A. One day he had to go out and he said to James, his servant, "I shall be out. I want you to look after the
house. There are two bottles in the cupboard-there was poison (毒藥) in them. If you drink it, you will die.
There is also some meat in the fridge and a chicken in the yard."
B. The servant said tearfully, "Master, while you were away, a cat came in and stole the meat, our neighbor's
dog ran after the chicken and killed it. I was afraid that you would get angry with me so I drank the poison
so that I can kill myself, please forgive me." The old man, of course, did not believe a word of his story but
there was nothing he could do.
C. There was an old man. He loved wine and good food. He had a servant, James. James also loved wine
and good food. The old man could never trust his servant. Each time he went outdoors, he had to hide his
bottles.
D. The old man returned and couldn't find any wine, meat or chicken. He went and asked the servant.
E. After the old man left, the servant began to drink the two bottles of wine. He also killed the chicken and
ate up the meat in the fridge. Then the servant fell asleep.

短文正確順序: 1.                2._________3._________4._________5._________

     Some members of an International Voluntary Organization (國際志愿組織) arrived at a small village of an
African country. 
     The villagers lived in small houses, which were built with wood and leaves. There was no school or hospital.
The villagers didn't know how to grow crops. They only went to kill some wild animals and pick some fruits in
the mountains as their food. The volunteers (志愿者) came here to help the village kids. They brought with them
many textbooks and some medicine. They taught the kids how to play volleyball and also tried to learn their
language so that they could talk with the kids better. 
     Because of their hard work, the International Voluntary Organization gave the villagers the money to carry
electricity to the village. When the lights in every house were shining, the villagers were very excited. They called
them "the little suns". Then, they held a party to choose some lucky men who would invite the volunteers to go
to their homes to see the beautiful night together with their families.

1. The volunteers came to the small village ________.

A. for fun
B. to help the villagers
C. for a trip
D. to do some experiments

2. How did the villagers get their food?

A. They grew crops.
B. Someone sent them the food.
C. They got it from the river.
D. They looked for it in the mountains by themselves.

3. The volunteers tried to learn their language because ________.

A. it was great fun
B. they thought it was interesting
C. they wanted to talk with the kids better
D. they wanted to learn this kind of language

4. Before the volunteers came to the village, there was ________.

A. no electricity in the village
B. only a school in the village
C. no food for the village
D. a hospital in the village

5. The lucky men could ________.

A. turn on the lights first
B. carry electricity to the village
C. be offered some money to carry electricity
D. have a chance to invite the visitors to go to their homes

     A. So they went to the great man. The father asked the great man to help him. But the great man liked
sweets himself. He told the father to bring his son back after a month. 
     B. During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets. At last he did it. When the boy and his
father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy. From then on the boy did not ask for
sweets any more.
     C. The boy's father thought hard about how to stop the child from asking for so many sweets. A great man
lived nearby. The boy's father decided to take the boy to him. He might be able to make the child give up sweets.
     D. A person's example is always stronger than words. We should not ask others to do what we can't do
ourselves.
     E. The boy's father felt surprised, "Why didn't you ask my son to give up sweets when we came to you a
month ago?" The man answered, "How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself? In the
last month I gave up eating sweets." 
     F. Once there was a boy. He loved sweets very much. He always asked his father for sweets.
正確答案：第一段為 F  1. ________   2. ________   3. _______   4. ________    5. _______

     Hundreds of years ago there lived a king in a small country. He liked swimming. When summer came, he
always went to another palace by a forest with his guards (衛(wèi)兵) and returned to the capital in autumn.
     One afternoon the king went swimming in a river in the forest but he didn't tell others about it. He was very
happy when he swam in the water. After that he heard a great noise and saw a big bear coming at him. He tried
his best to run away. He ran and ran and at last he lost his way. He was hungry and tired when he found an old
house. There was an old farmer in it. "It's your king," he said to the old man, "I'm hungry now. Bring me
something to eat quickly!" 
     The old man had nothing dear. He only had four eggs. The king ate them and felt better. "How much must I
pay you for that?" 
     "Eighteen pounds." 
     "How dear they are! Are eggs rare (稀有的) here?"
     "No," answered the old farmer. "We have only one king in our country!"

1．Which is the best title of the story?

A．The King and the Old Farmer
B．The King in the Forest
C．The King and the Bear
D．The Kind-hearted King

2．             , and he was happy.

A．The river was beautiful
B．He was swimming in the water
C．The water was warm
D．The king could swim for a long time

3．When the king saw the bear, he              .

A．a(chǎn)sked the old farmer to help him
B．cried for help
C．ran away quickly
D．ran outside the forest

4．At last the king found              .

A．a(chǎn)n old house
B．his guards
C．his capital
D．the bear

5．The king felt better because              .

A．he could sleep in the farmer's house
B．the bear couldn't find him
C．he ate four eggs
D．the farmer knew he was a king

     One day in early March of 1993, Pauline and Tom Nichter and their 11-year-old son Jason, were shopping
for a toy in Buena Park. Suddenly, Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor. When she looked inside, she found
$200. The family, homeless and without work, knew that could change their lives. But they took the wallet to
the nearby police station and turned it in. The wallet was found to have some other pockets, and more money
in-over $ 2,000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up. The man thanked the Nichters and
shook their hands, but did not reward them. Luckily for the family, a TV news reporter filmed the story. People
from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters, money and even jobs. A businessman even let them
live in his house for free for six months. So far, the family has received over $1,000,000. Now the Nichters'
future is bright.

1．What were the Nichters doing when Pauline saw a wallet?

A．They were looking for the lost wallet.
B．They were visiting a park.
C．They were doing some shopping.
D．They were walking on the street.

2．The Nichters ________.

A．were homeless
B．had no job
C．were poor
D．All of the above

3．From the reading, we know many people ________.

A．work hard to change their lives
B．a(chǎn)re friendly to the loser
C．a(chǎn)re ready to help others
D．often have good luck

4．The words "reward them" in the reading mean ________.

A．speak to the Nichters
B．give something to the Nichters
C．pay the police
D．meet the news reporters

    Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago,it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, no one had
any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things
and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a
dreamer.
    One day he was invited to a party. He was pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near,
Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone
at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
     Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe.
These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party
on wheels while playing the violin.
     On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was very surprised to
see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on.
Suddenly, he ran into a huge minor that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces.
Merlin's idea was so good that nobody forget his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a
way to stop his roller skates?

1. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. a careless man
B. a wonderful dream
C. the birth of roller skates
D. the birth of violins

2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he ______.

A. dreamed day and night
B. 1iked making things
C. was an interesting man
D. was full of strange ideas

3. Merlin wanted to______, so he put wheels under his shoes.

A. play the violin well
B. arrive at the party sooner
C. be taller than the others
D. surprise the people at the party

4. What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Merlin made a lot of trouble.
B. Roller skates should be improved.
C. The people were angry with Merlin.
D. Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces.

5. Which of the following is true?

A. Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.
B. Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.
C. No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.
D. Merlin couldn't sleep well because he dreamed a lot.

     My grandfather was a fine man. I loved him very much. But one day I told him a lie (謊話). I can not tell
you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then.
     Grandfather was not cross with me.
     "Ask Jim to get a long ladder," he said. "My boy now jumps from the tops of houses, up to the roof
(屋頂)."
     Jim brought the big ladder. Then Grandfather said,"My boy now jumps from the tops of houses. The ladder
is for him."
     I knew at once what he was telling me. I had often heard the old saying, "A lie is a jump from the top of a
house."
     I said nothing. But I felt like crying.
    The minutes went by. What would people think about the ladder? It stood by the front door. I was afraid it
might be there a long time. I had to do something!
    At last I went to Grandfather. He was reading a book. I went up to him and put my face on his arm.
    "Grandfather," I said, "I will not tell a lie again. We don't need the ladder now." Grandfather seemed very
happy once again. He called Jim. "Take the ladder away," he said. "My boy does not jump from the tops of
houses."
    His words made me happy once again.

1. From the passage we can not know ______.

A. whether the boy told a lie
B. what the lie was
C. what Grandfather did with the boy
D. how the story ended

2. The word "cross" in the story means           .

A. angry
B. surprised
C. happy
D. kind

3. Grandfather asked Jim to get a ladder to ______.

A. see whether the boy could jump from the top of a house
B. help the boy to climb to the top of the house
C. let the boy know it was wrong to tell a lie
D. make the boy cry

4. "What would people think about the ladder?" shows the boy was afraid people would ______.

A. know what had happened
B. take the ladder away
C. come to learn the roof
D. come to take care of Grandfather

5. At the end of the story the result is ______.

A. enjoyable
B. sad
C. not clear
D. untrue

     An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on
display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the
girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked closely at the girl and
nodded to her, "I am too old to see well." I can't even tell a plastic (塑料的) model from a real girl."
     On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted at the old woman," What? Did you call me a plastic model?"
     The old woman was greatly surprised."Oh, dear me," she said. "The model can speak. Then it must be a
robot of a new type."

1. The old woman wanted ______ in the clothes shop.

A. to buy something
B. to play a joke on someone
C. to try things on

2. The assistant was a ______.

A. woman
B. model
C. robot

3. The assistant took no notice of the old woman because ______.

A. she was a plastic model
B. she was too old to see well
C. she was not a good assistant

4. The assistant began to speak because _______.

A. she got to know her mistake
B. she wanted to show that she was not a model
C. she thought the old woman had insulted (侮辱) her

5. When the assistant shouted at her, the old woman was greatly surprised because _______.

A. she had thought the assistant would speak
B. she didn't expect the assistant would speak
C. she had thought the assistant was a robot