Sandy is writing an article about Christmas for the school newsletter, but she does not know when to use‘the'.Help her put‘the'in the correct places. Put a‘/'in the blanks that do not need‘the'.

Today I am going to tell you something about⁽¹⁾________

Christmas. At⁽²⁾________Christmas, friends get together and go from house to house singing Christmas songs. On Christmas Eve?⁽³⁾________night before Christmas Day. children put stockings near their beds and wait for⁽⁴⁾________Father Christmas to give them gifts. Christmas is one of⁽⁵⁾________biggest holidays (6)____Western countries,and children like it very much because they can get(7)_____gifts from father Christmas.

Have you ever had a problem (问题) that has left you wondering where to ask for help?

Eve Hobsbawm is a life counselor (顾问). She offers advice to people with all kinds of problems. She does this through a website inviting people to email her. There’s nothing unusual about that... except that Eve is only eight years old. Eve lives in London with her parents. She charges (收费) between 10p for advice on little worries and £1 for bigger problems. Her areas of counseling are: “Problems about love and life”.  

But Eve can’t always help. She can’t answer questions like “Does space ever end?” and she won’t help to do “schoolwork questions (especially not math)”.

She explained to the Guardian newspaper that she got the idea to set up the company from her father. Eve said, “As soon as I saw his business and understood the kinds of things businesses do, I thought that’s what I’m going to do.” But since setting up her company she received too many messages every day. “There has been a lot of sudden interest in my website,” she says, “but what troubles me is I need to do my homework too.”

43. How old is Eve?

A. 8.                             B. 10.                         C. 17.                          D. 20.

44. What does Eve do?

A. She sells things on a website.                  B. She helps others with homework.

C. She offers advice to people.                           D. She works in her father’s company.

45. What’s Eve’s problem?

A. Nobody asks her for advice.                          B. Her parents don’t like her business.

C. She can’t send messages by herself.               D. She also has homework to do.

Henry is a little fatter than he wants to be.He wants to lose some weight （减轻重量）.He tries not to eat too much and he eats very little sugar because it will make him fat.He also does exercise every day.He swims,and he runs about two miles a day.Now he is stronger than before.Henry’s sister,Susan, is healthier than Henry.She is also younger and thinner than he is.She does exercise every day.She doesn’t eat much meat.She eats a lot of fruit and vegetables, because she thinks they are better for her health.
【小题1】Henry wants to be_______
A. a little fatter                    B.a little thinner
B.a little older                     D.a little younger
【小题2】Which will make people fat?