John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”
( ) 1. What was John? He was ______.
A. a doctor B. a shop assistant C. a bookseller D. a farmer
( ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.
A. he didn’t like paying anything B. a big box of books fell on his foot
C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot D. a box of food fell on his foot
( ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.
A. His wife B. A man C. Nobody D. His friend
( ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
A. bought nothing B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot
C. bought some books D. told John to go to hospital
( ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
A. two pounds B. nothing C. less than two pounds D. a little money
There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl 1 big eyes. Her big eyes are 2 us her dream: I wish to 3 ! In China, there are still 4 girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 5 are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to 6 the money for all the children. So the parents often ask 7 to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they needn’t 8 the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government（政府）to make their life 9 . Soon, all the children in the countryside can
go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is 10 great.
( ) 1. A. with B. on C. to D. in
( ) 2. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
( ) 3. A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home
( ) 4. A. few B. a few C. a lot of D. some
( ) 5. A. schools B. home C. houses D. families
( ) 6. A. pay B. take C. buy D. lend
( ) 7. A. teachers B. girls C. boys D. all the children
( ) 8. A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure
( ) 9. A. better B. well C. longer D. worse
( ) 10.A. not B. real C. hardly D. really
The baby is crying. Please do something to make him_____________ .
A. stop to cry B. to stop to cry C. stop crying D. to stop crying
—Don’t forget to ___________ your dictionary here tomorrow. —______________ .
A. take ; No, I don’t B. bring ; Sorry, I won’t
C. take ; sorry, I won’t D. bring ; No, I don’t
How much did the toys ___________ you?
A. take B. pay C. spend D. cost
The boy ___________ go to bed _________ his mother came back.
A. won’t ; until B. didn’t ; until C. will ; until D. won’t ; before
