A Letter
Dear Mother,
     I'm writing to you from our hotel at Golden Beach. Jim and I are on vacation with the children for
a week, we aren't happy. We are having some problems.
    The weather isn't good. It's cold and cloudy. Now I'm looking out of the window and it's raining
cats and dogs.
    Tony and Tommy aren't very happy. They are having a terrible time. They
can' t play outside. They are sitting on the bed. playing cards and watching TV.
     Jim is at the doctor's office . He has got a headache.
     We are going to be back on Thursday.
     See you soon.
                                                                                                                                             Love,
                                                                                                                                             Ethel   

(     )1. Ethel and Jim are on their vacation.
(     )2. The children are very happy.
(     )3. There are many cats and dogs out of the window.
(     )4. Tom and Tommy are playing outside.
(     )5. Ethel has got a headache.

1.              (do) he like collecting stamps?   
2. I'm going to              (be) a doctor.   
3. My father usually              (read) newspaper after lunch.   
4. My brother likes               (ride) a bike.   
5. She             (go) to school on foot.   
6. What are you going             (do) this afternoon？   
7. We can              (see) the flower in several weeks.   
8. They              (live) next to the bookstore.   
9. Where does the cloud              (come) from?   
10. His pen pal               (have) strong arms.

1. _____________ he like collecting stamps? (do)
2. I'm going to _____________ a doctor. (be)
3. My father usually _____________ newspapers after lunch. (read)
4. My brother likes _____________ a bike. (ride)
5. She _____________ to school on foot. (go)
6. What are you going _____________ this afternoon? (do)
7. We can _____________ the flower in several weeks. (see)
8. They _____________ next to the bookstore. (live)
9. Where does the cloud _____________ from? (come)
10. His pen pal _____________ strong arms. (have)

      Mrs. Brown is very fat.          
      " Don't eat meat or cakes." Her doctor says to her.           
      " I'm going to stop her eating them, doctor. "Her husband says.
      The next morning, Mrs. Brown makes a nice cake, and her husband eats half (一半) of it. After he 
goes out, Mrs. Brown cuts a very small piece of the cake and eats it. It is very good. She cuts a bigger 
piece and eats it. In a few minutes she finishes (吃完 ) the cake. " My husband is going to be very angry,"
she says, " What am I going to do? "             
      She makes another cake very quickly, eats half of that, and leaves (留下) half on the table.
      Her husband comes back later. He sees the half of the cake on the table and he is very happy.

1. — How is Mrs. Brown?  
    — She is very ___________.

A. tall                
B. short               
C. fat

2. — How is the cake? 
    — It is very ___________. 

A. good              
B. bad                
C. big

3. — Does Mrs. Brown eat the cake?
    — __________.  

A. No, she does    
B. No, she doesn't  
C. Yes, she does

4. — How many cakes does Mrs. Brown eat?
    — She eats __________.

A. a half             
B. one                
C. one and a half

5. — How does her husband feel?
    — He feels __________.

A. angry              
B. happy              
C. sad

     I'm Tom. I'm from Canada. I'm tall. 1 like playing the piano. I like playing basketball. I like
collecting stamps. I live next to my school. I'm going to be a teacher in the future. I'm going to
go to China this summer vocation.

1. — Where is Tom from?
    — He is from ____.

A. China    
B. America  
C. Canada

2. — What does Tom like?
    — He likes ____.

A. playing the piano and basketball    
B. playing the piano and collecting stamps
C. playing the piano and basketball and collecting stamps

3. — Where does Tom live?
    一He lives ____.

A. next to the post office    
B. next to the park    
C. next to his school

4. — What is he going to be?
    — He is going to be a ____.

A. doctor    
B. teacher    
C. scientist