In England nobody under the age of eighteen is permitted to drink in a bar. Mr. Peter liked going to the
bar near his house. But he never took his son, Mike, because he was too young. One day when Mike had
his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Peter took him to the bar for the first time. They drank for about half an hour.
And Mr. Peter said to his son, "now, Mike, I want to teach you something useful. You must always be
careful not to drink too much. But how do you know that you have had enough? Well, I will tell you. Do
you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When they become four, it means you have had too much,
and you should go home."
     "But, Dad," said Mike,"I can only see one light at the end of the bar, and do you think I am drinking too
little?"

1. ______ will be able to drink in the public places in England.

A. Nobody
B. No children
C. Only old people
D. No young people

2. Mr. Peter told his son ______.

A. that he was not old enough to drink too much
B. that nobody was allowed to drink too much
C. not to drink more than enough
D. that he should drink much if he wanted to go home

3. The number of the lights at the end of the bar is ______.

A. two
B. four
C. one
D. sometimes two and sometimes four

4. This is ______  time for Mike to drink in a bar.

A. the first
B. the second
C. the third
D. may be the fifth

5. Who drank too much?

A. Mike
B. Mike's father
C. Neither of them
D. Both of them

     A passenger was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming up to punch tickets. He searched the pockets of his trousers, his coat and his wallet. To the other passengers' surprise, they saw
that he had the ticket in his mouth. The conductor quickly pulled the ticked out of his mouth, punched it, and
gave it back to him. When the conductor moved on, the passenger's friend said, "I'm sure you felt foolish just
now, sitting there looking everywhere for your tickets when it was right in your mouth all the time."
    "Foolish?" answered the passenger. "I was chewing the date off."
    When his friend heard this, he criticized him and asked him to buy a ticket.

1. The passenger ________.

A. lost his tickets
B. didn't buy a ticket for the trip
C. was looking for a lost ticked
D. forgot when he had put his ticket

2. The other passengers wanted to laugh because ________.

A. the passenger lost his ticket
B. the passenger was chewing his ticket
C. the passenger had no ticket
D. they saw that the passenger had the ticket in his mouth

3. His friend ________.

A. knew why he was looking for the ticket
B. didn't know why he was looking for his ticket
C. didn't know he had lost his ticket
D. didn't know that he didn't have the money for a ticket

4. The conductor ________.

A. thought the man was not honest
B. knew why the man was chewing the ticket
C. thought the man had forgotten that the ticket was in his mouth
D. knew why the man had put the ticket into his mouth

5. The ticket in his mouth ________.

A. was someone else's
B. was the right one for the trip
C. was an old ticket that shouldn't be used again
D. was the one he bought on the train

     Charles Brown is a doctor, but he is not a doctor who helps sick people. He helps fish. 　　
     People who live in Charles' town call him "The Fish Doctor". If their pet (寵物) fish get sick, they call
him on the telephone.Charles drives his truck(卡車)to the people's houses. In the truck, he had medicine (藥)
to help the sick fish get better. 　　
    Sometimes a pet store calls Charles when there are sick fish. Wherever he goes, "The Fish Doctor" is always welcome.

1.The best title (題目) is ______.

A. The best Doctor
B. Charles Goes Fishing 　　
C. A New pet Store
D. A Wonderful Meal

2. Charles goes to people's houses in a ______. 　　

A. car
B. bus
C. truck
D. train

3. People telephone Charles when their_____ are ill. 　　

A. dogs
B. fish
C. cats
D. children

4. You can tell from the story that some people _____. 　　

A. don't like Charles
B. paint their fish 　　
C. love their pet fish
D. eat their pet fish

5. People who live in Charles' town call him ______. 　　

A."The Fish Doctor"
B."The Dog Doctor" 　　
C."The Cat Doctor"
D."The Pig Doctor"

     Mr father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced (宣布):"Get up,
you're going with me to cut the grass in the garden."
     The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and
excited. From sunup to sundown, my father, my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the
end of the day I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his
business. I got $ 6 for my work that day.
    One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside."Take away these leaves!" he said,
"and don't make me have to tell you to do it again." The message was clear. Today I value (珍視) the
importance of doing a job well the first time. It will never fail to impress (給……留下印象) the person you
are working for.
    After two years, my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by
ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school, we set off early in the morning with the
same strong wish we had gained while working under our father.
     Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying, but that didn't matter. It taught me that any
job was a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.
     A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay."If
you're only thinking about hard work and money, you probably don't want to do any better than you are doing." I answered. In every job, from cutting the grass to washing dishes, I've learned much. I've learned something
that helps me in my next job.
     If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

1. The writer felt proud and excited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought _________.

A. he could cut the grass himself
B. he could make much money
C. he could enjoy sunup and sundown
D. he could help his family

2. The word "message" in the passage probably refers to (指) _________.

A. not leaving leaves behind
B. giving no excuse for your mistakes
C. doing a good job at the very beginning
D. missing things which can be found out

3. When the writer finished high school, maybe he was _________ years old.

A. fourteen
B. eighteen
C. twenty
D. twenty-two

4. Which of the following does the writer probably think is the most important?

A. Keeping learning from any job you had.
B. Asking no money for work.
C. Finishing work as quickly as possible.
D. Keeping looking for different jobs.

5. The writer probably thinks his father is _________.

A. lazy
B. helpful
C. careless
D. funny

     Sigmund Freud was a world-famous doctor of Vienna (維也納). He was also a man full of humour
(幽默). Once, at his 70th birthday party, a friend asked Freud if he could put his work into several words.
"Well," said Freud,"we take the sick out of their trouble and return them to the common suffering."
     As a devoted (忠實(shí)的) son, Freud often visited his old mother. His mother usually spent her summers in
a small mountain town in Austria (奧地利). The King Josef usually spent his summers there, too. One day in
the summer, a band (樂(lè)隊(duì)) was playing a lively tune (曲子) when Freud's mother was sitting at the window
and watching the people singing and dancing on Main Street. The old woman had a poor memory. She heard
the band playing, but forgot it was the King's birthday. Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday. He
told his mother,"Mama, the band is playing for your birthday." She believed him and had a wonderful day.

1. Freud was a famous of ________.

A. doctor, Austria
B. general, Vienna
C. King, Austria
D. doctor, Australia

2. One day Freud came to the small mountain town for ________.

A. his 70th birthday
B. the King Josef's birthday
C. his mother's birthday
D. his holiday

3. Freud's mother felt very happy on her 95th birthday because ________.

A. the King Josef himself came to celebrate (慶賀) her birthday
B. the people of the town came out to celebrate her birthday
C. she believed that the band was playing for her birthday
D. she heard the band playing a lively tune so wonderfully

     After serious earthquake happened. A father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his son's school,
only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake.(煎餅).
    He was shocked (震驚). He didn't know what he should do for a while,then he remembered the words he
had said to his son: "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!"And tears began to fill his eyes. He started
digging through the ruins (廢墟).
    As he was digging,other helpless parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying:
"It's too late! They're all dead! There's nothing you can do!" To them he replied: "Are you going to help me
now?"And then he kept on digging?
    No one helped, however. He went on alone because he needed to know for himself:"Is my boy alive or is
he dead?" He dug for eight hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then,in the 39th hour,he pulled back a
rock and heard his son's words. He shouted his son's name "ARMAND!"He heard back,"Dad!?! It's me, Dad!
I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me,
they'd be saved. You promised (承諾). 'No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!'You did it,
Dad!"
     "What's going on there? How is it?" the father asked.
     "There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We're frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you're here. When
the building fell down, it made a triangle (三角), and it saved us."
    "Come out, boy!"
    "No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,because I know you'll get me! No matter what happens, I know you'll
always be there for me!"

1. The underlined word "collapsed" probably means _______.

A. 倒塌
B. 搖晃
C. 聳立
D. 顛簸

2. Who came to help the father when he digging?

A. His wife
B. Other parents
C. The firemen
D. No one

3. Other parents and the firemen wanted to pull him off the ruins because they thought _______.

A. he was mad
B. all the children had died in the earthquake
C. he was too dangerous to others
D. it was not his job to dig

4. How many students were still alive when the father found them in the ruins?

A. Fourteen
B. Thirty-three
C. Forty-seven
D. Nineteen.

5. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. It took the father one day to find his son and other students
B. His wife died in the earthquake
C. His son was the last one to come out of the ruins
D. The son didn't believe his father would come to save him

     Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for
a train that was very late. 　　
     To pass the time, they began talking to each other. 　　
     At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said,"Tell me-what would you most like
to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?" 　　
     The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke. 　　
     "Well," he said,"if I have only three months to live, I'll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign
countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time." 　　
      "That's very interesting." Paul said. 　　
      With these words, he turned to the other man, saying,"And what about you?" 　　
      "I'll tell you a secret," Allan said."I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to
live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I'll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe
I can enter all the big motor races." 　　
      Then he laughed,"I might even end up (以……而告終) world champion." 　　
      "Now it's your turn," Allan went on, "If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like
to do?" 　　     
      "Oh," said Paul with a smile."I'll go and see another doctor."

1. The three men were talking ________. 　　

A. in the post office
B. in the waiting room 　　
C. on the train
D. on the chairs in their office

2. The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they ________. 　　

A. didn't know anything new
B. wanted to pass the time quickly 　　
C. had nothing to do
D. were very interested in each other's work

3. "I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ________ in Chinese. 　　

A. 名人
B. 賽車手
C. 大款
D. 冠軍