Mary was an operator(接話員) of 911 in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get a call
from a little girl. She said, "Mom my ill, Mom my ill,"again and again, Mary soon found the address of the call.
She called the police. In a minute, the policemen and doctors arrived at the house. They broke the door open.
They couldn't believe their eyes. The little child was so young that she could not walk! She was sitting beside
her mother and holding her mother's hand. Tears were running down her face.
   The doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up. Later, she told people, "Everyone was
surprised that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911, but she couldn't
do it. Mary was surprised, too. "It's the first time I have seen a two-year-old child call 911."

1. What did the girl really want to say?
A."Mom, I'm ill."
B."My mom is ill."
C."Mom and I are ill."

2. How did the policemen feel when they got into the room? .

A. Strange.
B. Normal.
C. Surprised

3. How did the policemen get into the room?

A. By breaking the door.
B. With the girl's help.
C. Through the window

4. What does the underlined (下劃線的) word"it" mean?

A. 911.
B. Calling 911.
C. Walking.

5. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The little girl was so clever that she could call 911 when she was 2.
B. The love for her mother created the miracle (奇跡).
C. The mother knew she had to teach the little girl how to call 911.

     There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much. He wanted to try his best to please (使……高興) him. So he gave him a horse to ride, beautiful rooms to live in, pictures, books, toys and everything that
money 1_______ buy.
     But for all this, the little boy was still 2_______ . He wore a frown (皺眉) wherever he went, and always
wished for something he did not have. The man didn' t know how to make his son happy.
     One day, a magician (魔術師) came to the man and said to him,"I can make your son happy and turn his
frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for 3_______ him the secret."
     "All right," said the man, "No matter what you ask for, I'll give you." The magician took the boy into a
secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the 4_______ There on the paper
came the words,"Do one kind thing for someone every day." The boy 5_______ the advice and became one
of the happiest boys.
     Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy.

     I love to tell the story about how I met my best friend-Tiger. We met at the school fair (集市). Each year,
all the fourth-grade classes hold a school fair. Everyone in fourth grade works at the fair. Some sell ice cream,
drinks and snacks. Others take care of the little children who ride the rides.
     I got the second job and I've never regretted it, because that's where I met Tiger. My job was to help little
children get on the back of a little horse. I kept telling the children to wait their turn and holding ice cream for
them while they rode about. One thing was clear to me. I was growing older and should be more responsible
(負責). 
     Suddenly, a boy came to the horse. He took the little horse's reins (韁繩)! The horse stopped,and the girl
on its back started to fall. I was trying to reach the girl when I saw Tiger go by my legs. It held the horse's
reins and pulled the horse away from my legs. I caught the girl just before we both hit the ground. The girl
sat on top of me. She was laughing at the ice cream on my face. The horse's reins were in Tiger's mouth!
    Thanks to Tiger's fast action,I saved the little girl. We were both heroes. And Tiger, the fastest dog I've
ever known became my new best friend.

1. According to the passage, ________ work at the fair.

A. ice cream sellers
B. all the school children
C. little boys and girls
D. the fourth-grade students

2. The writer's job was to ________.

A. take the little horse's reins
B. look after the children
C. get on the back of the horse
D. ride with little children

3. As soon as the little horse stopped, the girl ________.

A. started to fall
B. laughed at the writer
C. hit the ground
D. sat on top of the writer

4. Tiger helped to save the little girl on the horse by ________.

A. going fast by the writer's legs
B. trying to catch the little girl
C. holding the reins with its mouth
D. riding the little horse around

5. From the passage, we know that ________.

A. Tiger was actually a brave dog
B. Tiger wanted to become a hero
C. the writer didn't want to grow up
D. the writer regretted working at the fair

    Elena jogged with her dad in some empty lots (小塊地) at the edge of town. These out-of-the-way lots were
good places to jog. But the lots were fuIl of rocks and rubbish.
   One day, Elena saw a sign on the lots. It said, "New City Park." Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have
a jogging trail!
Elena told her parents about the sign.
    "I read about the park in the newspaper," said Elena's father. "The city wants volunteers to help clean the area. Then the city will build a soccer field and a playground."
    "Will they build a jogging trail?" Elena asked.
    "No,the paper didn't mention a jogging trail."
    "Well,perhaps if I help clean up the lots, they'll put in a jogging trail," said Elena.
    On Saturday Elena went to the lots. Many adults were working there.Some were picking up rubbish. Some
were moving rocks.
    "I want to volunteer, "Elena told a man."What can I do?"
    "This is not a job for children, "said the man."You'd better go home."
    Elena looked around.She could carry rubbish. She could move rocks. A lady was pulling a bag of rubbish.
Elena saw a box of rubbish bags. She took an empty bag.
    "I'll take this bag to the Dumpster," said Elena. "Here's a new bag."
    "Thanks," said the lady. "Keep those new bags coming."
    Elena dragged rubbish bags. She told everyone she was glad to help build the park. She explained that she
hoped the park would have a jogging trail. 
    Elena went to the area every week. Soon everyone knew her and she told everyone how wonderful a jogging
trail would be.
    Soon the volunteers cleared the lots. The city could start building.The mayor (市長) gave a speech. He showed
a drawing of the new park.He told them about the soccer field and the baseball diamond. There would be picnic
tables. There would be a playground. The park would even have basketball courts. There was no sign of a jogging
trail. The mayor thanked the volunteers. Then he asked if they had any suggestions. The volunteers said they
wanted to build a jogging trail around the park. They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she
wanted a jogging trail.The mayor said, "A jogging trail won't be hard to build. Let's do it!" Everyone clapped and
cheered. Elena cheered loudest of all.
    The mayor thanked the volunteers. Then he asked if they had any suggestions. The volunteers said they wanted
to build a jogging trail around the park.
    They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she wanted a jogging trail. The mayor said,  "A
jogging trail won't be hard to build. Let's do it!"
    Everyone clapped and cheered. Elena cheered loudest of all.

1. How did Elena feel at the beginning of the story?
A. Happy and proud.
B. Sad and shy.
C. Excited and hopeful.
D. Unhappy and disappointed.

2. How did Elena know the city needed volunteers to help clean the lots?
A. Her father told her about it.
B. She read it in the newspaper.
C. She learned it from a sign.
D. She was told by other volunteers.

3. Why did Elena want to help clean the lots?
A. She wanted to play on the playground.
B. She wanted her name in the newspaper.
C. She wanted to work with other volunteers.
D. She wanted the city to build a jogging trail.

4. Why did the volunteers tell the mayor they wanted to build a jogging trail?
A. They needed a park to jog around.
B. They wanted to thank Elena for her help.
C. They thought it was a good place for jogging.
D. They hoped the mayor could jog with them every day.

5. What can be the best title for the story?
A. Elena and a Mayor
B. Elena and New City Park
C. Elena and Some Volunteers
D. Elena and a jogging Trail