Mr. Hand moved into a new house．One day．when he was doing some cleaning，a man knocked（敲）at the door．Mr. Hand opened the door．“Sir，do you need someone to clean your window of the balcony（阳台）?”

“Yes．do it please”Mr. Hand let the marl in and then went on cleaning his house．

Soon there was another man knocking at the door．“What’s the matter?”asked M Hand．“I come to clean your windows of the balcony．”answered the man．

“No，”Mr. Hand said，“one of your partners（同伴）is cleaning them now．”

“I am the man．I fell off the balcony just now．”the man said sadly．

（   ）1．The man came to________．

A．buy things                                               B．clean the windows for money

C．help Mr. Hand                                           D．visit Mr. Hand

（   ）2．How many people came to clean Mr. Hand’s windows for money?

A．Nobody．            B．Only one．          C．Two．                D．Three

（   ）3．The phrase“fell off”means“________”in Chinese．

A．跌落                    B．擦净                    C．建造                   D．爬上

（   ）4．What can be the best tire（标题）of the story?

A．A New House                                          B．Cleaning the Windows

C．Bad Balcony                                              D．Unfriendly Mr. Hand

（   ）5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Mr. Hand is very poor．

B．The man was not careful．

C．Mr. Hand’s balcony is dangerous（危险的）．

D．The man liked to jump down from Mr. Hand’s balcony．

The Night before Examination

　　The clock struck eleven at n________. The whole was q________. Everyone was in bed e________ me. Under the strong light, I looked gloomily before me a huge pile of disgusting stuffs they call“books”.

　　I was going to h________ my examination the next day.“When can I go to bed?” I asked m________. I did not answer. In fact I dared not.

　　The clock s________ 12.“Oh, dear”cried I.“Ten more books to read before I can go to bed! We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not a________ with me on this point. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.”

　　The clock struck one. I was too t________ to go on. I did the only thing I could--I prayed.“Our father who are in Heaven, have mercy on a sinner. Please let me p________ my exam tomorrow. I shall be grateful to you all my life, and I promise you I will work hard afterwards. Amen.”

　　I yawned. My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell a________.

Rita stepped into the cool, moving water. She pushed a black inner tube(内胎) in front of her. She had a worried look on her face because she had never floated down a river before.
“Let me hold your tube while you climb on,” said her father. He smiled at her. “There’s not a cloud in the sky. It’s a great day to be in the river, isn’t it?”
Rita looked out across the water. People were floating by on tubes. Some talked and laughed as they floated easily down the river. Others leaned(倚靠) back with hats pulled over their faces. None of them looked terrified.
“We’ll stay together,” said Rita’s father. “I’ll hold on to your rope(绳子).”
“Will we go very fast?” Rita asked.
“No,” said Dad. “We’ll move slowly for a while, and then it will get a little faster near the river’s bend(拐弯). Don’t worry, Rita. You’ll be fine.”
Rita looked at her tube. It gently(轻轻地) moved up and down in the water. She saw a girl of her own age float by. The girl seemed to be having fun. Suddenly Rita’s worries disappeared（消失）.
“I’m ready to climb on and ride, Dad,” she said.
【小题1】The underlined word “floated” in the reading means “________”.

A．划船

B．乘坐

C．漂浮

D．移动

【小题2】What is Rita’s problem in this story?   

A．She doesn’t like to be in cool water.

B．She is worried that she will get sunburned (晒伤的).

C．She is afraid to try something new.

D．She is afraid of boating.

【小题3】What’s the weather like in the story? 

A．Cloudy.

B．Rainy.

C．Windy.

D．Sunny.

【小题4】Which of these happened last in the story?  

A．Rita pushed her black tube.	B．Rita saw a girl of her own age.
C．Rita stepped into the water.	D．Rita looked worried.

【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Rita’s Ride.

B．Rita’s Trip.

C．Rita’s Visit.

D．Rita’s Tube.

Richard found a job in a big office after he finished college. He liked to use his (1)_______ and was good at his job. So he was often paid more than (得到的报酬多于) his workmates and he worked (2) __________. But something was wrong with the young man a month ago. He couldn't fall (3) _________ at night. So he was always (4) _________ in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor (5) _________ and told him to buy some sleeping pills. He took them (6) _________ he went to bed. Soon after that he went to sleep. Richard  (7) _________ in the morning. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after (8) _________ . As soon as he went into the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr Clarke! I've (9) _________ had a good sleep like last night's and I'm feeling much better now!" "Skunk (混蛋)!" the head (10) _________ loudly. "We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"

1.                A．hand           B．head           C．eyes D．feet

 

2.                A．hard           B．fast            C．harder   D．faster

 

3.                A．asleep         B．alone          C．afraid    D．awake

 

4.                A．well           B．hungry         C．thirsty    D．tired

 

5.                A．looked for him   B．looked at him    C．looked after him    D．looked him over

 

6.                A．after           B．because        C．before   D．if

 

7.                A．stood up        B．woke up        C．sat down  D．lay down

 

8.                A．lunch          B．dinner          C．supper   D．breakfast

 

9.                A．always         B．usually         C．never    D．often

 

10.               A．laughed        B．shouted        C．smiled D．asked