Reading comprehension.     There was once a very bad king. All the people hated him. One hot day the king was walking along the
river.He decided to take a swim. The king was a good swimmer, but when he got into the water, he suddenly
felt a pain in his side. He started to drown.
     Two farmers were working in a field nearby. They jumped into the water and saved him. They didn"t know
that he was the king until he was out of the water. The king was very grateful to the farmers. He said to them,
"You have saved my life. Ask me for anything you want." One of the farmers said, "I need two water buffaloes
to help me in the fields." The king promised he would give him the animals.
     Then the king asked the other farmer, "What is your wish?" The other farmer was old and wise. He thought
and thought. Then he said, "Don"t tell anyone that I helped to save your life." Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F).
(     )1. The wise farmer was very glad that he saved the king.
(     )2. The farmers didn"t know how to swim.
(     )3. The king didn"t know how to swim.
(     )4. One farmer asked for two animals.
(     )5. Everyone hated the king.

完型填空。    In England nobody under the age of eighteen is allowed (允许) to drink in a public bar (公共酒吧). Mr. Brown
usually went to a bar near his house, but he   1   took his son, Tom, because he was too   2  . Then,   3   Tom"s
18th birthday, Mr. Brown took him to his usual bar   4   the first time. They drank for half an hour, and then
Mr. brown   5  , "Now, Tom, I will tell you. You must always be careful not to drink   6  . And how do you know
when you had   7  ? Well, I"ll tell you. Can you see those two lights   8   the end of the bar? When they seem to
become   9  , you had enough and   10   go home." 
    "But Dad," said Tom, "I can see only one light there!"

(     ) 1. A. always   (     ) 2. A. short   (     ) 3. A. in      (     ) 4. A. for     (     ) 5. A. talked   (     ) 6. A. too many  (     ) 7. A. little   (     ) 8. A. in      (     ) 9. A. one      (     ) 10. A. should	B. often       B. young      B. on         B. to         B. told        B. too much        B. much         B. at         B. two         B. will	C. sometimes   C. poor       C. at         C. with       C. said       C. many       C. enough          C. by          C. three       C. may	D. never     D. old       D. by        D. in        D. spoke     D. any       D. some              D. on        D. four      D. can
阅读理解。
On 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! 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 would 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 the 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 is true?
[     ]
A. Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan B. Allan saved Henry"s life C. Allan saw the snakes D. They ran to the hospital
阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。
On day afternoon Bob and Jane were walking along a quiet street when they heard a big noise from the street corner. They ran there and found that a small car knocked into the side of a truck. Both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt.       "Bob," said Jane, "Run back down the road to Mrs. Day"s house. Ask her to call the police and the ambulance (救护车). Hurry! I"ll stay here." Bob went off as fast as he could. There was nothing Jane could do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, we shouldn"t move them.       It wasn"t long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen got the car door open and moved the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. Luckily, the men weren"t badly hurt, and the ambulance took them to the hospital. The policemen thanked Bob and Jane, "You were very good to act so quickly when you saw the accident. Thank you for all your help."
(     )1. The accident happened in a quiet street one afternoon. (     )2. Bob, Jane, Mrs. Day and the policemen heard the noise. (     )3. Both of the drivers were hurt in the accident. (     )4. Jane asked Bob to call the police. (     )5. It was a long time before the policeman arrived.
阅读短文，选择正确答案。
An old farmer spent all his life on his farm in the country in the southeast of England. One day he decided to visit the big city. Everything was new and strange to him, because he had never traveled to the city before.     The old farmer visited a lot of interesting places in the city.     He rushed into a large tall building and saw a lift (电梯). When he watched, an old woman got into the lift and closed the door. After a while, the door opened again and a very beautiful young girl came out.     The old farmer was very surprised, "What a funny little room!" He said to himself, "It"s magic. It can change an old woman into a young girl. The next time I come here, I"m going to bring my wife to take the lift."
1. The old farmer lived             .
[     ]
A. near the city B. in the city C. in the southeast of England D. in a large tall building
2. The old farmer decided              one day.
[     ]
A. to visit a building B. to visit a city C. to visit a factory D. to visit a farm
3. The old farmer             .
[     ]
A. came to the city for the first time B. had traveled to the city several times C. found nothing new and strange in the city D. only visited the large tall building
4. When the old farmer was in a large tall building, he saw              get into the lift.
[     ]
A. a young girl B. an old man C. his wife D. an old woman
5. From the passage, we can guess the old farmer             .
[     ]
A. knew the lift well B. didn"t know anything about the lift C. wanted to buy a lift D. didn"t like the lift