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It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat. Just then the phone call came, the call changed that sunny and beautiful day into a cold and dark one.
When I saw my father answering the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could happen?
“Max, I’m so sorry,” I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died.
Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a serious illness. She knew she was different from other kids. 
Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little girls, we spent quite a bit of time together. When Suzie was ten, she had to live in a hospital. About eight months before she died, we talked at least twice a week on the phone until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to me and wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate.
When Suzie and I first started calling each other, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted, especially my health and the gift of life.
1.That phone call on a summer day made the author very _________.
A. sad B. dark C. cold D. disappointed
2.Which of the following is Not true?
A. The author’s day had never cried before.
B. Max was the best friend of the author’s dad.
C. Suzie was in bad health, so she was always unhappy.
D. Suzie enjoyed talking to the author on the phone.
3.The underlined word “it” probably refers to _________.
A. all the talks between Suzie and the author on the phone
B. Suzie’s serious illness
C. Suzie’s death
D. the first talk between Suzie and the author on the phone
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. The Gift of Life B. A Cold Dark Day
C. Suzie’s Death D. My Friend Suzie
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It was Saturday morning. Millie and Sandy ready to fly to Paris.
A.are getting B.get C.were getting D.got
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It was a hot summer day. A group of ants were working hard. They were carrying food.
Some grasshoppers were playing in the shade of a tree. One of the grasshoppers asked an ant, “Why are you working so hard on such a hot day?”
“Because you cannot find food in winter. We are getting food for winter,” answered the ant.
“It’s so early to find food for winter. You are a fool to work on such a hot day,” he teased (取笑) the ant.
The ant was very angry and shouted at the grasshopper, “Well, go and play! You will have a bad time in winter. ”
Summer was over and winter came. The grasshopper could not find food anywhere. He was both cold and hungry. He went to the ant’s home and knocked at the door.
“Mr. Ant, I’m very cold and hungry. I’m dying. Please let me have something to eat,” he said.
The ant opened the door and said, “Mr. Grasshopper, you played and sang and teased us in the summer. Please go to play and sing now. ”
Days later, the grasshopper died in the snow.
1.What was the weather like when the ants were carrying food?
A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Rainy. D. Snowy.
2.What were the grasshoppers doing at that time?
A. Finding food. B. Eating. C. Working. D. Playing.
3.Why were the ants working so hard?
A. Because they liked to work in summer.
B. Because they were hungry all the time.
C. Because they wanted to get food for winter.
D. Because they got up early every day.
4.What did the ant do when the grasshopper came in winter?
A. He didn’t open the door. B. He played and sang with the grasshopper.
C. He welcomed the grasshopper. D. He refused to give the grasshopper food.
5.What happened to the grasshopper at last?
A. He had food. B. He died. C. He was angry. D. He sang in snow.
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When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed(割草)yards during the summer to make pocket money. Dad was our salesman. He traded our service to neighbors at a price they could not refuse. My brother and I got $10 per yard. I later found out our friends had asked $20 or more for the same amount of work.
One afternoon we were cutting our neighbor's yard, the grass was knee-high. What made matters worse was that we had an old lawn mower that kept shutting off as we worked through her lawn. This particular afternoon, I was finishing up and was tired and sweaty. I was just about to leave when I saw Dad pointing to one lone piece. Thinking about the poor money I was getting paid for cutting grass so high that it almost broke the mower, I ignored him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “You missed a piece”.
I frowned(皱眉), hoping he would let me slide and go home. He kept pointing. So angry, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself, “That one piece isn't hurting anyone. Why won't he just let it go?”
But when I became an adult, I understood his message: When you are running a business, the work you do says a great deal about you. If you want to be seen as a businessman with honesty, you must produce a quality product. That single piece of grass meant the job was not done. Other neighbors took notice of the good work we did and we soon got more business.
The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: If you say you are going to perform a job at certain time, keep your word. Give your customers the kind of service you would like to receive. It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.
1.Why did Dad ask much less for mowing the yards?
A.Because he was not a good businessman. B.Because he didn’t care about money too much.
C.Because he thought his children s service was bad. D.Because the owner of the yard was too poor.
2.When Dad asked the writer to go back, the writer felt_____________.
A.excited B.surprised C.angry D.pleased
3.The underlined word “sincere”in the last paragraph can probably be replaced by.
A.clever B.honest C.happy D.able
4.The best title for the passage may be__________.
A.The Memory of My Childhood B.The Yard of Our Neighbor
C.The Lesson from My Dad D.The Grass Cutting Days
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Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).
I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example.
1. From this passage we know_______.
A．Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer
B．the writer came from a poor family
C．many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food
D．the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays
2. Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.
A．she was tired of cafeteria food
B．she hated getting in line with kids
C．she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother
D．she wanted to show care to the writer
3. The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.
A．perfect B．sweet C．unpleasant D．bad
4. Which of the following can we learn from this passage?
A．It is hard to please all.
B．Better to give than to receive.
C．Love makes the world go around.
D．The more you offer, the more you get.
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One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."
1.It was________ when Allan and Henry went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
2.On their way home,________ got something wrong with his
A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head
C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head
3.Henry and Allan are________.
A. workers B. good friends
C. brothers D. farmers
4.Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.
B. Allan saved Henry' s life.
C. Allan saw the snake.
D. They ran to the hospital at once.
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One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."
1.It was________ when-Allan and Henry went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
2.After swimming, they played in the sun________.
A. the whole morning B. for 2 hours
C. long D. for a while
3.On their way home,________ got something wrong with his________.
A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head
C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head
4.Henry and Allan are________.
A. workers B. good friends
C. brothers D. farmers
5.Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.
B. Allan saved Henry' s life.
C. Allan saw the snake.
D. They ran to the hospital at once.
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One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."
1.It was________ when Allan and Henry went out.
A. hot B. cold C. raining D. wet
2. On their way home,________ got something wrong with his_____.
A. Allan; leg B. Allan; head
C. Henry; leg D. Henry; head
3. Henry and Allan are________.
A. workers B. good friends
C. brothers D. farmers
4. Which of the following（下面的）is true?
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan.
B. Allan saved Henry' s life.
C. Allan saw the snake.
D. They ran to the hospital at once.
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One day last winter, my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏表演). Finally, there was only one family in front of us. There were eight children. All were perhaps under the age of 12. You could tell that they didn't have much money. Their clothes were not expensive but clean. All of them were standing in line, two by two behind their parents. I could feel that the children had never seen the circus before .They were very excited. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, "Eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets so that I can take my family to the circus" The ticket lady answered the price. The man’s wife looked sad. The father asked again in surprise, "How much did you say?” The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn't have enough money. How could he tell his eight children that he didn't have enough money? At that time my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out twenty dollars and dropped it on the ground (In fact, we were not rich). My dad picked up the money and said to the father, “Excuse me, sir. This fell out of your pocket. "The man knew what happened at once. He looked at my dad and took my dad’s hands. He was so thankful that he couldn't say a word. My dad and I went back home. We didn't see the circus, but I would never forget that day.
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1.One day last winter, my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the concert.
2.Only eight people were in front of us.
3.The eight children’s father didn't have enough money to buy the tickets.
4.The eight children's father dropped 20 dollars on the ground.
5.My dad and I didn't see the circus at last.
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It was the first week of the summer vacation. Dad said to Mike, “Charlie hurt his foot and can’t for two weeks. Can you work with on the boat?” Charlie was Dad’s helper.
Mum said, “We know you had plans with your friends, but Dad really needs your .”
“Sure, Dad, I would love to,” Mike replied.
Dad and Mike left early the next morning. “Fishing is a(n) job,” Mike thought. But he kept working. When he found they were more and more crabs (蟹), Mike was so excited.
It was late afternoon when they returned home. Mum had dinner ready for them, but Mike was so tired that he went straight to bed.
The next morning Mike’s arms hurt a lot. , he had such a good time with Dad that he decided to keep helping him.
The week(s) passed soon. Charlie came back to work. Mike enjoyed being out on the , so he asked, “May I come too?”
Dad looked surprised and said, “Sure!”
They all jumped the boat and set off to the ocean. The rest of the summer would be great for the three of them.
1.A. play B. dance C. work D. study
2.A. him B. me C. us D. them
3.A. love B. advice C. help D. friends
4.A. hard B. easy C. new D. old
5.A. selling B. buying C. eating D. catching
6.A. still B. already C. never D. always
7.A. However B. Instead C. Actually D. Luckily
8.A. one B. two C. three D. four
9.A. train B. mountain C. ocean D. playground
10.A. onto B. down C. from D. over
Although she couldn’t live a normal life, she was still happy.