It’s Sunday. Children don’t go to school on Sundays. But Kate gets up early in the morning，“It’s my birthday. I’m eight years old today.” she thinks, “Where are Dad and Mum? I want to know what they can give me for my birthday.”
Her father and mother are not at home. They are going shopping. And now they are talking about what to buy for Kate.?
Dad: How about the doll（布娃娃）? It looks nice. I think Kate would like the doll.?
Mom: I don’t think so. I think she likes a new dress. Girls often like new dresses very much.?
Dad: But she has a few new dresses and some new blouses（女衬衫）. Oh, I think she must be very happy to have a box of colorful pencils and some picture books. Do you think so?
Mom: Yes. Let’s go over there and buy them.
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【小题1】        often like new dresses.?
A. Boys                    B. The girl        C. Girls 
【小题2】 Kate has         new dresses.?
A. many                    B. a lot of        C. some  
【小题3】        doesn’t want to buy the doll.?
A. Kate                   
B. Kate’s father     
C. Kate’s mother         
【小题4】From the passage, we can know Kate is        .?
A. in the school          
B. a school girl     
C. going to school        
【小题5】From the passage, we can know Kate          .?
A. doesn’t know what her parents buy for her  
B. wants to buy something for her parents   
C. doesn’t like a doll

It’s Sunday. Children don’t go to school on Sundays. But Kate gets up early in the morning，“It’s my birthday. I’m eight years old today.” she thinks, “Where are Dad and Mum? I want to know what they can give me for my birthday.”

Her father and mother are not at home. They are going shopping. And now they are talking about what to buy for Kate.?

Dad: How about the doll（布娃娃）? It looks nice. I think Kate would like the doll.?

Mom: I don’t think so. I think she likes a new dress. Girls often like new dresses very much.?

Dad: But she has a few new dresses and some new blouses（女衬衫）. Oh, I think she must be very happy to have a box of colorful pencils and some picture books. Do you think so?

Mom: Yes. Let’s go over there and buy them.

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1.        often like new dresses.?

A. Boys                    B. The girl        C. Girls 

2. Kate has         new dresses.?

A. many                    B. a lot of        C. some  

3.        doesn’t want to buy the doll.?

A. Kate                   

B. Kate’s father     

C. Kate’s mother         

4.From the passage, we can know Kate is        .?

A. in the school          

B. a school girl     

C. going to school        

5.From the passage, we can know Kate          .?

A. doesn’t know what her parents buy for her  

B. wants to buy something for her parents   

C. doesn’t like a doll

　　“Jane, please let me borrow a dollar,”Jenny asked as they stood in the school lunch line.”I have one in my jacket, but I don't want to leave and lose my place.”

　　“Ok,”agreed Jane.

　　Jane waited all day for Jenny to pay back the dollar she borrowed, but Jenny always seemed to be busy.”She's just forgotten,“thought Jane.”I don't want to make her angry.”Still, her money didn't go back. Some classmates, like Jenny, were getting five dollars a week.

　　“Oh, Jane, I forgot!”Jenny said.”I'll bring the dollar tomorrow.”

　　“Jenny's not kind lately, and anyway, she really owes me. Besides she has enough money to buy more. A dollar doesn't mean anything to her, but it means a lot to me.”

A．they were waiting for a bus

B．they were eating something

C．they were going to have supper

D．they were in the dining room

A．Jenny was really very busy all day

B．It was clear that Jenny had forgotten the matter

C．Jane was afraid that she would make Jenny angry

D．Jenny had no money to pay Jane that day

A．She didn't want to pay the money back at all.

B．She really wanted to pay the money back the next day.

C．She wanted to forget the whole matter.

D．She didn't want to make friends with Jane any more.

A．Jenny didn't buy her any sweets.

B．Jenny was talking about her to others.

C．what Jenny had done made her a little angry.

D．she knew Jenny had got two new pencils.

A．Jane couldn't get on well with others

B．Jenny lived a better life than Jane did

C．There was something wrong with Jane did

D．The school was really for someone rich

Do you want to be the best student in your class? Be the envy of all of your friends in school and be the p  1.  of your teachers and parents !

First, a best student must study hard. This is the primary task of a student. Remember, if you don’t do anything, you will be nothing. Ask questions in class if you do not understand something. In addition, try to enjoy all the s  2.  you learn at school and work hard on them. It seems that hard-working students can have success more e  3.  .

Second, good study habits are very useful. For example, when you prepare for a test, make s  4.     that you have all of the proper materials including books, pencils, paper, calculators, etc. Underline the words that you do not understand. And try marking some of the themes mentioned in the book. Then, come up w  5.  study questions and try to answer them. You’d better stop to have a r  6.  every hour to refresh your memory

Don’t forget to try asking your parents for h  7.  . They have personal learning experiences and can help you with your studies in many ways. Usually, the students who ask their parents for help can do b 8.  in class than those don’t.

Lastly, remember to never give up. You are already on your way in becoming the best student! The t 9.  is that it doesn’t matter to fail if you pick yourself up and try even harder. A  【小题10 】  a lot of the famous people were all once failures(失败), they never lost heart and managed to climb to the top and succeed.