Some people don’t like the number 13. They don’t think 13 is a lucky or good number. For example（比如）, they don’t like to live（居�。� on the 13th floor（樓）.
My friend Mary is one of them. She asks some friends to her home. All of her friends get to her home. They sit at the table. Then Mary counts, “One, two, three ...oh, my God! There are thirteen people here!” Everybody’s face(臉) turns white, but Mr. Brown doesn’t. He says, “Don’t worry（別擔(dān)心）, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby next week. She is in the family way now. ”
All of them become happy again. “Congratulations（恭喜）!” they say to Mr. and Mrs. Brown. They enjoy the nice food（享用美食） and have a good time this evening.
【小題1】The underlined word “lucky” means “________” in Chinese.

A．幸運的

B．倒霉的

C．難得的

D．常見的

【小題2】Everybody’s face turns white, because ________.

A．there are thirteen people	B．there are fourteen people
C．they don’t like Mr. Brown	D．they don’t like the baby

【小題3】Who will have a baby next week?

A．Mary

B．Mr. Brown

C．God

D．Mrs. Brown

【小題4】When does the story happen(發(fā)生)?

A．In the morning.

B．In the afternoon.

C．In the evening.

D．At night.

【小題5】What is NOT true(正確的)?

A．some people don’t like to live on the 13th floor.

B．Mary and her friends don’t like the number 13.

C．Mr. Brown’s face turns white, too.

D．Mary and her friends became happy at last.

　　Money doesn't grow on trees but sometimes a big family can help make it happen.

　　For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant there. We had five children, Matthew, Marvin, Helen and the twins, Alisa and Alan. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

　　We didn't have much money or time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much. I'd have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

　　Finally, all the five finished high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking about having a garden again. I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living with very little.

　　Then, one morning in spring, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, l heard cars outside. I looked out of the window and saw a new tree planted right in my yard. I knew it was a weeping willow (垂柳), because I saw things blowing around on all of its branches (樹枝). Then I put my glasses on and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard.

　　I went outside to look. It was true. There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped (綁) all over the tree. I could buy many flowers with one hundred dollars. There was also a note, “I still do something for you. Love, Marvin.” Marvin kept his words, too. He dug up a nice flower bed for me. My other children bought me tools and other things to help me, such as gardening books.

　　That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty. It is just the way I wanted it. When I go out to take care of my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they are right there with me.

　　I live quite far to the north, where winters are long and cold, and summers are much too short. But every year now, when winter begins, I look out of my window and think of the flowers. I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears (淚) in my eyes every time. I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does.

(1) What was the woman's dream?

[　　]

A．To have five children.

B．To have a money tree.

C．To have a flower garden.

(2) In the passage, the sentences “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees.” really mean ________.

[　　]

A．making money isn't very easy

B．they have no money tree in their yard

C．the children can see a money tree outside

(3) Marvin gave his mother a tree with much money in it, because ________.

[　　]

A．he had many money trees

B．he wanted to show his love to his mother

C．he wanted his mother to help him make more money

(4) Living with the beautiful garden, the woman ________.

[　　]

A．felt even lonely in winter

B．felt her children's deep love was with her

C．seemed to miss her children even more than before

(5) From the passage, we know that ________.

[　　]

A．having a money tree is a nice thing

B．the woman's children made her dream come true

C．the woman herself was rich enough to have a garden

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will notice the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always change according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts(天賦) of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written. 
【小題1】The word “audience” in the third paragraph means ________.

A．students

B．people who watch a play

C．people who are not on the stage

D．people who listen to something

【小題2】Students in a good teacher’s class are always ________.

A．a(chǎn)ctive

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．sad

【小題3】 In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?

A．The teacher must learn everything by heart.

B．He knows how to control his voice better than an actor.

C．He has to deal with unexpected（未預(yù)料到）situations.

D．He has to use more facial expression.

【小題4】From the passage, we can infer(推斷) ________________.

A．Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to say in class.

B．A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class.

C．A teacher must speak louder than an actor.

D．A teacher must have a better memory than an actor.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class: he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will notice the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always change according to what he is talking about.
The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts(天賦) of a good actor doesn’t mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先). What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage.
A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand something, they say so. The teacher therefore has to meet the needs of his audience, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.
I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were unable to take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictly to what another had written. 
【小題1】The word “audience” in the third paragraph means ________.

A．students

B．people who watch a play

C．people who are not on the stage

D．people who listen to something

【小題2】Students in a good teacher’s class are always ________.

A．a(chǎn)ctive

B．quiet

C．noisy

D．sad

【小題3】In what way is a teacher’s work different from an actor’s?

A．The teacher must learn everything by heart.

B．He knows how to control his voice better than an actor.

C．He has to deal with unexpected（未預(yù)料到）situations.

D．He has to use more facial expression.

【小題4】From the passage, we can infer(推斷) ________________.

A．Teachers have to learn by heart what they are going to say in class.

B．A teacher cannot decide beforehand what exactly he is going to say in class.

C．A teacher must speak louder than an actor.

D．A teacher must have a better memory than an actor.

Many people like to travel by plane , but I don't like it because an airport is usually far from  the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can't open the windows. You can't choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours  to go out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains  are safe. Railway stations  are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk  around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time. I  also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don't need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
【小題1】Why do many people like to travel by plane?

A．Because it is fast.

B．Because it is often late.

C．Because an airport is far from the city .

D．Because they can open the window.

【小題2】Which is not the good thing about the train?

A．It is safe.

B．It takes a little more time.

C．You can open the windows.

D．You can walk around in the train.

【小題3】If you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out?

A．A bus.

B．A car.

C．A train.

D．A bike.

【小題4】What is the bad thing about the car?

A．You needn't go to a station.

B．You can start your journey when you want to.

C．There are too many cars on the road.

D．You needn't go to a bus station.

【小題5】What does the writer think of the plane, the train and the car?

A．He likes to take A plan , the train and the car.

B．He doesn’t like to take a plane because it's fast.

C．He likes to take a car because he has a car.

D．He likes to take a train although it takes a little more time.