A

One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I give twenty dollars.” “All right” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephants?” “I didn’t find the bad ears” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

1                 the elephant.

A. The young man sells      B. The old man sells

C. The two men sell         D. The old man buys

2 The young man looks at the elephants. He wants to find    

A. some meat              B. some money  

C. bad ears                D. what it looks like

3 The young man looks at the elephant slowly because he     

A. wants to find something    B. likes the elephant

C. helps the old man         D. doesn’t see the elephant before

4 Hearing what the young man said, the old man will be     

A. angry     B. happy     C. dangerous     D. hungry

5 A. knows the elephant has bad ears

B. wants the elephant

C. looks after the elephants      

D. will not get any money from the old man

  B

Many young people in China know about Celine Dion （席琳•迪翁），the famous French Canadian pop singer. She sang the song “ My heart will go on” for the movie Titanic. But do you know she had already become popular before she sang this song.

Celine Dion’s hometown was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is the youngest of the fourteen children in a musical family. Her parents and the large family formed a singing group. They traveled and played folk music. They were well known in their hometown. Celine’s mother wrote her first song for her, and she recorded it with her brother when she was twelve years old. Then a local rock manager named Rene Angelil was interested in them. He asked Mrs Dion to take her two children to come to his office. Later on he gave strong support for Celine. In 1994, they were married.

As a singing star, Celine Dion won many prizes and soon became popular all over the world. She sang at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. In 1997, she made the whole world hit with the song “My heart will go on”.　                                 

6Celine Dion was a _______.

        A. drawer   B. scientist    C. singer    D. manager

7There were _______ people in Celine’s family.

        A. 15      B. 16         C. 17       D. 18

8Celine Dion’s family were ______ in their hometown.

        A. famous   B. rich        C. poor     D. kind

9 Celine Dion recorded her first song with ______.

        A. her sister B. her mother   C. her father   D. her brother

10 In _____, Celine Dion sang at the opening of the Olympic Cames.

        A. 1999     B. 1998       C. 1997      D. 1996  

  Frank is my good friend. We are in the same class. He is fourteen, one year older than me. His parents are both teachers in No 7 Middle School. Frank studies hard. His English and math are very good. He often helps other students with their English and math. Our teachers like him very much.

  We go to school together by bike in the morning. We have lunch at school. After school in the afternoon, we often play sports. We play soccer and baseball. In the evening, he does his homework at home. Sometimes he watches soccer games on TV. On Sundays, he goes out with his parents in his father’s car. They play in the park and do sports there. Sometimes my father takes me there, too. We play sports together. We have a good time.

1.Who is Frank? He is a _________.

A. teacher         B. soccer player       C. student        D. driver

2.I’m ________ years old this year.

A. fourteen        B. thirteen            C. fifteen        D. sixteen

3.Frank is good at __________.

A. math and Chinese                   B. English and Chinese

C. math and English                   D. music and Chinese

4.Frank __________ at school.

A. has breakfast    B. has supper        C. has lunch       D. watches TV

5.When does Frank do his homework?

A. In the evening   B. In the morning     C. In the afternoon  D. At noon.

6.How many kinds of drinks does the restaurant have?

A. Three         B. Four             C. Eight            D. Five

7.You want to have a big sandwich, a glass of orange juice and some fruit. How much are they?

A. $ 11.50        B. $ 10.50          C. $ 12.50          D. $12.00

8.Which is the most expensive thing on the menu?

A. Coffee        B. Rice with chicken   C. Pizza           D. Salad

9.If you want to have a meal in the restaurant, you could go there at __________.

A. 7:30 am       B. 9:30 am           C. 12:30 pm      D. 10:30 pm

10.What is the telephone number of the restaurant?

A. 1517          B. 94709            C. 510            D. 5485525

  Frank is my good friend. We are in the same class. He is fourteen, one year older than me. His parents are both teachers in No 7 Middle School. Frank studies hard. His English and math are very good. He often helps other students with their English and math. Our teachers like him very much.

  We go to school together by bike in the morning. We have lunch at school. After school in the afternoon, we often play sports. We play soccer and baseball. In the evening, he does his homework at home. Sometimes he watches soccer games on TV. On Sundays, he goes out with his parents in his father’s car. They play in the park and do sports there. Sometimes my father takes me there, too. We play sports together. We have a good time.

1.Who is Frank? He is a _________.

A. teacher         B. soccer player       C. student        D. driver

2.I’m ________ years old this year.

A. fourteen        B. thirteen            C. fifteen        D. sixteen

3.Frank is good at __________.

A. math and Chinese                   B. English and Chinese

C. math and English                   D. music and Chinese

4.Frank __________ at school.

A. has breakfast    B. has supper        C. has lunch       D. watches TV

5.When does Frank do his homework?

A. In the evening   B. In the morning     C. In the afternoon  D. At noon.

6.How many kinds of drinks does the restaurant have?

A. Three         B. Four             C. Eight            D. Five

7.You want to have a big sandwich, a glass of orange juice and some fruit. How much are they?

A. $ 11.50        B. $ 10.50          C. $ 12.50          D. $12.00

8.Which is the most expensive thing on the menu?

A. Coffee        B. Rice with chicken   C. Pizza           D. Salad

9.If you want to have a meal in the restaurant, you could go there at __________.

A. 7:30 am       B. 9:30 am           C. 12:30 pm      D. 10:30 pm

10.What is the telephone number of the restaurant?

A. 1517          B. 94709            C. 510            D. 5485525