Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

It was Sunday morning. A butcher(屠夫) heard the doorbell(门铃) and thought it must be a customer. But he was surprised to see that a dog was coming into his shop. The dog had $10 and a note in its mouth. The butcher took the note and read it. It said,“10 pork chops(排骨), please.”So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog’s mouth.

Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and then got on the bus.

After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws(爪子) to push the “stop” button(按钮). The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus.

The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius(天才).”

The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!”

56. Who was the customer that Sunday morning?

A. A big man.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A butcher.　　　　　　　 C. A dog.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A little boy.

57. How much did the dog pay for the pork chops?

A. $20.　　　　　　　　 B. $10.　　　　　　　 C. $5.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. $62.

58. How did the dog take the note?

A. In the bag.　　　　　　 B. On its back.　　 　C. In its mouth.　　　　　 D. Around its neck.　

59. Which is NOT right according to the story?

A. The dog stood up on its back paws to push the “stop” button.

B. The butcher quickly closed the shop to follow the dog.

C. The big man was pleased with his dog.

D. The butcher thought the dog was a genius.

60. What is the story mainly about?

A. A customer. 　 B. A smart dog.　　　　　 C. A butcher.　　　　　　　　　　 D. A big man.

I’m Jim. I’m happy today. It’s my 12th birthday today. So I get up early. When I have my breakfast, my classmates come. They give me some cards and presents（礼物）.I am so happy to see them. We go to play tennis. Then we eat at McDonald’s.

At about 5:00 in the afternoon we come back home. Mum makes a big birthday cake for me. The cake has my name and “Happy birthday!” on it. I get many birthday presents ----a yellow T-shirt from Mum, a pair of sports shoes from Dad, a basketball from my grandpa and a pair of tennis rackets from my grandma.

（　　 ）⁶¹．The boy is 　　 years old today.

A. 11　 　　　　　　　　　 B. 12 　　　　　　　　　 C. 13　　　　　　　　　 D. 14

（　　 ）⁶²．They have lunch at 　　　　.

A. home　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. school 　　　　　　 C. McDonald’s　　　 D. KFC

（　　 ）⁶³．When do his classmates come to his home?

A. In the morning.　　　　　　 B. In the afternoon.　　　 C. In the evening.　 D. At night.

（　　 ）⁶⁴．Who makes a birthday cake for him?

A. His mum. 　　　　　　 B. His dad. 　　　　　 C. His grandpa 　　 D. His grandma

（　　 ）⁶⁵．Dad buys him 　　　 .

A. a yellow T-shirt　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a pair of sports shoes

C. a basketball 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a pair of tennis rackets

　 I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend’s house. It was just after four o’clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button(按钮) 12.

　 The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn’t understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.

　 Then suddenly the lights went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm(火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to the God quietly, “ Just get me out of here. I’ll never be bad again.”

　 Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the door opened. A man was standing there. “ How long have you been there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven’t you learned to read at your school ?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said: “Attention:This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4 pm and 5 pm on Thursday, March 13.”

(　 )61. What happened to the lift?

　　　 A.　It had a fire accident.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. It stopped half way.

　　　 C. It was turned off by the writer.　　　　　　 D. It moved fast up to the top floor.

(　 )62. As the situation went on, the writer became ________.

　　　 A. more and more scared　　 　　　　　　　　 B. calmer and calmer

　　　 C. more and more bored　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. clearer and clearer

(　 )63. Why did a bell ring from far away?

　　　 A. The lift was to start again. 　　　　　　　　　 B. The repair worker rang the fire alarm.

　　　 C. The building was on fire. 　　　　　　　 D. The writer pressed the fire alarm bell.

(　 )64. Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?

　　　 A. The writer.　 B. The writer’s friend.　 C. The man. D. The writer’s father.

(　 )65. After reading the paper , the writer realized that he/she had ________.

　　　 A. escaped a fire accident　　　 　　　　　　 B. made a silly mistake

　　　 C. visited a dishonest friend　　 　　　　　　 D. pressed a wrong button

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　 I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities 56 staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I 57 and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.

　 “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any 58 in my bathroom. ”

　 “Are you sure?”

　 “Of course I’m sure!

　 “I’ll 59 our hotel engineer at once. ”

　 An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked 60 . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he 　61 his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 62 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. 63 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a 64 situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 65 into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

56. A. since　　　　　 B. while　　　　 C. after　　　　 D. before

57. A. arrived　　　　 B. passed　　　 C. left　　　　　 D. stopped

58. A. toothpaste　 B. water　　　　 C. shampoo　 D. soap

59. A. send　　　　　 B. catch　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　 D. bring

60. A. proud　　　　 B. worried　　 C. angry　　　　 D. excited

61. A. put up　　　　 B. cleaned up C. took back　 D. held out

62. A. nothing　　　 B. anything　　 C. something D. everything

63. A. Seriously　　 B. Especially　 C. Quickly　　 D. Luckily

64. A. helpful　　　　 B. perfect　　　　　　 C. terrible　　　 D. busy

65. A. broke　　　　　 B. looked　　　 C. rushed　　　　　　 D. moved