（一）
 Little Tom down the street calls our dog "The keep dog".Zip¹ is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say" Seep²", it comes out "keep". And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep! I'll tell you about some of them.
 Zip's first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk.
 We didn't know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. "What do you think it is?"
 "It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot³ (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry."
 "Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe!" I said."We should take it back."
 "We can't ".said my sistter.
 "Maybe little Tom is right," Mary said. "Maybe Zip is a keep dog!"
1.The writer and Mary didn't know______.
 A. what Zip's first present was                 B. how Zip carried its first present home
 C. who owned Zip's first present               D. what Zip's first present was made of
2.Tom calls Zip "the keep dog" because ______.
 A. the dog likes keeping things                B. the dog likes playing with shoes
 C. he doesn't know the dog's name             D. he can't pronounce the word " sheep" well
3.What made the shoe strange was ______.
 A. its colour        B. its smell               C. its size          D. that it was a silk one
4.The word "keep"in the last sentence means⁴ "_____"
 A. keeping things for itself             B. bringing things for other to keep
 C. not letting it run about              D. taking care of a small child
5.We can know from the reading⁵ that the dog _____.
 A. likes to give presents to people               B. has been kept in at the writer's home
 C. has brought some trouble                    D. likes to be called "the keep dog"
Key: 1.C  2.D  3.B  4.B  5.C
（二）
 An old lady in a plane had a blanket⁶（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess⁷ spoke⁸ to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”
Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.
So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly⁹, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”
1. An old lady had _________ .
 A. glasses      B. a blanket over her head        C. a coat              D. a basket
2. A. She didn’t want to ________ .
 A. take it off      B. turn it off      C. get on       D. talk about it
3. _________ spoke to her .
 A. The air hostess     B. The man next to her     C. her husband     D. one of her friends
4. The old lady had never been _________ before .
 A. abroad      B. home      C. in a plane      D. in hospital
5. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .
 A. to fly again      B. to travel      C. to go abroad      D. to go home
Key: 1－5 BAACA
（三）
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram¹⁰ (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."
He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
Choose the right answer
1. Dick flew to New York because ___.
 A. he went there for a holiday                 B. he had work there
 C. he went there for sightseeing (观光)          D. his home was there
2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
 A. Because she didn't know his address yet     B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too
 C. Because she might send him another telegram
 D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York
3. Where did Dick stay in New York?
 A. In the center of the city.                  B. In a hotel.
 C. In a restaurant.                         D. At his friend's house.
4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
 A. The manager (经理) of his hotel.                  B. The police office.
C. The taxi driver.                                  D. His wife.
5. Which of the following is not true?
 A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.
 B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival¹¹.
 C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
 D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.
Key: 1-5 B A B D C
（四）
Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day, Bob lent Jim ten dollars, but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.
Bob didn't see Jim for a year, and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.
When he got to Jim's room, he saw his shoes near the door. "Well, he must be in," he thought, and knocked again, and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here."
"I've gone out in my boots," answered Jim.
True or False
1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.
2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.
3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.
4. Bob hadn't seen Jim for a year when he learned¹³ that Jim was in another town.　
Key: 1-4 F T F T
（五）
I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"
Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb¹⁴ my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.
But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military¹⁵ band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately¹⁶!"
But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.
True or False
1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.　
2. I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.
3. I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.
4. When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains¹⁷ in bed.
5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.
6. Sometimes we have to send for a military band to wake Herbert up.
7. The writer thinks some day Herbert will learn to get up on time.
Key: 1-7. F T T F T F F

（六)
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret¹⁸ (后悔) later in the day.
1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
 A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
 B. Because they often have very good weather
 C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
 D. Because the sky is sunny all day
2. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
 A. sunshine and snow                B. black clouds
 C. summer and winter               D. spring and autumn
3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
 A. warm          B. cool    C. cold            D. rainy
4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
 A. their friends ask them to do so             B. it often rains in England
 C. they are going to sell them                D. they are their favourite things
5. The best title¹⁹ (标题)for this passage is ________.
 A. Bad Seasons                 B. Summer or Winter
 C. The Weather in England       D. Strange English People
KEY: ABABC
（七）
Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing²⁰ at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."
The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."
1. Mr Brown told his son that _____.
 A. he would be away from home for four days      B. he would be back in seven days
 C. he would be back in a month                  D. he liked a cup of tea
2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.
 A. the wall              B. the door     C. a piece of paper      D. his son's pocket
3. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
 A. the second day   B. the third day   C. the fourth day    D. the fifth day
4. The man was very surprised because _________.
 A. he thought the child's father was dead      B. the child didn't ask him to sit down
 C. the child gave him a cup of tea            D. he couldn't find that piece of paper
5. What was burnt? ___________.
 A. The piece of paper      B. Mr Smith      C. The visitor      D. The boy
KEY: BCDAA
（八）
One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.
1. "What's the matter？" "I went to a party last night, so I…"
2. "I feel so tired these days."" I think you'd better…"
3."Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most…"
You can see from the above three examples that the context²¹ (上下文) helps a lot in understanding²² what is being²³ talked about. So "guessing "is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.
1.This passage tells us mainly²⁴ about _________.
 A. the importance²⁵ of "guessing " in learning²⁶ a foreign language
 B. how to guess what one is going to talk about
 C. some examples of right guessing
 D. how important it is to guess all the time
2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _________.
 A. "… so I didn't have a good time."         B. "…so I went to bed very late."
 C. "…. So I felt unhappy."                      D. "… so I got up very early."
3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is ________.
 A. "I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself."
 B. "I think you'd better have something to drink."
 C. "I think you'd better get some help from your friends."
 D. "I think you'd better be more careful."
4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is ______.
 A. "… she is one of the most famous film stars."
 B. "…she is one of the most beautiful women."
 C. "… she is one of the most famous speakers."
 D. " .. she is one of the most talkative²⁷ women."
5. From the passage we can infer²⁸ (推断) that guessing is _______in learning a foreign language.
 A. the only way
 B. more important in spoken English than in written English
 C. more important than any other way
 D. more important in written English than in spoken English
KEY: ABADB
（九）
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. They're both poor though they work hard. Most villagers²⁹ have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken³⁰ houses. They never find out why.
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided³¹ to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms³² of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor³³. Bad luck! A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.
"I can't understand why we sustained³⁴ (蒙受) losses³⁵ in business while others always profit³⁶ (盈利)" Uncle Li asked one day.
"The tractor was too small " Uncle Wang said without thinking³⁷. "We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!" said Uncle Li. "How foolish³⁸ (傻的) we were !"
1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because __________.
 A. they hope to save money                   B. they're both poor
 C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain     D. they're not far from their farms
2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _________.
 A. make a journey                      B. visit some places of interest
 C. meet their friends                  D. make a profit
3. the tow¹² farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ________.
 A. theirs weren't as good as the others'        B. theirs were much less than the others'
 C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city   D. they forgot to carry them on a truck
4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _________.
 A. they had sustained losses in business             B. they had lost some money in the city
 C. something was wrong with the tractor            D. other people profited³⁹ in the city
5. Which of the following is true?
 A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.    B. The two farmers will soon get rich.
 C. Neither of the farmers is clever.              D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.
KEY: BDCAC
（十）
On Christmas Eve─the night before Christmas Day─children all over Britain put a stocking⁴⁰ at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney⁴¹ into the fireplace⁴². He fills each of the stockings⁴³ with Christmas presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr Green. Mr Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
1. Christmas Eve is __________.
 A. the night of Christmas Day               B. the evening of Christmas Day
 C. Christmas Day                               D. the night before Christmas Day
2. Father Christmas often puts presents ________.
 A. into children's hats                      B. into children's stockings
 C. under children's beds                    D. into children's shoes
3. When the children were very young, __________.
 A. they didn't know who Father Christmas was
 B. they knew that Father Christmas wasn't real
 C. they thought their father was Father Christmas
 D. they knew who put the presents into their stockings
4. When the children are older, they __________.
 A. know that Father Christmas is real
 B. ask their mother to fill their stockings with presents
 C. know that Father Christmas is really their father
 D. know that Father Christmas is really their friend
5. Father Christmas comes into the house through the ________.
 A. chimney       B. back door     C. front door      D. window.
KEY: DBACA