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1、A One day Mark Twain told a story about his first money. Schoolboys in those days didnt respect（尊敬）their teachers. They didnt take care of school things, either. The school had a rule: If a student damaged（损坏）his desk, the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school, or the student had to pa
2、y five dollars .Mark Twain once found his desk was damaged in some way, he had to tell his father about the schools rule. His father thought it would be too bad if the teacher beat his son in public （ 当众）, so he agreed to give him five dollars. But before giving him the money, the father gave his so
3、n a good beating. The next day Mark Twain decided he would take another beating at school, so he could keep the five dollars. In this way, he got his first money. 6.In those days, if somebody damaged his desk, he would_. A. leave school B. pay money C. be beaten by his father D. earn five dollars 7.
4、When Mark Twain was_, he earned his first money. A. ten years old B. at school C. beaten for the first time D.working 8.Mark Twain was beaten （打）twice because he_. A. damaged two desks B. damaged his desk twice C.wanted to keep the money D. didnt respect his teacher 9.Mark Twains father gave him fiv
5、e dollars. He wanted his son to_. A. keep the money B. hand the money to the teacher C. disgrace（给带来耻辱）his family D. take a beating 10.Which of the following is NOT true? A.Mark Twain was a famous writer. B. Mark Twain was a bad student in school. C.The school was right to beat Mark Twain. D.We shou
6、ld earn money as Mark Twain did. C A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. It gives us some interesting phrases（短 语）.One is “to let the cat out of the bag It is the same as “to tell the secret”. There is an old interesting story about it. Long ago, when people sold things in big cloth（布）b
7、ags, a woman asked a man for a pig. The man held up his cloth bag. There seemed to be a little pig in it. The woman asked to see it. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a pig! The mans secret was out and everyone knew it. Now when someone lets out（泄漏）a secret, he lets the
8、 cat out of the bag. And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from. 11. The phrase “to let the cat out of the bag” came from_. A. a woman and a pig B. a man and a cat C. a pig and and a cat D.an interesting story 12.The woman wanted to buy_. A. a cloth bag B. a little pig C. a black c
9、at D. a bag and a pig 13.The man knew there was _ in his cloth bag. A. a bag B. a pig C. a cat D. nothing 14.At the end of the second passageeveryone knew it, it means_. A. there was a pig in the mans bag B. the woman bought a cat C. the cloth bag D. the mans cat 15.John let the cat out of the bag m
10、eans he _. A .makes everyone know a secret B. puts the cats away from the bag C. buys a cat in the bag D.sells the cat in the bag D In some foreign countries, some people dont like the number 13. They dont think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they dont like to live on the thirteenth floor. My fr
11、iend Jack has got the same idea. He doesnt like the number 13, either. One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out,
12、Oh, there are thirteen people here! Everybodys face turned white except Mr Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, Dont worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. Shes in the family way now. All of them became happy again. Congrat
13、ulations! they said to Mrs and Mr Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening. 根据短文，完成下面句子。 16. Some foreigners think the number 13 is . 17. Mr and Mrs Brown were . 18. Everybodys face turned white when . 19. The sentence Shes in the family way now. means . 20. All of them bec
14、ame happy again because . E HOUSE FOR SALE：Comfortable（舒适的）family home with a large garden on the north side of town. Three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom. Pay ￥280,000 for it. The Browns are looking for a new house. Mr Brown wants to live on the north side of the town near his work.
15、 Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children dont care the house is like but the garden is big enough. DRIVER WANTED for busy restaurant. Some evening and weekend work. All meals free. Call 3320178. Jack wants to drive. He thinks its very interesting. The work is hard but he doesnt mi
16、nd. He has to work in the evenings and weekends, but he can get some weekdays off. Its not very well paid, but he never minds. JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. Boys and girls wanted to play for a local（本地的） football team. Aged 913. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 pm. Tom: There is a new football team starting in the village, Mum. Im old enough to play it. School
