“Dear Mary, I’m your present. My first letter is in the world ‘book’, but not in ‘look’ .My second letter is in ‘ink’, but not in ‘thank’. You can find my third letter in both ‘ink’ and ‘book’. And my last letter is in ‘she’, but no in ‘ship’. What am I?”

Mary thought hard. B—I—K—E! She smiled and said, “Aha, I know, Mum. But where is it?” Her mother said, “Look at the back of the card.” Mary turned it over and read, “Come and look for me in the garden.”

Mary hurried to the garden. There under a big tree she found her present—a nice new bike!

“Happy birthday, Mary!” her parents said.

“Thank you, Mum and Dad.”

A．根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成下列各句.

1. Mary ______ home and saw a ______ on the table.

2. The card said, “There is a ______ for you.______ for it in your room.”

3. In her ______, she saw a new red box ______ the bed.

4. Mary’s ______ was in ______.

5. Mary ______ her new bike in the ______.

B．根據(jù)短文意思選擇正確答案

6. Mary’s birthday was on ______.

A. March the fifteenth　　　　　　　　　　  B.May the fifth

C.March the fifth　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.May the fifteenth

7. Mary’s birthday present was ______.

A. a beautiful card　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B.a beautiful box

C.a beautiful bike　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.a comfortable bed

8. The first card was on the table. The second card was ______.

A. on the bed　　     B.on the desk　　　　　　      C.in the box　　    D.in a book

9. Mary’s present was ______.

A. on the back of the card　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　      B.on her bed

C.in her room　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.in the garden

10. Mary’s parents were ______.

A. very kind and funny　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.very poor

C.very rich　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　  D.very young

A girl complained to her father about her hard life．She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to   1   ．She felt tired for fighting and fighting．One problem had been finished but another came．

Her father, a cook, took her   2   the kitchen．He poured water into three pans（鍋）and boiled（煮）it．When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots，in the   3   he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee．He   4    them for a few minutes without any words．

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently，not knowing   5    her lather was doing that．After about 20 minutes，her father turned   6    the stove，took out the carrots and put them in a bowl．He took out the eggs and put   7   in another bowl．After that the  8   was poured into a cup．Turning back to his daughter，he asked, “what do you   9  ?” “Carrots，eggs，and coffee，” she answered．

Her father told her to   10    her eyes and let her touch the carrots．She did and felt that the carrots were soft．After that he asked her to take the eggs and   11   them．Then，she got tire eggs，cooked and hard．At last，the father asked her to smell the coffee．“What’s the meaning，F(xiàn)ather?” He   12    that each had suffered the same unlucky experience—the boiling water，but  ___13    had a different reaction（反應(yīng)）．The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water．The eggs became hard    14    being cooked．The coffee was very special and it changed the water．“Who are you?” asked her lather，“When calamity（厄運） ___15   your door，what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs，or coffee?”

1．A．grow up                B．give up                C．set up                    D．pick up

2．A．into                       B．within                  C．out of                    D．a(chǎn)way from

3．A．first                      B．second                 C．third                      D．fourth

4．A．looked for              B．searched for         C．waited for              D．called for

5．A．that                       B．what                    C．where                    D．why

6．A．off                        B．over                    C．off                        D．in

7．A．it                          B．its                       C．them                      D．themselves

8．A．eggs                      B．carrots                 C．coffee                    D．water

9．A．hear                      B．taste                    C．smell                     D．see

10．A．close                   B．open                    C．wash                     D．drop

11．A．keep                    B．protect                 C．break                     D．drink

12．A．complained          B．explained              C．told                       D．expected

13．A．every                   B．a(chǎn)ll                        C．each                             D．either

14．A．before                 B．a(chǎn)fter                    C．behind                   D．under

15．A．lies in                  B．comes across       C．meets with             D．knocks at

Three soldiers were on their way home from the war．They arrived at a small village, they were very tired and （1）,but they had no food or money．The only thing they did have was a cooking pot（鍋）．

The soldiers built a small cooking fire,（2） their pot on it, and poured in some water． When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup． A few more villagers walking by stopped to （3）what was going on when they heard about it．

“Any soup needs salt and pepper,”the first soldier said,（4） some children ran to fetch salt and pepper．“Stones can be used to prepare good soup, but tomatoes would （5） it so much better,” the second soldier added．One woman said“Why, I think I have a tomato or two! ”She ran to get the tomatoes．

“Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup! ”said the third soldier．Another woman said,“I think I can probably find some cabbage,”and （6）she ran．

“If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's （7）．”The villagers thought it over, then ran to fetch what they had in their homes．A rich man's soup, and all from a few stones! It seemed like （8）!

The soldiers said“, If only we had a little milk, this soup would be fit for a king! ”And so other villagers （9） to get some milk．

“The soup is ready,”said the cooks,“and all will （10）it, but first we need to set the tables．”Some of the villagers said,“Such a great soup would be better （11）some bread and cakes,”so they brought the （12） two things and the meal was （13） by all．Never had there been such a （14） meal．Never had the villagers had such delicious soup, and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night．

In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye．“Many thanks to you,”they said,“for we shall （15）go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones．”

1．A．hungry          B．bored          C．sleepy         D．sick

2．A．drew            B．threw          C．left           D．placed

3．A．see                     B．tell             C．imagine        D．notice

4．A．but              B．so             C．or             D．while

5．A．cook            B．do            C．invent         D．make

6．A．a(chǎn)bout            B．in             C．off           D．out

7．A．health            B．money         C．dream         D．table

8．A．a(chǎn)rt              B．magic          C．interest        D．supper

9．A．tried             B．returned       C．managed       D．came

10．A．want           B．buy             C．use            D．taste

11．A．over           B．besides         C．with          D．like

12．A．first           B．last            C．other          D．only

13．A．enjoyed        B．given          C．needed          D．brought

14．A．cheap         B．proper         C．special        D．public

15．A．later           B．ever           C．sometimes     D．never