Mr Baker worked in a big factory. He was busy all the time and had little time to rest.
    One summer, he decided to go to the sea to spend his holidays.
    One afternoon, it was very hot. Mr Baker came into a restaurant, sat at a table and wanted to drink.
Just then, an old man came up to him and said, "How do you do, sir?" "How do you do?" Mr Baker asked
the old man to sit next to him. "Have you been here before?" "No, I haven't." "You look lonely, don't you?"
said the old man. "Let's have a bet, shall we?"
    It interested Mr Baker, "But what shall we bet on?" "I can bite my left eyeball," said the old man, "I can
bet you five dollars."
    Mr Baker didn't believe and passed $5 on the table.
    The old man took out his glass eyeball, put it into his mouth and bite it. Mr Baker had to give his money.
    "It doesn't matter young man," the old man said. "I'll give you a chance to win the money back. I can
also bite my right eye. I'll bet you $10."
    "I'm sure he's able to see. And I must win his money," he thought. So he took out ten dollars from his
wallet.
     But he was very surprised, the old man took out his false (假的) teeth and bit his right eye with it. Then
he put the money into his pocket and went away quickly.

1. Mr Baker went to the sea ______.

A. to swim　　　
B. to have a rest　　　
C. to drink something　　　
D. to make a bet

2. The old man said hello to Mr Baker because ______.

A. they were good friends
B. he wanted to ask for some food
C. he wanted to drink with him
D. he wanted to win money

3. After the old man knew ______, he began to make a bet with the young man.

A. Mr Baker was there for the first time
B. Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back
C. Mr Baker knew he had false teeth
D. Mr Baker wasn't clever enough

4. As ______, he bet the old man ten dollars.

A. Mr Baker didn't think him blind (瞎的) in both eyes
B. Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back
C. Mr Baker knew he had false teeth
D. Mr Baker wanted to help him in another way

5. The old man was blind in ______.

A. both eyes　　
B. neither eye　　
C. the right eye　　
D. the left eye

    A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest
when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as (1)f _______ as he could, but
they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in (2)f _______ of him, one to the right and
the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at
the (3)s _______ time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to go to the right, and he did so. He ran on and
soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two
men. That was the dream. 
   Twenty years (4)l ________ he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two
men ran out and tried to (5)t ________ him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the
dream. He remembered the dream and (6)t ________ the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was
taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.

    A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats
with a knife and a fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master
will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.
    "Ah! Where is my cat?" asks the man.
    His wife says, "Can't you eat without her?"
    So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps into the
chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops (扔下) one into
her own plate, and the other into her master's plate.
    "Dear me!" cries the woman, "A mouse is in your plate!"
    "Hush (安静)!" says her husband. "This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship (友谊)
is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her."

根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。
(     )1. The master loves his cat very much.
(     )2. The cat always shares her food with her master.
(     )3. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.
(     )4. The cat hurries (匆忙) home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having
            lunch.
(     )5. The story tells us the cat also loves her master.

    One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner,
he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The
footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that
someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to
save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery (墓地). He threw himself
down on one of tombs (坟墓).
    The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and
robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming
after me?" He asked.
    "I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise
tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you
as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

1. That day Charlie was           .

A. leaving the station for a cemetery
B. walking slowly along the street
C. on his way to Mr. Green's house
D. on his way back home

2. When he found someone following him, Charlie           .

A. was too frightened to move
B. stopped to ask the man why
C. hid himself in a cemetery
D. knew clearly what to do

3. Charlie went into a cemetery because he           .

A. tried to get rid of the stranger
B. got tired after a day's walk
C. walked too fast and lost
D. wanted to hide his things there

4. When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought           .

A. the stranger would ask him the way
B. the stranger would come to stay with him
C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life
D. he could be asked about Mr. Green

5. The stranger followed Charlie because           .

A. he wanted to kill Charlie
B. he wanted to steal things
C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place
D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there

    Once there was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfather's farm. The year she was
four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden house
near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much.
    Every day they walked down the road to the pond (池塘). The ducks went into the water. The little girl
sat on the bank (岸) and saw them swimming in the pond. The little girl talked to the ducks and they
quacked (嘎嘎叫) back.
    Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to
ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The
girl didn't want to eat. Can you guess why?

1. The story is mainly about ______.

A. eating chicken
B. sitting by the pond
C. living on a farm
D. ducks and a little girl

2. The ducks were ______.

A. yellow and orange
B. yellow and white
C. white with orange feet
D. white and black

3. The ducks ______ every day.

A. didn't eat
B. sat on the bank
C. walked to the pond
D. talked to the ducks

4. At the end of the story, the ducks were probably (可能) ______.

A. under the water
B. on the plate
C. in the wooden house
D. swimming in the pond

5. The little girl didn't eat because ______.

A. she wanted nice cakes
B. the food was ducks
C. the food was too hot
D. the plate was empty

    Last Sunday I saw the worst storm (暴风雨) in years. It came suddenly and went on for about three
hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and all was quiet.
   The strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and
some flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.
    When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to close the window.
Then I heard a loud crashing (碰撞的) sound from the back of the house. I ran out of my room to find out
what it was-a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the back room.

1. The storm happened ______.

A .in the morning
B. in the afternoon
C. while I was in the back room
D. while I was in the garden

2. Before the storm came, the weather was ______.

A. cold
B. cool
C. hot
D. warm

3. The storm went on for ______.

A. four hours
B. about three hours
C. less than three hours
D. two hours

4. The wind blew some of the paper ______.

A. all over the floor
B. out of the door
C. into the back room
D. out of the open window

5. The top of the back room was broken because of ______.

A. the hot air
B. the crashing sound
C. the rain
D. the fallen tree