Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.

   One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.

   “What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”

   Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.

   “Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”

   She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”

1.It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.

A. right                  B. pleased       C. easy        D. difficult

2. A chemist is a person who ______.

A. takes medicine              B. studies chemistry

C. can read doctors’ writings     D. sells medicine

3. The lady wrote a doctor a letter because ______.

A. she wanted to see him                                        

B. she wanted to invite him to dinner

C. she wanted to get some medicine for her husband

D. she didn’t want to give him a telephone call

4.. The husband thought ______.

A. the chemist could give them answer            

B. the letter was for the chemist

C. the chemist would give them the right medicine

D. the chemist couldn’t read, either

5. After reading the story, we know ______.

A. the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house            

B. the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house

C. the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note        

D. the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either

 

One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”

“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him. “It’s over.”

“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”

1.The story took place (发生) _______.

A．in the morning	B．in the afternoon
C．in the evening	D．at night

2.When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be _______.

A．over

B．ill

C．all right

D．rich

3.The man _______ after he took some medicine.

A．began to work

B．began to cry

C．went home

D．went to sleep

4.The dentist pulled _______ out of the man’s mouth.

A．a tooth	B．a bad tooth
C．all the bad teeth	D．all the teeth

5.The man ran in _______.

A．because he was ill

B．because he wanted to sleep

C．to tell the dentist that he was all right

D．to tell the dentist that his house was on fire

 

Yesterday Princess Eva(夏娃公主)was happy. She went to a carnival. The weather was sunny, and the food was       . There were Clowns and a band(魔杖). She had a good,      there was a bad magician at the party.

　Princess Eva saw the magician and she laughed. The magician didn’t        . He touched her mouth with a wand. He said, “From now on, you can’t talk. You can’t laugh. ”And Princess Eva        make a sound.

　Princess Eva could feel, and hear, and see, and smell, and taste. But she couldn’t      . She couldn’t laugh. A doctor came and looked at her fingers, her      , her eyes, her nose, and her tongue. She wasn’t sick. But something was      . Even a clown couldn’t make her laugh!

　But then one day, a nice man came to town. He had a band of      . His dog, his cat, and his horse sang for the princess. They made loud noises. They sounded      ! The Princess started to      . “Look! I can laugh! I can talk!” she cried. It was a happy day.

1.A. bad    B. terrible   C. delicious   D. awful

2.A. Because B. But      C. So       D. though

3.A. tell     B. shout    C. say      D. laugh

4.A. can’t   B. mustn’t   C. couldn’t  D. needn’t

5.A. talk    B. listen     C. smile    D. laugh

6.A. leg     B. feet      C. neck     D. ears

7.A. right    B. OK      C. wrong    D. nice

8.A. plants   B. colors    C. shapes    D. animals

9.A. good    B. nice      C. terrible   D. happy

10.A. cry    B. walk     C. laugh    D. run

 

One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods (树林). She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.

One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The 1arger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled (盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped (抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.

She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted (举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times …

When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.

    The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight. The best way to keep love is to let it fly!

1.The girl loved the two birds very much because       .

   A. they greeted her every morning

B. they didn’t eat much food

   C. they liked staying in the cage quietly

D. they were hungry but very strong

2.One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and        of the two birds flew out of the cage.

A. the sick

B. the female  

C. the larger and stronger

D. the white and blue

3.The girl held the bird tightly in her hand because she was afraid that       .

   A. it would be killed

B. it was feeling cold

   C. the other bird felt lonely

D. it would fly away

4.The girl felt that the other bird        when it was jumping in the cage.

   A. wanted to see what happened

B. wanted to be free

   C. wanted to sing a beautiful song again

D. wanted to eat something

5.What does the story want to tell us?

   A. To keep love is to let it fly.

B. The cage is used to keep birds.

   C. The birds are easily killed.

D. We should protect the endangered birds.

 

One day, a young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, which the secret(秘密)of success(成功)was. The scientist   31   him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days   32   the young man asked him the   33   question again. Einstein was very   34  . He did not say  35  , but wrote a few   36   on a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. The young man looked   37   the piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What   38   this mean?”asked the young man.“A means success,”said the old scientist.“X means hard work, Y means good methods(方法),and Z means   39   talking and start to   40  .

1.A. say        B. said        C. talked    D. told

2.A. ago        B. before      C. later        D. after

3.A. easy       B. different     C. same    D. difficult

4.A. worried     B. disappointed(失望)  C. happy  D. angry

5.A.anything     B. something    C. nothing   D everything

6.A. words       B. word        C. sentences   D. sentence

7.A. on          B. after          C. at    D. for

8.A.will         B. shall         C. does   D. is

9.A. go on       B. stop         C. enjoy    D. start

10.A. do          B. read         C. work  D. look