When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was   46   and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very   47   and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just   48  .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it   49  ,I’ll hit you.”

    One day I went swimming with my   50   in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming   51  ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to   52   that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so   53   that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.

  54  ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best   55   in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.

    1.A.writing          B.sleeping            C.cooking        D.running

    2.A.angry         B.worried              C.sorry            D.excited

    3.A.smiling       B.saying            C.playing            D.joking

    4.A.now          B.then             C.again            D.once

    5.A.friends        B.classmates         C.brothers         D.parents

    6.A.fast            B.slowly             C.well           D.alone

    7.A.find           B.understand            C.say           D.think

8.A.careful        B.careless             C.fast            D.slow

    9.A.In the end       B.At first             C.Since then       D.At that time

    10.A.time           B.sport             C.lesson            D.day

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said, “My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll punish(惩罚) you.”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned(淹死). I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me. In the end, they found I was telling the truth(真话). They came and saved my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life.
【小题1】What did the writer like to do when he was young ?
A. To fight with his friends.            B. To play with his mother.
C. To play jokes on others.
【小题2】How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother ?
A. Interested.               B. Worried.    .           C. Excited.
【小题3】 When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends _______ .
A. came to help him           B. didn’t care about him    
C. stopped to look at him
【小题4】The underlined part “the emergency center” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 购物中心              B. 娱乐中心               C. 急救中心
【小题5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. The writer’s mother was cooking when his mother fell from the open window.
B. The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea.
C. The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends.

When I was young，I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”

Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.

1.When he was young, the writer liked to _______.

A. play with his brother                             B. help his mother cook

C. play jokes on people                                 D. go swimming with his friends

2.What happened when the writer was playing with his brother?    ______

A. He got tired.                                               B. He played a joke on his mother.

C. Tony fell from the open window.           D. His mother hit him.

3.In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he ______.

A. swam fast                                                    B. called for help

C. would sink in water                                    D. couldn’t swim on in the water

4.When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they ______.

A. took him to the hospital at once

B. came and saved him immediately

C. thought at first he was joking again

D. did nothing because the writer had lied to them

5.The story tells us that ________.

A. swimming is dangerous

B. the writer is a naughty boy

C. one can play jokes only on people he knows

D. if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was ? and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very ? and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry, I’m just ? .” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it ? , I’ll hit you.”

One day I went swimming with my ? in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming ? , and I called out, “Help!” All my friends came to help me, only to find that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so that I swam in deep water. I tried my test to call my friends for help, but this time ? came to help me.

they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best ? in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.

1.A. writing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sleeping????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. cooking????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. running

2.A. angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. worried????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. sorry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. excited

3.A. smiling????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. saying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? C. playing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. joking

4.A. now????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. then????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. again????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. once

5.A. friends????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. classmates????????????? ????????????? ??? C. brothers????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. parents

6.A. fast????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. slowly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? C. well????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. alone

7.A. careful????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. carefully????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. fast????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. slow

8.A. somebody?? ????????????? ????????????? B. nobody??????? ????????????? C. everybody??? ????????????? ?? D. anybody

9.A. In the end????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. At first????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Since then????????????? ????????????? ?? D. At that time

10.A. time????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sport????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. lesson????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. day