I live in the north of New York. One day last 31 when we received our first snow, I looked out and knew that I had to stay at home.

An hour later, I tried to go out to walk my dog. But to my  32, I found my sidewalk and path were cleaned. I had no idea 33  did this good deed（事情）. I looked over to my neighbor’s sidewalk. There stood the husband with also surprising looks on his face. I  34  him who did it. He also had no idea.

About a week later, we had another snow and I  35 to find the snow angel (天使). It was a good plan, but I got busy inside and  36 to keep a look out. When I remembered to look out, the sidewalk was 37  again.

Now I believe determined (坚决的) to find my snow angel. I asked everyone I knew in the neighborhood. I had 38  here for only three years and only knew some of them. So once again my snow angel got away.

I waited for the third snow. While I was reading I  39 some noise. Tears came to my eyes. I found my snow angel was an 8-year-old boy. He lives a few houses away from me, 40  he came here to clean my side-walk.

For a short time I know , he is an angel for everyone, not only for me.

1.	A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

 

2.	A．excitement B．surprise C．worry D．interest

 

3.	A．what B．whose C．who D．when

 

4.	A．told B．talked C．said D．asked

 

5.	A．decided B．wanted C．had D．began

 

6.	A．had B．forgot C．thought D．remembered

 

7.	A．noisy B．quiet C．clean D．dirty

 

8.	A．worked B．taught C．come D．lived

 

9.	A．listened B．heard C．looked D．saw

 

10.	A．but B．or C．if D．and

 

　　Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. He was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

　　One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room. He tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

　　On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to see him. There was just one problem: Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly he ran into a mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin's idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?

(1) The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

(2) People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ________.

[　　]

(3) Merlin wanted to ________, so he put wheels under his shoes.

[　　]

A．play the violin well

B．arrive at the party sooner

C．be taller than the others

D．surprise the people at the party

(4) Merlin couldn't stop his roller skates, people ________.

[　　]

A．didn't like his idea

B．also remembered his strange entrance

C．forgot his strange entrance

D．thought he was foolish

(5) Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.

B．Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.

C．No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.

D．Merlin couldn't sleep well because he dreamed a lot.

Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon．My brother and I were alone at home．My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother．I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV．Suddenly the doorbell rang．Ding-Ding! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the  1  quickly．

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside．He said that he came to sell books and asked politely  2  our parents were at home．

Without thinking, my brother said, “No”Then the man asked if we would like to  3  some story books．I refused him．When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very  4  and came into our house．He took out a  5  and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope．I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie  6  easily．The man then tied my hands up and locked  7  of us in the kitchen．

Soon, he went upstairs to  8  money．I taught my brother to untie the rope on his 9 ．He then untied me．I rushed to the telephone to call the police,  10  the line was dead．The doors were all locked from the outside．It was lucky that the man  11  to lock the kitchen window．We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the  12  pay phone to call the police．

Soon  13  came to our house and the man was caught．By that time, my parents had come home．We told them the whole story．My parents were  14  that we were not hurt．They told me that I should stop my brother from  15  the door to strangers．I learnt a lesson on safety．

1．A．window         B．door         C．book          D．fridge

2．A．if                B．why         C．when         D．how

3．A．lend               B．borrow      C．sell            D．buy

4．A．politely          B．slowly      C．hard           D．quietly

5．A．book          B．knife          C．gift            D．pen

6．A．himself        B．myself       C．herself          D．themselves

7．A．none          B．neither       C．both             D．all

8．A．look at       B．look after     C．look like        D．look for

9．A．feet            B．hands         C．neck           D．legs

10．A．and          B．so              C．or                  D．but

11．A．wanted      B．remembered   C．forgot        D．tried

12．A．farthest      B．nearest       C．1argest       D．smallest

13．A．my friends       B．the police      C．the neighbors  D．my parents

14．A．glad           B．angry          C．sad            D．sorry

15．A．cleaning      B．closing          C．locking         D．opening