Sam hated doing chores. And he had many chores. For example, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, he took out the rubbish. And on weekends he always washed his father’s car. He also cleaned his own room once a week. What a chores that was! Sometimes he even had to look after his little sister and brother.

Sam had a foreign friend at school. His name was Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar’s family was very different. In the house only the girl did chores. His sisters made all the beds and cleaned all the room too, even his bedroom. His mother always cooked the meals, and his sisters helped her to go shopping, and prepare(准备) the food. They worked hard at home, doing all the chores with their mother. So when Kumar talked to his friend Sam about chores, he felt very lucky.

One day, Sam had an idea. He asked Kumar, “Could I borrow your sisters?” he wanted them to help him clean his room, but they said “no”. Instead(相反), they asked Sam to teach their brother how to do chores, so he could make his own bed.

Sam and Kumar are very good at science. They are going to be scientists after university. They want to make a robot to do the chores. Then everyone—mothers and fathers, sons and daughters—will be happy!

1.When did Sam take out the trash?__________________________________

2.How often did he clean his room?______________________________

3.What did Kumar's sisters do in the house?___________________________

4.Why did Sam want to borrow Kumar's sisters?________________________

5.What are Sam and Kumar going to do to help with the chores?____________

We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it The Ten-thousand-li Great Wall. It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometers long. It is 4~5 meters wide. In most places, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.

When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machine, it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.

The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. He thought that could keep the enemy out of his country.

Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.

1.The Great Wall is the biggest of all the walls in______

A. China B. Europe C. the world D. Asia

2.How long is the Great Wall?

A. It’s less than six hundred kilometers. B. It’s over six million kilometers.

C. It’s exactly six thousand kilometers. D. It’s more than six thousand kilometers.

3.It took______ men______ years to build the Great Wall.

A. millions; millions B. hundreds of; hundreds of

C. millions of; hundreds of D. hundreds of; millions of

4.The Great Wall was built______.

A. by people all over the world B. without any modern machines

C. with some other countries’ help D. by all Chinese kings

5.Qin Shihuang thought the Great Wall could______.

A. keep the enemy out of his country B. keep his body in it

C. be visited by all the people D. make his country beautiful

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