Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, “I’m going to be a soldier.” But his eyes were not very ___1_____, and he did not get in.

　　Then he said,“I’m going to   2   a small boat and I’m going around the world.”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough   3    .

　　Last summer Mike found a swimming   4     near his house. The lessons did not cost very   5    , and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having   6   . Now he is a good swimmer.

　　Last week a little boy said to him,“You’re a very good swimmer. How do   7   learn to swim so well?”

　　“I’m not good at all,”Mike said and he smiled.“  8   I’m in the water, I say to myself, There are   9   fishes behind me! Then I’m very afraid, and I    10    quickly.”

(       ) 1. A. big        B. beautiful   C. good         D. strong

(       ) 2. A. buy        B. make     C. borrow        D. draw

(       ) 3. A. food       B. work      C. time          D. money

(       ) 4. A. park       B. school     C. farm          D. factory

(       ) 5. A. much      B. little       C. many         D. any

(       ) 6. A. meals      B. lessons      C. talks         D. games

(       ) 7. A. I          B. they        C. we         D. you

(       ) 8. A. If         B. When       C. Though      D. Where

(       ) 9. A. interesting  B. nice       C. dangerous     D. different

(       ) 10. A. run       B. jump      C. swim         D. fly

 

Bob was cutting a branch（树枝） off a tree in his garden. While he was sawing（锯）, another man passed in the street. He stopped and said, “ Excuse me, but if you continue (继续)to saw（锯） that branch like that, you will fall down with it.” He said this because Bob was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk（树干） of the tree.

Bob said nothing. He thought, “ This is some foolish（愚笨的） person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.”

The man continued on his way. Of course, after a few minutes. The branch fell and Bob fell with it.

“My God!” he cried. “That man knows the future!” and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live. But the man had gone.

1.One day Bob was cutting a branch_______a tree in his garden.

A．on

B．in

C．at

D．off

2.While Bob was sawing, another man_______.

A．told him to stop working	B．told him he would fall down
C．would borrow something from him	D．would help him saw that branch

3.After hearing the man’s words, Bob thought that________.

A．that was a foolish person.	B．that was a wise person
C．that was a proud person	D．that fellow cheated him

4.What happened to Bob after a few minutes?

A. The branch fell.             B. Bob fell down to the ground.

C. Bob was hurt himself. 　　         D. Both A and B.

5.This story is about ________.

A．a foolish man

B．a wise man

C．cutting a tree

D．that we need to take good advice

 

— Must I return the book this week?

— No, you ____. You can _　 it for 20 days.

A. mustn't: keep B. needn't; borrow　 C. needn't; keep　　　 D. mustn't; borrow

Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.

　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.

　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."

　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "

　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .

　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.

　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "

　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "

　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."

　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.

　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.

The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found   50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).

1.	A．have died B．had died C．died D．have been death

 

2.	A．sure B．think C．hope D．wish

 

3.	A．neither B．either C．too D．also

 

4.	A．easy enough B．enough easy C．difficult enough D．enough difficult

 

5.	A．borrow B．lend C．bring D．buy

 

6.	A．expensive B．cheap C．important D．useful

 

7.	A．to B．for C．about D．on

 

8.	A．place B．took C．dropped D．bring

 

9.	A．passed B．past C．pasted D．passing

 

10.	A．with their surprise B．in their surprise C．to their surprise D．of their surprise