One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire （退休） after working for forty years．Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been … er… A really long time!”
His parents said, “Yes．That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him．”
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him．He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before．He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position （职位） on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa．
When the big day came, Jack was ready．But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’．He carried it around with him the whole evening．
When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．
His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift．May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly．
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears （眼泪） came into his eyes．Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling．“As many hugs （拥抱） as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug．“Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa．
1.What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?
A．To build a new position for him．
B．To draw a picture for him．
C．To sing a song for him．
D．To buy a gift for him．
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Jack was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa．
B．Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa．
C．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people．
D．Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents．
3.Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?
A．Because he would lose his position．
B．Because he was not cared for．
C．Because he was moved by Jack’s gift．
D．Because he was unhappy．
Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours．For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well．
Then their good relationship broke．It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence．One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms．“It must be Bob,” John thought．
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door．He opened it to find a carpenter（木匠） standing at the doorway．
“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said．
“I do have a job for you,” John said．“Look across the stream at that farm．That’s my neighbour Bob．He dug a stream between the two farms．I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence．I don’t want to see his place or his face any more．I don’t have such a neighbour!”
The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials（材料） ready and then he was off for the day．
About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job．The farmer’s eyes opened wide．There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched（伸出）．“Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands．“I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done．We should be good to each other．” said Farmer Bob．
Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go．“No, wait! Stay a few days．I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John．“I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build．”
1.What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?
A．John was great to build this bridge．
B．John was not good at building bridges．
C．John was foolish to build such a bridge．
D．John should build the bridge earlier．
2.What do you think of the carpenter?
A．Shy． B．Wise． C．Proud． D．Careless．
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A．What a Big Fence! B．A Strong Bridge
C．Three Kind Men D．A Fence or a Bridge?
Friends are very important in our everyday life．When in trouble, we need friends to us encouragement and help．As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend, life without friends will be a lonely voyage in the vast dark sea ．Everyone friends．We all like to feel close to someone． is nice to have a friend to talk to, laugh, and do things ． , sometimes we need to be alone．We don’t always want people ．But we would feel lonely if we had a friend．
A person should make as many friends as he can．The more friends he has, the meaningful his life will be．No two people are ．Friends don’t get on well．That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other．Most of the time 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．And we can new friends．It is encouraging to find out how we like new people when we get to know them．
There’s more good news for people who have friends．They live than people who don’t．Why? Friends can make us feel happy． happy helps you stay well．Or it could be just done that someone cares．If someone cares about you, you take care of ．
1.A．bring B．take C．offer D．buy
2.A．for B．so C．but D．yet
3.A．loves B．hates C．needs D．becomes
4.A．It B．He C．There D．Someone
5.A．at B．in C．on D．with
6.A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
7.A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
8.A．ever B．never C．just D．really
9.A．more B．much C．little D．less
10.A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
11.A．always B．sometimes C．often D．usually
12.A．friendly B．good C．pleased D．friends
13.A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
14.A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk with
15.A．look for B．find C．make D．know
16.A．long B．much C．far D．many
17.A．longer B．shorter C．slower D．faster
18.A．Smelling B．Being C．Sounding D．Making
19.A．less B．better C．little D．no
20.A．you B．your C．yours D．Yourself
Why didn’t Jim come to school this morning? ---Because there was _______ with his legs．
A．nothing wrong B．wrong something
C．something wrong D．anything wrong
There is some doubt_______ he can win the first prize．
A．that B．whether C．if D．What
It is _____ that the Chinese ping-pong team will win the prize．
A．sure B．necessary
C．regular D．Certain
