I’m Mary. I have a piece of good news to tell you. My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the city. The rooms are not big, but they are all comfortable. There are more rooms than our old flat. I am excited(激动) because I have my own bedroom. In the old flat, I share the bedroom with my sister.

My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroom. I can be alone (单独) in it. It is my own small world. I can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phone. I can also look for things on the Internet and send e-mails to my e-friends.

Kitchen is my favourite room, too. I like helping my mother with the cooking. She is not only a good teacher but also a good cook. She often teaches me how to make some different dishes. She lived in Sichuan when she was a child. So she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food.

1.What’s Mary’s new flat like?

A．Big and comfortable                     B．Small and not comfortable

C．Big but not comfortable                   D．Small but comfortable

2.Mary can do the following things in the bedroom except(除了)______.

A．play the piano                          B．chat with her friends

C．send e-mails                           D．listen to music

3.Which room does Mary like best?

A．The kitchen                            B．Her bedroom

C．The sitting room                        D．Both A and B

4.What does Mary’s mother do?

A．A teacher.                             B．A nurse.

C．A housewife.                           D．A worker.

5.Where did Mary’s mother live when she was a child?

A．The old flat                            B．The centre of the city

C．Sichuan                               D．The new flat

根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

1. Tim’s brother is so ___________(care) that he often forgets to do his homework.

2. Those ___________(visit) will stay in our school for two days.

3. It’s very important for us to keep             (save).

4. They were too tired to walk any            (far).

5. Mary can learn Japanese by _________________(she).

Mary can’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb (大拇指).” “He tells a white lie.” and so on. And she goes to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentence. What do they mean?
Mrs. Smith: In everyday English, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow, afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one. 
Mary: Would you please give me an example of a white lie?
Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact, you don’t like it. But you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “ No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
【小题1】 Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English.

Mary can play ______ basketball. And Lucy can play _____ piano.

A．the, /             B．a, the             C．the, the           D．/ , the

阅读理解

Mary is an English girl, but she lives in China. She is six. Her mother says to her, “You are six now, Mary, you are going to school. I think it is very good. It’s a nice school.” “Is it a Chinese school?” Mary asks. “Yes, it is.” Her mother says.

It is September (九月) and the new school year begins. Mary goes to school every day. She likes her lessons (功课) and her classmates very much. Her classmates like her, too. Mary can speak a little Chinese. She likes China. She likes the people of China and Chinese food very much.

根据短文内容, 指出能完成所给句子的最佳答案

1.Mary lives in ____ .

A. England          B. France            C. Canada            D. China

2. Mary studies in ____ .

A. a French school    B. a Chinese school  C. a Japanese school  D. an English school

3.Mary likes her ____ and ____ .

A. school; class   B. lessons; classmates C. students; lessons   D. teacher; school

4. Mary can speak a little____ .

A. Chinese          B. English            C. Japanese           D. French

5. She likes____ and ____ .

A. Chinese; Chinese people              B. China; China food

C. Chinese food; Chinese people           D. the students of China; the food of China