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- Passage 1 -

John is a paper boy. He delivers （投遞） newspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers（客戶）. Half of his customers only take the newspapers on weekdays， and about half take the newspapers on weekdays and on Sundays. Two of John’s customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

John has to get up at 4：30 every morning to deliver his newspapers. It takes longer to deliver the newspapers on Sundays. The Sunday newspapers are twice as heavy as those on weekdays. John is saving his money to buy a new bicycle. He is also saving money for college （大學(xué)）. He has already saved 500 dollars.

（ ）1. John ______ every day.

A. reads books B. sells newspapers

C. borrows books D. delivers newspapers

（ ）2. How many customers does he have？

A. About 40.B. About 120. C. About 80.D. About 20.

（ ）3. ______ of his customers only take the newspapers on Sundays.

A. Two B. Eighty C. Forty D. Twenty

（ ）4. What time does he have to get up every morning？

A. At 3：30. B. At 4：30. C. At 5：30. D. At 6：30.

（ ）5. John is saving his money to buy ______.

A. a newspaper B. a college C. a house D. a new bicycle

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A businessman worked too hard. He found that he could not sleep at night， but often fell asleep during the day. He became so worried that he went to see the doctor.

“Can you help me， doctor，” he asked worriedly. “I slept so little， and now I haven’t had more than two hours at night.”

The doctor looked over the businessman， gave him some tests， asked him not to work so hard， and take some kinds of medicine. The doctor said he was sure that he was not seriously ill， and that he would soon be better.

But the businessman grew worse instead of better. He slept even less than before and was still falling asleep in the office. He visited the doctor again and again， and it took the doctor a long time to find out the reason： The businessman’s wife was giving him the sleeping medicine in the morning， and that to keep him awake at night！

（ ）1. The businessman couldn’t fall asleep at night because ______.

A. he was seriously ill

B. he was worried about his business

C. he often slept in the daytime

D. he had worked too much and was too tired

（ ）2. The businessman ______.

A. slept less than two hours at night

B. slept well at night

C. slept more than two hours at night

D. worked at night and slept during

the day

（ ）3. The doctor ______.

A. told the man not to work at night and do some exercise in the morning

B. told the man he wasn’t seriously ill and would soon be better

C. looked over the man carefully but didn’t give him any medicine

D. just gave the man some medicine but didn’t give him any tests

（ ）4. The businessman visited the doctor

again and again because ______.

A. he wanted some more medicine

B. he felt better and went to thank the doctor

C. he still couldn’t sleep at night

D. his wife asked him to do so

（ ）5. The businessman grew worse because ______.

A. he still worked too much

B. he didn’t take any medicine at all

C. the doctor gave him some wrong medicine

D. his wife gave him the wrong

medicine

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English breakfast is a very big meal—eggs， tomatoes， tea， coffee ...

For many people lunch is a quick meal. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars， where office workers can buy the kind of bread they want—brown， white， or a roll— and then all

kinds of salad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. School children can have a hot meal at school， but many just take a sandwich， a drink and some fruit from home.

Tea means two things. It is a drink and a meal！Some people have afternoon tea， with sandwiches， cakes and a cup of tea.

They usually have supper quite early， at about 6：00， and all the family eat together.

On Sundays many families have a traditional （傳統(tǒng)的） lunch. They have chicken， pork with potatoes， vegetables ...

The Englishmen like food from other counties， too， especially（尤其是） French，Chinese， Italian and Indian. People often get take-away meals—they buy the food outside and then bring them home.

（ ）1. Many English people have a ______ breakfast and a ______ lunch.

A. fast； small

B. little； slow

C. big； quick

D. slow； big

（ ）2. The office workers can buy the ______ bread for lunch.

A. white B. black

C. red D. orange

（ ）3. What don’t they have when they have afternoon tea according to this passage？

A. Sandwiches.

B. Chicken.

C. Cakes.

D. A cup of tea.

（ ）4. How long do they have supper？

A. Six or eight hours.

B. About two hours.

C. Half an hour.

D. We don’t know.

（ ）5. When people buy take-away food， they eat them ______.

A. at home B. in the school

C. outside D. in the bars

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You’ve probably heard of working dogs that help police officers， or horses that help farmers. Did you know that carrier pigeons （信鴿） can be trained to help people too？ Here are some examples.

Mailman

Carrier pigeons can be trained to carry messages to people. The note is placed into a small can. The can is tied to the pigeon’s leg. Then the pigeon flies off with the note.

Lifeguard

From high up in the sky， specially trained pigeons can spot orange life jackets in the ocean. Sometimes it is difficult for humans to spot people lost at sea， especially when the weather is bad. However， pigeons can fly quickly over a large area of water to look for people.

Spy

Many years ago， carrier pigeons were used to help our country during wars （戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)）. “Spy pigeons” had small cameras that were tied to their feet. As a pigeon flew over enemy （敵人） land， the camera took photos of the land below. This would allow our soldiers to see where the enemies were and what they were doing.

So next time you see a pigeon， stop and watch it closely. What might look like an ordinary bird to most people， might actually be helpful.

（ ）1. Which part of the carrier pigeon is the can tied to？

A. The pigeon’s back.

B. The pigeon’s head.

C. The pigeon’s neck.

D. The pigeon’s leg.

（ ）2. What kind of people can the carrier pigeons find？

A. The people in orange life jackets at

sea.

B. The people in red jackets in the

boats.

C. The people swimming in the ocean.D. The people lost in the mountains.

（ ）3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

A. A pigeon could predict what the

weather would be like.

B. A pigeon was tied with a small

camera around its leg.

C. A pigeon could help us to know the number of the enemy.

D. A pigeon carried the camera to take photos of the enemy land.

（ ）4. What kind of jobs are mentioned for a carrier pigeon？

A. A mailman， a lifeguard and a spy.

B. A trainer， a spy and a police officer.

C. A soldier， a police officer and a

mailman.

D. A farmer， a weather reporter and

lifeguard.

（ ）5. What is the purpose of writing this article？

A. To make readers like pigeons more.

B. To teach readers about the lives of

wild pigeons.

C. To tell readers about real jobs held by carrier pigeons.

D. To share science fictions about pigeons helping people.