Read and answer the questions

Mr. Brown had a big bookstore. Every day many people pulled his front door and stopped to ask him, “What time is it, please?” After a few months, Mr. Brown said to himself, “I will not answer all those people. I am going to buy a big clock and put it in front of my shop.” But later, a lot of people still stopped every day, looked at the clock and asked, “Is that clock right?”

(1)Where did Mr. Brown work?

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(2)What did the people ask Mr. Brown about?

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(3)Did Mr. Brown want to answer their questions?

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(4)What did he do then?

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(5)What happened at last?

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Read the story. Look at the pictures and the two examples.

Write one-word answers.

Last week a man called David decided to go to the beach He was swimming under the water, when suddenly he saw a strange fish. It was very long and thin, and looked like a ________At first, David was afraid. He ________“Oh no, that looks dangerous!”But the fish didn't see him, and swam slowly away, so he ________it. David was carrying his underwater camera, so he decided to________some photos. Later, he told his friend, who was a journalist, about the fish. The next day, David's story was in the ________He is now famous because nobody else has ever seen that kind of fish.

What's the best name for this story?

Tick one box.

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A．The friendly fish

B．David breaks his camera

C．David's strange fish

Read the text and choose the best answer.

A famous painter, Franklin is having his art show. Read the journalists' questions and choose Franklin's answers.

Example:

Journalist: When did you start painting?

Franklin:

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A．When I was a little boy.

B．At 6:00 o'clock.

C．For ten years.

1．Journalist: What do you think of your first painting teacher?

Franklin:

A．He's Mr. Smith. B．He is excellent. C．He is already 45 years old.

2．Journalist: It is the first day of the art show. When will it end?

Franklin:

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A．We don't know yet.

B．A year.

C．Four days later.

3．Journalist: Where did you paint this picture?

Franklin:

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A．On an island.

B．With paintbrush.

C．Ten kilometres away.

4．Journalist: Who is the most important person for you?

Franklin:

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A．Painting.

B．My parents.

C．I love my parents.

5．Journalist: Shall I see another painting of yours?

Franklin:

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A．OK, you will.

B．No, I'll show you.

Put in the simple past form of the verbs in brackets

　　Last week my sister lend me her new cookery(烹饪)book. Yesterday I ________(sit) in my kitchen and read it. Then I went to the shops and ________(buy) some eggs, flour and other things. I came home again and ________(begin) to make a cake. I put it in the oven(烤箱).

　　A few minutes later the telephone rang. It ________(be) my sister.

　　We talked and talked. I ________(forget) about the cake. At last I said goodbye. “Something is burning!” I ________(think), and I ________(run) to the kitchen. My beautiful cake now became black and tasted terrible.

Answer the following questions according to the story above

(1)What book did I borrow from my sister?

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(2)Where did I read the book?

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(3)What happened to the cake?

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