It is August. It is very hot. A young man comes to a forest (森林). He's walking near the forest. On the
left there is a river and on his right there is a forest. He comes up to the river and wants to swim in it. At that
time he sees a tiger looking at him from the trees. It's going to jump on him soon.
     "What can I do?" the young man is afraid and thinks hard. He knows a tiger runs very fast. What he can
only do is to jump into the river! But there is a very big crocodile (鱷魚) in it. Its mouth is open and is waiting
for him there. He's standing there and doesn't know what to do. The tiger jumps over him. And soon the
young man sees that the tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile!

1. The weather is ______.

A. hot
B. rainy
C. cloudy

2. The young man want to ______.

A. look for the crocodile
B. play with the tiger
C. swim in the river

3. ______ wants to eat him.

A. Both the tiger and crocodile
B. The tiger
C. The crocodile

4. What does the young man do?

A. He runs away from the tiger
B. He jumps into the river.
C. He just stands there and does nothing

5. What happens (發(fā)生) at last?

A. The crocodile is in the mouth of the tiger.
B. The young man is in the mouth of the crocodile.
C. The tiger is in the mouth of the crocodile.

     Joe was the best potato farmer in the state of Idaho, maybe the best in the whole world. He took pride in
his work and did the best he could to grow the best and healthiest potatoes.
     At harvest time, Joe would spend his time making sure that his potatoes were ploughed out of the ground
in a proper way so that they wouldn't get damaged (損害). Joe was looking forward to a great potato crop.
     Joe and his workers had a great potato crop but they couldn't finish the harvest yet. There was a big piece
of land that was so hard that the plough (犁) was not able to dig it up. So Joe decided to leave it till the next
day.
     The next day Joe went to dig his shovel (鐵锨) into the land. He discovered that it was one big potato. He
thought this must be the biggest potato in the world. But how could he get it out? This potato was bigger than
a truck!
     Joe knew it wasn't going to be easy, but he had an idea. He decided to call a big Crane (起重機) company
and asked them for their help. He called the Guinness World Records (吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄), to introduce the
biggest potato in the world. After twenty minutes some reporters took pictures of the big potato and Joe. 
    They dug it out and it made the book, and Joe became the richest farmer alive. Every day he would go
outside and kiss the big potato until it slowly went bad.

1. Joe was the best potato farmer because ______ in the world.

A. he grew the most potatoes
B. he grew the best potatoes
C. he had the biggest potato
D. he was proud of his farm work

2. ______ for Joe and his workers to dig up.

A. The land was too large
B. The potatoes were too deep
C. The land was not soft enough
D. The potatoes were not big enough

3. A ______ was used to get the big potato out.

A. machine
B. truck
C. shovel
D. plough

4. From the passage we know ______.

A. the big potato was sold to the Guinness
B. Joe's workers also got a lot of money
C. Joe's field was near to
D. Joe became the richest farmer

5. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. How to Dig Up Potatoes
B. How to Grow Good Potatoes
C. The Largest Potato in the World
D. Joe and his Workers

     Mark Hartmann still couldn't read or write when he was in the third grade. He made loud sounds from his
chair and waved his hands around his head all the time. He couldn't listen for more than two minutes at a time.
Sometimes, he hit the other children. Sometimes, he also hit his teachers.
     Mark Hartmann had autism (孤獨癥). His brain could not organize (組織) and manage information clearly.
He did not understand the world or the people around him.
     The school principal (校長) said that the other children lost two much learning time when Mark was in
their classroom. She thought Mark could get a better education at a special program nearby. There, teachers
knew how to take care of students with autism.
    But Mark's parents did not want him to go there. In fact, a law was made in 1988. It says that students with
disabilities (殘疾) can be in regular (正常的) classes. This gives them the same chances for success as
everyone else.
    The Hartmann used to live in Chicago. Mark went to regular classes there. Mark had help from some special
teachers, and the program was very good for him. "He was part of the school," Mrs. Hartmann told reporters.
"He also learned to hold hands with some of the children in his class."

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Mark couldn't pay much attention in class.
B. He shouted in class.
C. He hit other children and even his teachers.
D. He hit the principal.

2. Paragraph 2 tells us ______.

A. Mark often had a bad headache
B. Mark had got a good brain
C. what kind of disease Mark had
D. what Mark's school life was like

3. The principal thought ______.

A. Mark shouldn't stay with his class
B. Mark could get on well with his classmates
C. Mark himself wanted to leave school
D. the teachers were not kind enough to Mark

4. The 1988 law says that students with disabilities ______.

A. can not have any education
B. can have the same chances as everyone else
C. mustn't stay in regular class
D. should be kept at home by their parents

5. Which is true?

A. All teachers were good at teaching children like Mark.
B. Only students with autism could get help from special teachers.
C. Mark still wasn't friendly to the other children.
D. Mark's parents were pleased with Mark's school program in Chicago.

     No one was left in the museum now,and John was walking round to see if everything was all right.
Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director (館長)
of the museum.
     The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting,but no one claimed
(認(rèn)領(lǐng)) it.So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts (專家) came to look at the
painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The director was proud (自豪) to
have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery (發(fā)現(xiàn)). Some weeks later
a woman and her little son came to the museum. While they were looking at the new painting,the little
boy began to cry. The director went over and asked him. "Why are you crying?" The child pointed to
the painting and said, "That's my painting on the wall and I want it back." "Yes," said his mother, "he left
it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully,you can see the name on the painting."

1. John was perhaps           .

A. a painter
B. an expert on painting
C. a visitor to the museum
D. a man working in the museum

2. John found the painting           .

A. before the museum opened
B. after the museum was closed
C. during his visit to the museum
D. while he was enjoying his walk

3. The boy began to cry before the painting because           .

A. he was afraid of it
B. he thought it was his painting
C. he wanted to have the painting back
D. Both B and C

4. After the director heard what the woman and the boy said, he must be very           .

A. angry
B. afraid
C. proud
D. surprised

5. All the experts thought the painting good because           .

A. it was really very beautiful
B. it had very deep meaning
C. none of them looked carefully enough
D. they examined it very carefully

       One day Harvey's wife was cleaning out a cupboard.
       "Look at all these umbrellas," Harvey's wife said to him. "There are eight and they all b    1     ."
       "I'll take them all to the umbrella shop and have them repaired," Harvey said. "They are too good to t    2    
away." 
       Harvey took the eight umbrellas to the shop and l     3      them there. The shopkeeper said, "They'll be
r    4     tomorrow."
       That evening Harvey went home from the office by bus as he u    5     did. He sat next to an old woman.
She had an umbrella on the floor between the s    6     . When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her
umbrella and stood up.
       "Hey!" the woman said, "That umbrella b    7     to me."
       "I'm so sorry." Harvey said, giving it to her. "Please excuse me for taking your umbrella by m    8    ."
       The next day he collected the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus. As he sat down, a
v    9     behind said, "You have certainly had a s   10     day!" He turned around and saw the woman whose
umbrella he had almost taken the day before.

    I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. "What is
it?" I wondered. I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-written address. Immediately my mind
traveled many years back. 
    I was nine years old, walking down the cold and wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on
my shoulder. That day, I came to the company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there
to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.
     Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr Rader's office. After a quick look he took me over to
the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, "Come with me!" and pulled me into his car.
We stopped in front of a shoe store. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen.
I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. "We'd like a pair of new socks, too." Mr Rader said.
     Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a card, wrote something on it and handed it to me. With tearful
eyes, I read, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." He said kindly, "Jimmy, I want you to know
I love you."
     I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that things would be better. With people
like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.

1. The writer went to Queen City Casket Company to ______.

A. borrow some money
B. ask Mr Rader for help
C. sell magazines
D. find a job there

2. From the passage we can see the writer was ______ to Mr Rader.

A. helpful
B. grateful
C. polite
D. kind

3. Mr Rader helped the writer so much mainly because ______.

A. he wanted to set a good example to his workers
B. he wanted to show kindness to the boy
C. the writer needed his help
D. he wanted others to return his help

4. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. If you want somebody's help, you have to help him first.
B. You should do the things that others want you to do.
C. Before you do anything, think about what others do to you.
D. If you want others to do kind things to you, you'd better be kind to them.

     I went to Ottawa last December. It was my first time to Canada. Because I couldn't go to many places in
Ottawa in two days, I learnt a little about the beautiful city. This summer, I went to the city again. A friend
once told me Ottawa was the most beautiful in May. But I arrived in late June. Like I did, travelers from
different countries enjoy having their holidays there. I lived in a small but nice hotel. There were a lot of stores
and restaurants near it.
     People in Ottawa are very friendly. One day, I got lost after I went out of a bank. It was hard for me,
because my English was poor. Then I saw two boys passing by. I asked them for help. They told me the way
to my hotel. Finally, one of them went back with me. He spoke French well! Two weeks later, I left Ottawa.
     I love Ottawa. I hope to visit it again some day.

1. How long did the writer stay in Ottawa last year?

A. For two days.
B. For two weeks.
C. For two months.
D. We don't know.

2. The writer thought that Ottawa was a good place to _____.

A. find good jobs
B. go shopping
C. visit friends
D. go for a holiday

3. Where did the writer go before he got lost?

A. To a restaurant.
B. To a post office.
C. To a bank.
D. To a hospital.

4. When did the writer leave Ottawa this year?

A. In May.
B. In July.
C. In June.
D. In August.

5. From the passage, we can know ______.

A. the writer doesn't know Ottawa well
B. the writer could speak a lot of English
C. the two boys took the writer to the hotel
D. the policeman took the writer to go for a holiday

     John Thomas was an 18-year-old student, but he had been a famous champion. Everybody at Boston
University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was sorry. People
all over the country talked about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again?"
     John's mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his broken leg. Then she looked into
his eyes. She knew what her son would do. "You're going to jump again, John. I know it," she said.
"Everything will be all right."
     If John hoped to jump again, he would have a lot to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John
started to exercise. He used a wheel and other mental things. Soon his home looked like a machine shop!
     It was May when John left the hospital. "Is it all right if I go camping this summer?" He asked the
doctor.
     "Yes," the doctor said. "But take it easy on that foot."
     John took only short walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went
swimming and did other kinds of exercise. He exercised until his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he
exercised a little more. In late summer John went back to hospital. He asked if he could practice with his
football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg strong again! He worked hard. "No one
pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends. "To see a champion fighting back is a
wonderful thing to watch."