Last June, my brother wanted to get a car. He had had an old motorcycle(摩托车) before, but it had broken down several times during the spring. "What you want is a second-hand car," I suggested. "If you give me the money," he said, "I will buy one tomorrow." "I can't give you the money," I replied. "But what about Aunt Mary She must have enough money. We haven't seen her since Christmas but she always says that we should go and see her more often." We told our parents where we were going. They weren't very happy about it and asked us not to go. So we didn't. But later that same day something happened. A doctor rang to tell us that Aunt Mary had gone into hospital for an operation. "We can't all go and see her at the same time," said my mother. "You two go today, but don't mention(提及) the money." When we got there, Aunt Mary seemed quite happy. "I'm not badly ill," she said. "But the doctor insists that I'm too old to drive my car. So I've decided to give it to you." 根据故事, 用作者的兄弟的口吻写一篇英语短文. 短文应包括下列内容: 1. 你兄弟给你出了什么主意去得到一辆小车 2. Aunt Mary平日待你们怎样 举一例. （请自己设想） 3. 你们父母为什么不同意你们的做法 4. 你当时的心情怎样 想了些什么 （请自己设想） 5. 后来你们的父母亲派你们去医院看望Aunt Mary, Aunt Mary告诉了你们她的什么决定 注意: 1. 短文词数为100~120个词. 要求意思连贯, 表达清楚.　　 2. 短文的开头已写在下面, 不计入总词数. I didn't like my old motorcycle and wanted very much to get a car, but I didn't have enough money. _

阅读短文，根据所给的中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式，每空只填一词。
Dear aunt,
I am very glad to get your letter. Thanks for  【小题1】 (邀请) me to your home. But  I can’t go becauseI have a  【小题2】(感冒). On my last day off, I got up  【小题3】 (早).Nick and I went   【小题4】  (钓鱼)in a lake.It was about   【小题5】 （四十） minutes by bike. We  had  【小题6】 (愉快)there. We didn’t get back until 4:00 pm. However, it  【小题7】 (开始) to rain hard on the way. We were  【小题8】 (湿的).
Don’t  【小题9】 (担心). I think I will be better. I will see you soon if I am  【小题10】 (有空).Thanks .
Tom

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.

One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vallina had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent(沉默), but Vallina didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.

In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug （拥抱）her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.

1.The sentences “ But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.” Really means _________.

A．she doesn’t want others to see her eyes

B．there is something wrong with her eyes

C．she likes to wear dark glasses

D．she is often shy

2.The writer felt sad because ________ in the Chinese test.

A．she got a good mark

B．Vanilla had done better than her

C．she didn’t have a good mark

D．the teacher was angry with her

3.Vanilla really came to the writer to _______.

A．make fun of her

B．find out what had happened to her

C．help her

D．show her the right answers

4.Vanilla left the writer because she __________.

A．wanted to write the right answers for the writer

B．didn’t know what to do to help her friend

C．was angry with the writer

D．wanted to go home for lunch

5.Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?

A．Saying “hello” to.

B．Seeing me off.

C．Laughing at.

D．Looking after.

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

 In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

 My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to     when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance  

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made     for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother     in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.