John likes chocolates very much, but his mother doesn’t give him. They are bad for his teeth, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much. And sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them, because she wants to make the old man happy.
On Sunday evening, it is John’s seventh birthday. He says,“Please, God(上帝), make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday,”His mother says, “ God can’t hear you. Don’t shout(喊).”               “ I know, ”says the clever boy with a smile（微笑）. “ But my grandfather is in the next room, and he can!”
【小題1】 John’s mother thinks________.

A．John’s teeth are bad	B．chocolates are good for her teeth
C．chocolates are bad for John’s teeth	D．John likes cakes

【小題2】 Why does John’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?

A．Because John wants to eat them.

B．Because John’s father buys some chocolates for him.

C． Because she is happy.

D． Because she wants to make John’s grandpa happy.

【小題3】 Why does John shout? Because he wants to make _________hear him.

A．his grandpa

B．his grandma

C．his mother

D．his father

【小題4】Which one is right?

A．The grandfather is bad.	B．John studies hard in his school.
C．John is clever.	D．John’s mother doesn’t love him.

【小題5】What day is John’s seventh birthday?

A．Saturday

B．Friday

C．Tuesday

D．Sunday

John likes chocolates very much, but his mother doesn’t give him. They are bad for his teeth, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves his grandson very much. And sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them, because she wants to make the old man happy.
On Sunday evening, it is John’s seventh birthday. He says, “Please, God(上帝), make them give me a big box of chocolates for my birthday,”His mother says, “ God can’t hear you. Don’t shout(喊).”               “ I know, ”says the clever boy with a smile（微笑）. “ But my grandfather is in the next room, and he can!”
【小題1】 John’s mother thinks________.

A．John’s teeth are bad	B．chocolates are good for her teeth
C．chocolates are bad for John’s teeth	D．John likes cakes

【小題2】 Why does John’s mother let him eat chocolates sometimes?
Because John wants to eat them. 
Because John’s father buys some chocolates for him.
C.  Because she is happy.   
D.  Because she wants to make John’s grandpa happy.
【小題3】 Why does John shout? Because he wants to make _________hear him.

A．his grandpa

B．his grandma

C．his mother

D．his father

【小題4】Which one is right?

A．The grandfather is bad.	B．John studies hard in his school.
C．John is clever.	D．John’s mother doesn’t love him.

【小題5】What day is John’s seventh birthday?

A．Saturday

B．Friday

C．Tuesday

D．Sunday

Do you know what special birthday presents the German Chancellor Schroeder（德國(guó)總理施羅德）gave his mother?
In 1990, he took her to lunch in a Mercedes（奔馳）car for her 80th birthday.
Schroeder’s family was very poor when he was young. Once his grandma had to steal（偷）meat from their neighbors. That was the only way to give the family a good supper. His mother was very sad and cried about it. Young Schroeder held his mother in his arms and said, “Mom, one day I’ll take you out in a Mercedes.” Forty years later he made these words come true.
Schroeder gave the old lady a second special present ten years later.
His father died before he was born. He was killed in World War II. His family didn’t know where his grave（墳?zāi)梗﹚as. So Schroeder gave his mother a map on her 90^th birthday. This map was very special. It showed where his father’s grave was. The old lady smiled happily at the surprising gift. Then Chancellor held his mother in his arms and kissed her face.
【小題1】Where did Schroeder take his mother to lunch for her 80th birthday?

A．In a big restaurant.	B．In his office.
C．In a Mercedes car.	D．At home.

【小題2】When did Schroeder say he would take his mother out in a Mercedes?

A．In 1990.

B．In 1950.

C．In 2000.

D．In 1948.

【小題3】What special present did Schroeder give his mother for her 90^th birthday?

A．A Mercedes car.	B．A grave.
C．A very special map.	D．A big cake.

【小題4】Who killed his father?

A．The war.	B．His grandfather.
C．A driver in a Mercedes.	D．An earthquake.

【小題5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Schroeder’s family was rich when he was young.

B．Schroeder’s grandma liked stealing things very much.

C．Schroeder was very young when his father died.

D．Schroeder has a strong love for his mom.

Last summer vacation, I volunteered to work at a vet’s（獸醫(yī)診所）. There I saw a lot of dogs. Minnie was the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped（香腸形）body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.
She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though. “No one should judge her by her looks,”I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local paper. “Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family.”
When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked（舔）his face. Her tail wagged（搖擺）around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body.
“She’s perfect!”the old man said happily.
I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.
Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white color—he was blind.
【小題1】The last three sentences in the first paragraph tell us      .

A．how funny Minnie looked

B．how well Minnie behaved

C．Minnie was a beautiful dog

D．Minnie was dying

【小題2】 Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local newspaper?

A．Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.

B．Because he didn’t want her any more, either.

C．Because he wanted to find a family for her.

D．Because he wanted to have another dog.

【小題3】Why did the boy who called the writer want Minnie?

A．Because he loved all kinds of dogs very much.

B．Because he had seen Minnie and loved her very much.

C．Because his grandfather’s dog was too old.

D．Because his grandfather’s dog had just died.

【小題4】The underlined word “stroke”may mean      .

A．撫摸

B．拔

C．剪

D．揪

【小題5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Minnie wasn’t the type of dog the old man loved.

B．The old man couldn’t see how funny Minnie looked.

C．Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.

D．Minnie was like the old man’s dog which had just died.

 

A

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A. Save the Earth Club     B. Dear Mrs. Web

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