When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time
my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.
     One day, after I had given him his dinner, he started crying for mum. He was so young and really needed
mum. So I dressed him, put on his shoes, carried him on my back and walked out. Soon he fell asleep. About
half an hour later, I found that he had lost a shoe while sleeping. I took him off my back and put him down.
I knew we needed to find that shoe, for our mother couldn't afford new shoes. We had to go back to find it,
so I told my brother to wait right there. A man heard it and stopped me just before I walked off. He asked me,
"You are leaving your brother here to find the shoe? What would you do if he is not here when you return?" I
did not know how to answer that question. He continued, "It's OK if you can't find the shoe, but it is not OK to
lose your brother." Then he sent us to mum's workplace by taxi.
     My whole life I have depended on the kindness of many strangers, I feel regretful that I cannot find them
and say thank you. I do not even remember what the man's face looked like, but he taught me a lesson-people
are more important than things.

1. Why did the younger brother cry for his mother?

A. Because he was hungry.
B. Because he missed his mother.
C. Because he wanted to sleep.
D. Because he wanted to play outside.

2. What does the underlined word "regretful" in the last paragraph mean?

A. Sorry.
B. Happy.
C. Excited.
D. Angry.

3. What did the man mean by saying "It's OK if you can't find the shoe, but it is not OK to lose your brother."?

A. People are more important than things.
B. Things are more important than people.
C. Both the shoe and your brother are important.
D. The shoe is more important than your brother.

4. According to the passage, which word can best describe the man?

A. Rude.
B. Funny.
C. Silly.
D. Kind.

    
     Hi! I'm Harry. Life used to be kind of difficult for me. The muscles (肌肉) in my arms and legs are weak.
I have to be in a wheelchair all day. I can't use my legs at all, and I'm not too great with my hands. If I drop
something it stays dropped until someone picks it up for me. I can't open doors or switch lights on and off.
Carrying everything I need for school is a problem too.
    Now things are easier. I have a helping hand. Pete is a golden dog that has been trained to help kids like me.
Pete was at dog training school for two years to learn how to do different tasks. I had to be trained too. I had
to learn how to give Pete instructions and how to take care of him. 
    When Pete is working he doesn't play around. My friends know they are not to pet him or call him when
he is working. He can pull my wheelchair and pick up things I drop. Pete carries my books and lunch on his
back. He pushes the button on the school lift and opens some kinds of doors. He even knows how to switch
lights on.
    But best of all, Pete is here when I need a friend.

1. According to the passage, who is Harry's helping hand?

A. Pete
B. His teacher
C. His brother
D. His parent

2. Why is Harry kept in a wheelchair all day?

A. Because his legs are broken.
B. Because his leg muscles are weak.
C. Because he is too lazy.
D. Because he likes it.

3. According to the passage, which of the following about Pete is not true?

A. Pete can clean Harry's room.
B. Pete can switch lights on.
C. Pete can pull Harry's wheelchair.
D. Pete can push the button on the school lift.

4. What does the writer mean by saying "Pete is here when I need a friend."?

A. Pete is only a helpful tool for him.
B. Pete is with him all the time.
C. Pete is a funny dog to make him happy.
D. Pete is not only a helping hand but also his good friend.

     Do you now that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you
some moving stories of great animal parents.
     Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found
that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children
were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
     Another story is about chimpanzees (猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with
chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. "It is not
only humans who have duties, animals also do," she said.
    Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental (父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street
in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the
little bird away with their claws (爪子).

1. After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.

A. to look for food
B. to feed her babies
C. to move some people
D. to carry things to her owner

2. The scientist found chimpanzees ________.

A. cared for the hurt or lost ones
B. often left for a far place
C. always stayed in the same place
D. didn't care about each other

3. The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.

A. they didn't like their baby
B. they were not kind enough
C. they wanted to teach their baby
D. they wanted to save their baby

4. From the passage we know ________.

A. dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain
B. mother birds don't want to save their children
C. animal parents love their children a lot
D. all animals want to move people very much

      Mr. Bill liked shooting very much but he was never good at it. A month ago some of his friends visited
him in his house and saw a new target (靶子) which Bill had put several days ago in his garden.
      His friends went nearer and looked at this beautiful target. There was a hole (洞) right in the middle of
the target. When they asked who had shot the target, Bill said he had. They all laughed and said, "How far
away were you, Bill? Two feet?" But Bill said he was fifty yards (碼) away.
      Then Mr. Bill's wife explained about the hole in the middle. She said, "Bill went to a shop and bought a
very big piece of wood. He brought it home in a car, put it in the garden and shot at it from fifty yards away.
Then he drew a target round the hole and cut the wood."

1. One day some of Bill's friends saw ______ in his garden.

A. a very big piece of wood
B. a very nice target
C. a hole
D. a very beautiful picture

2. Why did Bill's friends laugh? Because ______.

A. Bill shot the target right in the middle
B. The target was very beautiful
C. Bill shot the target only two feet away
D. They didn't believe that Bill could shoot the target in the middle

3. What did Bill do after he shot at the wood from 50 yards away?

A. He drew a target round the hole.
B. He bought it in a car.
C. He put it in the garden.
D. He cut the wood.

4. Bill was ______.

A. good at shooting
B. not a good shooter
C. interested in drawing pictures
D. interested in making targets.

     An old lady in a plane had a blanket (毯子)over her head and she did not want to take it off. The air
hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, "I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I
am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!"
     Then the captain came. He said, "Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there
are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well."But she continued to hide.
     So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket
with one eye and said, "I am sorry, young man, but I don't like planes and I am never going to fly again.
But I'll say one thing," She continued kindly, "You and your wife keep your plane very clean!"

1. An old lady had ______.

[     ]

A. glasses
B. a blanket over her head
C. a coat
D. a basket

2. She didn't want to ______.

[     ]

A. take it off
B. turn it off
C. get on
D. talk about it

3. ______ spoke to her.

[     ]

A. The air hostess
B. The man next to her
C. her husband
D. one of her friends

4. The old lady had never been ______ before.

[     ]

A. abroad
B. home
C. in a plane
D. in hospital

5. The woman didn't like planes and she was never going ______.

[     ]

A. to fly again
B. to travel
C. to go abroad
D. to go home

                                                                   A Delicious Book
      Mr. King taught English in a middle school. He was very b   1    all the time and couldn't do some r   2   . So
he left the school and opened a bookshop in the c   3    of the town. It wasn't big enough but all the books were
nice and most people liked to buy some there. When the shop was c   4   , he could read at home. He knew a lot
and the learned (有學問的) persons were glad to make f   5    with him.
      It was Sunday and it was cold outside. Mr. King was very busy. At nine in the evening all the buyers left
e   6    a girl. She was dressed up and waited for s   7    there. Standing by the shelves, she looked over the
books one after a   8   . It made them in a fearful mess (凌亂不堪). Mr. King came up to her and asked,
"Excuse me, madam. What can I do for you?" "Your books are all dull (乏味的)," said the girl. "I want a d   9   
one."
      "That's easy," Mr. King smiled. He b   10    out a cookbook (烹調(diào)書) and said, "Here you are, madam."
1.________   2._________   3._________   4._________   5._________  
6.________   7._________   8._________   9._________   10._________

     One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his
old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he gong to hurt her? He didn't
look safe.
     The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said,"I'm here to help you,
madam. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson." Bryan
quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.
     But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him.
He said, "If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me."
    After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided
to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight
months pregnant (懷孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay
the $10 bill she remembered Bryan's words.
    She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone.
On the table she saw a small note. There ware tears in her eyes when she read it: "Somebody once helped me
the way I'm helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others." Under the note were
nine more $100 bills.
    Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news.
"Bryan Anderson my dear…you're not going to believe what just happened…"

1. When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought _______.

A. he may hurt her
B. he wasn't going to stop
C. he couldn't help her
D. she didn't have enough money

2. What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

A. She was never kind to others.
B. She was usually quite careless.
C. She was probably very rich.
D. She was not a very good driver.

3. The underlined expression "giving a hand to (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to "_______".

A. questioning
B. helping
C. hurting
D. calling

4. The underlined word "it" (Paragraph 5) refers to "_______".

A. the change
B. the bill
C. the note
D. the order

5. Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress?

     Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes
late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he
got into trouble and lived a difficult life.
     One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need
of swimming coach (教練). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach.
Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.
     It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr.
King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to
them,"Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."

1. Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A. Because Mr. King didn't like his job.
B. Because Mr. King was ill.
C. Because Mr. King talked too much.
D. Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work.

2. Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was _______.

A. happy
B. hard
C. relaxing
D. free

3. Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A. The boss of the factory.
B. His friend.
C. The school children.
D. Nobody.

4. Two months later, the children learned nothing because _______.

A. Mr. King taught them to play soccer
B. they didn't like swimming at all
C. they were afraid of water
D. Mr. King was a poor coach

5. Mr. King _______, so he drew a red line below the knee of each child.

A. didn't want the children to swim
B. wanted to make the children look funny
C. wanted to make the children happy
D. wanted to help the children swim better