At a day care center in Texas, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica , 18 months old. Jessica’s mother, who worked at the day care center, was watching the children. Suddenly Jessica fell and disappeared. Jessica’s mother cried and ran to her.
A well was in the yard of the center. It was only eight inches across, and a rock always covered it. But children played around and had moved the rock. Jessica fell right into the well.
Jessica’s mother couldn’t feel Jessica, so she called 911 for help. Men from the fire apartment arrived. They discovered that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well.
“It’s too narrow,” they said, “So, we’re going to drill(钻) a big hole beside.”The man began on Wednesday morning. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were still drilling, as they had to drill through the solid rock.
During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes called her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried, and sometimes she sang.
All over the world people waited for the news of Jessica. They read about her in the newspapers and watched her rescue on TV.
At 8 p. m. on Friday, the men finally reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Jessica was dirty, hungry, thirsty and tired. Her foot and forehead was badly injured. But Jessica was alive. A doctor at the hospital said, “Jessica is lucky. She is young. She’s not going to remember this very well. ”
However, her parents, the rescuers, many other people around the world will not forget this. Later, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, “To Jessica, with love from all of us. ”
1. Jessica fell into the well because____________.
A. her mother was not watching her
B. the rock cover was moved away
C. Other children pushed her
D. she was too young to cross it
2.What the doctor said meant that _____________.
A. Jessica is lucky to have a good memory
B. Jessica is alive in the well because she is small
C. the hospital could improve young Jessica’s memory
D. Young Jessica wouldn’t remember her experience for long
3.We learn from the passage that_____________.
A. Jessica got many people’s attention
B. The rescuers had to drill the well bigger
C. It took one day for the men to rescue Jessica
D. Jessica’s parents made a new cover for the well
4.In which order did the story happen?
a. Jessica fell into a well.
b. Rescuers drilled a hole to save Jessica.
c. Jessica’s mother ran to reach her.
d. Children moved the rock.
e. A medal cover was made.
A. a-b-d-c-e B. a-c-b-d-e C. d-a-c-b-e D. d-b-a-c-e
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A. A Careless Mother B. A Dangerous Well
C. Everybody’s Baby D. A lost rock cover
Every Friday night, Winston would stand at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin . He smiled to everyone and many people put money into the in front of him. One day, Winston showed up and put his hat on the ground as usual. But from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.
It --Last night, a gentleman named George Miller left an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Miller. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed to Winston in a hurry and said, “It’s you! I know you are an man and will certainly be here.”
Winston asked, “Are you Mr. Miller? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery ticket!” answered the middle-aged man. Winston then it to the man. Yesterday when the man knew that his was worth $ 500,000, he was so _______! Then he realized that he threw the ticket together with the money into the young man’s hat!
Someone asked Winston, “You play the violin to make . Why didn’t you keep the ticket and take the prize for yourself?” Winston replied, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily now. But if I honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. angrily B. silently C. happily D. confidently
2.A. hat B. bag C. paper D. ground
3.A. usual B. different C. free D. tired
4.A. said B. told C. spoke D. talked
5.A. interestingB. able C. energetic D. honest
6.A. returned B. offer C. sent D. sold
7.A. watch B. clothes C. ticket D. car
8.A. puzzled B. excited C. nervous D. sad
9.A. friends B. fun C. money D. mistake
10.A. have B. remove C. find D. lose
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented(有天赋的). It’s always interesting other people show their talents. Today talent shows are getting more and more popular. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decided. people watch a show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but fact they are just actors. , if you don’t take these shows too seriously, are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people way to make their dreams come true.
1.A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watches
2.A. good B. well C. better D. best
3.A. who B. how C. whose D. which
4.A. Unless B. After C. When D. Before
5.A. anybody B. everybody C. nobody D. somebody
6.A. made B. is made C. are making D. are made
7.A. on B. with C. by D. in
8.A. However B. But C. And D. So
9.A. they B. their C. them D. theirs
10.A. the B. an C. a D. /
John _______to come to the teacher’s office just now. He may be in trouble.
A. was told B. told C. has told D. tells
I know you are busy, but you look pale. You’d better ___________a good rest.
A. stop to have B. stop having
C. to stop to have D. to stop having
Thousands of people have to leave the village ____ they love deeply because of the pollution.
A. what B. who C. which D. where
