C

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small hill toward the water, my boyfriend John started to shout, then jumped into the water. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped.

I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), the group of bees looked like a heavy smoke. As it got closer, I realized (意识到) it was actually a lot of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was to cover my face with my hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat still (不动) , the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few seconds, I knew my plan didn't work. The bees attacked (袭击) me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.

But it wasn't so easy. The only way I could get away was  to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected(不受保护). The noise of bees made me worried, but I could do nothing.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I didn't remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain.

But we still weren't out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid (避免)the bees till they finally lost interest.

(    ) 8. The underlined word "it" refers to (指) "_______".

A. a rock      B. the group of bees   C. a hill      D. the river

(    ) 9. At first why didn't the writer want to climb down the rocks?

A. She was afraid she would fall.

B. She was too far away from the pool.

C. She thought the bees would follow her.

D. She didn't want her face to be unprotected.

(    )10. How did the writer escape (逃离) from the bees?

A. She covered her face with her hands.

B. She hid behind the rocks.

C. She jumped into a water pool.

D. She made herself look like a rock.

(    )11. In what order are the following mentioned in the story?

a. The writer rushed down the rock.

b. John jumped into the water.

c. The low hum got closer.

d. The bees flew back ov er their heads.

e. The bees attacked the writer.

A. b, c, e, a, d  B. b, a, e, c, d  C. c, d, e, a, b  D. c, b, d, e, a

D

"I'm hungry," said Kelly as she and Sheila walked  home from school.

"You're always hun gry," She ila said, "We'll have something when we get to my house."

Kelly looked at Sheila, who was walking quickly down the sidewalk. Sheila had beautiful long red hair and always wore nice clothes. Kelly had short hair and many of her clothes were hand-me-downs.

No one was home when they got to Sheila's house. No one ever seemed(似乎) to be at Sheila's house. Kelly had two sisters and a brother. "It must be amazing to have the whole house to yourself. I'll be lucky if I can be alone for five minutes," said Kelly.

"Well, I can do whatever I want. Do you want to order(订) a pizza? There's nothing in the fridge." There was never anything in Sheila's fridge.

"That's okay," said Kelly. "I have to go home for dinner soon. But I would go crazy if people were telling me what to do all the time."

"Well, you're lucky," said Kelly. Sheila was lucky. She had perfect(极好的) hair, perfect clothes and a perfect house. "I would give anything to be Sheila for just one day," thought Kelly.

The phone rang. "Hi, Mom," Kelly heard Sheila say. "No, it's okay. I understand." She hung up. "My mom's having dinner out again." she said. "Are you sure you can't stay for a pizza?"

"Sorry. I have to go or I'll be late for dinner." said Kelly.

"Whatever. See you."

Kelly saw Sheila looking out of the window as she walked down the street. Suddenly, Sheila' house looked very big, and Sheila looked very small.

(    )12. Which of these sentences tells the difference between Sheila's life and Kelly's?

A. Sheila is from a big family and Kelly is from a small one.

B. Kelly has a big, caring family and Sheila is often on her own.

C. Kelly has perfect clothes and Sheila wears hand-me-d owns.

D. Sheila and Kelly have similar families.

(    )13. Which things about Sheila's life does Kelly like?

A. Her house, her parents, and her clothes.

B. Her hair, her clothes, and her pets.

C. Her hair, her clothes, and her house.

D. Her clothes, her parents, and her pets.