One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest, but he didn't tell others about it. He was very happy when he swam in the water. After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear coming at him. He tried his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and tired when he found an old house. There was an old farmer in it. “I'm your king,”he said to the old man. “I'm hungry now. Bring me something to eat quickly!”

　　The old man had nothing dear（贵重的）. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better. “How much must I pay you for that?”

　　“Eighteen pounds.”

　　“How dear they are! Are eggs rare（稀有的）here?”

　　“No,” answered the old farmer. “We have only one king in our country!”

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A．The King and the Old Farmer

B．The King in the Forest

C．The King in the Bear

D．The Kind-hearted King

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A．The river was beautiful

B．He was swimming in the water

C．The water was warm

D．The king could swim for a long time

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A．asked the old farmer to help him

B．cried for help

C．ran away quickly

D．ran outside the forest

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A．he could sleep in the farmer's house

B．the bear couldn't find him

C．he ate four eggs

D．the farmer knew he was a king

1.In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _____.

    A. eighteen years       B. eighty years C. eight months 　　D. eight years

2.We should _____ if we want to have a nice field trip in Ren Min Park.

A. throw the rubbish

B. find some waste bags

C. plant more trees

D. help keep the environment clean

3.To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people _____ on March 25.

A. cleaned the park

B. signed their names on the wall

C. ran about 4.7 kilometers

D. started to help disabled people

4.According to the news, we can know something happened in _____.

A. Beijing      　B. Taizhou        　　C. Guangzhou        D. Shanghai

5.We may know the news above from _____.

A. a newspaper  　B. a book     　　C. a magazine   　　D. a poster

—Can I join Oxfam Trailwalker?

—Only if you are _____ eighteen.

A. over　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　 D. below

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

　　“I left it at home.”

　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

　　A. sixteen　        B. eighteen　               C. twenty　         D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

　　A. he's her grandson　　                    B. he's clever

　　C. he can keep quiet　　                    D. he gets home on time

3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

　　A. classmate　　        B. colleague (同事)　　 C. aunt      　　  D. wife

4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

　　A. 盖印　　         B. 跺　　               C. 贴邮票　　   D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

　　A. to wake his grandma up

　　B. to make his grandma angry

　　C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. She is happy with him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen　 B. eighteen　 C. twenty　 D. fifteen

2.The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson　　  B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet　　  D. he gets home on time

3.The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印　　   B. 跺　　 C. 贴邮票　 　  D. 承认

4.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch