Today was not a good day. Everything went wrong. First, I sleep late and Mom shout at me to wake up.
When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I
burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a
glass of water.
     When I was almost at the bus stop, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home
and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next bus.
     I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on (彌補(bǔ))
the schoolwork I had missed.
     After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn't
there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.
     When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner.
She knows I don't like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will
be better.

1. What happened to the writer on this bad day?

A. The writer argued with his parents.
B. The writer heard some terrible news.
C. Many small things went wrong.
D. Part of the writer's house was on fire.

2. When did the writer's bad day begin?

A. In the morning.
B. At school.
C. At lunchtime.
D. In the afternoon.

3. What did the writer do after he went home?

A. He did some homework.
B. He made a telephone call.
C. He made fun with his friend.
D. He was tired, so he went to bed.

4. When you "burn" something, you ______.

A. cook it too long
B. eat it too fast
C. give it away
D. make it very well

5. According to the passage, we can know ______.

A. the writer fell off from his bike
B. the writer went to school
C. the writer got up early in the morning
D. the writer left his homework at home

    A little boy invited his mother to attend (出席) his elementary school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the
little boy's dismay (沮喪), his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and
teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed (尷尬的) by her appearance. There wasf a severe (嚴(yán)重的)
scar (傷疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her faced. The boy never wanted to talk about why or
how she got the scar.
    At the meeting, the people were impressed (留下深刻的印象) by the kindness of his mother with the scar,
but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the
conversation between his mother and the teacher. 
    "How did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher asked.
    The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too
afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a
burining wood falling down andn I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be
unconscious (無(wú)知覺的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us." She touched the burned side of
her face. "This scar will be forever, but unitl today, I have never regretted doing what I did." 
    When the little boy heard this, he couldn't help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged
her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

1. The boy's mother was actually (事實(shí)上)________.

A. ugly
B. kind
C. beautiful
D. ugly but kind

2. According to the passage, the little boy ________.

A. didn't ask her mother to attend the meeting
B. wanted her mother to attend the meeting at first
C. didn't really want her mother to attend the meeting at first
D. wasn't moved by what her mother said

3. After reading the passage, we know _______.

A. the people at the meeting didn't like the boy's mother
B. the boy's mother was brave but foolish
C. the boy hated what his mother had done
D. we should respect our parents whatever they are like

A.his mother is not herself anymore
B.that might hurt her son
C.it was too hard for him
D.and never, NEVER this child
E.her own child is able to do anything
     One day Charley was reading a book. But the librarian lady didn't let him borrow the book because she
thought  1          . When his mother learned that don't tell a child something's too hard, 2          "
     I was so impressed by his mother. How great the woman was! When a child is hurt, 3          . She would
rather suffer (受苦) for her child, if it is possible. She will fight for her child nomatter who the other side is.
     A mother is always very proud of her child, and she thinks 4         . So when Charley's mom learned what
happened to her son, she was upset. She loved and cared about her son so much that she even couldn't stand
anything 5          . As a mother, she had to make sure her son got whatever he needed bywhat she said and
what she did.

    One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn (谷倉(cāng)), they found a mouse hole in a corner
and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out,
one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escapde. But just as they began to clean up, they
saw two micesqueezing (擠) out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However,
it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one chased
after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite (咬) the tail of the other.
    Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realizde that one of the mice was blind and
could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that hecould pull
the blind one with him to escape.
    After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of
people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened tothe two mice.
    One serious American official said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and
guard." The others thought for a while and said: "That was why!"
    A smart French said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife." Again
the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
    A Japanese said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son." Once again
the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.
    At that moment, one Chinese asked: "Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?"
    Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless. The American official, the French
and the Japanese who hadspoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer.
    In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no
relationship.

1. Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______.

A. one was biting the other
B. the mouth of the hole was too small
C. they were not afraid of smoke
D. one was trying to help the blind one

2. Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage?

A. They did not dare to answer.
B. They had mistaken the relationship of the mice.
C. They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away.
D. They did not express themselves much better.

3. It is clear that ______.

A. all the mice came out of the hole easily
B. each of the people understood the relationship differently
C. the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke
D. the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4. "it made sense" probably means ______.

A. it was correct
B. it was strange
C. it was funny
D. it was sweet

5. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. TWO LOVELY MICE
B. HELP PRODUCES LOVE
C. FRIENDS IN NEED
D. LOVE IS ALL

     Once there was a king. He never ate a meal without fish. But one day there was a big storm (風(fēng)暴) and
the fishermen were not able to go out to catch fish, so the king had no breakfast and no lunch. Then he
ordered his servants (仆人) to tell everyone in his country that if anyone brought him a fish, he would give
him anything he asked for.
     At last, a fisherman caught a big fish and hurried to the king's palace with it. But the king's prime minister
(宰相) stopped him and said, if the fisherman did not promise (答應(yīng)) to give him half of whatever the king
gave him for the fish. He would not let the fisherman in.
     The king was very happy when he saw the fish. He said to the fisherman,"Now, what do you want for
your fish?"
      "I want you to beat (打) me twenty-four times" said the fisherman.
      The king was very surprised, and at last he said, "I promised to give you whatever you wanted, and I
think that I must keep my promise." So he began to beat the fisherman softly.
      "No," said the fisherman, "beat me as hard as you can!"
      After the king had beaten him twelve times, the fisherman jumped away and said, "That's enough for me.
I promised the other twelve to your prime minister."
      Again the king was very surprised, but the prime minister had to admit (承認(rèn)) that the fisherman was
right. The king not only gave him the twelve beatings, but also said, "You will not be my prime minister."

1. The king           .

A. never ate fish
B. liked to eat fish very much
C. never ate fish without a meal
D. never ate a meal

2. The king's prime minister stopped the fisherman because           .

A. he didn't want the king to eat fish
B. the fisherman had a fish in hand
C. he wanted to get half of the fisherman's reward (報(bào)酬)
D. the fisherman walked fast

3. Why did the fisherman want the king to beat him? Because           .

A. he knew he was wrong
B. the king had no meal for days
C. he wanted the prime minister to be beaten, too
D. he was afraid of the prime minister

4. In fact the fisherman was beaten           .

A. twenty-four times
B. twelve times
C. forty-eight times
D. softly

5. At first, why did the king beat the fisherman softly?

A. Because the king was too weak.
B. Because he didn't want to beat the man.
C. Because the fisherman was old.
D. Because he knew he would beat the prime minister, too.