Q: With the beautiful music, the first lesson of the new term in 2014 began at 8:05 on the evening of September 1st, 2014. The program includes four parts: be nice to your parents, be polite to others, love others and be self-improved. It really makes a great difference to the students and the parents' ideas. Family education plays an important role to the children. The "king" of fairy tales Zheng Yuanjie told us the story between his father, his son and him. His father helped him fill the pen in order to let Zheng focus on writing. His father set us a good example on how to be a nice father. Zheng is nice to his father, too. He bought a TV for his father and his son learnt from him. The moving story really touched my heart. It made me know how important it is to teach by precept and example role. Joey Yung told us that how her mother taught her to be a polite girl. We should think about others when we do something we like. We need try to be popular people. She reminded us of good manners in our daily life. Qin Yong, a famous rock star, gave up his career and put all his heart in educating his sick son. Though he felt too tired, he never quitted. It's his duty to bring his son up. When he found that his son made great progress, he felt very happy. The orphans' life made us deeply moved. From their father, we know that if we encourage a person, he will have self-improvement. From this program, we know that we should love the people around us. Then, our world will be better and better.

Answer the following questions:
1. What time did the lesson start?
2. On what date?
3. How many sections are there?
4. Is hating others one of them?
5. What nickname does Zheng Yuanjie have?
6. How many characters are in his tale?
7. Who are they?
8. What did his dad do for him?
9. Why?
10. Did he set a bad example?
11. What did Zheng purchase?
12. Did he keep it for himself?
13. Are they mean to each other?
14. Who did Joey Yung learn from?
15. What did she teach her?
16. What is Qin Yong's occupation?
17. Does he still do that?
18. Why not?
19. Did he give up?
20. How did he feel later?
A: 1. 8:05
2. September 1st, 2014
3. four
4. No
5. The "king" of fairy tales
6. Three
7. his father, his son and him.
8. helped him fill the pen
9. in order to let him focus on writing
10. No
11. He bought a TV
12. No
13. No
14. her mother
15. to be a polite girl.
16. rock star
17. No
18. he gave up his career and put all his heart in educating his sick son
19. No
20. he felt very happy

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

The judge thought Geoffrey Payne killed his wife. Now for the first time Payne wrote to a magazine from the prison about what happened on the night of 13 October 1999. I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I finally left at about 11p.m.. I drove home slowly because the wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was running into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was scared and the man looked scared, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange. When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert. I was still very unhappy about what happened on the road, so I made myself a drink. Then I went upstairs to have a bath. I saw that the window in the bedroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. When I went to close it, I found Ellen. She was lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I rushed over for her pulse but she was dead. I was so scared. I sat on the floor beside her body without knowing what to do. The next thing I knew was that the sky was getting light. I can't remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn't stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing at that time of night in our quiet neighborhood?

1. Who did Payne write to?
2. From where?
3. Did the judge think he was innocent?
4. What is he being accused of?
5. What date?
6. During the day?
7. Where was he working on the night of the incident?
8. What was he doing?
9. What time did he leave?
10. Was the weather clear that night?
11. What happened on his way home?
12. Did he hit him?
13. What did he do when he got home?
14. Where did he remember she was?
15. What did he make for himself?
16. Why did he go upstairs?
17. What did he notice?
18. When he went to shut it, what did he find?
19. Was she alive?
20. When did he call the police?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. to a magazine
2. the prison
3. no
4. killing his wife
5. 13 October 1999.
6. no
7. at the hospital
8. doing an operation
9. at about 11p.m.
10. no
11. a man ran in front of his car
12. no
13. called to his wife
14. at a concert
15. a drink
16. to have a bath.
17. that the window in the bedroom was open
18. Ellen
19. no
20. In the morning

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER IV

The wolf-cub at even lay hid in the corn, When the smoke of the cooking hung gray: He knew where the doe made a couch for her fawn, And he looked to his strength for his prey.

But the moon swept the smoke-wreaths away.

And he turned from his meal in the villager's close, And he bayed to the moon as she rose.

--In Seonee.

'WELL, and how does success taste?' said Torpenhow, some three months later. He had just returned to chambers after a holiday in the country.

'Good,' said Dick, as he sat licking his lips before the easel in the studio.

'I want more,--heaps more. The lean years have passed, and I approve of these fat ones.'

'Be careful, old man. That way lies bad work.'

Torpenhow was sprawling in a long chair with a small fox-terrier asleep on his chest, while Dick was preparing a canvas. A dais, a background, and a lay-figure were the only fixed objects in the place. They rose from a wreck of oddments that began with felt-covered water-bottles, belts, and regimental badges, and ended with a small bale of second-hand uniforms and a stand of mixed arms. The mark of muddy feet on the dais showed that a military model had just gone away. The watery autumn sunlight was falling, and shadows sat in the corners of the studio.

'Yes,' said Dick, deliberately, 'I like the power; I like the fun; I like the fuss; and above all I like the money. I almost like the people who make the fuss and pay the money. Almost. But they're a queer gang,--an amazingly queer gang!'

1. Who was the painter speaking with?
2. Where was this man at?
3. Was he alone there?
4. Who accompanied him?
5. Was it running around the seat?
6. What years were in the past?
7. Which were upon them now?
8. How long ago had the painting subject been away?
9. What season of the year was it now?
10. Where had he gone?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Torpenhow
2. in a long chair
3. no
4. a small fox-terrier
5. no
6. the lean years
7. the fat ones
8. three months
9. autumn
10. a holiday in the country