I like fishing. Every Sunday I get up early and go by bike to a river three miles away from my home.
     This morning, my wife wants to go with me. We go by car first and then walk to the river. After we arrive there, we
both sit down and I begin to fish. In two hours I catch nothing.
     "Why don't you let me try?" asks my wife.
     "All right, " I say.
     She catches six big fish in half an hour. "I'll go first and I am going to cook them for lunch. You can take the bus
home, "she says.
     I stay by the river but catch only an old shoe. I feel a little angry with myself. Who isthe fisherman in the family?
My wife or I?

1. Every Sunday the man goes fishing _____.

A. by car
B. by bike
C. by boat
D. by bus

2. His wife stays with him by the river _____.

A. for two hours
B. for half an hour
C. for two and half an hours
D. all day

3. Why does the wife want to go fishing with her husband?

A. Because she wants to eat fish.
B. Because she likes fishing.
C. Because she is good at fishing.
D. Because her husband is going to cook fish.

4. The man goes back home _____.

A. with six big fish
B. with an old shoe
C. with only a small fish
D. without any fish

5. What do you think of that man?

A. He isn't a good fisherman.
B. He is good at fishing.
C. He is good at cooking.
D. He doesn't like fishing at all.

     When Mary was just seven her family moved to a new city. She went to school by school bus. It was not near to
her house. One morning, there was something wrong with the family's clock. When they got up, it was too late for
Mary to catch the school bus. Her mother said she would drive Mary to school on her way to the office.
     "But how will you find the way, Mum?" Mary asked, "You have only been to school once. ""Yes, " her mother
answered, "but you have been there by school bus several times, you know the way. " "Oh, yes," said Mary.
     They started out and Mary asked her mother to drive round most of the town before they got there. When they
arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from their house.
     "Why did you make me go such a long way?" her mother asked her. "Well, Mum," answered Mary, "I know only
this way. The bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school. "

1. Mary was _____.

A. seven years old
B. nine years old
C. ten years old
D. five years old

2. Mary usually went to school _____.

A. on foot
B. by bike
C. by school bus
D. by her mother's car

3. The school was _____ from her house.

A. very far
B. not very far
C. a long way
D. very near

4. Why was Mary late to catch the school bus?

A. Because she didn't sleep well.
B. Because she couldn't get up.
C. Because there's something wrong with the clock.
D. Because she didn't want to go to school.

5. How many times has Mary's mother been to school?

A. Only once.
B. Three times.
C. Many times.
D. Several times.

       Linda and Betty were both twenty years old. They studied in a medical college. In  June, after a
school year was over they decided to take a vacation in the country. They went to several towns and
villages, and visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed
themselves very much.
       One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go further and
they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car slowly while
they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and stopped
the car by the lake. They looked around and found a man was sitting on a stone and fishing there. When
they took off their clothes and were going to jump into the water. the man came up to them and shouted, "Sorry, Madams' swimming is not allowed in the lake ! "
       "Why didn't you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily.
       "But it isn't forbidden to take off clothes by the lake, " said the man.

1. Linda and Betty were          . 

A. the same age  
B. sisters  
C. doctors      
D. old

2. After a school year was over in June, they        in the country.

A. had a good time
B. had a picnic
C. had a party
D. went to the cinema

3. _     , so they wanted to go for a swim in the cool water.

A. They were good at swimming
B. It was very hot
C. The rivers were beautiful
D. They were very tired

4. The man didn't want them "_     " in Chinese.

A. to fish in the lake
B. to take off their clothes
C. to swim in the lake
D. to get angry

5. The word "forbidden" means "         " in Chinese.

A. 允許  
B. 禁止  
C. 同意    
D. 干擾

       Mr and Mrs Bell are very forgetful (健忘的). For example, Mr Bell sometimes goes to his office
for work on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday.  And Mrs Bell sometimes forget to cook supper
for the family.
       One summer they planned to fly to New York for their holidays. They got to the airport only ten
minutes before the plane took off. So time was short. But suddenly Mrs Bell said she must tell Alice, their daughter, not to forget to lock the front door when she went to school. As Alice was then at school, they
couldn't tell her about it by telephone. So they hurried to the post office. Mrs Bell wrote a short note to
Alice while Mr Bell bought a stamp and an envelope. Soon the note wa's ready. They put the stamp on
the envelope in a hurry and dropped it in the letter box, but suddenly Mrs Bell began to cry. The short
note was still in her hand. She had put the plane tickets in the envelope.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷下列句子正(T)誤( F) 。

(     )1. Mr. Bell is so forgetful that sometime she takes Sunday for Monday and goes to work on Sunday morning.

(     ) 2. One summer they planned to fly to New York to see their daughter.

(     ) 3. There was no telephone at the airport, so they had to write a note to Alice.

(     ) 4. In a hurry they dropped their tickets in the letter box.

(     ) 5. Suddenly Mrs Bell began to cry because she had forgotten to put the stamp on the envelope.

     It was Mary's birthday. She received a letter from her uncle. "Dear Mary," he wrote in the letter, "Happy birthday. I'm sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you'll like them. Uncle Toby. "
     Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. "I can keep the
chickens for their eggs or eat them. " she thought.
     When the chickens arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her
garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.
     The box fell on the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran
here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.
     A few days later her uncle came. He asked, " Did the chickens arrive
safely?" "Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and chickens ran
everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them. " Mary said.
     "Did you find them all?" asked her uncle. "I hope so," Mary answered, "but I only caught eleven of them. "
     "That's very interesting. I only sent you six. " Her uncle said with a
smile.                                            

1. Mary received a letter from her     

A. aunt          
B. uncle    
C. grandfather      
D. friend

2. When she received her present, Mary was      .

A. happy            
B. sad  
C. worried          
D. unhappy

3. Mary dropped the box because       .

A. she didn't like the present
B. the box was too heavy
C. she wanted to break the box
D. she couldn't wait to look at her present                  

4. It took her _       to find the chickens.

A. an hour        
B. two hours    
C. three hours    
D. the whole morning

5. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?         

A. Yes, she did.      
B. Yes, she can.
C. No, she can't.    
D. No, she didn't.

     It was Jimmy's birthday and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice
birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful drum.
     "Who gave him that thing? "Jimmy's father said when he saw it. "His
grandfather did, " answered Jimmy's mother.
     "Oh," said his father. Of course Jimmy liked his drum very much.  He
made a terrible(可怕的) noise with it,  but his father didn't mind. He was
working during the day and Jimmy was already in bed when he got home in
the evening, so he couldn't hear the noise.
    But one of the neighbors(鄰居) didn't like the noise at all, so a few days
later, she took a  sharp (鋒利的 ) knife and went to Jimmy's house while he was hitting his drum. She said to him,  " Hello, Jimmy, do you know, there is something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and
let's find it. " 

1. Jimmy got a lot of nice presents from his        .

A. classmates        
B. friends      
C. teachers          
D. family

2. Who gave Jimmy the drum?

A. His father.        
B. His mother.
C. His neighbor.      
D. His grandfather.

3. Why didn't Jimmy's father stop him from making noise with the
drum?        

A. Because he liked Jimmy very much.
B. Because he didn't mind.
C. Because Jimmy was in bed.
D. Because Jimmy only played in the evening.

4. One of the neighbors        .

A. liked Jimmy very much
B. enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum
C. wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife
D. didn't like the noise at all   

5. Jimmy's neighbor really wanted to       

A. stop him making noises
B. make a noise on his drum with a knife
C. show him how to hit the drum
D. find something nice in his drum    

Conversation A
Tina: I like a big breakfast. My mother always says it's the most important meal of the day.
Pam: I know it's important to eat something. But I don't like to eat too much. Well, maybe I'll have an
omelet.
Tina: Those are good. With the omelet, you get a choice of toast or a muffin.
Pam: Good. I want a muffin.
Conversation B
Waitress: Here's your coffee and juice.  Are you ready to order?
Tina: Yes, we are. Pam?
Pam: I’d like the cheese omelet, please.
Waitress: Do you want toast or a muffin with that?
Pamt: A muffin, please. What else comes with the omelet?
Waitress: Hash browns.
Pam: OK, Can I have some bacon, too?
Waitress: Certainly,
Conversation C
Waitress: And for you, Miss?
Tina: I’d like the American Breakfast.
Waitress: OK. How do you want your eggs?
Tina: Sunny-side up, please.
Waitress: Toast or a muffin?
Tina: Toast, please. And bacon.
Waitress: All right. I’ll be back with your breakfast soon.

1. From the conversations we know Tina and Pam think        is very important for people's health.  

A. supper              
B. dinner
C. tea                
D. breakfast

2. Pam eats          ．    

A. American Breakfast
B. a muffin And an egg
C. the cheese omelet, hash browns and some bacon
D. coffee, milk, tomatoes and toast

3. Tina would like to have_____________.   

A. sunny-side up eggs, toast and bacon
B. British Breakfast in a super restaurant
C. several pancakes, muffins and juice
D. fresh eggs, any style ham or sausage toast

4. Bacon means "          "  in Chinese.  

A.腌熏豬肉      
B.僅煎一面的蛋
C.薄煎餅        
D.炸馬鈴薯塊

5. After reading we know American Breakfast is        favorite.

A. Pam's          
B. waitress'
C. Tina's        
D. author’s