In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地).

It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

1.In America, football players can _______.

A. only kick the ball????????????? B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball????????????? D. kick, throw and carry the ball

2.There are _______ on each team.

A. ten players????????????? B. eleven players????????????? C. twelve players????????????? D. thirteen players

3.If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.

A. go home　B. carry the ball ten yards

C. run with it　D. kick the ball to the other team

4.The best teams play again _______.

A. on Christmas????????????? B. after the season ends　C. on New Year’s Day　D. on Sunday

5.The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.

A. shout (喊) loudly????????????? B. jump????????????? C. talk loudly????????????? ????????????? D. sing

John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.

　 “I must find something wonderful for her,and it must be the only one in the whole world.”John thought.

　 He advertised in the newspaper. “Wanted---the best present for the woman who has everything.”

　 For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him“the best present”. But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.

　 Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage,and in the cage there was a large bird.

　 “This bird,”the man said,“can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world.”

　 “I’ll buy it,”John said,“How much do you want?”

　 “One hundred thousand dollars,”the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

　 The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her,”Well,mother,”he said,“Is the bird wonderful?”

　 “Oh,it was delicious,dear,”she said.

(　　 )47.How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A.They rang John up. B.They knew it from the newspapers.

C.John phoned them one by one.　　 D.They knew it on TV.

(　　 )48.When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A.Two weeks before John’s mother’s birthday. B.On John’s mother’s birthday.

C.About five days before John’s mother’s birthday. D.Less than a week after John’s mother’s birthday.

(　　 )49.Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A.Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B.Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C.Because the bird could look after his mother.

D.Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.

(　　 )50.What does the sentence “It was delicious,”really mean in the story?

A.His mother ate the bird.

B.His mother let the bird fly away.

C.His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D.His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.