Mr. Read works in a big shop. He's  very 1 and always gets to the office on time. The 2 is safisfied with (對......滿意) him and pays him more. One afternoon he was very tired,as soon as he had

3,he put his watch on the table and went to bed. Little Mabel,one of his daughters,came in and

4 something there. She dropped the watch to the floor. She picked it up and 5 quickly. The next morning he got up on time. After breakfast he had a look at his watch and began to 6 newspapers. When he got to his office,it was half past eight. He was 7 for the first time!At that moment he found something was wrong with his watch. He had to ask someone to 8 it.

The next morning Mr. Read was going to take a train for London. But he 9 it because his watch was slow again. He was very strange and said, “It was all right yesterday but why is it 10 now?”

“ I found it was dirty last night ,” said little Mabel. “ I had to wash it for you!”

() 1. A. helpful   B. careful   C. friendly   D. polite

() 2. A. conductor   B. bookseller   C. shopkeeper   D. headmaster

() 3. A. meal   B. breakfast   C. lunch   D. supper

() 4. A. looked for   B. looked up   C. went on   D. got on

() 5. A. ran   B. jumped   C. laughed   D. left 、

() 6. A. read   B. see   C. watch   D. look

() 7. A. busy   B. free   C. late   D. early

() 8. A. choose   B. mend   C. sell   D. throw

() 9. A. missed   B. caught   C. lost   D. lifted

() 10. A. terrible   B. short   C. right   D. wrong

A： How was your vacation,Li lei?

B： 1. I went to Beijing with my parents.

A： Cool!Where did you go in Beijing?

B： We went to the Summer Palace,the Palace Museum,the Great Wall and so on.

A： 2.

B ： It's interesting. I really like the Palace Museum. It has many beautiful things from different dynasties.

A： 3.

B： Yes,I did. I saw Jackie Chan on the great wall. 4.

A: Wow,that's great!Can you show me the photos?

B: Sure，5.

The Smurfs (藍精靈) are small and blue. They live in a small village. Most of them like wearing

white trousers and white hats.

   A. Handy Smurf   B. Jokey Smurf   C. Papa Smurf   D. Reporter Smurf

A.幫助   B.捉弄 C.嚇唬   D.照顧

   A. skills   B. pencils   C. clothes   D. jokes

   A. lab   B. school   C. library   D. newspaper

   A. Papa Smurf always has nothing to do

   B. Jokey Smurf often gets a surprise from others

   C. Handy Smurf always wears a pen behind his ear

   D. Reporter Smurf always talks with different Smurfs

Gao Wenqi,49, owner (主人) of a restaurant in Xi’ an,Shanxi,started to offer a new service on April 13 ,2013 ： suspended meals (待用快餐) .Now many restaurants in China,such as in Henan,Chongqing and Yunnan,have joined the program.

You can pay 10 yuan for a meal,which should be sold at 16 yuan, and leave it at the restaurant. Then other people in need,such as the disabled (殘疾人) ，the poor elderly or homeless children,can have it without paying.

This idea comes from the cafes (咖啡館) in Naples,Italy. It's a tradition that someone pays in advance for an extra (額外的) cup or two. Then another coffee drinker can take them for free.

“This program is meaningful. It gives help with dignity (尊嚴) ，” said Gao. However,people are worried that someone who is able to pay would also ask for suspended meals,so there should be rules for this program.

() 1. According to the passage,the “suspended meals” program may take place (發(fā)生) .

   A. at a bus station   B. at a restaurant   C. in a school

() 2. The suspended meals are given to .

   A. workers   B. cooks   C. people in need

() 3. The underlined words “in advance” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese.

   A.預先 B.勝過 C.優(yōu)先

() 4. The idea of “suspended meals” comes from .

   A. the U. S. B. Italy   C. China

() 5. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Someone who is not able to pay can ask for the suspended meals.

   B. The program is meaningful and it gives help with dignity.

   C. Rich people should pay one more meal at Gao' s restaurant

  Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their families don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families,it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. 

Even when they are not with their friends,they usually spend a lot oftime talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's  growing up,because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members.

  However,parents often try to choose their children' s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions?

  Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a

good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome.

() 1. Many teenagers think that their can understand them better.

   A. parents   B. friends   C. teachers

() 2. is very important to teenagers.

   A. Making friends   B. Meeting friends   C. Living with friends

() 3. Teenagers usually like to .

   A. communicate with their parents   B. discuss something with their friends

   C. go to their brothers and sisters for help

() 4. The sentence “Your answers are welcome” means “ ”   

    A. Your answers are right   

    B. You should give us all the right answers

   C. We'd like to have your ideas about the question

() 5. According to the writer,parents should .

   A. choose friends for their children   

    B. understand their children better

   C. welcome all their children's friends

Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They ’ re both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses,but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.

Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1 ,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck!A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (價格). They felt unhappy and returned to their village.

“ I can ’t  understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利) ”’ Uncle Li asked one day.

“The tractor was too small. ” Uncle Wang said without thinking. “ We'11 carry more apples on a truck next time!

“1 agree!” said Uncle Li. “How foolish (傻的) we were!”

() 1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because .

   A. they hope to save money   B. they ’ re both poor

   C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain   D. they^, re not far from their farms

() 2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to .

   A. make a journey   B. visit some places of interest

   C. meet their friends   D. make a profit

() 3. The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because .

   A. theirs weren't as good as the others ’

   B. theirs were much less than the others’

   C. many apples had been already carried to the city

   D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

() 4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because .

   A. they had sustained losses in business   B. they had lost some money in the city

   C. something was wrong with the tractor   D. other people profited in the city

() 5. Which of the following is true?

   A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

   B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

   C. Neither of the farmers is clever.

   D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon,he tied his horse to a tree and then 1 down to eat something. A few minutes later,a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“ Please tie your horse to another tree ,” said the poor man. “ My horse is wild. It will kill yours. ” 2 the rich man said ,“ I shall tie my horse as I like!” He tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible 3 ,the two horses were fighting. They went up to them,

but it was too 4 . The rich man’s  horse was killed. “ See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to 5 for it. ” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no 6 . At last Mr. Know said ,“ This

man is dumb. He cannot speak.

“ Ohthe rich man shouted 7 . “ He can!He spoke to me when I met him. ”

“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he 8 ?”

“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.

“Oh ,” said Mr. Know. “So he 9 you. Then can you expect to get money 10 him?”

The rich man said nothing and left silently.

() 1. A. put   B. set   C. sat   D. turned

() 2. A. So   B. But   C. And   D. Though

() 3. A. song   B. word   C. bell   D. noise

() 4. A. late   B. slow   C. hard   D. quick

() 5. A. pay   B. look   C. wait   D. care

() 6. A. idea   B. mistake   C. money   D. answer

() 7. A. quietly   B. angrily   C. happily   D. heavily

() 8. A. speak   B. tell   C. talk   D. say

() 9. A. helped   B. thanked   C. warned   D. ordered

() 10. A. for   B. from   C. with   D. about

B

Alex loved cars very much. 1. He was looking forward to going to work by car instead of tak

ing a bus. A few weeks later,Alex wanted to watch a film,so he drove to the cinema. When he was waiting for the traffic lights,a car hit him suddenly. Alex was frightened and thought, “2. ”

Although you try your best to drive carefully,it * s still important to know what you should do when you are in an accident. Accidents can be very dangerous. 3.

☆ Take a deep breath and calm down.

☆ Keep yourself and others safe.

☆ If your phone has a camera,use that to take photos of the accident.

☆ Write down the other driver's information.

☆ 4. You'd better write down the plate numbers (車牌號) ，the models and the colors of

the cars.

☆ 5. Who? What? Where?

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Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health problems come from these bad habits ： eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and not having enough exercise. Doctors tell us，“ Eat less，don，t smoke, and exercise more.

Running is good exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose weight. One 68-year-old woman runs three times a week. She runs to lose weight. “ I love to run，” she says.

Running is good for our health in other ways, too. Many runners say running makes colds(感冒） and other small health problems go away. “Running is my doctor，” says one man.

Running can also help people relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.

A.    Eating too much.

B.    Drinking too much.

C.    Smoking cigarettes (香煙)and not having enough exercise.

D.    All the above.

A.    Eat less; don ’ t smoke and exercise more.

B.    Eat more； drink more and sleep less.

C.    Eat less； drink less and sleep less.

D.    Smoke a lot and exercise more.

A.疾病.    B.體重    C.速度    D.健康

A.    running helps people to relax

B.    people who like running have many healthy problems

C.    running helps build a strong heart

D.    people who like running have fewer healthy problems

A. how to run    B. running is a good way to keep healthy

C. how to lose weight    D. running is better than doctors

  Where is Love? How can we find Love?

  Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived,so he got his

things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets,he saw an old

woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again,so he gave her a coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.

  They sat there all the afternoon,eating and smiling,but they said nothing. When it grew dark,the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps,he turned around,ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.

  When the boy opened the door of his house,his mother was surprised by the look of joy (快樂) on

his face and asked what had made him so happy. ^u I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful

smile in the world." At the same time,the old woman's son was also surprised at his mother's pleasure

and asked why.

“ I ate a pizza in the park with Love”’ she said ,“ and he is much younger than I expected. ”

If the world is full of love,we can enjoy a better life.

() 1. When the little boy saw the old woman,she was .

   A. looking for a seat in the park  B. passing the street

   C. looking at some birds

() 2. The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because

   A. the old woman still felt hungry   B. he wanted to see the smile again

   C. he didn't like the drink

() 3. The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile .

   A. after the little boy went home   B. before it grew dark

   C. after the little boy hugged her

() 4. The boy 's  mother was surprised to see her son was very when the door opened.

   A. pleased   B. sad   C. unhappy

() 5. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The little boy failed to find Love.

   B. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.

   C. The old woman gave the little boy a hue to thank him.