（一）

Once a lion[獅子] saw a fine young horse and wanted to eat it. But the horse was very __1__ and he could not catch her. Then the lion had an __2__. He told the __3__ that he was a good __4__ and could do something for them. The horse was __5__， She understood __6__ the lion wanted to do.

So one day when the lion was near the horse， she told him that there was __7__ wrong with one of her feet and asked him to look it __8__. Of course， the lion was very glad to do so. Then the horse raised[抬起] one of his legs from the ground __9__ the lion looked at her foot， she kicked him on the __10__. The lion fell to the ground. The horse laughed and ran away.

1. A. beautiful B. young C. careful

2. A. idea B. way C. answer

3. A. friends B. animals C. birds

4. A. doctor B. nurse C. teacher

5. A. sad B. afraid C. clever

6. A. what B. how C. where

7. A. nothing B. something C. anything

8. A. after B. over C. for

9. A. Before B. After C. When

10. A. head B. legs C. hands

（二）

Once there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered[壞脾氣的] and never gave way to __1__.

One day the father decided to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He __2__ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son got what his father wanted， he turned __3__ and walked towards the town gate. Just then a man was coming from the outside. The gate wasnt __4__ enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But __5__ of them would give way to the other. They __6__ straight face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What shall I do？ My son hasnt __7__ yet. I cant wait any longer.” He wanted to know what was the __8__ with his son. So he left his friends at home， and he himself went to town to look for his son.

“You may first take the __9__ home for my friends. Let me stand here against him __10__.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.

1.A. one B. another C. other D. others

2.A. hoped B. told C. let D. wished

3.A. down B. over C. back D. off

4.A. long B. wide C. high D. narrow

5.A. either B. all C. both D. neither

6.A. stood B. went C. lay D. walked

7.A. gone B. bought C. returned D. been

8.A. wrong B. accident C. thing D. matter

9.A. meat B. dinner C. bread D. money

10.A politely B. instead C. safely D. kindly

（三）

Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted __1__ in Green Park with some ot her friends. She was very happy about it. __2__ she was ready， she got on her bike and left for the park—it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly， as she was riding fast， she __3__ sirens[警笛]. The sound of the sirens was getting __4__， so Debbie looked __5__ her to see what was happening. As a result[結(jié)果]， she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily， Debbie wasnt hurt， __6__ a car hit her bike. After the car __7__， two men got out and started running. __8__， a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen got out and started running after the two men. One of the policemen shouted， “Stop the thieves[賊]！”

__9__ a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because， in a way， she had helped them __10__.

1. A. goes to skate B. go skating C. going to skate D. to go skating

2. A. While B. As soon as C. If D. As quickly as

3. A. heard B. listened to C. found D. saw

4. A. close and close B. closer and closer

C. big and big D. bigger and bigger

5. A. after B. in front of C. behind D. before

6. A. because B. so C. but D. and

7. A. fell over B. passed away C. turned back D. stopped

8. A. A few minutes later B. Just then

C. After an hour D. Very fast

9. A. In a few days B. Sometimes

C. Some time later D. At the same time

10. A. get out of the car B. run after the two men

C. catch the thieves D. shout at the thieves

（四）

Tom and Fred were talking about the year 2050.

“What will __1__ be like in the year 2050？” asked Tom.

“I dont know，” said Fred. “What do you think？”

“Well， no one knows. But it is __2__ to guess，” said Tom. “In the year 2050 everybody will __3__ a pocket[袖珍] computer. The computer will give people the __4__ to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets， __5__. And well be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps well be able to __6__ them at the same time. Machines will do __7__ of the work， and people will have more __8__. Perhaps they will work only two or three days a week. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.”

“Im very __9__ to hear that. I hope to fly to the moon. And I hope Ill be able to live __10__，” said Fred. “Wont that be interesting？ Just like a fish.”

1. A. our home B. the traffic C. a factory D. the world

2. A. pleased B. no use C. interesting D. unusual

3. A. carry B. bring C. give D. send

4. A. news B. ways C. things D. answers

5. A. either B. again C. too D. also

6. A. call B. see C. look D. listen

7. A. most B. many C. lot D. every

8. A. work B. duty C. holidays D. times

9. A. sorry B. glad C. sure D. afraid

10. A. in the sea B. on land C. on the mountain D. under the ground