A

      Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.

      One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.

      But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
     
( )1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
      A. the rich man   B. the servant   C. both A and B   D. neither A and B
( )2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
      A. the cat      B. himself     C. nobody      D. the servant        
( )3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
      A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
      B. did not want the servant to drink his wine
      C. he wanted to kill the cat
      D. he wanted to kill the servant
( )4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
      A. the servant   B. cat   C. the rich man   D. nobody
( )5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
      A. lazy   B. bad   C. clever   D. kind

B

      Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.

      Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.

      Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

      Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

( )6.The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.
      A. larger than   B. smaller than   C. as big as  D. as small as
( )7.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _________.
      A. get married   B. be free   C. find good jobs   D. study
( )8.They visit their parents ________.
      A. on weekdays   B. on weekends   C. at any time   D. on holiday
( )9.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
      A. Children have the freedom to choose their own job.
      B. Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.
      C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.
      D. When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.
( )10.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.
      A. children can learn how to make money for themselves
      B. their children required them to do so
      C. they are rich
      D. it is required by law

Key: 1-5 CDBAC 6-10 BCDBA