It was May 5. It was Mary’s birthday. She came home, and saw a card on the table. It said, “There’s a present for you, Mary. Go and look for it in your room.” Mary ran to her room. Her parents were watching her. They were smiling. On her bed she saw a new red box. She thought, “What’s in the box?” She opened it. There was nothing but a card in it. Mary took it out and read.

“Dear Mary, I’m your present. My first letter is in the word ‘book’, but not in ‘look’. My second letter is in ‘ink’, but not in ‘thank’. You can find my third letter in both ‘ink’ and ‘book’. And my last letter is in ‘she’, but not in ‘ship’. What am I?”

Mary thought hard. B-I-K-E! She smiled and said, “Aha, I know, Mom. But where is it?” Her mother said, “Look at the back of the card.” Mary turned it over and read, “Come and look for me in the garden.”

Mary hurried to the garden. There under a big tree she found her present—a nice new bike!

“Happy birthday, Mary!” her parents said.

“Thank you, Mom and Dad.”

1.Mary’s birthday was on .

A. March the fifteenth

B. May the fifth

C. March the fifth

D. May the fifteenth

2.Mary’s birthday present was .

A. a beautiful card

B. a beautiful box

C. a beautiful bike

D. a comfortable bed

3. The first card was on the table. The second card was .

A. on the bed B. on the desk

C. in the box D. in a book

4. Mary’s present was .

A. on the back of the card B. on her bed

C. in her room D. in the garden

5. Mary’s parents were .

A. very kind and funny

B. very poor

C. very rich

D. very young

Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.

The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.

Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (讨厌)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.

One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”

“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.

1. Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________

 A. the old woman lived alone

B. she needed her help

C. the old woman couldn’t look after herself

D. the old woman could give her much money.

2.The family liked Mrs Black because_________

A. she was rich

B. she could watched their door

C. she could do the housework for them

D. she was friendly to them all

3.Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.

A. she had no house to live in

B. she couldn’t look after herself

C. Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more

D. she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]

4.Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

A. her mother could broke another plate

B. her mother didn’t want to live

C. her husband could be tired of her mother

D. her mother couldn’t do anything at home

5.Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________

A. she knows she did wrong

B. she was afraid of her son

C. the old is poor

D. it’s her duty

 Love Is the Band-Aid(创可贴)

“What are you busy with yourself，Mom?”the girl of six years old asked her mother.

“M        dinner for the neighbor aunt.”    “Why?” 

“Because the other day the aunt lost her dear daughter in the earthquake and is s _______ sad now. We must take

g           care of her these days.”

“W           need our care?”

“Because from then on the aunt can’t do what she liked to along with her daughter. Making dinner and doing housework are also becoming so d          . I don’t know what to do. My dear, can you come up with an idea to make the aunt feel b          ?”

All of a sudden，the girl went to the neighbor’s house and k            at the door.

“What can I do for you?” asked the neighbor.   

“I heard my mother say you’re very sad w          your daughter…..”The girl handed the band-aid tightly held in her hand to the neighbor.

Tears ran down from the neighbor’s eyes. She took the girl in her a           and said，“Thank you. Your band-aid will h          .

1.You should s　　　　　 the bottle (瓶子) before pouring the orange juice.

2.What’s your attitude t　　　　　 what the kids wear to school?

3.Switzerland is the l　　　　　 of watches, and people there are very serious about time.

4. After exercising in the morning, I usually feel quite r　　　　　.

5. Julie k　　　　　 her mother good night before she went to bed.