It was a dark and stormy night. I was about t...

It was a dark and stormy night. I was about to go to bed when I heard a tapping sound on my window. “Who’s there?” I shouted. Suddenly there was a flash of lighting; I saw a face at the window. It looked like an alien that I have seen on the television show.

I felt very scared. I ran to my bed and pulled my blanket(毛毯) over my head. I started to shout for my parents but there was no reply. Then I remembered that they were at a dress party.

After a while my head showed up out of my blanket but it was too dark to see anything. Then I heard footsteps. They were getting louder and louder. It was dark but I knew the way to drawer where I kept my camera. I ran there and took out my camera and started to take pictures in the direction of the window. Soon the footsteps died off, maybe because of my taking picture.

The grandfather clock struck…It was 12 midnight. I went back to my bed and tried to sleep. But I couldn’t sleep. I felt too frightened. I sat up; my mind was full of thoughts. Time passed, one o’clock, two o’clock, ... Finally, I fell asleep.

I woke up only after eight and decided to find out the truth. I found some footprints outside my bedroom window. I measured them with a tape(卷尺) and found them to be exactly the same size as my father’s shoes. The footprints ended at the door of my house. I then went to town to get the film developed(洗胶片). But when I saw the photos, they were black and I could hardly see anything. Then I remembered that I did not use the flash.

When I reached home, I told my father the whole matter and he started to laugh. I also started laughing when he told me that he had dressed up as an alien for the party.

1.The writer ______ when a face appeared at the window.

A. was tapping the window

B. was watching a flash of lighting

C. was about to go to bed

D. was watching TV

2.What’s the right order during the night?

a. shouted for parents

b. sat up on the bed

c. heard the footsteps

d. took the pictures

e. covered the head

A. bcaed　　　　　　　 B. eacdb

C. bacde　　　　　　　 D. ecbad

3.What does the underlined phrase “died off” mean?

A. 逃跑　　　　　 B. 死掉　　　　　 C. 消失　　　　　　 D. 重现

4. Why did the writer’s father laugh?

A. He had heard a strange dream for the kid.

B. He thought the writer was a coward (胆小的) kid.

C. He thought he dressed up as an alien successfully.

D. He found out the truth about the alien last night.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A Terrifying Dream

B. A Scary Night

C. The Frightened Kid

D. The Allen’s footprints

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It was a cold dark winter’s night. It was getting late and I was tired so I went to bed.

At about two in the morning my phone began to ring. It was from mum. I started to panic and my heart was racing because mum has had her voice box removed because she had cancer（癌症）, and she only _____ if anything is wrong. I live in the same flats as mum, _____I rushed down to see what was wrong.

The door would not open. Everything was running through my mind including mum could be dying and I could not get into her flat. I went around to _____ bedroom window and could see mum on the floor. She had heard me and _____ to unlock the door painfully（痛苦地）.

Then I entered the flat and what I saw was terrible. I just went into overdrive. Everything was _____ around in my head. What should I do? How should I do it without causing any more pain? I could see mum’s leg was badly broken and it was totally _____ the wrong way. I rang the ambulance (救护车) and while we were waiting I tried to comfort mum. She never complains.

The ambulance finally arrived and the ambulance man said that I had done a really good job. I _____ the ambulance. It was a cold freezing night. The roads were empty and _____. It seemed that everything was going in a slow way.

We arrived at the hospital and rushed into A&E. The doctors told me that mum would need an _____ the next day. After mum was settled, I went home to try to get some sleep.

When I rang the hospital the next morning, mum had gone to the operating room. Everything was racing through my head. Is she OK? Will she be safe? Would she ______ it through the operation? Finally that day she was back onto the ward and she was fine. My mum is a very______ lady and I am so proud of her.

From this I have learned that you should never take family for granted（想当然）, ______ everyday, every moment you have with them because in my mind family is the most important thing you will ever be a part of, so never, ever forget what you have.

1.A. waits　　 B. wonders　　 C. rings　　 D. cares

2.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. unless　　 D. because

3.A. his　　 B. its　　 C. her　　 D. their

4.A. afforded　　 B. offered　　 C. allowed　　 D. managed

5.A. rushing　　 B. lying　　 C. getting　　 D. traveling

6.A. meeting　　 B. facing　　 C. receiving　　 D. avoiding

7.A. followed　　 B. missed　　 C. ordered　　 D. passed

8.A. safe　　 B. clean　　 C. quiet　　 D. free

9.A. experience　　 B. explanation　　 C. excitement　　 D. operation

10.A. test　　 B. make　　 C. push　　 D. cut

11.A. brave　　 B. weak　　 C. lonely　　 D. serious

12.A. trust　　 B. expect　　 C. find　　 D. enjoy

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It was a cold winter's night. It was getting late and l was tired so I went to bed.

At about two in the morning my phone began to ring. It was from Mum. I started to feel frightened, because she only　　 if something was wrong.1 lived in the same flat as Mum,　 　 I rushed down to see what was wrong.

The door would not open. Everything was running through my mind including Mum could be dying and I could not get into her flat. I went around to her bedroom window and could see Mum on the floor. She had heard me and　　 to unlock the door painfully.

Then I entered the flat and what I saw was terrible. I could see Mum's leg was badly broken and it was completely　　　　 the wrong way. I rang the ambulance(救护车) and while we were waiting I tried to make Mum comfortable.

The ambulance finally arrived and I　　　　 it. It was a cold freezing night. The roads were empty and　　　　 . It seemed that everything was going in a slow way.

We arrived at the hospital and rushed into A&E. The doctor told me that Mum would need an　　 the next day. After Mum fell asleep, I went home to get some sleep.

When I rang the hospital the next morning, Mum had gone to the operating room. Everything was racing through my head. Is she OK? Will she be safe? Would she　　 it through the operation? Finally that day she was fine. My mum is a very　　 lady and I am so proud of her.

From this I have learned that you should never take family for granted(想当然), 　　 everyday　 every moment you have with them because in my mind family is the most important thing you will ever be a part of, so never, ever forget what you have.

1.A. waited　　     B. wondered　　     C. rang　　     D. cared

2.A. but　　         B. so　　         C. unless　　     D. because

3.A. afforded　     B. offered　　     C. allowed　     D. managed

4.A. meeting　　     B. facing　　         C. receiving     D. allowing

5.A. followed     B. missed　　         C. ordered　     D. passed

6.A. safe　　     B. clean　　         C. quiet　　     D. free

7.A. experience    B. excitement     C. experiment　 D. operation

8.A. test　　         B. make 　　         C. push　　     D. cut

9.A. brave　　     B. lonely　　         C. weak　　     D. serious

10.A. trust　　     B. expect　　         C. find　　     D. enjoy

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—Do you know_______?

—Yes. At about twelve. I was just about to go to bed.

A. when he came back       B. when he will come back

C. when did you go to bed    D. whether he goes to bed late

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A guy was on the side of the road, trying to get a lift on a dark stormy night, with no cars on the road. The storm was so strong that the guy could ________ see a few feet ahead of him. ______ , he saw a car come toward him and stop. The guy, without thinking, got in and closed the door. But then he realized that there was nobody behind the wheel（方向盘）.

The car started to move very ________. The guy looked at the road and saw a curve（弯道）coming his way. Feeling frightened, he began to beg God for his life. He had not come out when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly ________ through the window and moved the wheel. The guy was too frightened to move and watched how the mystery happened every time the car was reaching a curve. Finally, although still scared, the guy managed to open the door ‘and ______　 out. Without looking back, the guy ______ through the storm all the way to the nearest town and walked into a nearby bar, asking for some wine.

Then, still shaking, he started telling everybody in the bar about the scaring experience he just　　 ____. Everyone listened in _______and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the guy was telling the _____　 because he was crying and obviously was not drunk!

About half an hour later two guys walked into the same bar. Suddenly, one said to the other, “Hey, look! There’s the bad guy who jumped into the car while we were ________ it!”.

1.A. simple B. easily C. hard D. carefully

2.A. Suddenly B. Secretly C. Unluckily D. Hurriedly

3.A. wonderfully B. slowly C. quickly D. comfortably

4.A. waved B. hang C. touched D. appeared

5.A. take B. jump C. keep D. fall

6.A. walked B. cried C. climbed, D. ran

7.A. went through B. heard from C. wrote about D. thought of

8.A. anger B. sadness C. silence D. joy

9.A. joke B. truth C. lie D. story

10.A. pulling B. driving C. pushing D. following

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It was a cold， dark night in November， and it was raining. It was six o’clock and people were going home from work. Diana left her bank in a hurry， but she wasn’t going home. She was driving to her friend Daniel’s house to have dinner.

a. Suddenly she hit something in the road. She stopped， and got out of the car. It was a cat， but it was dead. So she got back in the car.

b. Diana went on with her drive. She looked in the mirror and saw a black truck behind her. It was very near. She began to feel a bit afraid. It was following her! Then the seven o’clock news started on the radio. “The police are looking for a murderer who ran away from a north London prison last night. He is very dangerous...” Now Diana was really afraid.

c. At ten to seven， Diana was driving along the Al Road. Her friend Daniel was a farmer and he lived 30km north of London. She was listening to the radio， and beginning to free herself after a hard day at the office.

d. When the doorbell rang， Daniel was making dinner. He heard Diana shouting， quickly took his gun， and ran to the door. At that moment， the black truck stopped next to Dinana’s car. A tall man got out. It was Daniel’s father.

e. She began to drive faster， but the truck drove faster too. It was right behind her: She left the Al Road but the black truck followed her. Now Diana was terrified. At last she arrived at Daniel s farm. She ran up to the house， and rang the doorbell. “Help， help， Daniel，” she shouted.

1.Choose the right order of the whole story.

A.c-b-a-e-d B.c-a-b-e-d C.a-b-c-e-d D.c-e-b-a-d

2.It took Diana________ to drive to her friend’s home.

A.fifty minutes B.an hour C.more than an hour D.half an hour

3.Diana became even more afraid after she________.

A.hit the cat B.saw the police C.found the truck D.heard the news

4.Diana worked in_________.

A.a bank B.a police station C.a farm D.school

5.Why did the tall man stop the truck next to Diana’s car？ Because__________

A.he wanted to kill Diana B.he wanted to have dinner with her

C.he arrived home D.he was Daniel’s friend

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It was so __________ outside that I couldn't go to sleep last night.

A. dark B. noisy C. quiet D. nice

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After that, we went on down the river. It was very dark that night and it wasn’t easy to see where we were going. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at us very fast, and the next minute it was right over us. Jim and I jumped off the raft (木筏) into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river.

When I came up out of the water, I couldn’t see Jim anywhere. I called out his name again and again, but there was no answer. “He’s dead!” I thought. Slowly, I swam to the side of the river and got out. I saw that I was near a big old wooden house. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, “Who’s there?”

“George Jackson,” I answered quickly. “I’ve fallen off a river boat.”

Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal. I told them that my family were all dead, so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so I stayed.

A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said, “Come with me!” Together, we went down to some trees by the river. “In there!” he said and went away.

On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! I was really pleased to see him. When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me, the raft didn’t break up. Jim swam after it and caught it. Then he began to look for me.

We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft.

1.What happened LAST in the story?

A. George saw a big house.　　 B. George got some new clothes.

C. George found Jim on the ground.　　 D. George jumped off the raft into the water.

2.Why did George Jackson answer “quickly” when someone called from the house?

A. George felt afraid and nervous.　　 B. George felt happy and lucky.

C. George really wanted to stay there.　　 D. George didn’t want to lie to him.

3.Which of these old sayings best fits this story?

A. It never rains but it pours.　　 B. Every dog has its day.

C. Burn the candle at both ends.　　 D. Many hands make light work.

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After that, we went on down the river. It was very dark that night and it wasn’t easy to see where we were going. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at us very fast, and the next minute it was right over us. Jim and I jumped off the raft (木筏) into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river.

When I came up out of the water, I couldn’t see Jim anywhere. I called out his name again and again, but there was no answer. “He’s dead!” I thought. Slowly, I swam to the side of the river and got out. I saw that I was near a big old wooden house. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, “Who’s there?”

“George Jackson,” I answered quickly. “I’ve fallen off a river boat.”

Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal. I told them that my family were all dead, so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so I stayed.

A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said, “Come with me!” Together, we went down to some trees by the river. “In there!” he said and went away.

On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! I was really pleased to see him. When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me, the raft didn’t break up. Jim swam after it and caught it. Then he began to look for me.

We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft.

1.What happened LAST in the story?

A. George saw a big house.　　 B. George got some new clothes.

C. George found Jim on the ground.　　 D. George jumped off the raft into the water.

2.Why did George Jackson answer “quickly” when someone called from the house?

A. George felt afraid and nervous.　　 B. George felt happy and lucky.

C. George really wanted to stay there.　　 D. George didn’t want to lie to him.

3.Which of these old sayings best fits this story?

A. It never rains but it pours.　　 B. Every dog has its day.

C. Burn the candle at both ends.　　 D. Many hands make light work.

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After that, we went on down the river. It was very dark that night and it wasn’t easy to see where we were going. Suddenly, a big steamboat came at us very fast, and the next minute it was right over us. Jim and I jumped off the raft (木筏) into the water. The boat hit the raft and went on up the river.

When I came up out of the water, I couldn’t see Jim anywhere. I called out his name again and again, but there was no answer. “He’s dead!” I thought. Slowly, I swam to the side of the river and got out. I saw that I was near a big old wooden house. Suddenly a lot of very angry dogs jumped out at me. They made a terrible noise and someone called from the house, “Who’s there?”

“George Jackson,” I answered quickly. “I’ve fallen off a river boat.”

Well, the people who lived in that house were very kind, and they took me in and gave me some new clothes and a good meal. I told them that my family were all dead, so they said I could stay with them as long as I wanted. It was a beautiful house and the food was good there, so I stayed.

A few days later one of the slaves in the house came to me and said, “Come with me!” Together, we went down to some trees by the river. “In there!” he said and went away.

On the ground, I found a man, asleep. It was Jim! I was really pleased to see him. When the steamboat hit the raft, Jim told me, the raft didn’t break up. Jim swam after it and caught it. Then he began to look for me.

We decided to leave at once. It’s all right living in a house for a little while, but you feel more free and easy and comfortable on a raft.

1.What happened LAST in the story?

A. George saw a big house.　　 B. George got some new clothes.

C. George found Jim on the ground.　　 D. George jumped off the raft into the water.

2.Why did George Jackson answer “quickly” when someone called from the house?

A. George felt afraid and nervous.　　 B. George felt happy and lucky.

C. George really wanted to stay there.　　 D. George didn’t want to lie to him.

3.Which of these old sayings best fits this story?

A. It never rains but it pours.　　 B. Every dog has its day.

C. Burn the candle at both ends.　　 D. Many hands make light work.

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