It was almost 9:00 p. m. when Mia Jameson left her office to go home. It was 1 . She started her car and she　 2　 down the dark road that led to her house in the country. She　 3　 the radio and sang songs while she was driving. The heater (暖气机) wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 4 .

　 The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small　 5 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control (失去控制). Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness (知觉).

　 When she　 6 , her head was bleeding (流血), and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know　 7　 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the　 8　 river! She felt very　 9 . She knew the ice wouldn’t　 10　 her car for very long. She　 11　 to walk up the hill several times, but she kept falling in the snow. Mia tried　 12　 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that　 13　 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t　 14 . Mia closed her eyes and　 15　 die.

　 Then she heard a voice. Mia opened her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck,” said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”

(1)　 A. raining　　　　　　 B. cool　　　　　　　　　　　 C. snowing　　　　　　 D. late

(2)　 A. ran　　　　　　　　　 B. drove　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　 D. rode

(3)　 A. turned on　　　　 B. turned over　　　　　 C. turned off　　　　　 D. turned down

(4)　 A. happy　　　　　 　　　　 B. not alone　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　 D. not lonely

(5)　 A. bridge　　　　　　 B. village　　　　　　 C. town　　　　　　 D. farm

(6)　 A. got up　　　　　　 B. came back　　　 C. looked up　　　　 D. woke up

(7)　 A. how　　　　　　　 　B. what　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. where

(8)　 A. deep　　　　　　　　　　 B. frozen　　　　　　　　　 C. wide　　　　　　　 D. cold

(9)　 A. angry　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. afraid

(10) A. keep　　　　　　 　　B. pull　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　 D. hold

(11) A. tried　　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　 C. would like　　　　 D. seemed

(12) A. one　　　　　　　　　 B. one more　　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　 D. the other

(13) A. someone　　　　 　　　B. anyone　　　　　　 C. everyone　　　　　 D. no one

(14) A. feel　　　　　　　　 B. hear　　　　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　　　　　 D. go

(15) A. waited to　　　　　　　　　 B. had to　　　　　　 C. was able to　　　　　　　　 D. decided to

　James got up at five to seven. His parents and his little twin sisters went traveling in France and he had to look after himself at home. He opened the fridge, but he found only two hamburgers in it. He decided to have breakfast in the restaurant at the other side of the street. He sat at a table and the waiter came up and said, “Can I take your order(点菜), James?”

　“But you don’t show your menu to me, Mr. Hunt,” said the boy.

　“Oh, sorry! I forget it. Here it is.”

　James looked at the menu carefully. It was:

　James brought out his wallet and found there was only 6.50 dollars in it.

　“Well,” said Mr. Hunt. “What about a hamburger, a pizza, two eggs and a glass of coke?”

　“Oh, no,” said the boy. “I’ll buy a picture-book this afternoon. It’s 1.50 dollars.”

　“I see,” said the waiter. And then he brought the boy a nice breakfast.

(  )11. There were ______ people in James’ family.

A. three　　 B. four　  C. five　　  D. six

(  )12. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The waiter knew James.　B. The restaurant was near James’ home.

C. James went to the restaurant alone.

D. The waiter took a menu to James when he saw him.

(  )13. ______ are the most expensive in the menu?

A. Sandwiches　　B. Hamburgers　C. Pizzas　D. Hamburgers and pizzas

(  )14. James hoped to pay ______ dollars for his breakfast.

A. 5.00　    B. 1.50　  　C. 6.50　   　D. 3.50

(  )15. At last James had ______ for his breakfast.

A. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

B. two eggs, a pizza, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

C. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coke

D. one egg, a pizza, a sandwich and a glass of coffee

Xie Liang, 80, has offered free help to people asking for directions for 8 years.

Every day, Xie goes to Dongzhimen Long-distance (长途) Bus Stop, and gives help to at least 1,200 people asking for directions. During holidays, the number may be even 3,500. There are more than 50 roads and streets meeting at Dongzhimen, and at least 100 thousand people pass by there daily.

　 The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily had an interview with Xie. At that time, he arrived at the bus stop and placed his little table with maps and guidebooks written by himself on it.

　 "Is it really free to ask you for the way?" said one with a strong southeast Chinese accent(口音)

　 "Of course," answered Xie with a smile. "Quite a number of people have asked me the same question. I am a volunteer."

　 The reporter found that at least 5 people came to ask him for the way in a minute, and Xie

told them the way patiently and gave every one of them a note with his words on it.

　 Xie has a husky(沙哑的)voice. People think that it's because of the result of his hard work.

Now Xie has encouraged several other volunteers to join him.

　 Many people hope to do volunteering like Xie, but it's hard to do as well as he does.

31. What does Xie Liang do?

A. A cleaner.　　 B. A volunteer.　　　 C. A reporter.　　 D. A bus driver.

32. There may be ________ people a day asking Xie for ways during holidays.

A. 50　　　　　 B. 1,200　　　 　　 C. 3,500　　　　 D. 100,000

33. How does Xie Liang offer help to others?

A. He calls a taxi for them.　　　　　　

B. He drives them to the right place.

C. He gives them a map to read by themselves.

D. He tells them the way correctly or writes the way on a note.

34. Now there is something wrong with Xie Liang's ___________.

A. throat(喉咙)　　 B. legs　　　　 C. stomach　　　　 D. eyes

35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Xie Liang still works alone now.

B. Xie Liang has written some guidebooks on his own.

C. People have to pay Xie Liang for asking for directions.

D. Xie Liang likes writing some reports for Beijng Youth Daily.

　James got up at five to seven. His parents and his little twin sisters went traveling in France and he had to look after himself at home. He opened the fridge, but he found only two hamburgers in it. He decided to have breakfast in the restaurant at the other side of the street. He sat at a table and the waiter came up and said, “Can I take your order(点菜), James?”

　“But you don’t show your menu to me, Mr. Hunt,” said the boy.

　“Oh, sorry! I forget it. Here it is.”

　James looked at the menu carefully. It was:

　James brought out his wallet and found there was only 6.50 dollars in it.

　“Well,” said Mr. Hunt. “What about a hamburger, a pizza, two eggs and a glass of coke?”

　“Oh, no,” said the boy. “I’ll buy a picture-book this afternoon. It’s 1.50 dollars.”

　“I see,” said the waiter. And then he brought the boy a nice breakfast.

(  )11. There were ______ people in James’ family.

A. three　　 B. four　  C. five　　  D. six

(  )12. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The waiter knew James.　B. The restaurant was near James’ home.

C. James went to the restaurant alone.

D. The waiter took a menu to James when he saw him.

(  )13. ______ are the most expensive in the menu?

A. Sandwiches　　B. Hamburgers　C. Pizzas　D. Hamburgers and pizzas

(  )14. James hoped to pay ______ dollars for his breakfast.

A. 5.00　    B. 1.50　  　C. 6.50　   　D. 3.50

(  )15. At last James had ______ for his breakfast.

A. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

B. two eggs, a pizza, a piece of bread and a glass of coffee

C. two eggs, a hamburger, a piece of bread and a glass of coke

D. one egg, a pizza, a sandwich and a glass of coffee

You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means16 it，S raining very hard I not that 17 cats and dogs are falling from the 18 ．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain 19 over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs 20 falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a 21 storm．

　 Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 22 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze 23 to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then 24 to earth．

　 During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 25 the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．

16．A．that　　　 B．how　　　 C．why　　　 D．if

17．A．careless　 B．blind　　　 C．dead　　　 D．real

18．A．hill　　　 B．tower　　　 C．sky　　　　 D．building

19．A．cats　　　 B．frogs　　　 C．dogs　　　 D．birds

20．A．stopped　 B．enjoyed　　 C．began　　　 D．forgot

21．A．popular　 B．terrible　　 C．weekly　　 D．common

22．A．divided　 B．added　　　 C．changed　　 D．caught

23．A．together　 B．alone　　　 C．so　　　　　 D．almost

24．A．hold　　　 B．lose　　　 C．keep　　　　 D．fall

25．A．from　　　 B．into　　　 C．after　　　　 D．by