John lived with her mother when he was young.  He didn't know who his father was. The woman did
some washing for the 'rich and could buy onl'y some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.
     One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the
policemen took her to the hospital.  She didn't tell John that his father deserted (遺棄) her before he was
born until she died.  She left her son the name and address of his father.
     John found his father, Mr.  Brown, in another city.  He was one of the richest shopkeers and he had
to receive his son.  From then on the boy lived a rich life.  He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore
beautiful clothes.  But he didn't go to school and could not read or write.
     Once his father took him to a party.  He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while
others were talking about a film.  He had a look at it and found a car's wheels (輪子) were upward
(向上). He called out,  "Oh, dear! An accident.
     All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper.  But soon they all began to laugh.  
Do you know why?
1. John didn't know his father because___________.
A.  the man was rich            
B.  the man deserted his mother
C.  his mother left the man      
D.  the man didn't like him
2.  John was short and thin because___________.
A.  he didn't like sports
B. his parents were short, too
C.  he was often hungry when he was young
D. his mother never gave him food
3.   The woman told John who his father was___________.
A.  after she was knocked down by a car    
B.  before her son left
C.  before she was in hospital                
D.  before she died
4.  After John found his father, ___________.
A.  he was angry with the man  
B.  he started a rich life
C.  he wouldn't live with him    
D.  the man was bad to him
5.  The people at the party laughed at him because                        .
A. he held the newspaper upside down  
B. he wasn't polite
C. the newspaper was yesterday's        
D. he wasn't clever

       Jan Mela isn't like most kids .Two years ago , he lost an arm and a leg .But that didn't stop him .
       On Saturday ,the 15-year-old boy from Poland(波蘭)walked to the North Pole(北極)without
any help.
       "If I can do it ,other people can do great things ,too ," Mela said before he went.
       Polish newspapers said Mela is the youngest person and the first handicapped(殘疾的)person to
walk to the North Pole.
       How did Mela lose an arm and a leg ? He had an electrical(電的)accident .Now , he walks with
the help of a 62,000-yuan man-made leg.
       After the accident , Mela felt sad for himself . But he didn't lose hope .One day ,he met Marek
Kaminski ,a Polish explorer . Eight years ago ,Kaminski went to the North Pole and the South Pole in
the same year .Mela wanted to see the North Pole ,too . So Mela asked Kaminski if they could go
together next time .Kaminski said yes!
       It took Mela 21 days to get to the North Pole .The last three or four days were really hard because
of bad weather .But Mela kept going .
       "I didn't think we would make it ," he said , "Then ,things got better."

1. What happened to Mela two years ago?
                                                                                                    

2. Why did Polish newspapers report the travel to the North Pole?
                                                                                                    

3. How does Mela walk after the accident?
                                                                                                    

4. Where did Kaminski go eight years ago?
                                                                                                    

5. Why did Mela make the travel?
                                                                                                      

                                                      A Golden Watch
       Mr. Mike was a young man.  He was not very rich. One day he went into a watch shop to buy a
nice-looking watch for his girl friend, Rose.  He fixed his eyes on a nicc golden watch, and decided to
buy it.  The shop assistant took the watch out, and asked for three hundred pounds for it. Just then, a
boy of about fifteen suddenly rushed over and grasped the watch from the assistant's hand.  The assistant
hurried out to catch the boy.  But it was too late,  the boy had disappeared among the street people very
quickly.
       On the way home, Mike met the boy, who would sell him the golden watch for only one hundred
pounds.  "The boy didn't know that I saw him stealing the watch from the shop.  And he asked for mLich
less money than that in the shop. " Mike thought to himself. So he paid the boy and took the watch home.
       The next day, Mike gave the golden watch to Rose, and told her all about the watch.  Rose looked
at the watch for a while,  then,  laughed loudly,  "You are really a fool!" she said, "This watch isn't worth
100 pounds at all.  The assistant and the boy must have planned the whole thing together!

1. The shop assistant said the price of the watch was_________.       

A. 100 pounds                
B. 200 pounds
C. 300 pounds              
D. less than 100 pound

2. The shop assistant must have known_________very well.  

A. Mike      
B. the boy      
C. Rose        
D. nobody

3. The boy would sell Mike the watch for _________.     

A. 200 pounds      
B. 300 pounds
C. as much money as that in the shop
D. much less money than that in the shop

4. In fact, the watch was worth _________.         

A. 100 pounds                
B. 300 pounds
C. just a little money            
D. much more money

5. In this story, who really lost something?     

A. The shop assistant            
B. Mike
C. The boy                    
D. Rose

     There was a wolf. One morning, he felt very hungry. So he went out to
look for something to eat.  He saw a small house.  When he came near the
house, he heard a boy crying in the house.  Then he heard the mother say,
"Be quietl Stop crying, or l will throw you to a wolf!" The wolf was
surprised, but very happy about the mother's words.
     The wolf sat down under an open window and waited for the mother to
give the boy to him.  The wolf waited for all day, but the mother didn't give
the boy to him. Then, the evening came.  The wolf heard the mother's song
to make the child sleep,"There, dear, there! The wolf cannot get you.  No,
no! Daddy is watching.  And Daddy will kill him if he comes near!"Just
then the father came back,  and the wolf  ran away.

1. The wolf heard the boy________when he came near the house.

A. smiling
B. laughing
C. crying
D. shouting

2. The wolf was very________about the mother's words.

A. sad
B. relaxing
C. angry
D. pleased

3. Did the mother give her son to the wolf?

A. Yes.
B．No.
C. I don't know.
D. The story didn't tell us.

4. Who will kill the wolf from the mother's words?

A. The father.
B. Nobody.
C. The mother.
D. The son.

5. What did the wolf do at last?

A. He didn't run away.
B. He was killed by the father.
C. He ran away.
D. He killed the son.

       Harry goes out after lunch.  He goes in the tree house.  But he can't find his football. He's sure Nick takes it away.  He doesn't know where they are playing. He comes down and begins to play with his dog Bobby.  His father comes out, with a bag in his hand.
        "Where are you going, Daddy?" asks the boy.
        "Mr.  Hill is ill," says his father.  "I'm going to see him. "
    .   Mr.  Hill has a nice garden.  There are all kinds of flowers in it.  And the boy likes to pick some there.  So he asks his father to take him there.  Half an hour later, their car stops at Mr.  Hill's gatc and an old man opens the door for them.
       Mr.  Hill is in bed.  Harry says hello to him and then comes out.  Rose, the little daughter of Mr.  Hill's, brings him to the garden and picks (摘) some flowers for him.  The boy is happy and thanks the little girl.
       "Do you feel like a cup of coffee, Harry?-  asks Rose.
       "Look at me,carcfully," says the boy.  "Do I look like one?"

1. Harry goes out in the _________.

2. Mr.  Hill is ill.  So Harry's father wants to_________Mr.  Hill.

3. Harry goes to Mr.  Hill's to get some_________.

4. Harry and his father go to Mr.  Hill's by_________.

5. _________knows Harry likes flowers and picks some for him.