Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle sc...

Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and gets much money. He hopes his son can go to university, so he lets him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.

One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs (楼上). Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.

Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. After he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief. He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

1.Robert’s father wants Robert ______ when he finishes middle school.

A. to work in his shop

B. to be a good helper

C. to study in a university

D. to catch up with his classmates

2.Robert has to go out at night because ______.

A. his friends have no time in the daytime

B. he can’t go out to play cards until his parents fall asleep

C. he can’t win any money in the daytime

D. his parents let him do so

3.Robert listened carefully because he wanted to make sure ______.

A. he woke his parents up　　　　 B. someone came in

C. it was raining hard outside　 D. his parents went to sleep

4.The underlined word “thief” in Chinese means ______.

A. 门卫　　　　　 B. 小偷　　　　 C. 保安　　　　　　 D. 亲戚

5.Robert stopped the thief at once because he wanted ______.

A. to stop playing cards

B. to know how to make more money

C. the thief to teach him how to steal

D. to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up

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Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and makes much money. He hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He often goes out when his parents fall asleep.

One night, when Robert came back home, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.

Last evening, Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, then he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. Suddenly he heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood that the man was a thief (小偷 ). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

1.Robert’s father wants Robert ________.

A. to study in a university

B. to be a good helper when he finishes middle school

C. to catch up with his classmates

D. to work in his shop

2.Why does Robert have to go out at night?

A. Because his friends have no time in the daytime.

B. Because he can play cards when his parents fall asleep.

C. Because he can’t win any money in the daytime.

D. Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep.

3.Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?

A. Because they are old.

B. Because Robert doesn’t like any noise.

C. Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night.

D. Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs.

4. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _______ .

A. if he woke his parents up

B. if someone came in

C. if it was raining hard outside

D. if his parents went to sleep

5.Robert wanted _____.

A. to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up

B. to know how to make more money

C. to stop playing cards

D. the thief to teach him how to steal

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Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and got much money. He hopes his son can go to university and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He has to go out when his parents fall asleep.

One night, when Robert came back, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert has to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubles him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.

Last evening Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. He heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood it was a thief (小偷). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole (偷) in the room.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

1.Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?

A. Because they are old.

B. Because Robert doesn’t like any noise.

C. Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs.

D. Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night.

2. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know ________________

A. if his parents went to sleep

B. if he woke his parents up

C. if it was raining hard outside

D. if someone came in

3. Robert wanted _________________.

A. to stop playing at cards

B. to know how to make more money

C. to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up

D. the thief to teach him how to steal

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Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and ___ to study in a middle school. He studies hard and ____ his classmates. And he often helps his friends ____ lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family____ him and tries to make excuses to punish (惩罚) him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against (提防) it. One afternoon____went to have lunch and he bought ____. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment ____ came out and saw it. He became angry and said,” Don’t you know we don’t let ___ feed dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do.” said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog ____ school, then?” “It’s not my dog.” “Why does it follow you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir,” said the boy, “Can you say you are ____?”

1.A. begin　　 B. begun　　 C. was beginning　　 D. began

2.A. get on　 B. gets on well withC. gets on badly withD. get on bad with

3.A. with his B. with their C. doing his　 D. doing their

4.A. is bad toB. is bad for C. is good to　 D. is good for

5.A. all the students B. all of studentC. the all studentsD. both of the students

6.A. pieces of bread　 B. a bread　 C. a piece of breadD. some breads

7.A. the teacher B. the headmasterC. his friend D. his classmate

8.A. somebody　　 B. anybody　 C. nobody　　　 D. none

9.A. to　　　 B. for　　 C. at　　　 D. in

10.A. my dog　 B. mineC. the dog　　 D. a dog

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Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and ____ to study in a middle school. He studies hard and ____ his classmates. And he often helps his friends ____ lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family____ him and tries to make excuses to punish (惩罚) him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against (提防) it. One afternoon____went to have lunch and he bought ____. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment ____ came out and saw it. He became angry and said,” Don’t you know we don’t let ___ feed dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do.” said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog ____ school, then?” “It’s not my dog.” “Why does it follow you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir,” said the boy, “Can you say you are ____?”

1.A. begin　　　　 B. begun C. was beginning　　 D. began

2.A. get on　　 B. gets on wellC. gets on badly with D. get on bad with

3.A. with his　 B. with theirC. doing his　 D. doing their

4.A. is bad to B. is bad forC. is good to D. is good for

5.A. all the studentsB. all of studentC. the all studentsD. both of the students

6.A. pieces of bread B. a breadC. a piece of bread　 D. some breads

7.A. the teacher B. the headmasterC. his friend　 D. his classmate

8.A. somebody　　 B. anybody　　　　 C. nobody　　　　 D. none

9.A. to　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　 D. in

10.A. my dog　　 B. mine　　　　　　 C. the dog　　　　　 D. a dog

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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with(满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teacher, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please." said the girl ."What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack.. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1. Jack was _____ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen　　 B. eighteen

C. twenty　 　 D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _____.

A. he's her grandson 　 B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet　　 D. he gets home on time

3. From the story,　 we can know that Mary is Jack's _____.

A. classmate　 B. colleague

C. aunt　 　　 D. wife

4. The word "stamp" in the story means _____ in Chinese.

A. 邮票　　 B. 跺脚　　 C. 标记　　 D. 下楼

5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order _____.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school

A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson　　 B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet 　 D. he gets home on time

3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate B. colleague (同事)C. aunt D. wife

4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago， when he finished middle school， he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. She is happy with him.

One day， on his way home， he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house， she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school， teachers， classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch， please，" said the girl. "What time is it now?"

"Sorry， something is wrong with my watch，" said Jack. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor， "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs， "It's twelve o'clock in the night， Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen　　　　 B. eighteen　　 C. twenty　　　 D. fifteen

2.The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson　　 B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet　　 D. he gets home on time

3.The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印　　　　 B. 跺　　　　 C. 贴邮票　　　　 D. 承认

4.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick　　 supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied(满意) with him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she　　　　 agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teacher,　　　　　　 classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please." said the girl ."What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack.. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in thenight, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1.Jack was _____ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen　 B. eighteen  C. twenty

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _____.

A. he's her grandson

B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet

3.From the story,  we can know that Mary is Jack's _____.

A. classmate　 B. colleague 　 C. aunt

4.The word "stamp" in the story means _____ in Chinese.

A. 邮票 　 B. 跺脚 　 C. 标记

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order _____.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma lives downstairs. She is happy with him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.

"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"

"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?"

"I left it at home."

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"

1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.

A. sixteen　　　 B. eighteen　 C. twenty　　 D. fifteen

2.The old woman is happy with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson  B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet  D. he gets home on time

3. The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印　　   B. 跺　　 C. 贴邮票 　 D. 承认

4. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

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