I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed   36 I like, drinking tea and   37   those thick newspapers that are brought  38  the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the   39  I haven’t got time to read during my work time.

When I   40  the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is   41  of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to   42  and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of   43    by the telephone.

  44 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair   45  boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and   46   when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.  

Then there’s the   47 ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema   48   a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are   49   pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting    50 .

“Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.” That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper？” “No. Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.

The next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”

After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark（吠）and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(預(yù)防針). She will be healthy.” The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.

1.From the reading we learn that _______.

　 A. the Browns have never had a pet before.

　 B. the Browns knew about Shadow from the newspaper.

　 C. Shadow is a small and healthy dog.

　 D. Mr Brown didn't quite agree with his wife.

2.The underlined word shelter in the reading means _______.

　 A. a place to sell small dogs

B. a place to keep homeless animals

　 C. a place to study animals

D. a place to sell books on pet care

3.Mr Snow asked the Browns some questions to _______.

　 A. see if they had moved to a new house

B. find out how rich the Browns were

　 C. know where they'd keep their new pet

D. make sure they'd take care of pets

4.The Browns thinks that a small dog _______.

　 A. doesn't need any room to keep

B. can help them watch their house

　 C. eats less food than a bigger one

D. usually has a beautiful name

5.It's clear that _______.

　 A. Shadow will not be easy to get ill

B. the Browns were not good with Shadow

　 C. Mr Snow didn't check Shadow at all

D. Shadow likes barking a lot

One summer evening, a 10-year-old boy was trying to hit a bottle with a slingshot(彈弓). The bottle was about 7 to 8 meters __36__. The boy tried many times but still couldn’t hit it. His mother just kept passing him small stones.
A girl walked by. She __37__ the boy for some time and said to the mother, “Let me show him how to shoot.”
“No, thank you,” said the __38__, “he is blind.”
The girl was surprised and asked, “How can he hit the bottle then?” “I tell him he can do it,” said the mother, “__39__ he tries hard enough.”
The little boy tried again and again. The mother always told him that he was doing __40__. The boy became more confident. After a long time, it __41__ dark. The girl said goodbye to the mother and son. When she turned to leave, she heard a stone hit the __42_! The little boy finally made it!
With confidence and patience, nothing is impossible.
【小題1】A. long            B. tall            C. away          
【小題2】A. said            B. watched         C. wondered     
【小題3】A. mother          B. boy             C. girl          
【小題4】A. before          B. after             C. if             
【小題5】A. good           B. better            C. well           
【小題6】A. went           B. become           C. got           
【小題7】A. bottle           B. slingshot          C. stone  

If you are writing or studying, it makes much difference where the light comes from. People use  36  and pens every day. They have to be very careful about the  37   of the light because the light shines on their work.

Every  38  gets its light either from daylight  39  the window or from the lamps,   40   no matter what kind of light it is, the way it shines is very important to the eyes.

Take a book and sit with your  41  towards the window, and try to read. Your shadow(影子) falls all over the page and makes it  42  for your eyes as if you were in a  43  room. Now turn around and face the window. The page is in shadow again,  44  the bright light is in your eyes.Try sitting with your  45  side towards the window. This is very good for reading, but if you were writing, the shadow  46   fall across the page and trouble you  47  .There is another way – sit  48  your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect for  49   as well.

Whatever kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is  50  the same. So you see different ways to sit make much difference in writing or studying.

1.A. eyes           B. heads                C. books        D. hands

2.A. road           B. path              C. way              D. trail

3.A. house          B. woman            C. man              D. animal

4.A. from           B. through          C. into             D. inside

5.A. but                B. until                C. if           D. when

6. A. side          B. back             C. body             D. front

7.A. good           B. bad              C. useful           D. clear

8. A. bright            B. clean                C. dirty        D. dark

9.A. while          B. or               C. if               D. till

10.A. front         B. back             C. left             D. right

11.A. can           B. may              C. has to           D. ought to

12.A. few           B. a few                C. little       D. a little

13.A. by            B. with             C. against              D. near

14.A. speaking      B. reading          C. writing      D. playing

15.A. only          B. never                C. hardly       D. always