Mr. Clarke was born in a poor family. He was ...

Mr. Clarke was born in a poor family. He was in school for only two years. When he was sixteen he left the poor mountain village and walked to the capital. He had worked in a garden, in a workplace. When he reached the biggest city in the country, nobody gave him any work. He had to beg（乞讨）in the street.

One day he was looking for some food when a bag fell off a motorbike. But the rider didn’t find it and left quickly. He picked it up and found there was plenty of money in it. There was nobody except him there. He sat by the road and waited for the loser. About half an hour later an old man came back by motorbike and looked for something. The young man returned the bag to him. The old man thanked him very much and told him to work in his shop.

Mr. Clarke worked hard and watched everything carefully. He learned a lot. With the old man’s help, he had a shop. He never fooled anybody and was friendly to the shoppers. And people liked to do the shopping in his shop. Of course he got a lot of money. Now he had several shops, a beautiful house, a few cars and other valuable（ 值 钱 的 ）things. He went to his village and brought his parents, wife and children to the city. How happy they were all when they moved into the beautiful house!

Before Mike, their thirteen-year-old son, went to a middle school, Mrs Clarke said, “Try to be modest（谦虚的）, son. Don’t tell anybody that we’re rich.” “OK, mummy,” answered the boy.

That morning the teacher told his students to write a composition “My Family”. Mike remembered what his mother had said. So he wrote, “My family is large. Here’re thirteen people in my family. They are my grandpa, grandma, father, mother, sister, two cooks, two drivers, three servants（佣人）and I. My family is poor. Our cooks, drivers and servants are all poor!”

1.Mr. Clarke went to the capital on foot when he was young because　　　　 .

A. he wanted to visit the places of interest

B. he wanted to find work on his way

C. he had no money

D. there was no bus at that time

2.At first Mr. Clarke begged in the capital because　　 .

A. he couldn’t find any work there

B. he didn’t know anybody there

C. the people there were all kind

D. he wanted to know the city well

3.As　　　　　 , the old man told Mr. Clarke to work in his shop.

A. he thought the young man was able

B. the young man was worth trusting （信赖）

C. the young man needed a job

D. he needed a helper

4.Mr. Clarke became　　　　 .

A. a rich shopkeeper B. a poor worker

C. a kind farmer D. an able driver

5.The Clarkes were happy because　　　　 .

A. they left the poor mountain village

B. they said goodbye to the hard life in the mountain village

C. they had their own shops

D. they did nothing at home

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Mr Brown was born in a poor family．He couldn't go to school when he was young．Now he's a porter(搬运工)and works at a station．He doesn't think it's necessary(必要的)to know some knowledge of science．His son, Bill, began to go to school last year．The boy likes nothing except playing．He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class．It's the hardest thing for him to do maths exercises．And he wants to drop it．

Last evening Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room while she and her husband were watching TV．She came up to him and asked,“What's the matter, Bill?”“I can't do my maths homework,”said the boy．“I won't go to school tomorrow!“No, no, don't do that!”said the woman．“Maybe your father can help you．”

Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths．Mr Brown said,“But I don't know maths, either．”“It doesn't matter,”said his wife．“You'll only coax him out of crying．”

Mr Brown had to do as his wife said．The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise book to his father．The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“Come here quickly, dear!I got an A in maths!”

1._________is good at maths in their family.

A. Bill　　 B. Mr Brown　　 C. Mrs Brown　　 D. No one

2.Bill can’t do hiss homework because ___________.

A. his father wouldn’t help him　　 B. he doesn’t like to his teachers

C. he doesn’t like studying　　 D. he wants to play

3.Bill cried to____________________.

A. get his parent’s help　　 B. go to bed earlier

C. get something to eat　　 D. watch TV with his parents

4.The phrase “coax sb. out of crying”in the story means__________.

A. 制止某人哭泣　　 B. 惹得某人哭泣　　 C. 阻止某人叫喊　　 D. 哄某人停止哭泣

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Mr Brown was going to be a porter when he was young.

B. Mr Brown’s parents were too poor to send him to school.

C. Mr Brown wasn’t interested in science when he was young.

D. There was no school in Mr Brown’s hometown.

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I got an A in Maths

Mr Brown was born in a poor family .He couldn't go to school when he was young. Now he's a porter (搬运工)and works at a station. He doesn't think it's necessary to know some knowledge(知识)of science .His son, Bill, began to go to school last year. The boy only likes playing. He doesn't listen to the teachers in class and can't do his homework after class. It's the hardest thing for him do maths exercises .And he wants to drop it.

One day, Mrs Brown heard Bill crying in the next room ,while she and her husband were watching TV. She came up to him and asked,“what's the matter, Bill?”

“I can't do my maths homework,” said the boy, “I am not going to school tomorrow.”

“Oh,no ,don’t do that” Said the woman.“Maybe your father can help you.”

Then she asked her husband to help their son with his maths. Mr Brown said,“but I don't know maths, either.”

“It doesn't matter,” said his wife.“You'll only coax （哄骗）him out of crying Mr Brown had to do as his wife said. The next afternoon Bill came back and showed his exercise-book to his father. The man had a look at it and shouted to his wife,“ come here quickly ,dear ! I got an A in maths!”

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Mr Brown is a porter. He knows little knowledge. His son, Bill only likes playing. He doesn’t do __1.___ in his lessons .Math is the most _____2.__ for him. One day, Mrs Brown and her husband were watching TV ____3.__ she heard Bill crying in the next room ,he cried because he wasn’t _____4.__ to do the math homework. Mrs Brown asked her husband to make the boy not cry. He did so. The next afternoon Bill ___5.____and showed his exercise-book to his father. Bill got A. His father was happy. Because he thought he could get an “A”, too.

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Henry works in a factory．He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years．He has to do hard work，but he gets less money．He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them．

One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground．He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there．There were a lot of people there．And a11the tickets were sold out（卖光）．He was sorry for it．He saw a p01e（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly．A policeman came and said，‘‘It is dangerous to stay on it!Come down!"

"Wait a minute，please!"Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry，"Which team has kicked a goal（进球）？""Ours!""Wonderful!You can stay there．But take care!"the policeman said happily and left．When the match would be soon over，he came back again and asked，"Who has won？""Theirs，3：2""Come down，"the policeman said angrily．"Such a match is not worth watching!"

Henry had to come down．But soon they heard cheers again．The policeman said in a hurry，"Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal．"

1.From the passage we know that ______ ．

A. Henry doesn't like his work

B. Henry comes from a rich family

C. Henry doesn't like the policeman

D. Henry gets less money

2.HenrV failed to get a ticket for the match that day because ______

A. he had no money to buy a ticket

B. he didn't want to buy a ticket

C. he had no time to buy a ticket

D. all the ticket were sold out

3.The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because ______ ．

A. it was dangerous　　 B. Henry had no ticket

C. their team kicked a goal　　 D. the other team kicked a goal

4.From the third paragraph，we can guess that ______

A. the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson

B. the policeman tried to make Henry happy

C. the policeman didn't like Henry

D. the policeman was also a football fan

5.The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole ______

A. to cheer for their team

B. to see the result of the match

C. to cheer for the other team

D. to say goodbye to their team．

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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.

He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.

On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man—George Stephenson.

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Little Bob was born in a poor family. What’s worse is that his father has been ill for a long time and can not do any housework at all. Bob’s mother is very busy with the housework besides working in her factory. Bob can understand her mother’s hard work and he always does some housework for his mother, though he is only eight years old. Here is what he usually does every day.

Keep his bedroom clean. Take good care of his things and put them away every day. If he makes them dirty, he will clean them up quickly.

Ask his mom what he could do. His mother will probably have suggestions for things he could do for her.

Feed the pets every day. There is a parrot, a cat and a dog in his house. He feeds them and gives them water every day. And after school, he often plays with his dog.

Wash his own clothes. When his clothes are dirty, he will wash them by himself, he says it’s a good thing to make his mother happy.

1.___________ has been ill for a long time.

A. Bob　　 B. Bob’s mother　　 C. Bob’s friend　　 D. Bob’s father

2.Bob often does some housework because ___________.

A. he likes doing that

B. his family is poor

C. he wants to make pocket money

D. he wants to make his mother less tired

3.Bob often cleans ___________.

A. his bedroom　　 B. his car

C. the kitchen　　 D. the living room

4.According to the fourth paragraph, we can infer (推断) ____________.

A. Bob has a pet rabbit

B. Bob often plays with his parrot at lunch time

C. Bob is a student at the moment

D. Bob’s mother doesn’t like pets

5.Bob feels ____________ to make his mother happy.

A. tired　　 B. good　　 C. shy　　 D. busy

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Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!

That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-story building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”

“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”

“Because he lived on the first floor!”

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.

1.Where did the Clarkes left their bag?

A. They left their bag in the car.

B. They left their bag in the plane.

C. They left their bag under a big tree.

D. They left their bag on the Great Wall

2.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A. Because they were not hungry.

B. Because they had nothing to eat.

C. Because they had no time to have supper.

D. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

3.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?

A. He liked telling stories.

B. His children asked him to do so.

C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D. He wanted to make his family happy.

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It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)

Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!

That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”

“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?]

“Because he lived on the first floor!”

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.

1.Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?

A. In London.　　 　　 B. In Beijing.

C. In Shanghai.　　　 D. In Hong Kong.

2.Where did the Clarkes left their bag?

A. They left their bag on the Great Wall.

B. They left their bag in the car.

C. They left their bag under a big tree.

D. They left their bag in the plane.

3.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

B. Because they were not hungry.

C. Because they had no time to have supper.

D. Because they had nothing to eat.

4.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?

A. His children asked him to do so.

B. He wanted to make his family happy.

C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D. He liked telling stories.

5.Who found the bag?

A. Two policemen.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A Chinese boy.

C. A Chinese girl.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. An American boy.

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It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)

Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!

That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”

“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”

“Because he lived on the first floor!”

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.

1.Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?

A. In London.　　　　 B. In Beijing.　　　　　　　 C. In Shanghai.　　　　　　 D. In Hong Kong.

2.Where did the Clarkes left their bag?

A. They left their bag on the Great Wall.　　

B. They left their bag in the car.

C. They left their bag under a big tree.　　　

D. They left their bag in the plane.

3.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.　　

B. Because they were not hungry.

C. Because they had no time to have supper.　　　　　

D. Because they had nothing to eat.

4.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?

A. His children asked him to do so.　　　　

B. He wanted to make his family happy.

C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.　　　　

D. He liked telling stories.

5.Who found the bag?

A. Two policemen.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A Chinese boy.　　　　

C. A Chinese girl.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. An American boy.

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It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)

Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!

That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”

“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”

“Because he lived on the first floor!”

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.

1. Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?

A. In London.　　　　 B. In Beijing.

C. In Shanghai.　　　　　　 D. In Hong Kong.

2. Where did the Clarkes left their bag?

A. They left their bag on the Great Wall.

B. They left their bag in the car.

C. They left their bag under a big tree.

D. They left their bag in the plane.

3.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?

A. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.

B. Because they were not hungry.

C. Because they had no time to have supper.

D. Because they had nothing to eat.

4.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?

A. His children asked him to do so.

B. He wanted to make his family happy.

C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.

D. He liked telling stories.

5.Who found the bag?

A. Two policemen.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A Chinese boy.

C. A Chinese girl.　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. An American boy.

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