My hobby is playing chess--one of the greatest games in the world．My mum taught me  1 to play when I was seven years old．She  2  me every time for the first year．But then，on my  3   birthday，I won for the first time．Now I am always the winner between us．

   It takes about a day to learn the rules．  4  if you want to be good，you have to practice for years．You don’t need much to play chess--just a chess set and someone to play with．Chess sets  5  be very cheap，or quite expensive．Some people collect chess sets as a hobby，but I  6  to play．

   There is a chess club in our school．We meet every week to play each other．I am the best  7    in the club．and the captain of the school chess team．This year we  8  the All England School’s Championship．I had to go up on stage(台子)in front of the whole school to collect the prize．

   I'm saving up my money to buy a chess  9  .It’s very good for practice．That way I'll  10 have someone to play with．and I’m sure I’ll make more progress．

1．A．what              B．why             C．how                      D．where

2．A．hit                  B．lost               C．beat               D．fought

3．A．seventh          B．eighth           C．ninth               D．tenth

4．A．And               B．So                C．Yet                 D．But

5．A．can                B．must             C．should            D．will

6．A．want              B．wish             C．prefer             D．choose

7．A．player             B．fan               C．leader             D．learner

8．A．received         B．won             C．lost                 D．owned

9．A．computer        B．book             C．dictionary        D．game

10．A．sometimes    B．sometime        C．always            D．seldom

My hobby is playing chess---one of the greatest games in the world．My mum taught me 1______ to play when I was seven years old．She 2 _____ me every time for the first year．But then, on my 3_______ birthday ,I won for the first time．Now I am always the winner between us ．

    It takes about a day to learn the rules 4______ if you want to be good ,you have to practise for years．You don’t need much to play chess----just a chess set and someone to play with ．

    Chess sets 5______ be very cheap ,or quite expensive．Some people collect chess sets as a hobby ,but I 6_______ to play．

    There is a chess club in my school．We meet every week to play each other．I am the best 7______ in the club ,and the captain of the school chess team．This year we 8_______ the all England Schools’ Championship（冠军）．I had to go up on stage （台子）in front of the whole school to collect the prize．

    I’m saving up my money to buy a chess 9______ ．It’s very good for practice．That way I’ll 10_______ have someone to play with ,and I’m sure I’ll make more progress．

1．A．what                        B．why                       C．how                D．where

2．A．hit                            B．lost                     C．beat           D．fought

3．A．seventh                    B．eighth                   C．ninth               D．tenth

4．A．And                     B．So                     C．Yet            D．But

5．A．can                    B．must                   C．should         D．will

6．A．want                    B．wish                  C．prefer         D．choose

7．A．player                  B．fan                    C．leader         D．learner

8．A．received                   B．won                   C．lost           D．owned

9．A．computer                  B．book                   C．dictionary    D．game

10．A．sometimes                     B．sometime               C．always         D．seldom

This morning I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my  1  , and I had been doing this for a long time!

    Mum came into the kitchen, asking, "Are you ready(准备好的), Sam?"     

"Yes," I answered quietly,2  in fact I wasn't ready, really!

    On my way to school, I could feel my heart beating (跳动) fast. I hated this.

    I went into Mrs. Green's class. She is smiling (微笑), and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.

    "Hi, Sam," she said to me as I walked  3  the classroom.

    "Hi," I said and quickly sat in my  4  . I looked at the clock. The class was about to begin. Then Mrs. Green started, "Sam, it's time for you to give your speech."  "  5  in front of everybody? Oh, no! "

    I stood up slowly, looking at the ground and I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Green knew I was  6  , so she came beside me, and put  7  hand on my back.

    She said to the class, "Sam has worked very hard on his  8  and I know it is a very interesting report." Then she turned to me and asked, "Sam,  9  did you like best about the report on Hawaii?"  

      I thought about the funny things I had read about surfing, and I  10  to talk. I talked and talked in front of the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. I wasn't nervous. The class cheered when I finished and Mrs. Green was smiling.

1. A. house         B. class.             C. party              D. home

2. A. But            B. Then            C. So              D. Or

3. A. away         B. out of            C. into                D. from

4. A. seat           B. bed               C. desk             D. car

5. A. Put up        B. Stand up         C. Fix up          D. Dress up

6. A. glad          B. active            C. nervous          D. happy

7. A. she          B. her                C. hers                    D. herself

8. A. dictionary     B. magazine         C. newspaper         D. report

9. A. what         B. who                    C. where           D. whom

10. A. came.     B. allowed          C. forgot           D. started

This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my 1 , and I was afraid to do so for a long time!

Mom came into the kitchen, asking,"Are you ready, 　2 ? "

"Yes, "I answered quietly. 3 in fact I wasn't ready!

On my way 　 4 school, I could feel my heart beating . I hated this!

I went into Mrs Owens' class. She was smiling, and saying 5 to all her students as she did every morning.

"Hi, Sam, "she said to me as I walked 6　 the classroom.

"Hi," I said and quickly sat in my 　7 , I looked at the clock. The time was near.　 Then Mrs Owens started ," Sam, it's time for you to show yourself. " Show 8 　?Oh, no!

I got up slowly, 9 　the ground as I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs Owens knew I was 10 , so she came beside me, and put, her hand on my back.

She said to the class," Sam works very hard on his 　11　 ,and I know it is a very interesting report. "Then she turned to me and asked," Sam, 12 did you like best about your report on Hawaii?"

I thought about the fun things I read about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked 13 the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun, it wasn't frightening . The class cheered as I finished and Mrs Owens was 　14　 .

In fact ,I can do 15　 than I think I can —if I try! I am proud of myself.

(　 )1. A. class　　　　　 B. house　　　　 C. party　　 　　　　 D. hometown

(　 )2. A. friends　　　 B. classmates　　 　　　 C. Owens　　　 　　 D. Sam

(　 )3. A. Then　　　 　 B. But　　　　　 C So　　　　　　 　 D. Or

(　 )4. A. on　　　　 　 B. from　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 　　 D. in

(　 )5. A. sorry　　 　　　　　　 B. hello　　 　　　 C. goodbye　　　　 D. thanks

(　 )6. A. into　　　 　　　　　　 B. out of　　 　　　 C. away from　　　　 D. far from

(　 )7. A. bed　　　 　　 B. seat　　　 　　 C. dining- room　　　 D. reading room,

(　 )8. A. me　　　　 　 B. us　　　　 　　 C. myself　　　　 　 D. ourself

(　 )9. A. looking after 　 B, look over　　 　　　 C. looking at　　　　 D. looking for

(　 )10. A. glad　　　　 B. nervous　　 C. active　　　　 　　 D. happy

(　 )11. A. dictionary　　 B. magazine　　 C. newspaper　　　　 D. report

(　 )12. A. what　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. where　　　　 　　 D. whom

(　 )13. A. in front of　　 B. over　　　　 C. beside　　　　　 D. near

(　 )14. A. playing　　　 B. dancing　　　 C. singing　　　　 　 D. smiling

(　 )15. A. well　　　　 B. better　　 　　 C. best　 　　　　　　　　 D. good

1．Who lost the dictionary?

A．Chenxi                 B．Jane                    C．Tony                     D．Chengang

2．If you lost your watch．you can call _________．

A．785-0634                B．687-6869             C．678-6869               D．785-0364

3．What does Chengang need?

A．His hat，his ID card and his．notebook．  B．His notebook，his pen and his hat．

C．His chair，his desk and his ID card．          D．His pen，his desk and his hat．

4．Where is Chengang's pen?

A．It is on the chair．                                   B．It is on the desk．

C．It is on the floor．                                      D．It is under the chair．

5．Chengang probably（可能）is _________．

A．at home．            B．in the school         C．in the park              D．in the cinema