Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to take the test for the first-aid badge (徽章). They had worked and practiced very hard the whole year and were confident that they would do well for their test.

On their way to the test place, they saw a hit-and-run accident. A taxi driver had sped through the red light and narrowly missed hitting a schoolboy. However, he could not stop in time to avoid (避开) a motorcycle that had turned round the corner. The passenger at the back was thrown off the motorcycle and landed heavily on the ground. The taxi driver was frightened and drove off. Everyone on the street was greatly surprised.

Joe realized that they should take action when he saw the victim bled (流血) heavily. “Come on,” he said to his friends and wanted them to follow him but they didn’t move.

Joe knew what they were thinking. They would have to wait for another year if they were to miss the test. “Which is more important? A man’s life or a badge?” Joe asked his friends.

The question made his friends feel small.

The victim had a deep cut on his head. Joe and his friends dressed his wound to stop the bleeding while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. This was what the Red Cross Society had trained them for.

74.  Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to __________.

A) take a test on first-aid              B) collect their first-aid badges

C) report a hit-and-run accident       D) help the victim of an accident

75.  Who got hurt in the accident?

A) The passenger in the taxi.           B) The passenger on a motorcycle.

C) The taxi driver        .            D) The motorcycle rider.

76.  Everyone on the street was surprised because __________.

A) the ambulance had already arrived.    

B) the schoolboy was seriously hurt.

C) Joe did first-aid for the victim in time.  

D) the driver ran away after the accident.

77.  The test for the first-aid badge is held __________.

A) once a year.         B) twice a year.       C) once a term.         D) twice a term.

78.  What did Joe and his friends do for the victim?

A) They took him to the hospital.        B) They stopped the bleeding for him.

C) They did nothing for him.          D) They made a phone call to his family.

79. The writer thinks __________.

A) Joe should take the test              B) Joe was foolish

C) Joe put others before himself            D) Joe was rude to his friends

To: Aggie@yahoo.com                      From: Joe@heinfo.net

Subject: Help!                             Date: 21/06/2005 10:02 AM

Dear Aunt Aggie, I'm having a problem with my classmate, Rena, at school．The other day I wrote an email to another classmate, Beth, in which I said some things about Rena that perhaps weren't very nice．Unluckily, when Beth was writing back to me, she accidentally forwarded(无意间转发) the message to Rena! Now Rena is really angry with me and won't talk to me, and Beth is unhappy as well．She's said sorry to me a hundred times already, but the harm is done．I feel bad, because I never would have said those things to Rena's face, but how do I forgive(谅解) me? What should I do?                                                         Joe

To: Joe@heinfo.net                      From: Aggie@yahoo.com

Subject: Some advice                     Date: 22/06/2005 10:45 AM

Dear Joe, This problem is more common than you might think! Email is very useful, but also very dangerous, as you don’t know where your message might end up! First of all, you should say sorry right away to Rena．Explain that it was a mistake, and that you didn't mean to hurt her feelings．It may take time for her to be able to forgive you, but that's up to her．Then you might want to do something nice for her．Perhaps send her some flowers to that you're truly sorry．Also, you should remember that old saying: "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all．" And good luck!                                                           Aggie

1．What is Joe's problem in the first email?

         A．Joe made Rena unhappy and he felt very sad．

B．Joe's classmate, Rena, sent Beth an email and made her unhappy．

C．Joe received a wrong email from Rena and became angry．

D．Joe's friend, Beth, is unhappy because Joe sent her an angry email．

2．After Rena's feelings got hurt, what did Joe do?

A．He emailed her and said sorry．

B．He asked Beth what he should do．

C．He emailed Aunt Aggie for help．

D．He said sorry to Rena face to face．

3．What does the underlined (画线的) sentence mean in the second email? It mean

A．because you don't know who the email is for

B．because you can never know who will get your email at last

C．because you don't know where your email was written

D．because you never know where the message is from

4．What advice did Aggie give Joe?

A．Joe, Beth and Rena should have a talk together．

B．Joe should wait for some time before saying sorry to Rena．

C．Joe should ask Beth to explain (解释) that to Rena．

D．Joe should say sorry to Rena, and then send her some flowers．

5．From the emails, we know that         ．

A．Joe, Rena and Beth study at different schools．

B．Beth didn't forward the message to Rena．

C．Joe has said sorry to Rena many times already．

D． Rena hasn't forgiven Joe, yet．

Last summer, Mark became a middle school student. He took an English test in the first month. Mark was a good student and he worked hard. He finished the questions easily until he read the last one: “Everyone sees our school’s cleaner every day. What’s her first name?” Of course, this question is a little special. Mark saw the woman some times. She was tall and her hair was dark. But Mark didn’t talk with her and didn’t know her first name. The test was over. Then one student asked the teacher, “Is the last question very important in this test?” “Yes,” said the teacher. “In our life, we meet many hard-working people. They are important. You should care about them. You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” Mark never forgot that question. He also learned that woman’s first name. It was Kathy.

1.What test did Mark have in his first month in the middle school?

A．Math.            B．Physics.           C．English.           D．Chinese.

2. What did Mark know about his school’s cleaner?

A．She was a little special.

B．She was tall with dark hair.

C．She often talked with the students.

D．Mark knew her first name.

3.What did Mark’s teacher think of the last question?

A．It was fun.                             B．It was interesting.

C．It was boring.                           D．It was important.

4.What does the sentence “You should smile at them or say ‘hello’ to them.” mean?

A．我们应该尊重辛勤劳作的人。

B．我们应该信任辛勤劳作的人。

C．我们应该帮助辛勤劳作的人。

D．我们应该向辛勤劳作的人学习。

5.What’s the title（标题）of the passage?

A．A Special Question

B．A Hard-working Cleaner

C．A Good Teacher

D．A Clever Student