Mr and Mrs Green were going on their vacation with their children, and they had to arrive at the airport
before 11: 40 the next morning. "It takes us thirty minutes to get there in a car," Mr Green said, "so we have
to get ready before eleven o'clock. Don't be late."
     It was ten fifty in the morning. Mr Green and the children were busy doing things. But Mrs Green wasn't.
She sat in a chair in the garden and enjoyed the good weather.
     Mr Green and the children were surprised, but Mrs Green said, "Don't worry! Before I went bed last night,
I made all our clocks and watches twenty minutes ahead (提前). Now we can get to the airport early."

1. Why did the Green family have to be ready before eleven o'clock?

A. They were going to a party.
B. They had to go to the airport by bus.
C. They had to arrive at the airport at 11: 40.

2. How long does it take the family to the airport by car?

A. Twenty minutes.
B. Thirty minutes.
C. Forty minutes.

3. The father and children were _____ when they saw Mrs Green sitting in the garden.

A. sad
B. happy
C. surprised

4. Why did Mrs Green sit in the garden?

A She wanted to stay at home.
B. She didn't like to do anything at home.
C. She made all the clocks and watches ahead and they wouldn't be late.

3. What time was it when Mr Green and the children were busy doing things?

A. 10: 30.
B. 10: 50.
C. 11: 00.

     My friend Larry has a big dog. Its name is Johnny. Johnny is very smart. Every Sunday afternoon Larry
takes Johnny for a long walk in the park. (3) The dog likes walking very much.
     One Sunday afternoon a man visited Larry. (4) He talked with Larry for a long time. It was time for Larry to
take Johnny for a walk. But the man still stayed there. Johnny became (變得) very worried (焦慮的) about
his walk in the park. He Walked  about in the living room, and then sat down in front of the man. But the man
went on talking.
     After thirty minutes. Johnny couldn't stand the man. He went out, and after a few minutes he came back.
He sat down in front of the man again (再次), with the man's bag and hat in his mouth! 
                                                          

（一）根據短文內容簡要回答問題。
1. What does Larry do every Sunday afternoon?
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2. Why did the dog take the man's bag and hat in his mouth? 
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（二）將短文中的（3）、（4）兩句譯成漢語。
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（三）給短文擬一個適當的題目。
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     Last Sunday I went bike riding alone in the countryside. At noon, I was tired and hungry, so I stopped
in front of a village inn (小旅館) and went into it to have something to eat. After I had lunch, I found that
my handbag was gone. I had put it on the chair next to me and now it wasn't there! While I was looking for it,
the inn-keeper (店主) came up.
     "Did you have a good meal?" he asked.
     "Yes, thank you," I answered. But I can't pay the bill (賬單). Someone took my handbag. The inn-keeper
smiled and went out right away. A few minutes later he came back with my handbag and gave it to me.
     "I am very sorry," he said. "My dog took it to the garden. He often does this."

1. The writer went to the countryside to _______.

A. visit a friend
B. go bike riding
C. pay her bill
D. thank the inn-keeper.

2. The writer looked for her _______ after she had lunch.

A. bicycle
B. dog
C. handbag
D. bill

3. _______ took the handbag away.

A. A thief
B. The writer's dog
C. The inn-keeper
D. The inn-keeper's dog

4. The inn-keeper smiled because _______.

A. he knew who took away the writer's hangbag
B. the writer would give him a lot of money
C. the writer would not pay
D. the dog would seed the handbag back

5. The dog often takes people's bags away probably because it _______.

A. wants to play with them
B. wants to eat the money in them
C. wants to get the money for the innkeeper
D. likes to see people looking for their bags

     Linda Brown works for a big company. Her job is very important, so she has to work a lot-often 60 or
70 hours a week. Linda doesn't like to rest. She never takes vacations. In the morning, afternoon, and even
in her dreams, she thinks about her work. One day, at 6:30 pm, her colleague (同事) Sally said. "It's late,
Linda. You should go home."
     "That is impossible," Linda said. "I have to finish this report. I have to write three letters. An I have to..."
     "OK, OK, I understand. Maybe you should put a bed in your office," Sally said." Then you can live here and work at any time you like."
     "That's a good idea!" Linda said.
     "It's a joke, Linda," Sally said."You really need a vacation. You know, health is much more important than
work."

1. How long does Linda often work in a week?

A. Six days.
B. Seven days.
C. About fifty hours.
D. About sixty hours.

2. What does Linda think about a lot?

A. Her family.
B. Her friends.
C. Her work.
D. Her health.

3. Sally asked Linda to go home, but Linda had to stay at work to _______.

A. have a meeting
B. receive some reports
C. make a phone call
D. write some letters

4. What does Linda need most according to Sally?

A. A bed.
B. A vacation.
C. A joke.
D. A report.

5. In fact Sally _______.

A. wants Linda to work all the time
B. also likes to work at night
C. Thanks very much

     Jane always goes to school early. She likes to talk to her friends before class. After school she does not
go home early. She is always late. Jane stops to see the animals in the pet shop. She likes to see the dogs.
One of them is a little dog. She watches the little white dog play in the window of the shop. She watches for
a long time, so she comes home late.
     One day her father and mother ask why she is late, and she tells them about the little dog in the pet shop.
     Jane is not late the next day. She stops to look in the window of the shop. But she doesn't see the little
white dog, and she is very sad. She is also very happy, today is her birthday.
     Mother shows her a big birthday cake and Father gives her a birthday surprise. He gives the little white
dog from the shop. Jane is very happy. The next day Jane does not come home late. She runs home to play
with the white dog.

1. Before class begins, Jane usually ________.

A. plays with her friends
B. talks to her friends
C. looks at the dogs in the window
D. have a break

2. After school Jane ________.

A. comes home early
B. does not go home late
C. plays with the dogs
D. always goes home late

3. Jane likes ________ best.

A. the pet shop
B. the little white dog
C. little animals
D. the window of the shop

4. Who bought (買) the little white dog?

A. Jane.
B. Jane's friends.
C. Jane' s father.
D. Nobody.

5. The birthday surprise is ________.

A. a big cake
B. some presents
C. some flowers
D. the little white dog

     One day, a little boy comes into a shop and says to the shop assistant, "I want to buy twelve exercise
books of 6 cents each and nine pencils of 10 cents each. How much is that altogether (總共)?"
     The shop assistant writes these numbers down on a piece of paper and thinks for a minute. Then she says.
"I dollars 62 cents.""If I give you ten dollars. How much money will I get back?""You will get 8 dollars 38
cents for change. Here you are. These are the things you want."
     "No. thank you, I don't want to buy anything."The boy looks at the piece of paper and says politely," This
is my math homework. Thank you very much. Can I take it away?''

1. The story happens ________.

A. in a shop
B. at a mall
C. in a supermarket
D. at school

2. The little boy comes to the shop for ________.

A. nine pencils
B. some books
C. nothing
D. his homework

3. The little boy is ________.

A. bad
B. naughty but clever
C. stupid (愚蠢)
D. hard-working

4. At last the shop assistant must be ________.

A. excited
B. happy
C. angry
D. surprised

5. The word "change" in the second passage means ________.

A. 零錢
B. 交換
C. 改變
D. 金錢

     Mr Gregory Gale is one of the few people in England who are 100 years old, but this is not the only thing
that makes him remarkable (值得注意的), 1            A few days later a radio reporter came to his house and
asked him if he had any secrets of long life. This is what Mr. Gale said, "No, I don't know any 'secrets', but
there are a few simple rules (規(guī)律) of good life. I've always kept them all my life. The first thing is: 2           
 That's absolute nonsense (純屬胡說八道)" 
    " 3            For example, I've always smoked a few good cigars every day. Not many, mind you! Only two
or three! I've also always drunk a little good wine with my meals, perhaps two or three glasses."
     "The third rule is to take a little exercise every day. 4            "

A. The second is to enjoy all the pleasures (樂趣) of life in moderation (節(jié)制).
B. I've always played a little tennis or golf.
C. On the day of his birthday he played a game of tennis and went for a long walk.
D. Don't listen to those fools who tell you to give up all the pleasures of life!

A. A HEALTHY OLD MAN
B. SECRETS OF LONG LIFE
C. AN OLD MAN IN ENGLAND
D. A STRONG OLD MAN

     Bill likes fish very much. He often buys fish in the shop and takes it home. But when his wife sees the
fish, she says to herself (她自己),"Good! Now I call ask my friends to have lunch, we can eat the fish. They
like fish very much."
     So when Bill comes home in the evening, the fish is not there, and his wife always says, Oh, your cat eats
it." And she gives Bill some bread for supper. Bill gets very angry. He takes his wife and the cat to the shop
near his house and weighs (稱) the cat. Then he turns to his wife and says, "My fish weighs one kilo. This
cat weighs one kilo, too. My cat is here, you see. Then where is my fish?"

1. Where does Bill often buy fish? 
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2. Who gets very angry? 
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3. How much does the cat weigh?
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4. Does Bill's cat eat the fish? 
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5. Who eat the fish? 
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