,but after that there will be bright sunshine.

   “Isn’t that beautiful?” said one man to his friend. “The old Indian knows more of the secrets of nature than we do with all our science. Then he turned to the old Indian.

    “Tell me ,” he said ,“how do you know all that?”

     The Indian replied ,“I heard it on the radio. ”

() 1. There were people living in the wild part of America where the two men were traveling.

   A. few   B. no   C. several   D. lots of

() 2. The old Indian was a .

   A. traveler   B. hunter   C. scientist   D. weatherman

() 3. The old Indian could tell what the weather would be like within the next few days because .

   A. his friends told him so   B. he had lived there for many years

   C. the broadcast said so   D. he knew the secrets of nature

() 4. The story most likely happened in .

   A. spring   B. summer   C. autumn   D. winter

() 5. The writer tells us a (n) story in the passage.

   A. sad   B. scientific   C. funny   D. educational

    One day,a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his 1 and told his story angrily. “HS’s really bad”’ the boy said ,“and I 2 him.’

     The grandfather said,3 me tell you a story. When I was a boy,I sometimes hated others for what they did. But hate will make you feel 4 . It doesn’t only hurt your enemy (舌女人) but also hurts 5 . ”

     As the boy 6 carefully,the grandfather went on, 4 There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is 7 and kind. He gets on well 8 everybody around him. But 9 is bad and unfriendly. He is full of danger. 10 the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with others all the time,and for no 11 . He can't think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They 12 try to control (控制) me. ”

      The boy looked into his grandfather's 13 and asked ,“ 14 tiger always controls you,Grandfather?”

   The old man said slowly in a 15 voice ,“The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger,so I never hate others and hardly ever get angry now.

() 1. A. mother   B. father   C. teacher   D. grandfather

() 2. A. love   B. hate   C. know   D. enjoy

() 3. A. Make   B. Help   C. Let   D. Ask

() 4. A. tired   B. happy   C. comfortable   D. interested

() 5. A. myself   B. herself   C. himself   D. yourself

() 6. A. saw   B. felt   C. talked   D. listened

() 7. A. bad   B. good   C. lazy   D. dirty

() 8. A. at   B. on   C. with   D. about

() 9. A. other   B. others   C. another   D. the other

() 10. A. Even   B. Ever   C. Once   D. Already

() 11. A. time   B. money   C. reason   D. place

() 12. A. all   B. both   C. none   D. neither

() 13. A. eyes   B. ears   C. nose   D. mouth

() 14. A. Who   B. When   C. Where   D. Which

() 15. A. shy   B. sad   C. serious   D. nervous

IV. Put the following sentences in correct order to make up a conversation.

   A. Yeah!Good idea!I will help her do chores and give her the beautiful flowers!

   B. The day after tomorrow is my mother's birthday. What should I get her?

   C. Does she like little animals?

   D. No,she doesn’t like them at all.

   E. Your mother will be very happy to get the gift.

   F. Thank you for your good idea!

   G. Why don't you get her some flowers? Women all like flowers.

(B ) —() —() —() —() —() —()

() 10. -- Do you think young people should do chores at home?

-Of course. kids learn to be independent,the better it is for the future.

   A. The earlier   B. The earliest   C. The later   D. The latest

() 9. We were having a meeting we heard a shout for help.

   A. until   B. while   C. when   D. as soon as