A boy    l   Jack lived in a small village. One morning, his mother sent him to his uncle's house in town. He    2   there.
     Before Jack   3   in the evening, his uncle gave him a jar(壇子)and said,"   4   some candy in it, you may put your hand into it and take some out when you want to    5      the candy.
     "Jack looked at the jar when he was on the train. It had a long and small neck. He    6     his hand into the jar and    7   
five pieces. But he could not get his hand out. He    8      his hand this way and that way. It didn't    9   . Finally he let four pieces go. Then he could    10    his hand out of the jar.
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____

      It was a sunny day. Mr. Black went to town on business. On his way home, he found in front of him a big
pile of hay (干草). He got down from his horse. The hay had fallen off a wagon (馬車). A boy was standing by
the wagon and looked worried. He was sorry for the little driver. "1.       " Mr. Black said. "Come with me to the
village over there, and I will find someone to help you".
      In the village Mr. Black's friend asked him and the boy to have dinner, Mr. Black enjoyed the man's dinner,
but he saw the boy still looked worried. "Dad won't like this!" the boy said in a low voice. "Don't worry too
much," said Mr. Black. "Just be careful next time. Now have your dinner, and you needn't worry."
      "But I was here for a long time. 2.       " "Oh, come on now," said Mr. Black. "Your dad will understand, he
will be glad if he knows that you have had a good dinner. I will go with you and explain what has happened. 
3.        " The boy answered, "4.        "
A. By the way, where's your dad?
B. He's under the pile of hay!
C. His dad asked him to leave as soon as possible.
D. Now don't worry, my boy.
E. Dad will be angry.

       A man loses a needle in the room. He looks for it on the floor, but it is
too dark in the room and he can’t see it. He comes out and looks for the
needle in the street. A friend comes up.
     “What are you doing here?” he asks.
     “I los a needle, and I am looking for it now.” says the man.
     “ Where do you lose it?” he asks.
     “I lose it in my room.” says the man.
     “ You lose your noodle in your room, but you look for it in the street!
Isn’t that funny?”
     “Ah,” says the man, “But it is very dark in my room. I can’t find it
there. And here in the street is brighter and I can see it.” 

1. The man loses ____________ in the room.

A. his pen          
B. a light          
C. a needle        
D. his glasses

2. The needle is ___________now.

A. in the street      
B. on the road        
C. in his pocket    
D. in the room

3. His friend thinks the man is __________.

A. foolish          
B. clever            
C. lovely        
D. smart

4. The man looks for the needle in the street because ___________.

A. he loses it in the street.          
B. it’s dark in the room
C. the needle is in the street          
D. the needle is not in the room 

5. The man can find the needle ____________.

A. in the street      
B. in his pocket      
C. in the room      
D. everywhere

It's March, 2050.
   Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house in the morning and switch on the bedroom computer to get the latest news. They used to read the Times, but changed to electronic newspapers many years ago.
   There is the usual news about space: another space flight has returned from Mars and scientists have discovered a new planet. Then they turn to business news: the US dollar has risen greatly in Shanghai, one of the world's leading business centres. Mary tells the computer to buy 5,000 dollars, and there is a quick response that it has been done.
    As they watch the screen, Mary orders one of the household robots to make coffee for them. Frank disappears into the study to join a video conference with his partners around the world. He is a computer engineer, working for several companies. This is his third job: he used to be in marketing and then television.
    Mary has a quick look at the shopping channels - the usual selection of electric cars, household robots and cheap travel offers - before picking up the video phone to talk to her assistant. She also has a job and she is doing medical research. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.
    Frank and Mary have one daughter, Louise, who also has her own workstation at home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other students. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no longer any need for them: communications systems have made it much easier to learn at home.
    Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese at present, which has become a world language as
important as English. Louise has many Chinese friends. They communicate by computer.
    According to the family doctor, Louise will live to at least 130. Her wish is to work for a
few decades (十年) and then spend her time on music and painting.

1. Why do Frank and Mary switch on the bedroom computer in the morning?
   Because they ________________________________________________            .
2. Does Mary read space news or business news?
    __________________________________________________________
3. Who makes coffee for Mary and Frank?
    __________________________________________________________
4. How does Frank work with others from home?
    __________________________________________________________
5. What are the two world languages in 2050?
    __________________________________________________________
6. What do you think of Louise's life in 2050?
    I think her life in 2050 is ____________ because ___________.

    The children  often play football in the garden and sometimes break Mrs Smith's windows. One
afternoon Mrs Smith is at home and reads a book. In a minute she closes her eyes and goes to sleep.
At that time a little boy knocks(敲)at the door. Mrs Smith opens the door and asks, "Do you break my
window again?"
     "Oh, no," says the boy, "your window is open this time and my football is in your room. Can I get it
back, please?"

1. The children often go to the garden____.      

A. to play    
B. to fly kites    
C. to play football    

2. The children playing football often break Mrs Smith's_____.      

A. doors    
B. windows    
C. gardens

3. One afternoon Mrs Smith _____ at home.      

A. is cleaning windows      
B. is watching TV      
C. is reading

4. A little boy ______ Mrs Smith's door. 

A. opens    
B. closes    
C. knocks at

5.The children's football is _____.     

A. in Mrs Smith's room   
B. in the garden   
C. on the window

      David did well in his other subjects except physics. Mr. Brown, his physics teacher, gave him his
physics paper and said to him, "Show it to your dad and ask him to sign his name On the paper." 
      David played football until it was 7 o'clock. When he got home,his parents finished supper. His dad
was watching TV and his mom was doing the dishes in the kitchen as usual. 
     "Dad, may I ask you some questions?" David asked happily. "Yes,of course," said his dad. "If you
can't answer them, you'll have to do something for me." "OK, I'll do as you tell me." said his dad. "What
is cooler, walking or sitting in the sun?" "Walking is cooler. It can make wind." "Which clothes can keep
out the sunlight, shirts or coats?" "Coats can keep out the sunlight because they are much thicker than
shirts." 
     "Is a man smart if he wears a coat and walks in the sun in summer?" David looked at his dad and
waited for his answer. His dad thought for a minute and shook his head. 
      David took out his paper, "Now sign your name on my paper, please."

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題。
1．What does Mr. Brown teach at school?
      __________________________________________
2．Who usually washes the dishes at David's house?
      __________________________________________
3．Was David's father watching TV when he got home?
      __________________________________________
4．What do you think David's father has to do finally?
      __________________________________________
5．What do you think of David?
      __________________________________________

     Mr. Cook is English. He likes singing foreign songs very much. But he isn't good at it at all.
     Last week he went to a friend's house to have dinner, and there were other guests (客人) there, too.
 They had a good dinner and were very happy. Then the host (男主人) went to Mr. Cook and said, "It's
 said that you can sing Spanish (西班牙的) songs, Mr. Cook? Would you please sing us a Spanish song?"
     Mr. Cook was very happy. He began to sing an old Spanish song. The guests listened to it for a few
 minutes and then a young woman with black hair and black eyes began to cry. One of the other guests
 went to her and said, "Please don't cry. Are you Spanish?" Another guest asked, "Do you love Spain?"
 "No," the woman answered, "I'm not Spanish, and I have never been to Spain. But I love music.