4. Which of the following is true about Lesson 8?

     A. Joe Sanders grows more flowers than Bill Frith.

     B. Joe wins the competition every year for he has the largest garden in town.

     C. To win the competition, you have to be creative enough in building the garden.

     D. To win the competition, the only way is to work hard.

        Jimmy lived in the countryside, and he liked playing in a very shallow river near his house, but since his father found a job in a big city, he moved there with his family. Their new house had a garden, which was very small. Jimmy wasn’t happy. “ Is there a river near here?” He asked his mother on the first morning. His mother answered. “No, there isn’t , but there’s a beautiful park in which there is a pool. We’ll go there this afternoon.” Then jimmy was happy.

       After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park. Jimmy wanted a walk near the pool, but there was a sign in front of it. His mother read it to him, “WARNING: This pool is dangerous, 368 people have fallen into it.” Jimmy looked into the pool carefully, then he said, “I can’t see them.”

1. Jimmy moved to a big city because ______.

A. there was a river near the big city

B. his parents did not want to live in the countryside

C. his father changed his work

D. there was a nice park there

2. Jimmy _______.

A. could not read well without help

B. was pleased with the new house

C. liked playing in a deep river in the countryside

D. had something wrong with his eyesight

3. Their new house ________.

A. was located near a park

B. was located near a river

C. was located in the countryside

D. was a large one

4. The sign in front of the pool meant that _____.

A .the pool is not shallow enough to be safe

B. 368 people used to swim in it

C. 368 people drank the water in the pool and died

D. People could swim in it free of charge

5.J immy looked into the pool carefully in order to _______.

A. see how big it was         B. see how deep it was    

 C. see the fallen people       D. see the killed people

I’ve just moved to the new neighborhood. There is a b _______ named Percy buttons who calls a ______ every house in the street once a month and always a _______ for a meal and a glass of b ______. Yesterday he k ______ at my door.

I gave him food and drink and he s ______ songs and s ______ on his head in r ______ for this. He a ______ the food and d ______ the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.