Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.
When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put the car away. When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.
The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog.“Why didn’t you guard(保卫)the house?”she said. The dog was pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Green. It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was ?It was a man’s finger!
The end of the story is this. Mr. Green telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.
小题1:That evening Mr. Green and his wife __________.

A．took their dog to see a film

B．left the dog alone at home

C．went home before the film was finished

D．locked the door and could not open it

小题2:The robber stole(偷)__________.

A．everything from the house

B．something expensive from the house

C．nothing from the house

D．a car from the house

小题3:Why was the woman angry with the dog? _________

A．Because she thought it had made the room dirty.

B．Because she thought it had broken the glass.

C．Because it wouldn’t go to the cinema with her.

D．Because she thought it hadn’t guarded the house.

小题4:The robber was caught easily because __________.

A．the police knew him

B．the police happened to meet him

C．Mr. Green know where he lived

D．he had one of his fingers

小题5:Mr. Green and his wife would _________.

A．like their dog more than before

B．drive the dog away from their home

C．let the dog bring home more presents

D．ask the police to take the dog away

Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.
They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.
They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?
They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?
They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests(胸部)and throats(喉咙)?
They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.
All they could think about was being ill or hurt.
One day they went on a train journey together.
“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.
“We’ll buy some bananas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”
And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.
It was not long before they were hungry.
Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.
At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”
小题1:What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time? _________

A．Themselves.

B．Other people.

C．Healthy food.

D．Dangerous drivers.

小题2: The old ladies didn’t want to ______.

A．eat any bananas	B．travel by train
C．be young again	D．get sick

小题3:Pearl ate her banana ________.

A．after they came out of the tunnel	B．at the station
C．before June ate hers	D．before she was hungry

小题4: Pearl thought that the banana _______.

A．stopped her from seeing	B．would make her hungry
C．would make her ill	D．would be good for June

小题5:What’s the best title of the story? __________.
A. What Good Friends                   B. What a Bad Train Journey
C. Bananas Are Good for You            D. Bananas Are Bad for You

It was Molly’s job to hand her father his paper lunch bag each morning before he went to work. .One morning，besides his usual lunch bag，Molly __26__ him a second paper bag. This one didn’t look so good. It was __27__ and was held together with tape(胶带)．
Her father kissed Molly and started off to work with the __28__ bags.
On his lunch break，while he was eating，he looked __29__ the second old bag：two small dolls，three small stones and some coins. The busy father smiled，finished eating and __30__ away the bags，dolls and stones.
That __31__ when they were having supper，Molly asked，“Where’s my bag，Daddy？”
“What bag？”
“The one I gave __32__ this morning.”
“I left it at the office. __33__？”
“I forgot to put this note in it，” she said. “Those are the __34__ I really love. I thought you might like to __35__ with them. You didn’t lose the bag，did you，Daddy？”
“Oh，no，”he said，lying (说谎)．“I __36__ forgot to bring it home. I’ll bring it tomorrow.”
When Molly put her arms around her father’s neck，he opened the __37__ that read：“I love you，Daddy.”
Molly had given him her treasures(财富)，__38__ he had thrown them into the trash can(垃圾箱). So when he went back to the __39__，he went straight to the trash can and __40__ all of Molly’s things. He put the treasures inside the bag and carried it home.

小题1:	A．handed B．asked C．helped D．bought

小题2:	A．nice B．old C．empty D．expensive

小题3:	A．two B．three C．four D．five

小题4:	A．for B．after C．into D．around

小题5:	A．gave B．put C．ran D．threw

小题6:	A．morning B．noon C．evening D．midnight

小题7:	A．you B．him C．her D．them

小题8:	A．Who B．When C．Where D．Why

小题9:	A．foods B．places C．people D．collections

小题10:

A．study B．play C．deal D．fight

小题11:

A．even B．just C．still D．hardly

小题12:

A．card B．letter C．note D．book

小题13:

A．so B．or C．but D．and

小题14:

A．shop B．office C．bedroom D．school

小题15:

A．turned up B．used up C．gave up D．picked up

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped    27   would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't   28  . But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions   29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother   30   and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day. Carmen kept the    31   in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling   32  
Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the    33 ?" she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__  and I can 't lose it. "
Carmen and her friends began to    35   the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_  she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38  . It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停顿). “Hey, 1 didn’t knowyou wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had   40   that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
小题1:a. clearly            B. carefully           C. freely              D. quickly
小题2: a. everybody         B. anybody         C. somebody            D. nobody
小题3: a. explain           B. care               C. agree               D.understand
小题4: a.by                B. from               C. like            D. to
小题5: a. relaxed            B.cheered          C. smiled         D. jumped

小题6:	A．ring B．keys C．book D．glasses

小题7:	A．tired B．unhappy C．afraid D．serious

小题8:	A．matter B．reason C．question D．secret

小题9:	A．special B．common C．cheap D．heavy

小题10:

A．ask for B．wait for C．look for D．pay for

小题11:

A．though B．if C．because D．as

小题12:

A．natural B．new C．dirty D．different

小题13:

A．ears B．feet C．eyes D．hands

小题14:

A．still B．ever C．never D．often

小题15:

A．heard B．forgotten C．found D．imagined

Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer(志愿者). The 29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it.
However, he went to work at an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed.
"I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could retell the story over and over," Grennan said in a Huffington Post article.
However, his three-month stay it the orphanage turned into in unusual experience. It was 2004 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip, His first three months were spent in Nepal.
When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children's Home, he was faced by the excited children.
The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐卖的)children. So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids' families, "I started walking with photos of the kids." he told the Reuters reporter. "I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24 photos, and I found 24 families."
At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
Grennan said, “Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives.”
He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up.
Grennan's fight against child-trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week.
小题1:At first, Grennan simply wanted to _______by volunteering in Nepal.

A．write travel stories	B．learn the skills
C．help the kids there	D．impress people

小题2:When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children’s Home. _______.

A．18 children were ill in bed	B．the children there felt excited
C．he decided to give up his job	D．he’d lived in Nepal for a year

小题3:From the passage we can learn that Grennan _______.

A．found the kids’ families easily	B．was good at taking pictures
C．wrote the book Little Princes	D．asked others to go to Nepal

小题4:Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Volunteer changes a lot	B．Volunteer is with the kids
C．Volunteer becomes a writer	D．Volunteer travels in Nepal

It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 16    in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”
“Oh, dear!” his wifecried out, "My head hurts!  17    a doctor. Hurry up!”Their two children were both  18   at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 19    go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were 20  that day. Mr. Green didn't know   21   . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is   22 ?"
Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to  23   ? He can help you."
Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.
When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their 24 meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him.He was happy and sat  25. After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?”“She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^

小题1:	A．crying B．laughing C．whispering D．singing

小题2:	A．Look for B．Wait for C．Send for D．Ask for

小题3:	A．in B．out C．up D．down

小题4:	A．should B．could C．had to D．was able lo

小题5:	A．expensive B．open C．free D．closed

小题6:	A．when to go B．how to do C．where to go D．what to deal with

小题7:	A．the matter B．the wrong C．trouble D．problem

小题8:	A．Mr. Brown B．Mr. Black C．Mr. Green D．Mrs. Green

小题9:	A．lunch B．supper C．morning D．evening

小题10:

A．in bed B．on floor C．at the table D．at home

Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.
One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教练). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.
It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."
小题1:Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A．Because Mr. King didn't like his job,

B．Because Mr. King was ill.

C．Because Mr. King talked too much.

D．Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work

小题2: Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was_.

A．happy

B．hard

C．relaxing

D．free

小题3:Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A．The boss of the factory.

B．His friend.

C．The school children.

D．Nobody.

小题4:Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.

A．Mr. King taught them to play soccer	B．they didn't like swimming at all
C．they were afraid of water	D．Mr. King was a poor coach

小题5:Mr. King _____, so he drew a red line below the knee of each child.

A．didn't want the children to swim

B．wanted to make the children look funny

C．wanted to make the children happy

D．wanted to help the children swim better

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then 46  to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.
“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”
   47   the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible   48  , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too   49  . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to   50   it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.
Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no   51  . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”
“Oh,” the rich man shouted   52  . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he   53   ?”
“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he  54  you. Then can you expect to get money  55  him? ”
The rich man said nothing and left silently.

小题1:	A．put down B．set down C．sat down D．turned down

小题2:	A．So B．But C．And D．Though

小题3:	A．song B．word C．bell D．noise

小题4:	A．late B．slow C．hard D．quick

小题5:	A．pay for B．look for C．wait for D．care for

小题6:	A．idea B．mistake C．money D．answer

小题7:	A．quietly B．angrily C．happily D．heavily

小题8:	A．speak B．tell C．talk D．say

小题9:	A．helped B．thanked C．warned D．ordered

小题10:

A．for B．from C．with D．about

YoYo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at four. A year later, when he was     36  years old, he gave his first concert. The family soon moved to New York, America. Later he joined Julliard School, a school   37  gifted musicians. He went to Harvard University to study music and graduated in 1976.
YoYo soon became famous for his concerts. He always tries to play the cello with music from different countries like Brazil and China. He wrote   38  for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It sounds brilliant.
YoYo is sometimes forgetful. He once   39  his cello in a taxi in New York. He was really
  40  because it’s worth US $2,000,000.The taxi driver took it to a police station. YoYo was very thankful.

小题1:	A．four B．five C．six D．seven

小题2:	A．for B．as C．by D．with

小题3:	A．a story B．an article C．music D．a poem

小题4:	A．forgot B．remembered C．missed D．left

小题5:	A．excited B．worried C．lonely D．bored

I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.
What made him   41  from others?
He said it all came from   42  that happened when he was two years old. He tried to  43 
a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the   44  floor.
When his mother came in,  45  shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes   46  we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So,   47  would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother then said, “We had a failed   48  in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   49  a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to
  50 .So, what have you learnt from the story?

小题1:	A．serious B．similar C．different D．important

小题2:	A．an experience B．advice C．a promise D．an idea

小题3:	A．pass B．bring C．drink D．take

小题4:	A．kitchen B．bedroom C．bathroom D．living room

小题5:	A．from B．with C．because of D．instead of

小题6:	A．after B．before C．as soon as D．since

小题7:	A．when B．what C．how D．why

小题8:	A．experiment B．condition C．survey D．research

小题9:	A．look B．discover C．recognize D．develop

小题10:

A．clean the floor B．spill milk C．make mistakes D．realize mistakes