There are many kinds of cars in this world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him.

My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!

My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.

Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?

1.The writer’s grandfather thinks ___.

2.Mrs. Bates has an old car ___.

3.Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, ___.

4.The writer’s friend Mike paints ___.

5.The writer thinks ___.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

This is an old English saying. Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).

   This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of a young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who don’t have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!

   The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.

   Exercise also keeps the blood（血液）moving around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!

1.If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep every night, he _____.

A. will become wise 

B. won’t do well in his work

C. will have to sleep in the daytime 

D. can’t go to school in time

2.A person needs exercise because ______.

A. it makes him healthy

B. he has a lot of homework to do

C. it doesn’t need time

D. it is fun to do exercise

3.Exercise makes the _______ move quickly and smoothly.

A. body                                         B. blood                               C. children                 D. head

4.Which of the following is not true?

A. Exercise is good for a person’s head

B. A student should have 10 hour’s sleep.

C. It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early.

D. If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise

Do you have to carry a heavy bag to school? Does it make your back (背部) hurt? Well, students at a high school in Kansas (堪萨斯州), America, have a meeting with their city’s mayor（/meM/市长） to complain (抱怨) about their heavy bags. They say their bags are giving them headaches, and making their necks (脖子) and backs hurt. The mayor says he is very sorry. He says students may do more of their homework on the Internet (国际互联网) to give their back a rest.
【小题1】A heavy bag may make students ＿＿.

A frog (青蛙) is born in a small river．When he is young，the river is his home．He doesn’t know his parents，but he has hundreds of brothers and sisters．He swims about and plays with them all the time．At that time，he doesn’t look like his parents．He has no legs and he has a big tail (尾巴)．So he looks like a fish．

    Later，his tail gets shorter and shorter．And he has four legs and a very short tail．He looks like his parents now. Then, he’s going to eat a lot of bad insects (害虫)．

1.Where is a frog born?

A. On a farm.       B. On the land.      C. In the river.      D. In the sea.

2. Which of the following is right.'?

         A. A baby frog stays at home and knows only his parents.

         B. A baby frog looks like a bird and he knows his parents.

         C. A baby frog looks like his parents but he doesn't know them.

         D. A baby frog looks like a fish and he has a lot of brothers and sisters.

3.Who does a frog play with all the time?

A. His parents.   B. His brothers and sisters.  C. Fish.      D. Insects.

4.A frog has              .

A. four legs and a very short tail

B. four legs but he has a long tail

C. no legs but he has a long tail

D. no legs and he looks like a fish

5.A baby frog              .

A. can't swim   B. can't eat bad insects  C. has no tail  D. can eat bad insects