We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the book-shelf. It stood outside a furniture shop.

　　“Buy it, ” she said at once.

　　“We'll carry it home on the roof-rack (车顶架). I've always wanted one like that. ”

　　What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof-rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.

As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

　　After a time my wife said, “There's a long line of cars behind. Why don't they overtake (超车)?”

Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers (警官) inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church (教堂) . One of the officers came to me.

　　“Right, sir. ” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”

　　I didn't quite understand. “Thanks officer,” I said. “You've been very kind. I live just down the road. ”

　　He was looking at our things: first at the flowers then at the bookshelf. “Well, well, ” he said and laughed. “ It's a bookshelf you've got there! We thought it was…er something else.”

　　My wife began to laugh. Suddenly, I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it's a bookshelf, but thanks again, ” I drove home as fast as I could.

1．From the story we know that ________ .

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A．the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．The writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all

C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

2．What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea” ?

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A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B．Other drivers would let him go first.

C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D．He could save a lot of money and time.

3．Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

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A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B．Because they didn' t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

C．Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help.

D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

4．Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?

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A．Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.

B．Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.

C．Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

D．Because the police had helped them a lot.

5．When did the officers begin to realize (意识到) they had made a mistake?

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A．Before they arrived at the church.

B．Before they overtook the writer's car.

C．After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

D．After the writer's family left the church.

 Mrs. Thompson came to the 5^th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone. Also, he did badly in his studies．When she reviewed Teddy’s past records，she find he was a good child at first，but he began to change when his mother got ill. Finally he lost interest in school after his mother’s death.

    Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him．She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifully-covered Christmas presents．His presents were covered with some old paper. Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水). But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand．Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say，“Mrs. Thompson，today you smelled just like my mom used to.”After the child left，she cried for quite a long time.

On that very day，she taught not only knowledge but also children. As she worked with Teddy，his mind seemed to come alive. By the end of the year，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

A year later，Teddy left school. She found a note under her door，from Teddy，saying that she was the best teacher he ever had in his life. After that, these words were repeated in each of his letters to her.

Then after he finished college, Teddy wrote telling her that he had met a pretty girl and was going to get married. He explained that his father was dead，and that he wondered if Mrs. Thompson might sit at the wedding in the place for the mother of the groom(新郎).

Of course，Mrs. Thompson did. She wore the bracelet and the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together．

They hugged(拥抱)each other，and Teddy whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear，“Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for making me feel important，and showing me that I could make a difference．”

Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy，it’s not like that. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

【小题 1 】What made Teddy change before Mrs. Thompson came?

A. His mother’s illness and death.        B. His classmates’’ laughing at him.

C. His past records by his teachers.       D. His interest in some other things.

【小题 2 】Teddy left a note for Mrs. Thompson when he left school mainly to say _______.

A. sorry        B. hello       C. thanks       D. goodbye

【小题  3】What kind of person was Mrs. Thompson?

A. Wise and humorous.              B. Kind and helpful.

C. Selfish and impatient.             D. Strict and stubborn．

【小题 4 】 We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. Mrs. Thompson became Teddy’s mother at last.

B. Mrs. Thompson didn’t know how to teach all her life.

C. Teddy didn’t finish college before he got married.

D. Mrs. Thompson and Teddy each made a difference.

根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Last Friday our class had a barbecue（烧烤）in the Forest Bay（海湾）．At 7：00 in the morning，we   1   at the school gate．One and a half hours later our school bus   2   us to the Forest Bay．Our wonderful day began．When we arrived there，we started playing different ball games on the beach．At 11：00，we began to prepare   3  ．We had many things to do．First，  __4   of us walked around the hill near the bay to pick branches（树枝）for fire，and then we began cooking the food on the barbecue by   5  ．For most students，it is the first time to cook with wood，  6   we got very excited．We cooked meat，potatoes and other foods on the fire  __7  ．They smelled good．I was sure our food tasted   8    than food in any other restaurant．After lunch，we put out the fire and cleaned the beach．At 3：00，we   9   into several groups and swam in the beach．It is quite different   10    indoor swimming．We left the Forest Bay at 5：00 and went back to school on the school bus．

1．A．collected                B．met                        C．came                     D．went

2．A．takes                      B．took                    C．brings                    D．carry

3．A．lunch                      B．breakfast                C．supper                   D．dessert

4．A．either                      B．neither                   C．both                             D．all

5．A．yourself                 B．yourselves               C．ourselves                      D．myself

6．A．then                     B．but                      C．so                         D．or

7．A．happy                 B．happily                    C．happiness               D．happier

8．A．good                       B．well                     C．better                     D．best

9．A．were divided          B．are divided              C．divide                    D．will divide

10．A．of                       B．in                        C．into                       D．from