Here is a story told an American general (將軍) who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the Untied States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war, the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist (牙醫(yī)) and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label (標簽) with the name of the general and words, “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.
( ) 1. The general’s teeth were sold in ____.
A. the museum
B. the special shops selling some rare and interesting things
C. the department store
D. the hospital
( ) 2. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost _____.
A. $785 B. $1, 050 C. $157 D. $875
( ) 3. The general felt ____ when he heard his teeth were sold.
A. happy B. excited C. sad D. angry
( ) 4. There was the general’s name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _____.
A. the general’s name was known by most of the people in Washington
B. the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth
C. the shop-keeper tried to make the general more popular
D. Both A and C
( ) 5. The general ordered his men to____.
A. look for his teeth and buy all of them
B. arrest the dentist at once
C. make all the shops stop selling teeth
D. buy all the teeth in all the shops

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

   Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French worker.

   Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtime. Their workers don’t get more pay for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.

   Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

1.A Japanese worker works __________ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513    B. 1,646           C. 2,159           D. 3,805

2.The word “overtime” in Paragraph 3 means _____________.

A. 稅費   B. 加班費        C. 學費                 D. 冷飲費

3.People in ________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France   B. Germany   C. the United States   D. Great Britain 

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. No companies offer vacations to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

5.What can we infer(推斷) from the passage?

A. Many workers have to work long hours.    

B. Many people have vacations long enough.

C. Work hours are the same around the world. 

D. There are a lot of dull people in the world

 

從方塊中選擇適當?shù)木渥友a全下列對話

A; Hello.                                      B: ___1._____

A:_____ 2._____                               B: Yes， I am.

A : ____3._____                               B: I’m in Class 6

A : ____4._____                               B: I am twelve.

A: Oh，I am twelve too. _____5.______           B: Thank you.

A. Please sit on the chair.

B. What class are you in ?

C. Hello.

D. How old are you?

E. Are you a new student here?

 

As we all know, the ocean moves. But waves breaking on the beach make the ocean fun. When you stand on the shore and look at the waves, it seems like the water is moving towards you. But the water is not really moving forward. The moving you see is wave energy. And wave energy comes from the wind.
Let’s think about how this works. As wave energy passes through the water, the energy makes particles （粒子） of water move up and down. Just give you an example of a wave passing under a basketball. We put a basketball on the sea. When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball. The basketball moves up to the top with the wave. Then the wave continues and leaves the basketball behind. The basketball looks lower, but it doesn’t move forward. That’s because the wave energy just moves the water which is under the basketball.
　  So why can you see a wave knock you down on the shore？When a wave moves toward the shore, the bottom of the wave slows down because it meets the ocean floor. But the top, which is called crest(浪峰), keeps moving. The different action causes the wave to fall over or break onto the shore. If a wave is very large, it carries a lot of energy when it hits the land. As time goes by, waves can break up and carry away the rocks and other things on the shore. Shorelines are changing all the time because of wave action.
【小題1】______ is really moving forward when you look at the wave.

A．Water

B．The basketball

C．Water and wave energy

D．Wave energy

【小題2】Match the sentences with the pictures and the right answer.
(1) The basketball moves up to the top with the wave.
(2) The basketball continues and leaves the basketball behind.
(3) When the wind blows, a wave comes from behind the basketball.

A．a—(2) b—(1) c—(3)	B．a—(3) b—(1) c—(2)
C．a—(1) b—(3) c—(2)	D．a—(3) b—(2) c—(1)

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Wave energy comes from the water.

B．Large waves carry plenty of energy.

C．Wave action makes shorelines change all the time.

D．The bottom of the wave is easy to slow down.

【小題4】The underlined word “it” ( Paragraph 3) refers to “________”.

A．particles of water

B．the shore

C．the wind

D．the bottom of the wave

【小題5】The main idea of this passage is ______.

A．what makes particles of water move	B．how a basketball moves on the ocean
C．how wave energy causes wave action	D．why a wave can knock you down

Welcome to Happy Days Club. It is a great place to keep healthy. It has great fun and is very exciting.

Ball Game Center You can play volleyball, tennis or other ball games here.	3:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. Tel: 375-4789
Swimming Center It’s really cool!	4:00 p.m.—12:00 p.m. Tel: 375-4753
Free Class Center	Dancing	8:00 a.m.—12:00 a.m. Tel: 375-4676
Skating	1:00 p.m.—6 : 00 p.m. Tel: 375-4762
Kids Club You can play and make friends here.	Tel: 375-4766

1. Happy Days Club is a club for people to _______.

A. keep healthy             B. enjoy music         C. play volleyball

2.If you want to play basketball , you can call _______.

A. 375-4753             B.375-4789              C.375-4766

3.You can take the dancing class at ________.

A.8:00 a.m.                 B.1:00 p.m.                 C.3:00 p.m.

4.If a child wants to have more friends, he or she can go to _______.

A. Swimming pool        B. Ball Game Center         C. Kids Club

5.There are _______ different clubs in the club.

A. three               B. four                       C. five