My Grandpa Will Pay the Bill

   Charlie had to return to his hometown．He   1   all his money in dancing and traveling．He got into trouble and had little money to pay for his   2   ．He wrote a letter to his parents，but they didn’t answer．He   3   some money from his friends and bought a ticket for the train．

    Now the young man knows his father is ill   4   and his mother has to look after him there．They didn’t   5   him at all．Their small shop was，of course，closed．

   “We’ve paid a lot of money for the   6   ，”said Charlie’s father．“I can’t give you any money now．Open our shop tomorrow and it’ll be   7   to you，I think．”

  The young man thought it reasonable(有道理的)and agreed．He   8    four pairs of shoes and got some money on the first day．The next morning，a very   9   girl came in the shop．He watched her carefully while she was   10   a pair of shoes．And then she asked，“How much are they?”

   “A kiss a pair，”   11    the smirking(嬉皮笑臉的)young man．“That’s fair(公平的)，”said the girl．“I’ll   12   two pairs．”

    Charlie brought two pairs of shoes and handed them to her．And then he   13  the counter(柜臺(tái))and came up to the girl．She wasn’t   14   at all．Pointing to an old man who was standing outside，she said．“Wait a minute．My grandpa will pay the   15   ！”

1．A．used               B．made            C．spent            D．planned

2．A．books             B．car               C．drinks           D．food

3．A．borrowed       B．stole             C．lent              D．found

4．A．a(chǎn)t home          B．in hospital    C．a(chǎn)t school        D．in town

5．A．listen to          B．hear from      C．meet with     D．look after

6．A．tickets            B．presents        C．operation      D．wine

7．A．helpful    B．friendly         C．safe              D．useless

8．A．lost               B．broke          C．produced      D．sold

9．A．short              B．pretty                  C．fat                D．healthy

10．A．choosing        B．repairing       C．washing        D．touching

11．A．a(chǎn)sked            B．expected       C．wondered    D．a(chǎn)nswered

12．A．order            B．double          C．take             D．return

13．A．reached          B．left               C．knocked at    D．stood on

14．A．surprised      B．shy               C．pleased         D．a(chǎn)fraid

15．A．bill               B．word            C．menu            D．show

She was covered by the ruins(廢墟)．Being on her knees，the body was forward(向前)with her hands on the ground to support the body．This was her last posture(姿勢(shì))．

    The soldiers shouted at the ruins，knocked at the broken walls，but nobody answered inside．They were sure she had been dead by touching(觸摸)her．

    Then the soldiers went to the next place，suddenly someone ran back，calling“Come here!”He came to the body，put his hands under the woman，feeling and touching，then shouted loudly“A baby．still living!”

    The soldiers cleaned up the ruins around her carefully．Under her body，lied her baby，who was in a small quilt(被子)．He was safe under his mother’s body．He was sleeping when the soldiers carried him out，and his nice and peaceful face made everyone’s heart warm．The doctor along with the soldiers opened the quilt to check if the baby was all right，and he found there was a mobile phone in the quilt．The doctor looked at the screen．a(chǎn) message was already there：“my dear baby．if you could live．don’t forget how much I love you．”As a doctor．he experienced too much of parting(離別)for ever，but at this moment，tears came out of his eyes．When the mobile was passed，every person read this message with tears in their eyes．

1．The mother had died when she was found by __________．

  A．her baby           B．the soldiers     C．the doctor              D．her parents

2．The baby ________when he was carried out．

  A．was sleeping    B．was crying     C．was dying              D．was smiling

3．The mother’s last posture shows she wanted to________ when the earthquake happened．

  A．a(chǎn)sk for help

  B．leave the baby by himself

  C．keep the baby safe

  D．make a phone call

4．Every person read the message with tears because they_________

  A．couldn’t save the mother’s life

  B．were moved(感動(dòng))by the message

  C．couldn’t save the baby’s life

  D．thought the baby was very lucky

5．The best title(標(biāo)題)for this passage should be __________．

  A．Thanks to the Soldiers

  B．A Nice Baby

  C．A Lost Mobile Phone

  D．A Mother’s Great Love

Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
　　Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升學(xué)考試). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
　　Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
　　“Which university (大學(xué)) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.
　　“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.
　　“The most famous university?”
　　“Oxford University (牛津).”
　　Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”
　　A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”
　　“Who's Fred Smith?”
　　“He's my son.”
　　“Does he study in the university, too?”
　　“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”

1 The story happened in ________.

   A. America    　 B. France C. Germany D. England

2  Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.

A. their son did well in his lessons  

B. they have a big farm

C. they have a good harvest       

D. their son studied at a middle school

3  Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school   

B. her son was handsome

C. her son was going to study in a university

D. her son was very friendly to others

4  Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her   

 B. all the people could hear her

C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her

5  Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too

    Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.

    Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination(升學(xué)考試). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.

Yesterday morning the woman went to town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one 0f her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.

"Which university(大學(xué))will your son study in?" a woman next to her asked.

"In the most famous university in our country!" Mrs. Turner said happily.

"The most famous university?"

"Oxford University (牛津)."

     Most of the passengers(乘客)looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, "Congratulations!"

     A woman said. "I'm sure he' 11 know Fred Smith."

   "Who's Fred Smith?"

   "He's my son."

     "Does he study in the university, too?"

     "No", said the woman. "He is one of the professors. (教授)"

1. The story happened in__________.

A. America     B. France     C. Germany     D. England

2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because__________.

A. their son did well in his lessons    B. they have a big farm

C. they have a good harvest          D. their son studied at a minddle school

3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know__________.

A. her son finished middle school

B. her son was handsome (英俊的)

C. her son was going to study in a university

D. her son was very friendly to others

4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that__________.

A. her friend could hear her

B. all the people could hear her

C. she hoped to make all the people happy

D. she hoped they would say congratulations (祝賀) to her.

5. Which of the following is true? __________.

A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words

B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university

C. The woman wanted stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)

    D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son too.