Tom was a clever boy. He was always trying out new ideas. One day his mother was very ill. She sent 1 a doctor. When the doctor came, he looked 2 Tom's mother carefully and said that she 3 an operation at once. But it was night, and the 4 in the room was very 5. Tom thought for a moment. Then he had an idea. He took 6 the lights in the house and put them on a long table. Then he put a big mirror 7 them. Now the doctor 8 able to see 9 . He operated 10 her at once. Edison's mother was saved.

( )1、A．of B．for C．in D．to

( )2、A．at B．for C．over D．after

( )3、A．need B．needs C．needing D．needed

( )4、A．light B．sun C．moon D．bed

( )5、A．poor B．good C．safe D．well

( )6、A．one B．all C．two D．some

( )7、A．behind B．after C．under D．on

( )8、A．is B．was C．be D．to be

( )9、A．clear B．clearly C．enough D．clearer

( )10、A．in B．on C．at D．for

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       Television has now come to nearly every family. It has          1     a very important part in    2 life. School children in the U. S. watch TV about twenty-five hours    3     .

       Some parents feel that television is good 4     their children because it helps them learn about their country and the world.   5     the help of some programmers of education(教育), children do        6     school.

              7     parents do not left their children      8     TV too much. They say the TV programmers are not good and children        9     bad things from them.

       Men have invented many things which have brought much convenience(方便). Television is one of them. If it     10   carefully planned(计划), watching TV can be good for children.

(      )1、A．became         B．becomes        C．become         D．becoming

(      )2、A．people                  B．people's         C．peoples          D．peoples'

(      3、A．a day                     B．one day          C．one week              D．a week

(      )4、A．at                         B．of                   C．for                 D．to

(      )5、A．With                     B．Under            C．By                 D．Below

(      )6、A．well in                   B．good in          C．better in         D．best in

(      )7、A．Other                   B．The other       C．Another         D．Others

(      )8、A．to watch        B．watch             C．watching        D．watched

(      )9、A．study                    B．learn              C．listen              D．see

(      )10、A．×                      B．will be            C．was               D．is

       One evening Mr Harris was on duty when the phone rang. He went to answer it. It was Mrs green.

       "Please sir, come to my house. It had 5, 000 dollars(美元)stolen(被偷)"   

       Mr Harris hurried to her house. He asked Mrs Green, "When did you find the money missing?"

       "At seven, I put my money on the table in the living-room. Then I went to wash my hair. I came eack at seven thirty and the money was gone."

       "I see." Mr Harris said. "Were you alone in the house?"

       "No. My sister's daughter, Nancy, was here, too."

       "Let's talk to Nancy," said Mr Harris. They went to Nancy's room.

       Mr Harris sat on the only chair in the room. The chair was cold. Mrs Green and Nancy sat on the bed. Mr Harris saw some books on the floor near the chair.

       "What have you been doing this evening?"

       "I have been studying because I shall have a test tomorrow. I've been sitting on that chair reading all the time. I never got up and never left my room. But at about seven fifty I heard a sound, like someone closing the door. I didn't go out to have a look, for I was too busy. Maybe someone came into the house and took my aunt's money."

       After hearing that, Mr Harris was quite chear. He said to Mrs Green, "Well, you won't have to be worried, and you'll find the 5, 000 dollars just in the room."

(      ) 1、In which order did the following happen?

       a. Nancy went back into her room.

       b. The money was stolen.

       c. Mrs Green washed her hair.

       d. Mrs Green put the money on the table.

       e. Mrs Green gave Mr Harris a phone call.

       f. Mrs Green returned to the living-room.

       A．e, d, c, b, a, f                             B．d, b, c, a, f, e

       C．d, c, b, a, f, e                             D．a, b, c, d, f, e

(      ) 2、The chair was cold. This suggested(暗示)that                    .

       A．there was another chair in Nancy's room

       B．Nancy did not tell the true facts(事实)

       C．Nancy forgot to close the windows in het room

       D．it was cold that evening

(      ) 3、Mr Harris paid attention(注意)to all the facts except the fact that             .

       A．Nancy and her aunt sat on the bed

       B．some books were on the floor

       C．there was only one chair in the room

       D． the chair was cold

(      )4、Which of the following is the most probably(可能)true?

       A．Mr Harris was a policeman.

       B．Mrs Green found Nancy stole(偷)the money between 7 and 7:30.

       C．The money was put in Nancy's bed.

       D．Nancy didn't know what had happened.

(      ) 5、Which of the following do you believe?

       A．Someone stole the money and left the house with the money.

       B．Nancy was getting ready for the test.

       C．Someone closed the door at 7:50.

       D．Nancy stole the money.

A Road Sign

A man was travelling on his way to another town when he saw a road sign(路标)which read, "NO THROUGH WAY. PLEASE GO ANOTHER WAY." He looked ahead and saw nothing wrong at all. He decided to go on, thinking the sign was a kind of jok. After a while he saw a broken bridge and had to turn back. When he came to the sign again on the road, he saw these words on its back side, "WELCOME BACK, YOU FOOL!"

Choose the best answer:

( )1、The road sign was put up on the road in order to .

A．make people know that the bridge ahead was being rebuilt(重建)

B．tell people to be careful while crossing

C．tell people to go another way

D．make people know that there was nothing wrong with the road ahead

( )2、Why did the man decide to go on when he saw the road sign? Because .

A．he didn't see the words on the road sign

B．he thought the sign was a kind of joke

C．there was another way ahead

D．he could cross the broken bridge

( )3、The man had to turn back because .

A．he saw the words on the sign's back side

B．he didn't want to go to that town any more

C．the bridge was broken

D．he wanted to go home

( )4、What's on the road sign's back side?

A．Nothing.

B．NO THROUGH WAY. PLEASE GO ANOTHER WAY.

C．WELCOME BACK, YOUFOOL.

D． Both B and C.

( )5、Which of the following is wrong?

A．The words on the sign were written in capital letters.

B．There was something wrong with the bridge.

C．The road sign was a kind of joke.

D．Finally, the man had to go another way.

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The Way That Some Last Name Started

       You have a first name to tell who you are. You have a last name to tell which family you are from.

       But a long, long time ago, people didn't have last name. Later they had to invent(发明)last names because there were too many Charlies, too many Roberts, and too many Marys, people started to ask, which Charlie? Which Robert? Which Mary?

       So if a Charlie was a carpenter(木匠), he became Charlie Carpenter if a Robert was a son of Peter, he became Robert Peterson. If a Mary lived near the woods, she became Mary Woods.

       This is the way that some last names started long, long ago.

(      ) 1、One's last name can also be called the           .

       A．parent's name                             B．brother or sister's name

       C．family name                                D．second name

(      ) 2、A long, long time ago, people didn't have last names because            .

       A．they didn't know how to invent last names

       B．they didn't want to make their names too long

       C．there was not a need

       D．they were living in one big family

(      ) 3、What was the first name of David Johnson's forefather(祖先)?                .

       A．David            B．John        C．Peter             D．None of the three

(      ) 4、Which of the following last names was invented by place?          .

       A．John Smith     B．Jack Tomson  C．Joe Hill          D．Amy White

(      ) 5、Which of the following last names was invented by job?                    .

       A．Lily Wood     B．Kin Jackson   C．Bruce Green  D．Nick Cook

His radio is too noisy. Ask him         , please.

       A．to turn it down                           B．turn it down

       C．to turn down it                           D．turn down it

There are some flowers              the corner of our classroom.

       A．at                   B．in                   C．on                  D．of

He saw a lot of people on the other side of the street. He            .

       A．stopped having a look                B．stopped watching them

       C．stopped to have a look               D．stopped to see them

There was            accident on the road yesterday I hurt my leg.

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

Hi, Joan! Come here. I have             to show you.

       A．something nice                           B．anything nice

       C．nice anything                              D．nice something