Every year people celebrate the Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It’s the most important(重要的) festival in China. So before it comes, everyone buys many things, and they often make a special kind of food called dumplings. It means “come together”. Parents always buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival eve(除夕), all the family members come back home. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes(祝愿) for the coming year. They all have a good time.
【小题1】Which is the most important festival in China?

  Frank is my good friend. We are in the same class. He is fourteen, one year older than me. His parents are both teachers in No 7 Middle School. Frank studies hard. His English and math are very good. He often helps other students with their English and math. Our teachers like him very much.

  We go to school together by bike in the morning. We have lunch at school. After school in the afternoon, we often play sports. We play soccer and baseball. In the evening, he does his homework at home. Sometimes he watches soccer games on TV. On Sundays, he goes out with his parents in his father’s car. They play in the park and do sports there. Sometimes my father takes me there, too. We play sports together. We have a good time.

1.Who is Frank? He is a _________.

A. teacher         B. soccer player       C. student        D. driver

2.I’m ________ years old this year.

A. fourteen        B. thirteen            C. fifteen        D. sixteen

3.Frank is good at __________.

A. math and Chinese                   B. English and Chinese

C. math and English                   D. music and Chinese

4.Frank __________ at school.

A. has breakfast    B. has supper        C. has lunch       D. watches TV

5.When does Frank do his homework?

A. In the evening   B. In the morning     C. In the afternoon  D. At noon.

6.How many kinds of drinks does the restaurant have?

A. Three         B. Four             C. Eight            D. Five

7.You want to have a big sandwich, a glass of orange juice and some fruit. How much are they?

A. $ 11.50        B. $ 10.50          C. $ 12.50          D. $12.00

8.Which is the most expensive thing on the menu?

A. Coffee        B. Rice with chicken   C. Pizza           D. Salad

9.If you want to have a meal in the restaurant, you could go there at __________.

A. 7:30 am       B. 9:30 am           C. 12:30 pm      D. 10:30 pm

10.What is the telephone number of the restaurant?

A. 1517          B. 94709            C. 510            D. 5485525

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If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others？Don’t believe those people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

Alice, 17

I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be great fun — I’ll spend the whole summer living in a forest and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the moon and stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time!

Jason , 18

This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, less expensive houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish , 16

I’m going to teach children who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help them choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

1.What does Alice plan to work for others in summer？

A. To sleep under the moon and stars.   

B. To breathe the clean mountain air.

C. To help build hiking paths in the mountains.

D. To spend the whole summer living in a forest.

2.The writer’s idea in this passage is ______.

A. school students should do some hiking in summer.

B. it’s good to do something good for others in vacation.

C. helping children to choose and read books is a good way.

D. breathing clean mountain air is good for health.

3.Which is the most possible title (标题) for this passage？

A. Reading for Life

B. A Special House Program 

C. The Forest Centre

D. Young American Volunteers