He didn’t think the shirt ________,so he didn’t buy it.

    A.enough cheap                  B.enough expensive 

C.cheap enough                  D.expensive enough

 

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole(杆) outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “Don’t stay on it. It’s dangerous.”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal (进球)?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
【小题1】Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ___________.

A．he had no money to buy a ticket

B．he didn’t want to buy a ticket

C．he had no time to buy a ticket

D．all the tickets were sold out

【小题2】From the third paragraph, we can guess that __________.

A．the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson

B．the policeman tried to please Henry

C．the policeman didn’t like Henry

D．the policeman was also a football fan

【小题3】The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole _________.

A．to cheer for their team

B．to see the result of the match

C．to cheer for the other team

D．to say goodbye to their team

Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.

The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted－the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.

“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”

“Really?  I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”

“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

1.Who is the eldest brother?

A. Dave  B. Bill   C. Jack  D. Frank

2.What did Bill put in the newspaper?

A. A show  B. A magazine  C. An ad  D. A report

3.How many languages could the bird speak?

A. Five  B. Seven  C. Fight   D. Ten

4.How much did Bill pay for the bird?

A. Nine dollars  B. Ten dollars   C. Nine thousand dollars  D. Ten thousand dollars

5.What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?

A. A bird with a card  B. Some money  C. A joke   D. A song

 

When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge shadow(影子) under his feet.

“Wow, I didn’t know I was so big!” The wolf was happy to know it.

As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger, so it looked like a giant.

“Oh, look at my shadow. I’m so big!” The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. “I’m huge and excellent. I don’t need to be afraid of the lion.”

From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought of himself as the king of the forest.

“Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out! Here is your match（对手）.”It made the lion very angry, so he went to see the wolf.

“Here I am. I heard you said you could beat me. Now I’m here. Why don’t you prove it?”

The lion’s sharp claw(爪子) hit the wolf’s head hard. The wolf was knocked out. “Ah, help me!”

But it was too late when the wolf got to know that he wasn’t as big or strong as his shadow. Unluckily, he became the lion’s delicious supper.

1.. Why was the wolf so surprised?

A．He grew very quickly.	B．He beat the other animals in the forest.
C．He saw his huge shadow.	D．He didn’t need to be afraid of the lion any more.

2. What does the word “giant” in the passage probably mean?

A．大力士

B．巨人

C．怪兽

D．野人

3.. The wolf went to the lion to________________.

A．send him some food	B．ask for some food
C．tell him something surprising	D．show his strong body

4.. What was the result?

A．The lion ate the wolf.	B．The wolf ate the lion.
C．They became good friends.	D．The wolf became the king of the forest.

5.. Which one is the best title for this passage?

A．wolf and his shadow	B．A wolf and a lion
C．The king of the forest	D．A strong wolf