My name is Nick.. I have four new good friends. They are Dick, Helen, Jack and Amy.

     Now, they’re in the garden. Dick and Jack are boys. Dick is tall and strong. Jack is tall but he’s not strong. He is thin. Helen and Amy are girls. They’re twins. They are short and slim. Dick is thirteen. Helen is thirteen too. They’re in the same class. Jack is in Class4. His shoes are black and his T-shirt is white.

1.Where are Dick and Helen now?

A. In the library.    B. At home.    C. In the classroom.    D. In the garden.

2.Who is tall and thin?

A. Helen       B. Dick         C. Jack        D. Nick

3.What is Amy like?

A. Short and slim    B. tall and slim    C. fat and short      D .fat and strong

4.What colour is Jack’s T-shirt?

A. Black       B. Red         C. White       D. Brown

5.Who are thirteen years old?

A. Dick and Helen          B. Dick and Jack  

C. Simon, Helen and Jack    D. Jack and Amy

Dick was driving a large American car. As soon as the race started, he pulled out in front. As the race went on, he kept the first place. And he was far ahead of Wilson, the man in the second place.

When the race was almost over, some people stood up and left. “Why did stay?” they thought. They were sure they knew who would win.

But things did not go as they thought. A strange noise came from Dick’s car. It slowed down. Something was wrong. Dick knew his car would not go far. His only hope was that he would make it to the finish. But on his last lap(赛圈), the car stopped. Wilson’s car roared (呼啸) by. Dick saw it go by. He knew he could not win now. “But I can finish the race,” he thought. And he got out of his car. So did his assistant. They began to push the car to the finish.

Wilson went by them again and again. He was on his last lap. He was going to win. Dick and his friend did not care. They went on pushing.

At first, all eyes were on Wilson. He crossed the line. And the race was over. He won! Dick and his friend pushed on. At last, the car crossed the line. By then all the people shouted for them. They shouted more than they did for Wilson. This was a different kind of winner!

1.Dick was driving a large car that made in _____.

A. China      B. Japan       C. The United States       D. Canada

2.Why Dick’s car stopped on his last lap? Because_______ .

A. he wanted to have a rest            

B. he wanted to have a drink

C. there is something wrong with him         

D. there is something wrong with his car.

3.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Dick wanted Wilson to win the race.  

B. Both Dick and Wilson are winners.

C. Dick drove his car to the end.      

D. Dick drove slower than others at first.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. American cars always break down in the race.   

B. Good cars always help people win the race.

C. People should always shout for the loser.       

D. People should always keep trying.

Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years. A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much. All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them. They learn quickly and do everything carefully.

One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬礼), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness. What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”

Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said. “You are quite right. She wears white because she is happy.”

But then one boy in the class put up his hand. “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said. “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”

1.What does Roger do?

A. He teaches English in China

B. He is a Chinese teacher in China

C. He teaches Chinese in England

D. He teaches English in England

2.Roger enjoys teaching his pupils because_________.

A. they are his own children               B. they are clever and careful

C. they are lovely                        D. they are polite and helpful

3.An English woman wears white clothes________.

A. when she gets married                  B. when she is worried

C. when she is sad                        D. when she is at a funeral

4.What colour do men in England wear when they get married?

A. White            B. Black            C. Red            D. Green

5.Which of the following is true?

A. Roger dislikes teaching the children.

B. Dick, a clever boy, liked asking questions.

C. Dick was a slow girl.

D. People in England wear white when they get married.

Dick and Bob are classmates. Dick likes reading novels after school, _______   Bob likes basketball.   
A. or   B. if           C. while   

My name is Nick.. I have four new good friends. They are Dick, Helen, Jack and Amy.
Now, they’re in the garden. Dick and Jack are boys. Dick is tall and strong. Jack is tall but he’s not strong. He is thin. Helen and Amy are girls. They’re twins. They are short and slim. Dick is thirteen. Helen is thirteen too. They’re in the same class. Jack is in Class4. His shoes are black and his T-shirt is white.
【小题1】Where are Dick and Helen now?