72 Newton Drive

                                                                  London SW6

                                                                  3rd October

Dear David,

     How are you? I' m fine．I' m in London，at the International School of English．I' m in Class 3 with other eight students．They are from different countries—Spain, Japan, Argentina, Switzerland and Thailand．Our teacher' s name is Henry Briscall．He' s very nice．He' s a very good teacher．

     I'm living with an English family．Mr．and Mrs．Brown have three children．Thomas is fourteen, Catherine is twelve, and Andrew is seven．They are all very friendly, but it isn't easy to understand them!

     London is very big and very interesting．The weather is good, cold but sunny, and the parks are beautiful! Hyde Park, Green Park, and St．James' Park are all in the city center．

     English food is OK, but the coffee is horrible!

     Write to me soon．

Love,

Paula

P．S．Is my English OK?

1．From the letter we know there are ______________students in Paula' s class．

      A．seven                B．eight               C．nine

2．The students are studying __________________in the school．

     A．Chinese              B．Japanese           C．English

3．Paula and her classmates are from _____________________different countries．

     A．5                     B．6                       C．7

4．Paula has a very good teacher．His name is____________________________．

     A．Henry               B．Brown                 C．Peter

5．There are three children in the English family and ______________is the youngest（最小） one．

     A．Catherine        B．Andrew          C．Thomas

完形填空（10分）

A：  Hi, Frank.

B：     1.   , Peter.

B：     2.   that?

A：  It is my   3.    photo.

B：  Oh,   4.    are you? I    5.   not find (找到) you.

A：  I am   6.  the table with my dog (狗).

B：  What’s the    7.   of your dog?

A：  It is Wangwang.

B：  Who’s the girl on the sofa?

B：     8.   my sister.

A：    9.   these your parents?

B：Yes, you’re right.

A：Then those must be (一定是) your grandparents.

B：Yes.    10.   are teachers (教师).

11.A．OK        B．Hello    C．Bye          D．Thank you

12.A．Where is       B．What’s      C．What         D．How is

13.A．friend B．parent        C．class          D．family

14.A．what     B．how       C．where         D．who

15.A．am       B．do            C. can           D．be

16.A．in         B．under    C．of            D．for

17.A．name    B．colour        C．age          D．name’s

18.A．He       B．She         C．He’s          D．She’s

19.A．Is         B．What’s       C．Are          D．What are

20.A．They      B．You         C．He           D．She

As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.

The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!

He entered Mrs. Owen’s class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.

“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.

“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.

“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”

Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time.

1. How did Sam feel after he woke?

   A. Excited.      B. Nervous.     C. Happy.       D. Hungry.

2.What did Sam have to do that day?

A. To have a baseball match.            B. To take a reading test.

C. To go to a new class.                D. To do something special.

3.What does the underlined word “sweat” probably mean?

   A. 触摸          B. 鼓掌         C. 出汗         D. 指点

4. Which could be inferred (推断) from this passage?

   A. Sam hated chatting about baseball.

   B. Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.

   C. Mrs. Owens is unfriendly to her students.

   D. The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much.

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

   A. A special day     B. An interesting lesson

   C. A nice teacher        D. A professional report

D
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 17 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the end of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. It was no use asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to save.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the beginning of James’ part-time job. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the different kinds of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the number of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have enough for the bicycle he was eager to have.
The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode proudly home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money.
【小题1】James in the passage was probably ________.