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My home is nice. I have a pet   1   and   2   name is Polly. It is a parrot(鹦鹉). I like Polly a lot. My classmate, Hu Tao,   3   a pet, too. The name of it is Bobby. It is a dog. Hu Tao    4  Bobby very much. Do you have   5   in your home? I often go to English Corner(英语角). I like   6   a lot. I speak English   7   some friends at the English Corner.  8   Hu Tao doesn’t like the English Corner. He doesn’t like English   9  . His English is  10  . So I often help him study English.

1. A. in my school              B. in my home           C. in school                         D. in home

2. A. it’s                          B. it                              C. its                                     D. your

3. A. is                                  B. like                             C. has                                     D. have

4.A. like                          B. likes                           C. looks like                           D. look like

5. A. flowers                       B. a bike                     C. a friend                           D. a pet

6. A. it                                  B. its                               C. his                             D. it’s

7. A. after                                B. with                           C. in                                         D. of

8. A. And                        B. So                               C. Or                              D. But

9. A. at all                                B. much                C. little                                   D. all

10. A. good                             B. OK                              C. poor                                   D. nice

Li Ming and Li Tao are twin brothers . They look the same . They’re Chinese . Jim is an English boy . He’s Li Ming and Li Tao’s classmate. He’s twelve years old . His sister’s name is Joy. She is thirteen . They are all in No.12 Middle School .They are good friends .Oh, Jim has a cat . Its name is Kitty. Jim likes it very much.

1.Jim and Li Tao are _____________

A. brothers    B. classmate     C. twins

2.Joy is ___________.

A. a Chinese girl     B. an English girl     C. an American girl

3. How old are the twins?

A. We don’t know.  B. Twelve.  C. Thirteen.

4. What does Jim have?

A. A cat named Mimi  B. A cat named Kitty.  C. A bird named Polly.

5.Who likes the cat very much?

A. Jim.  B. Joy.  C. Li Ming.

I am Paul. I’m 13 years old, and I come from Canada. My father and mother are doctors (医生). The girl in green is Diana. She looks nice. The cat is hers. Its name is Polly. It’s yellow and white. The cat doesn’t like fish (鱼). It likes oranges very much. Li Mei has black hair and eyes. She is a Chinese girl. And she is nice, too. We are good friends. Do you know the old man ? He is our English teacher. His name is Bill Smith. Look! Whose book is under (在……下面) the desk? It is Mr Smith’s.

（  ）51. Mr Smith is Paul’s ____.

A. father            B. teacher    C. doctor     D. friend

（  ）52. What is Polly’s favorite?

A. Eggs.             B. Fish.      C. Apples.     D. Oranges.

（  ）53. Where is Paul from?

A. China.            B. Canada.    C. England.  D. The USA.

（  ）54. Li Mei and ____ are nice girls.

A. Ann               B. Kate       C. Diana       D. Linda

（  ）55. What is under the desk?

A. A fish.          B. An orange.  C. A book.   D. A cat.

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
【小题1】Americans like ________ best as pets.