Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey.

　　One of the men was a businessman. The other was a farmer.

　　They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said.“Let's do something to pass the time.”

　　“What do you want to do?”the businessman asked.

　　“We can ask each other riddles,”the farmer said.“You start.”

　　“Let's make the rules(規(guī)則) first,”the businessman said.“And let's make the game more interesting. Let's play it for money. If we don't know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”

　　The farmer thought about this for a while, then he said,“That's not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a farmer.”

　　“That's true,”the businessman said.“What do you think we should do?”“If you don't know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. If I don't know the answer to a riddle, I'll pay you $50,”the farmer said.

　　The businessman thought about this, then he said,“OK. That's fair. Who'll go first?”

　　“I will,”the farmer said.“Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”

　　The businessman repeated(重復(fù)) the riddle,“What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that's a good one. I'm afraid I don't know the answer.”

　　He gave the farmer $100, then said,“Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”“I don't know,”the farmer said, and gave him $50.

1．The story happened ________.

[　　]

A．on a farm

B．in a shop

C．before a long plane journey

D．between two passengers

2．Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?

[　　]

A．He made much more money than the farmer.

B．He thought he knew more than the farmer.

C．He was interested in making riddles.

D．He was better at playing riddle games.

3．The farmer ________.

[　　]

A．enjoyed himself on his long journey

B．didn't want to pay even one dollar

C．spent all his money on the plane ticket

D．won fifty dollars by playing the riddle game

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．The two men made rules for their riddle game.

B．The farmer was more clever than the businessman.

C．The two men made their riddle game more interesting by playing it for money.

D．The businessman knew the answer to this riddle.

5．What does the word“riddle”mean in the story?

[　　]

A．Something to win money.

B．Something to help to make rules.

C．A difficult question to find the answer to.

D．A kind of game in doing business.

　　Harker Brayton was lying in a couch(長沙發(fā)). He smiled as he was reading a book. Suddenly he saw something in a dark corner of the room, under the bed. There, in the dark, two points of light were shining with green colour. His eyes couldn't move away from those shining points. Here right under the bed, he saw the body of a large snake(蛇). The points of light were its eyes! Brayton rose to his feet and got ready to back soft away from the snake. But at that moment, it was strange that he could not do so. He took a step forward(向前) instead, and then its eyes were still sticking up(豎起), and shining, with terrible light. After a moment, Brayton fell to the floor, unconscious(失去了知覺).

　　Two hours later, when the doctor was pulling the body out, he happened to look under the bed.“Good Heavens(天啊)!”he cried.“A snake!”he reached under the bed, pulled out the snake, and threw it to the middle of the room. It lay there without any movement. It was a snake made of cloth(布) and filled with cotton. Its eyes were two buttons(鈕扣).

1．Harker Brayton was smiling because ________.

[　　]

A．he was very happy at that time

B．there was something interesting in the book

C．it was very interesting to watch a snake

D．it was nice to lie in a couch

2．When Harker saw the large body of a snake ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted very much to kill it

B．he was afraid and didn't move at all

C．he wanted to move away from it

D．he wanted to get close to it

3．When Harker moved forward instead of backward, the snake ________.

[　　]

A．rose up, ready to come out

B．made a strange sound

C．was afraid and moved away quickly

D．didn't move at all

4．The story tells us all of the following except that ________.

[　　]

A．Harker in the incident(事件) became unconscious

B．the snake was not a real one

C．Harker was afraid of the snake and died

D．the doctor saw the snake, too

5．Which of the following is the best title(標(biāo)題) of the story?

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A．An Toy Snake Caused(引起) an Incident.

B．A Large Snake Killed a Man.

C．The Death of an Unlucky Man.

D．A Happy Man's Strange Death.

　　Mr. White works in an office. One day, when he had lunch, a friend came to visit him. They were very happy and talked a lot. Then he looked at the clock on the wall. It was time to go to office. He had to say goodbye to his friend and left. It was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove too fast to see the red lights. And he couldn't stop his car and hit a car in front of his. An old man got off and called out angrily(生氣地),“What are you doing? Do you want to hit me to death(死)?”

　　“I'm sorry, sir,”said Mr. White.“I didn't find the lights turned red.”Then he brought out a bottle of wine(酒) and gave it to the old man.

　　“It's very cold today, sir,”said Mr. White.“Please drink a little, then you'll be warm.”

　　The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked,“I'm feeling much better now. Why don't you drink any?”

　　“I can't drink anything now, sir,”answered Mr. White.“I'm waiting for the policeman coming. Only drunkards(酒鬼) cause(引起) accidents(肇事), you know!”

1．The story happened(發(fā)生) ________.

[　　]

2．Mr. White drove too fast because ________.

[　　]

A．he was happy that day

B．he was good at drinking

C．there were few cars in the street

D．he was afraid to be late

3．Mr. White hit the car because ________.

[　　]

A．he didn't see it

B．it was raining hard

C．he couldn't stop his car

D．he couldn't drive at all

4．Mr. White gave a bottle of wine to the old man ________.

[　　]

A．to put the blame(責(zé)任) onto him

B．to make him happy

C．to make him warm

D．to leave there before the policeman came

5．At last, ________.

[　　]

A．the old man felt much better

B．the old man was friendly to Mr. White

C．Mr. White drank some too

D．Mr. White fooled(愚弄) the old man

　　“I'm hungry,”Pat said to his friend, Mike.“Let's have a meal somewhere.”

　　They walked down the road until they came to an expensive restaurant(餐館).

　　“This will be fine,”Pat said.“Just the place we want.”

　　He opened the door and they went inside. The head waiter came up to them at once.

　　“A table for two?”he asked.

　　“Yes. The best table you have.”

　　He took them to a table near a window. He handed them the menu(菜單) and went away.

　　Pat and Mike looked at the menu carefully, then asked for the most expensive dishes(菜肴).

　　An hour later, they had almost finished their meal. It was one of the best meals they had ever had, and now they were eating their last dish.

　　Suddenly Pat looked carefully at the dish.

　　“What's this?”he cried, and pointed at something small and black in the dish. The head waiter hurried towards their table.

　　“Look at this!”Pat said to him in a very loud voice.“There's a dead fly in my dish. How terrible! I thought this was a good restaurant, but I was wrong.”

　　The head waiter was very embarrassed(難堪的).“Please, sir, do not speak so loudly. I am so sorry about the fly. I'm afraid such an accident may happen, even in the best restaurants. You need not, of course, pay for your meal.”

　　Soon after this, Mike an Pat were walking past another restaurant.

　　“Let's go in and have a drink,”Pat said.“I've got one fly left.”

1．Where did Pat and Mike go for dinner?

[　　]

A．An expensive restaurant.

B．A cheap restaurant.

C．A take-away food shop.

D．Their friend's restaurant.

2．Why could they have the most expensive dishes?

[　　]

A．Because they were rich enough to pay for them.

B．Because they had just got a lot of money.

C．Because they had a way not to pay for them.

D．Because their friend would pay for them.

3．What does the underlined word“fly”mean?

[　　]

4．Where did the fly come from?

[　　]

A．It flew there from the kitchen(廚房).

B．It flew there from out of the window.

C．Pat brought it there.

D．Mike brought it there.

5．What do you think of Pat and Mike?

[　　]

A．They should be admired(羨慕).

B．They should be respected(尊敬).

C．They should be hated.

D．They should be liked.

I was downtown(進(jìn)城) yesterday, and decided to stop at the bank(銀行) to see Alice Green. I thought she might have time to go to lunch with me. When I got to the bank, they told me she had just been out for a few minutes. I asked them if she would be back by 11:30 or 11:45, and they said“yes”. I had some time, so I decided to wait for her. Then I walked over to some chairs by the windows and sat down. I decided to watch the front door because I knew she would come back in that way. I waited and waited, but she didn't come through the door. At last I decided not to wait any longer. It was 12:30, and I was sure that she wouldn't be back until after lunch. I got up, and as I started to walk towards the door, somebody called my name. I turned around and was surprised to find out that it was Alice. When I said that someone had told me she had been out, she told me she hadn't left her office all morning.

1．The writer went to the bank to ________.

[　　]

A．wait for Alice

B．get some money so that he could have lunch with Alice

C．a(chǎn)sk Alice to have lunch with him

D．have a talk with the people in the park

2．When the writer got to the bank, ________.

[　　]

A．Alice had left

B．Alice was in the bank

C．Alice was waiting for him

D．Alice had been out for a few minutes

3．The writer decided to wait because he was told that Alice would be back before ________.

[　　]

4．The writer was waiting for Alice ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)t the front door

B．in the office room

C．by the windows

D．in front of the bank

5．The writer waited for Alice for ________.

[　　]

A．half an hour

B．a(chǎn) few minutes

C．a(chǎn)n hour

D．more than an hour

　　Robert, Linda and I were all in the same class when we were in a middle school. And we lived in the same building. Robert and Linda lived on the sixth floor but I was downstairs. We went to school and came back together. And we spent our holiday together, too. Robert and I were friendly to Linda. We helped each other and always enjoyed ourselves.

　　But five years passed and we got the different posts(職位). Robert works in a factory, Linda teaches English in a school and I'm a doctor. I'm very busy and hardly see the girl. But I know she's even more beautiful than before.

　　One morning, as soon as I came to my office, I saw Robert sitting in the waiting-room, with a bandaged (扎了繃帶的) head. I was surprised and asked him in.

　　“What's the matter with you, Robert?”

　　The young man didn't answer me. Instead, he asked,“Don't you know I love Linda?”

　　I'm the youngest of us all and never notice(注意) it. T had to ask him to tell me what had happened to him.

　　“She had agreed to marry(嫁) me before we finished middle school,”Robert said sadly.“but now she's changed her mind and sometimes she wouldn't meet me! Last night I sang some love songs outside her window. She threw a flower at my head.”

　　“But a flower couldn't hurt your head, T think.”

　　“You're right, Jim,”said the young man.“She forgot to pull it out of the vase(花瓶).”

1．We often helped each other because ________.

[　　]

A . we studied in the same school

B．we lived in the same building

C．we were good friends

D．we were good classmates

2．Robert and I were friendly to Linda because ________.

[　　]

A．she was beautiful

B．both of us loved her

C．she was younger than us

D．she was the only girl among us

3．Robert sang love songs outside Linda's window to ________.

[　　]

A．be a pop star(歌星)

B．wake the girl up

C．.ask the girl to marry him

D．a(chǎn)nswer the girl's questions

4．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Linda gave Robert a flower that night.

B．Linda threw the vase at the young man.

C．Linda decided to marry the young man.

D．Robert hated the girl very much.

5．From the story we know ________.

[　　]

A．Linda didn't love Robert

B．As I have my own family, I hardly see the girl

C．Linda agreed to marry Robert five years ago

D．Linda was a beautiful and careful girl

　　Mr. Smith works in a post office. He's strict in his work and gets on well with his workmates. So he has a lot of friends. But his wife whose father is the head of the post office never does any housework. She makes her husband give all his wages(工資) to her and spends much money on the beautiful clothes and delicious foods. The poor man has to save everything. He always wears the old clothes and eats the leftovers(殘湯剩飯). He's getting thinner but his wife is getting fatter. Now the woman is so fat that she can hardly walk but she wouldn't stop eating the foods full of fat and sugar.

　　Last week the fat woman felt something was wrong with her heart. She was sent to the hospital at once. The doctors looked her over carefully and they found they couldn't save her. The woman was very sad and she didn't know what to do. At last she told her husband to bring all her new clothes to the ward(病房) and began to cut them with a knife.

　　“What's the matter, madam?”asked a doctor.

　　“I can't leave all my clothes to his future!”said the woman.

　　“Don't worry, dear!”said Mr. Smith.“I won't be able to marry(娶) such a fat wife like you!”

1．Mr. Smith has to save everything because ________.

[　　]

A．he buys many clothes for his wife

B．he buys lots of foods for his wife

C．his wife takes all his money away

D．he loves his wife very much

2．The woman is getting fatter because ________.

[　　]

A．she always eats the foods full of fat and sugar

B．she spends much money on her beautiful clothes

C．something is wrong with her heart

D．she doesn't do any housework

3．The meaning of the word“future”in the story means ________.

[　　]

4．The woman cut the clothes because ________.

[　　]

A．she didn't like them

B．they were all cheap

C．she wanted to buy some modern ones

D．she was afraid his future could wear them

5．Mr. Smith's last words mean ________.

[　　]

A．he had a thin wife

B．he wasn't afraid of her

C．her clothes were only fit(適合的) for herself

D．he did his best to comfort(安慰) his wife

　　A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.

　　“What's the problem?”the vet asked him when he arrived.

　“My cow's ill,”the farmer said.“I don't know what's the matter with her. She's lying down and won't eat. She's making a strange noise.”

　　The vet looked at the cow.“She's certainly ill,”he said.“And she needs to take some very strong medicine.”

　　He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said,“Give her these. The pills should make her better.”

　“How should I give them to her?”the farmer asked.

　　The vet gave him a tube(管子) and said,“Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That's it.”

　　The next day the vet came to the farmer again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

　　“How's your cow?”the vet asked.

　　“No change,”the farmer said,“and I'm feeling very strange myself.”

　　“Oh?”the vet said,“why?”

　　“I did what you said,”the farmer answered.“I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

　　“And?”the vet asked.

　　“The cow blew first,”the farmer said.

1．In the story, the vet must be ________.

[　　]

A．the farmer's friend

B．a(chǎn) milk factory

C．a(chǎn) hospital for cows

D．a(chǎn) doctor for animals

2．The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow ________.

[　　]

A．couldn't lie down

B．didn't eat the pills

C．couldn't make any noise

D．was ill

3．What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

[　　]

4．The vet taught the farmer how ________.

[　　]

A．to blow the tube

B．to make the cow take the pills

C．to take the medicine

D．to put the tube in his mouth

5．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．The farmer ate the pills himself.

B．The cow got better after taking the medicine.

C．The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.

D．The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

　　John liked to wear his hair very long. Some of his friends thought it looked like a girl's hair, but they never made jokes(玩笑) about it, because John was a big, strong man, and he didn't think the joke about his hair were funny(可笑的).

John went to the barber's twice a month to have his hair cut and washed. One day the barber said to him,“Now why don't you let me cut most of this hair off and your head tidy? Nobody would recognize(認(rèn)出) you if I did that, I am sure.”

　　John said nothing for a few seconds, and then he said,“Maybe you are right, but I am sure that nobody would recognize you, either, if you did that to my hair.”

1．John wore long hair because ________.

[　　]

A．he was an artist(藝術(shù)家)

B．the barber wouldn't like to cut it short

C．his hair grew too fast

D．he liked it to be long

2．John's friends never made jokes about his hair because ________.

[　　]

A．his hair wasn't funny

B．John didn't like the jokes about his hair and they were afraid of him

C．John was big and strong

D．John liked his hair very much

3．A barber is a ________.

[　　]

A．man who makes clothes for people

B．shop where one's hair can be washed and cut

C．doctor who gives medicine to treat illness(治病)

D．person who cuts men's hair

4．The barber advised(建議) John ________.

[　　]

A．to have his hair cut short

B．to cut off his long hair

C．cut off most of his hair

D．not to be recognized by his friends

5．John's answer was ________.

[　　]

A．right

B．a(chǎn) great praise(稱贊) to the barber

C．a(chǎn) joke

D．a(chǎn) threat(威脅) to the barber

One day I took seven pairs of shoes to the shoemaker to get them fixed. After a week I picked them up and put them away. Four months later, my husband and I were invited to a dinner. I took a pair of shoes I hadn't worn since they were repaired. I put one shoe on my right foot, and the other on my left. But it felt as if it was on the wrong foot. I took both of the shoes off for a closer look. They were the same style, colour and size, but each was for the right foot. Then I thought of the shoemaker. Though I was sure he wouldn't remember me after such a long time, I called him.“Thank goodness, you finally called!”he said excitedly. “An angry woman has been troubling me for months!”

1．The writer of the story went to the shoemaker ________.

[　　]

A．to buy a pair of new shoes

B．to repair her old shoes

C．to see her old friend

D．to buy seven pairs of shoes for her husband

2．As soon as the writer got home with the repaired shoes, she ________.

[　　]

A．tried every pair of shoes on

B．put them away

C．let her husband look over the shoes

D．cleaned them

3．The writer found the wrong shoe ________.

[　　]

A．the day she picked them up

B．a(chǎn) long time after she picked them up

C．a(chǎn) few days after she picked them up

D．four months later after she bought them

4．“An angry woman has been troubling me for months”means ________.

[　　]

A．the shoemaker has already known the matter

B．the shoemaker knew nothing about the matter

C．the writer has worried about the shoes for months

D．the writer made another woman angry

5．The best title for the story is ________.

[　　]

A．Go to a party with a wrong shoe

B．How careless I was

C．The wrong shoes

D．Another angry woman