One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?
“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”
“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”
“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 o’clock Mrs Petty came home.
“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.
“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.
“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.
“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”
1.Mrs Petty wanted to ________.
A. visit her old friends B. go to Mrs Young’s house
C. have a dinner in the restaurant D. have lunch by herself.
2.Mr Petty had to _____ .
A. buy some food himself B. cook dinner for Mrs Petty
C. have lunch at a restaurant D. have lunch by himself at home
3.Mrs Petty had her lunch __ .
A. at home B. with her husband
C. in Mrs Young’s house D. in Jack’s house
4.Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.
A. the tin of fish hurt his feet.
B. he fell down and hurt his feet.
C. he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes.
D. his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin.
5.In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.
A. put B. push C. send D. sink (浸)
Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married（结婚）. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情况) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.
1.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for
people to remember.
A. louder B. easier C. prettier D. harder
2.Famous people want their new names to ________________.
A. have special sound B. be ordinary
C. have no meaning D. be unknown
3.Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.
A. stays with his family B. is at his job
C. is among Chinese friends D. comes back to China
4.What is the best title(标题) of this passage?
A. Family Names B. Women’s Names
C. Changing Names D. Special Names
5.Which of the following is NOT true ?
A. Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today.
B. Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married.
C. Some women don’t have family name after they get married.
D. Some women use both their own name and their husband’s
There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much．One day while she was walking in the forest，she found two birds．She took them home and put them in a small 1 ．She was happy to have two“friends”．She 2 them with love and the birds grew strong．One day the girl forgot to close the door of the cage．The 3 of the two flew out of the cage．The girl was afraid that it would fly away．She caught it quickly．She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away．Suddenly she couldn’t 4 a sound from the bird．When she opened her hand，the bird was already（已经）dead．Her 5 killed(杀死)the bird! Then she saw 6 bird jumping up and down 7 the cage．She could feel its great need for freedom．It wanted to fly into the blue sky．So she let it fly away 8 ．The bird circled(转圈)once，twice，and three times．The girl 9 as the bird flew．She didn’t care about losing the bird any more．She wanted it to be happy．Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder．It sang the 10 song she had ever heard(她所听过的)．
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly，and the best way to keep love is to give it wings．
1. A．box B．basket C．cage D．bag
2.A．looked for B．looked at C．looked after D．looked over
3.A．stronger B．lazier C．weakest D．smallest
4.A．listen B．make C．describe D．hear
5.A．love B．joke C．luck D．wish
6.A．one B．the other C．another D．other
7.A．outside B．inside C．beside D．behind
8.A．sadly B．happily C．loudly D．highly
9.A．watched B．saw C．looked D．heard
10.A．worst B．oldest C．newest D．sweetest
It’s_________ unpopular song．So ______people enjoy listening to it．
A．an / a few B．a / few C．an / few D．a / a few
—_________? —She’s kind and friendly．
A．How does she like B．What is she like
C．What does she like D．What is she look like
Shanghai is bigger than_____ in Jiangsu and bigger than_______in China.
A. any city, any city B. any city, any other city
C. any other city, the other cities D. any other city, any city
