1．There was a pilot and four people in a small plane.Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air.The smoke was everywhere in the plane.The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes（降落傘）.They all became worried and started to make excuses.
    "I must go and mend the machine." said the pilot，taking one of the parachutes.There was nothing he could do，so he just jumped out.The first person stood up. "I'm a doctor，" he said."I help people live longer and I save lives" He also took a parachute and jumped out，The next person said，"I must have a parachute.I am a very clever person，and I have to attend an important sports game.I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there." He picked up a pack and jumped out.Two men were left，an old businessman and a young mountain climber.By this time the plane was going down fast.The businessman said，"Young man，I am old，but you're still young.You take the last parachute." the young mountain climber smiled， "Don't worry，" he said，"we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes.Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack."

（1）Why did al1 the people become worried？
A.Because they couldn't find the parachutes.
B.Because they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person.
C.Because there was too much smoke and they couldn't jump out from the plane.
D.Because they saw the pilot jump out first.
（2）What did the clever man jump out with？
A.A parachute.
B.Nothing.
C.The backpack of the climber's.
D.Two parachutes.
（3）All the people thought of themselves except（除……之外） .
A.the pilot
B.the clever man
C.the doctor
D.the businessman
（4）What do you think of the businessman from this story？
A.He was a kind-hearted man.
B.He was a clever man.
C.He was a selfish（自私的）man.
D.He was too old to jump.

2．I worked as a volunteer at a Children's Hospital in Cape Town，South Africa.My job was to help make the kids feel happy while they were staying in the hospital.Sounds interesting，right？But some people can't understand why I did it.
    Let me tell you why I did it.The main reason was to help create a better future for people，no matter who or where they are.In this big world，so many people need help.Look at the children in the hospital where I worked.They felt scared and lonely facing all the difficulties since their parents also had other kids to care for.So，why not try to help as many people as possible？That was my thought.
    Volunteering in Africa and helping people there let me see other parts of this planet.And volunteering at the hospital showed me a side of the world I did not know about before.I met people from all over the world，each with their own ideas，experiences and dreams.We got to share so much with each other.
    I really felt close to these people.We shared amazing memories and grew together.I wanted to go back to my country with new experiences and ideas so that，together，we can help more people and create a better future for everyone!

（1）What did the writer do to help the kids in the hospital？
A.Worked as a doctor there.
B.Cooked food for the kids.
C.Tried to make the kids feel happy.
D.Helped the kids find their parents.
（2）What did the writer learn from the volunteer work？
a.More knowledge about the world.
b.A better job back home.
c.Many good memories.
d.Knowledge of how to cure diseases.
e.New experiences and ideas.
A.abc
B.ace
C.bed
D.cde
（3）Why did the writer write this story？
A.To describe his/her experiences in Cape Town.
B.To show the hard life of South Africa.
C.To share his/her dreams for the future.
D.To call on everyone to volunteer in Africa.

3．Once upon a time，there（1）（be） a king.He only had one leg and one eye，but he was very smart（2）kind.Everyone lived a happy and healthy life because of the king.He wanted his children to remember（3）（he）.So he invited many famous（4） （art） to his palace for painting.How could his painting be made very beautiful？It was（5）（possible）.So one by one，they all started to （6）（polite） refuse to make a painting of the king.
Finally，one artist said he would make a very nice painting of the king. （7）（hear） that，the king became happy.When the artist showed the painting，everyone was shocked.In the painting，the king（8）（sit） on a horse，on the one-leg side，holding his bow（弓）and aiming something with his one eye closed.The king was very so happy（9）he gave the artist lots of money.
As we all know，no one is perfect.So we should try to focus on others' advantages（優(yōu)點）instead（10）their disadvantages.Just take an optimistic（樂觀的）view of the event.Everyone can do a good job.