On winter nights， the wind usually blows strongly． Most of us stay inside our warm homes． Few of us think about the homeless． These people have no choice but to sleep on the streets．Some of them are so poor that they have no money to buy food．
A young man in Birmingham，England， made a decision to do something about this．Every night，he puts on a Spider﹣Man suit and gives food to the homeless he meets． He makes sure that these people won't go hungry．
The man refuses to make his name public．The local people call him the "Birmingham Spider﹣Man"．The young man hopes his action will show others that everybody deserves （应得） a helping hand．
The 25﹣year﹣old man started his night activities in 2015． Every night at 9， he buys some sandwiches． Then． he finds a quiet alley and puts on his "uniform"． After that， the "Spider﹣Man" starts handing his food out to people in need．
The man said，"I wear the Spider﹣Man suit in order to get attention．"Without the suit，few people took a second look at him when he was handing out food．When people see the "Spider﹣Stan"，however，they come over and ask what he is doing．
"The Birmingham Spider﹣Man" has already got lots of attention．Many people have offered to give away money to him． But the young man never accepts the money． Instead， he encourages people to go out and help people in need on their own． He said， "If more people offer a helping hand， the cold winter nights won't be so cold any longer．"
（1）How does the young man in Birmingham， England help the homeless people？
（2）When did the young man start his night activities？
（3）What does the young man hope his action will show others？
（4）Why does the young man wear the Spider﹣Man suit when he helps the homeless people？
（5）Why does the young man never accept the money that many people have given away to him？
Yun Siqi from Beijing is a 19﹣year﹣old young pianist （钢琴家）． He started to learn the piano at age 4 and it has been his favourite hobby since then． Before that， he often heard his elder sister playing the violin and he loved the classical music she played．"I wanted to beat her in something and I chose the piano．" Yun said．
At 4， several minutes of practice a day was enough． As Yun grew up， at ages 7 and 8， he had to practise for four hours a day． The time kept going up after Yun was 12． Now，he needs to practise at least seven hours every day． He sleeps for only five to six hours a day，but he is still full of energy （活力）．
Yun never got tired of the piano． In fact，he had great fun playing it． "Music is my special luck，and it is a real enjoyment to be with it every day，" he said．
Yun worked hard and soon he stood out． From 2013 to now． Yun shone at different music festivals，concerts and competitions．Yun said successes or failures （失败）were not important and they would not affect his understanding of music or his plan for the future．
"If you lose， think carefully about it， and if you win， just work harder．" the young pianist said． "I still need to practise more to become better， to bring out the real beauty of classical music through the piano． It may take a lifetime．"
（1）Yun Sqi began to learn the piano in ．
A．2003
B．2005
C．2007
D．2009
（2）Yun Siqi chose the piano because ．
A． he was not able to play the violin
B． it was easy to learn to play the piano
C． he wanted to be better than his sister in something
D． his sister refused to play his favourite classical music
（3）What does the second paragraph （段落） mainly tell us about Yun Siqi？
A．He lived a happy life at the age of 4．
B．He was not good at playing the piano．
C． He practises playing the piano very hard．
D． He doesn't have enough sleep but be is healthy．
（4）The underlined word "affect "in Paragraph 4 probably means " " in Chinese．
A．允许
B．维持
C．放弃
D．影响
（5）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． Yun played the piano really well．
B． Yun was tired of playing the piano．
C． Yun didn't think he needed more practice．
D． Yun said one should work harder if he lost．
"Keep your eyes on your own paper" is one of the rules that Mrs． Archer has taught us． It is a simple rule， but it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．
This morning， I had an experience with a "rule breaker" during an English exam． I felt somebody was watching me a little too closely． I turned my head quickly and saw James， who sat right behind me． My eyes caught his and he said in a low voice． "I hope you studied for this test!" I gave him a smile， not sure whether he was joking or not， and returned to my test． This time I leaned （倾身） a little more closely towards my paper， "I can't see!" James said．
"What am I going to do？" I thought to myself． Cheating （欺骗） went against my beliefs． I curled my arm around my answers．
"He's your friend，and what are friends for？"
"You know it's wrong．"
I tapped （轻敲，轻拍） the top of my desk， hoping for an easy way out of this matter． No easy answer came． I just knew I had to do what I felt was right， even if it made James mad． So I guarded my paper so that he couldn't see my answers．
When the exam ended， I stood there for a moment， searching for the right words to say to James． "Sorry， James， but you know me well enough to understand how I feel about cheating，" I said slowly and softly． "But maybe I could help you study before the next test．" "OK， Brian，" he smiled． "It might not be easy， but I'll give it a try．"
I felt happy that my friendship with James hadn't been destroyed （破坏）． Mrs． Archer would be proud．
（1）Who was the "rule breaker"？
A． Mrs． Archer．
B． James．
C． Brian．
D． A boy on the left．
（2）Which three actions had the same purpose？
①I gave him a smile．
②I leaned a little more closely towards my paper．
③I curled my arm around my answers．
④I tapped the top of my desk．
⑤I guarded my paper so that he couldn't see my answers．
A． ①②③
B． ②③④
C． ②③⑤
D． ③④⑤
（3）Who said the two underlined sentences and in what way？
A． Brian， silently in his mind．
B． James， in a low voice．
C． Mrs． Archer， slowly and softly．
D． Brian and James， to each other．
（4）Why did the writer think Mrs． Archer would be proud？
A． Because he and James helped each other in the exam．
B． Because both he and James did very well in the exam．
C． Because he didn't let James copy his answers in the exam．
D． Because he followed the rule and kept friendship with James．
When I drove to work yesterday，I met a traffic jam（交通阻塞）．As I looked out of my window，a young man was walking on the street．He was walking to the bridge．There were some homeless men with their cups around there．The young man went to one of them．He brought out some money，said a few words to him and put the money into his cup．He continued（继续）to walk and then saw another homeless man．He stopped for a minute，said a few words and then gave the man a candy．
And then he saw the next homeless man．He was shivering（冷得发抖）because of coldness．The young man now stopped and gave his scarf to him．He then said goodbye to him with a big smile and went away in the snow．
At that moment，I was in tears（流泪）．I gave this young man my best wishes with love and blessings．
（1）The story probably happened in ．
A．spring
B．summer
C．autumn
D．winter
（2）How many homeless men did the young man help in this passage？
A．2
B．3
C．4
D．5
（3）What did the young man give the homeless men？
A．Some money，his scarf and a candy．
B．His scarf，his coat and some money．
C．A candy，his hat and his coat．
D．His coat，some money and a candy．
（4）The man was shaking slightly because of ．
A．hunger
B．coldness
C．illness
D．worries
（5）The writer felt after seeing the young man's behavior．
A．sad
B．surprised
C．impressed
D．interested
Although he has lost one arm， Zhang Jiacheng hopes never to lose his love for basketball or willingness to improve his skills of playing it．
The 13﹣year﹣old boy recently got wide attention from netizens （people who use the Internet） in China when a video of his excellent dribbling（带球） skills in a one﹣on﹣one situation was posted online． "It's so inspirational How can you easily give up your efforts after watching his video？" One netizen wrote on Sina Weibo．
Born in Guangdong Province， Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at just five years old which was a terrible event for such a young kid． Zhang， however， decided to face up to the hardship， and not let the fate（命运） control his life． Because he has a dream：to be a basketball player．
Other children around always wondered how he could play basketball with just one arm． "Hard work" is the only thing that Zhang can do． Be it rainy or windy， Zhang never stops playing basketball， and has achieved huge improvement in his skills．
In the video， Zhang showed his dribbling skills in front of a defense made up of several professional basketball players， and received a loud cheer from people watching on site．"Your right hand has been taken away in a terrible way， but you have the best left hand． You are the real star in this game，" former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang's performance．
Zhang has posted 13 videos of his basketball skills on Douyin， and earned almost one million likes． "Give it a try， or give it up，" Zhang once wrote in one of his videos． Of course， he chose the former（前者）．
（1）What happened to Zhang Jiacheng when he was 5 years old？
A． He lost his love for basketball．
B． He posted a video on Sina Weibo．
C． He lost his right arm in an accident．
（2）What's Zhang Jiacheng's dream？
A． To be a football player．
B． To be a basketball player．
C． To be a popular netizen．
（3）Zhang Jiacheng became famous by ．
A． writing a lot of his own stories on Sina Weibo
B． posting his videos of basketball skills on Douyin
C． watching the CBA player Wang Jing's performance
（4）What can you learn from the one﹣armed teenager？
A． Always give it a try．
B． Always give it up．
C． Let the fate control the life．
Mom was cooking in the kitchen． She could hear the girls arguing in the living room． It was the third time this week that the sisters had been arguing over nothing． A few minutes later， Maria rushed into her bedroom angrily and closed the door heavily．
"Come to the kitchen， young lady，" Mom firmly （坚定地） said to Maria in her best mother tone （语气） of voice．
Maria walked into the kitchen and shouted，"I can't stand living with Felicia another minute．I don't ever want to talk to her again!"
Mom called out， "Felicia， come to the kitchen right now．"
While Felicia was on her way， Mom put two chairs opposite each other but very close together．
"Maria， you sit here and Felicia you sit there．" The girls sat face to face， with their knees almost touching．"Now you look each other in the eye for five minutes，" Mom ordered．
At first the girls moved their bodies from side to side． Mom said firmly，"You must stay staring at each other for five minutes． Each minute you don't make eye contact （眼神交流） means another minute sitting in the chairs．" They both wanted out， so they had to sit there and look at each other．
Felicia looked at Maria's pouting （噘嘴的） face while Maria looked at Felicia's angry face．They each thought the other one looked ridiculous （可笑的）． In fact， they were being ridiculous to fight and be mad at each other over nothing．
Soon Maria couldn't stand it any longer and began giggling （咯咯地笑） and so did Felicia．They giggled and laughed．
Mom wisely didn't say anything except，"Okay girls， you can go now．"
（1）Maria and Felicia argued a lot this week． What was the reason？
A． They argued over nothing．
B． They didn't want to live together．
C． They didn't want to talk to each other．
D． They each thought the other one was ridiculous．
（2）Which is the right picture to show the way the girls sat？
（3）The right order of the following statements is ．
①Maria and Felicia stared at each other．
②Maria argued with Felicia．
③Maria and Felicia giggled and laughed．
④Mom asked Maria and Felicia to sit opposite each other．
A．②④③①
B．④②①③
C．②④①③
D．②①④③
（4）Which of the following is TRUE？
A． Maria had quite a good relationship with Felicia recently．
B． The kitchen is a good place to stop an argument．
C． Mom solved the girls' problem wisely．
D． The girls were under pressure from Mom to make it up （和好）．
（5）After reading the passage， we can know ．
A． parents can do nothing about the argument between children
B． it's difficult to deal with the argument between children
C． there is no need to deal with the argument between children
D.5﹣minute eye contact is helpful to deal with the argument between children
It is a hot summer day．Clara is drinking juice in the yard．Her mom is cutting grass with a lawnmower（割草机）． The lawnmower is loud， and Clara wishes her mom would play with her instead．But mom says the grass is very long and has to be cut．
Suddenly， the lawnmower stops． Clara's mom looks upset． Clara wonders what is wrong． Her mom picks something up out of the grass， and walks to Clara．
Clara's mom has a little turtle in her hand! As Clara looks closer，she sees that one leg is in bad shape．"I think I broke its leg，" Clara's mom says． "I'm really sorry． Will you help me nurse it back to health？"
Clara feels bad for the little turtle． Turtles move slowly， so it probably could not run away when it saw the lawnmower coming． And Clara's mom could not see it in the long grass! It was a mistake， but Clara and her mom will make it right． Clara names the turtle Phillip．
They take Phillip to the vet． The vet takes an X﹣ray of Phillip's leg， and makes sure that it is broken．The turtle gets a little splint （夹板） and bandage． The vet tells Clara that the turtle needs plants to eat，water to drink and a place to live in． Clara and her mom buy a small tank （水箱） for Phillip on the way home．
At home， Clara takes good care of Phillip． She puts water and rocks in the tank．She brings him fruit and leaves to eat， and keeps his tank clean．
After eight weeks， Clara and her mom take Phillip back to the vet， who says that his leg is healthy again． Clara is both happy and sad．Happy because Phillip is better，but sad because she has to let him go．When Clara gets home， she feeds Phillip some fruit，kisses his back and says goodbye，then lets him go in the yard． Clara will always remember Phillip．
（1）Clara's mom looks upset because ．
A． she can't play with Clara
B． the grass is too long to cut
C． the lawnmower doesn't work
D． she hurts the turtle by mistake
（2）What does the underlined word "vet" mean？
A．兽医
B．药剂师
C．饲养员
D．驯兽师
（3）Clara provides for Phillip．
A． some fruit， water and grass
B． a tank， some leaves and water
C． a splint， a tank and some rocks
D． a bandage， some water and leaves
（4）What does Clara do after Phillip becomes healthy？
A． She takes him to get an X﹣ray．
B． She feeds him some leaves．
C． She lets him go．
D． She keeps him as a pet in the yard．
（5）What do you think of Clara？ She is ．
A． kind
B． polite
C． careless
D． creative
Li Shijin． 30． didn't expect to make a living through his voice．
Li began to work as a company salesman in Liaoning Province in 2012． He tried to find a part﹣time job as a wedding host to improve his confidence．
Around the spring festival in 2014， he started listening to audiobooks （音频书）．After being a listener for two years． he decided to record himself reading books． Then， he posted his first audiobook Youth Will Not Return on Qingting in 2016． It was broadeast（广播） and listened to about 20 million times．
A year later， after he had read three audiobooks， he was signed up as a voice performer by Qingting． However， he was under great pressure（压力） when he was signed up by Qingting． "To improve my ability， I didn't sleep for more than five hours a day during that year． I had better results the following year．" Also， to improve his performance， Li attended a training course at Communication University of China to learn dubbing（配音） and how to write a play in 2018． So far， he has completed nearly 30 works on Qingting．
On the road to success， Li put a lot of effort． Many people tried to get a foothold（立足地） but failed，while he made it!
When talking about the secret of his success， he said， "Many people have good abilities and many work very hard， but they may fail． Early birds get worms． I believe they will get chances and succeed sooner or later if they hold on to their dreams and keep on trying．
（1）Why did Li work as a wedding host？
A． To develop his interest．
B． To make a living．
C． To make friends．
D． To improve himself．
（2）How did Li feel after being signed up by Qingting？
A． Happy．
B． Sad．
C． Worried．
D． Lucky．
（3）What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？
A． Li succeeded easily．
B． Li never failed．
C． Li succeeded through hard work．
D． Li succeeded because of good luck．
（4）Put the following into correct order according to the passage．
①Li posted his first audiobook．
②Li went to the university．
③Li started to listen to audiobook．
④Li was signed up by Qingting．
A．①②③④
B．③①④②
C．③①②④
D．④①②③
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A． A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B． Chances favor（偏爱）the prepared mind．
C． Two heads are better than one．
D． Time waits for no man．
Do you like playing basketball？If so， you must be very shocked and sad about the death of Kobe Bryant， a famous NBA basketball player，Kobe died in a helicopter（直升机）accident in California on January 26，2020．Just three days before the accident， he sent out Chinese New Year wishes， and encouraged Chinese fans to live（实践） their dreams and dare to win．
Bryant is a popular basketball player in China． On March 7，2019，Kobe Bryant visited a middle school in Shenzhen to meet students．At the school，he also shared his new sports novel．
Kobe was known for trying the hardest to be the best．And he called it "Mamba Spirit"． He once said， "Life is too short to get bogged down． You have to keep moving．You have to keep going．"He retired from basketball in 2016， but he still woke up before the sun rose to go training at 4:00 a．m． From middle school to college， Bryant's stories went along with so many Chinese people and fired up their love for basketball．"I grew up watching him play． Because of bin， I began playing basketball，" one of his fans said． His excellent performance， strong will and continuing training made him a superhero among Chinese fans．
（1）Who was Kobe Bryant？
（2）What happened to Kobe Bryant on January 26，2020？
（3）What tine did Kobe usually go training in the morning？
（4）What is "Mamba Spirit"？
（5）Why did Kobe say "You have to keep moving． You have to keep going．"？
In 1972， Richard Sears， a young American began learning Chinese because of his interest in traditional Chinese culture．Drawn to the ancient language， he went to China to study Chinese in the 1990s．
In 1994， Richard Sears decided to put the ancient Chinese characters online． Then， in 2002， he did it． That is the beginning of the Chinese Etymology（汉字字源） website．"My website did not get much attention for the next few years． Until one day in 2011， it suddenly got a lot of attention．I got a few thousand emails， and a few million visitors and people stated calling me 'Uncle Hanzi' ，"Sears said with smile． Hanzi means Chinese characters． He has put more than 96， 000 ancient Chinese characters onto the website． "When I study each character， I wonder what the ancient Chinese thought，" said Sears．
After visiting many Chinese cities，Sears learned more about China and ancient Chinese culture．He said when he came to China in the last century， few Chinese could speak good English． "However you can hear English in many places in China now．Chinese language and culture were mysterious and not known by people in most countries then， but now， more and more people in the world are learning Chinese， even Chinese history，traditional Chinese medicine and so on，" Sears added．
At present， the 70﹣year﹣old American has made his home in China．"When I die， I hope my website will live on， and I'm planning to write a book about my research．This will be my gift to China，" he said．
（1）What does "Drawn to the ancient language" mean in Paragraph 1？
A． Sears was interested in ancient Chinese．
B． Sears had to study Chinese characters．
C． Sears could draw Chinese characters well．
D． Sears could speak ancient Chinese very well．
（2）Chinese Etymology website went online in ．
A．1972
B．1994
C．2002
D．2011
（3）What did Sears put on Chinese Etymology website？
A． Chinese history．
B． Ancient Chinese characters．
C． The daily life of Richard Sears．
D． Traditional Chinese medicine．
（4）From the passage， we can infer that Sears set up the website to ．
A．become famous
B． get the nickname "Uncle Hanzi"
C． write a book about his research
D． make more people know about ancient Chinese characters
（5）The best title for the passage could be ．
A． Great Changes in China
B． Mysterious Chinese Language and Culture
C． American "Uncle Hanzi"
D． A Young American and Traditional Chinese Culture
In a few hours Sam would be flying to Germany． We looked at each other but no sound broke the silence of my beach﹣side house．
Such a moment was not the first time for me．On Sam's first day of kindergarten （幼儿园），I felt his stress when holding his hand．He looked at me﹣as he did now． But I said nothing till the school bus came．About ten years later，I drove him to the college． He was sick but I didn't know then． I thought he was just too tired． I tried to think of something to say as he would start a new period of life． Again，___________．
Now， as I stood before him， I thought of those opportunities we parents all let pass． A boy graduates from school，a daughter gets married．We seldom find a quiet moment to tell them what they have meant to us． Or what they might face in the future．
Sam was weak when he was born but grew into a strong boy．Then he became the best baseball player in high school． His finest moment came when he got the first prize at a science fair．I was sorry he gave up his athletic talent，but proud that later he chose English literature．One day，I told Sam I regretted never traveling abroad to know better about the world before working．Sam decided to learn German in Berlin，even though his friends thought it meaningless．
The night before he was to leave， I failed to say any words again． Maybe， I thought， it wasn't necessary to say anything．
What does it matter if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？ But as I stood before Sam，I knew it does matter． My father and I loved each other． However，I always regretted never hearing him put his feelings into words．
"Sam，"I said，"if I could have picked，I would have picked you．"I wasn't sure he understood what I meant． Sam came towards me and threw his arms around me，saying"thank you"．My eyes misted over （模糊）． Then， the moment ended， and Sam left home．
That was seven weeks ago， and now I think about him when I walk along the beach near my home on weekends． Thousands of miles away， Sam might be busy walking in the street of Berlin．
What I had said to Sam was not new． It was nothing．But，it was everything．
（adapted from Words from a Father）
（1）Which of the following can be put at the end of Paragraph2？
A． I failed to say a word
B． his illness worried me
C． I decided to go abroad
D． his growth satisfied me
（2）When Sam heard "if I could have picked，I would have picked you．"， he might feel ．
A． stressed
B． sad
C． calm
D． excited
（3）What does the writer mean by writing the last sentence "But，it was everything．"？
A． A father should care about his son's education．
B． A father should express deep love to his son．
C． A son should take his father's suggestion．
D． A son should respect his father's decision．
Katie Steller has her own salon （美发院）． She often wheels her red chair and scissors around the city to give free haircuts．
Edward was her first lucky customer． He looked to be in his 60s． He was balding and missing a few teeth． While she was cutting his greying hair， he told her about moving closer to his adult children．
Till now， Steller has offered about 30 such haircuts． These people are all living a hard time， and she is aware of the power of her cleanup job．
"It’s more than a haircut，" she says． "I want it to be a gateway， to show value and respect， but also to get to know people． I want to build relationships． "
Steller knows that a haircut can change a life． As a teen， she had a very serious disease and her hair thinned terribly． Her mother took Steller for her first professional haircut．
"To sit down and have somebody look at me and talk to me like a person and not just an illness， it helped me feel cared about and less alone，" she says．
After that， Steller knew she wanted to have her own salon so she could help people feel the way she’d felt that day． In 2019， she began her Red Chair Project．
She says， "I can’t fix their problems with free haircuts，but maybe I can help them feel less alone for a moment．"
Early this year she started the Steller Kindness Project， in which people who do acts of kindness （volunteering for snowstorm relief， helping neighbors in need） are invited for a free haircut at Steller’s salon． In exchange， they tell their stories， which Steller shares on her website． Her hope is that by reading about kind acts， others will spread their own．
So far Steller has had people reach out from around the country．
（1）Why did Steller start her Red Chair Project？
A． To help her neighbors in need．
B． To attract customers to her salon．
C． To help the lonely people feel less alone．
D． To invite customers to tell their kind acts．
（2）What does Steller mean by the sentence "It’s more than a haircut" in Paragraph 4？
A． A haircut can fix people’s problems．
B． A haircut is what people need most．
C． Haircut stories are well reviewed on her website．
D． A haircut is a simple act to show care， value and respect．
（3）Which best describes Katie Steller？
A． Lonely and inactive．
B． Kind and thoughtful．
C． Doubtful and generous．
D． Serious and careful．
（4）Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story？
A． Simple acts of kindness like a free haircut will spread．
B． Haircuts need practice and practice makes perfect．
C． It’s heartbreaking to see how lonely people look．
D． We can win great respect by giving free haircuts．
As a kid， I walked to the library several times a week and stayed up late reading． I checked out so many books and returned them so quickly the librarian once snapped， "Don’t take home so many books if you’re not going to read them all．"
"But I did read them all，" I said．
In college， when I created my online dating（约会） profile， in the " favorite books" section I put One Hundred Years of Solitude， A Moveable Feast， White Fang and so on． But I realized I hadn’t read most of those titles for two years．
David was my first online date． David read about a book or two a week． When we compared libraries， we had only four titles in common．
On our seventh date， David and I visited the library．
"I have a game，" he said， taking out two pens and Postits（便利贴）． Let’s find books we’ve read and leave reviews in them for the next person． "
We stayed there for an hour．
Before leaving， I said， "I will tell you something． I’ve only read one book this year． "
"But you like books， "he said． "You like bookstores． You like libraries． Read a book!"
Back home， David's charge to "read a book" echoed in my head． I bought books whenever I got the chance， but I hardly read them． They sat on every surface until my house appeared to wear books the way one wears clothes．
I picked up one． Whenever I wanted to give up on it， I thought of David．______________
"How’s your day？" David texted．
"Good． A little tired， "I replied． "I stayed up late and finished my book． "The last time I'd pulled an allnighter to read， I was 12 and the book was Little Women．
David suggested we visit the library again． He pulled a book from the shelf， dropped to one knee， and opened it． Inside， his Postit read："Karla， it has always been you． Will you marry me？ "
His proposal had rested in the book for over a year．
（1）How do the first two paragraphs help develop the story？
A． To show how rude the librarian was．
B． To show Karla was always a reader．
C． To prove Karla just liked borrowing books．
D． To prove it’s better to buy books than borrow books．
（2）Which is the correct order of what happened to Karla？
a． She had a game with David．
b． She created her online dating profile．
c． She was shown the Postit written to her．
d． She told David she only read one book that year．
e． She found they had only four titles in common．
A． dbeac
B． baecd
C． beadc
D． dbase
（3）Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 5 from the bottom？
A． I just loved the idea of reading．
B． I tried to appear to be a book lover．
C． I painfully realized most of my books went unread．
D． I felt him pushing me to be more of the person I used to be．
（4）What’s the best title of the passage？
A． Falling in love by the book
B． Buying books for yourself not for your shelf
C． A true lover of books knows no time
D． Love books enough and books love you back
The next time Wayde saw Manningtree， he said， "Could you let me have a little of that medicine？ Just enough to see if it works． I'm sorry to trouble you．"
"I have only a very small amount left． It will take me some time to find out how to make more．"
"I will pay you anything you ask，" Wayde said．
"Don't give me anything now， but promise to pay me ﹩10，000 when you become Prime Minister （首相）．"
Wayde laughed． "That's impossible，" he said．"I shall never become Prime Minister．"
"Who knows？" Manningtree said． "Give me a week， and I'll see what I can do．"
A week passed． Then， Manningtree came to visit Wayde again． He brought with him a small bottle．
"I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine，" he said，"but you can have what's left．I don't need it anymore．"
"That's very generous of you，" Wayde said．"How can I ever thank you'？"
"Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month．" Manningtree said．
Wayde took the bottle from his friend． Once a month， he look one small drop．
The effect（效果）was immediate．Suddenly，he was not nervous anymore．He was not shy anymore，either， He was confident of his abilities．
He started a business and within a year became a millionaire． He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her．He ran for parliament （议公）and succeeded． Within two years， he was a minister． Two years later， he became Prime Minister．
One day， he went to see Manningtree．
"You have come to give me ﹩10，000，" Manningtree said with a laugh，"Forget it．I don't want it．"
"You can certainly have it if you want it，" Wayde said．"But that is not the reason I have come to see you．"
"Oh？ And what is the reason？" Manningtree asked．
"I have almost finished the medicine you gave me，"Wayde said．"Have you found out how to make it'？"
Again Manningtree laughed．"Oh， yes，" he said． "I have known how to make it for a long time．I knew how to make it when I was at school．"
"What do you mean？" Wayde asked．
"My dear friend and Prime Minister，" Manningtree said，"the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water．"
"But the colour．"
"Oh， I added some coloring．"
"Then， the medicine did me no good，" Wayde said．
"It didn't need to． There was nothing wrong with you． All you needed was to have confidence in yourself．"
（1）The story is organized ．
A． in time order
B． in space order
C． from specific lo general
D． from general to specific
（2）What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine？
A． He got rich in a week as expected．
B． He suddenly got nervous and shy．
C． He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister，
D．He became the most intelligent man in the country．
（3）Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later？
A． To say thanks lo the doctor，
B． To ask for more of the medicine．
C． To pay for the medicine．
D． To give the rest of the medicine back．
（4）What do we know about the medicine？
A． It cost Wayde﹩10，000．
B． It was useful but expensive．
C． It didn't work well on Wayde．
D． It was made up of water and coloring．
（5）What can we Iearn from the story？
A． Confidence is the secret of success．
B． A friend in need is a friend indeed．
C． Helping others is helping ourselves．
D． Too much medicine is bad for health．
"I want a mobile phone!" said Lisa． "I'm sure you do，" said her dad．
"No， Dad． You don't understand． I really， really， really want a mobile phone．" "And I really， really， really want a boat． It's not going to happen．"
Lisa and her dad were stuck in traffic． It seemed that it's always the case． When he took her to school in the morning ﹣ traffic． When he picked her up in the afternoon ﹣ traffic． Go to the supermarket， a birthday party， and what felt like ten hours of traffic was what they got．
Lisa was bored． When she was bored， she wanted things． Right now， she wanted a mobile phone．She wasn't sure if her dad understood that． She would have to tell him again．
"I WANT A MOBILE PHONE．" "NO．"
"What if I got stuck in a cave？"
"What？" asked her dad， trying not to laugh．
"What if I had a dog and the dog ran away， and I had to run after it． What if the dog ran into a cave， and I ran after the dog． In the cave there was a bear， and the bear trapped me， and …"
"And then you were stuck in the cave．"
"Yes． It's a mother bear． She will eat me unless I have a mobile phone to call for help．"
"If it's a mother bear， you can use her phone． Everyone knows mums always carry phones．" Dad was laughing as he said this． Lisa didn't think it was very funny． Now she was angry． "If I had a mobile phone， I could play games on it!"
"If I had a boat， I could eat beef on it． That doesn't mean I'm getting one．"
"No， but I mean if I could play games， I wouldn't be so bored when we were in traffic． I wouldn't trouble you!"
"I don't mind being troubled． I like talking to you．" "Then I won't say anything at all!"
Dad smiled quietly to himself． "I'm going to call Mum to let her know we'll be late．" He reached into his pocket． "Oh! My battery's dead．"
"You know…if I had a mobile phone， I could call Mum，" said Lisa． "Nice try．"
Lisa smiled． She wasn't getting a phone， but she knew she was right， and that was almost as good．
（1）What happened to Lisa and her dad？
A． They lost their way．
B． Their car broke down．
C． They were stuck in traffic．
D． They couldn't find their dog．
（2）Why did Lisa talk about being stuck in a cave？
A． She wanted to play there．
B． Her dad didn't pay attention to her．
C． She had a good imagination．
D． She needed a mobile phone．
（3）What does the underlined word "one" refer to？
A． a mobile phone
B． a boat
C． a piece of beef
D． a game
（4）Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lisa was angry？
A． Dad was making fun of her．
B． She would get home late today．
C． Dad didn't want to buy her a mobile phone．
D． She failed in making Dad buy her a mobile phone．
（5）How did Lisa feel at the end of the story？
A． Calm．
B． Worried．
C． Excited．
D． Bored．
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