Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17， 1706 in Boston．When he was 12， he began working at his brother's print shop， where he learned a lot about writing and printing．He even wrote some articles in the New England Courant．At the age of 17， he ran away from home and went to Philadelphia．
He also took an active role in the community．In 1736，he set up a volunteer fire company and also became the postmaster of the city the next year．
He traveled for five years starting from 1757 around Great Britain．He also made many more trips to France and Britain．
He returned to America in 1787， where he served as a delegate （代表） to the Constitutional Convention．He played a strong role here as an elder statesman， who shared his world view （ 观点）．He was very happy to see the United States become independent and take up the United States Constitution．Unfortunately， he died in 1790 at the age of 84， only three years after the Constitution was put into place．He was also famous ﹣ sill is， 200 some years after his death．
In his life， he did as he said，"Honesty and diligence （勤勉） should be your eternal partner"．
（1）Where was Benjamin Franklin born？
（2）What did he learn at his brother's print shop？
（3）How old was he as a postmaster？
（4）How did he feel when the United States became independent？
（5）What can we learn from his word？
The day is like any other day in his life. Tom walks past the shop on the street corner. He stops to look at the front row of shoes, and he feels happy to see that the pair of shoes he wants very much is still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he feels sorry for himself. He really wants to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walks away and thinks how to tell his mother about it. He knows very well she has little money. He decides not to go home at once , as he looks sad and his mother will notice(注意) it. So he goes to the park and sits on the grass. There he sees a boy moving a wheelchair（轮椅）with his hands . Tom looks at him and is surprised to see that the boy has no feet. He looks at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet”, he thinks. There is no reason or him to feel so sorry and sad. He goes away and smiles, thinking he is happier.Tom passes the shop ______.
| A．on foot | B．by bike | C．in a wheelchair | D．by bus |
Tom stops in front of the shop because he wants to ______ .
| A．buy the shoes | B．look at the shoes he liked |
| C．buy a present for his friend | D．get something for his birthday party |
Why did Tom go to the park? Because ______.
| A．many nice shoes are sold(卖) there |
| B．he wants to play there for a while |
| C．he wants to see his disabled(残疾的) friend |
| D．he doesn’t want to make his mother worried |
We can learn from the story that Tom ______ .
| A．doesn’t like old shoes | B．loves his mother very much |
| C．doesn’t want to stay at home | D．has no feet |
Before Christmas Mr. Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn't like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr. Smith didn't get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.
The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr. Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year's Day outside hospital. Soon Mr. Smith left hospital and on New Year's Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What an unlucky man he was！Mr. Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.
| A．he like to |
| B．his wife told him to |
| C．he broke his left leg |
| D．he had to |
He had a good time on ______.
| A．Christmas’ Eve |
| B．Christmas Day |
| C．New Year’s Eve |
| D．New Year’s Day |
Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.
| A．he was too happy |
| B．both of his two legs got well |
| C．he had a fall |
| D．he was in hospital |
Mr. Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.
A．at home
B．at a party
C．in hospital
D．outside hospital
Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army(参军) eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army.
One day, he wrote to his poor mother and asked her to go to the capital. The old woman was very happy when she received the letter. The next morning she started. Because it was the first time, her daughter took her to a small station and bought a ticket for her. A train came and she hurried to get on. Before long, a conductor came up to her and said, ‘Ticket, please.’ The old woman showed her ticket to the conductor. The man looked at it and said, ‘You must take a train to London. But it is a train to Manchester. I am afraid you’ve taken a wrong train.’ ‘Is it possible?’ Mrs. Clark said angrily, ‘I am sure it’s your driver’s fault (过错).Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.
A．twenty-four
B．thirty-nine
C．sixty-three
D．eightyThe old woman took a wrong train because _______________
| A．she had never taken a train before. |
| B．her daughter took her to a wrong train. |
| C．she never visited Manchester and she wanted to go there. |
| D．the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault. |
A ‘conductor’ means _________
| A．司机 |
| B．售票员 |
| C．检票员 |
| D．乘警 |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mrs. Clark took a wrong train. |
| B．The driver drove to a wrong place. |
| C．Mrs. Clark’s daughter bought a right ticket for her mother. |
| D．The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark’s ticket. |
Val is a six-year-old boy. He begins to go to school this term. He studies very hard and listens to the teachers carefully. He is polite and has many friends. They all like him very much.
It was Sunday. Val, his sister and his mother stayed at home. His mother was doing some housework, his sister was doing her homework. Val was watching TV. At ten his father came back with some apples. The boy liked apples very much and wanted to eat some of them. His mother gave him four apples and said, “Go and wash them.”
Val washed the apples and then gave them back to his mother. Mother asked, “Which apple do you want, Val?”
“The biggest one, Mum.”
“What?” said his mother, “You should be polite and want the smallest one.”
“Should I tell a lie to be polite, Mum?”Why did his mother ask Val to wash the apples?
| A．Because he was free. |
| B．Because he liked washing apples. |
| C．Because his mother was lazy. |
| D．Because he didn’t like apples. |
Who was going to eat the biggest apple?
A．His mother.
B．His father.
C．His sister.
D．Val.Which is right?
| A．Val is not polite and he has no friends. |
| B．Mother was cooking in the kitchen. |
| C．His sister was doing her homework. |
| D．Val’s father came back for some apples. |
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268 Pine Street 5th AvenueWhich shows New York P & H （Plumber & Heating） has been in business for a long time?
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For which of the following problems would one call New York P & H?
| A．Rainwater drops from the roof |
| B．A refrigerator stops working |
| C．The floor of the bathroom is covered with water. |
| D．There’s something wrong with the furniture |
What will the person who needs help probably discuss with New York P & H?
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If something is wrong with your heating, ____________.
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| C．P & H will just help you by telephone |
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Which of the following is NOT clear in the reading?
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| C．What P & H does | D．When P & H was set up |
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