A man walked into a doctor's examing room. "Put out your tongue," the doctor said. "OK. You can put your
tongue back now," the doctor said. "It's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise." "But, doctor,"
the man said. "I don't think..." 
     "Don't tell me what you think," the doctor said, "I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see
hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the
television in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day." 
     "Doctor, you don't understand," the patient said, "I..." 
     "I don't want to hear any excuses," the doctor said, "You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will
get fat and have health problems when you are older." 
     "But I walk every day," the patient said. 
     "Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the train station from your
house, a few more meters from the station to your office, and a few more meters from your office to a
restaurant for lunch and back." 
     "Please listen to me, doctor!" the patient shouted, getting angry. 
     "I''m a mailman," the patient went on, "and I walk for seven hours every day." 
      For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly, "Put your tongue out again, will you?"
(     ) 1. The doctor examed the man's tongue.
(     ) 2. The doctor believed that the patient was lack of (缺乏) exercise at first.
(     ) 3. The doctor asked the patient to walk for seven hours a day.
(     ) 4. The patient was satisfied with what the doctor said.
(     ) 5. The doctor was not patient and careful.

     A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked
very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer, the owner of the cat, was
sitting beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the bowl. So he said
to him in a soft voice, "What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me?"
    "How much will you give me for the cat?" the farmer asked.
    "Thirty dollars. Would that be enough?" Later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man said,
"This cat is used to eating with his bowl. May I take this bowl with the cat?" But the farmer said,"I'm sorry I
can't give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold thirty cats."

1. What does the sentence "A man was looking for things of the old times" mean?

A. He lost things in the past and wanted to get them back.
B. He liked talking to old people.
C. He liked keeping old things.

2. Why did the man want to buy the cat?

A. He liked it better than the bowl.
B. It was sold with the bowl.
C. He thought he could easily get the bowl after he bought the cat.

3. After he bought the cat, the man asked for the bowl, because he thought            .

A. the cat couldn't live without the bowl
B. the farmer didn't know the value of the bowl
C. the bowl should go with the cat

4. The farmer kept the bowl so that he could             .

A. let another cat use it
B. sell more cats
C. sell more bowls

5. From the story we can see that the farmer            .

A. had only one bowl
B. didn't like cats
C. was cleverer

     "Mary, your bedroom is a mess (臟亂). Come and clean it up right now," her mum said. Mary wanted to go
outside and play. "I'll clean it up later, Mum."
     "Oh no, you won't. I've been asking you for days," her mum said.
     Mary went into her bedroom. She put away all of her clothes and put all the rubbish into a plastic bag. "Mum,
I'm finished," she smiled, "I'm going outside to play now."
     She ran into the back garden. This was her favorite place to be. A small butterfly flew over and landed on
Mary's hand. "You're a pretty little butterfly," Mary said, "Does your mum make you keep your bedroom clean?"
     "What if I left my rubbish all over and didn't keep the garden clean and tidy ? Would you have a nice place to
sit alllong the flowers?" said the butterfly.
     "I'd not be happy if I came out to see rubbish here and there," Mary said.
     "Everybody has to do their part and keep their rooms or their flower gardens clean," the butterfly said and
then flew away. 
     Mary hurried into the house and said to her mother, "I'll keep my room clean from now on, Mum. I've got to
do my part." And she did just that.

1. What did Mary mean by the word "later" in the first paragraph?

A. never
B. at once
C. in some days
D. after she played outside

2. Which is the correct order for the following to take place in the story?
   a. Mary played in the back garden.                  b. Mary promised to keep her room clean.
   c. Mum asked Mary to clean up her room.       d. A butterfly flew over and talked with Mary
   e. Mary cleaned up her room.

A. a, c, d, b, e
B. c, a, d, b, e
C. c, e, a, d, b
D. a, d, b, c, e

3. It can be inferred (推測(cè)) from the story that ______.

A. Mum asked the butterfly to teach Mary
B. the butterfly always picked up the rubbish left by Mary
C. Mary's back garden was clean and tidy
D. Mary played butterfly every day

4. This story is most probably written for______.

A. insects (昆蟲(chóng))
B. kids
C. parents
D. teachers

5. What is the main idea of the story?

A. A butterfly is kids' best friend.
B. Everyone should keep their rooms clean.
C. Everybody has to do their part.
D. A butterfly is a better teacher than a mother.

     One day, Jack's parents told him that his grandpa would retire (退休) after working for forty years. Jack
said in surprise, "I'm only seven, so it means Grandpa has been...er.., A really long time!"
     His parents said, "Yes. That's why we are going to have a surprise party for him."
     Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his
grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (職位)
on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa. When the big day came, Jack was ready. But
he didn't want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening.
     When all the other people left, he took his grandpa's hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the
gift.
     His grandpa smiled, "Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?"
     "Sure!" Jack said excitedly.
     As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! It
was a business card with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA!
     "Now your full-time job is my grandpa!" Jack said.
     "Well, how much do I get paid?" his grandpa asked, smiling.
     "As many hugs as you want!" With these words. Jack gave Grandpa a hug.
     "Well, I guess that means I'm the richest man in the world!" said Grandpa.

1. Jack's grandpa ______.

A. would leave the work position
B. wanted to have a surprise party
C. bad already worked for more than 40 years
D. would love to retire from his work early

2. Jack had kept his grandpa's business card for            years.

A. forty
B. seven
C. five
D. two

3. Jack decided to             for his grandpa.

A. draw a picture
B. build a new position
C. sing a song
D. buy a gift

4. Which sentence of the following is true?

A. At the beginning of the party Jack gave his gift to Grandpa.
B. All the people felt very surprised at Jack's gift.
C. Jack gave his gift to Grandpa after all the other people left.
D. Before the party began Jack's parents knew what gift Jack would give his grandpa.

5. There were tears in Grandpa's eyes            .

A. because he would lose his position
B. because of the onions on the table
C. because he felt unhappy
D. because of Jack's exciting gift

    An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's that strange building?" asked the
visitor. "That's the Tower of London." "I see. How long did it take to build it?" "A about 500 years." "In my
country we can build it in five months," said the visitor. Shortly after that they came to St. Paul's Cathedral.
"Very interesting!" said the visitor. "How long did it take to build it?" "Nearly forty years." said the Englishman.
"In my country we can finish it in forty days at most," said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most
of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how
long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the
Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House
of Parliament (會(huì)議) and the visitor asked his usual question, "What is that?" The Englishman answered, "It
wasn't there last night."

1. The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ______ one day.

A. the Tower of London
B. St. Paul's Cathedral
C. some famous buildings in the city
D. the whole city of London

2. The visitor said that in this country it would take them ______ to build the Tower of London.

A. less than half a year
B. forty days
C. five hundred years
D. fifty days

3. It took them a few days to see _______.

A. some of the best known buildings in England
B. several best know places in England.
C. many famous houses in the city of London.
D. most of the best known buildings in London

4. The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ________.

A. didn't want to say anything
B. tried to show it to the visitor
C. had no time to tell the visitor
D. tried not to show it to the visitor

5. The Englishman's answer to the question of the last place showed ______.

A. he was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before
B. he could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it
C. he was angry and didn't want to tell the visitor its name
D. he didn't know how to tell visitor the name of the building

    Jack worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss said to him. "Jack, I want you to go to
Machester, to an office there, to see Mr Brown. Here's the address" Jack went to Manchester. When he
walked out of the railway station, he thought, "The office isn't far from the station. I'll find it easily."
    But after an hour he was still looking for it, so he stopped and asked an old woman. She said, "Go straight
along this street, turn to the left at the end, and it's the second building on the right." Jack went and found it.
    A few days later he went to the same city, but again he did not find the office, so he asked someone the
way. It was the same old woman! She was astonished and said, "Are you still looking for that place?"

1. Manchester is the name of           .

A. a city
B. a building
C. a country
D. a street

2. The boss wanted Jack to           .

A. go to Machester
B. go to his office
C. send for Mr Brown
D. visit Mr Brown

3. How did Jack go to Manchester?

A. By bus
B. By train
C. By car
D. By plane

4. Jack left the station and           .

A. found the office himself
B. was led to the office
C. asked where Mr Brown was
D. didn't know where he was

5. From the story we know           .

A. Jack had a bad memory
B. it was really difficult to find that place
C. Jack had never been to Manchester
D. Jack was still looking for that place