One day when he was crossing the road, Tom was hit by a car. He fell down and broke his arm.
     An ambulance (救護車) soon arrived and took Tom to a hospital. A doctor operated on (動手術(shù))
his arm and put the arm in a plaster cast(上石膏). Tom could not move it at all.
     "You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks." the doctor said, "That would give the broken arm
a chance to heal (愈合)."
     At the end of the six weeks, Tom went back to the hospital. The doctor cut the cast with a large
saw (鋸) and took the arm out of the cast.
    "Can you move your arm, Tom?" he asked.
    Tom tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he was able to move it a little.
    "Yes, it's fine." he said, "Thank you very much, doctor."
    "In a few days it will be as good as usual." the doctor said, "Just exercise it a little."
    "Will I be able to play the piano?"Tom asked.
     The doctor smiled. "Of course, you will." he said, "You'll have no problem." "That is good news."
Tom said, "Because I couldn't play it at all before."

1. How did Tom break his arm?

A. He fell off a tree.
B. He broke it while playing football.
C. He was hit by a car on the road.

2. How long did he have to keep the arm in the plaster cast?

A. About 40 days.
B. Only for a few days.
C. Almost half a year.

3. What did the doctor tell Tom to do after the cast was taken off?

A. He asked him not to move his arm.
B. He asked him to exercise the arm.
C. He asked him to play the piano.

4. Why was Tom pleased?

A. He thought he would be able to play the piano.
B. The doctor would tell him how to play the piano.
C. The driver would give him a piano as a present.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The cast was so hard that the doctor had to cut it open with a special tool.
B. Tom liked playing the piano but he didn't know how to play it?
C. An operation on Tom's arm made him be able to play the piano.

                                                             A Trip to the Forest
    One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to
a forest to see how the trees were growing. 
    In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp (營地), it started to snow.
More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the
road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house.
But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
    Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses
took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five killometres in such cold weather!
    It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they?  
None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!

1. John and his two friends went to the forest to ________.
    A. build their camp
    B. find their way home
    C. enjoy the mountains in the snow
    D. watch the trees in the forest
2. They could not find their way back because ________.
    A. there was only one road to their camp
    B. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tents
    C. there were no roads in the mountains at all
    D. everything was covered by the white snow
3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______.
    A. John's house
    B. the camp
    C. the forest
    D. the mountains
4. The horses stopped because _______.
    A. it was getting late
    B. they were tired after running for a long way
    C. they knew that they had got to the camp
    D. they had seen John's house
5. The story happened _______.
    A. on a cold winter day
    B. on a dark snowy evening
    C. in a cold camp far from villages
    D. at night when nothing could be seen

     Dr Albert Einstein's neighbour was worried. Every day her small daughter went to call on the great
scientist after school. At last the mother went to Einstein. She told him she was sorry if the girl was keeping him from his work.
     "Oh, not at all," Einstein told her. "I like her to see me. We get along quite well." 
     "But what could you and an eight -year-old girl have in common?" asked the mother. 
     "A great deal," said the scientist. "I love the cookies she bring me. And she loves the way I do her
maths lessons."        

1. Which of the following is right?

A. The girl was eight years old.      
B. She was Einstein's neighbor. 
C. She was a pupil.                
D. All of the above.

2. The mother was worried about _______.

A. her daughter      
B. Einstein    
C. her daughter's study  
D. none of the above

3. The mother went to Einstein _______. 

A. only to visit him                
B. to thank him  
C. to say sorry if her daughter troubled him  
D. to look for her daughter

4. Did Einstein think that the girl troubled him?

A. Yes, he did.    
B. No, he didn't.  
C. Yes, he thought so.  
D. No, he didn't think.

5. The story tells us that Einstein loved ______.

A. the child    
B. her cookies    
C. to help others    
D. others to visit him

     You can never imagine what 1_____ (happen) next in your life. Here is a story about a shopping list.
     Mrs. Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to see her doctor about it. He could not
find anything wrong with her, however, so he 2_____ (send) her to the local hospital for tests. The next
morning the doctor phoned 3_____ (tell) her the result and a list of things that he thought she should not eat,
as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble.
     Mrs. Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which 4_____ (leave) beside the
telephone. Then she went out to have her hair 5_____ (cut).
     When she got back two hours later, she found her husband 6_____ (wait) for her and beside him　
7_____ (be) a big basket full of packages. Her husband said, "Hello, dear. I 8_____ (do) all your shopping
for you."
     "Done all my shopping?" She asked in surprise. "But how did you know what I 9_____ (want)?"
     "Well, when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone," answered her husband," so I
went down to the shops and bought everything you 10_____ (write) down."

     It was a Saturday in May. When Mrs. Black opened the door and looked out, she smiled and said, "It's a
beautiful day." She woke (叫醒) her small son up at eight thirty and said to him, "Get up, Tod. Let's go to the
zoo today. Wash your hands and face, brush your teeth and eat your breakfast quickly. We are going to New
York by train."
     Tod was six years old. He was very happy now, because he liked going to the zoo very much, and he also
liked going by train. He said, "I dreamed about (夢見) the zoo last night, Mummy."
     His mother was busy, but she stopped and smiled at her little son, "And what did you do in the zoo in your
dream?" Tod laughed (大笑) and answered, "You know, Mummy! You were there in my dream, too."

1. What did Mrs Black say when she look out of the window?

A.Get up, Tod. Let's go to the zoo today.
B. It's a fine day.
C. What did you do in your dream.
D. What did you see there .

2. Where did Tod live? He lived in _____.

A. the zoo
B. China
C. England
D. the USA

3. Why was Tod so happy? Because he _____.

A. dreamed last night
B. He liked to go to the zoo
C. liked to go by train
D. Both B and C

4. Which is not true?

A. The story happened on a April morning
B. The story happened in England
C. They went to the zoo by train
D. Mrs Black woke up her son at night

5. What time did Tod get up?

A. Before 8:30
B. At 8:30
C. After 8:30
D. Between 8:30 and 9:30

    It was the final examination for physics at the college. The examination was two hours long, and exam papers
were given. The professor (教授) was very strict and told the class that any exam paper which was not on his
desk in two hours would be refused and the student would fail. A half hour into the exam, a student came
rushing in and asked the professor for an exam paper.
    "You're not going to have time to finish this," the professor said slowly as he gave the student a paper.
    "Yes, I will," answered the student. He then took a seat and began writing. After two hours, the professor
began to call for the exam papers, and the students stood up and put them on the professor's desk, all except the
late student, who continued writing. A half hour later, the last student came up to the professor who was sitting
at his desk and busy writing something. He tried to put his exam paper on the stack (摞) of the other papers
already there.
    "No, you can't, I'm not going to take that in. It's late."
    The student became worried. He thought for a while, then he asked the professor in a low voice, "Do you
know WHO I am?"
    "No, surely I don't," answered the professor.
    "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" The student asked again.
    "No, and I don't care," said the professor in a louder voice.
    "Good," answered the student, who quickly lifted the stack of exam papers, put his paper in the middle, and
rushed out of the room.

1. What did the professor do before the exam began?

A. He counted the students.
B. He told the students some rules about the exam.
C. He wrote some papers.
D. He said he was very strict.

2. Why did the professor say slowly to the late student?

A. He refused to give him a paper.
B. The exam lasted two hours.
C. He was angry with him.
D. He did not believe he would pass the exam.

3. What does the words "call for" mean in "the professor began to call for the exam papers"?

A. 打電話
B. 收集
C. 檢查
D. 上交

4. Why did the student ask "Do you know who I am?" twice?

A. He would play a joke on the professor.
B. He wanted to frighten the professor.
C. He was afraid that he would fail the exam.
D. He had a plan in his mind.

5. What do you think of the professor's attitude (態(tài)度) to the late student?

A. He was friendly.
B. He was rough.
C. He was cold.
D. He was careless.

     Life is not easy, so I'd like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself." When I was a young
boy, I was so shy that I dare not talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could
do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My English
teacher asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and
students of my school!
     "Come on, boy, believe in yourself. You are sure to win." Then my teacher and I talked about many
different topics. At last I chose the topic "Believe in yourself." I tried my best to remember all the speech
and practiced it over 100 times. With my teacher's great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe
my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students.
Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all said"Congratulations!" to me. My teacher hugged
(擁抱) me and cried excitedly.
     Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will
find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

1. The classmates often laughed at the boy, because ______.

A. he believed himself
B. he was too young
C. he was too shy
D. he was too sad

2. The boy did well in the contest, because ______.

A. he did his best before the contest
B. he was very clever
C. his classmates helped him
D. the contest was easy

3. What changed the boy's life?

A. The topic he chose.
B. The students' congratulations.
C. The classmates' cheers.
D. The English speech contest.

4. The story tells us when we do anything, we must ______.

A. believe in ourselves
B. choose a good topic
C. practice it over 100 times
D. look down on ourselves