1．Mr.White was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring.He turned on the light and looked at his clock.It was twelve o'clock."Who can it be at this time of night？" He thought.He decided to go and find out.So he got off bed，put on his dressing gown （晨衣） and went to the door.When he opened the door，there was nobody there.
   "That's very strange"he thought.Then he went back to his bedroom，took off his dressing gown，got back into bed，turned off the tight and tried to go to sleep.
   A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again.Mr.White jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door.He opened it，but again he found no one there the closed the door and tried not to feel angry.Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor.He picked it up.It's now after midnight（午夜），so it is April Fool's Day.April fool to you!
   Oh，it was the English boy next door!'Mr.White exclaimed and almost smiled .He went back to bed and fell asleep at once The bell did not ring again.

（1）Mr White when the bell rang.
A.was getting ready for bed
B.was playing computer games
C.was making a call
D.was watching TV
（2）Why did Mr.White rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time？
A.He wanted to open the door for the visitor.
B.He wanted to find out who the visitor was.
C.He was afraid of the ring.
D.He was waiting for someone.
（3）From this passage，we learn that we can on April Fool's Day.
A.write notes to each other
B.visit others at night
C.play jokes on each other
D.send presents to children

2．Long，long ago there lived a poor boy in a small village.He was about ten years old.Every afternoon，he walked around the village selling his cooking oil.He carried the oil in a small wooden basin.After he sold all of his oil one afternoon，he was very tired.He thought that he should take a rest.He left his wooden basin under a tree，put the money in it and fell asleep.
    About two hours later，he woke up.He looked into the basin and found that his money was gone.He went to see a woman judge at once.The judge listened to the boy's story very carefully.She thought for a few minutes，and then said to the men in her office，"Go and get all the village people here." When all the village people came，she asked everyone to put a coin into the water in a big basin.About half of the people put their coins in，and a young man came.He also put his coin into the water. "Wait a minute"，the judge said，"You took away the boy's money，didn't you？" The young man's face turned red. "Yes，" he said，"How did you know that？" The judge said， "You see，after you put your coin into the water，___________.Your money must have been taken from the oil basin."

（1）What did the poor boy sell in the village？
（2）The poor boy didn't sell all of his oil that afternoon，did he？
（3）Where did the boy put his money before he fell asleep？
（4）When did the boy find his money was stolen？
（5）How did the woman judge deal with the theft after listening to the boy's story？
（6）Complete the sentence in the last paragraph？

3．As a traveller，businessman，and owner of the Linden Center Hotel，sixty-year-old American Brian Linden has lived in the village in South China's Yunnan province for nearly twenty years.He now thinks of himself as one of the"cool new Dali people".
    Brian was born in Chicago，the USA.He first visited China in 1984.He got a scholarship（獎學(xué)金） from the Chinese government and came to study in Beijing.During his stay，he showed great interest in Chinese culture and would love to be its communicator（交流者）.
    After working and traveling in over a hundred countries，he gave up his job in the US，sold his house，moved to China with his wife and two sons in 2004.He wanted to find a place and create a new lifestyle.After a tour around China，Brian and his wife at last decided to live in Xizhou，a small town not far from Dali.
    "I'm a fan of China's traditional（傳統(tǒng)的） buildings.Xizhou is a beautiful town with hundreds of old buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.Traditions here remain as alive as ever，and the local people treat me like family，"said Brian.
    It cost Brian all his money to turn a Bai style house into a hotel for foreign tourists.Of course，the Dali government helped him a lot.Now the house is famous as the Linden Center Hotel.It offers international education programmes to European and American schools.It also opens 50% of its space to the public.This gives a place for more people to communicate with the villagers.It offers free English classes to villagers once a week.
    When talking about his future（未來），Brian said that he plans to do more to share with the world the beauty of China."We want to turn Xizhou into a window for foreigners to learn about China.I hope that through my hard work，more and more people will fall in love with China."

Brian Linden's Chinese dream
Brian's （1） ：	*Birthplace：Chicago，the USA. *Age：Sixty years old. *Family：Four members.
His first trip to China：	*Time：（2） years ago. *Reason：To study. *He became very（3） Chinese culture.
Moving to China：	*Time：Nineteen years ago. *He spent all his money （4） into a hotel for foreign tourists.
His future plan：	*To share the beauty of China with the world（5） more and more people will love China.