Little ______ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.

A. cared he              B. he cared                 C. did he care      D. was he cared

Daniel Defoe (about 1660~1731) was an important novelist in the English literature(文學(xué)). When he was young, he served as a soldier and had been to Spain, Italy, France and Germany. At the same time, he went in for politics. He cared much about the development of capitalism(資本主義). He had written a lot of articles against it and he was put into prison twice for that. It was not until he was nearly sixty that he began to write the famous novel Robinson Crusoe, which was published in May, 1709. It spread so rapidly that the story was known to every household very soon.

Robinson Crusoe can be divided into three parts. The first part is about Crusoe’s three voyages, the second part about his hunting, hiding in caves farming and his hard struggles against nature on a small island, the third part about the things which happened after his return from the island. The second part is the body of the novel, in which Robinson’s characters are clearly shown.

Defoe wrote his novel in a simple style and his language is easy to understand. His novel-writing set a milestone of the modern English novel. In his later part of life, he was in poor health and lived very poorly. He died on April 24^th, 1731.

1..Daniel Defoe was ______ and the writer of ______.

A. an Englishman, “A Tale of Two Cities”    B. an American, “A Million Pound Note”

C. a Frenchman, “The Lost Necklace”     D. an Englishman, “Robinson Crusoe”

2.. How old was he when he began to write his famous novel “Robinson Crusoe”?

A. He was in his sixties.                 B. He was in his fifties.

C. He was over 60.                            D. He was sixty.

3.. Robinson Crusoe can be divided into ______ parts and the first is about _______.

A. two, his lonely life                       B. three, his characters

C. three, his journeys by sea             D. four, his fame

4.. “Every household” in this passage means ______.

A. all members of a family                   B. all people

C. every building                        D. persons living in the same house

5..What was Defoe’s contribution(貢獻(xiàn)) to the English literature?

A. He wrote a very interesting story.

B. He made people happy while reading his story.

 C. He set a milestone of the modern English novel.

D. He was active in politics and was against capitalism.

Alone in the darkness under layers of rubble (碎石) , Dan Woolley felt blood streaming from his head and leg.
Woolley, an aid worker, husband, and father of two boys, followed instructions on his cell phone to survive the January 12 earthquake in Haiti.
“I had an app that had pre-downloaded all this information about treating wounds. So I  looked up excessive bleeding and I looked up compound fracture(斷裂),” Woolley told CNN.
The application on his iPhone is filled with information about first aid and CPR from the American Heart Association. “So I knew I wasn’t making mistakes, ” Woolley said. “That gave me confidence to treat my wounds properly.”
Trapped in the ruins of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, he used his shirt to bandage his leg, and tied his belt around the wound. To stop the bleeding on his head, he firmly pressed a sock to it. Concerned he might have been experiencing shock, Woolley used the app to look up what to do. It warned him not to sleep. So he set his phone alarm to go off every 20 minutes.
Once the battery got down to less than 20 percent of its power, Woolley turned it off. By then, he says, he had trained his body not to sleep for long periods, drifting off only to wake up within minutes.
With his injuries tended to, he wrote a note to his family in his journal: “I was in a big accident, an earthquake. Don’t be upset at God. He always provides for his children even in hard times. I’m still praying that God will get me out, but he may not. But even so he will always take care of you.”
After more than 60 hours, Woolley was pulled from the rubble.
“Those guys are rescue heroes,” he said to the crew that pulled him out.
【小題1】 Which of the following best summarizes the passage?

A．How to deal with the wound.

B．Try to get in touch with outside.

C．How to stay awake under the ground.

D．An unforgettable experience in the earthquake.

One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher  36  it and explained that science class would be cancelled  37  the fire. He also  38  us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．
During the morning break, Kim and I  39  to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely  40  the science room．We stood on tiptoes（腳尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside  41  suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．
"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"
I turned around to find a teacher staring  42  at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of  43  flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not  44  him．My heart  45  even lower when I thought of how angry Mr．Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us  46  before Mr．Johnson．
But to our  47  , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr．Johnson． 48  , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of  49  rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was  50  in my decision to go where I might have got  51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined  52  at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr．Johnson  53  me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr．Johnson's hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My  54  for Mr．Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my  55  than the fact that I'd broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．

Little ________ about his own safety, though he was in great danger himself.

A. does he care    B. did he care    C. he cares    D. he cared