Wang Hai begins to learn English this term. He likes it very much. He gets up early in the morning and
reads it or writes the new words. Sometimes he finds he doesn't know the meanings (意思) of some words,
or he can't spell them. He often borrows the English-Chinese dictionary from his classmates. But he can't take
it home. His parents can't buy one for him. He thinks hard and finds a way. He doesn't go to school by bus.
He begins to ride an old bike every morning. So he gets up earlier. He thinks he can save (節(jié)省) money, so
he can buy a dictionary soon.

1. — Does Wang Hai begin to learn English? 
    — ______.

A. Yes, he does
B. I don't know
C. No, he doesn't
D. He doesn't like it

2. He reads English and writes the new words ______.

A. in the afternoon
B. in the evening
C. in the morning
D. at night

3. What do you think of Wang Hai?

A. He likes playing with others.
B. He often helps his friends.
C. He is lazy.
D. He is a very good student.

4. He often borrows a dictionary from ______.

A. his mother
B. his friends
C. his classmates
D. his sister

5. — Why does he go to school by bike?
    — ______.

A. Because he has no money
B. Because he likes to ride a bike
C. Because his home is far from school
D. Because he wants to save money to buy a dictionary

       One evening Tim is driving his car in the country and looking for a hotel. Then he sees an old man on the
side of the road, so he stops his car and says to the old man, "Where is the Sun Hotel? Will you please tell me
how to get there?" "Yes," the old man answers, "I'll show you the way." He gets into Tim's car, and they drive
for about 12 kilometers (公里). When they come to a small house, the old man says, "Stop here." Tim stops and
looks at the house. And he says to the old man, "But this isn't a hotel." "No," the old man answers, "This is my
house. And now I'll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn back and go 9 kilometers. Then you'll see the
hotel on your left."

1. Tim wants to stay _______ for the night

A. in his car
B. in the old man's house
C. in the hotel
D. in the street

2. Tim stops to _______.

A. drive the old man home
B. ask the way
C. buy something
D. say "hello" to the old man

3. The old man takes Tim to _______.

A. a hospital
B. a policeman
C. a hotel
D. his home

4. In fact (實(shí)際上), it's only about _______ kilometers to get to the Sun Hotel.

A. three 　　
B. six 　　
C. nine
D. twelve

5. At last, Tim drives _______ kilometers more (多了) to the Sun Hotel.

A. twelve
B. eighteen
C. twenty-one
D. twenty-four

    Mr and Mrs Jones seldom (很少) go out in the evening, but last Sunday, Mrs Jones said to her husband,
"There's a good film at the cinema tonight. Can we go and see it?"
    Mr Jones was quite happy about it, so they went, and they enjoyed the film very much.
    They came out of the cinema at 10 o'clock. They got into their car and began to drive home. It was quite
dark.Then Mrs Jones said, "Look, Bill. A woman is running along the road very fast, and a man is running
after her. Can you see them?"
    Mr Jones said, "Yes, I can." He drove the car slowly to the woman and said to her, "Can we help you?"
    "No, thank you," the woman said, but she didn't stop running. "My husband and I always run home after
the film, and the last one washes the dishes (餐具) at home!"

1.Mr and Mrs Jones went out to see a good film           .

A.on Saturdays
B.in the evening
C.last Sunday night
D.this Sunday

2.The Jones went back           .

A.in their car
B.on foot
C.by bike
D.by taxi

3.— When did the film end? 
   —           .

A.At 11 o'clock
B.After 11 o'clock
C.At 10 o'clock
D.Before 10 o'clock

4.           often ran home after the film.

A.Mr and Mrs Jones
B.Mrs Jones
C.Mr Jones
D.The man and the woman

5.They ran home quickly because           .

A.they enjoyed washing dishes
B.one of them was afraid of being late
C.they wanted to go home quickly
D.they didn't like doing the housework

       Mike lives in a small town. He works in the zoo and loves the animals very much. And he has a dog, he
always plays with it, he often saves (節(jié)約) money to buy some nice food for it.
       One day a friend of his asks him to dinner. He goes there with his dog. When they are eating, he throws
some meat, fish, chicken and cakes to it. 
       His friend asks, "You love your dog very much, don't you?" "Yes," Mike says. "And it is very clever. If you
give it some money, it can buy some newspapers for you." So his friend gives the dog some money and it goes
out at once.
       An hour later the dog doesn't come back. Mike looks worried and asks, "How much do you give my dog?"
"Ten dollars," answers his friend. "You give it too much," says Mike. "I think it must go to a movie now."

1. Mike often buys some nice food for _______.

A. the animals
B. his dog
C. his friend
D. himself

2. For dinner Mike throws some ______ to his dog.

A. food
B. fruit
C. money
D. newspapers

3. The dog is very clever because ______.

A. it always plays with Mike
B. it knows how to save money
C. it can buy some newspapers for people
D. it can read newspapers

4. The dog doesn't come back because ______.

A. it is in the zoo
B. it goes to a movie
C. it is lost (失蹤，迷路)
D. it buys the newspapers

5. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. Mike likes the animals very much.
B. The dog can help Mike do something.
C. Mike's friend gives the dog ten dollars.
D. Mike's friend wants to go to a movie.

1.    2.    3.    4.   5.
      On her birthday, Kate got a   1   from her uncle. "Dear Kate," he wrote in his letter. "Happy   2   to you! I'm
sending you eight   3  . I hope you like them." 
      The next day Kate rode a   4   to the post office to get the present from her uncle. It was a big heavy   5  .
Kate was very happy, She liked eating eggs. "I can keep (飼養(yǎng)) them for eggs," She thought. She put the box in
the   6   of the bike and began to carry them home. When she was getting into her garden, the box fell to the   7  
and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran everywhere. Kate spent hours trying to find all of them.
      Some days later, her   8   came to see her. He asked, "Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)?" "Yes, but
the box dropped and broke open. The chickens went everywhere. I spent nearly all morning looking for them,"
Kate said. "Did you   9   them all?" asked her uncle. "I hope so," Kate answered. "But I only caught eleven of
them." "That's very interesting. You have   10   more than (比) I sent you."
1.                2.                 3.                4.                 5.                
6.                7.                 8.                9.                 10.             

    The great ship, Titanic (泰坦尼克號(hào)), set off for (啟程去……) America in April 1912 on its first trip.
It was carrying more than 2,000 people.
    The Titanic was the largest and finest at that time. People thought it was safe (安全) to be on the ship
because it had 16 compartments (密封艙) with it. Even if (即使) 4 of those were broken (被撞破), it
would still be able to stay on the sea.
    Four days later, when the Titanic was crossing the sea, the man on watch (值班) suddenly saw a very
large iceberg (冰山) ahead. The great ship turned quickly on time, but before long there was a sound from
below. The captain (船長(zhǎng)) went down to see what was the matter. To his surprise, he found the ship was
sinking (下沉) fast because 5 compartments had been broken (被撞破)! Many people jumped out into the
water. As there were not enough lifeboats (救生船), about 1,500 people died.

1. The Titanic set off from England to            .

A. the U.S.A.
B. Australia
C. Canada
D. Europe

2. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because            .

A. It had 16 compartments
B. It could not sink if 4 compartments were broken
C. It had more lifeboats than other ships
D. Both A and B

3. The ship was hit            .

A. soon after it had crossed the sea
B. when it started to cross the sea
C. when a very large iceberg was suddenly seen ahead
D. soon after it turned quickly on time

4. Which of the following is not true?

A. The captain didn't find anything wrong with the ship.
B. Hundreds of people jumped out into the water.
C. The ship began to sink because 5 compartments had been broken.
D. About 1,500 lives were lost.

5. Which of the following is true?

A. The ship could carry less than 2,000 people.
B. The ship had enough lifeboats.
C. The ship could still be safe even if four of its compartments were broken.
D. The ship was the biggest and safest in the world.