5. Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?

　 A. A Terrible Storm　 B. A Lucky Woman

　 C. Good Soldiers　　 D. Clever People

Key: D B C D A

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We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.

No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!

If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch(痒) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.

And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.

4. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______.

　 A. something to eat　 　　 B. something to wear

　 C. somewhere to study　　 D. somewhere to stay

3. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.

　 A. her husband knew there would be a storm

　 B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

　 C. she felt the house was moving

　 D. the welfare department helped her

2. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

　 A. He was in bed.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. He was inside the house.

　 C. He was outside the house.　　　　　　　　　D. He was on the roof.

1. How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?

　 A. Fourteen　　　 B. Twenty-one　　　

　 C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six

5. The best name of the story is _______.

　 A. A Christmas Present　　 B. Paul, a Kind-hearted Person

　 C. A Brother Like That　　 D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

Key: B A D C C

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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

4. We can find from the story that _______.

　 A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy

　 B. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

　 C. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

　 D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______.

　 A. to show he had a rich friend　　　　　 B. to show his neighbors the big car

　 C. to let his brother ride in the car　　　　 D. to tell his brother about his wish

2. From the story we can see the urchin _______.

　 A. wished to give his brother a car　　　 B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

　 C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s 　　D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

1. The street urchin was very surprised when _______.

　 A. he met Paul　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Paul told him about the car

　 C. Paul received an expensive car　　　　 D. he was walking around the car