Mr Cheng was angry, because someone said that his conscience (良心) was eaten by a dog.  He
thought he had been the manager for five years and he was always concerned for (关心) his family. He
had made much money for his family.There were two hundred workers in his factory. They can make
any food or wine which were in good selling.M r Cheng drove his car to visit the king of the dog. "Do
you think that my conscience has been eaten?" asked M r Cheng."No, I don't think so," answered the
king of the dog, "Please sit down on the sofa , M r Cheng," said the dog, "Listen to me, please. I'll tell
you all about it. ""There were three kinds of consciences in the world," said the king of the dog slowly, "
One is kind and warm. Dogs respect it and were afraid of it. One is greedy and venomous (狼毒).
Dogs like eating it very much. The last one is the worst one. Though dogs starved to death (饿死),
they don't eat it at all. "

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. Did the workers like Mr Cheng or dislike him?   
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2. Were the products which made in M r Cheng's factory good or bad?
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3. How did M r Cheng go to work every day?
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4. What was in the king's room?
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5. Why didn't the dog eat M r Cheng's conscience?
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      One evening two young men were walking in the street together. They tried to find a chance to steal
 something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and
 it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to
 the other in a low voice, "You wait here. I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house."
 Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away
 as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad. I
 hadn't expected that the dog could understand English."

1.Why did the two men walk in the street one evening?
A. They couldn't fall asleep.
B. They wanted to steal something.
C. They would like to take a walk.
D. They went to visit their friends.
2. "One said in English to the other in a low voice. " From this sentence we know _____.
A. I didn't know English
B. he liked speaking English quietly
C. he couldn't speak loud
D. he was afraid of waking up others
3. The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because _____.
A. it understood English
B. it knew them
C. it found someone outside
D. Both B and C .
4. At last the two young men _____.
A. stole nothing
B. stole something expensive
C. were bitten by the dog
D. were bitten by the police
5. What did the owners do while the dog was barking?
A. They stopped it.
B. They got up quickly.
C. They shouted for help.
D. The story didn't tell us.

     A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I
am blind,' please help. " There were only a few coins in the hat.
     A man was walking by.  He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat.  He
then  took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who
walked by would see the new words.
     Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon
the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and
asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?" The man said, "I only wrote  the truth. I said what you said but in a different way. " What he had written was: "Today is a
beautiful day  and I cannot see it. "
     Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs
told  people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the
hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could  not  enjoy it because he was blind.
     The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that
they  were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
1. Which of the followings about the man is NOT true?
A. He is warm-hearted.
B. He knows the boy very well.
C. He is very clever.
D. He changes the words on the sign.
2. The second sign           
A. doesn't tell people the boy is blind
B. asks people to help the boy
C. doesn't ask people to help the boy
D. makes people happy
3. Why do many people give coins to the boy later?
A. Because he is blind.
B. Because the man asked them to do.
C. Because he can write words.
D. Because the words made people feel sorry.
4. What does "effective" probably mean in the passage?
A. 责重的    
B. 有效的    
C. 有趣的    
D. 有同情心的
5. The main idea of the passage is that              .
A. thinking is important for us
B. we should help blind people       .
C. the boy got much money at last
D. the man is great

     In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends
over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation. 
     Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:
     "Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night?"
     "Hey, we're having a party on Friday. Can you come?"
     To reply to an invitation (回应邀请), either say thank you and accept (接受) , or say you're sorry
and give an excuse:
     "Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?" or "Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie."
     Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real
invitations. For example:
     "Please come over for a drink sometime."
     "Why not get together for a party sometime?"
     "Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon?"
     They are really just polite way of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they
don't mention (提到) a specific (确定的) time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be
friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say "Sure, that would be great!" or "Yes, thanks."
     So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is
the person just being friendly?

1. Why do Canadaians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home?

A. Because they can save time.              
B. Because they can spend less money.
C. Because they enjoy entertaining at home.  
D. Because they have modern and beautiful houses.

2. Which of the following is a real invitation?

A. If you're free, let's go for a drink sometime.
B. Please go to the cinema with me some day.
C. Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?
D. I've two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me?

3. If people say "Let's get together for lunch some day", you just say "____".

A. That would be nice.    
B. How about this weekend?
C. Oh, sorry. I'm busy.    
D. That's great. I'll be there on time.

4. People use " an unreal invitation" in order to show that ____.

A. they're trying to be friendly.  
B. they're try to be helpful.
C. they're trying to make friends with others.  
D. they haven't got ready for a party yet.

5. What's the meaning of the phrase "sound like"?

A. 看上去像      
B. 听起来像      
C. 闻起来像        
D. 摸起来像

                                       Does the bird know English?
     Dick's parents work in China. They couldn't leave the boy in Canada by himself and brought the
boy to Beijing four years ago . The boy began to study in a school last year and made friends with some
Chinese children . He's friendly to them and they like him . They often talk in Chinese and he often
teaches his friends some English .
     One Sunday Dick and his friends went to a forest to catch some birds . It was fine that day and they
saw a lot of flowers there . The children enjoyed themselves . Suddenly (突然) Dick saw a bird in a tree.
he wanted to tell him friends about it , but he was afraid it could hear him . He though for a while and
called out in English, "Look ! There's a bird in that short tree !"
     The bird heard him and flew away .
     "How clever your bird is! " said the boy . "It knows some English, too ! "

1. Dick began to study in Beijing because ______.

A. he was born in China.
B. he knows some Chinese
C. his parents work in China
D. he has some friends in China

2. His friends like Dick because ______.

A. he's friendly to them
B. he teaches them English
C. they can talk in Chinese
D. he often helps them

3. The children enjoyed themselves ______ that day.

A. at school
B. at home
C. in the park
D. in the forest

4. ______, so he told his friends in English .

A. Dick forgot to spell the word "bird" in Chinese.
B. Dick thought the bird only knew Chinese.
C. Dick hoped to frighten (吓唬) the bird away.
D. Dick wanted to catch the bird by himself.

5. Which of the following is right ?

A. The bird knew some English, too.  
B. Dick's cry frightened the bird away.
C. The Chinese bird was very clever.  
D. Dick wanted to help the bird fly away.

         A group of swans(天鹅) flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The
crow watched them with disdain（蔑视）.
        "You have no flying skills at all!" he said to the swans. "All you can do is to you’re your wings
(翅膀).  Can you turn over in the air? No, that's beyond you. Let's have a flying competition. I'll show
you what real flying is!"
         One of the swans, a strong young male（雄性） , took up the challenge. The crow flew up and
began to show his skills.  He flew in circles,  performed other flying tricks(花样), and then came down
and looked proudly at the swan.
         Now it was the swan's turn.  He flew up, and began flying over the sea.  The crow flew after him，
making all kinds of comments about his flying.   They flew on and on till they couldn't see the land  and
there was nothing but water on all  sides.  The crow was making fewer and fewer comments.   He was
now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling
into the water.
        The swan pretended not to notice, and said, "Why do you keep touching the water,brother? Is that
another trick?"
        "No," said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. "I'm in trouble because of my pride! If
you don't help me, I'll lose my life. "
        The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

1. The crow met the swan on a          .

A. beach        
B. field      
C. lake          
D. ground

2. What's the correct order of the following events?  
         a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.              
         b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.              
         c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.              
         d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.

A. a, d, b, c      
B. a, b, d, c    
C. d, a, c, b      
D. d, c, a, b

3. What does the underlined word "struggle" in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．挣扎    
B．逐渐    
C．准备    
D．溺水

4. The underlined sentence means          .

A. the swan began to fly            
B. the crow began to fly            
C. it is the turn for the swan to feel proud            
D. it is the turn for the crow to feel proud

5. What do we learn from the passage?

A. Practice makes.perfect.                
B. The early bird catches the worm.            
C. No painsr no gains.                    
D. Pride goes before a fall.