How long does it          you to get there?

A．make             B．take              C．need             D．spend

 

----_______ does it take your mother to make breakfast every day?

----About 15 minutes.

A．How far           B．How long          C．How             D．How much

 

                              

Reporter: How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson:   For eight years. JP Reporter: How did you get started?
Wilson: First, 1 had to take a lot of tests in two weeks. Then, I went to the firefighter school for four months. 1 learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment I also
had a full-time training every day!
Reporter: How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing. It helps keep me protected from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank (氧气瓶) and a mask (面具). They help me to breathe in a smoke-filled building. Reporter: Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. It can find heat. That way, we can
exactly tell the place of a fire. Reporter: Do you save pets?
Wilson: Just three days ago, I helped save some cats. They were hiding under the beds. Pets
usually bide during a fire because they are afraid of danger. Reporter: Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: No. There is no time to he afraid. I just think about what to do to put out the fire safely. Reporter: What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!
【小题1】 Kate Wilson has done her job for____________.
A. 2 weeks b. 3 days c. 4 months D. 8 years
【小题2】To become a firefighter, Kate Wilson ____________at first.

A．took a lot of tests	B．learned to stay safe
C．saved some animals	D．used fire equipment

【小题3】Kate Wilson says she does not get afraid because_____________.

A．she has an oxygen tank	B．she knows how to fight fires
C．she enjoys finding heat	D．she is too busy putting out fires

【小题4】As a firefighter, Kate Wilson likes____________ most.

A．wearing a mask	B．asking questions
C．helping people	D．hiding in smoke

【小题5】What did the reporter make this interview for?

A．To tell people what a firefighter does.

B．To teach people how to prevent fires.

C．To make people want to be firefighters.

D．To show people how a firefighter is trained.

 

Jerry and Alice had not been married long and didn’t have a lot of money．but they wanted to buy a car．Alice didn’t have a job，so she was always finding ways to save money．When she went shopping，she would always buy food that was on sale．Later，when she got home，she enjoyed figuring out how much money she had saved．

Every day Jerry took the bus to work．It was not a long trip but it was slow because of all the traffic．Jerry was sometimes impatient as he sat on the bus

One day．the traffic was even worse than usual．

“I could 17dn faster than this bus!，．thought Jerry．

The next day after work he decided to try．He went to the bus stop．but didn’t take the bus．He ran along beside it oil the sidewalk．He had to run quite fast to keep up wit}l the bus．

He arrived home，puffing and panting(气喘吁吁)．He felt hot and tired．

Alice was surprised to see him panting．She was worried．“What’s the matter?”she asked．

“I ran along beside the bus，”said Jerry．“It Was just as quick and I saved two dollars and fifty cents by not paying the fare．”He was proud of what he had done and thought it would make Alice happy，but it didn’t．

“Why didn’t you run beside a taxi?”she said．“You would have saved six dollars．”

1．Which is true about Jerry and Alice?

A．They love money．    B．They don’t have a lot of money．

C．The are rich．         D．They need money to buy a house．

2．How does Betty save money?

A．She does not work．             B．She eats small amounts．

C．She makes her own clothes．      D．She buys things on sale．

3．How did Jerry save money?

A．He didn’t eat lunch．      B．He gave Betty his money

C．He had two jobs．         D．He ran home from work．

4．What does“figuring out”mean in line 4?

A．calculating    B．guessing from clues    C．showing openly   D．solving