1. You can't imagine that such a good student like him        fail in the exam.

  A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald's on one cold winter eve?ning. It seemed that they didn't come to the right place with the young families and young couples eating that night.

  The little old man walked right up to the cash register,placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger,one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries,divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and then set the cup down between them.

  As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger,the crowed began to get restless. You could tell what they were thinking,"That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them."

  As the man began to eat his French fries,one young man stood and came over to the old couple's table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.

  As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin,the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.

  After being politely refused again,he finally asked a question of the little old lady,"Ma'am,why aren't you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?"

  She answered,"The teeth."

5. According to the first paragraph,the old couple .

   A. enjoyed the scene outside the McDonald's

   B. didn't look suitable for the surroundings

   C. loved being with young families and couples

   D. liked the food in McDonald's

6. The little old man cut the plain hamburger in half because .

   A. he couldn't finish eating it with one bite

   B. he was very careful with his food

   C. he ordered more than he could consume

   D. he wanted to share it with his wife

7. The young man who offered to buy the old couple food was .

   A. impolite      B. stubborn

   C. sympathetic   D. doubtful

8. From the old lady's answer,we know that .

   A. she was not interested in the food

   B. the couple suffered a terrible toothache

   C. the couple did share everything

   D. she gave an irrelevant answer

  The Poetry Foundation recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nation's first children's poet laureate (桂冠詩人) .The group created the award as a way to increase children's love of poetry.

  As children's poet laureate,Jack Prelutsky will give two public readings in the next two years. He will also advise the Poetry Foundation about children's literature and take part in projects concerning children and poetry.

  Jack Prelutsky has been writing poetry for children for almost forty years. He has written more than thirtyfive books of poems. His first book was called A Gopher in the Garden. It was published in 1967. His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems.

  Jack Prelutsky is wellknown for creating new words by combining two words to create a new kind of creature. For example,he combined "radish" with "shark" to get "radishark". "Lion" and "broccoli" became "broccolion". He also created "umbrellaphant", a mixture of the words "umbrella" and "ele?phant".

  Jack Prelutsky says that children like his poems because he writes about things they care about. Poetry researchers say that Jack Prelutsky's poems rec?ognize children's feelings. An example 'of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different.

  Jack Prelutsky also writes poems about American holidays. His poem It's Halloween is a very famous one about the holiday celebrated at the end of October.

1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   A. Poems with new words grow popular

   B. First children's poet laureate named

   C. Children's love for poetry increased ,

   D. Jack Prelutsky awarded nationwide

2. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. It was A Gopher in the Garden that brought him fame.

   B. The poet will be kept busy over a lot of activities.

   C. Jack Prelutsky will no longer write about American holidays.

   D. The poem It's Hallouueen must have been written for adults.

3. What is Jack Prelutsky famous for?

   A. Creating new words in his poems.

   B. His productivity.

   C. His long time of writing.

   D. His poems about American holidays.

4. Put the following items in right order according to the passage.

   a. two public readings

   b. A Gopher in the Garden

   c. Behold the Bold Umbrella phant and Other Poems

   d. My Sister Is a Werewolf

   A. b-c-d-a   B. d-a-c-b

   C. b-d-c-a   D. a-b-c-d

 hand in hand  share...with...   take hold of  be known as  suffer from

1. He was        cancer which had already reached an advanced stage.

2. If you want to multiply happiness,you should first divide it and then       it       others.

3. We must keep our room clean. Dirt and disease go       ，you know.

4. When I was a child,Mum always        my hand when we were out.

5. The whole path along which electricity travels        a circuit (電路) .

5. To get a slim figure,Fanny has tried many ways,but        vain.

4. Whether you like it or not,we live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part        communication.

3. I can't easily give an answer        your question.

2. It is known to all that gunpowder is a Chinese invention,as is the compass,an instrument that you use        finding directions.

1. Liu Huan is so famous a singer in China that all of us are familiar       him.

10. Mr Smith closed all the windows while        ( drive) so that he wouldn't catch a cold.