Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food，Fresh air，Horse riding，Walking，Fishing，Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.
A. he didn't like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.
A.夸奖 B.说三道四 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.
C. A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer.
Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I'd like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I'll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I'll have a wonderful time.”
“That's very interesting.” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I'll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I'd like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, "I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”
“Now it's your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”
1.The three men were talking _____________.
A. in the post office B. in the waiting room
C. on the train D. on the chairs
2.The man called ________ answered the question first.
A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul
3.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.
A. didn't know anything new
B. wanted to pass the time quickly
C. had nothing to do
D. were very interested in each other's work
4."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ___in Chinese.
A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军
5.Which sentence is right according to the passage?
A. The train didn't arrive on time.
B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much.
C. Allan was the second man to answer the question.
D. Carl didn't like traveling at all.
Flags have existed for over 3,000 years. The earliest flags were wooden or metal poles with a carving. About 2,000 years ago pieces of fabric were added to some poles for decoration. Over the next 500 years the free-flying part of the flag became more important.
1.The earliest flags have a long history for more than _______ years.
A. 2000 B. 500 C. 3000 D. 2500
2.The flying pieces of flags were added to some poles for _______ about 2000 years before.
A. passion B. decoration C. progress D. sincerity
3.The flag which features a temple belongs to ___________.
A. Japan B. Nepal C. Singapore D. Cambobia
4.An olive wreath is used to represent ________________.
A. peace B. purity C. justice D. Equality
5.Two flags that include the sun in their design belong to __________________.
A. Nepal and Japan
B. Singapore and Japan
C. the United Nations and Nepal
D. the United Nations and Singapore
One day Mozart saw an old blind street-performer playing the violin in the street corner 26 a hat in front of him . He found out the old man was 27 one of his compositions . The old man played for 28 but still nobody put any money into his hat . Mozart asked the old man , “Do you often play compositions by Mozart ?” “Yes, 29 _ ,” answered the old man . “now, everybody knows Mozart and likes his music .” “Do you 30 a living by playing the violin ?” The old man said he 31 . Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play .
He played so well 32 all the passerby stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt very 33 that the man could play so well . He asked Mozart , “Who are you , sir ?” “Your colleague（同行） , a poor 34 like you .”
Then Mozart gave the 35 back to the old man and went away .
1.A. on B. by C. with D. to
2.A. writing B. playing C. reading D. listening
3.A. sometime B. sometimes C. some time D. some times
4.A. you B. it is C. Mr. D. Sir
5.A. make B. buy C. give D. take
6.A. certainly B. did C. yes D. sorry
7.A. which B. how C. that D. what
8.A. happy B. worried C. disappointed D. surprised
9.A. musician B. artist C. scientist D. writer
10.A. money B. violin C. food D. hat
A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor 21 the story to her. The lady was 22 . She wrote back to the editor:
“Dear Sir.
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. 23 I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a 24 to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were 25 pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back:
“Dear Madam,
At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”
1.A. gave B. came back C. handed D. returned
2.A. angry B. happy C. satisfied D. glad
3.A. After B. until C. Before D. Since
4.A .lesson B. test C. question D. thing
5.A. already B. still C. even D. yet
---Would you please fetch some water for me? I am too tired.
---________.
A. My pleasure B. I am glad
C. At once D. With pleasure
