A computer company has a special person. He answers all the questions sent to him. The person is a 63-year-old man. He is known for always finding the right answers. On the Internet, more people are finding out about this clever man. He does not look like a computer expert. He has white hair and he is kind and polite. He feels that his age helps him with his work. People have asked questions about a lot of things and he remembers most of them.

　　He tries to return the answers within 24 hours on the Internet. The questions are very different each day. He loves his work. Other companies do not have such a person. Of course they don't have to pay any more money, either. But it's important for good computer companies to have a person to answer the questions. It keeps the computer buyers happy. Happy buyers will keep coming back.

(1) How does the special person answer the questions?

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A．He answers the questions in the letters, then he sends them off in the post office.

B．He asks the people to come to the company and get the answers.

C．He answers the questions on the Internet.

D．He asked others to answer the questions instead.

(2) People know him because ________.

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A．he is head of the company

B．he has White hair and he is kind and polite

C．he does not look like a computer expert

D．he can always find the right answers to their questions

(3) Which of the following sentences has NOT been mentioned?

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A．He remembers almost all the things that people ask about.

B．He's old and he doesn't have to work at all.

C．He thinks that his age is helpful.

D．He is 63 years old.

(4) In the sentence, he tries to return the answers within 24 hours. “Within” means ________.

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(5) What will happy computer buyers do?

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A．They'll stop asking questions.

B．They'll stop buying because they have what they want.

C．They'll go to other computer companies for cheaper computers.

D．They'll come hack for more business.

　　There are many mice in the house. The man of the house ___1___ a cat. The cat kills（殺死）many of ___2___. Then the oldest（最老的）mouse says,“All mice come to my room tonight（今晚）. Let us put our heads together（一起）and think ___3___ to do. We can do about（除掉）the cat.”All the mice come. Many mice ___4___, but no one knows what to do ___5___ a young mouse stands up and says,“We must put a bell（鈴）on the cat. When the cat comes near, we ___6___ hear（聽見）the bell and run away and hide（躲藏）.___7___ the cat will not catch any of us.”But the old mouse asks,“___8___ will put the bell on the cat?”

　　The old mouse waits（等待）, but no one answers. At last the old mouse says,“it is easy to say things, but it is ___10___ to do them.”

Do you want to do well in exams? Sometimes your knowledge is not enough, you also need good strategies. Here are some for you:

      * Before you answer the questions, if you feel a little nervous, take a few deep breaths to help you relax.

      * Always read the questions carefully and make sure that you understand it. Read it a few times if possible.

      * Find out how much each question is worth or how many points you need.

* If it asks to give one answer, only write one.

      * If there is a difficult question, don’t worry. Go on to the next question and come back to it if you have time.

      * Try not leave questions unanswered when you finish the test. Sometimes a guess may get you points.

      * When you finish, go back and check your answers. You will need to check your writing for spelling mistakes.

1. From the passage we can        to help ourselves relax if we feel a little nervous.

  A. tell ourselves not to be nervous                         B. ask the teacher for help

  C. go out for a walk                                             D. take a few deep breaths

2. To make sure we understand the question, we had better       .

  A. read it fast                                                      B. read it till we finish it

  C. read it a few times if possible                        D. read it slowly

3. When we finish answering the questions, we need to       .

  A. hand it at once                                                 B. check spelling mistakes

  C. worry about our points                                 D. check with classmates

4. The underlined word “strategies” in the passage means

  A．策略                       B．思維                    C．途徑                      D．智慧

5. Which of the following is not right according to the passage?

  A. Find out how many points we need or how much each question is worth.

  B. Try not to leave questions unanswered when we finish the test.

  C. If it asks to give one answer, we’d better write more.

  D. Sometimes we should guess the answers to get points.

　　Mr Jones and Mr Brown work in the same office. One day, Mr Jones says to Mr Brown, “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?” Mr Brown says, “Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first.”

　　“What's the matter?” asks Mr Jones. “Is your wife there at home?”

　　“No,” answers Mr Brown. “She isn't there. My small son answers the telephone. I say to him, 'Is your mother there, David?' and he answers, 'No, she isn't in the house.' 'Where is she?' I ask. 'She is somewhere outside.' 'What's she doing?'

　　'She is looking for me.'”

A．She is playing cards with her son at home.

B．She is out somewhere looking for her son.

C．She's buying things in the supermarket.