Read“My Problem” and answer questions 1 to 5.

My Problem

  Hi, my name is Effie!

  I woke up on Monday morning at 7 o'clock. It took me 10 minutes to get dressed, 15 minutes to eat my break fast, 1 minute to brush my teeth and 9 minutes to walk to the bus stop. I had a feeling it was going to be a good day. At school, Mrs Finchley helped us make a graph of the birthdays of everyone in the class.

  After that, we had to make a list of all the children in the class who were born in September.

  The whole morning was going well until just bef ore lunch time. Mrs Finchley told us that it was Rebecca's birthday and her mum had made 24 cupcakes for the class. But there were 25 kids in my class!

  Oh no! Who was going to work out how to share the cakes?

  Suddenly, my head was filled with numbers whizzing around. Then, Casey raised his hand and said, “I don't like cupcakes.”

  PROBLEM SOLVED!

1.On what day of the week did this story take place?

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A.Monday
B.Tuesday
C.Wednesday
D.Friday

2.What took Effie the longest time to do before she started school?

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A.getting dressed

B.eating breakfast

C.brushing her teeth

D.walking to the bus stop

3.How many children in the class were born in July?

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A.two
B.three
C.four
D.five

4.Who were the oldest children born in September?

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A.Sacha, Muhammed and Basma

B.Billy and Kim

C.Sacha, Billy and Basma

D.Muhammned and Kim

5.What was Effie's “problem”?

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A.She wanted it to be her birthday instead of Rebecca's.

B.She didn't like making a chart of the children's birthdays.

C.She wanted to have cupcakes for lunch.

D.She was worried about how to share the cupcakes.

  Johnny Kelley is 86 years old. He has just run the last eleven kilometers of the Boston(波士顿)Marathon(马拉松赛跑). It took him one hour and fifteen minutes to run the eleven kilometers. After running, he went to the hospital. The doctor was surprised and happy to see his blood pressure(血压)was 139 over 84. The doctor said his blood pressure was good, and he hoped he could become healthy like Johnny Kelley.

  Johnny Kelley is well-known in Boston. Because he is the oldest person and has attended the race for many times in Boston Marathon. He ran all the 42 kilometers of the marathon 61 times. This year was the second time that he has come back and run only part of it. Johnny Kelley holds the record for running more Boston Marathon than anyone else.

  A lot of people shouted “come on” to him when he was running. Someone said to him, “Hi, Mr. Kelley, you are too great, and you are my hero. Come on! Come on! You will be the winner!” Kelley smiled and waved(挥动)his hands to thank him. Later Kelley said people came out to shake his hands. Thousands and thousands of people welcomed him. At last, Kelley said, “I think people thought I ran the whole race. Maybe they congratulated me because they know me after all these years and they don't know the other runners.”

(1) When Johnny Kelley finished running the eleven kilometers, he spent ________.

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A.an hour
B.half an hour
C.seven minutes
D.seventy-five minutes

(2) Johnny Kelley is well-known because ________.

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A.he is very old and he often attends so far a race

B.he is very old but his blood pressure is very good

C.he has a very good doctor

D.he never attends the marathon race

(3) Johnny Kelley holds the records for running ________.

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A.fewer Boston Marathon than the others

B.more Boston Marathon than the others

C.faster than the other runners

D.slower than the other runners

(4) People welcomed Johnny Kelley, because ________.

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A.they didn't like him

B.they only knew him among the runners

C.they thought he would win the race

D.they didn't know him

(5) Which sentence is true?

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A.Johnny Kelley's blood pressure isn't good.

B.Johnny Kelley never ran the whole race.

C.Johnny Kelley was very old but he was very healthy.

D.Johnny Kelley has given up running.

Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed.
It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.
Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A changed took place in Bill’s heart.
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(简单的), really.
【小题1】Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.

A.went gamblingB.talked in class
C.didn’t answerD.gave himself up
【小题2】Miss Jones changed Bill by ________.
A.doing homework for himB.encouraging and helping him
C.giving Bill another examD.cooking delicious food for him
【小题3】From the passage we can learn ________.
A.Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher
B.Bill’s parents cared about him very much
C.Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s question
D.Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates
【小题4】Which may be the best title for the passage?
A.Parents’ Day B.A Lazy Boy
C.A Boy’s ChangeD.A Strict Teacher

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