One day, Mary got a letter from her uncle .“Dear Mary ,” he wrote in the letter . “ I hope you can be happy every day . I’m sending you some chickens .They are arriving tomorrow . I hope you will like them .Uncle Toby . ”

Mary was very happy . She liked eating eggs and chicken .“ I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them .” She thought .

　 When the chickens arrived the next day , they were all in a box .Mary took the box off the truck ( 卡车) and began to carry it into her garden , but the box was so heavy that she dropped ( 落下) it。

　 The chickens all ran out . They ran here and there . Mary spent hours in trying to find them .

　 A few hours later her uncle came . He asked ,“Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)？”“Yes ,but I dropped the box . The chickens ran everywhere . It took me the whole morning to look for them . ”Mary said .

“ Did you find them all ?” Asked her uncle .“ I hope so .” Mary answered ,“ but I only catch (抓住)eleven of them .”

“ That’s very interesting . I only sent you six .”Her uncle said with a smile .

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出正确答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

(　　　) 56. Mary got a letter from her ______________.

A. aunt 　　　　　　　　 B. uncle　　　　　　　　 C. grandfather　　　 D. friend

(　　　) 57. When she got the letter , Mary was __________.

A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

(　　　) 58. Why did Mary drop the box ? Because __________.

A. she didn’t like the present　　　　　　　　　　　 　

B. the box was too heavy

C. she wanted to let the chickens go out

D. she couldn’t wait to look at it

(　　　) 59. It took Mary ________ to find the chickens .

A. an hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. two hours　　　　

C. three hours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the whole morning

(　　　) 60. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her ?

A. Yes , she did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Her uncle knew.　　　

C. Maybe she knew . D. No, she didn’t.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 　

　　It was Mary's birthday. She received a letter from her uncle. “Dear Mary,” he wrote in the letter, “Happy birthday. I'm sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you'll like them. Uncle Toby.”

　　Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,” she thought.

　　When the chickens arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.

　　The box fell on the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.

　　A few hours later her uncle came. He asked, “Did the chickens arrive safely?” “Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them,” Mary said.

　　“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so,” Mary answered. “but I only caught eleven of them.”

　　“That's very interesting. I only sent you six,” Her uncle said with a smile.

(1) Mary received a letter from her ________.

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(2) When she received her present, Mary was ________.

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(3) Why did Mary drop the box? Because ________.

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A．she didn't like the present

B．the box was too heavy

C．she wanted to break the box

D．she couldn't wait to look at her present

(4) It took her ________ to find the chickens.

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(5) Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?

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Peter and James were brothers. One afternoon ___1____ the lessons were over, they stayed in school to help their teacher. They___ 2__ for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.”
When the boys ___3_____ home, it was seven o’clock. There was light inside their house and the door was ____4____. They could see a man inside, too.
“Who can it be?” thought Peter. “Father and Mother have gone shopping. They won’t be home ____5____ eight o’clock.”
When the _____6____ man saw Peter, he smiled and said, “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m your ______7______ friend. He  asked me to fetch （取）some money for him.” The man did not see James.
Peter went inside and began talking to the man but James did not. He quietly but quickly ran off to call the police. He soon found a policeman and _____8____ him back to their home. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman _____9____ him and held his arm.
Just then Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the boys’ parents ______10______.
“No!” said Baker. “I don’t know him. He must be a thief. I am glad you have caught him.”
(   )1. A. if          B. when         C. before           D. until
(   )2. A. studied     B. worked        C. stayed           D. watched
(   )3. A. arrived in   B. went to        C. got to            D. reached
(   )4. A. open       B. opened        C. opening          D. close
(   )5. A. at          B. since         C. until             D. after
(   )6. A. away       B. out           C. outside           D. inside
(   )7. A. father       B. fathers        C. father’s          D. brother’s
(   )8. A. brought     B. bring          C. take             D. caught
(   )9. A. stoped      B. stopped        C. catch            D. saw
(   )10. A. returned    B. come          C. arrive           D. reached