A.it was his fourteenth birthday B.he had a birthday party at home.

C.many people were in the park. D.he had a great time in the park.

8.The old man is happy today because______.

A.he is very healthy B.he has a big family

C.many guests come to see him. D.his children take good care of him.

9.Tom began to laugh because______.

A.he thought his grandpa was younger than he.

B.he had a lot of cakes to eat

C.they had a birthday party again.

D.his grandpa is very happy.

10.The guests came to see Tom's grandpa with many gifts on______.

A.Monday B.Tuesday C.Wednesday D.Thursday

Passage C

Mr Black liked fishing.It was his favorite sport.He often fished for hours without catching(钓到) anything.But this didn't worry him. Some fishermen (渔民) couldn't catch fish. Sometimes they could catch old boots or rubbish(鞋子或垃圾),Mr Black was even(甚至) worse than the fishermen. He never got anything---not even old boots. After he spent the whole morning on the river, he always went home with an empty bag.

"You must stop fishing!" his friends said,"It's a waste(浪费) of time."

"But they don't know one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all. It can make me forget the noise(噪音) of the city and live quietly for some time."He always said to himself.

11.Mr Black always went fishing because_____.

A. he could sell the fish and get some money.

B.he thought it was a good sport.

C.He could cook the fish for supper.

D.he could sit in a boat.

12.Mr Black liked to fish_____.

A.by the river B.in a boat on the river

C.in the river D.with other fishermen

13. He always went home with an empty bag because_____

A.he couldn't fish at all. B．there were not fish in the river.

C.he gave the fish to other fishermen.

D.he didn't pay attention to(关心) fishing at all.

14.His friends told him_____when they knew he couldn't catch anything.

A.to learn how to fish B.to change(改变)the way of fishing

C.not to fish any more D.to buy some fish

15.From the story we know______.

A.Mr Black lived in the country B.Mr Black was a good fisherman

C.Mr Black was not good at fishing D.Mr Black hated the noise in the city

(D)

Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know