Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson(教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).
1.The thief was trying to get .
A. his neighbour B. his neighbour’s doorbell
C. some cotton D. a door with a bell on it
2. The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.
A. safe B. difficult C.dangerous D. easy
3.The neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because__________________.
A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen
B. he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit him
C. He realized(意识到)something strange happened
D. Both B and C
4.The neighbour hit the thief to_____________________.
A. give him lessons B. punish (惩罚) him for stealing
C. help him with the bell D. be his teacher
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.
B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.
C .The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.
D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.
A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork, but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master will give her a bit of his food. He shares his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.
“Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man.
His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her?”
So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes into the room and jumps onto the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate.
“Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!”
“Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She wishes me to share her dinner as I often share mine with her.
根据短文内容，判断正误，正确（T），错误（F）。
1.The master loves his cat very much.
2.The cat always shares her food with her master.
3.One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.
4.The cat hurries home with two mice in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.
5.The story tells us the cat also loves her master.
Everyone needs friends. We all like to close to someone. is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people . But we will feel lonely if we have a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends don't get on(相处的) well. That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. As time passes, they will make up(言归于好) and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. It is likely that we would never see them again. And we can new friends.
There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don't. Why? It could be true that they are . Being happy helps you keep healthy.
1.A.look B. watch C. feel D. see
2.A.It B. He C. There D. Someone
3.A.alone B. away C. all over D. around
4.A.ever B. never C. just D. really
5.A.always B. sometimes C. often D. usually
6.A.teachers 
B.
students C.
players D. friends
7.A.angry B. unhappy C. happy D. hungry
8.A.call B. ask C. tell D. speak
9.A.look for B. find C. make D. know
10.A.happier B. poorer C. kinder D. stronger
—Could you teach me how to make a lantern
—____________.
A. You are welcome. B. No problem.
C. Thank you. D. Never mind.
Lucy is ________ of the two.
A. old B. oldest C. the oldest D. the older
Eddie is eight years old, but we have seven candles, we need _____ candle.
A. only one B. one more C. some more D. one much
