Tom walked into a shop. It had a sign out- side.  "Second-hand' clothes bought and sold.” He was
carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for these?" The man looked at them and said, “Two dollars.”
     "What?" said Tom, "I had guessed they were worth (值) at least five dollars."
     "No. " said the man, "They aren't worth a cent(美分) more than two dollars. "
     "Well, " said Tom,  taking two dollars out of his pocket,  " Here's your money.  These
trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought
that was too much money, so I wanted to make sure how much they were really worth. "
     Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of  trousers  and  disappeared (消失)  before the shop
owner could think of anything to say.

1. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom ________.
A. was trying .to fool him
B. was trying to steal the trousers
C. wanted to sell the trousers
D. wanted to buy the trousers
2. The owner of the shop ________ for the old trousers.
A. would give Tom two dollars
B. would pay three dollars
C. would pay five dollars
D. would give Tom six dollars and a half
3. The owner of the shop insisted (堅持) that the trousers were only worth two dollars
because _________
A. he wanted to sell them cheaply
B. he wanted to buy them cheaply
C. he didn't like the trousers
D. they were too old and dirty
4. In fact(事實上), _________.
A. Tom wanted to sell the trousers to the owner of the shop
B. Tom stole (偷) the trousers from the shop
C. the trousers were the shop owner s
D. the trousers were on sale(出售) in another shop
5. From the story we know that_________ cheaper than the list price.
A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars
B. Tom sold the trousers one and a half dollars
C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars
D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half

     The teacher was giving the students a written exam (寫作測驗). He wanted them to write a composition
(作文)- "My Dog", no less than(不少于) 150 words.
     Little Tommy thought for a minute. Then he wrote "I have a dog. I call (叫做) him Bobby. I like my dog.
He is all black, only the nose is white …"Tommy stopped writing and counted (數(shù)) the words - 21. He
scratched(搔,抓) his head, thought for a few minutes and went on (繼續(xù)……)."Every day, I take Bobby out
for a walk in the park. But when it rains, I do not take him out for a walk."Another 24 words. Tommy
scratched his head again, looked at the ceiling(天花板), then looked at the blackboard. He found nothing there.
He sighed (嘆了一口氣). Suddenly an idea came to him. He smiled (微笑) happily, and wrote quickly,"When
I want Bobby to come to, I call Bobby!Bobby! Bobby! If he still does not come, I just shout (大聲地叫),
Bobby!Bobby! Bobby! Bobby…!" Tommy counted the words 149. He added(加) one more"Bobby", wrote
down his name and handed it in(hand in 上交) to the teacher.

1. The teacher asked the students to write a composition about _____.

A. my dog
B. Tommy
C. Bobby
D. a dog

2. Tommy found _____ on the ceiling.

A. an idea
B. a dog
C. nothing
D. some words

3. Which word comes most in Tommy's composition?

A. Dog
B. Bobby
C. I
D. He

4. Tommy's composition is _____ words.

A. 24
B. 45
C. 149
D.150

5. Choose (選擇) the topic (題目) for the passage.

A. A composition
B. An Exam
C. My Dog
D. Bobby

     Many people in the world have not seen snow. Some countries never have snow; some have only a
little on top of the high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in
the south of England, there is usually little.
     When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at
first. There are often clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm
countries do not like this.
     But snow is different. It is beautiful. Perhaps, after several mornings, the student wakes up one day,
and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks, "Is it so late?" and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very
 late. He looks out of the window and there is snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere.

1. In the ________ of England there is little snow in winter.
A. east    
B. west    
C. south    
D. north
2. In the autumn of England, we can not often see ________.
A. cold rain   
B. grey sky  
C. dark clouds    
D. all of the above
3. Snow is ________.
A. beautiful    
B. dark    
C. warm    
D. happy
4. The sentence "Is it so late?" means ________.
A. it's very late    
B. he wants to go to school
C. he wants to catch a bus    
D. he usually gets up early
5. Which of the following is true?
A. Everyone in the world has seen snow.
B. It often sunny in the south of England.
C. Foreign students like the weather in England.
D. The light of the room comes from clean, beautiful snow.

     Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey (新澤西) in the past, staying
in a small inn (旅店) at the foot of a hill. 　　
     One year, however, Mr Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and
stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city. 　　
     They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have
to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were
surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. "Are you still serving dinner?"
asked Mr Smith. "Yes, certainly, sir," answered the waiter. "We serve it until half past nine." 　　
     "What are the times of meals then?" asked Mr Smith. "Well, sir," answered the waiter. "We serve breakfast
from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to
five, and dinner from six to half past nine." 　　
     "But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London." said Mr Smith.

1. Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their holidays in ______.

A. New York　　
B. London　　　　
C. New Jersey　　
D. Washington

2. When Mr and Mrs Smith had a lot of money, they decided to go to ______.

A. their hometown　　　　　　　　
B. the capital of England 　　
C. New Jersey　　　　　　　　　　
D. a small city in England

3. They went to London by ______.

A. sea　　　　　
B. plane　　　　
C. train　　　　　
D. bus

4. From the story we know that this was the ______ time for Mr and Mrs Smith to go to London.

A. first　　　　　
B. second　　　　
C. third　　　　　
D. fourth

5. What does the sentence "But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London" mean?

A. We can go to see the sights of London at any time. 　　
B. We have enough time to see the sights of London. 　　
C. We can see more sights of London. 　　
D. We have little time to see the sights of London.

     I've 1ived my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing
letters.Standing by the chair, looking at the ink, bottle, pen and white paper, I decided that the act of writing
must be the wonderful thing in the world.
     Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother, "But the desk,"
she said again, "is for Elizabeth." I never saw her anger, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me: she showed
it in action. But I still remember when I was a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and
daughter.They never happened. I was "too emotional", but Mother only lived "on the surface". And a gulf
appeared between us. I couldn't understand her.
     As years passed, I had my own family. I got to know her love, and I wrote to her in careful words and
asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her
answer. None came. I became disappointed. I Couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. It
seemed nothing had happened.
     Now the present of her desk told me why she had never been able to answer me.I cleaned the desk
carefully and found some papers inside-a photo 0f my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many
times. It was just my letter!
     Mother, you always chose the act that speaks other than words.

1.The writer began to love her mother's desk ______.

A.after mother died
B.after she became a writer
C.when she was a child
D.when mother gave it to her

2.The pas sage shows that ______.

A.Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her
B.Mother was very angry with her daughter in words
C.Mother cared much about her daughter in words
D.Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

3.The word "gulf" in the second paragraph means ______.

A.禮物
B.鴻溝
C.建議

4.What did the mother do with her daughter's letter?

A.She had never received the 1etter.
B.For years, she often talked about the letter.
C.She didn't forgive her daughter at all in her 1ife.
D.She read the letter again and again till she died.

5.What's the best title of the passage?

A.A Letter to Mother.
B.Mother and Daugher
C.Daughter's life
D.Mother's life

    When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all white part of Grand
Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new neighbors weren't very welcoming. Some of them said angrily that we
should return to where we came from. The children sometimes threw stones at me or drove me home from
school.
    Most of my teachers simply took no notice of me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was
angry at how badly I was being treated, but she didn't say this to me. Miss Bean showed her respect for me by
teaching me just like anyone else. Instead of being unnoticed, I was given a chance to show that I was clever.
Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me think for myself. She always wanted to know what I thought
about difficult questions. Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why? She expected me
to have my own idea. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real key to education.
    One day, when I was not paying attention in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me. The eraser hit
me right on the hand and sent my pencil flying. The whole class were very surprised at first, then started
laughing. This event became famous in the school and, because it happened to me, the students wanted to get
to know me. So that's the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target (靶子), and how I became just
another kid in school.

1. The author and his family were not welcomed by the local people because _______.

[     ]

A. they returned from another country
B. they had different skin colour
C. they spoke a different language
D. they moved to a wrong place

2. From the end of the first paragraph we know that _______.

[     ]

A. children are more friendly to strangers
B. American schools are not safe for kids
C. children often follow their parents' behavior
D. fighting each other is part of children's nature

3. At school most of his teachers ______ the author.

[     ]

A. were cold to
B. didn't notice
C. threw things at
D. got angry with

4. Miss Bean respected the author by ________.

[     ]

A. giving him chances to answer questions
B. hitting him with a eraser
C. giving him extra lessons
D. treating him as one of her students

5. To Miss Bean the most important thing for a student is to ________.

[     ]

A. pay close attention to what the teacher says
B. learn to think and have one's own idea
C. keep silent and unnoticed in class
D. get special attention from the teacher

         It’s Sunday. It’s fine. Tom does not go to school today. But he is not at home. He’s now sitting(坐) on a Chinese bus. He is going to the movie house. All his classmates(同學) will go to see a movie this afternoon. His teacher Mr Wang will go there, too. They will meet at 2:00 p.m. at the gate(門口) of the movie house.  
         An old man gets on(上車) the bus. Tom stands up and says(說) to the old man, “Come and sit here, please.” The old man goes over and sits down. He says, “Thank you very much, my boy. You are a good student.” Tom answers, “You’re welcome.”  
     “What school are you in?” the old man asks Tom.  
     “I am in No. 2 Middle School.” Tom answers.
     “No. 2? That’s a good school. My son is a teacher there. He is an English teacher.” The old man says.  
     “English teacher? Excuse me, grandpa. What’s your son’s name, please?” Tom asks.  
     “Mr Wang,” says the old man.  
     “Ah, ah, he is my English teacher.” Just then, the bus stops near the movie house. Tom says goodbye to the old man and gets off(下車) the bus. The old man smiles(微笑) to Tom.

1. In the sentence(句子) “the bus stops near the movie house”. “stop” means (意思是)______.  

A. 車站      
B. 開      
C. 關      
D. 停

2. Which(哪一句) is right?  

A. It's Saturday today.  
B. It's not fine today.  
C. Tom goes to school on Sunday.  
D. Tom is a student of No. 2 Middle School.

3. Mr Wang is_____. 

A. at home today  
B. the old man's son  
C. the old man's father  
D. a Chinese teacher

4. What do you think of Tom? 

A. Tom is a good student.  
B. Tom is a bad(壞的) student.  
C. He does wrong(錯) things.  
D. He is a good teacher.

5. Which is right?  

A. Tom goes to the movie house on an English car.  
B. Only Tom and his teacher go to the movie house to see a movie.  
C. They go to the movie house for a meeting(會議).  
D. The old man's son is Tom's English teacher.

     One day two little boys played together. but soon they had a quarrel (吵架), then fought with each other.
One of them 1_____ and went home to tell his father about it. After a while, the two boys 2_____ back again
with their fathers. Each man tried to say everything for his own 3_____. So a quarrel 4_____ them started.
They began to fight with each other. At first each boy stood 5_____ his father. And later they were on the
6_____ side. They 7_____ their fathers fighting. The men were fighting harder and 8_____. But the boys
became 9_____ again, and they were now happily playing stone chess (石頭棋) on the 10_____.
    Sometimes fathers do more foolish (愚鑫的) things than boys do.

       Jack drove a taxi through the busy streets from morning till night every day. One day a young man
jumped into his taxi. "To the station, hurry up ! " he said. Jack did his best, but at every corner there
was a red light. "Be quick! I don't want to miss my train. " The young man shouted at Jack. "I don't want
to die here ! "Jack shouted, too. Then he turned back and noticed the man's face. "Oh, he is the thief and
killed a woman," he thought, "his picture was in the newspaper. " Jack had an idea. He drove through the
red light. Soon Jack found a police car follow his. "Stop!" The young man shouted and jumped out. Jack
caught hold of him and cried out, "Give me money!" Two policemen came up. "He is the thief. " They
caught the young man at once.
       "You've done well.  Thank you ! " A policeman said to Jack.

1. Jack was a           .

A. driver      
B. policeman    
C. thief      
D. young man

2. The young man was a          .    

A. policeman    
B. driver    
C. thief          
D. doctor

3. Jack noticed that the young man was        .

A. his friend          
B. his workmate
C. a driver, too      
D. the murderer

4. Jack drove through the red light in order to make the police notice his car so he could _     . 

A. help the young man run away
B. help the police catch the murderer
C. make the police know his taxi was new
D. take the young man to the station in time

5. The policeman thanked Jack because he        .

A. drove-through the red light
B. helped them catch the thief
C. let the young man go away
D. helped the young man catch the train