take,     bad,     medicine,    hear,     careful,    nothing, come,    month,   into,        and,      wrong,    when

Mr. Shute lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong dog. His farm
is small __【小题1】____  he is often free in winter. So he goes to a city and finds work there.
　　Once he stayed there for about two __【小题2】______.When New Year was coming, he went
back home to see his wife and children. On his way home, something was ___【小题3】_____，
with his eyes .When he knocked on his door, his dog ___【小题4】out and was not friendly to him.
His wife hurried to drive it away. The next morning he went to see a doctor. The doctor
looked over his eyes___【小题5】____and gave him some____【小题6】___.
Before he left, he told the doctor about his dog. When he___【小题7】this, the doctor
began to laugh and said," Maybe something is wrong with your dog's eyes, too. ".__【小题8】_____
he got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, "I'm afraid it's true. If a thief comes
____【小题9】_____  our house, it won't see him and he'll steal something here."
Mr. Shute thought his wife was right. He then made his dog____【小题10】___ his medicine instead.

It was Jimmy's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum(鼓).
"Who gave him that thing?" Jimmy's father said when he saw it. "His grandfather did," answered Jimmy's mother. "Oh," said his father. Of course , Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise(噪音) with it, but his father did not mind(介意). His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.
But one of the neighbors(邻居) did not like the noise at all , so a few days later, she took a sharp(锋利的) knife and went to Jimmy's house while Jimmy was hitting(击打) his drum. She said to him, "Hello, Jimmy. Do you know, there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife. Open the drum and let's find it. "
【小题1】Jimmy got quite a lot of nice presents from his ________ .

A．classmates

B．friends

C．teachers

D．family

【小题2】Who gave Jimmy the drum? ________ .

A．His father

B．His mother

C．His neighbor

D．His grandfather

【小题3】Why did Jimmy's father not stop him making a noise with the drum? Because________.

A．He liked Jimmy very much	B．he didn't mind it.
C．Jimmy was in bed	D．Jimmy only played in the evening

【小题4】One of the neighbors ________ .

A．liked Jimmy very much.

B．enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum.

C．wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife.

D．didn't like the noise at all.

【小题5】What did Jimmy's neighbor really want him to do? To ______.

A．stop him making noises

B．make a noise on his drum with a knife

C．show him how to hit the drum

D．find something nice in his drum

One day a young man went to the town and bought himself a new pair of pants. When he got home, he went to his room and put them on. He found they were about two inches(英寸) long. He went into the kitchen(厨房). His mother and his two sisters were doing some washing there. He said to them,“ The new pants are too long. They need cutting(剪) by two inches. Would one of you do this for me?” His mother and sisters were busy and nobody said anything.
But after his mother finished washing, she went to her son’s room and cut the pants by two inches. She came back without saying anything to her daughters. After supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s pants. She went to his room and cut the pants by two inches without saying anything to anyone. The younger sister went to the cinema. But when she came back, she also remembered her brother’s pants, so she went to his room and cut them by two inches, too.
【小题1】The pants were       .

A．too long

B．new

C．for the young man

D．A, B and C

【小题2】The young man’s mother and sister didn’t answer him because         .

A．they don’t like him at all

B．they were too busy at that time

C．they didn’t want to do it for him

D．they didn’t hear him clearly

【小题3】If the pants were 197 inches at first, at last they were        .

A．191 inches

B．193 inches

C．195 inches

D．199 inches

【小题4】From the story, we know        .

A．The young man’s mother and sister didn’t want to help him.

B．The young man can wear the pants to go out now.

C．The young man can cut his pants himself.

D．The young man wouldn't be very happy after he saw his pants.

【小题5】Which one is true from the story?

A．The young man’s mother and sisters wouldn’t like to talk with each other.

B．The young man’s mother and sister didn’t hear the young man’s words.

C．The young man’s pants were too long for him now.

D．The young man had to buy another pair of pants now.

Zhang Qin is a nineteen-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he __46__ middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he worked __47__ nine o’clock in the evening. When he got home, he always felt very tired. After a quick supper he went to bed and fell __48__. So he never made any noise and his grandfather was very pleased with him.

One day he went back from work a little __49__. On his way home he met Li Jun, one of his __50__. They were both very happy. Zhang Qin asked Li Jun to his house, and Li Jun agreed. Li Jun __51__ some fruit and drink. They talked about their school, their teachers, their classmates and their __53__. They talked for a long time.

“ Have a look at your watch, please.” Said Li Jun, “ What’s the time now?”

“ Sorry, there is something wrong with my watch.” Said Zhang Qin. “ Where is __53__?”

“ I __54_ it at home.”

Zhang Qin thought for a moment and found a way. He began to jump on the floor.

The sound woke his grandfather up. The old man shouted __55__. “ It’s twelve o’clock，Zhang Qin. Why are you still jumping upstairs？“

（ A. asleep B. future(s) C. downstairs D. finished E. until F. classmates G. left H. earlier I. brought J. yours ）

 

Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.

One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.

“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”

Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.

“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”

“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”

1.	A．play B．study C．work D．live

 

2.	A．water B．food C．clothes D．money

 

3.	A．full B．afraid C．hungry D．angry

 

4.	A．rain B．snow C．blow D．shine

 

5.	A．to work B．to sleep C．to bed D．swimming

 

6.	A．After B．Before C．While D．Because

 

7.	A．remembered B．threw C．dropped D．forgot

 

8.	A．broken B．new C．nice D．cheap

 

9.	A．bus stop B．bus station C．post office D．police station

 

10.	A．borrowed B．paid C．lent D．lost

 

11.	A．look for B．find C．wear D．dress

 

12.	A．caught B．stopped C．saw D．killed

 

13.	A．one B．ones C．old D．new

 

14.	A．cost B．sold C．took D．spent

 

15.	A．bought B．given C．had D．liked