Tom grows the nicest vegetables and fruits and the most beautiful flowers in the village. Plants grow in Tom’s garden all through the __1__ and they are much __2__.
　　Tom cuts some flowers for his sitting room table, eats some fruits and vegetables, but he __3__ most of them in the market. His vegetables, fruit and flowers are so __4__ and beautiful that they sold much more __5__ in the market than those of other villagers.
　　How does Tom grow these beautiful things? He is so __6__ that he just sits under his orange tree with his radio.
　　He __7__ the music all day.
　　That is quite true. Tom __8__ things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he sits with his radio. And everything __9__. It is the music that does the work. Tom knows more clearly that music makes the biggest vegetables and the most beautiful flowers. Plants love __10__ as much as people.

　　1. A. week　　　　　　 B. month　　　　 C. season 　　　 D. year
　　2. A. better　　　　　　B. worse　　　　 C. less　　　　　　 D. later
　　3. A. buys　　　　　　 B. sells　　　　　 C. borrows　　 D. lends
　　4. A. dear　　　　　　　B. bad　　　　　 C. big　　　　　　 D. small
　　5. A. politely　　　 B. quickly　　　 C. slowly　　　　 D. carefully
　　6. A. angry　　　　　 B. busy　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　 D. lazy
　　7. A. listens to　　　 B. hears　　　　 C. watches　　　 D. speaks
　　8. A. fills　　　　　　　 B. plants　　　　 C. throws　　　　 D. makes
　　9. A. does　　　　　 B. moves　　　 C. grows　　　　　 D. plays
　　10.A. work　　　　　 B. rain　　　　　 C. stories　　　　　 D. music

Have you ever heard anyone say“It’s raining cats and dogs”? It means“It’s raining hard!”
　　But sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here’s how it happens.
　　Not so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said,“We need cats!”So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute(降落伞). Did the cats like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are still catching rats!
　　In another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.
　　“We need big dogs!”the people said.“The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?”
　　A man across the sea had big dogs to sell.“I will send dogs to you.”He said.“I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.”
　　He sent the dogs by airplane.
　　But the airplane didn’t land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute—you guessed it!
　　Did the dogs like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are well and happy. They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!
　　Remember it, so you can say,“Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!”
　　1．The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to_________.
　　A. the weather
　　B. the saying“It’s raining cats and dogs.”
　　C. the saying“It’s raining hard.”
　　D. the fact that real cats and dogs drop from the sky
　　2．Cats and dogs drop from the sky because_________.
　　A. there are many mountains in the country
　　B. it snows the year around in the country
　　C. it was hard for a plane to land in the two countries
　　D. coming down by parachute could save money
　　3．The underlined sentence“They didn’t say they didn’t!”in Paragraph 3 means“_________”.
　　A. Poor animals       B. Good animals
　　C. Have a nice trip       D. Thank you
　　4．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
　　A. Cats and dogs can help people quite a lot.
　　B.“It rains cats and dogs.”usually means a heavy rain.
　　C. When the people saw cats drop from the plane, they were pleased.
　　D. The man across the sea didn’t want his dogs dropped by air.
　　5．The main purpose of the passage is to_________.
　　A. tell the readers a famous British saying
　　B. tell the readers of a new meaning about an old saying
　　C. show cats and dogs are our good friends
　　D. show parachutes is an important invention

It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 16 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 　17 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten o‘clock p. m. He had his 　18 in a little restaurant there. It was a warm 　19 in August. Vick wanted to 20 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very　 21 .

　　He left the restaurant at 11：30 and drove over 　22 hours. There wasn’t a moon, but the　 23　 were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Vick thought， “It‘s an empty desert. No tree, house, man.” He could 　24 the endless, white road in the car’s headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him.

　　It was two o‘clock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the 25 town： “I’ll light the cooker，” he thought， “and make some tea. ” He got out of the car.

　　He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 　26 . He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, “Good morning. It‘s a 27 morning, isn’t it?” The man came forward，out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, “You are going to 28 some tea, aren‘t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always 29 　near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 30 . Now listen, and I’ll tell you a story. Then you‘ll give me…”

(　 ) 16. A. bad 　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　 C. busy 　　　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 17. A. cities　　　　　　　 B. hotels 　　　　　　 C. villages 　　　　　 D. towns

(　 ) 18. A. tea 　　　　　　　 B. supper 　　　　　　 C. lunch 　　　　　　　　　　 D. breakfast

(　 ) 19. A. night 　　　　　　 B. day 　　　　　　　　 C. season 　　　　　　 D. month

(　 ) 20. A. live 　　　　　　　 B. stay 　　　　　　　　 C. drive 　　　　　　　 D. walk

(　 ) 21. A. cold 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　　　　 C. hot 　　　　　　　　 D. warm

(　 ) 22. A. two 　　　　　　　 B. seven 　　　　　　　　　　 C. ten 　　　　　　　　 D. fourteen

(　 ) 23 A. trees 　　　　　　　 B. animals 　　　　　 C. stars 　　　　　　　 D. clouds

(　 ) 24. A. see 　　　　　　　 B. ride 　　　　　　　　 C. pass 　　　　　　　 D. find

(　 ) 25. A. home 　　　　　　 B. whole　　　　　　　 C. next 　　　　　　　 D. another

(　 ) 26. A. about 　　　　　　 B. from 　　　　　　　 C. far 　　　　　　　　 D. away

(　 ) 27. A. noisy 　　　　　　 B. lovely 　　　　　　 C. sleepy 　　　　　　 D. sunny

(　 ) 28. A. eat 　　　　　　　 B. make 　　　　　　　 C. cook 　　　　　　　 D. drink

(　 ) 29. A. leave 　　　　　　 B. stop 　　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　　　　　 D. run

(　 ) 30. A. bread 　　　　　　 B. car 　　　　　　　　 C. rest 　　　　　　　　 D. meal

Passage I                  Police Catch Clean Mclean

     Last night, police caught the robber, Chuck Clean Mclean. Clean Mclean robs people's　houses. But before he leaves the house, he cleans the house, too.

     Clean Mclean robbed the house of Mr Robert Parley. He started to clean the house, but　Robert came home early.

     I usually go home around 6:00 pro," said Robert. "Today I was sick, so I went home at　2:00 pro. I got home, and saw an open window. Then 1 saw a man. "

     A neighbor said to Robert, "Who is that man in your house? He's cleaning your house.　He washed the windows and cut the grass. He gave me some flowers from your garden! He's　the best. " But, of course Robert didn't know the man in his house. "Quick! Call the police , "he told his neighbor.

Officer J. Power came quickly. "We know ' Clean' ," said Power. "He always cleans　houses and then robs them. "                                          

1. Another name for this story is ______

A. Neighbor Clean House               B. The Day Robert Cleaned House

C.Police Caught Cleaning               D.They Caught  Clean

2. Robert went home early because ______

A. his house was robbed                B. he usually does

C. Clean Mclean was sick              D. he wasn't feeling well 

3. Robert told his neighbor to call the police because he ______

A. wanted them to clean his house

B. didn't know the man in his house

C. didn't like the man in his house      

D. was cleaning his house

4. What does the word “his” mean in “Quick! Call the police, ’he told his neighbor”?

A. Clean Mclean's.                     B. Robert's.

C. The neighbor's.                      D. Officer Power's.

5. Where did Clean Mclean get flowers.'?

A. He bought them from the kitchen.   

B. They were in Officer Power's home.

C. He took them from Robert's garden.  

D. He took them from the neighbor.