Lucy and Lily are both   1   (十三) years old. They are twins and they look the same. They came to
  China from America two years ago with their   2   (父母). At first they studied in a   3   (初级的) school,
   but now they are middle school students. Now they are both   4   (更高的) than two years ago. They
  study very hard and are   5   (擅长…的) at all subjects.   6   (虽然) they are twins, they are different in
  many ways. Lucy is an   7   (外向的) girl. She likes singing and dancing. But Lily is a little   8   (安静).
  She likes reading and watching TV. I knew them when they came to China. We have a friendship of
  two    9   (年) and we are very good friends now. They often say it's necessary to make friends. They
  think a good friend always makes them   10  (忘记) the unhappy things.

1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____   5. _____ 
6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____ 

       Do you like traveling (旅行)? How do you usually get to the place you want to visit? There are many
  ways of traveling. For most people, maybe the most popular way is by train. You can see the beautiful
  sights when you're sitting on the train.
       In the old days, traveling by train was not fast. And there were no air conditioners (空调设备) on the
  train. So some people didn't like taking trains. Today trains are much faster than before, and most trains
  have air conditioners. Many years ago, it was not easy to have dinner on the train. But now there are 
  dining cars (餐车). You can eat the food you like on the way.
       Taking trains is very interesting and comfortable (舒适的). Now more and more people like taking
  trains. What will trains be like in 100 years' time? It's hard to say.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正、误，正确的用"A"，不正确的用"B"。

(     ) 1. Many people like taking trains when they are traveling.
(     ) 2. People didn't like taking trains in the old days because it was expensive.
(     ) 3. All the trains have air conditioners today.
(     ) 4. It's easy to buy food on the train today.
(     ) 5. Today the train is a very popular way of transportation.

       My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Grade Two. Every evening we get into homework
  battles (争执). Three afternoons a week, she has sport~ after school. When we get home, homework is
  the last thing she likes to do. The other two days, she gets home early. I think she should do her
  homework just after school. But she thinks she should have some time to rest and play first. When
  Maria finally sits down to do her homework. she wants me to help her, I do wan! to help, but I'm sure
  she needs to do it by herself (全靠她自己). And most of the time, I have to do other things. 
     Children these days have much more homework, than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them.
  As you can see, I'm really worried about homework and I really don't know what I should do. Any
  ideas? Help me!

1. The woman's daughter is _____.

A. four years old  
B. six years old      
C. eight years old    
D. nine years old

2. Maria doesn't have any sports after school for _____ afternoons in a week.   

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

3. Maria wants to _____ first when she gets home early.

A. do her homework                    
B. play basketball and sing    
C. have supper                        
D. have a rest and play

4. The woman thinks that her daughter should do her homework _____.

A. by herself                        
B. with the mother
C. with the father                    
D. with the classmates

5. What does the phrase "worried about" mean?

A. 关心    
B. 担忧    
C. 涉及
D. 思量

     Many people love going on a trip by plane,but an airport is usually far
from the city．You have to arrive there and wait for hours for the plane to
take off and it is often late．You can't open the window,you can't choose the food．Planes are fast,but it takes hours to get out of the airport and into the city．
     I like travelling by train．I think trains are safe．Train stations are usually in cities．When you are late for a train,you can catch another one．You can walk around in the train and open the windows．You can see many
interesting things on your way．I know it takes a little sore time．
     I also like cars．You can start your trip when you want to,and you don't
|need to get to a station bus stop．You can carry many things with you,too,
but sometimes there are many cars on the road．

1．Many people like travelling by plane because ________．

A．it is safe    
B．you can open the window
C．it is fast

2．What does "take off'' mean?

A．达到   
B．起飞    
C．降落

3．If you want to take many firings with you,you would like to take ____．

A．a bus    
B．a train    
C．a car

4．What is not good about the car?

A．You needn't go to the station．
B．You can start your trip when you want to．
C．There are too many cars on the road．

5．Which sentence about the writer is TRUE?

A．He likes taking a plane because it takes a lot of time to go to the city．
B．He likes taking a train because it is safe and convenient．
C．He likes taking a bus because he can drive it．

JESSIE:The music next door is too noisy．1．That is annoying!
FLORA:2．Why don't we complain about it?
JESSIE:OK．Let's go．
(Jessie and Flora knocked at the door．Stella opened it．)
FLORA:Look,I'm sorry to bother you about this,but could you ___3___ that music?It's too noisy．
STELLA:Oh．I'm sorry．I didn't know you could hear it．
JESSIE:We found it difficult to stay in the house．The noise was terrible．
FLORA:I can't even drink with that．
STELLA:Sorry．I didn't realize it was bothering you．Are you going to
rest?
JESSIE:No,we have to study for the coming exam．We hope you don't play
the CDs so loud．
STELLA:Sorry,I won't do it again．But I think what the house needs is better soundproofing(隔音)．
FLORA:Yes,you're right．I'm afraid we have to talk about it with the
landlady(房东太太)．

1．句中划线的词义是________

A．令人愉快的  
B．使人生气的  
C．使人惊讶的
D．令人兴奋的

2．写出同义句

________  _______ complaining about it?

3．选择适当的词语填在句中横线上．

A．turn on    
B．turn up    
C．rum off
D．rum down

4．What do JESSIE and FLORA have to study for?

_______________________________________________.

5．根据对话回答:
Is it right or wrong to make noise?

_______________________________________________.

     Yesterday on my way home I met a classmate of mine. We were in a primary school two years ago. Her name is Zhou Yan. I found she was much(1)             (tall) than before. She told me that she liked playing tennis. She was (2)            the school team and she was very poplar in her school. So she looked   (3)            ( athletic) than before. Then she told me that she studied well in her class. All her classmates and teachers said she was very intellectual. We talked (4)            a long time. We talked a lot. She told me a lot of funny stories of her. I thought she was (5)             outgoing and polite than before. At last we decided that we would play tennis together next Sunday.

     Jim is in a drawing class. The teacher is teaching the students how to draw mountains. Jim likes to draw, but he isn’t good at drawing mountains. So he looks at Wei Hua’s drawing. Her mountain is higher than David’s. Jim then looks at Lin Tao’s mountain. His is the highest of all. Jim thinks he doesn’t like high mountains, but he doesn’t know what to draw. He decides to look at some more drawings. Jim looks at Lucy’s mountain. Her mountain is small. Lily says, “Look at mine, Jim.” Lily’s mountain is smaller than Lucy’s. Jim wants to look at one more mountain. He looks at Liz’s. Hers is the smallest of all. Then Jim looks at the teacher’s mountain on the blackboard again. He starts to draw. At the end of the class the teacher has a look at their pictures and takes out three drawings. He says, “David’s drawing is good. Lily is better than David’s, but Jim’s is the best of all.”

1. What class is Jim having?     

A. A music class.  
B. A drawing class.    
C. A P.E. class.  
D. A geography class.

2. Whose mountain is the smallest?     

A. David’s.        
B. Lin Tao’s.        
C. Lily’s.        
D. Liz’s.

3. How many pictures does Jim look at before begins to draw his picture?     

A. Five.          
B. Six.              
C. Seven.        
D. Eight.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Jim is good at drawing mountains.  
B. The teacher draws a picture on the blackboard.
C. Jim doesn’t like high mountain.      
D. Lily’s picture is better than David’s.

5. What’s the best title of this article?  

A. How to Draw Mountains Well          
B. Jim’s Hobby
C. Jim’s Art Class                      
D. A Beautiful Mountain