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

Lisa loved to read! Every time her morn took her to the bookstore, she would
【小题1】      two books. By the time she went to bed, Lisa had already read one of 【小题2】_____ .Mom said to Lisa the next day, "I think we need to get you your own hbrary card." "Wow!" cried lisa.The next day after school, Morn took Lisa to the library to get【小题3】      a card. Lisa was so excited! She could hardly wait to search the many shelves of books. Lisa's favorite books were mysteries (推理小说 ). She liked to solve the mystery in her head and see 【小题4】___ she  was right when she got to the,end of the story. Her other favorite books ,were the ones that took her to far away places.
Lisa had three books to【小题5】___the next day and was excited to take out three more. However, when Lisa got to the library, she didn't have her card.  "Oh, no!" Lisa said to the lady at the desk. "I can't find my h'brary card! "I'm sony, " said the lady. "I can't let you take any books 【小题6】_____ your card." Lisa left the library feeling very sad and also 【小题7】______about what her morn would say when she told her she lost her card.
【小题8】_____Lisa got home, Mom told Lisa that a boy came to the house with her library card, and he said he found【小题9】  on the sidewalk near the library.  "It must have dropped out of one of  the books I was carrying," said Lisa. Morn said, "You need to be very【小题10】_." Lisa said, "I think I will keep it in my wallet." Morn said, "Let's go back to the library and get those books you wanted."

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In a happy town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl, and 1.name was Rose. 2. in the town liked her. She was so brave（勇敢的）, but one thing she was scared of was the doctor.

One day her tooth was moving. Her mum saw it. She said, "Your tooth is moving, and you need to 3.Doctor Tim."

Rose said, "No! I am not going to the doctor. " Mum said, "Don' t worry. It' s not so wobbly（摆动的）now." That made Rose feel 4..

After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth 5.her mum didn't. She checked her tooth again and it was wobbly, so she said, "It's time to see the doctor."

Rose was 6.but she had to do what her mum told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.

When it was her 7., her heart was bumping（碰撞）very fast. She went into Doctor Tim' s room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair.

Doctor Tim said, " 8.your eyes. "

Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down her eyes. But when she 9.her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth.

Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim 10.her a teddy bear（泰迪熊）and from that time Rose wash' t scared of doctors any more.

John Thomas was an 18-year-old student, but he had been a famous champion (冠军).  Everybody at Boston University liked this tall, quiet boy. Once he was hurt, everybody at Boston University was  36  . People all over the country  37  about John Thomas and often asked, "Will he ever jump again ?"
John' s mother went to the hospital to see her son. She looked at his 38 leg. Then she looked into his  39  .She knew what her son would  40 . "You're going to jump again, John, I know it," she said. "  41  will be all right. "
If John hoped to jump again, he would have a  42  to do. He began at once. Even in his hospital bed John started to exercise. He used a wheel(轮子) and other metal things. Soon his  43  looked like a machine shop!
It was May when John  44  the hospital. "Is it all right if I go camping( 宿营) this summer?" he asked the doctors.
" Yes," the doctors said.  " But take it easy on that foot. "
John took only  45 walks at first. He was taking it easy on his foot. But not on anything else. He went swimming and did other kinds of exercises. He exercised  46  his body cried for a rest. Some days later, he exercised a little  47  . In late summer John went back to  48  . He asked if he could practise with the football team. Football wasn't his favorite, but he had to get that leg  49  again! He worked hard. "No one pushed him as hard as he pushed himself," said one of his friends. "To  50 a champion fighting back is a wonderful thing to watch. ":

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Helen, why should your parents do all the housework? You should help around the house. –it’s only fair. I don’t think you should change your appearance though. Teenagers should look like teenagers.
Simon, England
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