A. They were so heavy that I decided to stop to have a rest in the park. I walked towards the gate of the
park. I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of me. He held a paper bag with his dirty
hand. He walked to a nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
     B. On a cold winter afternoon, I was walking home from a supermarket. I was feeling a little tired, as I
was carrying my shopping bags.
     C. Just then, I realized what the saying "Giving is getting" really meant. Everyone in the world needs help,
everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.
      D. I suddenly felt sorry. I knew this man would take all that he could get, so I came up to him and gave
some fruit to him. The man, with wrinkles (皺紋) on his face, looked up in surprise and took what I gave him.
     E. Giving sometimes doesn't cost you much, but it means a lot to the people who you help. The man's
happiness at that moment comes into my mind every time I have the chance to help others.
     F. A big smile appeared on his face and I felt very pleased, then he said, "Wow! First someone gave me
this sandwich, then this drink and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughter's lucky day. Thank you, boy." Then he wentaway, singing a song.
     B 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ E

     Chicago is next to a big beautiful lake, Lake Michigan. In the summer Lake Michigan is warm and blue.
People lie on the beaches and swim in the water. In the winter Lake Michigan is cold and gray. Snow covers
the beaches, and ice covers the water.
     On a cold January day, a little boy and his father were playing in the snow on Chicago beach. The boy
was Jimmy Tontlewicz. He was four years old. Jimmy was playing with a sled (雪橇). He pushed the sled
down a small hill. The sled went onto the ice of Lake Michigan. Jimmy ran after the sled. He ran onto the ice.
Suddenly the ice broke, and Jimmy fell into the cold water. Jimmy's father jumped into the water. He couldn't
find Jimmy. Minutes went by. He still couldn't find Jimmy. Firemen arrived. Twenty minutes later they found
Jimmy and pulled him out of the water. Jimmy was not breathing, and his heart was not beating. He was dead.
At the beach paramedics (醫(yī)務(wù)輔助人員) worked on Jimmy for an hour. He began to breathe, and his heart
began to beat. The paramedics rushed Jimmy to the hospital.
     Doctors at the hospital put Jimmy in bed. They put him on a cold mattress (床墊) because they wanted his
body to warm up slowly. They gave him some medicine because they wanted him to sleep. After eight days in
the hospital, Jimmy woke up, but he couldn't walk or talk. So he went on staying in the hospital for six weeks.
Every day he got better. Then he went to another hospital. He stayed there for seven weeks. He began to walk,
talk, and play again.
     Jimmy was in the water for more than 20 minutes. He couldn't breathe in the water. He couldn't get any
oxygen. But today he is alive and healthy. How is it possible? Jimmy is alive because the water was ice cold.
Usually the brain (大腦) needs a lot of oxygen. But when it's very cold, the brain slows down. It doesn't need
much oxygen. So the ice cold water saved Jimmy. Jimmy's father has another reason. He says, "Jimmy is alive
today because he is a fighter (戰(zhàn)士)."

1. Which one is the right order according to the story?
a. Paramedics worked on Jimmy for an hour.
b. Jimmy began to walk, talk, and play again.
c. Jimmy fell into the cold water.
d. Jimmy was sent to the hospital quickly.
e. Jimmy woke up, but he couldn't walk or talk.
f. Firemen pulled Jimmy out of the water.

A. c-f-e-d-a-b
B. c-f-a-d-e-b
C. a-c-e-b-f-d
D. a-c-f-e-b-d

2. Why can Jimmy be alive according to the last paragraph?

A. Because he slept for a long time.
B. Because he is a fighter.
C. Because the water was ice cold.
D. Because he was sent to hospital quickly.

3. Which is the best title for the story?

A. A Dangerous Lake
B. A Strong Little Boy
C. How Proud the Father Is
D. How Clever the Doctors Are

     ARLES, FRANCE---Andre Raffay has a problem. He needs a nice, large flat in the city of Arles, but he
doesn't have enough money to buy one. Every morning Andre sits in his neighborhood café (附近酒吧) and
reads the flat ads in the newspaper. He draws a circle around each ad for a flat that looks good. Then he goes
to the telephone to call the owner.
     "Hello. I'm interested in the flat near the park that is in today's paper," he says. "How much is it?" When
he hears the answer, he says, "Oh, my goodness! That's too much!" The same thing happens every day.
     One morning Andre sees a friend in the café. He tells him about his problem."I have a good idea, Andre.
I know a 90-year-old woman who has a beautiful flat. You can pay her something every month until she dies.
Then you can move into the flat. It will be yours!"
     Andre is excited. He thinks to himself, "How much longer can such an old lady live? We can probably have
the flat in a few years." He and his wife, Marie, go to visit Mrs. Calment. The flat is just what they want. It is
large and sunny, and it is near the centre of town. It even has a view of the park.
     Andre tells Mrs. Calment,"We will pay you $500 a month, and you can stay here for the rest of your life."
She is very happy. She says, "I really want to stay here. This is my home. Now I don't have to move to my
niece's (侄女) house in the country."
     They sign a contract (簽了份協(xié)議) that says that Andre and his wife will pay Mrs. Calment $500 every
month. When she dies, the flat will belong to Andre and his wife.
     More than thirty years go by. Jeanne Calment is still alive. She is 121 years old, the oldest person in the
world. Poor Andre isn't alive any more, but his widow (寡婦) still sends Mrs. Calment $500 every month.
Their dream flat is a nightmare (惡夢).

1. They have paid the old woman _______ dollars since they first met her.

A. only $500
B. more than $45,000
C. over $120,000
D. about $180,000

2. Mr. Raffay never thought _______.

A. his dream would come true
B. he could buy what he wanted
C. his dream would become a nightmare
D. he would live until he got a good house

3. From the passage we can learn _______.

A. Mr. Raffay failed his plan
B. his friend fooled (愚弄) him with the old lady
C. his wife would get the flat at last
D. he was very kind and generous to the old

     Before Christmas, all the children bring presents for 1.______ (他們的) teacher. 　　
     In the class, a lovely boy gives the teacher a gift. His 2.______(父親) has a flower shop. The teacher
shakes it, thinks for a moment and says, "I know what it is some 3.______(漂亮的) flowers!" "Yes, you're
right!" says the lovely boy 4.______(快樂地).　　
     Then a girl gives the teacher a gift. The girl's family has a candy shop. The teacher takes it over, shakes
it and says,"I know what it is —it's a 5.______(盒子) of candy!" "That's right!" says the little girl. 　　
     The 6.______(第三) gift is from another boy. His family sells all 7.______(種類) of drinks. The teacher
sees that it is leaking (漏, 滲出). She touches a drop with her finger and 8.______(品嘗) it. "Is it wine?" she
asks quietly. "No, it isn't." She touches another drop and puts it into her mouth 9.______ (再, 又), "Is it beer?"
"No." the boy says. "OK. 10.______(能) you tell me what it is?" 　　
      The boy answers, "It's a lovely little dog."

     Ji Shaowen, a 15-year-old boy, says he can make 10000 yuan a month. Do you believe him? Ji is a Junior
2 student in Jinan, Shandong. Last June, he bought a DVD of Jay Chou's movie. On the cover, he saw an Ad.
for opening online stores for free.
     "It caught my eyes and I opened my store at once," Ji said. He began to sell CDs and posters with pop
stars' signatures (簽名). He got them from his cousin in Shanghai.
     "Most of my customers are young people," Ji said. "They find my store on the Web and choose things
they like. They mail money to me, then I mail things to them."
     When his business began to make more money, Ji also opened an online antique (古董) store. But it was
not so easy. He first bought some jade (玉) pieces. But they turned out to be fake.
     "It was a problem for me, so I read lots of books about antiques. My e-friends also taught me a lot." Ji
added. 
     Now Ji knows a lot about antiques and his business is doing well. Last month, he made almost 10000
yuan from his two stores!

1. What does Ji Shaowen do?

A. He is a teacher.
B. He is a student.
C. He is a businessman.
D. He is a movie star.

2. Where did he get the news to open his stores?

A. From his cousin in Shanghai.
B. From the Internet.
C. From an ad. on the newspaper.
D. From an ad. On the cover of a DVD.

3. What CAN'T we buy in his stores?

A. CDs.
B. Posters with pop stars' signatures.
C. Antiques.
D. Clothes of fashion.

4. What does the underlined word "fake" probably mean in the passage?

A. 假的
B. 昂貴的
C. 稀有的
D. 丟失的

      Last summer vacation, I volunteered to work at a vet's (獸醫(yī)診所). There I saw a lot of dogs. Minnie
was the funniest-looking dog I'd ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped (香腸形) body.
Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat's tail. 
     She was brought to the vet because her owners didn't want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet
personality, though. "No one should judge her by her looks," I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local
paper. "Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family."
     When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his
grandfather's sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good
bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet's. Two kids raced to
the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried
behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked
her soft hair. She licked (舔) his face. Her tail wagged (搖擺) around so quickly that it looked like it might fly
off her body.
     "She's perfect!"the old man said happily.
      I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.
      Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather's eyes were a milky white colour-he was blind.

1. The last three sentences in the first paragraph tell us  _______.

A. how funny Minnie looked
B. how well Minnie behaved
C. Minnie was a beautiful dog
D. Minnie was dying

2. Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local newspaper?

A. Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.
B. Because he didn't want her any more, either.
C. Because he wanted to find a family for her.
D. Because he wanted to have another dog.

3. Why did the boy who called the writer want Minnie?

A. Because he loved all kinds of dogs very much.
B. Because he had seen Minnie and loved her very much.
C. Because his grandfather's dog was too old.
D. Because his grandfather's dog had just died.

4. The underlined word "stroke" may mean  _______.

A. 撫摸
B. 拔
C. 剪
D. 揪

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Minnie wasn't the type of dog the old man loved.
B. The old man couldn't see how funny Minnie looked.
C. Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.
D. Minnie was like the old man's dog which had just died.

    
     A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a girl in
another country.
     Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who was interested in computer. One day, he was
sending an e-mail to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he received a message saying "Help! Help! Help!"
The message was from Finland, thousands of kilometers way from the USA.
     "I didn't know what I should do," Dean said to a reporter. "It was really difficult to tell if the message
was real." So Dean did nothing at first. But the message kept coming.
     "By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble," Dean explained. He replied and discovered
that the sender was a 20-year-old student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was very
ill. What was worse, there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was
by e-mail.
     Dean got in touch with the Texas police. The police immediately realized that the situation was quite
serious. They found it necessary to call the police in Finland. Then an ambulance＊ rushed to the university,
and soon doctors found Tarja. Luckily, she was still alive and was quickly sent to the hospital.
     "I'm glad she's OK," Dean said. "It's hard to believe, but e-mail saved her life."

1. What was Dean doing when he was asked for help?

A. Meeting a friend.
B. Reading in the library.
C. Sending an e-mail.
D. Playing computer games.

2. What did Dean think of the message after he received it for the first time? 

A. He thought it was real.
B. He thought it was interesting.
C. He believed it.
D. He didn't know if the message was real.

3. How did Tarja communicate with the world without phone?

A. she sent e-mails.
B. she shouted aloud.
C. she wrote letters.
D. she knocked at the door.

4. What does the writer want to tell us in the news?

A. Dean is very kind.
B. The Internet is becoming very helpful.
C. We must help others.
D. There must be some doctors in school libraries.