用am，is或are填空，然后总结其用法。

(1)That's my father and this ________ my mother.

(2)This is my cousin and that ________ my sister.

　　(3)－________she your sister?

　　－Yes, she ________.

　　(4)－And ________ he your brother?

　　－No. He's my friend.

　　(5)－________ Guo Peng your brother?

　　－Yes, he ________.

(6)I ________ his friend. I'm not his brother.

　　(7)－________ you Jack's brother?

　　－No, I'm not. I ________ his cousin.

(8)These ________ my grandparents.

　　(9)－________ this your aunt?

　　－Yes, it ________.

(10)These ________ my parents, those ________ my grandfather and grandmother.

(11)These are my brothers. They ________ Jeff and Jack.

(12)They aren't my sisters. They ________ my friends.

am用于第一人称单数I之后；is用于第三人称单数ge，she，it以及相当于he，she或it；are用于第二人称或所有人称的复数，表达“是”的意思。可用下面的口诀来帮助记忆：“我用am你用are，is用于他她它，复数全都要用are”。

I am…可以缩写成I'm，he is可以缩写成 he's，she is可以缩写成加she's，it is可以缩写成it's，而we are，you are，they are可分别编写成we're，you're，they're。am，is，are的否定形式是在后面加not，如：am not，is not，are not。is not通常缩写为isn't，而are not通常缩写为aren't。如：

(1)I'm Alice, I'm not Mary. She's Mary.

(2)This isn't my brother. He's my cousin.

(3)They're my brothers. They aren't my friends.

A Lesson from the Elder

Grandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had a wrinkled, nut brown face and kind dark eyes. His grandson often came in the evening to sit on his knee and asked the many questions that children would ask.

One day the grandson came to his grandfather with a look of anger on his face and the following story. “Father and I went to the store today and because I helped him, he bought me a present---a jack-knife. I went outside to wait for father and to admire my new knife in the sunlight. Some town boys came by and saw me. They surrounded me and started saying bad things. They called me dirty and stupid and said that I should not have such a fine knife. The largest of these boys pushed me back and I fell over one of the other boys. I dropped my knife and one of them picked it up and they all ran away laughing. I hate them. I hate them all."

The elder Cherokee, with eyes that had seen too much, lifted his grandson's face so his eyes looked into the boy's face. Grandfather said, "Let me tell you a story. I, too, at times, have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy. It is like drinking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times. It is as if two wolves are inside me.... It is a terrible fight.

One wolf is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. It will only fight when it is right to do so and in the right way. This wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, modesty, kindness, friendship, sympathy, generosity, truth, and faith.

The other wolf is full of anger. The least thing will set off his fiercest temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so much. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. This wolf represents fear, envy, greed, self-pity, guilt, lies, false pride and superiority.

Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me for both of them try to control my spirit. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person too.”

The boy looked into his grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied.... "The one you feed."

1.The boy was angry because __________.

A. he was not satisfied with his present

his back was badly injured in a fight

he had waited for his father for too long

his jack-knife had been taken away by some boys

2.How does the good wolf do things in the story?

A. He never fights against others.

B. He tries to get on well with others.

C. It is hard for him to live with other wolves.

D. Sometimes he had a terrible fight because some one hit him.

3.We can learn from the third paragraph that _________.

A.  “hate” is healthy

B.  “hate” hurts oneself

C.  “hate” is complicated

D.  “hate” harms one’s enemies

4.What did Grandfather mean by saying "The one you feed" in the last paragraph?

A. We should feed the two wolves equally.

B. Living in harmony with others is important.

C. Our feelings should be expressed at the right time.

D. The choices we make determine who we will become.

1.Where are Eric’s dictionaries?

A．On the bed.      B．On the sofa.

C．On the dresser.       D．On the table.

2.        needs tapes.

A．Eric      B．Frank’s uncle      C．Mona        D．Frank’s mother

3.Are Mike’s CDs on the table?

A．Yes, it is.        B．Yes, they are.

C．No, they aren’t       D．No, it isn’t.

4.Mike is Linda’s        .

A．father           B．uncle            C．grandfather          D．brother

Dear editor( 编辑),       
Can't your newspaper do something about the custom (习惯) of hitchhiking?
A short time ago, on a car travel I counted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young women.
Don't they understand how dangerous it is to get into the car driven by a stranger? How much do they know about the driver? Is he a good driver or not? They know nothing!
Many of these young hitchhikers may come from good families. Don't their parents teach them anything about the world? I always taught my children not to talk to strangers. I never let them take rides from people they didn't know.
Isn't there enough crime (犯罪) today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking? On the other hand, hitchhiking may bring some traffic trouble. Don't you think what I said is true?
A Worried Grandfather

1. 1.

   The word "hitchhiking" means         .

   1. A.
      waiting for a bus at the bus stop
   2. B.
      driving in a dangerous way
   3. C.
      going on a long way by getting free rides in other people's car
   4. D.
      asking a stranger the ways in a car
2. 2.

   The Worried Grandfather            .

   1. A.
      doesn't like young women to drive cars
   2. B.
      thinks it is dangerous for a young woman to get into a stranger's car
   3. C.
      likes drivers to be careful and strict in their work
   4. D.
      never lets his children get into other people's car
3. 3.

   The Worried Grandfather            .

   1. A.
      was hit by a car when he was standing by the road
   2. B.
      is a good driver and often gives free rides to strangers
   3. C.
      is in trouble now and he wants to get some help from the newspaper
   4. D.
      sees much of the world and he is very careful
4. 4.

   The Worried Grandfather wrote the letter to tell          .

   1. A.
      the newspaper to let its readers know the danger of hitchhiking
   2. B.
      young women never to go on a long travel alone
   3. C.
      young people to listen to their parents at home
   4. D.
      his children not to talk to strangers on the road
5. 5.

   What do you think a good editor is going to do after he gets the letter?

   1. A.
      He will either return the letter to the old man or give it to the police station.
   2. B.
      He will write back to the Worried Grandfather and tell him not to hitchhike
   3. C.
      He will ask someone to write something about it in the newspaper.
   4. D.
      He will hold a meeting to tell the drivers to make the traffic trouble less.

    Hi,boys and girls!Thanks for your 46  .Here is a photp  47  my family.This is my grandfather,Barry.That is  48  grandmother,Linda.She is 70.Look!  49   is her jacket?Oh,it’s red.It’s   50  ,isn’t it? These are my parents.This is my  51   .Jane and this is my father,Henry.This is my   52  ,Alice.She’s my father’s sister.And this is my   53   ,Paul.He’s my father’s brother.The girl is my sister,Lisa.  54  at the boy.He is sad.He   55   his baseball.He is my brother .

(   )46.A. books                B. photos            C. keys                       D. computers

(   )47.A. in                       B. at                   C. for                   D. of

(   )48.A. yours                    B. my                  C. her                        D. his

(   )49.A. How              B. What                  C. What color                  D. What number

(   )50.A. nice               B. last             C. first                        D. black

(   )51.A. sister              B. brother                 C. mother                     D. friend

(   )52.A. parent                   B. son                  C. cousin              D. aunt

(   )53.A. borther                   B. uncle              C. daughter                    D. famliy

(   )54.A. Look                    B. Call               C. Answer                    D. Thank

(   )55.A. found                   B. lost                    C. phone                D. watch