Mr. White was a chicken farmer. He had hundreds of chickens, and sold the eggs and the meat and got
quite a lot of money from them, but he lived a very hot part of the country, and he found that his hens could
hardly lay any eggs in the summer. He decided to put air-conditioning (空調(diào)) into his chicken-house so that
the hens would lay well all through the year and he could get more eggs and in that way get more money.
     The owner of the air-conditioning company came to see him, and when he saw Mr. White house, he
thought that he might be able to persuade (勸說) him to buy some air-conditioning for that too.
      "Your wife would be much happier and have a nice house to live in then," he said to Mr. White. But
Mr. White was not interested.
     "My wife doesn't lay eggs."

(     )1. Mr. White hens could lay few eggs when the weather was too hot.
(     )2. Mr. White decided to buy air-conditioning for his house because he wanted to make his wife much
            happier.
(     )3. The owner of the company hoped to put air-conditioning into both Mr. White's house and his
            chicken-house.
(     )4. Air-conditioning in Mr. White's house would not bring him more money.
(     )5. Neither Mr. White nor the owner of the company wanted to get more money.

     There are two women in the same house and they each have a baby.But one of the babies dies (死亡),and
its mother takes the other baby and puts it in her own (自己的) bed.Then they have a quarrel (爭吵)."No, this
is my child, the dead (死的)one is yours." says the other. Both of them want the living baby.Now they have to
see a judge (法官).
     After the judge hears their story, he says,"Bring me a knife,cut(砍; 切; 剪) the baby in two, nd give each
woman one half." "That's fair (公平的)."says one woman."Please give her the baby."cries the other woman in
tears(含著眼淚).
     Then the judge points to the woman in tears and said,"I see, you are the baby's mother."

閱讀短文,判斷正(T)誤(F).
(    )1. The two woman live in the same house.
(    )2. One of the woman has a boy and the other one has a girl.
(    )3. One of the babies dies. Its mother steals(偷) the other baby.
(    )4. The dead baby's mother wants the other baby to die.
(    )5. The judge is very clever(聰明).

     The students were having their chemistry (化學(xué)) class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was
like. After that, she asked her students, "What's water?" No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked
again, "Why don't you answer my question? Didn't I tell you water is like?" Just then a boy put up his
hand and said, "Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind
of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell." Most of the
children agreed with him. "I'm sorry, children." Said the teacher, "Our water is getting dirtier and
dirtier. That's a problem."

1. The students were having their _____ class.

A. English
B. Chinese
C. chemistry
D. moths

 2. Miss Li was telling the children what _____ was like.

A. water
B. air
C. earth
D. weather

3. A boy said, "The water in the river behind my house is always _____."

A. white
B. black
C. clean
D. clear

4. Most of the children _____ the boy.

A. agreed with
B. wrote to
C. heard from
D. sent for

5. The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _____.

A. more and more
B. less and less
C. cleaner and cleaner
D. dirtier and dirtier

     Every evening at six o'clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner,
he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.
     The old man's name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and
he has no children.
     Every evening the same waitress brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is
kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the
telephone."Are you OK?" she asks him.
     One evening Bill doesn't come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn't answer the phone. Cara
calls the police."Please go to Bill's house." Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant."Bill
died in his sleep," the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.
     A week later, a man comes to the restaurant."I have something for Cara," the man says. The man gives
Cara a check (支票) for $500'000. The money is from Bill.
     "This money is for me? From Bill?" Cara asks the man.
    "Yes," the man answers.
    "But…why?" Cara asks the man.
    "Bill liked you," the man says."You were kind to him"

1. An old man goes to a restaurant near his house every evening because ____________.

A. he feels lonely
B. he likes coffee
C. the food in the restaurant is delicious
D. his wife died

2. Why does Cara often talk to Bill?

A. Because she has no friends
B. Because she knows Bill is lonely
C. Because she has nothing to do
D. Because she knows Bill is very rich

3. What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner?

A. She calls him on the telephone
B. She calls the police on the phone
C. She brings dinner to Bill's house
D. She waits for him at the door

4. Why doesn't Bill come to the restaurant that evening?

A. Because Cara isn't kind to him
B. Because he died in his sleep
C. Because he is very tired
D. Because he stays at home for dinner

5. From whom is the money for Cara?

A. The police
B. The man with glasses in the picture
C. Bill
D. Cara's parents

     A little boy comes to a new town. His name is Peter. of course, he lives with his mother and father.
His family is very rich.. They have a cook and they have a lot of servants.
     Peter is going to a new school. On the first day his mother says to him, Peter, be modest (謙虛) at your
new school. Don't say we are rich."
     Peter says, "Yes, mother." So Peter goes to school. He meets his new teacher. And he sits down with the
other children. The teacher says," Good morning, children. The first exercise today is a composition (作文).
The topic of the composition is 'my family'." So every child writes a composition. This is Peter's composition.
     "My name is Peter. My family is very poor. My father is very poor. My mother is very poor. The gardener
is very poor. The cook is very poor. And all the other servants are very poor…"

1. Whom does Peter live with?

A. Tom
B. Jack
C. Jim
D. His father and mother

2. Peter's family is _________.

A. very
B. very rich
C. very big
D. very happy

3. His mother tells Peter _________.

A. to study hard at school.
B. not to say their family is very rich.
B. not to say their family is very poor.
D. not to go to school.

4. The teacher asks the children to _________.

A. write a composition
B. do some reading
C. read the text
D. do grammar exercises.

5. Peter _________.

A. does not know how to write a composition.
B. Writes a good composition.
B. Tells his teacher and the other children that his family is very poor.
C. Tells his teacher and the other children that his family is very rich.

     Rick is only fifteen years old, but he's very rich. Two years ago, Rick started a football website for young
people. "I became interested in computers when I was eight because my father worked with computers. As a
little boy, I also loved football and I decided to make a website for people of my age."
     Rick started the "Football OK", and now more than 20,000 people visit it every day.
     Rick is a schoolboy and a businessman (商人), too. He usually gets up at six o'clock and checks his emails. Then he goes to school from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. In the evenings, he always works for about four hours on
his website.
      Rick's next plan is a new website."At the moment I am thinking about a new website on American football, maybe for the next year."
     Talking about the future, Rick says he doesn't know about it."Maybe I will sell the website. I really don't
know. I'll just wait and see." He always says,"Nothing is impossible." 

1. How old was Rick when he became interested in computers?

A. He was 5.
B. He was 6.
C. He was 8.
D. He was 12.

2. What's the name of Rick's website?

A. People of My Age.
B. Football OK.
C. American Football.
D. Anything Possible.

3. How long does Rick work on his website every evening?

A. About 3 hours.
B. About 4 hours.
C. About 7 hours.
D. About 9 hours.

4. Who does Rick make the website for?

A. Parents.
B. Teachers.
C. Students.
D. Teenagers.

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. A Schoolboy and Businessman
B. Rick's School Life
C. How to Make a Website
D. Rick's Future Work