Mr and Mrs Long are very forgetful. For example, Mr Long sometimes goes to his office for work
on Sunday morning, for he thinks it is Monday. And Mrs Long sometimes forgets to cook supper for the
family.
       One summer they plan to fly to New York for a visit. They get to the airport only ten minutes before
the plane leaves. So time is short. But suddenly Mrs Long says she must tell Linda, their daughter, not to
forget to lock the front door when she leaves for school in the morning.  As Linda is then at school, they
can't reach her on her phone. So the couple hurry to the post office. Mrs Long writes a short note to
Linda, while Mr Long buys a stamp and an envelope. Soon the note is ready. They put the stamp on the
envelope quickly and drop it in the mailbox. But suddenly Mrs Long begins to cry. The short note to her
daughter is still in her hand.  She puts their plane tickets in the envelope.

(     )1. Mr and Mrs Long often forget to do something.

(     )2. Mr Long goes to work every day.

(     )3. Mrs Long never forgets to cook for the family.

(     )4. The couple want to see their daughter in New York one summer.

(     )5. Mrs Long puts their tickets in the envelope at last.

     Bill is a student. He is twelve. The child likes to fly kites and play some other games.
     One Monday afternoon Bill flies kites with his friends after school. But Bill's kite is in the tree and he
cannot get it. Bill and his friends do not know what to do. They worry very much and Bill comes to his
father, Mr. Green, for help. His father wants to get the kite down from the tree, but he can't. So Bill asks
him to make a new one for him. Mr. Green makes a new kite for Bill. When the boy gets the new kite, he
is very glad. He thanks his father for the kite and goes out to play with his friends.

1. How many children are there in Mr. Green's family?
A. We don't know.
B. Three.
C. One.
D. Two.
2. Bill likes to ______.
A. play games
B. make kites
C. fly kites only
D. play other games and fly kites
3. One day ______.
A. Bill makes a kite for his friends
B. Bill's friends mend his kite
C. Bill's kite is in the tree
D. Bill finds a kite in a tree
4. Bill is glad because( 因为) ______.
A. Mr. Green makes a new kite for him
B. his father helps him get the kite down
C. his friends do not know what to do
D. he helps his friends get the kite down from the tree
5. From the passage ( 短文)we can see ______.
A. Bill's friends help Bill make a new kite
B. Mr. Green cannot get the kite down but he doesn’t want to make a new one for him
C. Bill’s father cannot get the kite down, so he makes a new one for Bill
D. Bill cannot get the kite down and his friends are very glad

       This summer is very hot, so Alice and her friends are going swimming on vacation. Their teacher Mr
Green gives them suggestions: If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. These years, quite some
people died while they were enjoying themselves in the water, and most of them were students.  But some people are still not careful while swimming.  They think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them
in water.  Summer is here again.  If you go swimming in summer, don't forget that better swimmers could
die in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they could not swim.  So don't get into water when you are alone.  If there is a "No Swimming" sign, don't get into water, either.  If you remember these, swimming will be safe.

1. In this summer vacation Alice and her friends are going__   __.

2. Mr Green gives his students     ____pieces of advice.

3. From the first suggestion we know that if we swim__ ____,it may not be safe.

4. People should _______while swimming. Many people die not because they could not, but because they are not careful.

5. If there is a" _______"sign, don't get into water.

                                               Should kids do chores?
     People find that children as young as 18 months can help with chores. When parents say to those
children,"Just look at the paper," they will pick it up.
Some parents think childhood is just for playing, so they don't ask their children to do chores. Other
parents say,“I know it's wrong,  but it's quicker to do it by myself!" But most parents believe that chores
are a way of teaching kids responsibility(责任).Children leam to help, share and care about others by
doing chores. Things like taking care of a pet or a baby and helping make meals are some examples(例
子)of helping others.
     Reasons for doing chores:
    ★to learn responsibility:Most people believe that doing chores is good for kids.
    ★To share the workload:Kids that help clean won't make a big mess.
    ★To learn skills:Kids will learn how to cook, clean and do other things in the house.
    There are benefits(益处)and challenges(挑战)when doing chores, so start to help your parents with
the chores.  You will learn a lot by doing them.

1. People find that children as young as months can help with          __.
2. Some parents think childhood is just for__        _.
3. Other parents know that chores are a way of teaching kids__       __.
4. Reasons for doing chores:
(1) To learn the responsibility.
(2) To share the workload.
(3)_______.
5. There are _______and _______when you do the chores, so start to help your parents with the chores.

       Is bicycling hard to learn? Different people have many different answers. It is strange enough that the
same person may also have a different answer as time goes by.
       Five years ago when l was in Junior Grade One, I got interested in bicycling because I thought my
uncle was very cool when he rode his bike. He could ride a bike with only one wheel. He could also sit
on the bike and keep it standing straight, without moving for a long time.
       I thought it was easy to learn to ride a bike, so I decided to learn from my uncle.  He told me how to
ride. When I fell off the bike the first time,1 was afraid to try again.  It was too hard for me to learn.
       Then my uncle helped me by holding the bike for me and not to let go. With his help,I was able to
ride longer and longer.  "You can do it by yourself now, young boy!"I heard his voice far behind me.

1. At first, the writer thought it was____ to ride a bike.      

A. easy    
B. different    
C. necessary    
D. important

2. According to this passage,____ is good at bicycling.

A. the writer's father    
B. the writer's brother
C. the writer's uncle    
D. the writer's P. E. teacher

3. The writer learned to ride a bike____.

A. when he was in Junior Grade One    
B. when he was five years old
C. in 2004    
D. when he bought a new bike

4. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. The writer was always brave when riding a bike.
B. Some people think bicycling is easy.
C. The writer found it easy to ride a bike all the time.
D. The writer's uncle wasn't much good at bicycling.

5. What's the passage about?

A. Bicycling is interesting.    
B. Bicycling is dangerous.
C. Is bicycling easy or hard?    
D. Is bicycling good or bad?