Buying Fish

　　One afternoon last summer, Mr Fred went to buy a fish because a friend of his was coming to have supper with him that evening.

　　It was hot. Most of the fish were not so fresh, but the shopkeeper said, “Sir, the fish is fresh. Please buy one.”

　　Mr Fred held on fish up to his nose and smelled it.

　　“Why did you smell that fish? Do you think it had gone bad?” shouted the shopkeeper.

　　“I wasn't smelling that fish. I was only talking to it.” answered Fred.

　　“Talking to it?” said the shopkeeper. “Why? What did you say to it?”

　　“Well, what did the fish say to you?”

　　“It said it didn't know the latest (最新的) news because it hadn't been in the river for more than a week.”

(1) Mr Fred went to buy a fish because ________.

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A．one of his friends would have supper with him

B．he liked fish very much

C．a friend of his liked fish very much

D．he wanted to have a party

(2) Most of fish weren't fresh because of ________.

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(3) Why did Fred pick up one fish and smelt it?

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A．Because he thought it had gone bad.

B．Because he wanted to eat a fresh fish.

C．Because he wanted to talk to it.

D．Because he wanted to get the latest news from the fish.

(4) How did the shopkeeper understand his words?

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A．He thought Fred was a foolish man.

B．He didn't believe what Fred said.

C．He didn't hear Fred clearly.

D．He didn't know if his fish could speak.

(5) Which sentence is right?

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A．Fred could really talk to a fish.

B．He was a bad man.

C．Fred understood fish's words.

D．He was clever and humorous.

Mr. Black was working in a factory in a big town. He liked 　1　 very much, and was very good　2　 it. When he was free, he　3　 down to a small river behind the factory and tried 　4　 some fish, but there were very few there, 　5　 the water wasn’t clean. One summer he went to the seaside during his holiday and stayed at a small cheap hotel.
“I have never fished in the 　6　 before.” He thought. “It will be more interesting than fishing in our river.”
　7　 first he caught a lot of fish and was very 　8　 . He gave them to the hotel and they cooked them for guests, and he enjoyed himself very much. After　9　, he did this every day. But 　10　 he got his bill(账单) at the end of the week, he saw it, “For oil（油） to cook fish(7 days), 70 dollars（美元）.”

【小题1】

A．fishing　 B．drawing C．singing D．lying

【小题2】

A．in　　　 B．on　　　 C．at D．with

【小题3】

A．lay B．waited C．sat D．looked

【小题4】

A．to watch B．to eat C．to find D．to beat

【小题5】

A．when B．since C．after D．because

【小题6】

A．river B．sea C．lake D．pool

【小题7】

A．On B．In C．At　　　　 D．For

【小题8】

A．sad B．worried C．happy D．sorry

【小题9】

A．that B．this　　　 C．eating D．thinking

【小题10】

A．after B．when C．how D．why

短文填空

If I had a lot of m　1　,I would buy a big house to l　2　 in.I would buy a big TV,a beautiful desk and some other things to put in the h　3　.I would have a library for all my b　4　,a music room with a big CD player.I would be very happy in my new house.Although I will spend a lot of time in my new house,I would also like to go traveling.I would like to see all the i　5　 animals and birds.It would be very exciting.And I would also help others.I would like to give some of my money to my hometown to make it more beautiful.

 

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email