My name is Lily. My father is a teacher. His students love him a lot because he is funny. I love him, too, but I think he can be “foolish”  41 .
Once we moved into a new house and had to go shopping to buy new chairs and lights. In the supermarket, I’m interested   42  some of the beautiful lights with good qualities and made my father buy them.
When we got home, my father began to work out how much money we had   43  that day. Suddenly, he stopped. “Something’s wrong.” he said. “I’ve got 30 yuan   44  than I should!”“That’s great,” I said. “You can buy me that   45  book I want.”
Father said nothing. Instead, he counted（数） how much money he had again and again.
“The salesgirl must have made a mistake. We   46  go back to the shop,” he said.
“Do you have to go back?” I asked. “Nobody will know we   47  too much change(找零). It would be foolish to go back.”
“It wouldn’t be ‘foolish’.” my father said angrily. “It’s called being   48  .” At that moment, I looked into his eyes and knew he was right.
The salesgirl was surprised to see us in the shop again. But   49  we gave her the money, she thanked us a lot.
On my way home, my father stopped me   50  smiled. “Do you still want that cartoon book?” he asked. I looked at my “foolish” father and answered loudly, “Father, you are the greatest!”

【小题1】

A．sometimes B．often C．always D．never

【小题2】

A．with B．on C．in D．to

【小题3】

A．took B．lost C．cost D．spent

【小题4】

A．much B．more C．less D．some

【小题5】

A．story B．cartoon C．music D．magic

【小题6】

A．may B．can C．should D．need

【小题7】

A．gave B．have given C．is given D．were given

【小题8】

A．clever B．honest C．selfish D．cool

【小题9】

A．how B．why C．when D．where

【小题10】

A．and B．but C．or D．so

Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.

Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.

The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

A．he lives in a small field	B．he’s a poor farmer
C．he lives in an old house	D．he is too tall

2.Mabel asked Sam to ______.

A．make money in the town	B．borrow some money from his friend
C．spend the winter in town	D．build a house in her village

3.The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.

A．许多钞票

B．全职工作

C．临时工作

D．轻松工作

4.Sam went the post office to _____.

A．ring up Mabel

B．post the money

C．buy some stamps

D．post a letter

5.The money was stolen when ______.

A．Sam left the factory	B．Sam went into the restaurant
C．Sam ate something in the restaurant	D．the thief got Sam drunk.

 

1从每题所给的选项中选出正确答案，补全短文。

Building a new house costs quite a lot of money. If you plan to   1  a house, your first step is to find a suitable (适当的 piece of  2  . You will probably try to find a sunny place, in a  3  situation  (位置), near stores and bus stops, not too   4   from your friends and the place where you work. Next you have to find an experienced (有经验的) builder, and together with the builder you will make a   5  . The builder will draw it. The builder will also   6   the cost of your house.

He will estimate (估计) the cost of the wood, the glass, and  7   that he must use in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, his estimate must be right, because the    8    may change (变化), and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house.         9   the builder gives you his estimate, you may wish to change your plan. You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can   10   a little more and add something to your first plan.

1.A. but         B. have         C. build      D. find

2.A. floor       B. place        C. land       D. playground

3.A. faraway     B. surprised    C. pleased    D. pleasant

4.A. near        B. far          C. close      D. next to

5.A. map         B. plan         C. decision   D. book

6.A. find out    B. carry on     C. work out   D. work on

7.A. everything else   B. nothing else

C. else anything     D. else something

8.A. color       B. prices       C. time       D. house

9.A. When        B. While        C. Until      D. Since

10.A. cost        B. spend        C. take       D. pay for

 

My name is Mary Green. I live in a new house with my parents. There is a beautiful and a small room for me. I like it very much.
Now let me tell you something about my new house. My new house is on a busy street. There is a big, new and clean park across from my house. I can see the flowers in it from my room. We often take a walk in the park after dinner every evening. There is a big supermarket near my house. It is between a hospital and a cinema. We can buy fruits, vegetables and food in the supermarket. They are good but cheap. My school is near my house. So I always go to school on foot. I like my new house. Do you like it?
【小题1】How is the park?

A．old

B．big

C．dirty

D．small

【小题2】Where is the cinema?

A．It is across from my house.

B．It's between a bank and a supermarket.

C．It's beside a park.

D．It's beside a supermarket.

【小题3】We can't buy _______in the shopping mall.

A．fruits

B．vegetables

C．food

D．flowers

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．I walk to school from Monday to Friday.

B．There is no cinema near my house.

C．The street is very quiet.

D．My first name is Green.

 

We’ve Moved! Please come to the party in our new house. 8:00pm.on November 5 Betty and Jack Add:31 Station Street Tel:342-1525 E-mail:betty12@email.net

Must Sell $275 Best washing machine Only 6 months old Owner going abroad Call Mike Green Add:10 Park Street Tel:342-2691 E-mail:mikegreen@hotmail.com

Smith’s Book Club New and old books Over 1,000 kinds Good coffee and tea Open every day 10:00 to 22:00 Add:15 North Street Tel:342-7391 or 342-7350 E-mail:smith15@yahoo.com

 

1.If you want to go to Betty and Jack^’s party, you can call   .

A．342-1525         B．342-7391         C．342-2691         D．342-7350

2.Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because   .

A．he wants to buy a new one                B．he will go to another country

C．he wants to buy a new house              D．There^’s something wrong with it

3.You can use the e-mail smith15@yahoo.com if you want to   .

A．read some books                       B．go to a family party

C．sell some good coffee                    D．buy a washing machine