When Bill is very young, he loves picture. His mother often draws some for him on old pieces of paper. She is very bad at drawing, but bill likes her pictures and always wants more. Then, when he is a little older, Bill’s mother gives him some pencils and a drawing book, and he begins drawing pictures, too. But they are never good .When Bill is five years old, his mother gives him a small blackboard and some pieces of a baby on the blackboard, he draws lines(线条) and rubs(擦) them out too for ten minutes , but when he looks at his picture , he is not happy. “Well”, he says at last(最后) to his mother, “I’ll put a tail(尾巴) on it and make it a monkey.”　　

1.Bill ___ when he is very young.

2.He is a little older, so his mother gives him ____ and lets him begin drawing pictures .

3.How old is he when he is trying to draw a baby on the blackboard?

4.Bill wants to put a tail in the picture , so _________ .

5.Which of the following sentences is right?

Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

　　“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

　　“I left it at home.”

　　Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

　　The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

　　A. sixteen　        B. eighteen　               C. twenty　         D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

　　A. he's her grandson　　                    B. he's clever

　　C. he can keep quiet　　                    D. he gets home on time

3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

　　A. classmate　　        B. colleague (同事)　　 C. aunt      　　  D. wife

4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

　　A. 盖印　　         B. 跺　　               C. 贴邮票　　   D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

　　A. to wake his grandma up

　　B. to make his grandma angry

　　C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __1__ countries, people can turn on their __2__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __3__ things.
　　Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __4__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __5__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.
　　In Germany, __6__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __7__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __8__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.
　　Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __9__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __10__ like this new way of buying things. They call __11__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __12__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __13__.
　　The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __14__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.

　　1. A. European　　　　　　 B. Asian　　　　　　　　 C. American　　　　　　　　 D. African
　　2. A. lights　　　　　　　　　　 B. switches　　　　　　 C. radios 　　　　　　　　　　 D. TVs
　　3. A. some else　　　　　　 B. another many　　 C. the other　　　　　　　　　 D. many other
　　4. A. Such as　　　　　　　　 B. For example　　 C. For teleshopping　　　 D. It is like
　　5. A. takes　　　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　　 C. spends　　　　　　　　　　 D. spend
　　6. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. until　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by
　　7. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. open　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn on
　　8. A. people　　　　　　　　　 B. women　　　　　　 C. businessmen　　　　　　 D. officials
　　9. A. to go out　　　　　　　 B. going out
　　　 C. to buy things　　　　　D. buying things
　　10. A. still　　　　　　　　　　 B. don’t　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. won’t
　　11. A. teleshopping　　　 B. TV　　　 　　　　　　 C. radio　　　　　　　　　　　 D. telephone
　　12. A. appearing　　　　　 B. coming out　　　　 C. for sale　　　　　　　　　　D. to buy
　　13. A. in the shop　　　　　 B. on TV　　　　　　　 C. they bought　　　　　　 D. by this way
　　14. A. the same with　　　 B. different from
　　　　　C. as big as　　　　　　 D. larger than
　　15. A. the number　　　　 B. the quality　　　　 C. the places　　　　　　　　 D. the buyers