Once upon a time, three fish lived in a river. Their 1. (名字) were Thoughtful,Very Thoughtful,and Thoughtless.
One day, They left the wild country where no humans lived. They swam 2. (几个) miles down the river to live near a town.
After just two days, Very Thoughtful said to the other two, “We’re taking a(n) 3. (风险) to live here. I think we should 4. （返回) to the wild country.”
But the other two fish 5. (似乎) to be used to living here. They said, “Come on, Very Thoughtful, there was no 6. (危险) like you thought.”
One day, while they were looking for food, Very Thoughtful saw a fisherman’s net(网). He 7. (告诉) the other two in time, or they might be caught by the net.
“You saved our 8. (生命), Very Thoughtful!” they both cried. “Now we 9. (理解)you and we’d like to go back with you. We all 10. (想念) the wild country.” That day, they swam back to their old home and lived safely ever after.
Dear Miss Li,
I’d like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. This group was set up to help 1. (残疾) people like me. You helped to make 2. possible for me to have lucky. Lucky makes a big 3. (different) to my life. Let me tell you my story.
What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or 4. (想象) you can’t walk or use hands easily. Most people would never think about this. One day last year, a friend of 5. ( I ) helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special 6. (train) dog. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.
After six months of 7. (训练) with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog’s name is Lucky----- a good name for him because I feel lucky 8. (have) him. Lucky is a 9. (极好的) dog. Thanks again 10. changing my life.
Best wishes,
Ben Smith
Roast (烧烤) is very famous in Brazil. Customs (顾客) just sit , waiting for waiters to send them all kinds of meat. If you like , you take one ; if you don’t , the waiters pass you . If you don’t give any messages of stopping , they will go on.
One day when I was in Brazil , I went to a restaurant to try the roast . After I took my seat, the waiter gave me a sign with the color “red” on the side and “green” on the other . I said “thank you”, then the waiters began to serve me .My plate was already full, but the waiters still kept on serving me more. I thought I had to eat more quickly . But to my surprise, the waiters still kept on serving more. Then a waiter found out the reason. He helped me turn the sign over, with red outside . When I finished , I found the waiter didn’t take a look at me . Do you know Why? It’s just like the traffic lights in the street . How wonderful !
1.When did the waiters give me a sign?
A. After I went into the restaurant
B. When I sat down
C. When I tried the food
D. When my plate was full
2.When I began the meal , the color red was .
A. inside B. outside
C. not seen D. not on the sign
3.How did the waiter know you wanted food?
A. Put the “green” side outside.
B. Take the sign away.
C. Put the “red” side outside.
D. Keep the waiters away.
4.Why didn’t the waiters serve me later ? Because .
A.I didn’t call them B.I didn’t want more
C.the red was outside D. they didn’t like me
Miss Green came into the classroom with a piece of white paper. There was a big black dot ( 圆点 ) in the middle of the paper. Miss Green put up this piece of paper and asked , “What can you see, children?” All the children watched at the black dot. “A black dot.” They answered quickly. “But can’t you see this piece of white paper? The black dot is like the unlucky things in our life. If we only see the black dot, how can we be happy?”
The classroom was very quiet at that moment. Miss Green took out another piece of paper from her bag. This was a piece of black paper with a white dot in the middle.
“What can you see, kids?” she asked the children with a smile on her face.
“A white dot.” The children answered loudly.
Miss Green smiled. “My children, although we may be unhappy or worried in our life, it is just like the clouds in the sky. The clouds can lift quickly and the sun will come out soon. You can be a happy child with the sun in your eyes all the time.”
1.Where did the story happen?
A. At home. B. At school.
C. In the office. D. In the park.
2.How many pieces of paper did Miss Green show the kids?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
3.What does this passage tell us?
A. We should see the white dot in the black paper.
B. We should see the black dot in the white paper.
C. We should like the sun.
D. Life is always beautiful although sometimes it is terrible.
Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing were able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally he stopped. He was tired and disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend . “I know that old man. He’s been deaf for years.”
1.Mark Twain was _______.
A. an American actor B. a Canadian actor
C. an American writer D. a Canadian writer
2.Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was ______
A. thirsty B. tired C. angry D. sleepy
3.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Mark Twain’s jokes are not funny at all.
B. The young man played a joke on Mark Twain.
C. Mark Twain told the jokes only for the young man and his uncle.
D. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle was deaf.
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs（屋顶）. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department （福利机构）brought them food, clothes and shelter.
1. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one
C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six
2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed.
B. He was inside the house.
C. He was outside the house.
D. He was on the roof.
3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because__________.
A. her husband knew there would be a storm.
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse.
C. she felt the house was moving.
D. the welfare department helped her.
4.The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means______.
A. something to eat B. something to wear
C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay
5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm. B. A Lucky Woman.
C. Good Soldiers. D. Clever People.
