Reading comprehension(阅读理解)：

　　Kate Holmes was visiting a friend, old Mrs. Sydney. Mrs. Sydney had known Kate all her life. She liked to tell Kate about mysteries(神秘故事) and see whether Kate could solve them.

　　“You are very good at solving mysteries,” she said to Kate, “but some day I'll fool you! Maybe I'll be able to fool you today. Did I ever tell you about the story of the Unknown Brother?”

　　Kate said no and listened. She liked Mrs. Sydney's stories.

　　“Well,” Mrs. Sydney said, “Jed Wright was my friend when I was a child. He ran away from home when he was very young and lived for years by doing all kinds of jobs. Finally, in 1927, he went to Michigan, where he found a copper mine(铜矿). He bought the land and ran the mine and became a very rich man.

　　“Jed never married. His parents had died years before, and his only relative was a brother.”

　　“One day Jed knew he was dying. He sent for a good friend, Dan Cole, who had worked for him for years.”

　　“Jed gave Dan two envelopes.‘This one is for you,’ he said, ‘ and please give the other one to my brother Alf. He is…’ While he was speaking, Jed died.”

　　“There were his dying wishes in Dan's envelope. It gave him Jed's mine and house. The envelope for Alf had some money and business papers in it. Dan and Alf were each to get about half of Jed's fortune(财富). They would both be rich.”.

　　“Dan had never seen Alf. He had only two clues(线索). One was an old photo that showed Alf and Jed. But it was taken on their tenth birthday, fifty years ago. The other clue was a post card from Alf. It had no address. It had been mailed in Boston the month before Jed died.”

　　“Dan went to Boston. He put an advertisement in the newspaper. It said there was good news for Alf Wright. It told where Dan was staying.”

　　“The next day, more than a hundred men came to Dan's hotel. They all said they were Alf Wright. But though he had never seen Alf, Dan was able to pick him out right away.”

　　When Mrs. Sydney finished her story, she smiled.

　　“All right, Kate,” she said. “How did he know Alf?”

　　Kate smiled too. “That's easy,” she said. “You told me how. The clue was the photo.”

　　“Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Sydney. “But it was taken when Alf and Jed were boys. How could that help?”

　　“You said it was taken when both boys were ten years old, so they were…”

　　Kate gave Mrs. Sydney the answer and she had to admit that Kate Holmes had won again.

Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题，每题所填内容不超过五个单词)：

1．What made Jed Wright a rich man?

The ________ made him very rich.

2．What was in the envelope for Dan?

________________________________________________.

3．Did Dan do what Jed asked him to do?

________________________________________________.

4．What helped Dan to find Alf?

________, ________ and the advertisement.

5．What was Kate's answer to the mystery?

Kite said, “… so they were _____________________________________.”

6．Were they brothers or friends?

Kate and Mrs. Sydney were friends; Jed and Alf were brothers; Jed and ________.

This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my 1 , and I was afraid to do so for a long time!

Mom came into the kitchen, asking,"Are you ready, 　2 ? "

"Yes, "I answered quietly. 3 in fact I wasn't ready!

On my way 　 4 school, I could feel my heart beating . I hated this!

I went into Mrs Owens' class. She was smiling, and saying 5 to all her students as she did every morning.

"Hi, Sam, "she said to me as I walked 6　 the classroom.

"Hi," I said and quickly sat in my 　7 , I looked at the clock. The time was near.　 Then Mrs Owens started ," Sam, it's time for you to show yourself. " Show 8 　?Oh, no!

I got up slowly, 9 　the ground as I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs Owens knew I was 10 , so she came beside me, and put, her hand on my back.

She said to the class," Sam works very hard on his 　11　 ,and I know it is a very interesting report. "Then she turned to me and asked," Sam, 12 did you like best about your report on Hawaii?"

I thought about the fun things I read about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked 13 the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun, it wasn't frightening . The class cheered as I finished and Mrs Owens was 　14　 .

In fact ,I can do 15　 than I think I can —if I try! I am proud of myself.

(　 )1. A. class　　　　　 B. house　　　　 C. party　　 　　　　 D. hometown

(　 )2. A. friends　　　 B. classmates　　 　　　 C. Owens　　　 　　 D. Sam

(　 )3. A. Then　　　 　 B. But　　　　　 C So　　　　　　 　 D. Or

(　 )4. A. on　　　　 　 B. from　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 　　 D. in

(　 )5. A. sorry　　 　　　　　　 B. hello　　 　　　 C. goodbye　　　　 D. thanks

(　 )6. A. into　　　 　　　　　　 B. out of　　 　　　 C. away from　　　　 D. far from

(　 )7. A. bed　　　 　　 B. seat　　　 　　 C. dining- room　　　 D. reading room,

(　 )8. A. me　　　　 　 B. us　　　　 　　 C. myself　　　　 　 D. ourself

(　 )9. A. looking after 　 B, look over　　 　　　 C. looking at　　　　 D. looking for

(　 )10. A. glad　　　　 B. nervous　　 C. active　　　　 　　 D. happy

(　 )11. A. dictionary　　 B. magazine　　 C. newspaper　　　　 D. report

(　 )12. A. what　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. where　　　　 　　 D. whom

(　 )13. A. in front of　　 B. over　　　　 C. beside　　　　　 D. near

(　 )14. A. playing　　　 B. dancing　　　 C. singing　　　　 　 D. smiling

(　 )15. A. well　　　　 B. better　　 　　 C. best　 　　　　　　　　 D. good

newspaper,  study,  can,  an,  have,  be,  with,  clean,  but,  like

I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is  1  American girl. She is eleven. She lives 2  her family in China. There  3  four people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself. She   4  a cat. Its name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They are all at home. Look! Kate is playing with Mimi. Her father is reading  5 . Her mother is  6  the house. Where is her brother, Jim? He is doing his homework in his  7  . Kate likes Chinese very much,  8  she can’t speak it very well. Jim  9  playing soccer. He  10  play it very well.