Mary and Donald Smith lived in the same build...

Mary and Donald Smith lived in the same building. Donald 41 a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary. the 4-year-old girl. a new toy. She played with it and said. "This is fun! A few weeks later Donald gave her 42 toy. She played with it and then said. "I'm not 43 in this toy. It doesn't work." For years Donald gave Mary new toys.  and she gave him very good 44   about the toys.

When Mary was 13 years old. Donald showed her a new ball. Mary wanted to 45 the ball with small stones to make it 46 .The company made this change. Mary's idea was a great success! The company sold thousands of the balls.

That Christmas. Donald gave Mary an  47 gift. He made her vice-president(副总裁) of the toy company. She made $200,000 a year. Her job was lo see 48 the new toys were fun. She worked 49 three or four hours a day at her job, then she had to do her homework.

Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their 50.

1.A. owned        B. rioted        c. owns      D. closes

2.A. other          B. other        C. the other   D. another

3.A. excited       B. interested     C. relaxed    D. bored

4.A. ways         B. designs      C. questions   D. ideas

5.A. fill          B. full         C. add        D. pour

6.A. noisy       B. quiet        C. light        D. future

7.A. special       B. awful        C. amazing      D. useful

8. A. when        B. if            C. as          D. since

9.A.BI           B. in           C. for          D. with

10.A. company       B. toys       C. homework    D. future

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John is my best friend. We live in the same building. We study in the same school but not in the same class. We often play football together after school. We have been good friends for two years.

John is tall and strong with black hair. He has a round face, a small nose and big, brown eyes. I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling.

John is always friendly and helpful. When I feel bored or unhappy, he tells me funny jokes and makes me laugh. He’ll give me help when I need.

John is very smart. He reads a lot of books. He is good at singing and acts very well. He would like to make people happy with his songs and performance when he grows up. I believe that he can become as popular as Jackie Chan and travel around the world in the future.

1.The writer and John are _____.

A. classmates B. friends C. brothers D. sisters

2.When did they became good friends?

A. Long ago. B. Three years ago. C. Two years ago. D. In 2007.

3.What is John like?

A. He’s tall and strong with black hair. B. He’s very smart.

C. He’s helpful and polite. D. He’s friendly and helpful.

4.What does John want to be when he grows up?

A. An actor. B. An English teacher. C. A doctor. D. A policeman.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. They often play basketball. B. The writer has big eyes.

C. John can tell funny jokes. D. John can dance well.

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John is my best friend. We live in the same building. We study in the same school but not in the same class. We often play football together after school. We have been good friends for two years.

John is tall and strong with black hair. He has a round face, a small nose and big, brown eyes. I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling.

John is always friendly and helpful. When I feel bored or unhappy, he tells me funny jokes and makes me laugh. He’ll give me help when I need.

John is very smart. He reads a lot of books. He is good at singing and acts very well. He would like to make people happy with his songs and performance when he grows up. I believe that he can become as popular as Jackie Chan and travel around the world in the future.

1.The writer and John are _____.

A. classmates     B. friends      C. brothers      D. sisters

2.When did they became good friends?

A. Long ago.    B. Two years ago.  C. In 2006.  D. In 2007.

3.What is John like?

A. He’s tall and strong with black hair.

B. He’s very smart.

C. He’s helpful and polite.

D. He’s friendly and helpful.

4.What does John want to be when he grows up?

A. An actor.  B. An English teacher.  C. A doctor.  D. A policeman.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. They often play basketball.

B. The writer has big eyes.

C. John can tell funny jokes.

D. John can dance well.

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Mary is an American girl. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith find work in China. So they live in Wuhan now. Mr. Smith works in a big shop. Mrs. Smith teaches English in a middle school. Mary goes to that school on weekdays. On Sundays she goes shopping with her mother. She likes dumplings very much. Every time they’d like many dumplings. It’s 6:30 in the evening now. Mrs.

Smith is cooking. Mr. Smith is helping her with the housework. What’s Mary doing? She is doing her homework carefully.

1.Mary is in ______ now.

A. America  B. England   C. Chinese   D. Wuhan

2.______ go shopping on Sundays.

A. Mr. and Mrs. Smith                B. Mr. Smith and Mary

C. Mrs. Smith and Mary               D. The Smith family

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Mr. Smith worked in a big computer company. He had no wife, and of course, had no child, 41. He lived in an old house 42. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money 43 drinks.

One night, Mr. Smith met a friend of his on his way home. The man asked him to have dinner in a 44. He was happy and drank a lot. When they 45 the meal, Mr. Smith could hardly walk. His friend had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him 46.

Soon the taxi arrived at Mr. Smith’s house. With the help of the 47, he got out of the taxi.

“Thank you, sir,” said Mr. Smith. “And I can 48 the door by myself.”

The taxi driver then went away. But Mr. Smith couldn’t put the key into the key hole. He tried many times 49 he still failed. At that time, a policeman passed there.

“Can I help you open the door, sir?” asked the policeman.

“Thank you, sir. But I don’t think you can.” said Mr. Smith. “My house is circling (转圈) now. If you can stop it from 50, I can open the door by myself.”

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My name is Mary. I have a good friend Lily. In some ways，we look the same, and in some ways ，we look different. We both have big eyes and long black hair. I'm much taller than her. We both like sports, although Lily is more athletic than me. She's more outgoing（外向的）and I'm quieter. I like singing and she likes drawing. However, we both enjoy going to parties.

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The ants and the grasshopper(蝗虫)lived in the same big field. The ants always worked hard, and tried to prepare and harvest enough food for winter.

Their happy neighbor, the grasshopper, couldn’t understand them. He just kept singing. One winter day, the ants were busy spreading their grain(谷物)in the sun to dry. The grasshopper was nearly dying of hunger, so he went to the ants to ask for some food.

“Good day to you, kind neighbor,” said the grasshopper. “Won’t you lend me a little food? I will certainly repay(偿还)you before this time next year.” “Why don’t you have any food of your own?” asked an old ant. “There was a lot of food in the big field all summer. What did you do?”

“Oh,” said the grasshopper, forgetting his hunger, “I sang all day long, and all night long.” “Well, then,” said the ant, “If you can sing all summer, you should dance all winter.” And the old ant went back to her work, singing the ant song, “We ants never borrow; we ants never lend.”

根据短文内容判断正误,正确T,错误F。

1.The ants and the grasshopper lived in different fields.

2.While the grasshopper was singing, the ants were preparing food for winter.

3.One winter day, the grasshopper invited the ants to sing with them.

4.The grasshopper sang day and night all summer.

5.The ants agreed to lend the grasshopper some food in the end.

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Bruce and his other two friends, Bruno and Dick lived in the same city in England. They were free in their summer holiday. So they came to a village by a large lake. They liked fishing very much. Then the next day after they got there, they got to a boat and went fishing in the lake. They boated farther and farther. They came to an out-of-way place. They were very happy because there were a lot of fish. When it was time for them to go home, Bruce said to his friends: “We’d better make a mark here so that we will easily find the place tomorrow.”

“You’re right.” Bruno said happily. “Let me do that.”

“How foolish,” said Bruce,” If it rains tonight, the rain water will wash the line off, and how can we find the mark tomorrow. You must cut a line with your knife.”

Dick came up to them and said angrily. “Neither of you is clever. How can we find the place if we have another boat tomorrow? We should not go back tonight.”

1.The three boys _______.

A. were all too young to go to school.　　 B. came from the city

C. were from the workers families　　 D. liked eating fish very much

2.The boys wanted to go to the place again tomorrow because ______

A. it was a good place　　 B. they got a lot of fish there

C. there was a mark on the side of the boat　　 D. they were good at fishing

3.Bruno was ready to(准备) make a mark because _______

A. he was older than his friends　　 B. he had a pencil in his hand

C. he was the cleverest of the three　　 D. he had the same idea as Bruce’s

4.The line they drew was not _______

A. thick　　 B. useless　　 C. easy　　 D. useful

5.They should make a mark ______

A. thicker and color it red　　 B. on the fish　　 C. in the lake　　 D. on every boat

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Bruce and his other two friends, Bruno and Dick lived in the same city in England. They were free in their summer holiday. So they came to a village by a large lake. They liked fishing very much. Then the next day after they got there, they got to a boat and went fishing in the lake. They boated farther and farther. They came to an out-of-way place. They were very happy because there were a lot of fish. When it was time for them to go home, Bruce said to his friends: “We’d better make a mark here so that we will easily find the place tomorrow.”

“You’re right.” Bruno said happily. “Let me do that.”

“How foolish,” said Bruce,” If it rains tonight, the rain water will wash the line off, and how can we find the mark tomorrow. You must cut a line with your knife.”

Dick came up to them and said angrily. “Neither of you is clever. How can we find the place if we have another boat tomorrow? We should not go back tonight.”

1.The three boys _______.

A. were all too young to go to school.　　 B. came from the city

C. were from the workers families　　 D. liked eating fish very much

2.The boys wanted to go to the place again tomorrow because ______

A. it was a good place　　 B. they got a lot of fish there

C. there was a mark on the side of the boat　　 D. they were good at fishing

3.Bruno was ready to(准备) make a mark because _______

A. he was older than his friends　　 B. he had a pencil in his hand

4.The line they drew was not _______

A. thick　　 B. useless　　 C. easy　　 D. useful

5.They should make a mark ______

A. thicker and color it red　　 B. on the fish　　 C. in the lake　　 D. on every boat

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Bruce and his other two friends, Bruno and Dick lived in the same city in England. They were free in their summer holiday. So they came to a village by a large lake. They liked fishing very much. Then the next day after they got there, they got to a boat and went fishing in the lake. They boated farther and farther. They came to an out-of-way place. They were very happy because there were a lot of fish. When it was time for them to go home, Bruce said to his friends: “We’d better make a mark(标记） here so that we will easily find the place tomorrow.”

“You’re right.” Bruno said happily .“Let me do that.”

“How foolish,” said Bruce. “If it rains tonight, the rain water will wash the line(线) off, and how can we find the mark tomorrow. You must cut a line with your knife.”

Dick came up to them and said angrily. “ Neither(两者都不) of you is clever. How can we find the place if we have another boat tomorrow? We should not go back tonight.”

1.The three boys _______.

2.The boys wanted to go to the place again tomorrow because ______

3.They should make a mark ______

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