Thank you very much for your letter．I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me．We enjoyed having you and your sister here．We hope that you will both be able to come again next year．A week is not really long enough，is it? If your school has a five weeks'holiday next year，perhaps(也许) you'll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks．
We have been back to school for three weeks now．It feels like three months!I expect(期望) that you are both working very hard now since(因为) you are in Grade One．I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade one．Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2005.
They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn't walk very well．They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there．Do you still remember the island?That's where all of us spent the last day of our holiday．
Tom，Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you．We hope to see you soon．
Yours sincerely，
Michael
(1)
___________ stayed with Michael for a holiday．
A．Only John
B．Only Tom and Ann
C．John and his sister
D．Only Tom
[ ]
(2)
Their holiday lasted for ___________．
A．one week
B．two weeks
C．three weeks
D．five weeks
[ ]
(3)
From the words of"It feels like three months!"We know that ___________．
A．Michael's teacher is very strict with the students
B．Michael is pleased with his school report
C．Michael hates studying
D．Michael works very hard
[ ]
(4)
___________ in Grade one now．
A．John and his sister are both
B．John is
C．John's sister is
D．Michael is
[ ]
(5)
Why didn't Michael go to the island for the picnic?
Bicycles are very popular around the world today．People ride their bicycles for exercise and enjoyment．In some places, people use a bicycle to get to work．In other places, bicycle riding is a very popular exercise to people who live in cities．But who invented the first bicycle?In 1791, a Frenchman named Comte de Sivrac invented and owned the first bicycle．Mrs．Sivrac rode(骑)the bicycle in Paris．The handles(把手)and the seat were wooden．This bicycle was very difficult to move．A rider even had to pick up the front wheel to change direction．Finally, the bicycle had no brakes for stopping or pedals for the feet!Riding a bicycle was a great risk．
In 1817, a German named Baron von Drais de Sauerbrun made the first bicycle better．The seat became more comfortable．The wheel could now change direction．His ride in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours on foot, which surprised people at that time．
Sauerbrun brought this kind of bicycle from Germany to France．Then Denis Johnson, an Englishman, made a bicycle for women．It had space for their dresses to hang down．But these bicycles still had no brakes or pedals, and riders often got hurt．These bicycles and the people who rode them were not very popular．
It took another forty-five years for the bicycle to become popular．More than 100 years later, bicycle riding is more popular than ever．In fact, in India and China, there are still many more bicycles than ears．
(1)
Which of the following best describes the first bicycle?
[ ]
A．
Very popular．
B．
Easy to carry．
C．
Ugly-looking．
D．
Difficult to ride．
(2)
Why was it a risk to ride the first bicycle?
[ ]
A．
Because it had no pedals for the feet．
B．
Because it was difficult to control(控制)．
C．
Because people would laugh at you．
D．
Because handles and the seat were wooden．
(3)
Which of the following was not improved by Sauerbrun to the first bicycle?
[ ]
A．
Brakes were added to it．
B．
It was made to go faster．
C．
The wheel could now change direction．
D．
The seat was made more comfortable．
(4)
What’s the major difference between Denis Johnson’s bicycle and the earlier ones 7
[ ]
A．
It was more comfortable．
B．
It was faster and safer．
C．
It had space for the rider's dress．
D．
It had metal handles and seat．
(5)
The best title(题目)for the passage would be ________．
[ ]
A．
Bicycles Around the World
B．
How to Ride a Bicycle
C．
The Greatest Invention
D．
The First Bicycle
阅读理解
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案．
(1)
People can enjoy music at Young Scene Concert from ________．
[ ]
A．
1－20 Mar
B．
15－20 Nov
C．
26 Nov－7 Dec
D．
1 Mar－20 Nov
(2)
You can e-mail ________ if you want to see Documentary Film．
[ ]
A．
info@mtccc．com
B．
askus@oneofakindshow．com
C．
info@paris-touristoffice．com
D．
info@quasimodo．de
(3)
You can buy ________ at the Craft Show．
[ ]
A．
glass, ironwork and clothing
B．
different kinds of flowers
C．
classic music CDs
D．
some books about film
(4)
If two adults and two boys of 9 want to see Flower Show and Craft Show, it will cost them ________．
[ ]
A．
＄40
B．
＄56
C．
＄76
D．
＄112
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Young musicians from all over Germany perform at Quasimodo music hall．
B．
Cinemas, schools and libraries across France take part in Documentary Film Month．
C．
People can enjoy the Craft Show from 9 am to 6 pm on Sunday．
D．
Toronto Garden and Flower Show is the world's largest garden show．
阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My Year Abroad
This month in TravelersCorner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes．
Mariko Okada-Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience．I'm not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone．So I got lots of speaking practice．I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture．When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future．
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London．I'm from a small town, and London is a very big city．Sometimes I felt it was too big．There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English．I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats．My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents．I think it was a good experience for me, but I'm glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework．I also kept a diary of my experience．I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day．On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture．I'm really glad I went!
(1)
All the three teenagers went abroad ________．
[ ]
A．
to study English
B．
to visit friends
C．
to have a holiday
D．
to find a job
(2)
Who didn't really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?
