Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able to come again next year. Perhaps you'll be able to stay longer next time if you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks, holiday next year, perhaps you'll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.

We have been long back at school now. It feels like three months! I expect that you are both working very hard now that you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2004.

They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn't walk very well. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there. Do you still remember the island? That's where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

now that 既然、由于

（　）1. ________ stayed with Michael for a holiday.

A. Only John　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Only Tom and Ann

C. John and his sister　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Only Tom

（　）2. Their holiday lasted for ________.

A. one week　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. two weeks　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. three weeks　　　　　　　　　　    D. five weeks

（　）3. From the words of “It feels like three months!” we know that ________.

A. Michael's teacher is very strict with the students

B. Michael is pleased with ,his school report

C. Michael has no interest in learning

D. Michael works very hard at his studies

（　）4. ________ in Grade One now.

A. John and his sister are both　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. John is

C. John's sister is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Michael is

（　）5. Why didn't Michael go to the island for picnic?

A. He had to go to school.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He did not like the island.

C. Something was wrong with his foot.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. The weather was bad that day.

Dear John,

　　Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you can come again next year. Perhaps you are staying longer next time you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks' holiday next year, perhaps you can stay with us for two or three weeks.

　　We have been long back at school three weeks now. It feels like three months! I think that you are both working very hard now because you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade One until 2006.

　　They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn't go with them because I cut (切、割) my foot and I couldn't walk very well. They went to an island (岛) and enjoyed themselves there. Do you still remember (记得) the island? That's where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

　　Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

(1) ________ stayed with Michael for a holiday.

[　　]

(2) Their holiday lasted for ________.

[　　]

(3) From the words of “It feels like three months!” we know that ________.

[　　]

A．Michael's teacher is very friendly to the students

B．Michael is pleased with (对……感到满意) his school report

C．Michael has no interest in learning

D．Michael works very hard at his studies

(4) ________ in Grade One now.

[　　]

A．John and his sister are both

B．John is

C．John's sister is

D．Michael is

(5) Why didn't Michael go to the island for a picnic?

[　　]

A．He had to go to school.

B．He did not like the island.

C．Something was wrong with his foot.

D．The weather was bad that day.

Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.
They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.
They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?
They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?
They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests(胸部)and throats(喉咙)?
They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.
All they could think about was being ill or hurt.
One day they went on a train journey together.
“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.
“We’ll buy some bananas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”
And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.
It was not long before they were hungry.
Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.
At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”
【小题1】What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time? _________