I was walking around in a store． I saw a cashier （收银员） hand a little boy his money back， saying， "I'm sorry， but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．" I walked towards him and asked him who the doll was for．
"It's the doll that my sister wanted most for Christmas，" he said． I told him that maybe Santa Claus will bring it to her and that he shouldn't worry． He sadly replied， "No， Santa Claus can't bring it to her． I have to give the doll to my mom so that she can give it to my sister when she joins her．"
His eyes were so sad while saying this． "My sister has gone to be with God． Daddy says that Mom is going to see God very soon too， so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister．"
My heart nearly stopped．I quickly reached for my wallet and suggested that we count the money again． "Okay，" he said． "I hope that I have enough．" I added some of my money to his without letting him see and we started to count it． There was enough for the doll and even some spare money left． "Thank you， God， for giving me enough money!" the little boy said．
I left the store， feeling as if my life had been changed forever．
（1）Why couldn't the boy buy the doll？
A． Because he didn't know the cashier．
B． Because he didn't have enough money．
C． Because he didn't find the doll．
D． Because the dolls had been sold out．
（2）The boy wanted to buy the doll for ．
A． Santa Claus
B． his sister
C． his mother
D． his father
（3）What does the first sentence in Paragraph 4 mean？
A． The writer's heart stopped working suddenly．
B． The writer had a heart problem．
C． The writer was so touched by the boy．
D． The writer was scared after hearing the story．
（4）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A． The boy's mom was badly ill．
B． The cashier gave the doll to the boy for free．
C． The boy's mom wanted the doll most．
D． Santa Claus brought the doll to the boy's sister．
（5）What did the writer do to help the boy？
A． He bought the boy a doll．
B． He found a good doctor to save his mother．
C．He told the cashier to sell the doll to the boy．
D． He gave the boy some money to buy the doll．
Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.
When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然)you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive (活着) as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.This story tells us ________.
| A．how Effendi fooled (愚弄) the king | B．when the king would die |
| C．why the Minister died | D．Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death |
The Prime Minister died because ________.
| A．Effendi killed him | B．Effendi said he would die |
| C．He was badly ill | D．He fell off the horse |
Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?
| A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die. |
| B．Because the wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi. |
| C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death. |
| D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die. |
The king let Effendi go because ________.
| A．he hoped to live a long life | B．he was afraid of Effendi |
| C．he didn’t believe (相信) Effendi’s word | D．He knew he would die two days later |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．Effendi played a joke on the Minister |
| B．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die. |
| C．The king was afraid of death. |
| D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later. |
This is a chart of a car’s fuel consumption during a certain day.
Time of day
Fuel consumption-燃料消耗 petrol- 汽油 litre-升The above chart shows ______________.
| A．how much petrol was needed to fill the tank | B．the speed the car was going |
| C．which trip used the most petrol | D．how far the car travelled |
The driver bought petrol at ______________.
| A．8 a.m. | B．9 a.m. | C．4 p.m. | D．6 p.m. |
Throughout the day the car used_______________.
| A．45 litres of petrol | B．40 litres of petrol |
| C．35 litres of petrol | D．10 litres of petrol |
| Last month we made a survey among 300 students at our school. The questions we asked were: “Who would you talk with when in trouble?” and “why?” Here are some answers for them. |
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| I would talk with my parents or teachers when in trouble. They are older than I and have more experience of life. They always listen to me carefully and give me helpful ideas. I believe them. Zheng Hao |
Life is full of small troubles but I’m never afraid of them. I would talk with my friends when in trouble because we understand each other and they always give me good suggestions. I won’t feel worried. Chen Lei |
I am a quiet girl. I like to keep my secrets. I think nobody can really understand me except myself. So I never tell others when I’m in trouble. Li Yan |
Zheng Hao likes to talk with his when in trouble.
| A．parents | B．classmates | C．friends | D．brothers |
Chen Lei likes to talk with his friends when in trouble because .
| A．they are older than he | B．they always give him good suggestions |
| C．he likes to keep secrets | D．they have more experience of life |
A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man,“ Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove off.
They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”The doctor ____ when the doorbell started to ring.
| A．was sleeping upstairs | B．was sleeping downstairs |
| C．was working upstairs | D．was working downstairs |
The man asked the doctor _____.
| A．to go out for a walk | B．to go to a place out of town |
| C．to see a patient | D．to go for a vacation |
They left _____.
| A．on foot | B．by bike | C．by bus | D．by car |
What the man wanted to do was only _____.
A. to fool the doctor B. to give the doctor money
C. to get home in the doctor’s car D to invite the doctor to his homeThe doctor must be ______ when he heard the man’s words.
A. happy B. angryC. sad D cry
Please look at the Flight Timetable and choose the right answers.
| Flight No. Departure Arrival From To Stop CA907 07:45 12:10 Beijing Moscow Chengdu CA98101:58 18:35 Beijing New York Shanghai CA158 10:20 23:10 Beijing London Chengdu CA149 11:35 22:10 Beijing Sydney Hong Kong CA923 12:35 17:10 Beijing Moscow / CA167 13:15 02:40 Beijing Paris Moscow CA147 15:55 10:15 Beijing Sydney Guangzhou CA949 17:25 07:35 Beijing Paris Shanghai CA173 19:20 01:50 Beijing Moscow Urumqi CA937 21:25 08:10 Beijing London Hong Kong |
(departure=leaving)You’ll go to Australia. You can only take
when you reach Beijing Airport at eleven forty.
| A．CA923 | B．CA149 | C．CA147 | D．CA167 |
If you spend fourteen hours and ten minutes going to France, you must stay in on the way.
| A．Hong Kong | B．Shanghai | C．Moscow | D．Chengdu |
It will take youto reach England if you stop in Hong Kong.
| A．nine hours and twenty | B．ten hours and thirty-five |
| C．twelve hours and fifty | D．ten hours and forty-five |
You may in Beijing if you want to go to America.
| A．take one plane | B．take two planes |
| C．take three plane | D．not take any planes |
How many planes may you take in Beijing if you want to go to Australia?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four. |