In almost every big university in the United States football is a favourite sport. American football is not like Soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. I f they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touchdown.
It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop them when he has the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to match. They dance and jump while shouting loudly to support their favourite team.
Each team players ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1.       In American football players can_____.
A only kick the ball      B only throw the ball  C only carry the ball      D kick, throw and carry the ball
2.       If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball____.
A 10 yards        B to the other end C 40 yards         D away from its own end
3.       How many players are playing in an American football game? There are____.
A 12    B 11      C 22      D 24
4.       Most teams play games in _____.
A spring     B summer     C autumn   D winter
5.       When do the best teams play again?
A At Christmas                  B Before the season ends.
C On New Year’s Day             D On the last day of the season.
Mr Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. So the day after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping. She got on a bus and sat down next to an old lady.
After a while, she saw that the old lady’s handbag was open. Inside it she saw a wad of pound notes just like hers. So she quickly opened her own bag and looked into it. The notes were gone.
Mrs Smith was sure that the old lady had stolen them. She thought she would have to call the policeman; but, as she didn’t like making a fuss and getting people into trouble, she decided to take back the money from the old lady’s handbag and say nothing about it. She looked around the bus to make sure that nobody was watching, then she carefully put her hand into the old lady’s bag, took the notes and put them in her own bag.
When she got home that evening, she showed her husband the beautiful hat. She had bought it that afternoon.
“How did you pay for it？” he asked。
“With the money for my birthday ，of course。”she replied。
“Oh？What’s that then?” he asked as he pointed to a wad of ten-pound notes on the table.
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


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



C 14 people         D Some of Jack’s friends



2.       Jack began to count the people_____.



A before dinner    B at dinner time



C after dinner     D when they came in



3.       My friend Jack____ the number 13.


A likes     B doesn’t      C has got       D wants



4.       Why did their faces turn white when Jack said there were 13 people?



A Because the table was too small



B Because they needed another person



C Because they thought 13 was a lucky number



D Because they thought 13 was an unlucky number



5.       All the people became happy again____.



A when I went in     B because they had a good time



C because the food was delicious



D because they heard they had one more person there

Thank you very much!

thanks a lot                                       thans