There are seven days in a week. Some days are people's favourite, but some are not. In the United States, Monday is the beginning of the weekday. It is the day most Americans like least. And it is certain that the day they like 36 is Saturday. Because Saturday is the 37 of the weekday and it is the beginning of the weekend. Life is　 38　 at weekends. Most Americans clean their houses, cars or gardens. They　 39　 the feeling that time seems（好像）to move more slowly. The weekday is for things you have to do, but the weekend is for things you are 40 　 to do, so you feel that you can enjoy yourselves at weekends. Some people may get in a car and go for a　 41 in the country. They like to take part in outdoor activities. They 42 go to a public eating or a film on Saturday night. However, the 43 of weekends is a recent（近期的）invention. In the early years of the 1900s, rich people began to speak of 　44　 weekends in the country or visiting friends. For most people, the workday was six days 45 at that time. They had to work six days a week.

　 36. A. least　 　B. most　 　　C. more　 　D. less

　 37. A. end 　　 B. beginning　 C. middle　 D. starting

　 38. A. terrible　 B. hard　 　 C. different　 D. busy

　 39. A. hate　 　B. forget　 　 C. remember　 D. enjoy

　 40. A. glad　 　B. able　 　 C. suitable　 　D. free

　 41. A. walk　 　 B. dance　 　C. drive 　　D. run

　 42. A. must　 　B. should　 C. need　 　 D. might

　 43. A. day　 　　B. idea 　　 C. activity　 D. dream

　 44. A. organizing B. planning　 C. spending　 D. taking

　 45. A. long　 　 B. short　 　 C. early　 D. late

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小题1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”
【小题1】Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.

It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”

Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”

“Who are they?”

“My father and my mother.”

“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”

“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”

1.Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

A．In a factory.        B．In a school.         C．In a shop.          D．In a hospital.

2.Tom was now a student of_______.

A．Grade One        B．Grade Two         C．Grade Three       D．Grade Four

3.Tom was never late for school because________.

A．all his teachers liked him

B．he went to school in a car

C．his house was next to the school

D．he just began to school a month ago

4.Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.

A．every day                             B．one Monday morning

C．in Tom’s house                        D．five days a week

5.Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________

A．Two or Three?                          B．From One to Ten

C．Tom and his family                       D．Miss Green and Her Students

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.

It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”

Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”

“Who are they?”

“My father and my mother.”

“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”

“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”

1.Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

A、In a factory.    B、In a school.     C、In a shop.       D、In a hospital.

2.Tom was now a student of_______.

A、Grade One    B、Grade Two    C、Grade Three  D、Grade Four

3.Tom was never late for school because________.

A、all his teachers liked him          

B、he went to school in a car

C、his house was next to the school

D、he just began to school a month ago

4.Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.

A、every day                       B、one Monday morning   

C、in Tom’s house                 D、five days a week

5.Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________

A、Two or Three?                  B、From One to Ten

C、Tom and his family             D、Miss Green and Her Students