A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:

JOHN BROWN HATTER Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money

   The first friend gave him the advice that the word “hatter” wasn’t needed. So John crossed out the word “HATTER” . Then he came to another friend for advice. This friend said that it was not polite to say “for ready money”. So he crossed out “for ready money”. The sign now said:

JOHN BROWN Makes and Sells Hats

One day a friend was passing his shop. He saw this sign and said that when a man bought a hat, he didn’t care who made it. So John crossed out that word, too.
But when another friend saw “ John Brown Sells Hats”, he said , “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away for free.” So, at last the sign read:

JOHN   BROWN

【小题1】 “ For ready money” means ___________________.
A. pay for the hat here when you buy it  
B. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C. hats here are only for the people with much money
【小题2】How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
A. Three.                     B. Four.                    C. Two.
【小题3】___________________was crossed out first.
A. “ John Brown Sells Hats”        B. “Hatter”              C. “for Ready Money”
【小题4】 Each friend has___________________thought.
A. no                          B. the same                C. his own
【小题5】This story tells us that _____________________.
A. it isn’t possible to please everybody
B. it’s easy to sell hats
C. sellers must please everybody

Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year her classmates voted(推举) her the favorite student. The friends she had were much more than those of anyone else.
One day Mini was caught yakkety-yakking(大声说笑) and ordered to stay back as punishment(惩罚). Staying back meant doing something “useful”, like helping in the library after school.
Now Mini’s school had a rule. Once a month, if you had something else to do the day you were punished, you could ask a friend to stand in for you.
Unluckily, her aunt was visiting Mini that day. That afternoon was the only chance Mini had of seeing her for another five years.
Mini needed someone to stand in for her. She asked Betty, her “best” friend. “Oh, no, Mini, I can’t,” Betty said. “I must help my brother do his homework.”
“Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend. “I wish you’d told me earlier. I have to go to a relative’s house with my father,” he said.
Now, Mini was beginning to doubt(怀疑) if even one of her friends would agree to stay. But she tried again. She asked three more friends and each one refused.
So, after school Mini stayed to help the librarian. And, when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”
【小题1】What does staying back mean in Mini’s school?

A．It means you have to do more homework.

B．It means you must study harder.

C．It means you have to do something “useful”.

D．It means you should ask a friend for help.

【小题2】How many friends did Mini ask for help? 

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题3】Who helped Mini in the end?

A．The teacher.

B．Tony.

C．The librarian.

D．Nobody.

【小题4】What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “in reality”?

A．最后

B．事实上

C．终于

D．首先

【小题5】 Which of the following can describe Mini’s feeling?

A．Happy.

B．Excited.

C．Sad.

D．Bored.

Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.

Name	Age	Appearance and hobbies
Amy (volleyball player)	17	She is very tall (1.87 meters)! She has a baby face. Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing.
Tom (skiing player)	18	He is always smiling so people say that he is a “sunshine boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal(金牌) for his city this year. He likes reading and playing games.
Millie (singer)	16	People call her “Baby”. She’s a cool girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball!

 
【小题1】How many friends does Bob introduce in this passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题2】What does Amy do?

A．She is a volleyball player.	B．She is a skier.
C．She is a pop singer.	D．She is a basketball player.

【小题3】Why do people say Tom is a “sunshine boy”?

A．Because he likes reading.	B．Because he likes playing games.
C．Because he is always smiling.	D．Because he is a skier.

【小题4】Which of the following is not true about Millie?

A．She is very tall.	B．She wears black glasses.
C．She likes wearing a dress.	D．She has short hair.

【小题5】Which sentence is wrong?

A．“Baby” does well in playing basketball.	B．Millie is the youngest of the three.
C．Amy has a baby face.	D．Tom likes black horses.

Just how popular was Mini? Very. Every year her classmates voted(推举) her the favorite student. The friends she had were much more than those of anyone else.

One day Mini was caught yakkety-yakking(大声说笑) and ordered to stay back as punishment(惩罚). Staying back meant doing something “useful”, like helping in the library after school.

Now Mini’s school had a rule. Once a month, if you had something else to do the day you were punished, you could ask a friend to stand in for you.

Unluckily, her aunt was visiting Mini that day. That afternoon was the only chance Mini had of seeing her for another five years.

Mini needed someone to stand in for her. She asked Betty, her “best” friend. “Oh, no, Mini, I can’t,” Betty said. “I must help my brother do his homework.”

“Tony, will you stay back for me?” Mini asked another friend. “I wish you’d told me earlier. I have to go to a relative’s house with my father,” he said.

Now, Mini was beginning to doubt(怀疑) if even one of her friends would agree to stay. But she tried again. She asked three more friends and each one refused.

So, after school Mini stayed to help the librarian. And, when she found Mini crying after everyone had left, it was she who surprised Mini by allowing her to leave to meet her aunt. “I may have many friends,” Mini said to herself, “but in reality I have none.”

1.What does staying back mean in Mini’s school?

A．It means you have to do more homework.

B．It means you must study harder.

C．It means you have to do something “useful”.

D．It means you should ask a friend for help.

2.How many friends did Mini ask for help? 

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3.Who helped Mini in the end?

A．The teacher.

B．Tony.

C．The librarian.

D．Nobody.

4.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “in reality”?

A．最后

B．事实上

C．终于

D．首先

5. Which of the following can describe Mini’s feeling?

A．Happy.

B．Excited.

C．Sad.

D．Bored.

 

Daniel has many friends. They look different and they have different personalities, but they are all friendly and helpful. He’d like to introduce some of them to us.

Name	Age	Appearance and hobbies
Amy (volleyball player)	17	She is very tall (1.87 meters)! She has a baby face. Her fans say she’s very beautiful. She likes listening to pop songs and drawing.
Tom (skiing player)	18	He is always smiling so people say that he is a “sunshine boy”. He is a “black horse”. He won the first gold medal(金牌) for his city this year. He likes reading and playing games.
Millie (singer)	16	People call her “Baby”. She’s a cool girl with black glasses and short hair. She likes wearing men’s clothes, so she looks like a boy. She likes singing, of course. She is good at playing basketball!

 

1.How many friends does Bob introduce in this passage?

A. Two.            B. Three.             C. Four.               D. Five.

2.What does Amy do?

A. She is a volleyball player.                B. She is a skier.

C. She is a pop singer.                     D. She is a basketball player.

3.Why do people say Tom is a “sunshine boy”?

A. Because he likes reading.                B. Because he likes playing games.

C. Because he is always smiling.             D. Because he is a skier.

4.Which of the following is not true about Millie?

A. She is very tall.                        B. She wears black glasses.

C. She likes wearing a dress.                D. She has short hair.

5.Which sentence is wrong?

A. “Baby” does well in playing basketball.          B. Millie is the youngest of the three.

C. Amy has a baby face.                         D. Tom likes black horses.