(A)

On Nov. 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon（气球）. They started early in London. The headman was Augusta Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope（绳子）,and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight（重量）. It was for use over the sea. They were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3, 000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the mens basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Polandheavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometers from London!

1. Three men flew in balloon ____.

A. for nearly 1,800 kilometers B. to another city

C. to visit Poland D. more than a century ago

2. The metal box was used for ____.

A. carrying the bags of sand B. keeping drinking-water

C. carrying ropes of the basket D. changing weight

3. When the balloon went up higher, ____.

A. the temperature of the balloon began to fall

B. they saw the sun go down

C. they made a hole in the basket with their knives

D. they could see a black hole on the ground

4. The balloon landed ____.

A. in London B. on the sea

C. on a lake D. in a foreign country

5. Which of the following is NOT true? ____.

A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose

B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket

C. When they pulled the box into the basket, the balloon began to climb up

D. The three men had to land because they felt cold

(B)

Last summer, 15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children. Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing most and wanted to join a dancing group. But Bobs high school didnt have a boys dancing group but a girls group. He tried to join the girls group. And he made it.

Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didnt allow Bob to stay in the girls group. “If we let Bob stay in the group,” the school said, “other boys will want to join. Soon, there wont be any girls in the group.” They took Bob off the group.

Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge（法官）. The judge said it was not a right decision and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.

1. Bobs favorite was ____.

A. singing B. dancing C. drawing D. driving

2. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because ____.

A. the school only had a girls dancing group

B. the school didnt allow boys to dance

C. the group had enough dancers already

D. he was not a good dancer

3. The school worried that ____ if Bob stayed in the group.

A. nobody would watch their dance

B. other boys would join and the girls might leave

C. other schools might laugh at them

D. the parents would be angry about it

4. The judge thought the schools decision was ____.

A. useful B. necessary C. right D. wrong

5. We can infer（推断） that Bob felt ____ when he went back to the group.

A. hungry B. sad C. happy D. sure

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