A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness(目击者). This is what they said.
TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was badly hurt but both cars were damaged.
TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.
Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.How many people are mentioned(提及) in the story?
A.Three. | B.Four. |
C.Five. | D.Six. |
The truck was going______.
A.to Newton |
B.to the police station |
C.to the airport |
D.home |
From the story, we know______didn’t tell the truth.
A.the truck driver | B.Tom |
C.the taxi driver | D.Tom's friend |
In fact, Tom's friend was also a ______ .
A.witness | B.driver |
C.policeman | D.cleaner |
What's the best title for this passage?
A.A Taxi Driver | B.A Traffic Accident |
C.A Story of Tom | D.A Truck Driver |
I'm a Chinese girl. My name is Li Ying. I'm twelve. I'm in No. 5 Middle School(第五中学). Chen Hong is my friend. She is thirteen. Mr Wu is my Chinese teacher and Miss Zhao is my English teacher. Li Ying is a _______ girl.
A.Chinese | B.English |
C.Japanese | D.England |
Chen Hong is ___________.
A.twelve | B.thirteen |
C.eleven | D.ten |
My Chinese teacher is _________
A.Mr Chen | B.Miss Zhao |
C.Mr Wu | D.Mr Wang |
My English teacher is _________
A.Miss Wu | B.Miss Zhao |
C.Mr Wu | D.Mr Wang |
Li Ying and Chen Hong are________
A.teachers | B.friends |
C.boys | D.English |
I was in the park with my elder sister, Cathy, on Friday. My sister left her jacket on a chair while we talked to some friends. When we went back to the chair, a girl in a red T-shirt was sitting there. She had some money in her hand. When she saw us, she stood up and walked away.
I asked my sister, "Did you have any money in your jacket?"
She said, "Yes, Anna, I did."
I said, "Look in your jacket quickly."
Cathy looked in her jacket, but her money was not there.
"That girl stole it!" I said, and we both ran after her. We caught her quickly.
My sister was very angry and she said, "Give me the money." The girl gave the money to Cathy and ran away. We both ran after her, but we lost her.
Then we went home. But before we could tell our parents, my mother said to Cathy, "You left your money at home. It's on the table in the sitting room. You must be more careful with money."
So the girl in the red T-shirt was not a thief! She probably thought we were thieves! We felt terrible.
Please telephone us if you know this girl! We are very sorry for our mistake. We would like to say sorry to her and give the money back to her.
Our number is 512667. My name is Anna.Cathy thought the money in the girl's hand was.
A.from her jacket | B.the girl's own money |
C.from their home | D.from the chair |
The girl gave the money to Cathy because.
A.she was afraid | B.Cathy asked her nicely |
C.it was Cathy's money | D.she wanted to help them |
According to the reading, Cathy’s money was really.
A.in her jacket | B.in the girl’s hand |
C.at home | D.on the chair |
The two sisters found that the money wasn’t Cathy’s.
A.when the girl ran away from them |
B.after they heard their mother’s words |
C.when the girl came to ask for it |
D.when they caught her |
The writer writes the passage to .
A.telephone the girl | B.say thanks to the girl |
C.say good-bye to the girl | D.return the money to the girl |
Fruit is good for people. Many people eat some fruit every day. Mr. and Mrs. Green like fruit very much and every Monday Mrs. Green goes to buy some fruit in the shop near her house. The man in the shop knows her well and helps a lot. She can buy all kinds of fruit there, apples, pears, oranges and bananas. In different time of the year, the price of each kind of fruit is not the same, sometimes high, sometimes low. Mrs. Green wants to buy cheap fruit. But Mr. Green likes bananas only. She buys bananas for him every week. She only buys cheap fruit for herselfWhen does Mrs. Green go to buy some fruit?
A.Saturday | B.Monday. |
C.Thursday. | D.every day |
Where does Mrs. Green buy fruit?
A.In the shop near her house. | B.In the town. |
C.Near the shop | D.In the supermarket. |
Mrs. Green buys _____ for Mr. Green.
A.pears | B.apples | C.bananas | D.oranges |
Which of following is not right?
A.Fruit is good for people. |
B.The man in the shop knows Mrs Green well. |
C.Mrs. Green can buy all kinds of fruit. |
D.Mrs. Green only buys apples for herself. |
In different time of the year, the price of each kind of fruit is _____.
A.the same | B.not the same |
C.high | D.low |
A Butterfly exhibition
Date: 1st-31st May
Place: Sunshine Town Museum
Show: All kinds of butterflies from different parts of the world
Time: Mon.-Fri. 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Sat.-Sun.9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tickets:
Adults: ¥20
Students: ¥15
Free for children under 12
Group Booking: Can be made through the group line(010)74xxxx27
Adult groups of 10 or more: ¥15 each
Student groups of 10 or more: ¥10 each
Special gift!
Come to the butterfly exhibition on 1st, May and receive a free picture of butterfly.We can seein the butterfly exhibition.
A.some paintings |
B.some pictures of butterflies only |
C.some beautiful butterflies |
D.some pictures of the towns from all over the world |
You are going to see the exhibition with your 14-year-old daughter, you will have to pay.
A.15 yuan | B.20 yuan |
C.25 yuan | D.35 yuan |
We can book group tickets.
A.by making a phone call |
B.by sending an e-mail |
C.by writing a letter |
D.by filling in an application form |
There are 45 students in our class. How much will they pay if they visit the exhibition?
A.¥675 | B.¥450 |
C.¥900 | D.¥400 |
If you go to the exhibition on 1st, May, you can get .
A.a book | B.a ticket |
C.a butterfly | D.a present |
This is a talk by a London taxi(出租车)driver.
“I‘ve been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”
“It‘s a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles(英里)outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.”
“I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.”
“Some very strange things happened late at night .The other day I was taking a woman home from a party .She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on .I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief(小偷)。
Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼).She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog!”The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____。
A.drive | B.make money |
C.climb in through the window | D.meet a lot of people |
The woman climbed in through the window because _____。
A.she wanted to have a sleep |
B.her husband didn‘t open the door for her |
C.she didn‘t want to pay the driver |
D.she couldn‘t find her key |
The story happened _____。
A.early in the morning | B.late at night |
C.20 miles outside London | D.near the police station |
Which of the following is wrong?
A.The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning. |
B.The police made a mistake. |
C.The woman had no money to pay the driver. |
D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. |
The driver climbed in through the window to
A.get money from the woman |
B.return the dog to the woman |
C.see what was happening in the house |
D.phone the police |