Mike : It’s raining again,John . I really want to go skating today.

John : Oh , well._____1_______

Mike : Century Amusement Park? Yes, I went there last year.And you ?

John : No , I haven’t .______2_______. And I don’t want to ask my parents for so much money. But I really want to go there.

Mike : Well,you could find a part-time job to make some money.

John : Sounds great!____3______

Mike : Look ! There’s some job information in today’s newspaper. Look here.It says,

“Baby-sitter wanted . Three-year-old boy needs taking care of 5 pm～7 pm from

Mon. to Fri.”

John : Creat ! It suits me well . I love children .Let me write down the address.273

Center Street across from Children’s Hospital._______4_______

Mike : No , only about 10 minutes by bus.

John : I can’t wait to get the job . Would you like to go with me this afternoon?

Mike : 5

John : It’s very kind of you.

Mrs. White was going to have（生育）her first baby very soon．Yesterday her husband took her to a hospital, Mr. White helped her get into the car and drove her there. A nurse took Mrs. White to her room and told Mr. White that he could go home and she could call him when the baby arrived. But Mr. White said he liked to wait at the hospital. The nurse said, " you may wait outside."

Mr. White was walking up and down at about midnight when the nurse came out of the room and said, "which would you like better, a boy or a girl?"

"A girl," said Mr. White. " I have an elder sister, and she loves me."

"Well," said the nurse," it's a boy this time."

"That's all right," said Mr. White happily, "that's my second choice（选择）."

1. Why did Mr. White take Mrs. White to a hospital?

A．Because they wanted to see an old friend.

B．Because they wanted to give their child something.

      C．Because Mrs. White was going to have her first baby.

      D．Because they needed some help.

2. Mr. White was _________ till midnight.

A．waiting outside                                    B．staying with Mrs. White

C．waiting at home                                  D．helping the nurse

3. Why did Mr. White like to have a girl?

A．Because the girl looked like his wife.

    B．Because his elder sister loved him.

    C．Because the girl looked like Mr. White.

    D．Because he didn't have much time to look after a boy

4. Mrs. White _________.

A．had a boy 

B．had a girl

C．had a boy and a girl

D．told the nurse that Mr. White wanted a boy

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

      A．Mr. White didn't like to have a boy.

      B．Mrs. White told Mr. White that they had a boy.

      C．Mr. White was very happy.

      D．Mr. White went to the hospital by bus.

    This year our class went to the zoo as part of our science project．We didn’t do much studying．We just had a good time．We got to school at 8:30 and took the school bus at 9 o’clock．When we arrived there，it was half past nine．We all wanted to see the dolphin show at 10，but before that We went to look at the snakes because they were part of our project．

  The dolphin show lasted 45 minutes．Then We had a 15-minute break for a drink．We ran around the zoo trying to see as many animals as we could before lunch at 1 o’clock．Lunch was fun because we had it with the pandas．My friends said they were my cousins！We only had an hour before we had to get back on the bus．It took us half an hour to get back to school．

任务一：根据文章内容，完成下列表格中所缺的内容。

任务二：根据短文内容和问题，完成下面的句子，词数不限。

6．Why did they go to the zoo?

Because it was part of their _____________．

7．How long did it take them to get to the zoo by school bus?

  It took them__________．

8．What did the students do after they watched the dolphin show?

  They did their best to_____________．

任务三：同义句型转换。

9．The boy spent one hour on his homework that day．

10．The sports meeting began on May 7 and ended on May 10．

Mr. Black is a careless farmer. He’s _ 46   polite to others and for it people don’t like him. But he doesn’t   47   it.

　  One day, Mr. Black went to see his friend. After he   48   the bus, he couldn’t remember his friend’s   49  . He had to go home by bus and asked his wife to write it on his hand. It took him two   50   to get to the town where his friend lived. He went there for the   51   time and found there were about twelve streets in the town. As he could not   52  , he did not know what was written on the street nameplates (标示牌). He looked around and saw a few children   53   football in the street. He came up to them and tapped (拍) a boy on the head and said, “Hey! Is this the Hill Street, boy?”

　  The boy   54   the game just at that moment. He looked up and saw Mr. Black. He became   55   and called out, “No, it’s my head!”

46. A. always         B. never                  C. usually          D. often

47. A. forget             B. remember                   C. keep              D. mind

48. A. got off         B. came into            C. missed          D. caught

49. A. name           B. age                     C. address     D. number

50. A. minutes       B. hours                  C. months         D. years

51. A. first             B. one                     C. third             D. many

52. A. write           B. drive                   C. read              D. speak

53. A. picking       B. carrying          C. finding             D. playing

54. A. lost              B. won                    C. passed          D. left

55. A. surprised      B. glad                    C. sad               D. angry