The Beets were a new couple.The things in the rooms,such as the television,the computer,the fridge,furniture and so on,were all left by their parents.They only paid some money for their food and clothes.But they tried their best to save money.If they had something important to tell their friends,they preferred to go to visit them rather than call them.

   One day,it was a quarter past nine.Mr.Beet didn’t come back.His wife was a little worried.The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours and a half.She was sitting by the table in the dark room.

  Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs.It was her husband’s step.She hurried to open the door.In the dark she could hear his deep breathing.As soon as he sat down,she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.“Why do you come back so late,dear?”asked the woman.“Haven’t you caught a bus?”

  “Yes,but I didn’t take it.”

  “Why not?”

  “I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”

  “That’s great！”the woman said happily.“Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save more time and money！”

6.The supper was ready at _______.

 A.6:15       B.6;30      C.6:45       D.7:15

7.Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because_______.

 A.she wanted to save money  

B.she didn’t like the bright light

 C.she was afraid to be seen.

 D.she wanted to have a good rest

8. Mr.Beet went back on foot because_______.

 A.he didn’t like catching the bus.

 B. he wanted to do more exercise

 C. he didn’t want to get home early

 D.he hoped to save two dollars.

9. When Mr. Beet got home that evening_______.

 A.his wife was angry with him   B.he was very tired

 C.he was too hungry to say a word  

 D.his wife felt sorry for him

10. Mrs. Beet hoped______.

 A.her husband went home by bus the next time

 B.her husband could keep on doing exercise

 C.her huaband could be stronger and stronger

 D.her husband could save more money and time

Henry was from the United States and he had come to London for a holiday.
One day he was not feeling well.  So he was to the clerk at the desk of his hotel and said, “I want to see a doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?”
The clerk looked in a book, and said, “Dr. Grey.”
“Is he expensive?”
“Well,” the clerk answered, “he always asks for his patients two pounds for their first visit to him, and 1.5 pounds for later visit.”
Henry decided (決定)  to save 50 pence. When he went to see the doctor he said, “I’ve come again, doctor.”
For a few seconds the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything. Then he nodded and said, “Oh, yes.” He examined (檢查) him and then said, “Everything’s going as it should do. Just continue (繼續(xù))with the medicine (藥) I gave you last time.”

1. 1.

   Henry came to London___________.

   1. A.
      to do some shopping
   2. B.
      to visit friend
   3. C.
      to spend his holiday
   4. D.
      to find a job
2. 2.

   He wanted to see a good doctor because__________.

   1. A.
      he was feeling bad
   2. B.
      he could save 50 pence
   3. C.
      he wanted to take some medicine home
   4. D.
      a good doctor was very expensive
3. 3.

   The first visit to the doctor cost_____________ later visit.

   1. A.
      as much as
   2. B.
      less than
   3. C.
      more than
   4. D.
      no more than
4. 4.

   Henry tried to make the doctor believe that___________.

   1. A.
      he wasn’t ill
   2. B.
      It is the second time for him to go to his clinic(門(mén)診部).
   3. C.
      he saw a friend of his
   4. D.
      he wasn’t feeling well

Alice is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn’t smoke and never drinks wine(酒). She doesn’t eat chocolate, and she doesn’t eat sweet and fatty foods.
One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking(發(fā)抖), but he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “ Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a big smile on his face, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth.
“Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, it’s a lovely day.”
Alice thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age.
“Excuse me. But what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age.”
The man in the chair said, “My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.”
Alice couldn’t understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports. 
“How old are you?’ she asked.
“It’s my birthday today.” Said the man, “I am forty-seven.”
11. What does Alice like?
A. Smoking.        B. Drinking wines.        C. Eating unhealthy food.     D. Doing sports.
12. Which is WRONG about the old man?
A. He didn’t have any teeth.                     B. He was more than 90 years old.
C. He looked happy although he looked thin and weak.     D. He looked very old.
13. How often did the old man do sports?
A. Never.         B. Often.            C. Sometimes.            D. Every day.
14. How did Alice feel when he heard the old man’s secret for happiness?
A. Happy.        B. Interested.         C. Excited.              D. Surprised.
15. After the old man told Alice about his age, Alice knew         .
A. the man was in good health for his age        
B. the man had a healthier lifestyle than her
C. a good lifestyle was important for one’s health   
D. people could live a long life without a good lifestyle

A man went to buy a piece of meat. As he didn’t know how to cook meat, he asked the butcher? (屠夫) to tell him the way of cooking it. The butcher told him how to cook it, “But I can’t remember your words,” the man said. “Will you please write them down for me?” The butcher was kind enough to write them down for him. The man went home happily with the meat in his hand and the note (字條) in his pocket (口袋). A dog followed him on the way. It jumped at him, took the meat away and ran off. The man stood there, not knowing what to do. Then he laughed and said, “never mind. You don’t know how to eat it. The note is still in my pocket.”

1.The man went to buy a piece of meat in __________.

A. restaurant????? B. shop?????? C. butcher’s????? D. chemist’s

2.Why did the man asked the butcher to tell him the way to cook meat?

A. He wasn’t good at cooking meat.

B. He can’t cook meat very well.

C. He didn’t know how to cook meat.

D. He didn’t know how to eat meat.

3.In order to (為了) remember what the butcher said, he asked the butcher _______.

A. to say it once again????????? B. to teach him again

C. to show him how to cook it??? D. to write it down for him

4.What happened in the end?

A. He forgot to cook the meat.???

B. The dog took the meat away.

C. He taught(教)the dog how to eat the meat.???

D. The note is still in his pocket.

5.What do you think of the man?

A. He was afraid of dogs.???

B. He loved dogs very much.

C. He was a very foolish(愚蠢的)man.??

D. He didn’t know how to do things.

閱讀下面材料，從每題所給的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B和C）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
Martin Luther King was born in Georgia, U.S.A. When he was a boy, he sang with other children in the church.
Little Martin knew that it was very important to love and be kind to others.
Although the church was very important to Martin, he was interested in other things, too. He liked sports very much. He was not tall, but he was very strong. The boys in his town often met at Martin’s house for a game of football or basketball.
Martin liked school and was a very good student. He went to college at fifteen. At first, he didn’t know what he wanted to study. He knew the black people didn’t have the same rights as the white people, and he also knew that the black people were not as happy as the white people. He wanted to work for the black people. He wanted to help the poor black people.
Later he really became a famous man. He was fighting for the men’s rights all his life. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. He was murdered(謀殺) on the evening of April 4, 1968.
【小題1】Martin was from_______.
A. America                                           B. England                                            C. Japan
【小題2】When Martin was a boy, _______.
A. he didn’t like singing
B. he was not strong
C. he enjoyed playing football and basketball
【小題3】When Martin was a little boy, he knew that it was very important_______.
A. to like sports       
B. to go to the church
C. to love and be kind to others
【小題4】Marin knew that_______.
A. he would not study again
B. he would work for the black people
C. the black people had the same rights as the white people
【小題5】Martin was famous all over the world because _______.
A. he was a kind man
B. he fought for the men’s rights
C. he was murdered