At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he
smoked. And he couldn't go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was
afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears (眼泪) ran down his face.
He didn't see his wife was standing by him.
     "What's wrong with you, dear?" asked the woman.
     "Nothing," the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
     The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, "You must stop smoking right now."
     "I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can't I do that?"
     "But I think health is more important."
     Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, "Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you,
I think."
     The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray
carefully for a long time.
     "Tell me the truth, doctor." said Mr. King, "Do you see any shadows (阴影) in my lungs?"
     "No, I don't see anything."
     "Yes?" the old man said happily. "Really?"
     "Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?"

1. Mr. King got up to _____. 

A. smoke again
B. talk with his wife
C. read the medicine book
D. take some medicine

2. Mr. King coughed because _____.

A. he couldn't go to sleep
B. he was afraid to die
C. he smoked too much
D. he was too old

3. _____, so tears ran down his face.

A. Mr. King thought he had lung cancer
B. Mr. King couldn't understand the book
C. Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep
D. The doctors refused to help Mr. King

4. The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination because _____.

A. he was sure the man would die soon
B. he wanted the man to stop smoking right now
C. he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungs
D. he was sure the man would soon be all right

5. Which of the following is true?

A. There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
B. Smoking too much caused Mr. King's lungs to turn black.
C. The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King's lungs.
D. Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once.

     Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday,
so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, "But how did
you spend all that money?"She answered,"I don't know."So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money
together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife,"Please write down how you spend the money."Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it.
"I have done what you told me," she said gladly. She had written (写着) "Friday, I got 18 pounds (英镑) from
Mr. Smith."on the first page (页), and on the second page, she wrote, "Tuesday, I have spent it all."

1. Mrs Smith always spent all the money _________.

A. the next day
B. in four days
C. in a week
D. on next Wednesday

2. Mr Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her _________.

A. to do homework
B. to have a look
C. to write down how she spent the money
D. to draw a picture on it

3. Mrs Smith was _________ to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.

A. happy
B. sad
C. sorry
D. excited

4. Mr. Smith gave his wife money _________ a week.

A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times

5. The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very _________.

A. glad
B. tall
C. careful
D. good

     Once there was an Indian beggar (乞丐). He came to a farmer's house and asked for some food. The
farmer told him to come in and sit down to have dinner. There was a German and a Frenchman, too. The
farmer said, "Well, you are the last man to come. You shall go to get the chicken for us." The Indian agreed
and a whole chicken was brought in. He cut off the head and gave it to the farmer, and said, "You are the
headman here. You should have the head." He gave the neck to the farmer's wife and said, "You are next to
the headman, so you should have the neck." Both of the farmer's daughters were given a wing. "You will
soon fly away from home and you each should have a wing." He said to the Frenchman and the German,
"You two poor men have a long way to go to get home." He gave each of them a foot. Then he said, "I am
just a poor Indian beggar. I'll eat what is left."

1. The beggar was from _____.

A. India.
B. England.
C. Germany.
D. France.

2. There were _____ people having dinner at the farmer's house according to the story.

A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. eight

3. The head of the chicken was given to _____. 

A. the beggar
B. the farmer
C. the farmer's wife
D. the German

4. The beggar said the Frenchman and the German should have the feet of the chicken because _____.

A. they were next to the headman
B. they would fly away
C. they had a long way to go to get home
D. they were poor people.

5. What do you think of the beggar?

A. He was a rich man.
B. He was a clever man.
C. He was a generous (大方的) man.
D. He was a brave (勇敢的) man.

     John is an American student. He is studying Chinese in China. He can speak a  1_______ Chinese now.
One day when he was lying (躺) on the 2_______ and 3_______ to the radio. He had a good 4_______.
Suddenly (突然) he heard someone was calling for 5_______. He jumped up quickly, looked out towards (朝)
the sea and 6_______  a boy waving (挥动) his 7_______  on the water. He took off (脱下) his 8_______  and
jumped into the 9_______ . He swam (swim的过去式) to the boy. Soon he carried the 10_______ back to the
beach. He saved (救了) the boy.

            
     Breakfast was ready and Mrs. Green came into Tim's bedroom. Get 1______ quickly, "dear," she said.
"It's a 2______ to ten. We'll go shopping in half an hour." There was no 3______. Her son wasn't in bed.
Then she looked in the room carefully. She couldn't 4______ his football. She thought that her son had
gone to 5______ with his friends.
     Ten minutes 6______, Tim came in. He was out of breath.
     "What happened to you, dear?" Mrs. Green 7______ in surprise (惊讶).
     The boy didn't answer. Instead (相反地), he asked, "Mom, is it true that an apple a day 8______ the
doctor away?"
     "Yes, that's true," answered Mrs. Green.
     "Then give me an apple, but be 9______! The doctor's window is 10______ and he is looking for me
now!"

     Mr. and Mrs. Long had one daughter. Her name was Lena.She was eighteen years old. Lena lived with her
parents and worked in an office. She had some friends, but she didn't like any of the boys very much.
     One day she met a very nice man. He was young.His name was Watts and he worked in a post office. They
became friends and he came to Lena's parents house twice.Last week Lena said to her father, "I'm going to
marry (嫁给) Watts, Daddy. He was here yesterday."
     "Oh, yes." her father answered."He's a nice boy,but does he have much money?"
     "Oh, no, both of you are the same," the daughter answered angrily. I met Watts on the first day of June
and the next day he asked me, "Does your father have much money?"

1. Mr. and Mrs. Long had a _________.

A. son
B. grandson
C. daughter
D. granddaughter

2. Lena worked _________.

A. in a school
B. in an Office
C. in a factory
D. in a hospital

3. Lena had a few friends before she came to know Watts, but she _________.

A. liked no one very much
B. like all of them
C. didn't know their names
D. didn't talk to them about their work

4. Last week Lena asked her father _________.

A. to help her find a good husband
B. to let her be Watt's wife
C. to give her some money to buy a house
D. to let her work in a big city

5. Lena got angry because _________.

A. her father didn't like her boyfriend, Watts
B. her father asked her to make friends with money
C. her father, like Watts, only thought of money
D. her parents asked Watts to give them too much money

     Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to
steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled
hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
     Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought. At
last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The next
day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The
bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the
neighbour came running out."Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson (教训), "the angry man shouted. And he
hit the thief on the nose.
     The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he come
out just then?" he wondered (感到疑惑).

1. The thief was trying to get _____.

A. his neighbour
B. his neighbour's doorbell
C. some cotton
D. a door with a bell on it

2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be _____ for him to steal the doorbell.

A. safe
B. difficult
C. dangerous
D. easy

3. The neighbour ran out probably (很可能) because _____.

A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen
B. he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him
C. He realized (意识到) something strange happened
D. Both B and C

4. The neighbour hit the thief to _____.

A. give him lessons
B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C. help him with the bell
D. be his teacher

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.
C.The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.
D. The thief didn't want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.