一） Little Tom down the street calls our dog The keep dog. Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say Seep， it comes out keep. And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things hoem for us to keep！ Ill tell you about some of them. Zips first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didnt know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment Mary， my big sister， told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded（點頭）and held my nose. What do you think it is？ It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot （污點） off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry. Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe！ I said. We should take it back. We cant .said my sister. Maybe little Tom is right， Mary said. Maybe Zip is a keep dog！1.The writer and Mary didnt know_. A. what Zips first present was B. how Zip carried its first present home C. who owned Zips first presentD. what Zips first present was made of2.Tom calls Zip the keep dog because _. A. the dog likes keeping thingsB. the dog likes playing with shoes C. he doesnt know the dogs name D. he cant pronounce the word sheep well3.What made the shoe strange was _. A. its colourB. its smellC. its size D. that it was a silk one4.The word keep in the last sentence means _ A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for other to keep C. not letting it run about D. taking care of a small child5.We can know from the reading that the dog _. A. likes to give presents to peopleB. has been kept in at the writers home C. has brought some troubleD. likes to be called the keep dogKey： 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C（二） An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her， but the old lady said， “I have never been in a plane before ， and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again ！”Then the captain came. He said， “Madam， I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine， there are no clouds in the sky， and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said， “I am sorry， young man， but I dont like planes and I am never going to fly again. But Ill say one thing， ”She continued kindly， “You and your wife keep your plane very clean！”1. An old lady had _ . A. glasses B. a blanket over her headC. a coat D. a basket2. A. She didnt want to _ . A. take it off B. turn it off C. get onD. talk about it3. _ spoke to her . A. The air hostess B. The man next to her C. her husband D. one of her friends4. The old lady had never been _ before . A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital5. The woman didnt like planes and she was never going _ . A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go homeKey： 1-5 BAACA（三）Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife， Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there. Where are you going to stay there？ his wife asked. I dont know yet. Dick answered. Please send me your address from there in a telegram （電報）， his wife said. All right， Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didnt have any work， so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine oclock and said， Now Im going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.He found a taxi （出租車） and the driver said， Where do you want to go？ But Dick didnt remember the name and address of his hotel.Which hotel are my things in？ he said， And what am I going to do tonight？ But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram， and in it he wrote， Please send me my address at this post office.Choose the right answer1. Dick flew to New York because _. A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing （觀光） D. his home was there2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him？ A. Because she didnt know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York， too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldnt leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York？ A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friends house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel？ A. The manager （經(jīng)理） of his hotel. B. The police office.C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true？ A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. B. Dick didnt work on the first night of his arrival. C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.Key： 1-5 B A B D C（四）Bob and Jim once worked in the same factory. One day， Bob lent Jim ten dollars， but then Jim left his work and went to work in another town without paying back the money.Bob didnt see Jim for a year， and then he knew from another friend that Jim was in another town and staying at a hotel. So he went there to see him late in the evening.When he got to Jims room， he saw his shoes near the door. Well， he must be in， he thought， and knocked again， and said， I know you are in， Jim. Your shoes are out here.Ive gone out in my boots， answered Jim.True or False1. Bob and Jim once worked in different factories.2. One day Jim borrowed ten dollars from Bob.3. Jim paid back the money to Bob and went to work in another town later.4. Bob hadnt seen Jim for a year when he learned that Jim was in another town.Key： 1-4 F T F T（五）I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls， Herbert！ Its seven oclock！ Get up！Herbert answers， Im coming！ and goes right back to sleep. Im not at all like my brother. I dont like to go to bed at night but I dont mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed， brush my teeth， comb my hair， and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls.But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band （軍樂隊） in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say， Get up！ Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you dont get up immediately！But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upsta