A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I to go for a look in the country.

On the way back home, my car stopped. It was out of gas(汽油) on a road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone who could sell some gas. I walked almost a mile before I finally found a near the road.

I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair . She said, “I’ve waited for you here for a long time. Come in. is ready.”

“But I only came for some gas.” I answered.

“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You like tea.” said she.

I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, but she didn’t to listen to me. She just kept calling me Alfred. She was very strangely. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house quickly.

Luckily, there was another house down the road and I was able to the gas. When I told the man about my , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives alone in that big house. She’s , but she wouldn’t hurt anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The man left home and never came back because of the war.”

1.A. walked B. rode C. hurried D. drove

2.A. busy B. quiet C. modern D. noisy

3.A. hotel B.restaurant C. house D. market

4.A. answered B. returned C. noticed D. served

5.A. Gas B. Tea C. Juice D. Coffee

6.A. promise B. remember C. learn D. seem

7.A. shouting B. crying C. acting D. jumping

8.A. touch B. buy C. borrow D. sell

9.A. experience B. advice C. result D. plan

10.A. famous B. strange C. wonderful D. friendly

Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界職業(yè)棒球大賽). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.

After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.

“How much do you want?”

“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”

Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”

How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”

1. Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because .

A. he got two tickets for the game

B. they both liked watching games

C. it was a birthday present for Tony

D. he had enough time and money

2. The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.

A. $100 B. $ 200 C. $ 300 D. $ 400

3. From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.

A. watched the World Series

B. gave a hand to the poor

C. sold the tickets for World Series

D. missed the wonderful game

4.Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Mr. Clinton hoped to buy the tickets at the ticket office.

B. Mr. Clinton and his son were very thankful after getting the tickets.

C. Jackson’s dream of going to a World Series game came true in the end.

D. Jackson was ill in hospital and couldn’t watch the World Series game.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A special present. B. A helpful boss.

C. A wonderful game. D. An excellent dream.

Mr. Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾氣). And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples.

One Friday, 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s house. When Janet saw him, she suggested crossing the street to the other side. But Amy said they needn’t.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend with you today.” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night. Mr. Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple. The girls were glad to get them.

Later Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town. Why was he so kind to us?” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house, she was also afraid of him. But she pretended(假裝) there was an invisible (看不見的) smile on his face and so she always smiled back at him. It took a long time, but one day he half-smiled back at her, and then started talking to her.

“An invisible smile?” Janet was puzzled. “Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me to think so. She says smiles can run around. If we keep smiling at someone, sooner or later he will really smile back.”

Remember what Amy’s grandma said, and we will find that most people can’t refuse our smile.

1. What did people feel about Mr. Dawson? （不超過10個詞）

2. Who did Amy learn “an invisible smile” from? （不超過10個詞）

3.What does the writer want to tell us? （不超過20個詞）

—Could you please take the dog________a walk，Tony?

—Sure，Mum．

A．a(chǎn)t

B．to

C．for

D．with

—Could I________your iPad，Alice?

—Of course．Here you are．

A．lend

B．bring

C．borrow

D．return

I wanted to help my mother do the housework．She asked me to________the rubbish．

A．take off

B．take out

C．take place

D．take up

——There is _________ “h ” in the word “ hour ” .

——I see, but “ h” is silent sound.

A. a ; a B. an; a C. an; an

——Could I borrow your bike?

——Yes, of course. You __________.

A. could B. can C. will

——Where is Mr. Wang?

——She’s _________ to London, and she’s ___________ there twice.

A. gone; been

B. been; been

C. been; gone

——___________ useful dictionary!

A. What an B. What a C. How