Long long ago, an old scientist made a few tests on different animals to find out which was the cleverest of all the animals.
In one test the old scientist put a monkey in a room. In the room there were many boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. The smallest box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited for a few minutes outside the door. Then he put his eye to the keyhole(鑰匙孔). What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.  
【小題1】The scientist wanted to know ____.

A．if the monkey came into the small box	B．if the monkey would sleep
C．which animal was cleverer than other animals	D．if some boxes were inside other boxes

【小題2】After the scientist left the room, the monkey _______.

A．looked at the scientist through the keyhole	B．began to look for food
C．came into the boxes one after another	D．began to eat the food

【小題3】To the scientist’s surprise, _____.

A．the monkey went out of the room

B．the monkey looked at the scientist through the window

C．began to look for food

D．put its eyes to the keyhole.

Tom was not old, but he did not have much hair. His wife, Grace, had thick, beautiful, black hair. They had one daughter. Her name was Jane, and she was four and a half years old. There was a photo of her father in the living-room, and a few days ago, Jane looked at it for a long time and then said to her mother, “Mummy, why had Dad got very little hair? ”
Grace laughed and said, “He’s got very little hair because he thinks a lot, Jane. He’ s a clever man.”
Jane looked at her mother’s thick, black hair for a few seconds（秒鐘）, and then she asked, “Mum, why have you got a lot of hair? ”
【小題1】Tom had ________ hair.

A．very little

B．a(chǎn) little

C．very few

D．a(chǎn) few

【小題2】Grace had ________ hair than Tom.

A．much

B．more

C．the most

D．many

【小題3】There was a photo of ________ in the living-room.

A．Jane

B．Jane’s parents

C．Jane’s mother

D．Jane’s father

【小題4】Jane wanted to know why her mother had ________ hair，too.

A．black

B．beautiful

C．less

D．lots of

Mr. and Mrs. Jones never go out in the evening, but last Saturday Mrs. Jones said to her husband（丈夫）, "There is a good film at the cinema tonight. Shall we go and see it?"
Mr. Jones was quite happy about it. So they went, and both of them enjoyed the film very much. When they came out of the cinema, it was 11 o'clock. They got into their car and began driving home. It was quite dark. Mrs. Jones said," Look, a woman is running along the road very fast and a man is running after her. Can you see them?" Mr. Jones said, "Yes, I can."
He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, "Can I help you?" "No, thanks," said the woman, but she did not stop running. "My husband and I always run home after the cinema. Because whoever（不論誰） gets home late are going to do the dishes."
【小題1】 Mr. and Mrs. Jones _____.

A．often stay at home in the evening	B．often go out in the evening
C．often go out to have supper	D．often go to the cinema in the evening

【小題2】 _____________ enjoyed the film very much.

A．Mr.Jones

B．Mrs. Jones

C．Both Mr. and Mrs. Jones

D．The woman

【小題3】 On their way home, they saw _____.

A．a(chǎn) man running after a woman	B．two men running together
C．a(chǎn) woman running after a man	D．two women running

【小題4】Why did the man and the woman run? Because _____.

A．the woman's husband was angry with her

B．they liked running

C．neither the wife nor the husband（丈夫和妻子都不） wanted to wash the dishes

D．they tried to catch the car

Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don’t forget this.”
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.” He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried.“I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train ”said the old man.
“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don’t have to buy another ticket ”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don’t know why I’m worried. If I don’t find my ticket，I can’t remember my station. Where am I going? ”
【小題1】The old man bought a ticket _______.

A．a(chǎn)fter he got on the train

B．before he got on the train

C．when the conductor told him to buy one

D．when he found he had no ticket with him

【小題2】About an hour later，the conductor began _______.

A．to buy the tickets

B．to look for the tickets

C．to check(檢查) the tickets

D．to show the tickets

【小題3】 The conductor told the old man that he didn’t need to buy another ticket because _________.

A．the man was very old

B．he thought the old man had no money with him

C．the old man showed him the ticket

D．he believed the old man

【小題4】The old man still looked worried because _________.

A．he couldn’t get on the train.

B．he lost his ticket and a lot of money

C．he thought his wife would get angry with him

D．he forgot where he was going

【小題5】Which of the following(下列) is right?

A．The old man went on the trip with his wife

B．The old man didn’t find his ticket

C．The conductor was also an old man

D．The old man had to buy another ticket

Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (討厭)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(驚訝的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
【小題1】 Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________

A．the old woman lived alone

B．she needed her help

C．the old woman couldn’t look after herself

D．the old woman could give her much money.

【小題2】The family liked Mrs Black because_________

A．she was rich

B．she could watched their door

C．she could do the housework for them

D．she was friendly to them all

【小題3】Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.

A．she had no house to live in

B．she couldn’t look after herself

C．Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more

D．she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her

【小題4】Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

A．her mother could broke another plate

B．her mother didn’t want to live

C．her husband could be tired of her mother

D．her mother couldn’t do anything at home

【小題5】Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________

A．she knows she did wrong

B．she was afraid of her son

C．the old is poor

D．it’s her duty

There is an elephant and a monkey. They’re friends, but one day they want to know who is stronger(更壯). One of them says, “Who can get apples over there, who is stronger.”
There is a river over there. Monkey says, “I can’t swim.” Elephant says “I can swim. Please sit my back.” They go across the river. The apple trees are very high. The elephant can’t reach(夠著) the apples. The monkey climbs(爬)up the tree and gets many apples.
Now they know they should help each other.
【小題1】The elephant and the monkey want to know________

A．who is smarter

B．who is higher

C．who can swim

D．who is stronger

【小題2】_______ can’t swim.

A．The elephant

B．The monkey

C．The big animals

D．The small animals

【小題3】_______can’t reach the apples

A．The elephant

B．The monkey

C．The high animals

D．The short animals

【小題4】At last the monkey goes across the river with the help of_______.

A．the elephant

B．the monkey

C．a(chǎn)n animal

D．a(chǎn) boat

【小題5】From the story we should(應(yīng)該)________.

A．lean from the elephant	B．learn from the monkey
C．A and B	D．help each other

Mary and Her Friends
Mary has some friends. They are Betty, Peter, Alice and Mike. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is younger than Mary and older than Peter. Alice is nine and Mike is seven.
Betty and Peter are good runners( 長(zhǎng)跑運(yùn)動(dòng)員 )。 But Peter runs faster. Mary and Betty like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Betty. Alice sings best of them.
Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Alice and Mike study in a primary ( 小學(xué) ) school. They all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest. Her handwriting ( 書法 ) is good, too.
【小題1】Mary has _______ friends.

A．four

B．five

C．six

D．three

【小題2】Mike is ______ than Alice.

A．youngest

B．oldest

C．younger

D．older

【小題3】Peter runs _______ than Betty.

A．faster

B．slow

C．fast

D．the fastest

【小題4】Betty’s handwriting is _______.

A．worst

B．good

C．better

D．best

【小題5】They all ______ .

A．study in the same school	B．like to play basketball
C．good runners	D．work hard

One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied(拴) his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might play some tricks (把戲) on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost.
However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, " I don't know what you fools did to my horse out there… but I'm leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn't back where it's supposed to be, well … I have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "And I don't want to do what I did in Texas!" After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened.
The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be.
Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously (好奇地) , "What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn't want to do here?"
The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, " I had to walk home!"
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【小題1】 That day the cowboy tied his horse outside __________ before he wanted to drink.

A．the bar

B．he hotel

C．the store

D．the restaurant

【小題2】After a few drinks, the cowboy found his horse__________.

A．ill

B．dead

C．a(chǎn)sleep

D．lost

【小題3】The cowboy drank __________of beer at the bar in all.

A．five bottles

B．four bottles

C．three bottles

D．two bottles

【小題4】In Texas, the cowboy had to __________when he couldn't find his horse.

A．walk home	B．a(chǎn)rgue with others
C．call the police	D．a(chǎn)sk the boss for help

【小題5】 From the passage, we can know__________ .

A．the cowboy's look frightened the customers

B．the cowboy kept calm because he was strong

C．the cowboy also played a trick on the customers at the bar

D．The cowboy would fight with others if he couldn't find his horse

Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (繼承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave ﹩10，000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a happy life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ﹩200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy, ”he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
【小題1】Jack has sent them each ﹩200 a month to help some poor children ________.

A．only in Washington	B．only in England
C．only in Africa	D．a(chǎn)round the world

【小題2】Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.

A．visiting them each other	B．getting a report each year
C．staying with them	D．talking to them in English

【小題3】The underlined words “for a good cause” means ________ in Chinese.

A．施舍

B．行善

C．優(yōu)惠

D．賞賜

【小題4】The money Jack gave the children wasn’t used for the children’s ________.

A．clothing

B．medicine

C．study

D．playing

【小題5】What’s the main idea of the story?

A．Help others, and you’ll feel happy

B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children

C．Live a simple life., and you can give others help

D．It’s the most important to help the children in Africa

John was travelling around the country in the town. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel. When he saw an old man at the side of the road, he stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel, Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the old man answered, “I’ll show you the way.”
He got into the car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “stop here. ”
John stopped and looked at the house and said, “but this isn’t a hotel”
“No,” the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel, Turn around and go back nine miles, then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on the left.”
【小題1】 What is John looking for?

A．the Sun Hotel	B．The Moon Hotel
C．his home	D．the old man’s house

【小題2】Who did John meet?

A．a(chǎn) policeman	B．a(chǎn)n old man
C．a(chǎn)n old woman	D．a(chǎn) boy

【小題3】Where did the old man take John to?

A．the Sun Hotel	B．a(chǎn) supermarket
C．the old man’s house	D．a(chǎn) restaurant

【小題4】How far did John drive after the old man got on his car?

A．five miles	B．twelve miles
C．three miles	D．nine miles

【小題5】 How far was the hotel from the place the old man got on the car?

A．twelve miles	B．nine miles
C．three miles	D．five miles