Tramper could feel the stony road through the holes in his shoes. A newspaper blew by. He picked it up and sat down to cover the holes in his shoes with the paper.
A weak old lady stared at him. “You think you have shoe troubles?” she said. “The king has 12 girls and all of them have holes in their slippers?”
The old lady’s feet were bare (光脚的), cut and purple from the cold. Tramper felt sorry for her, so he gave her his shoes. To thank him, she gave Tramper her dirty cloak (斗篷) . As she walked away down the road, she called: “Stay awake. Drink no drop. Taste no cup.”
“A strange way to say goodbye,” thought Tramper.
It rained. Tramper put on the cloak and tried to read what was left of the wet newspaper. As it fell apart in his hands he read:
PALACE NOTICE
WANTED: Answer to the Mystery of the Worn Slippers.
REWARD: Princess’ hand in marriage.
SNAG: All those who fail will be locked up.
“Why not?” thought Tramper. “I bet I could solve the mystery. I’ve got nothing to lose. I don’t even have any shoes.” And, when he looked down his feet were gone, then his legs and body too. He was invisible. “The cloak is magic.” he said.
The King’s 12 daughters were a mystery. Each night they took off their silk slippers and went to bed. But each morning their silk slippers were full of holes, and the girls were worn out. How could it happen? The girls’ bedroom door was locked, so they could not get out.
How could it go on? The King was spending all his money on slippers.
1. What do we know about the old lady?a. She gave Tramper a newspaper. b. She looked poor.
c. She worked for the King. d. She gave her cloak to Tramper.
| A．ab | B．bc | C．bd | D．ad |
| A．couldn’t be seen | B．couldn’t see anything |
| C．couldn’t move | D．couldn’t change |
| A．got the newspaper | B．stole the princesses’ slippers |
| C．the princesses fell in love with | D．knew the reason for the mystery of the worn slippers |
| A．Their slippers always had holes in them when they woke up. |
| B．Somebody went into their living rooms every evening. |
| C．They went out of the palace every night. |
| D．Their bedroom door was forced open at night. |
2 . Yearly Percentage of Average Family Expenses (开销)
1. In 2010, people spent _____ of their income on food and drinks.
| A．22% | B．24% | C．25% | D．33% |
| A．housing | B．education | C．clothes | D．others |
| A．Story Gala | B．China Daily |
| C．The Beauty of Nature | D．Cooking Time |
3 . Young Heroes for the Planet
Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our planet. Check out how the four young adults made a difference.
 Saving Pandas When Jack was 11, he started a group to teach kids about pandas. He also sold toy pandas to raise money to protect pandas in danger. “I hope to encourage more people to care about pandas,” Jack says. |
 Growing Right Kathy, 14, set up an organization to educate people about growing right plant in right places. She also wrote a book to help people learn what plants are native to (本土的)their area. |
 Creating Energy At the age of 12, Linda invented a machine called SuperE. It collects heat from fields to make electricity(电), Linda says her invention creates electricity in a way that is less harmful to the environment. |
 Cleaning Up Patrick, 13, joined the Ocean Heroes Camp last year. He started a project and picked up plastic waste around nearby lakes with his friends. The goal of the project was to fight plastic pollution. |
| A．Jack. | B．Kathy. | C．Linda. | D．Patrick. |
| A．11. | B．12. | C．13. | D．14. |
| A．To fight plastic pollution. | B．To protect pandas in danger |
| C．To learn about native plants. | D．To use heat to make electricity. |
