A Big Umbrella
Nancy: I saw seven girls in one umbrella and none of them got wet.
Taney: Oh, that must be a very big umbrella.
Nancy: No, it wasn’t raining.
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.
“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?”
“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he said.
“You’re a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two more cents. But why are you so interested in the old woman?”
“She is the one who sells candies.”
Break a Mirror（镜子）
“Why are you so happy, Jason?” Laura asked the 98-year-old man.
“I broke a mirror,” he replied.
“But that means seven years of bad luck.”
“I know,” he said happily. “Isn’t it wonderful? I can live for another seven years.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.The three passages above are all .
A. jokes B. notices
C. news D. letters
2.The seven girls didn’t get wet because .
A. the umbrella was big enough
B. the seven girls wore their raincoats
C. it wasn’ t raining at all
D. it wasn’t a heavy rain
3.Little Robert spent the money .
A. helping the poor old lady
B. buying candies for himself
C. helping his mom
D. buying gifts for his mom
4. broke the mirror.
A. Nancy B. Laura C. Robert D. Jason
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Robert’s mother was very kind.
B. Little Robert would get four cents every day.
C. Because of breaking the mirror, Jason lived to be 105 years old.
D. Laura would often break a mirror after hearing Jason’s words.
完型填空(每题1分，共15分)
Molly’s brother Sammy liked to play the guitar and sing. The made him happy and him of many happy times . He wrote a lot of and played them for his family. There was that Sammy wanted more to do except music .
But one day Sammy a tree. he fell off and hurt his arm badly.
The doctor at the hospital told him his arm would never again. It made him very sad . His sister Molly felt sad too. She knew how down he was. She wished that she could him out. She told him to be positive(积极的) , and she would help him difficult times .
Sammy smiled a bit, because his sister seemed to care. She him her support and he was glad that she was there. When Sammy returned home from the hospital, he could not wait to up his guitar and tried to play a small piece of music, Sammy’s arm did not work right, the music all wrong. He became so upset (沮丧)and threw his guitar out.
Then Molly ran and took Sammy’s guitar out of the dirty old dustbin, and said, “Can you teach me to play? ” So Sammy showed Molly what he knew about guitar, and before long , she could play just like a . Sammy smiled again.
Music is a miracle(奇迹) when things seem to go wrong.
1.A. tool B. music C. spirit D. song
2.A. reminded B. thought C. made D. remembered
3.A. articles B. letters C. songs D. words
4.A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
5.A. passed B. cut C. climbed D. past
6.A. Excitedly B. Unluckily C. Quickly D. Generally
7.A. work B. stand C. sing D. walk
8.A. teach B. help C. save D. live
9.A. from B. out C. through D. away
10.A. brought B. prevented C. lent D. offered
11.A. put B. pick C. look D. give
12.A. or B. so C. but D. and
13.A. sounded B. felt C. smelt D. looked
14.A. down B. inside C. outside D. up
15.A. superstar B. singer C. worker D. painter
Could you tell me ?
A. what’s on your mind B. where does he live
C. what your mind was on D. where he lived in
－ your teachers strict you ?
－Yes.
A. Do, with B. Is, with
C. Are, with D. Are, in
When I meet something difficult, he always offers me useful information.
A. a number of B. the number of
C. a great deal of D. Many
－Will you please tell her about the news?
－Sure, I’ll tell her about it as soon as she back.
A. come B. will come C. came D. Comes
