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Hans lives in a small town in England. Heholidays. But last year he thought, ‘I’So he went to Spain and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One day he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Hans forgot about this. While he was crossing a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.Hans lay on the ground for a few seconds, and then he sat up and said, ‘Where am I?’An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he ran to Hans at once and said, ‘Map of the city, sir.’1.Hans is an Englishman.2.Hans never went outside England before last year.3.Both Englishmen and Spanish drive on the left side.4.Hans was knocked down by a car.5.The old man wanted to sell a map to Hans.Part 2 read the following passage and answer the questionsPat Hogan was traveling around the country in his car. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel, when he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, ‘I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?’‘Yes,’ the old man answered. ‘I will show you the way.’He got into Pat’s car, and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, ‘Stop’Pat stopped and looked at the house. ‘But this isn’t a hotel,’ he said to the old man.‘No,’ the old man answered, ‘this is my house. And now I will show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you will see the Sun Hotel on the left.’6.Where was pat looking for?7.Whom did Pat meet?8.Where did the old man take Pat to?9.Hocw far was the hotel from where Pat saw the old man?10.How far did Pat drive after the old man got on his car? Part 3 read and choose the best answer to fill in the blanksA French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, ‘I know 11 English. I think people can understand 12 .’One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at a table. He wanted to 13 a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him and asked, ‘_ 14 _‘‘A cup of tea and…’ He could not remember the English word for egg. He looked around but _ 15_ was eating eggs. Then he saw a picture book on the table next to him. There was a picture of _16_ on its cover. He showed the picture to the _17_. ‘What’s the English for this?’he asked. ’A cock.’Answer the waiter. ‘What do you call a cock’s_18_?’He asked again. ‘A hen.’‘And what do you call a hen’s _19_?’‘Chicks’ ‘And what do you call chicks _20_ they are born?’‘Eggs!’‘Very well.‘said the French student happily. ‘Give me two eggs and a cup of tea please.’ Then he sat down with a smile on his face.11.A a little B a few C a bit D little12.A it B me C him D them13.A have B drink C take D see14.A What do you want? B Would you like a cup of tea?C Can I help you?D What wrong with you?15.A nobody B somebody C a man D a women16.A an egg B a cock C a cup D a hen17.A gave B passed C showed D told18.A wife B husband C friend D sister19.A children B child C family D boys20.A when B before C after D untilPart4 integratedTom was seven years olds. He went to a school near his house. He could go there and come home by bus or by school bus every day, but he always went to school and came home on foot. He usually got back on time, but last Friday he came home late from school. When he ran into the house, his mother was in the sitting –room. When she saw him, she said, ‘Why are you late today, Tom?’‘My teacher was angry and sent me to the headmaster after school.’ Tom answered.‘To the headmaster?’ his mother said in surprise, ‘Why did she send you to him.’____________Tom said, ‘And none of the children gave her the answer except me.’His mother was angry, ‘But why did the teacher send you to the headmaster then?’‘________________________________________________________________’21.Answer Tom’s mother’s question according to the passage.22.Fill in the passage.(Fill in the blank)23.Give a title to the passage.24.If you are Tom’s mother. What will you do?25.Pease say something to Tom.Part 5 read and put in sentences 26-30 into A-E according to the passageThe Story of Mobile PhonesA A radio sends a person’s voice over a long way to another radio. A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal. A radio signal travels very quickly.Only a few years ago, mobile phones used to be very large. They needed large batteries. They had to powerful to send their signal to faraway places. B __C Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers, not just one. This means that each mobile phone do esn’t have to send its signal far away, so they don’t need to be so powered. D E26.Today’s mobile phones are small and easy to use.27.A mobile phone is in fact a small radio.28.Mobile phones today use small batteries.29.This was because most cities had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.30.A large city, where lots of mobile phones are used, can have hundreds of towers. Part 6 proud of themNever Give UpLong, long ago, a donkey fell in a dry well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to cry to save the donkey.The farmer invited his neighbors to help him. They began to shovel into the well. The donkey cried harder. Then a few shovelfuls later, he quieted down. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbor continued to shovel dirt on the top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbors._____________________________________________________________________ 31-35 Fill in the last paragraph in five sentences and tell something about NEVER GIVE UP. Part 7 so funnyMrs. Brown went to visit one of her friend and carried a small box with holes punched in the top.‘What’s in your box?’ asked the friend.‘A cat,’ answered Mrs. Brown. ‘You see I've been dreaming about mice at night and I'm so scar ed! This cat is to catch them.’‘But the mice are only imaginary.’ said the friend.‘So is the cat’ whispered Mrs. Brown.35-40 read and tell why the story is funny in five sentences.Part 8 show timeEvening came. It was time for Mr. Bell to close his shop. He was checking his money. His son Tom, who was 15, had just gone outside to buy a newspaper. Just then, a big man walked into the shop. He had a gun in his hand.When Tom came back, he could hear the man asking his father for money. Tom would see the gun in the man’s hand, but the man didn’t see or hear Tom.Tom hurried up the street. He looked for the police, but he didn’t see any. Then Tom saw an old baseball bat lying in the street. ‘Maybe this will help,’ he thought. He ran back with it.His father was just giving some of the money to the man. The man was watching Tom’s father. Tom knew he could not wait long. ‘Now is the tome. I must do it now.’ Tom went up to the man and knocked him down with the bat.Tom and his father then ran outside. This time they got the police and told them what had happen. The police quickly went to the shop and caught the man.What a Brave Boy!。