I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!" Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother. I don't like to go to bed at night but I don't mind getting up in the morning. I usually wake up before my mother calls me. I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower. I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon as my mother calls. But not Herbert. He just sleeps. A military band (军乐队) in our bedroom could not wake him up. I call him and say, "Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get up immediately!" But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to get up on time, but I really don't think so.
【小题1】The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.
【小题2】I'm not like my brother because I like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.
【小题3】I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.
【小题4】When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.
【小题5】My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.

Hello! My name is Becky Sharp. I’m 11 years old. I have one brother. His name’s Jason and he’s 14. I don’t have any sisters.
We live with our mum, dad and grandma in a small house in Chesterfield, in the north of England. There are lots of things to do here. My friends and I sometimes go to the cinema on Saturdays.
Do you like sport? I like football. My favorite team is Manchester United. I sometimes play football with my brother. I am good at it but my brother isn’t.
I have lots of pets---one tortoise (乌龟) and six goldfish (金鱼). I want a dog or cat, but my mother doesn’t like them.

1. 1.

   There are ________ people in Becky’s family.

   1. A.
      three
   2. B.
      four
   3. C.
      five
   4. D.
      six
2. 2.

   Becky and her family live in________.

   1. A.
      a big room
   2. B.
      a cinema
   3. C.
      the west of England
   4. D.
      a small house
3. 3.

   Does Becky play football well?________

   1. A.
      Yes, she does.
   2. B.
      No, she doesn’t.
   3. C.
      She is not very good.
   4. D.
      We don’t know.
4. 4.

   Becky’s mother doesn’t like________.

   1. A.
      tortoises or goldfish
   2. B.
      tortoises or dogs
   3. C.
      dogs or cats
   4. D.
      goldfish or cats
5. 5.

   What does pet mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      朋友
   2. B.
      宠物
   3. C.
      玩具
   4. D.
      同伴

I think the most terrible（最糟糕的） thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is always ___1___ when my mother calls, “John! It’s seven o’clock! ___2___ up!”
John ___3___, “I’m coming!” and goes right back to ___4___.
I’m not ___5___ my brother. I don’t like to go to bed ___6___ but I don’t mind getting up in the morning. I ___7___ wake up before my mother calls me.
But not John. He ___8___ sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs(到楼上) and pull(拉）John out of ___9___. He always says, “I was going to get up in ___10___ minute. Really I was.”
(      ) 1. A. glad      B. surprised (惊讶) C. unhappy    D. happy
(     ) 2. A. Look     B. Get           C. Climb      D. Put
(      ) 3. A. answers    B. asks          C. wonders     D. means
(      ) 4. A. work     B. study         C. play       D. sleep
(      ) 5. A. as        B. like           C. different    D. same
(      ) 6. A. at night    B. at last         C. quick      D. slowly
(      ) 7. A. never     B. usually        C. sometimes   D. only
(      ) 8. A. just       B. alone         C. finally      D. really
(      ) 9. A. the door   B. the window    C. bed        D. the room
(      ) 10. A. another    B. other        C. the other    D. others

Hello! My name is Becky Sharp. I’m 11 years old. I have one brother. His name is Jason and he’s 14. I don’t have any sisters.
We live with our mum, dad and grandma in a small house in Chesterfield, in the north of England. There are lots of things to do here. My friends and I sometimes go to the cinema on Saturdays.
Do you like sports? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester United. I sometimes play football with my brother. I am good at it but my brother isn’t.
I have lots of pets---one tortoise (乌龟) and six goldfish (金鱼). I want a dog or a cat, but my mother doesn’t like them.
【小题1】There are ________ people in Becky’s family.