Four girls went to school together every day by taxi．
One day one of the girls said,“There is a test this morning．Let's get to school late．Then we can miss the test．”
“What can we say to the teacher?” one of the girls said．“He'll be angry．We'll need a good reason．” The girls thought for several minutes,then one of them said,“Let's tell him that our taxi had a flat tyre．”
“That's a good idea,” other girls said．“We'll tell him that．” They reached school an hour later．The test was already finished．
“Why are you late?” the teacher asked．“You missed the test．”
“Our taxi had a flat tyre,” one of the girls said．
The teacher thought for a moment,then he said,“Sit down,one of you in each corner of the room．” The four girls did that．
Then the teacher said,“Write on a piece of paper the answer to this question：Which tyre was flat?”
(1)
The four girls went to school ________．
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A．
by car
B．
by taxi
C．
on foot
(2)
Why did the four girls want to go to school late? Because there was ________．
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A．
a test
B．
a party
C．
a sports meeting
(3)
The excuse (借口) that they didn't want to get to school on time is that ________．
Who is the superstar of the cat world? It has to be Uncle Cat．Uncle Cat is a fat white cat living in the countryside of Japan．He is already nine years old, as old as our 50-year-old uncle in cat years．That’s why he gets the nickname(绰号)Uncle Cat．
Uncle Cat is a lazy cat．He often half shuts his eyes and lies in the sun．It makes him look relaxed and peaceful．He also enjoys himself in a basket, so he has another name：Basket Cat．
Uncle Cat is clever．He knows exactly how to make himself look cool－to wear a pair of sunglasses．From hats to flowers, Uncle Cat likes everything that makes him a different cat．
Uncle Cat’s owner likes to take pictures of Uncle Cat．To his surprise, these photos are very popular on the internet．They make people from all over the world to know and love this cute cat．
Recently, a big earthquake happened in Uncle Cat’s hometown．But don’t worry．Uncle Cat is also a lucky cat．He is safe and sound．That means there will be more photos of Uncle Cat on time and he will soon bring us more fun!
(1)
What do you know about Uncle Cat’s looks?
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A．
He is a fat white cat．
B．
He is already nine years old．
C．
He is a lonely cat．
D．
He lives in the country of Japan．
(2)
The main reason why Uncle Cat is called Basket Cat is that _________．
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A．
He often half shuts his eyes．
B．
He always lies in the sun．
C．
He enjoys himself in a basket．
D．
He looks relaxed and peaceful．
(3)
People from all over the world get to know and love Uncle Cat．
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A．
during a big earthquake．
B．
on the Internet．
C．
from photo collections．
D．
in the newspaper．
(4)
Which of the following can best explain “Uncle Cat knows exactly how to make himself look cool”?
Long ago, people in Rome(罗马)talked to one another in Latin(拉丁文)．Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin．Books are in Latin．
Some Romans(罗马人)went to other parts of the world．They took their language with them．Soon Latin was used in many countries．It became a world language．
People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way．In each land, they changed the language a little．As time went by, they made more changes．At last they did not talk in Latin any more．New languages had come from the old one．
People do not talk to one another in Latin today．But they still use many Latin words．You do, too．Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use．You are a pupil in school．Pupil is a Latin word．It means “little doll”．
(1)
Latin was used by people in ________．
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A．
Rome
B．
the United States
C．
Greece(希腊)
D．
Texas
(2)
The word in the story that means what people speak and write is ________
(3)
The story says, “People do not talk to each other in Latin today．But they still use many Latin words,” The word they means ________．
(4)
Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?
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A．
It is not good to change a language．
B．
Pupils in schools today play with dolls．
C．
Not many people can read Latin today．
(5)
What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries?(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?)
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A．
In each land, people talked about each other．
B．
In each land, they changed the language a little
C．
In each land, the children had to speak some Latin．
(6)
The main idea of the whole story is that ________．
