1 . Steve is James and John's big brother. One day, when their mum left for work, James and John started crying. They didn't want her to leave. Steve tried to stop them crying and said, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏). You hide and I'll count to ten. Then I’ll try to find you.” Steve found James under a chair and John behind a door. They played over and over again. Each time, the two boys hid in the same places. Finally, Steve felt too bored with the game. “Let’s take the dog for a walk,” he said.

When Steve walked the dog, he found James and John were running in the street. He thought it was so dangerous. Then he had an idea. “Anyone who walks back to the house with me can have some snacks!” Steve shouted.

At home, the boys ate some cookies and got ready for a sleep. James and John wanted a story. Steve told them the story about the little red hen. When their mum returned home, she was pleased to find the three sleeping boys.

1. James and John started ________ when their mum left home.

A．crying

B．running

C．reading

D．sleeping

2. Where did James hide during the game?

A．Under a table.

B．Under a chair.

C．Behind a door.

D．Behind a box.

3. Why did Steve feel bored with the game?

A．Because he was not good at it.

B．Because he didn't know where to hide.

C．Because his brothers made the room dirty.

D．Because his brothers always hid in the same places.

4. What were James and John doing when Steve walked the dog?

A．Staying in the house	B．Shouting at Steve
C．Running in the street	D．Eating some snacks

5. How did their mum feel when she found the sleeping boys?

A．Angry

B．Pleased

C．Afraid

D．Sad.

2 . Wang Xiangjun is the first blind student to take college entrance examination in Anhui. She went to a music college in Tianjin in 2015. It’s never an easy thing for blind people to do that.

Wang was blind when she was born. At the age of eight, she started to learn to play the piano. The first problem for Wang was to find the keys. She had to listen to the melody (旋律) again and again, keep it in mind and then practice playing it over and over again. She worked very hard and played better and better. Music made her confident and happy.

“Many kind people helped me over the past years. I wish to pass on the love and kindness to more blind children by working as a teacher,” said Wang after she graduated from college in 2019.

Her dream came true soon. She became a piano teacher in the Hefei Special Education Center that year. Now Wang lives a busy but happy life. “All of my students are so lovely. I know their difficulties in learning. I can teach them with my experience and let them know there is hope and a bright future ahead,” said Wang.

1. Wang Xiangjun’s story tells us that it’s never an easy thing for ________ to go to college.

A．old people

B．young people

C．blind people

D．deaf people

2. Wang started to learn to play the piano when she was ________ years old.

A．seven

B．eight

C．nine

D．ten

3. The first problem for Wang was ________ when she started to learn to play the piano.

A．to find the keys	B．to listen to the melody
C．to keep the melody in mind	D．to play the piano with fingers

4. After Wang graduated from college in 2019, she wanted to work as a(n) ________.

A．worker

B．nurse

C．teacher

D．officer

3 . Last summer holiday, Aunt Emily took us to a safari park (野生动物园), not far from Liverpool.

I was very happy to go as I had never been to a safari park before. It’s a very interesting park, full of wild animals running freely.

When we got there, we bought our tickets and drove into the park. We were very excited at the thought of going to see the lions. But to get to the lions’ place we had to go through the monkeys’ land first. And that was an unforgettable experience because they climbed all over the car, ate apples and bananas, and threw all kinds of things at us. They seemed very unfriendly.

Anyway, we went on our way to the lions’ place where we had to lock ourselves in the car as we knew lions could be dangerous. A lion came up very close to us. Then it was on the bonnet (车盖). It looked calm but we felt terrified. Aunt Emily, who isn’t very brave, started to call for help. The kids started crying. Only my brother, George, stayed cool. I sounded the horn (喇叭) but nobody heard us.

In the end a guard arrived in his car, and the lion just got off our car and started smelling the guard’s hand as if nothing was the matter.

1. Which animal did the author want to see the most?

A．The lions.

B．The elephants.

C．The monkeys.

D．All of them.

2. Why did they lock themselves in the car?

A．Because the monkeys might steal things.	B．Because they were afraid of being robbed.
C．Because the lions might be dangerous.	D．Because something was wrong with the car.

3. What does the underlined word “terrified” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Excited.

B．Bored.

C．Interested

D．Scared

4. Who stayed calm among the visitors when they met the lion?

A．Aunt Emily.

B．George.

C．The guard.

D．The author.

4 . Wyatt Dennis has loved motorcycles all his life. Last year, Wyatt ________ a lemonade stand on the way to the motorcycle race to raise some money to ________ a set of toys. But unexpectedly, on the first day, he not only made enough ________ to get his toys, but also was ________ to donate $200 to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

This year, Wyatt's lemonade stand became a ________ after someone staying at the camp-ground next door ________ it on social media. When the 8-year-old boy saw a steady stream of people at his lemonade stand just outside Sturgis, he felt very ________. His mother Robin managed to ________ exactly what happened. The truth just blew her mind, too.

So far, the post has been ________ more than 60,000 times and ________ across the USA and drew hundreds of ________ from all over the country to stop by on their way to the motorcycle race. Wyatt loves seeing the ________ people and waving to them. Even if they don't ________ to buy lemonade, they ride by and say “hi”.

Whether he is serving lemonade, posing for ________, or sitting on a motorcycle, Wyatt is having fun doing these. His ________ image has left a deep impression on everyone and he has become something of a local _______. He has raised enough to donate $4,500 to St. Jude and he has no ________ to pump the brakes anytime soon. Instead, he intends to donate more. As it is what Wyatt wants to do, he will be out here every year ________ lemonade to everyone who is here and ________ do what he can to ________ people in need.

1.

A．swept

B．decorated

C．lost

D．started

2.

A．purchase

B．lend

C．keep

D．make

3.

A．motorcycles

B．dolls

C．cash

D．attention

4.

A．hesitant

B．able

C．afraid

D．honest

5.

A．hit

B．pity

C．mission

D．puzzle

6.

A．assessed

B．remarked

C．deleted

D．posted

7.

A．confused

B．curious

C．thrilled

D．anxious

8.

A．benefit from

B．figure out

C．cover up

D．hand down

9.

A．painted

B．paid

C．shared

D．recovered

10.

A．faded

B．occupied

C．mistaken

D．spread

11.

A．runners

B．hikers

C．swimmers

D．bikers

12.

A．competitive

B．conventional

C．dependent

D．selfish

13.

A．leave

B．oppose

C．stop

D．arise

14.

A．defense

B．impact

C．statues

D．pictures

15.

A．care-free

B．kind-hearted

C．neat

D．casual

16.

A．operator

B．celebrity

C．receptionist

D．clerk

17.

A．plans

B．capabilities

C．solutions

D．moods

18.

A．advertising

B．introducing

C．serving

D．explaining

19.

A．readily

B．rarely

C．modestly

D．accidentally

20.

A．warn

B．help

C．amuse

D．accuse

5 . Four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found alive 18 days after she went missing in northwest Australia, and her mother, Ellie Smith, took to Instagram to celebrate the news. “Our family is a whole again,” Smith wrote Wednesday, alongside a smiling picture of her young daughter, who disappeared from her tent on a camping trip almost three weeks earlier.

Police found the little girl at a locked home in the small town of Carnarvon, western Australia, just after midnight Wednesday local time. A police video caught the moment an officer picked up the child and asked her, “What's your name?” The girl replied, “My name is Cleo.”

“When she said 'My name is Cleo', I don't think there was a dry eye in the house,” Deputy Police Commissioner Col Blanch told 6PR radio. “I have seen seasoned detectives openly crying with relief. I am speechless, which is very rare. This is something we all hoped in our hearts, and it has come true.”

The 4-year-old's disappearance caused a massive police search that initially covered several square kilometers around the remote campsite at Quobba Blowholes, around 950 kilometers (590 miles) north of Perth, and later extended nationwide as alerts were issued for sightings of the girl.

Less than a week into the search, the western Australia government offered a reward of 1 million Australian dollars ($750, 000) for information leading to Cleo's discovery. On Wednesday, police said it was unlikely that anyone would claim the million dollar reward, as Cleo's rescue was the result of painstaking work by the police.

1. What did Ellie Smith take to Instagram to celebrate?

A．She won a prize.	B．Her missing child was found.
C．She got promoted for her job.	D．She delivered a new baby.

2. What does the underlined sentence mean in paragraph 3?

A．People present were in tears of joy.

B．It was easy to cry facing a lost girl.

C．The police there experienced some discomfort.

D．The house was too wet to keep one's eyes dry.

3. What do we know from paragraph 4?

A．Searching for the missing girl only covered the limited campsite.

B．North of Perth was covered with a large area of desert.

C．People didn't worry about the missing girl.

D．The girl's disappearance concerned the nation.

4. Who claimed the $750, 000 reward?

A．The police.	B．The 4-year-old.
C．No one.	D．Ellie Smith.