Jack is my new classmate. He lived in a small village for fifteen years. His father, Mr. Brown, was a rich
farmer. Last year his father opened a shop in our town and last month he bought a big house and Jack began
to study in our class. But Jack had few friends here. At first he often played by himself.
     Jack's neighbor Daisy is a kind girl. She found Jack never talked with anybody and decided to help him.
Jack likes to stay with Daisy and talks to her a lot. Now they're good friends.
     This morning, Daisy said to Jack, "It'll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday party. Will
you please come?"
      "Certainly!"
      Jack said happily. Jack got home and thought of a present for Daisy. But he forgot to ask Daisy what she
liked. He couldn't call her because he didn't know her telephone number. At that moment Mrs. Brown came
and asked, "What's the matter, dear?"
      "What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mommy?"
      "Nothing," Mrs. Brown said. "I just wish I were16."

1. Jack's father is a ______ now.

A. teacher
B. doctor
C. farmer
D. shopkeeper

2. Jack lives in a ______ now.

A. city
B. town
C. small village
D. small house

3. Jack will go to his ______ birthday party.

A. mother's
B. father's
C. friend's
D. sister's

4. Jack didn't know ______.

A. what Daisy looked like
B. Daisy's telephone number
C. The way to Daisy's house
D. when Daisy's party was

5. Jack's mother wanted ______.

A. some flowers
B. a friend
C. to be young
D. to be healthy

     Ben's grandpa would retire after working for thirty-five years. Ben's parents were going to have a surprise
party for him.
     Ben loved his granda and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered his grandpa's business
card. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (職位) on that card, so he decided to make
a new one for him.
     When the big day came, Ben was ready. But he didn't want to put his gift together with others'. He carried
it with him the whole evening.
     When all the other people left, he took his grandpa's hand, brought him over to a chair, let him sit down
and gave the gift.
     His grandpa smiled, "Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?" "Sure!" Ben said excitedly.
     As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Ben gave him new greatest gift! It was a business
card with his new positon: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Ben said, "Now your full-time job is my grandpa!"

1. What does the underlined word "retire" mean in Chinese?

A. 探親
B. 出國
C. 升職
D. 退休

2. Who would Ben's parents have a party for?

A. Ben's grandma.
B. Ben's grandpa.
C. Ben.
D. Ben's brother.

3. What did Ben decide to do for his grandpa?

A. To make a new business card for him.
B. To draw a picture for him.
C. To sing a song for him.
D. To buy a beautiful gift for him.

4. When was the party held?

A. In the morning.
B. After lunch.
C. In the evening.
D. At midnight.

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Ben was the first one to give his prandpa the gift.
B. Ben gave his gift to his grandpa with his parents.
C. Grandpa was moved by Ben's special gift.
D. Grandpa has worked for thirty-six years.

     Mrs. Black has two children, one is a boy, the other is a girl. The boy's name is Tony, and the girl's name is
Tina. One day Mrs. Black wanted to go shopping in the city. No one could look after the two little children, so
she took them to their aunt's house, and then she went shopping.?
     The children played for half an hour. Their aunt brought two apples to them. One is big, and the other is
small. She looked at Tony and asked, "Could you tell me your age?" "Of course. I'm six, and my sister is five."
"Oh, good. Here are two apples. One is for you, the other is for your sister, but remember you should do it like
a gentleman."? 
    "Like a gentleman?" Tony said to himself, "What should I do?"? 
    "You should give the bigger one to others." his aunt answered. And then she left. 
    Tony stood there, thinking for a few minutes. Then he gave the two apples to his sister, a five-year-old girl,
and said to her with a smile, "These two apples are for us two. Now do it like a gentleman. Do you know how
a gentleman should do? He always gives the bigger one to others. Do you understand? Now which one do you
want to give me? You should give the bigger one to me, because I'm older and I'm very hungry. I think you will
do that. Am I right?"?

1. Mrs. Black took her children to their aunt's home, and then she ______.?

A. went shopping in the city?
B. went shopping with her sister?
C. went to the kitchen?
D. went shopping in town

2. Who looked after the two children?

A. Their mother.
B. Their aunt.?
C. Their father.
D. Themselves.

3. How many apples were there for Tony and Tina?

A. One.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D. Two.

4. A gentleman always think about ______ first.?

A. other people
B. himself
C. his sister
D. his parents

5. Tony _____.

A. gave a bigger apple to his sister?
B. wanted to be a gentleman?
C. wanted to get the bigger one?
D. thought about his aunt first

     There was once a very bad king. All the people hated him. One hot day the king was walking along the
river.He decided to take a swim. The king was a good swimmer, but when he got into the water, he suddenly
felt a pain in his side. He started to drown.
     Two farmers were working in a field nearby. They jumped into the water and saved him. They didn't know
that he was the king until he was out of the water. The king was very grateful to the farmers. He said to them,
"You have saved my life. Ask me for anything you want." One of the farmers said, "I need two water buffaloes
to help me in the fields." The king promised he would give him the animals.
     Then the king asked the other farmer, "What is your wish?" The other farmer was old and wise. He thought
and thought. Then he said, "Don't tell anyone that I helped to save your life."

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F).
(     )1. The wise farmer was very glad that he saved the king.
(     )2. The farmers didn't know how to swim.
(     )3. The king didn't know how to swim.
(     )4. One farmer asked for two animals.
(     )5. Everyone hated the king.

     On day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in
the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
     On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to
look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself. Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake! Help!........."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan. "A snake bit (咬) me in the leg. Come here!" Allan ran over and saw
a small red wound (傷口) on Henry's leg. "The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it." "Sit down quickly!"
Allan told Henry. Allan put his mouth at the little red would and began to suck (吸) at it. In this way he
saved (挽救) Henry's life. "Oh,Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
      "That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."

1. It was            when Allan and Henry went out.

A. hot
B. cold
C. raining
D. wet

2. After swimming, they played in the sun           .

A. the whole morning
B. for 2 hours
C. long
D. for a while

3. On the way home, _____ got something wrong with his _____.

A. Allan, leg
B. Allan, head
C. Henry, leg
D. Henry, head

4. Henry and Allan are _____.

A. workers
B. good friends
C. brothers
D. farmers

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan
B. Allan saved Henry's life
C. Allan saw the snakes
D. They ran to the hospital

     On day afternoon Bob and Jane were walking along a quiet street when they heard a big noise from the
street corner. They ran there and found that a small car knocked into the side of a truck. Both the car driver
and the truck driver were hurt. 
     "Bob," said Jane, "Run back down the road to Mrs. Day's house. Ask her to call the police and the
ambulance (救護(hù)車). Hurry! I'll stay here." Bob went off as fast as he could. There was nothing Jane could
do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, we shouldn't move them. 
     It wasn't long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen got the car door open and
moved the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. Luckily, the men weren't badly hurt, and the
ambulance took them to the hospital. The policemen thanked Bob and Jane, "You were very good to act so
quickly when you saw the accident. Thank you for all your help."

(     )1. The accident happened in a quiet street one afternoon.
(     )2. Bob, Jane, Mrs. Day and the policemen heard the noise.
(     )3. Both of the drivers were hurt in the accident.
(     )4. Jane asked Bob to call the police.
(     )5. It was a long time before the policeman arrived.

    An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to
visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.
    The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.
    He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift (電梯). When he watched, an old woman got into the lift
and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very beautiful young girl came out.
    The old farmer was very surprised, "What a funny little room!" He said to himself, "It's magic. It can
change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I'm going to bring my wife to take the lift."

1. The old farmer lived             .

[     ]

A. near the city
B. in the city
C. in the southeast of England
D. in a large tall building

2. The old farmer decided              one day.

[     ]

A. to visit a building
B. to visit a city
C. to visit a factory
D. to visit a farm

3. The old farmer             .

[     ]

A. came to the city for the first time
B. had traveled to the city several times
C. found nothing new and strange in the city
D. only visited the large tall building

4. When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw              get into the lift.

[     ]

A. a young girl
B. an old man
C. his wife
D. an old woman

5. From the passage, we can guess the old farmer             .

[     ]

A. knew the lift well
B. didn't know anything about the lift
C. wanted to buy a lift
D. didn't like the lift