The water tap was leaking(漏水) again, and the noise was driving Cassie crazy. Cassie looked at her watch. It was nearly nine o’clock. She climbed out of bed and stood on a chair by the shelf. Her mother’s Mr. Fix-It Book was on the top shelf. Cassie stepped down quietly. She read the book quickly until she found the page she was looking for, and then began to read carefully.

Next, Cassie opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed--- a hammer, a wrench, and several small things. It was so easy job for her to do the repair, and she tried several times. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she carefully laid them out on the table. That way she would know how they went back. While this was going on, her cat walked over to watch what she was doing.

Cassie worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the table. Slowly Cassie took the water tap apart(分开) one more time. This time she made sure everything was in place. She turned the water tap on and then off. One…two…three… She waited a full minute. There was no leak! Cassie smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed.

The next morning, Dad was in the kitchen when Cassie got up.

“Notice anything, Dad?” she asked.

He looked around and listened. “Hmm, something’s missing… I can’t find out what it is… Wait, it’s too quiet in here!”

“That’s right,” Cassie said. ‘Something is missing. I fixed the water tap. It doesn’t leak any more.”

“That’s my girl,” Dad said. “It’s a good thing you are really like your mother.”

1.Mr. Fix-It Book is probably a book on how to ________.

A. train pets       B. fall asleep       C. fix things        D. cook food

2.Cassie took the water tap apart again because_______.

A. she had forgotten one piece          B. the tap was still leaking

C. the cat had taken one piece away      D. she hadn’t understood the book

3.The water tap wasn’t fixed until_______.

A. nine o’clock    B. late that night    C. the next morning    D. the next afternoon

4.We can learn from the last sentence of the passage that ________.

A. Cassie’s mother is good-looking         B. Cassie likes her mother very much

C. Cassie’s mother is good at fixing things   D. Cassie looks quite like her mother

Dear Bill,

How are you? It’s very nice   36   you to write to me. Let me   37   something about my life in China. I think you   38  to know it. I live in Li Lei’s home. He is my   39. His father and mother are both teachers. Their house isn’t big.   40  of them are very friendly   41  me.  They teach me Chinese   42   I teach them English. Now I   43  with them in Chinese. But I can’t   44  very well. Chinese is very   45  to learn, I think. Mrs Li often teaches me how to   46  Chinese food. Hmm! How much I like Chinese food!

My school is not far. I go to school by bike. I   47  six classes every day.   48  I play games with my classmates. I have a good   49   here. Don’t you want to come? Please write  50  soon.

Love from Jim.

1. A. to                B. for              C. of                   D. about

2. A. speak         B. talk         C. say you              D. tell you

3.A. want           B. have         C. forget           D. like

4.A. student        B. teacher          C. classmate        D. boy

5.A. some           B. all              C. both                 D. any

6.A. for            B. with         C. to               D. at

7. A. but           B. so               C. or                   D. and

8.A. am speaking        B. am talking       C. am saying        D. can talk

9. A. say           B. speak        C. talk             D. tell

10.A. easy              B. nice         C. hard             D. good

11.A. make          B. do               C. cook             D. study

12.A. do            B. have         C. study            D. make

13.A. In class          B. After school C. In the room          D. School over

14. A. day              B. book         C. time                 D. week

15.A. back              B. to back          C. for me           D. letter

How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month—200 yuan? Some may need more to buy birthday presents, fast food lunches, ice cream or cartoon books.

But for Zhou Li, 30 yuan a month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. “My favorite is fried potato slices and rice,” said Zhou, “meat is too expensive for me.”

Zhou, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Hongzhi Experimental School in Beijing. Her parents are migrant workers (外来务工人员). They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe of Henan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and earns 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.

Every day, Zhou gets up at 5: 30 a.m. and rides 20 minutes to school. She studies hard, and even reads books during breaktime. Her favorite subject is computer.“I’m learning typing now. I hope to be the fastest in my class.”said Zhou. Like many teens, Zhou has a lot of homework. It usually takes her at least one hour to do it every day. But that is not all her work. She helps her mom cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes.“I could cook when I was eight. Father said sometimes I cooked better than mom!”

Zhou said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up.“I watched TV and found that there were many people with AIDS in Henan. Some are kids. They need help.”said Zhou. But she is afraid of having to leave school.“I hope I will always be in school,” said Zhou. “Dad works hard to make money. I promise him I will study hard to be a good student at present and a good doctor in the future.”

(   ) 62. Zhou Li came to Beijing from _____.

A. Hunan                 B. Liaoning                   C. Henan                      D. Xingzhi

(   ) 63. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl’s parents are both cleaners.

B. Her parents gave her 30 yuan to buy books.

C. She goes to school by bike.

D. Now she types fastest in her class.

(   ) 64. Zhou Li spends _____ on her homework every day.

A.20 minutes            B. at least one hour        C. half an hour                     D. two hours

(   ) 65. Her wish is to be a doctor because _____.

A. she wants to help the people with SARS

B. she wants to help the people with AIDS

C. she wants to make her parents healthier

D. she wants to help the poor kids

Three soldiers were on their way home from the war．They arrived at a small village, they were very tired and （1）,but they had no food or money．The only thing they did have was a cooking pot（锅）．

The soldiers built a small cooking fire,（2） their pot on it, and poured in some water． When a few villagers asked what they were doing, one of the soldiers answered that he was making stone soup． A few more villagers walking by stopped to （3）what was going on when they heard about it．

“Any soup needs salt and pepper,”the first soldier said,（4） some children ran to fetch salt and pepper．“Stones can be used to prepare good soup, but tomatoes would （5） it so much better,” the second soldier added．One woman said“Why, I think I have a tomato or two! ”She ran to get the tomatoes．

“Some cabbage would be a proper choice for a good stone soup! ”said the third soldier．Another woman said,“I think I can probably find some cabbage,”and （6）she ran．

“If only we had a bit of beef and some potatoes, this soup would be fit for a rich man's （7）．”The villagers thought it over, then ran to fetch what they had in their homes．A rich man's soup, and all from a few stones! It seemed like （8）!

The soldiers said“, If only we had a little milk, this soup would be fit for a king! ”And so other villagers （9） to get some milk．

“The soup is ready,”said the cooks,“and all will （10）it, but first we need to set the tables．”Some of the villagers said,“Such a great soup would be better （11）some bread and cakes,”so they brought the （12） two things and the meal was （13） by all．Never had there been such a （14） meal．Never had the villagers had such delicious soup, and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night．

In the morning, the villagers gathered to say goodbye．“Many thanks to you,”they said,“for we shall （15）go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones．”

1．A．hungry          B．bored          C．sleepy         D．sick

2．A．drew            B．threw          C．left           D．placed

3．A．see                     B．tell             C．imagine        D．notice

4．A．but              B．so             C．or             D．while

5．A．cook            B．do            C．invent         D．make

6．A．about            B．in             C．off           D．out

7．A．health            B．money         C．dream         D．table

8．A．art              B．magic          C．interest        D．supper

9．A．tried             B．returned       C．managed       D．came

10．A．want           B．buy             C．use            D．taste

11．A．over           B．besides         C．with          D．like

12．A．first           B．last            C．other          D．only

13．A．enjoyed        B．given          C．needed          D．brought

14．A．cheap         B．proper         C．special        D．public

15．A．later           B．ever           C．sometimes     D．never