Who Is Clever?
        Miss Helen taught physics in a school of London. Last week she was explaining to her classes about sound,
and then she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, "Mow, I
have a sister in New York. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 metres away,
and listened to me from the other side of the street. Who do you think would hear what I said earlier, my sister
or you, and why?" 
       One of the cleverest boy answered at once, "Your sister, Miss Helen, because electricity travels faster than
sound waves." 
       "That's very good," Miss Helen said. But then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Helen said, "Yes,
Molly." "I don't think so," Molly said. "Your sister would hear you later because when it's eleven o'clock here,
it's only six o'clock in New York."

1. Miss Helen was explaining about _______.

A. telephone
B. electricity
C. time
D. sound

2. Helen's sister is in _______.

A. London
B. England
C. Washington
D. New York

3. Who can hear Miss Helen earlier according to the boy's answer?

A. Helen's sister
B. the boy
C. Molly
D. the student

4. Molly thought _____ would hear earlier.

A. Helen
B. Helen's sister
C. the student
D. nobody

5. When it's seven o'clock in London, it's ______ o'clock in New York.

A. two
B. six
C. three
D. twelve

                                                           Buy Glasses to Read
       Tom had retired and lived by himself far away from town. He hardly ever left the village, but one day he
had to go into town to buy some things in the shops, and after he had bought them, he went into a restaurant and
sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw some old people put glasses on before reading
their newspapers, so after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself a pair of glasses too. He walked along
the street, and soon found a shop.
       The man in the store made him try on many glasses, but Tom always said, "No, I can't read with these."
       The man became more and more puzzled, at last he said, "Excuse me, but can you read at all?"
       "No, of course I can't!" Tom said angrily. "If I was already able to read, do you think I would have come
here to buy glasses?"

1. Tom lived             .

A. in the town
B. in a restaurant
C. in a shop
D. in a village

2. Why did he go into town one day?

A. To buy glasses.
B. To buy some things in the shops.
C. To have lunch in a restaurant.
D. To play.

3. In the restaurant, Tom saw some old people _______.

A. put eyeglasses on before reading
B. was eating something
C. sitting down on a table
D. buying glasses

4. After trying on many glasses, Tom             .

A. can read
B. can't read
C. can see clearly
D. can't see anything

5. Can Tom really read?

A. Yes, he can.
B. Yes, but a little.
C. No, he can't read at all.
D. He can read if he wears a pair of right glasses.

       Two men are walking in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker. The other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is
going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black
begins to walk faster because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Brown. Now Mr. Brown begins to walk
faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than Mr. Brown.
So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair, he
sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry to show a notice (告示) with the words "Wet Paint (油漆未干)" to
Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows why Mr. Brown is going to the chair. 
(     ) 1. Mr. Brown and Mr. Black are in the garden.
(     ) 2. Now they are walking to the chair.
(     ) 3. At first Mr. Black is after Mr. Brown.
(     ) 4. At last Mr. Brown gets to the chair earlier than Mr. Black.
(     ) 5. Mr. Brown goes to the chair because he wants to tell people "Wet Paint".

    Once upon a time there was a poor man. He had an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were
many oranges. One day he found one of his oranges was much bigger than the others. It was as big as
a football. Nobody had seen such a big orange. The poor man took the orange to the King. The King was
so pleased that he gave the man a lot of money for it.
    When a rich man heard of it, he said to himself, "It's only an orange. Why did the King give so much
money for it? I'll take my gold cup to the King. He'll give me more money." 
    The next day when the King received the gold cup, he said to the rich man. "What a beautiful cup! I'll
show you something wonderful. Please take this great orange."

1. The poor man had an orange tree ______.

A. beside his garden
B. outside his garden
C. in front of his house
D. in his garden

2. The poor man was surprised to see ______ a football.

A. all the oranges on the tree were like
B. one of his oranges was as big as
C. what was on his tree was
D. some of his oranges were like

3. Why did the poor man take the biggest orange to the King?

A. Because the King had never seen such a big orange.
B. Because he could sell the orange to the King.
C. Because the King liked to eat the big orange.
D. Because he liked the King.

4. The rich man took his gold cup to the King. He thought ______.

A. the King would give him the biggest orange
B. the King would give him a new house
C. he could get much more money than the poor man
D. the King would give him lots of oranges

5. At last the King gave the rich man ______.

A. what he wished to get
B. a lot of money that he expected
C. the biggest orange
D. another gold cup

    A woman was collecting money for a church charity. The money she collected was going to be given
to poor children who had no parents to take care of them. She went from apartment to apart-ment and
from house to house, She knocked on doors and asked for money, She always said the same thing. "Good
morning, I'm collecting for a church charity. Please give generously, We need $5000." Then she held out a
collecting box. Most people put a few coins in the box.
    An artist lived in one of the apartments. He opened the door. "Good morning," she said "I'm collecting for
a church charity. Please give generously. We need $5,000." The artist thought for a moment. and then he
said, "I'm sorry, but I don't have any money. However, I'll give you a panting. It's wonh$400." The woman
thanked the artist and took the painting away.
    A week 1ater she called on him again. "I'm sorry to trouble you again," she said, but we still need more
money. I need another $100. Can you help?…Of course," the artist said "I'll increase the value of my painting
to$500."

1．Who was the woman collecting money for?

A．Poor children.
B．Herself.
C．Her friends.
D．A church.

2．What did most people give her?

A．A lot of money.
B．A few dollars.
C．Paintings.
D．Very little money.

3．Why didn't the artist give money to her?

A．He was not a generous man.
B．He did not have any money.
C．He had too many paintings.
D．His paintings were worth a lot of money.

4．Did the woman collect enough money at last?

A．No, she didn't.
B．Yes, she did.
C．We don't know.
D．Yes, she does.

5．How much money does she need?

A．$5,000
B．$5,100
C．$4,00
D．We don't know.

       Two foreign students are sitting in a restaurant waiting to be served. The waiter is very busy with other
customers. After a few minutes, one student turns to the other and begins to talk.
Jenny: The service is really slow here.
Alison: Yeah, I hope the waiter comes soon. I have a class at two o'clock.
Jenny: Me, too. I recognize that English book. You must be a student at the English Language Center.
Alison: Yeah. I'm in Class 4. Are you studying there?
Jenny: In fact, I'm in Class 5.
Alison: I just came here two weeks ago. Do you like the institute?
Jenny: It's pretty good. I think I've learned a lot of English.
Alison: Yeah. I only wish the classes were a little smaller, though, because we can't get enough chance to talk.
           But I like my teachers a lot.
Jenny: How long are you going to be here?
Alison: About a year, but sometimes I feel like (想要) going home.
Jenny: You'll get used to it. Where are you from?
Alison: Thailand. How about you?
Jenny: Canada. I'm only staying here three more months. Then I'll go to Columbia University in New York.
Alison: By the way, my name's Alison.
Jenny: Hi. I'm Jenny.
Alison: Hi. Oh, here comes the waiter. It looks like we're going to get served.
Jenny: Good. I'm hungry.
1. Did they meet each other before? 
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2. Where are they studying? 
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3. What does Alison think of the classes, large or small?
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4. Where do they come from?
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5. Who will be still in the institute in half a year?
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