John was ten years old and he was very lazy. He had to go to school, of course, but he was bored there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day John said to his mother, “When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector.”
“A garbage collector?”his mother asked .She was very surprised.“That’s not a pleasant job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector?”
“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,”John answered.
“Only one day a week?”his mother said,“What do you mean?”
“Well,”John answered,“I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday, because I only saw them on that day.”
1.John_____at school.
A. didn’t do any work
B. did much work
C. did very little work
D. tried to finish his work
2.John’s parents wanted him to become_____.
a garbage collector
a doctor
a teacher
D .a worker
3.John hoped to be a garbage collector because_____.
A .he knew it was an important and necessary job
B .he thought he would work only one day a week
C .he often saw some garbage collectors come to his house
D .the garbage collectors really work only one day a week
4.John thought that the garbage collectors only work one day a week because_____.
A .it was a rule
B .some garbage collectors told him so
C. his parents told him so
D. he saw them work only on Wednesday
Most children like watching TV.It’s very interesting.By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world.Of course,they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why? Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can’t see anything over the radio.
TV helps to open children’s eyes. TV helps to open their minds, too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.
Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can’t have a good rest. How about you, my young friends?
1.A few children go to bed late because they _____ .
A. are busy with their lessons
B.do their homework
C. watch TV
D. listen to the radio
2.Children can’t see anything _____ .
A. in the radio B. on the radio
C. on TV D. by watching TV
3.TV helps to open children’s _____ .
A. eyes and minds B. minds
C. eyes or minds D. eyes
4. _____children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.
A.A lot B. Much C. A lot of D.A little
5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because _____ .
A. they like to watch TV
B. they can hear at the same time
C. they can watch at the same time.
D. they can listen to and see something at the same time
An important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this,“I’m afraid it’ll have to be someplace cheap, as I have very little money." The other person may say,“OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s."
This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say,“Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s," or“I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great." This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say,“Thank you. That would be very nice."
American customs about who pays for dates are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means “Come, as my guest.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning.
1.The passage tells us _____ .
A. how to eat out B. where to eat out
C. what to eat out D. who pays for the meal
2.If you have little money, _____ .
A. you’ll have a cheap meal
B.you’ll borrow some from others
C. you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal
D. you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner
3.“Go Dutch" in this passage means _____.
A.去饭馆 B.就餐 C.订餐 D.各自付款
4.Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means _____ .
A. he’s going to lend some money to you
B. he’s going to pay for your meal, too
C. he’ll be angry with you
D. he can’t understand you
5.In America,some girls and women _____now.
A .ask men to pay for their meals
B .try to pay for the men’s meals
C .try to pay for their own meals
D. never have anything outside
It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.
Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack was heard and the little boy began crying.
“What’s the matter, Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen window. Tom ran into the kitchen.
“Mum," he sobbed. "I broke Bobby’ s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile."
His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"
“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."
In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch!
1.When did the story happen?
A. On a Sunday afternoon.
B. On a Sunday morning.
C. At noon.
D. In the evening.
2.When a bird perched on top of the dog house, Tom _____.
A. would like to play with it
B. was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it
C. would like to give it something to eat
D. would smile
3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids" means_____ .
A. men B. dogs C .children D. birds
4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?
A. An hour. B. A day. C. Two hours. D. Half an hour.
5.“Though he never made it" means“_____ ".
A. Though he couldn’t hit a bird with a stone or something
B. Though he couldn’t catch the bird
C. Though he couldn’t have fun from the bird
D. Though he couldn’t eat the bird
--Don’t forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow.
--______
A.I don’t B.I won’t
C.I can’t D.I haven’t
--Aren’t you tired, Kate?
-- ______. I like going shopping.
A. Not at all B. I’m so sorry
C. You’re welcome D. Yes, of course
