A young man was walking through the street one day and he was very thirsty.
     Finally he went into a shop and asked the shopkeeper,"How much are these cakes you have here?"
     "Five cents each," was the answer.
     "I'll give you ten cents for three of them."
     "All right," said the shopkeeper.
     So the young man took three cakes and then began looking at some other things in the shop."How much
is this wine?" he asked.
     "Ten cents a glass."
     "Well, I'm more thirsty than hungry. Please take back the cakes and give me a glass of wine."
      So the shopkeeper gave him a glass of wine. The young man drank the wine and began to walk out of
the shop.
     "Just a minute, young man," said the shopkeeper."You didn't pay for the wine."
     "Of course not, I gave you the cakes for it."
     "But you didn't pay for the cakes."
     "I didn't eat them. I gave them back to you. I certainly don't have to pay for anything I didn't eat, do I?"
And before the shopkeeper could think of an answer to that, the young man was out of the shop.

1. The young man went into a shop because ______.

A. he was thirsty
B. he was hungry
C. he was tired
D. he wanted to ask the way

2. What's the meaning of the phras e"Just a minute" in Chinese?

A. 一分鐘
B. 僅僅一分鐘
C. 正好一分鐘
D. 等一下

3. Which of the following did the young man get at last?

A. Two cakes.
B. Three cakes.
C. A glass of wine.
D. A cake and a glass of wine.

4. How much did the young man pay at last?

A. Five cents.
B. Ten cents.
C. Fifteen cents.
D. Nothing.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The young man walked through the street to a shop.
B. The young man wanted to pay ten cents for three cakes.
C. The young man didn't want a glass of wine.
D. The shopkeeper was very clever.

    Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born (出生). He called
him Gao Ling. The little boy is very clever and his parents love him very much.
    It's September 1 today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most
beautiful clothes. He's going to school with his new bag.
    "Let me take you to school today, dear," says Mrs. Gao.
    "Thank you, Mum." says the boy. "The school is not far from here. I can walk there
myself."
    At school a teacher meets the little boy and asks,"What's your name, my little friend?"
    "Gao Ling, sir." answers the boy.
    "How old are you?"
    "Six, sir."
    "What's your father's name?"
    "Gao Dalin, sir."
    "How old is he?"
    "He's six too, sir."
    "Oh," he says in surprise. "Is he as old as (一樣大) you?"
    "Yes, sir,"says the boy. "He became (成為) a father at the time when I was born."

1. Mr. Gao is _____ now.

A. six
B. twenty-five
C. thirty one
D. thirty-five

2. Mr. and Mrs. Gao love their son because _____.

A. the boy is clever
B. he likes to go to school
C. he can go to school himself
D. he can answer their question

3. Gao Ling didn't let his mother take him to school because _____.

A. she was too busy
B. his friends could took him
C. the policeman could help him
D. the school is near and he could take care of himself

4. Gao Ling went to school _____.

A. by car
B. on foot
C. by train
D. by bike

5. Gao Ling thought _____.

A. his father and he were born on the same day
B. his father was younger than him
C. his father forgot to tell him about his age
D. Gao Daling became a father only for six years

      One day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw Sue, a friend of his, sitting on a bench with a dog
beside her. The dog was looking up at Sue.
     Jack walked up to her and said," Hello, Sue. How are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?"
     "Of course. Please sit down," Sue said.
     Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked together. The dog went on looking at Sue. It
seemed that it wanted some food.
     " That's a nice dog," Jack said, pointing at the animal.
     "Yes, he's handsome.He's strong and healthy."
      "And hungry," Jack said," He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him."
    " That's true," Sue said," But I haven't."
     The two friends laughed and then Jack said," Does your dog bite?"
      "No,"Sue said."He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tempered."
      Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the animal's head. At once it
jumped up and bit him.
     "Hey!" Jack shouted." You said he didn't bite."
     "No, I didn't" Sue answered." You asked me if my dog bit, and I said no. But that's not my dog. My dog's
at home."

(    )1. Jack and Sue didn't know each other before they met in the park.
(    )2. Jack asked to sit next to Sue because he wanted to have a rest.
(    )3. Jack thought that the dog belonged to Sue.
(    )4. Sue's dog had never bit strangers.
(    )5. The dog in the park wasn't gentle and good-tempered.

     Yesterday afternoon, when I was on my way home, it began to rain. I  1______ (感覺) worried, because
I didn't 2______ (帶) my umbrella. My hair and my clothes were all wet. When I went 3______ (經(jīng)過) a
bank, I saw a boy 4______ (騎) a bike fast. Suddenly he 5______ (跌落) down. I ran to him at once. 6______ (幸運(yùn)地), he was not badly hurt. I wanted to take him to the hospital. At that time, my parents brought some
warm clothes and a raincoat to me. They were 7______ (自豪的) of me, because I was so kind. Then we
took the boy to the hospital 8______ (一起). Soon, the boy's parents came and they thanked us again and again. When we got home, it was 9______ (已經(jīng)) late. We were still happy because it's a 10______ (令人愉快的)
thing to help others.

     My tears run down from my cheeks (面頰) when I talk to my parents on the phone. What are they doing
when I call them? Dad works from seven o'clock in the morning to nine o'clock in the evening. My mum does
all the housework, she also has to work in the field. But I can't do anything for them.
     Every day she gets up at around 4 o'clock in the morning. When I sometimes call her at 7:30 in the evening,
she tells me that she is still in the field and doesn't have supper. I tell her I'll study hard in the school. I also ask
her to take care of herself and dad because I can't live without them.
     Mum says that the happiest time for dad and her is when my sister and I come back home.
     We play cards in the room, watch TV, or do anything we like, with dad and mum making delicious food in
the kitchen. It is also the happiest time for me.
     Love, sometimes, doesn't need many words. Love your parents like they love you. Give them a call, tell
them you miss them.

1. Why can't the writer live without their parents?

A. Because her parents give her money.
B. Because her parents need her to take care of them.
C. Because she loves her parents and they love her very much.
D. Because they afford (提供) her education (教育).

2. The happiest time for the writer's mum and dad is ________.

A. she and her sister help them make delicious food in the kitchen
B. her sister and her coming back home
C. they play cards in the room
D. they work in the field together

3. Which of the following is the best title?

A. Mum and Dad
B. I love you, Mum and Dad
C. My Family
D. I Love My Family