小升初：上册英语阅读理解练习(8)

　　1.　　　 Mrs Smith went shopping_____.

　　A after a while　　　　　 B on her birthday

　　C the day after her birthday　 D ten days later

　　2.　　　 Mrs Smith wanted to buy_____ with the ten-pound notes.

　　A a cap　 B a hat　 C a handbag　 D a hat and a bag

　　3.　　　 The old lady sitting____ her and her handbag open.

　　A besides　 B in front of　 C next to　 D behind

　　4.　　　 Mrs Smith saw___ in the old lady’s handbag.

　　A a pound note　　 B a wad of ten pound notes

　　C a wad of pound notes　 D ten pounds

　　5. Mrs Smith didn‘t call the policeman because____.

　　A she was on the bus

　　B she was not sure whether she had the ten pound notes with her

　　C she was too angry to do so

　　D she didn’t like to make trouble for others

　　(10)

　　In some foreign countries, some people do not like the number 13. They don‘t think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they don’t like to live on the thirteenth floor.

　　My friend Jack has got the same idea. One day, he asked some friends to dinner, When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out,“ Oh, there are thirteen people here!‘’ Everybody‘s face turned white except Mr Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face,” Don’t worry, dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife will have a baby in a few weeks. She‘s in the family way now.“

　　All of them became happy again.” Congratulations!“ they said to Mr and Mrs Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.

　　1.　　　 ____ were asked to dinner that day.

　　A Jack and I　　　　 B Some of my friends