Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had
  been working hard for some time. If they didn't pass, they would have to retake the exams in September.
  There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all
 day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was worried about her. She was
 staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala insisted  (堅(jiān)持) that she should have an
 early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised (許諾) to wake her in the morning.
     As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried in case (萬一) she over-slept. Her mind kept jumping
  from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in
  the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldn't answer any of the questions. Everyone round her
 was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldn't find anything to write about. She
 kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question,
 wrote two sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two
  sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook (搖晃,震顫).
 It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. A minute
  later, Barbala called her name.

1. Which of the following is true?

    A. All the students were usually successful in their exams.
    B. Most of the students usually passed the year exams.
    C. Only some of the students could pass the end of year exams.
    D. None of the students would take the exams again in September

2. Kate worked very hard before the exams for _____.

    A. she was very poor at her lessons.    
    B. she decided to be the best one in her class.
    C. she didn't work hard all year.        
    D. she didn't want to fail in them.

3. Why did Barbala insist that Kate should take a sleeping pill?

    A. Because she thought Kate should oversleep before the first exam.
    B. Because Kate was so worried about her exams that she couldn't go to sleep at all.
    C. Because Barbala hoped her sister would have a good sleep before the first exam.
    D. Because she had promised to wake her up the next morning.

4. Kate dreamed a terrible dream simply because _____.

    A. she had taken a sleeping pill.        
    B. she was too worried about her exams.
    C. her sister had forgotten to wake her up.
    D. she did not pass the exams.

     When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge
shadow (影子) under his feet.
     "Wow, I didn't know I was so big!" The wolf was happy to know it.
     As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger, so it looked like
a giant.
     "Oh, look at my shadow. I'm so big!" The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. "I'm huge
and excellent. I don't need to be afraid of the lion."
     From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought of himself as the king of the forest.
     "Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out!Here is your match (對(duì)手). "It made the lion very angry,
so he went to see the wolf.
     "Here I am. I heard you said you could beat me. Now I'm here. Why don't you prove it?"
     The lion's sharp claw (爪子) hit the wolf's head hard. "Thump!" The wolf was knocked out. "Ah, help
me!"
     But it was too late when the wolf got to know that he wasn't as big or strong as his shadow.
Unluckily, he became the lion's delicious supper.
1. Why was the wolf so surprised?
A. He grew very quickly.
B. He beat the other animals in the forest.
C. He saw his huge shadow.
D. He didn't need to be afraid of the lion any more.
2. What does the word "giant" in the passage probably mean?
A. 大力士        
B. 巨人          
C. 怪獸            
D. 野人
3. The wolf went to the lion to _______.
A. send him some food                
B. ask for some food
C. tell him something surprising        
D. show his strong body
4. What was the result?
A. The lion ate the wolf.
B. The wolf ate the lion.
C. They became good friends.
D. The wolf became the king of the forest.
5. Which one is the best title for this passage?
A. A wolf and his shadow            
B. A wolf and a lion
C. The king of the forest              
D. A strong wolf

     Mr. Mason is standing in front of a car. He is looking at it. It is a beautiful car and it is very big. Mr.
 Mason likes big cars. A policeman is standing behind Mr. Mason. He is looking at the car, too. He is
 writing in a notebook (筆記本). Now he is giving a piece of paper to Mr. Mason.
Policeman: Excuse me, sir.
Mr. Mason: Yes?
Policeman: This is for you.
Mr. Mason: What is it?
Policeman: It's a ticket.
Mr. Mason: A ticket?
Policeman: Can you see the notice (布告)?
Mr. Mason: Yes.
Policeman: It says "NO PARKING". You can't park your car here.
Mr. Mason: This isn't my car.

1. The policeman is standing _____ Mr. Mason.
2. This policeman gives Mr. Mason a _____ .
3. Mr. Mason says that car isn't _____ .
4. "No Parking" means you can't _____ your car here.
5. The car is in the_____ .

     In the bushes of Northern Africa, a baby lies warm and safe in a cave(山洞). He lies among baby
wolves(狼), next to Mother Wolf, and he is not afraid. Outside the cave, Shere Khan, the man-eating
tiger, shouts angrily, wanting to kill. “No!” says Mother Wolf. “He belongs to me. He will live to run with
the other wolves and be like my son. And I will call him Mowgli.”
     The years pass, and Mowgli-the man’s baby, grows up with the wolves. He learns the Law of the
Jungle(森林法則) from his teachers, Baloo, an old brown bear and Bagheera, a white elephant. He has
many adventures(冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷), and many friends among the animals of the jungle. But he still has an enemy. Shere Khan the tiger has not forgotten him. He waits for the day when he can catch the man’s child-and
kill him.
If you want to know more about the story, just read The Jungle Book!

1.Shere Kham is _______.
A. a wolf          
B. a tiger            
C. a bear            
D. an elephant
2.Where does this story happen?
A. In Northern Africa.                      
B. In Southern Africa.
C. In Eastern China.                        
D. In Western America.
3.Who teaches the man’s baby the Law of the Jungle?
A. Shere Khan and Mother Wolf.            
B. Mowgli and Mother Wolf.
C. Baloo and Bagheera.                    
D. Baloo and Shere Khan.
4.What is The Jungle Book?
A. A storybook.          
B. A. TV programme.        
C. A comic book.          
D. A film.
5.Which sentence is right according to the passage?
A. One of Mowgli’s teachers is a monkey.        
B. Mowgli doesn’t have any adventures because his friends help him.
C. Mowgli is frightened when he lies in a cave.
D. Mother Wolf takes care of a man’s baby.

    Jack started his first job at a primary school (小學(xué)) and wanted very much to make a good impression on
the kids. So, when he saw a boy standing alone, while the other kids were playing soccer, he ealked up to him
and asked, "Are you all right?"
    The boy told himthat everything was fine and the teacher left. A few minutes later, however, he found that
the boy was still standing alone.
    Deciding to find out what was wrong this time, Jack went up to him again and said, "Hi, are you sure you're
not feeling left out? Would you like me to be your friend?"
    The boy clearly felt a little nervous, but after a little hesitation (猶豫) he said, "Maybe." Encouraged by his
progress, Jack asked, "Tell me, why are you standing here alone?"
    "Because," the boy said with clear anger in his voice, "I am the goalkeeper (守門員)!?

1. What was Jack?

A. A teacher.
B. A reporter.
C. A visitor.
D. A soccer player.

2. What did Jack think of the boy?

A. He was nervous.
B. There was something wrong with him.
C. He was too tired.
D. He didn't like playing soccer.