An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation(手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now，” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the shopkeeper. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered, “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the shopkeeper. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，” the shopkeeper said with a smile. “Listen，if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？” “I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have,” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered. “Well，Good luck! ” smiled the man. "$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for your little brother."
He took up the girl’s hand and said，“Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was at home again. How much did the miracle cost？What was the trouble in the little girl’s family？
A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother.
D. Both A and B.In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be _______.
| A．something interesting | B．something beautiful |
| C．some wonderful medicine | D．some good food |
The little girl said again and again “…I can try and get some more.” That shows ___.
| A．she had still kept some money |
| B．she hoped the shopkeeper could sell her a miracle |
| C．There was no need to worry about money |
| D．she thought money was easy to get |
What made the miracle happen？
| A．The girl’s love for her brother. |
| B．The girl’s money. |
| C．The medicine from the drugstore. |
| D．Nobody can tell. |
From the passage we can infer (推断)that _______.
| A．The doctor didn’t ask for any pay |
| B．A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on |
| C．The little girl is lovely but not so clever |
| D．Andrew was in fact not too sick . |
Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very busy every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homework in the evening. I’m so tired that I want to have a good rest at weekend. But my mother often asks me to go shopping with her on Saturday morning. I never enjoy these visits. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box（盒子） and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought （买）lots of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. After an hour and a half, a woman came up to me,“Excuse me,”she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother has finished shopping now, but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to take them home for her.”Alice’s mother often ________ on Saturday morning.
A. stays at home
B. goes shopping
C. visits her friendsAlice ________ when her mother goes shopping.
A. waits for her mother in a car
B. sits on a chair and reads a book
C. sits on a box and waits for her motherMother bought _______ last Saturday.
A. some food
B. something to drink
C. some beautiful clothesAlice has waited for her mother ________.
A. for half an hour
B. for hours
C. for an hour and a halfMother wanted Alice ________.
A.to put the food in the bags
B.to take the bags home
C.to pay(付钱) for these food
Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What a unlucky man he was！Mr Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to | B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his left leg | D．he had to |
Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．better | D．well |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve | B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve | D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy |
| B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall |
| D．he was in hospital |
Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
| A．at home | B．at a party |
| C．in hospital | D．outside hospital |
We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do the again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories. A good memory is a great help in learning languages. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear， remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too. But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises. Some people can easily learn many things by heart because __________
| A．they always sleep well | B．they often eat good foot |
| C．they read a lot of books | D．they have very good memories |
Everybody learns his mother language __________ .
| A．at the age of six | B．when he is a small child |
| C．after he goes to school | D．]when he can read and write |
Before a child can speak, he must __________ .
A. read and writeB. make sentences
C. hear and remember the sounds D think hardIn school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language easily because __________
| A．they have no good memories |
| B．they have no good teachers |
| C．they don’t like |
| D．they are busy with other subjects |
Your memory will become better and better __________ .
| A． if you have a lot of good food |
| B． if you do more and more exercises |
| C． if you do morning exercises every day |
| D． if you get up early |
Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too. So animals and man need plants to live. This is why there are so many plants around us. There are two kinds of plants:flowering plants and non-flowering(无花) plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowers and fruit. Non-flowering plants don’t grow flowers. You can’t see many non-flowering plants around you. If you look carefully at the plants around you, you’ll find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are very big and some very small. Most of them are green. We can live on the earth because of the plants around us.Which of the following is the most important according to the passage?
| A．Man. | B．Plants. |
| C．Animals. | D．Air, water, and sunlight. |
We need many plants around us because _______
| A．plants can grow easily |
| B．plants are green |
| C．we can get what we need from plants |
| D．we like all kinds of plants |
There are ______ non-flowering plants than flowering plants around us.
| A．much fewer | B．much more |
| C．much larger | D．much better |
Which of the following doesn’t come from a plant?
| A．Basket. | B．Bread. |
| C．Cabbage. | D．Stone Forest |
The best title（标题）for this passage may be _________
| A．Food from Plants | B．Plants Make Food |
| C．Man and Animals | D．Plants around us |
Four boys were at the same school. They were good friends, so they often studied and played together. They went to school every day by taxi.
One day one of the boys said, “There is a test this morning. Let’s go to school late. Then we won’t have to take the test.” “What can we tell the teacher?” One of the boys said. “He’ll be angry. We’ll need a good excuse. ”
The boys thought for several moments, then one of them said, “Let’s tell him that our taxi had a flat tire(爆胎).” “That’s a good idea,” the other boys said. “We’ll tell him that.”
They arrived at school an hour later. The test was finished.
“Why are you late?” the teacher asked, “You miss the test.” “Our taxi had a flat tire,” one of the boys said.
The teacher thought for a moment, then he said, “Sit down, one of you in each corner of the room.” The four boys did this. Then the teacher said, “Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper: Which tire was flat?”One day the four boys were late for school because__________________.
| A．their taxi had a flat tire |
| B．they wanted to miss the test |
| C．the traffic was busy |
| D．they didn’t like the teacher’s class |
We can know from the passage that the teacher__________________.
| A．thought they were good students |
| B．was very angry and called their parents |
| C．gave his students too many tests |
| D．didn’t believe what they said |
The four boys sat down as the teacher said like Picture ______________.
