Many years ago， there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something good for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out if they deserved(值得)his help. So he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road into the town. Then he stood behind a tree,waiting and watching.
Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man， but he didn’t try to move the stone away. He passed around the stone with some difficulties and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing； then another came,and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road,but nobody tried to move it.
Late in the afternoon,a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “It will be dark at night. Some people will come along later in the dark and will fall over the stone and get hurt.” The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road. But to his surprise， under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message, “This money is for the person who moves this stone from the road. The person deserves help.”
1.Who put the stone in the center of the road?
A. An old man. B. A rich man.
C. A young man. D. Another man.
2.Why did the young man move the stone out of the road?
A. Because he was strong enough to move it.
B. Because he knew there was a bag of money under it.
C. Because he didn’t want other people to fall and get hurt.
D. Because the rich man wanted him to do so.
3.When the young man moved the stone， he found ________________.
A. a bag
B. a message
C. a bag full of money and a message
D. a bag full of message
4.All of the people coming along the road did nothing about the stone except ___________.
A. people of the town B. the young man
C. the rich man D. the old man with his cow
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. If we do well， we will have well.
B. If we move stones， we will have a lot of money.
C. The young man was lucky.
D. Other people were unlucky.
Tom and his cousin took a boat trip. When they got on the boat， every passenger(乘客)should answer the keeper a question. If the passenger answered “yes”， he or she got one gift； if the passenger answered “no”， he or she got two gifts. Tom and his cousin saw all about this. Now it was their turn. The keeper came up to them and asked， “Are you a good sailor?” Tom wanted to get two gifts， so he answered “no” loudly， at the same time he said， “I have never been a sailor， how could I be a good sailor?” The keeper gave him two gifts. His cousin gave the same answer， so he got two gifts， too.
The boat started off. The passengers began to open their gifts. Tom and his cousin did the same. They found that one of the two gifts was a small bottle of drinking water， the other was a seasick tablet(晕船药). Tom had a look at a “yes”-passenger’s gift. His was a nice chocolate. Tom shouted at the keeper， “We are never seasick. Why do you give us seasick tablets?”
1. Tom and his cousin ________.
A. went to eat chocolates
B. went on a trip by boat
C. worked for the keeper
D. needed a bottle of drinking water
2.When did the keeper ask the passengers questions?
A. Before the trip. B. After the trip.
C. During the trip. D. Never.
3.Why did Tom and his cousin answer “no”?
A. Because they felt sick on the boat.
B. Because they were good sailors.
C. Because they both wanted to get two gifts.
D. Because they wanted to have chocolates.
4.The underlined(下划线)part “a good sailor” means ________.
A. 晕船 B. 不晕船
C. 好销售员 D. 好水手
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The keeper cheated(欺骗)Tom and his cousin.
B. Tom and his cousin didn’t want the seasick tablets.
C. All the other passengers answered “yes”.
D. The keeper didn’t want to give Tom and his cousin chocolates.
Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He to the radio every morning and reads after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His worship(崇拜)him very much. Mike， Mr. Clarke’s little son， is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he’s too to understand him and chooses ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对……满意)it. One day Mike read about the lights and was it. When his father told him to do some housework， he went on thinking of it. He asked him questions， and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly， “Fathers always know than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said， “ .” His father asked， “Oh? Why?” Mike didn’t answer， and asked， ， “Who invented the lights?” “ ”answered Mr. Clarke. “Why didn’t his father invent them， then? ” Looking at his son， Mr. Clarke didn’t know 47 to answ!
1.A. finds B. sells C. borrows D. buys
2.A. hears B. listens C. says D. reads
3.A. CD B. music C. TV D. newspapers
4.A. teachers B. parents C. students D. classmates
5.A. also B. never C. even D. only
6.A. old B. young C. clever D. able
7.A. more difficult B. the most difficult C. easily D. the easiest
8.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything
9.A. worried about B. interested in C. afraid of D. angry with
10.A. few B. little C. a few D. a little
11.A. more B. most C. less D. least
12.A. I think so B. I don’t think so C. I agree D. I don’t know
13.A. instead B. carefully C. quickly D. brightly
14.A. Thomas Brown B. Allan Smith C. Thomas Edison D. Ron Jenkins
15.A. when B. where C. which D. what
—Excuse me， can you tell me ? —At about 8 o’clock.
A. what time the plane arrive in Beijing
B. what time the plane will arrive Beijing
C. what time the plane will reach Beijing
D. what time will the plane get to Beijing
I think the first lesson we are learning is very easy.
A. that B. where C. who D. when
—It’s too cold today. Would you mind the window? —Certainly not. Go ahead.
A. to close B. closing C. close D. closed
