At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a hold-up,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part --- close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave. Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly. The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（晕倒）. As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were checking the bank’s records, George was asked to go to Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
　　“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too. I have retired （退休）, but I am always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”
【小题1】 Which of the following do you think is TRUE?

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1.Tony is a good boy. He wants to read some English books on Sunday.

2.Mother’s Day is coming. Lucy wants to buy some clothes for her mother.

3.Bob likes playing basketball very much.

4.Melody goes shopping a lot. She likes clothes on sale very much.

5.George moves to a new house. He wants to buy some chairs for his new home.????????????? A. Book Store: We sell all kinds of books. And all the English books are on sale now.

B. Sports Clubs: Come and join us. You can play tennis, basketball and other sports with students at your age.

C. Library: We have many kinds of language books: Chinese, English and Japanese. You will enjoy reading books here.

D. Basketball Fans Center: You can enjoy watching the NBA matches here. It opens form Monday to Saturday.

E. Furniture(家具) Store: We are the largest furniture store in town. We have everything you want for your house.

F. Beauty Clothes Store: We sell clothes for women at any age.

G. Lucky Mall: It’s the time of the year. All the things are??

on sale.

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You can easily find that your sister or brother is different from you. You live together in the same house and have the same parents, but you have different personalities(性格).

Why? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you.

Firstborn children receive all the attention from their parents. Generally speaking, a firstborn has twice as many photos as any other child has. Parents usually give firstborns more responsibilities (责任)and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, firstborns are often responsible, hard-working, and serious. They often want to do well at school and in work. More firstborns became American Presidents, for example George W.Bush, George Washington and Lyndon Baines Johnson, than second or last-borns.

When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child has to compete (竞争)with the first-born for parents’ attention and love. These children often choose different sports and hobbies to develop different personalities. They are often outgoing, but can be jealous and get angry easily.

The youngest child is usually the happiest, and has fewer responsibilities and more freedom(自由的). These children do well at school and in work, but have to be creative（创造性的） to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last.

1.The underlined word “jealous” means_______ in Chinese

A. 友好的             B. 嫉妒的            C. 快乐的

2.The writer thinks that the second-born children are often ______.

A. outgoing but jealous

B. cool and friendly

C. hard-working and serious

3.. ______ is usually the happiest in the family according to the passage.

A. The eldest child

B. The second child

C. The youngest child

4. We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. the second child is very similar to the firstborn child

B. brothers and sisters usually have the same personalities

C. more firstborns became American presidents than second or last-borns

5. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. birth order and personalities

B. children and their parents

C. different children and different work

(A)

1.Bob Smith lives in China for ___________ years.

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

2.Jenny has got _________ daughters.

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

3.Jenny works in a ____________.

A. factory         B. university         C. hospital       D. farm

4.George comes from ___________.

A. China        B. America           C. England        D. Japan

5.Which of the following is NOT true(不正确)？

A. Bob isn’t an English teacher.

B. Jenny’s husband works in a hotel..

C. George’s parents live in America.

D. Both（都）Bob and George like potatoes.