Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy’s mother and her husband gave the boy a name-Benjamin.

Benjamin was the brightest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write by the time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent to school.

In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at maths.

He read all his father’s books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money, he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented the paddles (桨形工具) for swimming.

(  ) 1. The Franklins lived in      .

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

(  ) 2. There were       children in the family.

A. five         B. six          C. eleven           D. twelve

(  ) 3. Benjamin was born in the           month of the year 1706.

A. first        B. sixth            C. seventh      D. fifth

(  ) 4. Benjamin         maths when he was in school.

A. did well in      B. did well at  C. didn’t do well in     D. didn’t do well at

(  ) 5. Benjamin         much money          books.

A. spent, on    B. cost, buying   C. took, buy     D. pay, off

Maria Gomez was born in Peru. She grew up in a small village. She 　1 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she 　2 to high school. Her family was very 　3 ,and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She 　4 in a shoe factory.

When Maria was seventeen years old, her family 　5 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 　6 in the United States, she was not happy.

She missed her friends in Peru, and she didn't 　7 a word of English. She began to study English at night, 8 worked in a factory during the day.

Maria studied very hard, and now she speaks English well. She's still 　9 at night, but now she is studying typing. She wants 　10 in Peru. Maria still misses her friends in Peru. But she is very happy now, and she hopes she will have a good future in the new country.

(　 )1.A.went to school B. go to school C. goes to school D. begins school

(　 )2.A.went　 B. didn't go　 C. began　　 D. wasn't

(　 )3.A.rich　　　 B. poor　　 C. happy　　　 D. glad

(　 )4.A.works B. is working　 C. is going to work D. worked

(　 )5.A.moved B. go　　 C. stayed　　 D. lived

(　 )6.A.reached　　　 B. arrived　 C. got　　　 D. moved

(　 )7.A.tell　　　 B. talk　　 C. know　　　 D. say

(　 )8.A.when　 B. so　 C. or　　 D. and

(　 )9.A.studying　　　 B. studied　 C. study　 D. studies

(　 )10.A.to do　　 B. do　　　 C. to be　　　 D. be

 When Jim was a child, they 　　　　 to France.

A. lived       B. worked C. reached   D. moved

 Sam  was  ill  yesterday, so he  _____his  homework.

A. didn't     B. not  did      C. didn't  do     D. didn't  did 

Yao Ming was born _____September 12, 1980.

A. on　　　 B. in 　　　C. at　　 　D. to

Deng Yaping went to Tsinghua University and __    _ English and management.

A. majored in   B. majors in   C. majored for   D. major for

 Hawaii  is famous _____its  beautiful  beaches.

A. for        B. in         C. of            D. with

 The old man was        angry       say a word.

A. too; too         B. so; to           C. very; to         D. too; to

 They had to stay at home        the strong wind.

A. because　　　 B. for　　 　  C. with　　　  D. because of

 He is ____unusual piano player.

A. a           B. an         C. /         D .of