I was in line waiting to pay．In line there were two people before me．A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes．He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten（幼儿园） party． He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes．

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change（零钱）．It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank（猪形储蓄罐）to do this shopping．However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money．The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money．

It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8．00 short． The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that．“I told the boy that I could pay the other half．We dug into our handbags．However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills（纸币）and we needed the cashier to get the change for us．Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change．It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react（反应） with the same mind．All wanted to be of help．Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money．” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills．Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this．“ The little boy smiled and thanked us．We wished him the best and he left．I was left with a good feeling．I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me．The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”

1．What is this passage mainly about?

A． Love and goodness．                B． Culture and tradition．

C． Friendship and honesty．             D． Communication and understanding．

2．Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A． Because the boy had saved some money．

B． Because they both didn’t need to give anything．

C． Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy．

D． Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy．

3．What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?

A．令人感动的         B．令人难过的           C．令人失望的          D．令人害怕的

4．What’s the correct order of the following events?

a． The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt．

b． The cashier counted the boy’s money．

c． The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets．

d． The boy went to the line to pay．

A． b, a, e, d           B． b, e, a, d          C． d, b, e, a           D． d, e, a, b

Most English people have three names：a first name，a middle name and a family name．Their family names come last．For example，my full name is Jim Allan Green．Green is my family name．My parents gave me both of my other names．

    People don't use their middle name very much．So“John Henry Brown”is usually called（称作）“John Brown”．People never use Mr，Mrs or Miss before their first names．So，you can say John Brown；but you should never say Mr. John．They use Mr，Mrs．Or Miss with the family name．

    Sometimes people ask me about my name．“Why do your parents call you Jim? Why do they choose （选择） that name for you?”The answer is they don't call me Jim．They call me James．James is the name of my grandfather．In England，people usually call me Jim for short．That's because （因为） it is shorter （更短） and easier than James．

1．Most English people have _________________names．（    ）

      A．one                     B．two                     C．three                      D．four

2．___________is Jim's family name．（    ）

    A．Jim                     B．Green                  C Allan                      D．James

3．English people use Mr. Mrs or Miss with__________．（    ）

      A．the family name                                       B．the first name

      C．the middle name                                      D．the first name and the middle name

4．The teacher's name is Mary Joan Shute．Her students call her____________．（    ）

      A．Miss Mary           B．Miss Joan            C Miss Mary Joan               D．Miss Shute

5．People usually call the whiter Jim instead of （代替） James because________．（   ）

      A．it's the name of his grandfather

    B．it's easier for people to call him

    C．it's the name that his parents choose for him   

    D．it's more difficult （更难） to pronounce （发音） than James

The size and shape of your ears show your character more than any other part of the face．Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older, but ears do not change their shapes．They only change in size．

Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science．In the past people thought that a person’s ears with color was dangerous．They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not．Today，too many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical．

Ears are all different，and each different thing has a meaning．Next time you look at a person，see if his or her ears are large，medium-size，or small．Look at the lobes（耳垂）．Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily．Ears that are always cold and nearly white color mean that a person has a nervous character．

（    ）1．Reading people’s character from their ears is ____________．

A． only for music                                        B． an old idea

C． very new                               D． a good way to talk with others

（    ）2．If you look at someone’s ears, the right way is________．

A． to look at his face, ears and nose                B． to look at the size, color and shape

C． to look at his mouth, eyes and nose             D． to look at the hair, eyes and color

（    ）3．Which may be the best title of the article?

A． Looking at a person in the right way           B． Ears and colors

C． The change of ears                                   D． Ears and characters

Tina and Tara are twin sisters．They look __1__，but they also have some differences．Mr. Black is their old grandfather．

One day，he came to see his two granddaughters __2__ two gifts．When he came into the house he saw Tina and __3__ her one gift．After a while，when he got into the garden he saw __4__ granddaughter—“Tara”．In fact，that was Tina．When he gave the other gift to her，she said，“you have given me one．” “No，I gave a gift to your __5__--Tina．” “Oh，my grandpa，I am Tina．” Just then，Tara came into the garden，too．“Now，grandpa，can you tell me the differences __6__ us?” “'No，I can't．Can you __7__ me?” “Yes，look，Tara is a little taller __8__ me．Her hair is longer and curlier，then __9__．Now grandpa，can you see?” “Yes，now I can tell you __10__ Tara．Tara，here is the gift for you．” “Thank you for your gift，grandpa．” With the words，they all laughed happily．

1．A．the same                 B．different                  C．like                        D．as

2．A．of                         B．and                       C．for                        D．with

3．A．made                     B．gave                      C．took                             D．sent

4．A．the other                B．another                C．other                     D．Others

5．A．brother                  B．mother                 C．cousin                   D．sister

6．A．among                   B．between               C．in                          D．around

7．A．tell                           B．speak                   C．say                        D．answer

8．A．as                         B．like                      C．than                       D．＼

9．A．hers                      B．his                       C．yours                     D．mine

10．A．from                   B．than                     C．like                        D．as