Last week Lu visited England．He stayed with my grandmother．He said it was a strange visit．“I don’t understand，but I frightened(使害怕)your grandmother a lot．When I arrived，I gave her a purse from Suzhou，she looked in it and asked me to take it back．Then I saw a red spider on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very unhappy．Do English people like spiders?’’
  “Later we went shopping．Someone was painting a shop front，so there was a ladder．Grandmother stopped me from walking under it and said I must walk around it．I liked the shops and bought some lovely rose soap for my mother，a smart umbrella for my father and some new shoes for myself．When we got back，I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to check if it was all right．Your grandmother came in and screamed(尖叫)!”
   “Then I broke a small mirror in the bathroom．Your grandmother’s face went white．I felt very sorry．When I left I gave your grandmother some flowers．She counted and there were l 3．She didn’t like it．I think she was happy l was going．”
  I explained to Lu，“My grandmother follows the old customs(習(xí)俗)．You must not give someone an empty purse or they will have no money．You must not kill a ‘money spider’ or the same will happen．Also it is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table．An open umbrella in a house means someone will die．Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck，and l 3 is also a very unlucky number．You were really making my grandmother very afraid．’’

(   )66．Why did Lu frighten the writer’s grandmother?
A．Because he could not speak English．
B．Because he did many unlucky things．
C．Because he understood British customs．
D．Because he went shopping in England．

(   )67．What do many British people think of spiders?
A．They are afraid of them．
B．They keep spiders as pets．
C．They think some kinds of spiders are lucky．
D．They hope to see every kind of spiders in their houses．

(   )68．What did the writer’s grandmother feel when she saw the umbrella?
A．Excited．    B．Angry．    C．Happy．      D．Afraid

(   )69．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Thirteen is an unlucky number in England
B．People never give purses as presents in England．
C．For most British people，breaking a mirror means bad luck
D．It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder or put new shoes on the table in England．

(   )70．How many wrong things did Lu do altogether?
A．5．          B．7．         C．8          D．10

Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.
His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.
The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.
Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”
His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.
So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”
“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”
【小題1】Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?.

Martin had just finished high school. He would go to college at the far end of the city. He didn’t want to live there, and he didn’t want to take the bus either. So his father agreed to buy him a car.

His father spent all his summer teaching him how to drive, from the ABC to the XYZ. Thinking of the great feeling of driving a new car, Martin learned very quickly, and received his driver’s license just before his eighteenth birthday.

The second day, all the family, and their dog, went to a car shop. Martin spent almost all the morning going from one car to another. Finally he saw a red Blue Bird. He had a test drive on the open ground, and called out, “This is what I want, Dad!” When everything was done, they were ready to leave.

Martin climbed into the front seat. He said excitedly, “It’s my first day driving alone. Dad, Mom, and Poo! Enjoy it!”

His dad immediately took the back seat, right behind the new driver. Martin wondered why his father chose that seat, for his father always enjoyed looking in front.

So he said, smiling, “I’m sure you’re back there to have a change after all those weeks of sitting in the front seat teaching me how to drive.”

“No,” Dad replied, “Do you remember what you did to me all those years when I took you to and from school? I am sitting here to hit and kick the back of your seat all the way!”

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason why Martin’s father agreed to buy him a car?.

A．Martin would go to college and it was far from home.

B．Martin preferred living at home to living at college.

C．Martin didn’t want to take the public transport.

D．Martin was able to learn how to drive very quickly.

2.In which order did Martin do the following things?

a. He finished his high school.               b. He test-drove driving the new car.

c. He got his driver’s license.                d. He decided to buy the Blue Bird.

e. He kicked the front seat while his father was driving.

A．e—a—c—b—d     B．a(chǎn)—c—b—d—e     C．e—c—a—b—d     D．a(chǎn)—c—d—b—e

3.How would the whole family probably feel on their way back home?

A．Angry            B．Sad              C．Cheerful          D．Shocked

Eric and Helen are close friends．Yesterday was Helen's birthday，so Eric went to a shop trying to find a special birthday present．At last he saw a hair clip in the shape of a bird．He knew immediately the hair clip was exactly what he wanted for Helen．From the first time he saw it in the window，Eric knew he liked it．

Eric was happy as he walked to Helen's house．When she opened the door he said，"Happy．．．" and then stopped talking for a moment before going on，"birthday，Helen．" He just couldn't believe what he saw! There in Helen's hair was a bird hair clip．It was exactly the same as the one in his gift box! People at the party were talking，but most of the time Eric wasn't listening．He couldn't forget the hair clip．

Finally it was time for the birthday cake．"There are eighteen candles on the cake，Helen．Do you think you can blow them all out?" her parents said．"Make a wish first，wish for something that you want very much before you blow out the candles．If all the candles go out，you will get your wish．"

"I wish I had a bird hair clip，" Helen said and she blew out all the candles．

"What?" asked Eric．"What did you say?"

"The hair clip in my hair isn't mine．It's Millie's．She thought it looked good on me and she said I could have it for the evening．"

Eric quickly showed his little square box to Helen．He couldn't wait for her to open it!

1．How old is Helen?

A．16                     B．18                        C．20                       D．22

2．What shape is the hair clip?

A               B                  C                   D

3．Why did Eric stopped talking for a moment after he said，"Happy．．．" to Helen?

A．Because he felt cold．

B．Because he was too shy．

C．Because he was too excited to speak．

D．Because he saw a bird hair clip in Helen's hair．

4．What does the underlined phrase "go out" mean in Chinese?

A．出去                   B．點燃                    C．熄滅               D．盡力

5．What does the underlined word "it" refer to in the last paragraph?

A．the square box                                  B．the birthday cake

C．the door                                              D．the round box

6．What will probably happen after the birthday party?

A．Helen will argue with Eric．

B．Helen will be extremely happy．

C．Helen will not see Eric any more．

D．Helen will throw away the bird hair clip．