One evening，Robert was on his way home from the railway station．When he turned round  a corner．he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near．He began to walk faster．The footsteps became faster，too．He slowed down．The footsteps also slowed down．Now he was sure that someone must be going after him．He tried to hide．Still the steps followed him．He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and found himself in a cemetery(墓地)．He threw himself down on one of the tombs(墳?zāi)?．

    The man behind came near．Robert could hear the man jump over the grass．Thoughts of thieves or murderers(兇手)filled his mind．Robert stood up and faced the man，“What do you want?”he asked．“Why are you coming after me?”

   “I say，”the stranger asked．”Do you always go home like this，or take some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Brown’s and don’t know the way．The station master told me to follow you as you live next door．Excuse me for asking，but is there much further to go before we get there?”

    1．One evening Robert went home from    ．

       A．the school               B．the hospital

       C．his factory               D．the railway station

    2．When he was walking，he found    ．

       A．a(chǎn) cemetery              B．some tall grass

       C．someone going after him   D．strange footsteps in front of him

    3．At last Robert hid himself    ．

       A．in some tall grass         B．in a cemetery

       C．in a comer              D．in an old house

    4．When the strange jumped over the grass，Robert       ．

       A．cried                            B．ran faster as soon as he can

       C．stood up and asked some questions    D．called his family

    5．Which of the following is TRUE? 

       A．Robert isn’t afraid of the strange．

       B．Robert planted some grass．

       C．Robert’s duty is to look after the cemetery．

       D．The station master knew Robert’s house．

It was Sunday yesterday． Bruce went to play football with his friends． Soon he felt hot and took off his coat．On his way home, he forgot to put it on again．This morning he felt unwell and couldn’t go to school． His mother told him to stay in bed and then went to buy some medicine for him． An hour later he wouldn’t lie there, so he stood by the window．The sun was shining and the birds were singing in the trees．Soon his mother came back and said, “It’s warmer outside．Go to sun yourself after you take the medicine． ”

    Bruce went out and sat on a step and played alone．At that time a salesman （推銷(xiāo)員）came up to him and asked, “Has your mother come back, my little friend? ”

    “Yes, sir, ”answered the boy．

    The man began to ring the doorbell, but nobody answered．He rang it for a long time and became angry．

    “I don’t think you are an honest（誠(chéng)實(shí)的）boy, ”said the salesman．“There’s no one in the house．You’ve played a joke on （捉弄）me! ”

    “I don’t think so, sir, ”said Bruce． “The house isn’t ours． ”

1． Bruce caught a cold ______．

    A． when he was playing football                  B． when he returned home

    C． after he went to bed                   D． after he got up this morning

2． This morning Bruce didn’t go to school because ______．

    A． their holiday began                      B． it was very cold

    C． his mother made him stay at home           D． he was ill and had to lie in bed

3． Bruce played alone this morning because _____．

    A． he had no friends                    B． l his friends were all ill in bed

    C． he had nothing to do at home           D． his friends were all at school

4． The word“sun”in the story means “______”．

    A． 太陽(yáng)                 B． 月亮                   C． 曬                       D． 曬干

5． The salesman came to ______．

    A．  help Bruce’s mother                      B． tell something important to Bruce’s mother

    C． see Bruce’s mother                       D． sell something to Bruce’s mother

Tom woke up unhappy on Monday morning．He always woke up unhappy on Monday mornings．It was the idea of a whole week of school；he almost wished there were no weekends because that made it even more difficult to go back into classrooms．

He lay in bed and wondered what he could invent this time．He listened to his body but could find nothing wrong．A little stomachache? No．Then he realized that one of his teeth was loose （dropping out）．Good! He was just going to start shouting painfully when he thought that Aunt Polly would pull the tooth out and that would hurt．He looked for something else．Suddenly he remembered what the doctor had said about a certain problem with toes （five small front parts of a foot）--sometimes one had to stay in bed for one or even two weeks．He pulled his right foot out and looked at it．One of the toes was really hurting．Tom began to shout．Sid continued to sleep peacefully．Tom shouted more loudly．No result．

“Sid! Sid!” he shouted，shaking his brother．This worked．Sid slowly woke up．

“What's the matter，Tom?”

“Ouch! Don't touch me，Sid．You'll kill me．”

“Oh，Tom! Why didn't you wake me?”

“I forgive you everything，Sid．When I'm gone．．．”

“You aren't dying，are you，Tom?”

Sid ran out of the bedroom and down the stairs．

“Aunt Polly! Come quickly! Tom's dying!”

“Dying?” answered Aunt．“I don't believe it．”

But she went running upstairs anyway．

“What's the matter with you?” she asked in surprise．

“Oh，Aunt!” cried Tom．“My toe hurts．”

The old lady fell into a chair，laughing a little．

“Tom，you frightened me．Now stop crying at once and get out of bed．”

Tom felt a bit silly．

“But it did hurt so much that I forgot my tooth．”

“Tooth，eh? What's wrong with your tooth?”

“One of them is loose and it aches terribly．”

“No problem，” answered Aunt Polly quickly．“Sid，get the cotton from my sewing-- box．”

“Please! Aunt! Don't pull it out．It's stopped hurting now．Please! I don't want to stay at home．”

“Ah! So all this was because you wanted to cut class．Well，you'll have your tooth out and you'll go to school!”

In fact，everything went quite well for Tom．On his way to school，the hole in his mouth was the envy of all the other boys~ no one Could show off like he could!

1．This passage is most probably taken from a _________．

A．notice              B．report             C．poster             D．novel

2．Why did Tom always feel uncomfortable on Monday morning?

A．Because he was too tired to wake up．

B．Because he didn't have a good weekend．

C．Because he was afraid of the Whole week of school．

D．Because he had to take his brother Sid to school．

3．Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．Sid was sure that Tom was badly ill．

B．Tom lied because he didn't want to go to school．

C．Aunt Polly pulled the loose tooth out for Tom．

D．Tom went to school and was laughed at by other boys．

4．Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?

A．Monday sickness     B．A clever boy         C．Aunt Polly         D．An unusual day

閱讀填詞

　　If you notice a teenage boy singing his way down the street, completely lost h 1 in the beauty of music, it is likely to be Zhou Min.

　　Aged sixteen, Zhou Min was awarded Best Male Singer in the national finals of the MTV c 2 . He is a middle school student in Beijing. He couldn't b 3 he would win an award. “My l 4 of singing pushed me to enter,” he said.

　　As a student, he didn't have much spare to p 5 singing. So, he sang during breaks from study on his way home, or to school.

　　Singing is only a small part of Zhou's colorful life. His other i 6 are ball games and s 7 the Web. He is one of the top students in his class.

　　Zhou thinks that enjoying hobbies can help with studying. “Singing eases the pressures,” he said. “They can open new windows of opportunity. “S 8 the singing contests, Zhou has learned to be at ease with all kinds of d 9 and c 10 in front of large audiences. “When you do a job with great enthusiasm, sometimes even a hard one, it becomes surprisingly easy and fun.”

1．h　　　2．c　　　3．b　　　4．l　　　5．p　　

6．i　　　7．s　　　8．S　　　9．d　　　10．c　　

Names

　　Everybody in the world has one name at least. And to each person his name is important because it is his own.

　　Remember how you don't like it very much if people can't remember your name, or pronounce it wrong? Remember how you like to see it printed in the newspaper or even on the blackboard at school? That's because it is your own and only you can have it.

　　Of course, names aren't important in themselves. There are no “good” names or “bad” names. But they are useful in our life. You don't have to go around shouting!

　　“Hey, You!”or “Hello. Girl-with-the-red-hair.”or “Thank you, Man-who-lives-at-the-end-of-the-street.” Wouldn't it be foolish?

　　A person's name means something. For example. John or Nathan means “present”. James or Jacob means “he follows after.” Frank means “free”. Charles has “strong” in meaning. Thomas is a word for “twin”. Girls'names mean something, too. If you know a Mary or a Miriam, her name means “star of the sea.” Helen means “l(fā)ight”. Rebecca, “very beautiful”. Rhoda is a “rose”.

　　Now first names are all we need when we've at home. For it isn't very often that two sisters or two brothers have the same first name. But it's different when you go out to play or go to school. You may have a lot of Johns and Davids and Sues. You could get all mixed up and not know who was who. That's why last names started. And last names are really nicknames(綽號(hào)).

　　It happened like this: There was a certain Richard. Since his father's name was James, he was called “Richard, son of James.” And later just Richard Jameson.

　　The place where they lived gave some people their last names. For example, Mr Short was talking about Joseph.

　　“Which Joseph?” someone might ask.

　　“Why, the Joseph who lives in the field.”

　　And right then that Joseph had a last name: Joseph Field. You can think of many more last names that started that way.

1．You like your name ________.

[　　]

A．because people can't remember it

B．because it is important

C．when others give the wrong pronunciation

D．when it is printed in the newspaper or written ca the blackboard

2．Names are ________.

[　　]

A．important in themselves

B．useful in our life

C．good or bad

D．foolish

3．Sometimes a person's name means something, for example, ________.

[　　]

A．John is “strong”

B．Mary means “star of the sea”

C．Charles is a “present”

D．Helen is a word of “happiness”

4．Last names started because ________.

[　　]

A．two brothers or two sisters have the same first names

B．you often go out to play or go to school

C．if you aren't at home, you may meet a lot of Johns, Davids or Sues

D．you don't know everybody outside

5．How does a last name come from?

[　　]

A．The Joseph lives in the field. He is called Joseph Field.

B．His father is called Jameson so his son becomes Jameson.

C．The place where Mr Short lives often gives people the same name.

D．People like to give others nickname.