At night, we can see colorful lights on both ______ of the streets.

A. sides       B. side          C. side’s

Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a Children’s Hospital in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine(医术) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on（关于） Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.

Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. He wants to make more money（挣更多钱）.

1.Mrs. King works in a _____ .

A．shop                                 B．junior high school in Beijing

C．hospital in America                      D．hospital in Beijing

2.Both of the Kings _____ .

A．live in America                         B．live in Shanghai

C．work hard                             D．work every day

3.Mrs. King learns Chinese from _____ .

A．her teacher                           B．the books

C．the doctors                            D．the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends

4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A．Mrs. King can speak English and Chinese.

B．Mrs. King knows much about Chinese medicine.

C．Mrs. King is from America.

D．Mr. King sometimes teaches other English classes on weekends.

从方框中选择恰当的短语，用其正确形式填空。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）

1.He went to bed after he             all the lights.

2.Singing and short plays             most of the programs in the English Evening yesterday.

3.John doesn't get along well with his friends because he is              pushy.

4. Both of the businessmen felt sorry as their talk             without an agreement.

5.Smoking and sleeping late can get             of your health.

Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a children’s hospital（儿童医院）in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine (中医) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on (关于) Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.

Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. He wants to make more money (挣更多钱).

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Mrs. King works in a _____.

A. shopB. junior high school in Beijing

C. hospital in BeijingD. hospital in America

2.Both of the Kings _____.

A. live in AmericaB. live in Shanghai

C. work hardD. work every day

3.Mr. King works _____.

A. in a junior high school in Beijing

B. in a children’s hospital in Beijing

C. in a junior high school in America

D. in a children’s hospital in America

4.Mrs. King learns Chinese from _____.

A. her teacherB. the books

C. the doctorsD. the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. Mrs. King can speak English and Chinese.

B. Mrs. King does’t know anything about Chinese medicine.

C. Mrs. King is from America.

D. Mr. King sometimes teaches other English classes on weekends.

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”

　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.

　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.

　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about ____________.

　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   

B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

2. The young man untied the string ________________.

　　    A. in order to throw it away   　　

B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight

　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side

3.When could the string be taken away?

　　    A. When the old man left.　   　　

B. When the young man untied it next time.

　    　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.

4. At last the old man told the young man ________________.

　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 

stand alone

　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children

　　    C. that he should be hard on his children

5.We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.

A. the young father and the old neighbor    　　

B. parents and their children

　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father