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　　One day a lawyer's (律師) wife fell ill and he went to get a doctor. The doctor went to see the woman, but before he went into the house he stopped. He knew that the lawyer never paid his bill (賬單) . So he said to the lawyer, “ But if I cure (治愈) your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me.

　　“Sir,”replied the lawyer, “here I have 500 dollars. Whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her, I will give you all this.”

　　The doctor was now sure of the payment (報酬) and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, he knew at once that he could do little. She was badly ill, and though he gave her some medicine to take, she soon died.

　　He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money.

　　“Did you kill my wife?” asked the lawyer.

　　“Of course, I didn't ,” said the doctor.

　　“Well, did you cure my wife?” asked the lawyer.

　　“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor.

　　“Well then, since you neither killed her nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you.”

1．Before the doctor went into the lawyer's house, he stopped because ________.

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A．he knew well that it was impossible to cure the lawyer's wife

B．the lawyer was too poor to pay his bill

C．he was afraid that the lawyer would not pay him

D．he wanted to get five hundred dollars first

2．When the doctor reached the woman's bedside, he ________.

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A．found it impossible to cure her

B．did nothing for her

C．examined her carefully

D．gave her some bad medicine to kill her

3．The doctor was very sorry because ________.

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A．he killed the lawyer's wife

B．the lawyer paid nothing for his work

C．he didn't cure the lawyer's wife

D．he had asked for so much money

4．After the lawyer's wife died, the doctor ________.

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A．got nothing but the money for the medicine

B．got his pay as the lawyer had promised

C．got no money at all

D．did not dare (不敢) to ask for the money

5．Which do you think is the best title (標題) for this story?

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　　From a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites (人造衛(wèi)星) have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in the last few years.

The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there's strong wind. The sea is very big.

　　It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometres deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometres high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometres of water above it!

　　In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and lots of fishes live by eating them.

　　The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men can go down into the deep sea. But, in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.

1．This passage is ________.

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2．The sea covers about ________ of the earth.

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3．________ are not mentioned in this passage.

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4．Which of the following is not true?

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A．The sea is usually beautiful when the sun is shining.

B．The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.

C．The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea.

D．The deeper the people go into the sea, the colder they will feel.

5．The last sentence “But, in 1970s, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days” means that ________.

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A．women wanted to live in the deep sea for a long time

B．women could go deeper into the sea than men

C．women liked living in the deep sea better than men

D．women could do the same work as men

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　　Do you know which is the strongest animal in the world? It is so strong that it can lift 50 times its own weight(重量).

　　Perhaps you may say that it's a lion, or the elephant. But can any of them lift a thing as heavy as I mentioned? No!

　　Then what animal can lift 50 times its own weight? It's the ANT.

　　Can that be true? An ant may be as small as 1/16 of an inch or as long as two inches, but it can carry up to 50 times its own weight. Then you may think that it must have a very strong backbone(脊骨). You are wrong again. The surprising thing is that an ant doesn't have any bones. Then how can it be a good weight-lifter? It has very strong teeth, with them it carries leaves, seeds, wood and even parts of larger animals, including crocodiles, lions and so on.

　　You may be surprised to know that if a 175-pound man had the same strength (力氣) as an ant, he would be able to lift 4, 000 kilograms with his teeth!

1．Which is the strongest animal?

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2．The size of an ant is ________.

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3．An ant has ________.

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4．How do ants carry things?

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5．The best title for this passage is ________.

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The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That's what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been making better and better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control (控制) in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize (識別) voices, translate (翻譯) languages and so on. Perhaps computers will one day really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve (服務) the people?

1．A computer is clever because people are ________.

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2．Which of the following computers can not do now?

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3．What will happen in the future?

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A．Most jobs will be done by the computer.

B．People will no longer use computers.

C．Computers will be used only to talk with people.

D．All computers will be no use.

4．The text is written to ________.

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5．The best title for the text is ________.

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　　Han Meimei has read something with the colour words in them. She doesn't understand what they mean. So she went to her teacher, Mrs Green, for help. Here is what they are talking about:

　　Meimei: Good morning, Mr Green. Have, you got a moment?

　　Green: Yes. What can I do for you, Meimei?

　　Meimei: I've come to some sentences that I don't understand. Can you help me?

　　Green: What are they?

　　Meimei: They are words of colour in these sentences on this list :

　　(1) Jack is blue today.

　　(2) She's yellow.

　　(3) He's told a white lie (謊言).

　　(4) Tom has a green thumb (大拇指).

　　Green: In everyday English the word blue means sad. Yellow means afraid sometimes. A person with a green thumb usually grows plants well. When you tell a white lie, you mean not to trouble someone too much. A white lie is not a bad one.

　　Meimei: Would you please give me an example of “a white lie”?

　　Green: Certainly. If I give you a cake and you don't like it, you won't say that you don't like it. Instead you'll say that you are not hungry. That's a white lie.

　　Meimei: I see. Thank you very much.

1．In everyday English, words of colour sometimes do not mean ________.

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2．The sentence “Jim has a green thumb” means ________.

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3．Someone is blue when he has ________.

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A．got some good news

B．heard that his best friend has been killed in an accident

C．been given a nice and blue suit

D．nothing to eat but rather hungry

4．Which of the following can be a white lie?

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A．Miss Forgetful has broken a beautiful glass but she doesn't say so.

B．Ron likes the fried chicken and says that he hopes to eat some of it.

C．Jill forgot to do the lessons but she said that she was ill last night.

D．The old doctor's daughter told him that all the people in the town were well because she did not want to hurt him.

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　　John lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his holidays, but last year he thought, “I've never been to other countries. All my friends go to Spain, and they like it very much, so this year I'll go there, too.” First he went to the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left. But in Spain they drive on the right. John forgot about this, and while he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked him down.

　　John lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,“Where am I?” Just then an old man selling maps of Madrid went past him. When he heard John's words, he said to him at once, “Map of the city, sir?”

1．John always stayed in England for his holidays ________.

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A．because he had many friends there

B．because he was poor and had no money

C．before he went to Spain

D．before he lived in a small town

2．John's first stop was Madrid and he stayed there ________.

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3．People drive ________ in Spain and ________ in England.

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4．A bike knocked John down ________.

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A．when he went out for shopping

B．because he didn't see the red light

C．while he was talking to a man

D．while he was crossing a busy street

5．The old man heard John's words and he thought the English man ________.

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　　The village was a long way from town. It was twelve of thirteen hundred kilometers.

　　“You must go to the city,” I said to Atalipa. “Only a doctor can help you, and I am not a doctor. I'll go with you.”

　　“Go along the river,” he said, “Then climb over the great mountains.”

　　“Yes. That's the only way.”

　　“That's quite a long way and my people have never been to places so far!”

　　Atalipa did not enjoy the city very much. But we stayed for two months, and he got better. Then we went back to the great mountains, and went down the river in Atalipa's boat.

　　I asked him, “What are you going to tell your people? Will you talk about the city men? What will you talk about the big buildings and the cars?”

　　He thought for a minute. Then he said , “No , I won't tell them. They won't understand , and maybe they'll cry.”

　　“What do you mean? Why will they cry?” I asked.

　　“Because the city is your home. You're only staying with us. And so they'll cry for you.”

1．Why did Atalipa go to the city?

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A．Because he wanted to see the city.

B．Because he wanted to go farther than his people.

C．Because he had to go to see doctor.

D．Because he wanted to see the buildings and cars.

2．Why did Atalipa think his people would cry for the writer of the message?

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A．His people didn't think it was happy for the writer to be away from his home.

B．His people did not want the writer to leave.

C．The writer's home was so good but his people's were so poor.

D．Living in the city was much better than in that village, so his people would all leave.

3．How could the people in that village go to the city?

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A．They could only walk.

B．They could only go by boat.

C．They could go by boat, and then they had to go on foot.

D．They could never go out so far to any other city.

4．Where did the writer come from?

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5．Which of these is right?

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A．People in Atalipa's village never had climbed over those great mountains before.

B．There were cars and high buildings in that village, too.

C．Maybe it took Atalipa ten days to go to the city.

D．The writer of the passage was a good doctor.

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　　At noon on June 3 three men bought some ice cream from me. They sat in front of the bank (銀行) . This happened on June 4 and 5 . They were trying to look and do like travelers, but I could see they were not. They never smiled. They were not enjoying themselves. The men carefully watched the movements of each one working in the bank, and even when and where I moved my ice cream cart(手推車).

　　On June 5 at 12: 00, when the four gatekeepers were out for lunch, the three men moved towards the entrance of the bank. I wanted to be able to stop them from leaving the place.

　　One of the men stood at the door of the bank, the other two entered the bank and stood in line. When they went up to the working men in the bank, they took knives out of paper bags. Most of the people in the bank didn't know what was happening. I could see this through the window of the bank.

　　Then, the other non-uniformed (便衣) policemen arrived. We wanted to wait until they had the money in their hands. Then we got them. It was all over in twenty seconds.

　　I never stopped selling ice cream although I gave one man too much change (零錢).

1．The three men stayed in front of the bank for about ________.

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2．The three men went into the bank ________.

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A．when there were no people in the bank

B．when the four gatekeepers were out

C．as soon as it was lunch time

D．as soon as it was quiet and dark

3．“It was all over in twenty seconds.”means________.

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A．The gatekeepers got back very quickly.

B．The policemen went into the bank very quickly.

C．The ice cream seller sold out his ice cream in a short time.

D．The three men were caught very quickly.

4．We can know from the passage that the story teller was really ________.

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5．Which of the following is true?

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A．The three men were not enjoying themselves because they were traveling.

B．The bank had only four gatekeepers.

C．The police knew nothing about what the three were going to do.

D．The three men were caught before they had time to run away.

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　　Careful and careless are as different as fire and water. But it is strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities (品質). They are both careful and careless. Newton, the famous English scientist, was such a person.

　　Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home. When they were ready to eat, Newton left to get a bottle of wine. But after his friend had waited for a long time, Newton still didn't come back. At last his friend found Newton was in the lab. When Newton was going to get the bottle of wine, he suddenly had a new idea for his experiment (實驗) . So he forgot his friend and the dinner. Another time, Newton was leading a horse up a mountain, and held the rein (韁繩) in his hand. While he was walking, he kept thinking about problems. When he got to the top of the mountain, he found the rein was not in his hand and that the horse was missing.

　　Einstein was another example. Once he was waiting for a friend at a bridge. While waiting, he became lost in thought. It started to rain. The rain kept on for some time. When he took out a piece of paper to write something down, the paper was wet and then he knew that it was raining. But after he put the paper into his pocket, he again forgot he was standing in the rain.

1．When Newton and his friend were ready to eat, Newton ________.

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2．Why was the horse missing when Newton got to the top of the mountain?

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A．He kept thinking about problems and lost the rein.

B．He did not want to take the horse to the mountain.

C．He didn't walk fast enough.

D．The horse lost his way to the top of the mountain.

3．Which of the following statements (陳述) is ture?

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A．Einstein kept thinking in the rain.

B．Einstein stopped thinking because of the rain.

C．Einstein had to wait for his friend in the rain.

D．The rain helped Einstein to have new ideas.

4．Newton and Einstein were careless about their ________ and careful in their ________.

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5．________ scientists are both careful and careless like Newton and Einstein.

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　　A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, “I'd like you to repair these shoes for me, please.”

　　“Certainly, sir.” the shoemaker said.

　　“When will they be ready?” the man asked.

　　“I'm a bit busy, but I think they'll be ready for you on Thursday.” he said.

　　“That's fine.” the man siad, and left the shop.

　　The next morning the man got a letter. He was asked to work in another country. Twelve hours later, he got on the plane.

　　Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown. He remembered his shoes.

　　“They were a good pair of shoes.” he thought.

　　“I wonder if the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I'll go and see.”

　　He was pleased to see that the shoemaker was still in the same shop, though he was an old man by now.

　　“Good morning.” he said to him, “Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes to be repaired. Do you think you've still got them?”

　　“Name, please?” the old shoemaker asked.

　　“Smith.” the man said.

　　“Just a moment, please. I'll go and see.”

　　The shoemaker went to the back of his shop, and a few minutes later he returned, carrying the pair of shoes.

　　“Here they are.” he said, “One pair of brown shoes to be repaired. I'm a bit busy now. But I think they'll be ready on Thursady.”

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1．Which of the following is true?

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A．Mr Smith and shoemaker were old friends.

B．Mr Smith wanted the shoemaker to make him a new pair of shoes.

C．Mr Smith wanted his shoes to be repaired in twelve hours.

D．Mr Smith didn't mind whether his shoes would be repaired on Thursday or not.

2．Why didn't Mr Smith return to take his shoes on Thursday? Because ________.

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A．the shoemaker had forgotten to repair his shoes

B．he went out of his country

C．he knew his shoes were not ready

D．both B and C

3．Mr Smith was back to his hometown ________.

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4．The shoemaker ________.

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A．remembered him well

B．had his shoes repaired

C．had forgotten to repair his shoes for 20 years

D．repaired the shoes quickly

5．Which is the best title (題目) for the story?

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