One day a big cat was going into a forest to find something to eat. On his way he met his friend, the old owl(猫头鹰). The owl greeted him, “Good morning, my dear friend. Where are you going?” “I’m going to the forest to look for some birds to eat.” The cat answered. “But be careful not to catch any of my children.” The owl said to the cat. “OK,” the cat said. “But what do your children look like?” “Oh,” the owl said, “they are the most beautiful birds in the forest.”
“All right, I know that.” The cat said and walked on to the forest.
The cat entered the forest and saw many beautiful birds here and there. He remembered what the owl had told him and went away. Then after a long time, he saw some ugly birds in a nest. He sat down and ate them one by one. When the owl came back to her nest, she found it was empty.The cat went to the forest .
| A．to meet his friend | B．because he was hungry |
| C．to see the tree | D．to visit the owl |
The old owl the cat.
| A．knew | B．ate | C．didn’t like | D．didn’t see |
When the cat saw the beautiful birds, he .
| A．didn’t eat any of them | B．ate only a few of them |
| C．caught some but let them go | D．ate all of them |
The old owl’s children were .
| A．beautiful | B．ugly | C．nice to the cat | D．the cat’s friends |
The owl’s nest was .
| A．near the cat’s home | B．in a small tree |
| C．on the ground | D．in the forest |
In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines, too. Most telephone hot lines are completely anonymous---callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usually free, too, even if the calls are long distance(距离). Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are professionals with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.Today when people have problems, ________．
| A．they can only ask their families for help |
| B．they can only get help from their friends |
| C．they can get help from telephone hot lines |
| D．they go to the advisers to get help |
Callersthe hot line for the advice or the phone calls．
| A．pay much | B．have to pay |
| C．don’t have to pay | D．get money from |
The advisers working at the hot line．
| A．are usually professionals | B．have all taken a short class |
| C．can solve any problem | D．are not all paid |
How do the hot line advisers work?
| A．They do what the callers tell them to do． |
| B．They go to the callers to help them． |
| C．They give advice to the callers by phone． |
| D．They ask people to come to see him． |
Jack wants to go to the zoo early next Thursday．The zoo will open at__________．
| A．9：00 a．m． | B．10：00 a．m． | C．4：00 p．m． | D．5：00 p．m． |
If visitors cannot see the animals, the animals may be______．
| A．playing | B．eating | C．acting | D．sleeping |
Jack is eight years old．He goes to the zoo with his 58-year-old grandfather．How much should they pay for visiting the zoo?
| A．$18． | B．$22． | C．$28． | D．$32． |
What should we do in order not to frighten the animals?
| A．We should ride bikes． | B．We should keep quiet． |
| C．Ｗe should feed the animals． | D．We should keep the zoo clean． |
Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．
Mr．White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor．Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more．
One day, after telling Mr．White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds．Mr．White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end．Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom．I’d like to help you．But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me．”
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again．Tom was now in difficulties because he ____．
| A．worked in a city office and was poorly paid |
| B．was poorly paid and had a large family to support |
| C．was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly |
| D．was out of work and had a large family to support |
Tom went to Mr．White for help ____．
| A．twice a week | B．often on Sundays |
| C．always on Sundays | D．whenever he needed money |
Altogether Tom received from Mr White．
| A．at least thirty-five pounds | B．just thirty-five pounds |
| C．less than thirty pounds | D．five pounds |
A bus stops（停靠） at a small bus stop（公交站）. A man is hungry（饥饿） and he wants to buy some cakes. It’s raining(下雨) hard. He doesn’t want to go out in the rain. He sees a boy. 'Come here, boy!' he cries（喊）. 'Do you know how much（多少钱） the cakes are?' The boy says yes. The man gives the boy four dollars（美元） and asks him to buy two cakes. 'One is for you and one is for me.' Three minutes later, the boy comes back. He’s eating a cake. He gives the man two dollars and says, 'Sorry, there is only one cake left（剩下）.'Where is the man?
| A．He’s near the bus. | B．He is at home. |
| C．He’s on the bus. | D．He is in the car. |
The man doesn’t want to go out because__________.
| A．he is tired | B．he doesn’t like rain |
| C．he is hungry | D．it’s raining hard |
How many cakes does the boy buy?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
How much are they if(如果) we buy five cakes?
| A．five dollars | B．Four dollars | C．Ten dollars | D．Fifteen dollars |
What’s the result (结果)?
| A．The man eats the cake. | B．The boy eats the cake. |
| C．The boy doesn’t eat the cake. | D．The boy and the man both eat the cakes. |
One day, a middle school teacher comes into the classroom and says to his students, “Today I want you to write about yesterday’s football match. I'm going to take your exercise books home with me. Now please begin.”
The students all take out their pens and exercise books and begin to write. A boy called Tom thinks hard（努力）. But he doesn't write down a word. Five minutes later, he finishes（完成）. He stands up and looks at the teacher. The teacher asks, “What is the matter, Tom?” “I have finished, sir.” says the boy. “Well, give me your book.” The boy goes to the teacher and hands in (交)his exercise book. The teacher opens it and reads, “Rain, no match. ”The teacher asks the students to .
| A．read the text | B．write about a match |
| C．do their homework | D．have a lesson |
The teacher is going to read the students' exercise books .
| A．in class | B．at home | C．at school | D．in classroom |
Five minutes later, he __________ .
| A．writes down many things | B．writes down "Rain, no match" |
| C．writes a word | D．doesn't write down a word |
Tom isto hand in the exercise book.
| A．the third（第三） | B．the last（最后） |
| C．the first（第一） | D．the second（第二） |
Tom writes about the match.
| A．nothing | B．a lot | C．lots of things | D．Much |