During the Second World War. John's family didn't have a washing machine. Therefore, 1______ (keep)
clothes clean became a problem for them.
    Before long, a family friend decided 2______ (join) the army and his wife was going with him. John's
family told them that they could take care of their furniture while they were away. To the 3______ (family)
surprise, the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine. "It would be better for it to
4______ (use), rather than sitting 5______ (quiet)," he said.
    Young John helped with the washing,and he developed a deep love of the old, green Bendix. 6______
(late), the war ended and the family's friend returned. When he came to take the machine away. John
became very sad. His mother saw this and said to 7______ (he). "Son, you must remember that machine
didn't belong to us in the 8______ (one) place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time.
So, instead of 9______ (be) sad about the loss.Let's be grateful that we 10______ (be) able to use it at that
time." 
    We have all experienced loss: loss of people and things. However, if we see the thing we 11______ (lose)
as a gift that we were given for a time, maybe the sad 12______ (memory) will change into 13______
(thank) ones.

    On my first day of high school, I saw a boy from my class walking back home after
school. His name was David. He was carrying his books. As I was walking, I saw a group
of kids running toward him, knocking all his books out of his hands. And then they ran
away. David fell down and his glasses went flying. He looked up and I saw sadness in his
eyes. I helped him to look for his glasses and said. "The kids with bad manners should be
punished." There was a big smile that showed real gratitude (感激) on his face.
    From then on, we became friends. The more I got to know David, the more I liked him.
Over the next four years, we always studied, played together and had a happy time.
    On graduation (毕业) day, I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So I said,
"Hey, you will be the best!" Then he began, "Graduation is a time to thank those who
helped you succeed through those difficult years. Our parents, our teachers, but mostly
our friends. Being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I'll tell you
a story…" I just looked at the handsome popular boy in amazement as he told the story of
the first day we met.
    Everyone was surprised to hear all about his hardest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad
looking at me and smiling that same thankful smile. Not until that moment did I realize
its deep meaning.
    Never underestimate (低估) the power of your actions. With one small action, you can
change a persons life. As you can see, friends are angels (天使) to make us rise when our
wings (翅膀) have problems flying.

根据短文内容判断正、误。 正确的填“A”，错误的填“B”。
(     )1. The writer and David were classmates.
(     )2. The kids with bad manners were punished by the writer when they knocked David 
          down.
(     )3. Everyone was surprised to hear all about David'S hardest moment.
(     )4. The writer realized that one small action could change a person'S life before 
          hearing David's speech.
(     )5. The underlined sentence at the end of the passage means "A friend in need is a
          friend indeed (真正地)."

    One afternoon Mrs. Green's husband wanted to catch the 3:30 flight to London to have
an important meeting. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said
that he was still at the airport.
    "What happened to you?" asked Mrs. Green.
    "Well," said Mr. Green, "Everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my
luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I
saw my friend Jack Scott, who was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman
caught me."
    "Why did he catch you?"
    "I don't know," said Mr. Green, "As soon as he heard my shout, he ran towards me and
caught me."
    "What did you shout to your friend?"
    "All I said was 'Hi, Jack'. You know that's the usual way we say hello to our friends."
    "But you don't know the sentence 'Hi, Jack ' also means to take control of a plane by
force (武力)."

1. How did Mr. Green want to go to London?

A. By train
B. By bus
C. By airplane

2. Why was Mrs. Green surprised?

A. Because her husband didn't arrived the airport in time
B. Because her husband was still at the airport at 5 o'clock
C. Because her husband didn't want to go to London

3. When did Mr. Green get to the airport that afternoon?

A. Before 3:30
B. After 3:30
C. At about 5:00

4. What was Jack Scott in the passage?

A. He was a pilot
B. He was a policeman at the airport
C. He was an engineer

5. According to the passage we know ______.

A. Jack Scott asked Mr. Green not to fly to London
B. Mr. Green would take control of a plane by force
C. The policemen mistook what Mr. Green said

    Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Roy, and this is my show. This is a television
show for all families, and I know you'll enjoy it.
    Let's start with a story. Once there was a proud pig on a farm. He thought he was the
most important of all the animals on the farm. But it was not enough that he himself
thought this: he had to be sure that other animals thought it, too. So he went up to a
chicken and asked, "Who is the most important animal on the farm?" The chicken answered,
"You are, Mr. Pig." Then he asked a dog, and he got the same reply.
    Next, he asked a cow. When the cow seemed uncertained of the right answer, the pig look
ed angry, and showed his teeth, "Oh, you are, of course, Mr. Pig." said the cow. "Of
course," the pig said, "there is no doubt about it."
    At last the pig asked a big horse the same question. The horse lifted one foot, rolled
the pig over and placed his foot on the pig's head. "I think you know the answer now."
said the horse.

1. The Roy show is ______.

A. a family show on TV
B. for kids only
C. a sports show

2. When the pig asked a dog, the dog ______.

A. said nothing
B. said the pig was the most important
C. said the pig was as important as the horse

3. The horse thought ______ was the most important on the farm.

A. he himself
B. the pig
C. the cow

4. The word "uncertained" means ______.

A. 相同的
B. 犹豫的
C. 令人满意的

5. What's the best title of this passage?

A. A pig and a cow
B. A farm
C. The most important animal

    One day an old lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor. She was very afraid
of it. So she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went down to a shop. There she
bought a mouse-trap (捕鼠机). The shopkeeper said to her, "Put some cheese (奶酪) in it,
and you will soon catch that mouse." The lady went home with her mouse-trap. But when she
looked into her fridge, she couldn't find any cheese in it. She didn't want to go back to
the shop, because it was too late. So she cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine
and put that into the trap.
    To her surprise, when the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning, there was
a picture of a mouse in the trap.

1. The lady went to the shop to _____.

A. buy some cheese
B. see the shopkeeper
C. catch the mouse
D. get a mouse-trap

2. The shopkeeper _____.

A. was not friendly to the lady
B. told the lady how to use the trap
C. tried his best to catch the mouse
D. put some cheese into the trap

3. The lady didn't go back to the shop because _____.

A. it was too late
B. she could cut a picture of cheese out of the magazine
C. maybe the shop was closed
D. the mouse was not in the kitchen

4. Which of the following is not true?

A. The lady was very afraid of a mouse.
B. The mouse was in the trap the next morning.
C. The lady was surprised to find what was in the trap the next day.
D. The mouse was not in the trap the next morning.

5. Who put the picture in the trap?

A. The lady
B. The shopkeeper
C. We don't know
D. The lady's husband

    Mrs. White has two children. Tommy is seven, and Annie is four. Tommy goes to school,
but Annie doesn't. When Tommy is at home, he often plays with Annie. Usually he's very
nice to his little sister.
    One day the two children are playing at home.
    Suddenly Annie begins to cry. Their mother runs over and asks,"Why are you crying?"
    "Tommy breaks (打破) my doll," says Annie. 
    "How does he break it?" 
    "I hit (打) him on the head with it." Says Annie.

(     )1. Tommy and Annie are Mrs. White's children.
(     )2. Tommy is Annie's younger brother.
(     )3. Tommy often plays with Annie.
(     )4. The mother runs over because Annie is crying.
(     )5. Tommy hits Annie on the head with the doll.

    Mr. Green likes making friends very much. He always invites friends to his home for
dinner. One day, one of his friends, Peter, comes to his home with two businessmen.
    One of them called Tim never goes to schoo1. He is very afraid that he cannot answer
questions correctly. But Peter says, "Don't be afraid, Tim. Just don't talk about anything
if you don't understand it."
    But Tim drinks too much and begins to be careless. One of the guests asks him, "Do you
like Edison (爱迪生)?" Tim answers, "It's so great. I like drinking it very much."
    All the people in the room keep quiet for five minutes,and then they begin to laugh.
After dinner, Peter goes out of the house with the two businessmen. He says to Tim, "You
are so foolish.(愚蠢的)" 
    Tim says, "Why? I can answer the question. Am I wrong?" Peter says, "We all know that
Edison is not a kind of drink. It's a kind of music."

1. Mr. Green likes _____.

A. making friends
B. drinking
C. talking
D. 1istening to music

2. That day Mr. Green _____ at home.

A. calls Tiin
B. sings for Peter
C. plays games
D. invites fiiends for dinner

3. Who is foolish?

A. Peter
B. Tim
C. Edison
D. Both Peter and Tim

    Tom lives a long way from the city. One day he goes to the city to visit his friend,
Jack. Jack asks Tom to have lunch together. They go into the restaurant and sit down at
a table. Tom looks around and he sees some old people put eye glasses on before reading
their books, so after lunch he goes to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walks along
the road, and soon finds a shop. The man in the shop makes him tries on a lot of glasses,
but Tom always says, "No, I can't read with these."
    The man in the shop becomes more and more puzzled (困惑的). At last he says, "Excuse
me, but can you read at all?"
    "No, I can't." Tom says,"If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?"

1. Tom meets some old people _____.

A. far away from the city
B. in the shop
B. in the restaurant
D. in the village

2. When does Tom go to the shop?

A. After lunch
B. Before lunch
C. In the morning
D. In the evening

3. Tom goes to the restaurant to _____.

A. buy eye glasses
B. have lunch
C. buy some books
D. sell eye glasses

4. Before reading their books the old people in the restaurant _____.

A. put their glasses on
B. drink tea
C. take their glasses off
D. buy glasses

5. In fact (事实上), Tom _____.

A. likes eye glasses
B. goes to the wrong shop
C. can't read at all
D. knows the man in the shop