In a town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl. Her name was Rose. Everyone in the town liked her. She was very brave, but she was scared of the doctor. One day, one of her teeth was moving. Her mom saw it. She said, “One of your teeth is moving, and you need to visit Doctor Tim.”

Rose said, “No! I’m not going to the doctor.” Mom said, “Don’t worry. It's not so wobbly(摆动的) now, we needn't go to the doctor at once.” That made Rose feel better.

After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth but her mom didn’t. She checked her tooth again and it was more wobbly, so she said, “It’s time to see the doctor.”

Rose was scared but she had to do what her mom told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim.

They had to wait in the waiting room.

When it was her turn, her heart was beating very fast. She went into Doctor Tim’s room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair.

Doctor Tim said, “Close your eyes.”

Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down from her eyes. When she opened her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth, smiling.

Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim gave her a teddy bear. From that time Rose wasn’t scared of doctors anymore.

26. At the beginning of the story, Rose was scared of _           .

A. her mom                                    B. the doctor

C. her teeth                                  D. the people in the town

27. Rose forget about her tooth after ________.

A. five months         B. many years          C. several hours       D. five weeks

28. The doctor gave Rose            _ after he pulled her tooth out.

A. a book              B. a teddy bear        C. a candy             D. many teeth

29. According to the passage, the doctor was a               man.

A. kind                B. brave               C. careless            D. shy

Li Shizhen (李时珍) was one of the most famous doctors in Chinese history.  He was born in Qichun, Hubei in 1518.

Both of Li Shizhen’s father and grandfather were doctors.  Li Shizhen’s grandfather was a country doctor who traveled in the countryside with a bag of herbs (药草) and medications and cured (治愈) people. His father was doctor who wrote several books.

     Li Shizhen used to help his father in his medical practice when he was young.  Li Shizhen’s father wanted him to enter politics (从政).  Li Shizhen studied for the exams and passed the country-level examination, but he was never able to pass the imperial (帝国的) examination.

      When he was 38, he cured the son of the Prince of Chu and was invited to be an official in that court (宫廷) A few years later,  he became an official at the Imperial Medical Institute.

      Even though he fulfilled his father’s dream he didn't want to continue working for the court.

One year later, he left the court and returned to be a doctor again.

      Li Shizhen. was famous for his book, Compendium of Materia Medica 《本草纲日 》 ).  He spent 27 years writing the book. Unluckily, Li Shizhen died before the book was officially published. It is such a successful book.  Now it is still one of the most important medical books in China.

30. What was Li Shizhe’ s grandfather?

A. An official.        B. A prince.           C. A country doctor.   D. A writer.

31. What did Li Shizhen’s father want Li Shizhen to do?

A. To be a doctor.     B. To write a book.    C. To be a prince.     D. To enter politics.

32. When he was 38, Li Shizhen cured _     .

A. his grandfather                            B. the son of the Prince of Chu

C. an official in that country                D. a famous doctor

33. According to the passage, what was Li Shizhen famous for?

A. Working for the court.                     B. The book, Compendium of Materia Medica.

C. His long traveling.                        D. Curing a lot of people.

34. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Li Shizhen’s life.                        B. Li Shizhen’s grandfather’s life.

C. Li Shizhen’s father’s life.              D. Li Shizhen’s book.

In the state of Qin (秦国 ) , there was a man called Shang Yang (商鞅). He was a statesman (政治家) and worked out many reforms(改革) for the state, like paying more attention to farming and giving rewards (报酬) to soldiers who were successful when at war.

But these reforms were not easily carried out (执行) at first. Most people didn’t trust Shang Yang. In order to solve this problem, Shang Yang came up with an idea. He put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin capital. Many people came to see him and the pole.

Then, in front of the crowd, Shang Yang said loudly, “The man who takes this pole to the north gate will get 10 gold pieces.”

It was a simple job and the reward was so large. However, some time passed and no one stepped forward. They all thought Shang Yang was making a joke.

Hearing no answer, Shang Yang stepped forward and said, “The reward now goes to 50 gold pieces.”     

This reward was unbelievably large. Finally, a man from the crowd came forward. He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate. True to his word, Shang Yang gave the man 50 gold pieces.

After that, the people of Qin were all talking about what Shang Yang did about the pole. They believed he was a man of his word. So when Shang Yang began carrying out his reforms, the people followed him.

Under these great reforms, Qin grew stronger and stronger. At last, Qin made all the seven states into one empire (帝国).

35. What did Shang Yang do?

A. A statesman.                               B. A king.

C. An emperor.                                D. A soldier.

36. In order to carry out his reforms, what idea did Shang Yang have?

A. Having a wooden pole carrying competition.

B. Having a wooden pole cutting competition

C. The man stepping forward first would be praised.

D. The man carrying the pole from south gate to the north one would get some gold pieces.

37. Why did Shang Yang's reward increase at last?

A. Because a man stepped forward.             B. Because there wasn’t enough time.

C. Because Shang Yang heard no answer.        D. Because Shang Yang was happy.

38. “They believed he was a man of his word.” What does the underlined part mean?

A. A man who can speak loudly.                B. A man who likes to speak a lot.

C. A man who keeps his word.                  D. A man of few words.

39. After these great reforms, what happened in the history of China?

A. Shang Yang became the first emperor.       B. The first empire of China appeared.

C. The south gate fell down.                  D. The state of Qin became weaker and weaker.

     I'm sure you all know how important recycling is. Recycling is when you take old things and turn them into new things. It sounds like magic. But it's actually very scientific.

21. What is “recycling” according to the passage?

A. It's a magic performance.                  B. It's a way of burning old things.

C. It's a way to make old things useful.      D. It's a scientific research.

22. Which material is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Rubber.             B. Metal               C. Glass.              D. Plastic.

23. You can put your old things into a recycling bin except _______.

A. soda cans           B. magazines           C. cereal boxes        D. all bottles

24. The “3 arrows” shows that the items             .

A. have some valuable stamps                  B. are in a triangle circle

C. are recycled and reused                    D. are thrown away

25. The passage is mainly about                 .

A. recyclable materials                       B. recyclable daily things

C. the recycling process                      D. recycling in a scientific way

Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire（雇佣）  a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses —Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said, “Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you. He said you are rude(粗鲁的) and untrustworthy (不可信赖的) . Is this correct? ”

Peter thought for a minute and said, “If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things.”

The old man was very impressed by Peter’s character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man, The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, “Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this? ” After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing(咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner(内在的)  beauty.

26. What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A. Live with him.

B. Help with housework and look after his wife.

C. Work as a doctor.

D. Help with housework and look after him.

27. What did Anthony look like?

A. Handsome.           B. Ordinary.           C. Old.                D. Ugly.

28. The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.

A. had had some bad words of him              B. had praised him

C. did not trust him                          D. considered him to be not important

29. How did Peter react(反应 ) when he heard the old man's words?

A. He was angry.                              B. He took it seriously.

C. He didn't believe him.                     D. He blamed  (责备 ) Anthony.

30. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B. Handsome men must be good men.

C. Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

D. Others' opinions are always correct.