Scott was not happy. He had no money left to buy the new toy train he wanted. Suddenly,he had an idea! "I’ll ask my brother Alan if I can borrow some money. He always has money to lend peo­ple. "
Scott found Alan in his room. "Alan,may I borrow $20 from you to buy myself a new train?"
Alan replied,"I just spent all of my money on Mom’s birthday present. I have no money left. You are barking up the wrong tree. "
Scott was very disappointed. He decided to get a job. He went to many stores, but no one had a job for him. He walked and walked from store to store.
Finally,he got a job selling ice cream and he was very happy. "My feet are tired for walking all day,but I can get enough money for a toy train. "
【小題1】Why did Scott need to borrow money?
A. Because he needed to get a job.
B. Because he wanted to buy a new toy train.
C. Because he wanted to buy a present for his mother.
【小題2】The underlined( 劃線) phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means______.
A. acting like a dog        B. asking the wrong person      
C. asking the right person
【小題3】According to the story, Scott might work in_______.
A. a dessert house  B. a book store   C. a clothing store
【小題4】What do you think of Alan?
A. He was unfriendly.    B. He was clever.   C. He was kind.
【小題5】What can we know from the story?
A. Scott could get a new train.
B. Scott didn't like his brother.
C. Scott's family was very poor.

Home Alone
It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1  quickly.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2  our parents were at home.
Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3 some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4   and came into our house.  He took out a     5    and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie
     6    easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked     7    of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8  money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9 .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10     the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11   to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12 pay phone to call the police.
Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14 that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15 the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.
(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book        D. fridge
(    ) 2. A. if               B. why         C. when        D. how
(    ) 3. A. lend         B. borrow      C. sell            D. buy
(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly      C. hard        D. quietly
(    ) 5. A. book             B. knife       C. gift        D. pen
(    ) 6. A. himself      B. myself          C. herself         D. themselves
(    ) 7. A. none          B. neither         C. both        D. all
(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like       D. look for
(    ) 9. A. feet              B. hands       C. neck        D. legs
(    ) 10. A. and         B. so             C. or          D. but
(    ) 11. A. wanted          B. remembered   C. forgot          D. tried
(    ) 12. A. farthest        B. nearest         C. largest         D. smallest
(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents
(    ) 14. A. glad            B. angry       C. sad         D. sorry
(    ) 15. A. cleaning        B. closing     C. locking         D. opening