The King lived a small house near New York wi...

The King lived a small house near New York with their child . Sometimes Mr King came back from work very late. When his wife and the child were asleep, he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.

But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his key. So when he reached his house , he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr King knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a minute. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mum,” he said, “I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quietly, but at once Mrs King woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

1.When Mr King came back very late from work and his wife was asleep, he usually came into his house　　　　　 .

A.with his wife’s help

B.by knocking at the door

C.with his child’s help

D.by opening the door with his key

2.One night when he found his key lost, he first　　　　 .

A.spoke to his wife

B.shouted at his wife

C.rang the bell

D.knocked at the bedroom window

3.Mrs King woke up because　　　　　　 .

A.she heard the sound of the bell

B.she heard Mr King’s voice

C.she heard a knock at the door

D.she heard the voice “mum” like her child’s

4.Like a small child, Mr King spoke to his sleeping wife　　　　　 .

A.loudly B.in a low voice

C.angrily D.with tears in his eyes

5.At last　　　　　　　　 .

A.Mrs King opened the door for Mr King

B.his child opened the door for Mr King

C.Mr King opened the door by force

D.Mr King opened the door with his wife’s key

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The King lived a small house near New York with their child . Sometimes Mr King came back from work very late. When his wife and the child were asleep, he opened the front door of his house with his key and came in very quietly.

But one night when he was coming home late, he lost his key. So when he reached his house , he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr King knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a minute. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mum,” he said, “I want to go to the toilet.” He spoke quietly, but at once Mrs King woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

1.When Mr King came back very late from work and his wife was asleep, he usually came into his house________ .

A．with his wife’s help

B．by knocking at the door

C．with his child’s help

D．by opening the door with his key

2.One night when he found his key lost, he first ________ .

A．spoke to his wife

B．shouted at his wife

C．rang the bell

D．knocked at the bedroom window

3.Mrs King woke up because________ .

A．she heard the sound of the bell

B．she heard Mr King’s voice

C．she heard a knock at the door

D．she heard the voice “mum” like her child’s

4.Like a small child, Mr King spoke to his sleeping wife ________ .

A．loudly                                B．in a low voice

C．angrily                                D．with tears in his eyes

5.At last ________ .

A．Mrs King opened the door for Mr King

B．his child opened the door for Mr King

C．Mr King opened the door by force

D．Mr King opened the door with his wife’s key

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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small house near London with their child. Sometimes Mr. Brown came back ___11___ home from work very late. At that time both his wife and his son___12___to bed. He would open the front door of his house with his key and came in very ___13___.

One night he came back late again. He lost his key ___14___ the door. He knocked at the door. But ___15___ happened. He knocked at the bedroom window. He spoke to his wife, and ___16___ to her but she did not ___17___. At last he stopped and thought for a while. Then he began to speak ___18___ a child. “Mother, I want ___19___ to the toilet.” He spoke very quietly, but at once, Mrs. Brown got up and ___20___ the door for him.

1.A. to                B. /                C. at

2. A. was going          B. go              C. went

3. A. quietly             B. slowly           C. quickly

4.A. of                B. to               C. about

5. A. nothing            B. something         C. a sound

6.A. shouted            B. told              C. talked

7.A. listen to            B. listen            C. hear

8. A. like               B. liked             C. liking

9.A. go                B. to go            C. am going to

10. A. locked             B. closed           C. opened

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Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor. One night it was very dry and windy. When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. It came out from the kitchen. He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly. At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire.

1.Peter lived with his______.

A．sisters　　 B．brothers C．uncles　　 D．parents

2.One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning.

A．the table　 B．the wood　 C．the door　 D．the window

3.______, so he could not put out the fire.

A．Everybody was asleep

B．He couldn't shout loudly

C．The kitchen was very big

D．there was no water tap in the house

4.Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______.

A．to wake the people up B．to get some water

C．to find his classmates D．to visit them

5.______hurt in the fire.

A．People in other houses were B．Peter's parents were

C．Nobody was　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Peter was

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Hello，everyone!

My name is Emily．I’m 38 years old and live in a small city near New York now．Three years ago．I started to learn Russian．I once had a Russian friend．We used to meet twice a month and have some coffee and a talk together．However, she went to China later, so nobody can help me with my Russian．I hope to find an outgoing Russian girl to help me learn more about Russian culture．I can help you with your English or Spanish．I can also speak a little Chinese．I have many friends in this city and they think I’m friendly．I think we’ll be good friends and have much good time． If you like to be my friend, you can email me at emily@163．com．I’m sorry for writing in English but it would take me too long to express myself in Russian．

Hope to hear from you soon．

Emily

1.Emily began to learn Russian at the age of ________．

A．33　 B．35　　 C．38　　 D．41

2.Emily is good at_________．

A．English and Russian　 B．Spanish and Chinese

C．Chinese and Russian　 D．English and Spanish

3.Emily’s friends think she is________．

A．creative　　 B．serious

C．kind　　 　　　 D．shy

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Emily lives in America now．

B．Emily has few friends in her city．

C．Emily’s Russian friend will come back to Russia．

D．Emily used to meet her Russian friend twice a week．

5.Why does Emily write the email?

A．To find a job in Russia．

B．To teach others English．

C．To find a Russian teacher．

D．To make a Russian friend．

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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near London with their children. Sometimes Mr. Brown came back home from work very late, when his wife and the children were asleep, and then he opened the front door of this house with his key and came in very quietly. But one night when he was coming home very late, he lost his key, so when he reached his house, he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr. Brown knocked at(敲)the bedroom window, he spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a moment. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mother! ”he said. “I want to go to the toilet!” He spoke quite quietly but at once Mrs. Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

判断正误,正确T，错误F。

1.The Browns lived in a small town near London.

2.Mr. Brown’s wife and his children went to sleep after he came back from work.

3.One night Mr. Brown lost his key to the door, so he knocked at the front door and the bedroom window.

4.Mr. Brown said “ Mother” like a small child because he wanted his wife to wake up.

5.Mrs. Brown woke up at once when she heard the bell rang. She opened the door for her husband.

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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near London with their children. Sometimes Mr. Brown came back home from work very late, when his wife and the children were asleep, and then he opened the front door of this house with his key and came in very quietly. But one night when he was coming home very late, he lost his key, so when he reached his house, he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr. Brown knocked at(敲)the bedroom window, he spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a moment. Then he began to speak like a small child. “Mother! ”he said. “I want to go to the toilet!” He spoke quite quietly but at once Mrs. Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

判断正误,正确T，错误F。

1.The Browns lived in a small town near London.

2.Mr. Brown’s wife and his children went to sleep after he came back from work.

3.One night Mr. Brown lost his key to the door, so he knocked at the front door and the bedroom window.

4.Mr. Brown said “Mother” like a small child because he wanted his wife to wake up.

5.Mrs. Brown woke up at once when she heard the bell rang. She opened the door for her husband.

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Johnny lived with his parents in a small town in the mountain. One day there was 　　 earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged(损坏的). Everyone thought that there would be 　　　　 earthquake soon. They were worried that the second earthquake would be 　　 　　　　　 than the first.

“We must send Johnny to a(n) 　　　　 place.” Johnny’s mother said to her husband, “Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives in other towns.”

“We’ll send him to my brother, Peter,” Johnny’s father said, “he lives a long way 　　　　 . Johnny will be safe with him.”

He telephoned Johnny’s uncle, Peter, and asked him if he would let Johnny 　　　　 with him.

“He’s a good boy,” he said, “he won’t give you any 　　　　 .”

“All right,” Johnny’s uncle said, “but I hope he is not 　　　 . I live a very quiet and peaceful life.”

“You won’t know Johnny’s in the house,” his father told him.

So Johnny, who was five, 　　　　 to live with his uncle.

Two days later, Johnny’s parents 　　　 a telegram(电报) from Peter. It said, “I am returning the child. Please send an earthquake.”

1.A. a             B. the             C. an             D. /

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

3.A. good         B. bad             C. better             D. worse

4.A. dangerous     B. safe             C. fine             D. interesting

5.A. from         B. in             C. away             D. to

6.A. live             B. lives             C. to live         D. living

7.A. hope            B. fun            C. trouble            D. joy

8.A. polite         B. quiet            C. shy             D. noisy

9.A. went            B. goes            C. returns         D. returned

10.A. provided     B. got            C. took             D. Bought

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Katrina lived with her mother and father in a small white house. All the other houses in the neighborhood looked the same except(除……之外) the house next to Katrina's. This house needed a lot of fixing(修理). Everyone in the neighborhood thought this house looked bad. No one lived there.

On Saturday morning, a car arrived in front of the house. Katrina saw a man, a woman and a boy get out of the car. They looked at their new home. Then they took things from the car and put them in the house.

On Monday morning, Katrina left for school. In the classroom, she heard her teacher say, "This is David. Please make him feel welcome." Katrina knew the boy—he just moved into the house next to hers. The teacher asked Katrina to show him around the school.

At lunchtime, Katrina showed David the way to the lunchroom. When they ate their lunch, David told Katrina he was excited to live in his new house. Katrina looked surprised and asked, "Don't you think it needs a lot of fixing?"

David said his family planned to fix the house because they hoped it would look like all the other houses in the neighborhood. They knew it would take a lot of time and hard work, but they decided to do so. They liked their new house and liked to live in such a nice neighborhood.

Katrina felt she was very lucky. She lived in a nice neighborhood. Listening to David's story made her feel thankful(感谢) for life. Sometimes another person helps you understand how much you have.

1.Katrina's house was 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. the same as David's　　 B. white, but not big

C. the worst in the neighborhood　　 D. far from David's

2.When did Katrina see David for the first time?

A. On Saturday morning.　　 B. On Saturday afternoon.

C. On Monday morning.　　 D. On Monday afternoon.

3.The teacher told Katrina 　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. to show David how to get to the lunchroom

B. to have lunch with David

C. to help David know more about the school

D. to plan how to fix David's house

4.Which of the following is TRUE about David?

A. He didn't want to fix his house.

B. He thought it easy to fix his house.

C. He expected to have a different house.

D. He felt the neighborhood was good.

5.David made Katrina know that 　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. she played a role in her life

B. she was living a happy life

C. it was necessary for her to help others

D. how much her house was

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Once upon a time, there was a lazy poor man living in a small house with spider(蜘蛛) webs on the walls and mice running around. People_______coming into such a dirty place and the poor man was lonely and_______every day. He thought it was poverty(贫穷) that led_______his unhappy life.

One day, the poor man dropped in on a wise old man and asked him for ______about changing his life. The old man gave him a ______vase(花瓶) and said, “This is a magic vase that will bring you _______.”

The poor man looked at the vase________. He wondered _______he need a vase in his poor house. However, he didn’t want to ______away such a beautiful vase, so he brought it home and put it on the table.

“It’s not right for something so beautiful to be ______,” the poor man looked at the vase and thought. Then he picked some wild flowers and put them into it, making it even more beautiful.

_____he was still not satisfied(满意的). “It is not good for such a beautiful thing to stand next to a spider web.” At this, he started to do some______in the house and paint the walls.

His house turned into a_______place immediately. The poor man cheered up. He suddenly ______that in the past it was his _______that made him poor and unhappy. From then on, he worked hard and his life got better and better.

1.A. avoided　　 B. continued　　 C. enjoyed　　 D. risked

2.A. sadly　　 B. sad　　 C. Sadness　　 D. sadder

3.A. for　　 B. off　　 C. to　　 D. with

4.A. knowledge　　 B. success　　 C. service　　 D. advice

5.A. big　　 B. small　　 C. beautiful　　 D. old

6.A. pain　　 B. happiness　　 C. harm　　 D. confidence

7.A. closely　　 B. easily　　 C. surprisingly　　 D. gladly

8.A. what　　 B. why　　 C. how　　 D. when

9.A. throw　　 B. turn　　 C. keep　　 D. go

10.A. ugly　　 B. full　　 C. empty　　 D. dirty

11.A. And　　 B. But　　 C. Because　　 D. So

12.A. work　　 B. cleaning　　 C. job　　 D. cooking

13.A. strange　　 B. large　　 C. dirty　　 D. comfortable

14.A. hoped　　 B. realized　　 C. thought　　 D. found

15.A. business　　 B. laziness　　 C. loneliness　　 D. sickness

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