Mr. Smith works in an office．He's very busy and has no time to have a good rest．Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he's always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often
has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep．  
      One day the man felt terrible and couldn't go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor.And Mrs．
Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman
had told the doctor all and the man understood why. He wrote out a prescription (處方). And when Mr.
Smith brought the medicine to the resulting room, the doctor said to her, "The bottle of medicine is for
your husband and the pills (藥片) are for you．"  
     "For me?" the woman said in surprise "I'm fine．I don't need any medicine!" 
     "I don't think so, madam", said the doctor．"'They are sleeping pills．Your husband will soon be all
right if you take them. "

1．Mr. Smith is ______．

A．too busy to have a good rest          
B．too busy not to have a rest
C．busy enough to have a good rest        
D．not busy enough to have a good rest    

2．The sentence "His wife doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep"means ______．

A．she doesn't stop talking when she falls asleep
B．she doesn't stop talking alter she falls asleep
C．she keeps talking until she falls asleep
D．she likes talking as she falls asleep     

3．Why does Mr. Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning?     

A．Because he can't fall asleep．            
B．Because he has to go to work．
C．Because he doesn't want to sleep．      
D．Because his wife asks him to get up．

4．Why couldn't Mr. Smith go to work one day?     

A．Because he didn't want to work．        
B．Because his wife didn't let him go．
C．Because he felt ill．                  
D．Because he was too tried to go to work．

5．The sentence "'Your husband will be all right if you take them．" Means Mr. Smith will soon be all
right if______．

A．Mrs. Smith takes the bottle of medicine
B．Mr. Smith takes the pills
C．Mr. Smith takes the bottle of medicine
D．Mrs. Smith stops talking too much at night

     Joan is an American girl. She lives in China now. She is in my class. Her parents work in China, too,
but her brother works in the U.S.A. He often writes letters to them. Joan likes Chinese class very much,
and likes speaking Chinese with us after class. Her father teaches us English well. We all like his class.
On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes shopping
with her mother. They like the Chinese food very much. It's a happy family.

1. Joan is from ________.
A. China  
B. Japan    
C. the U.S.A.  
D. Canada
2. Joan likes speaking ________with us after class.
A. Chinese  
B. English    
C. French    
D. Japanese
3. Joan's ________ is an English teacher.
A. father  
B. mother    
C. brother  
D. father and mother
4 How often does Joan go to the shop?
A. Often.  
B. Never.  
C. Every Sunday.  
D. Sometimes.
5. Which is not wrong?
A. Joan's mother is a good doctor.  
B. There are three people in her family.
C. They like to eat the
Chinese food a lot.
D. The family are all in China.

     Yesterday evening, at 10:00, a young woman, Helen Smith, was killed at home. The policeman
asked four people what they were doing at 10:00 last night. Here is the report.
     Mr. GreenHe is Helen's co-worker (同事). They don't get on well with each other at the office.
He was watching TV at home with his wife at 10:00 last night. Miss ChenShe is Helen's good friend.
She didn't leave the office until 12:00 last night. Ms. White, She is Helen's neighbor. They quarreled
(爭吵) with each other at noon yesterday. She was sleeping at 10:00 last night. Mr. Brown, He is
Helen's boyfriend. He loves Helen very much. He was drinking at a bar with his friend at that time.

1. According to the passage, we know Helen worked with _____.

A. Mr. Green
B. Miss Chen
C. Ms White

2. Miss Chen was _____ at 10:00 last night.

A. at home
B. at the office
C. at a bar

3. Ms White _____ at noon yesterday.

A. was watching TV
B. was quarreling with Helen
C. was sleeping

4. Mr. Brown was drinking _____ at 10:00 last night.

A. alone
B. with Helen
C. with his friend

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A. Helen worked at an office.
B. Helen got on well with Miss Chen.
C. Helen didn't love her boyfriend any more.

     Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found
work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home.
After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied
with (滿意) him.
     One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she
agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers,
classmates and their future (未來). They talked for a long time.
     "Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
     "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"
     "I left it at home."
     Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang!
Bang!"
     The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the
night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school. 
A. sixteen  
B. eighteen  
C. twenty  
D. fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________. 
A. he's her grandson      
B. he's clever 
C. he can keep quiet      
D. he gets home on time
3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate      
B. colleague (同事)    
C. aunt      
D. wife
4. The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese. 
A. 蓋印     
B. 跺     
C. 貼郵票     
D. 承認
5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (為了) ________. 
A. to wake his grandma up 
B. to make his grandma angry 
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time 
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

     One day at a park, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench (長椅) near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指著) a little boy in a red sweater. 
     "He’s a lovely boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter, “We have to leave for home now, Rosa.”
     "Just five minutes, Dad,” Rosa said, “Please, just five more minutes.”
     The man agreed and Rosa went to ride his bike happily. Five minutes later, the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
     "Five more minutes, Dad,” Rosa said again, “Just five more minutes.”
     The man smiled and said, “OK.”
     "Oh, you are really a patient father,” said the woman.
     The man smiled and then said, “Her elder brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident (事故)last year when he was riding his bike near here,” the man said,  “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d like to give anything for just five more minutes with him. I vowed (發(fā)誓) not to make the same mistake(錯誤) with Rosa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. In fact, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”

1. The woman’s son was wearing _________.

A. a red T-shirt
B. a red sweater
C. a white sweater
D. a white dress

2. From the article, we know that Tommy was _________.

A. the man’s son
B. the woman’s son
C. Rosa’s younger brother
C. the man’s elder brother

3. The underlined word “patient” means_________.

A. 嚴格的
B. 勤勞的
C. 有耐心的
D.積極的

4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. The man’s daughter and her brother played at the park.
B. Rosa agreed to go home when her father called her the first time.
C. The woman felt sorry that she didn’t spend any time with her son.
D. The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death(死亡).

     One afternoon when the lessons were over, Peter and Paul did not go home. They stayed at school
to help their teacher. They worked for an hour.
     When the boys reached home, it was seven o'clock. It was dark outside, but there was light inside
their home and the door was open.
     "Who can it be?" said Peter. "Mother and father have gone to do some shopping. They won't be
home until 8 o'clock."
     When the man saw Peter, he smiled and said, "Come in ! You don't know me, but I am your father's
friend. He asked me to get some money for him." The man did not see Paul.
     Peter went inside and began talking to the man, but Paul did not. He quickly but quietly went away
to call a policeman. The policeman came and caught him.

1. Peter and Paul stayed behind after school____.
A. until the school was over  
B. until 7 o'clock  
C. until 8 o'clock
2. Their home was bright because____.
A. it was still early          
B. there was light    
C. it was dark outside  
3. Peter and Paul____.
A. were happy to see the man  
B. were afraid of the man  
C. tried to catch the man
4. Paul called____ to catch the man .
A. their teacher           
B. their mother        
C. a policeman      
5. From the story, we know____.
A. the man inside Paul's home was a thief          
B. Peter called the policeman  
C. Their parents wend shopping, but they didn't take enough money with them.

     Once (從前) there was an old king. He liked to hear lies (說謊) very much. Because he felt very
excited for that. "If anyone could tell me the most wonderful lie in the world, he could marry my only
daughter." The king said. So many people from different places came to the king and told him a lot of  lies. He always said, "It's not a good lie. I would not give my daughter to you." One day a young man came to
the king. He fell in love with his daughter. The young man took out an old piece of paper from his
handbag and said. "Your father borrowed one million (百萬) dollars from my grandpa before he died.
He wrote this for my grandpa and told us to take back the money from you." The king looked at the
piece of paper and on it he could see some words: "Dear Mr Blien. I have borrowed one million dollars
from you, but I'm not able to pay it back. Ask my son or my grandson to pay you the money some day
after my death (死)." Now the king didn't know what to do. " If I say it's a good lie, I must give him my
daughter." he thought to himself. "But if I say it's not a lie, I must pay him the money." In the end he said,
"It's a lie, a well-made lie." So the young man married the old man's daughter.