My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year. Yesterday our English teacher gave
us copies of the play.
    "Choose a character in the play whom you'd like to be," she told us. "This afternoon learn a few lines of
this part for homework. Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class. I'll decide who play
each part."
     I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king. He has a lot of lines
to say. I learned them by heart.
      This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines. I acted the part of the king. When I said my
lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting. I thought I acted really well.
      Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher told us who would play each part.
      Many of the students in my class couldn't act at all. They couldn't even read without making lots of
mistakes. I was sure that I would get a big part in the play.
      However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier. He has only one line. It is, "Yes, sir!"
      I was very disappointed. At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small
part.
      "You put too much expression in your acting," she said. "Good acting is not big acting. It is acting the
audience can believe in."
      I think I know what she means.

1. What did the boy want to do in the play?

A. To get a small  part.
B. To organize the play.
C. To get a large acting part.
D. To work the lights.

2. How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play?

A. Bored.
B. Sad.
C. Excited.
D. Unhappy.

3. Why didn't the teacher give him the part of the kings?

A. He did not act correctly.
B. He did not know the lines.
C. He was not handsome.
D. He was too short.

4. What does the underlined word "expression" in the passage mean? 

A. 表情
B. 建议
C. 模仿
D. 服饰

A. Now pick up the scissors. Hold the paper carefully and cut through it. Keep the small piece of string
    between you and the scissors, so you do not cut the string.
B. "Magic string" is a popular magic trick. You can do this trick for your friends or family. You just need
    a piece of paper, a piece of string and some scissors. That's all.
C. Pick up the paper and fold side A down. Now your friends can see side B, but they can't see side A.
    Side A is shorter than B, so it does not cover the string. Push the middle of the string up, and fold C
    up over A. Now most of the string is inside the paper, but a small piece of the string is outside. You can
    see it but your friends can't.
D. Put one hand over the paper, and then pull the string out slowly with your other hand. The string is still
     in one long piece!
E. First, fold the paper so that it is like the paper in the picture. Side A is shorter than side B, but not much
    shorter. Side C is much shorter than Side B. Show the long piece of string so that people can look at it.
     Put this piece of string on the paper.
1._____2_____3._____4._____5._____

      Nancy is an English school girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little brother. His name is John.
John is only four. Nancy likes him very much. 　　
     Today is Sunday. Nancy wants to do her homework. She takes out her pencil-box and opens it. "Oh, dear!
where's my pen?" She can't find her pen. She goes to ask her brother in his bedroom. 　　
     "John! I can't find my pen. Can you see... Oh, what are you doing with my pen?" 　　
     "I'm writing to my friend, Peter." John answers. 　　
     "But how can you? You don't know how to write!" "It doesn't matter. Peter can't read." John says.

1. How old is Nancy's brother? 　　

A. Five
B. Four
C. Six
D.Three

2. ______ can't find her pen. 　　

A. Nancy
B. Peter
C. John
D. Friend

3. Where's John? 　　

A. In the school.
B. In a shop.
C. In his bedroom.
D. In her father's car.

4. Which is not right? 　　

A. Nancy finds her pen in John's room. 　　
B. John can't write. 　　
C. John is writing with her sister's pen. 　　
D. Peter can read.

5. John and Peter are ______. 　　

A. friends
B. English
C. at home
D. school girls

Dear Dad,
      The day before yesterday was Father's Day. I couldn't celebrate it for you because I was busy taking
the high entrance exam. But I have said  "I love you, Dad!" in my heart many times.
     You are an ordinary (普通的) man, but in my eyes, you are the 1. _____ (great ) father in the world.
Every time I have trouble, you always give me advice and help me out. I remember once I 2. _____ (fail)
in a competition, and I felt very upset. Instead of complaining, you just said to me 3.______ (quiet),
"It doesn't matter. A real man must learn to face many failures (失败) in life bravely. Cheer up!"
     Dad, I am not going to buy you anything as a present because I don't think it express my thanks to you.
I'll try my best to get good 4. _____ (grade). I think that is the best present you are looking forward to
5. _____(get). I'm sure I won't let you down. Hope my dear dad is healthy forever.
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______

     Bob and Frank are good friends. They often go to movies together (一起) on weekends. Bob's favorite
actor is Cheng Long. He has an action movie, Who Am I. It's very exciting. Frank likes the actor Rick Smith.
He really likes his movie. Black September. Frank thinks it's a very successful thriller. Bob and Frank are
American (美国人), but they both like Beijing Opera, they think they can learn about Chinese history from
these movies.

1. Bob and Frank often ______ together on weekends.

A. go to school (上学)
B. go to a movie
C. are good friends
D. go to see an action movie

2. Bob's favorite actor is ______.

A. Frank
B. Cheng Long
C. Beijing
D. American

3. The film (影片) Black September is ______.

A. an action movie
B. a comedy
C. Beijing Opera
D. a thriller

4. Bob and Frank come from ______.

A. America
B. China
C. Japan
D. England

5. Which of following is false (下列那种说法错误)?

A. Bob and Frank are good friends.
B. Who Am I is an action movie.
C. We can learn about Chinese history from action movies.
D. Bob and Frank like Beijing Opera.