My name is Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s tall and thin, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is polite and very clever. He is very good at math and sometimes helps me with my homework sometimes. He usually wears jeans and a blue T--shirt. We three often play basketball in a nearby park.

My friend Ann studies at another school.

She’s short and slim(苗条的) with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have Kong fu lessons every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. We love Kung fu very much. Ann is really good at Kung fu. We call her the “Kong fu girl”. Sometimes she practices Kung fu with us. She loves wearing a T—shirts and a hat. The three of us have great fun together.

1.What does John look like?

2.What do three children do together?

3.Who is good at math?

4.When do they have Kung fu lessons?

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

 John gets up early from Monday to Saturday, because he must go to school before 7:30 0n weekdays (工作日) and go to the Drawing Club at 8:00.  0n Saturday mornings. He usually goes to the bookshop on Saturday afternoons, and after supper he watches TV until(直到) midnight.

    He doesn't get up early on Sundays. John's parents both work on Sundays. John always watches TV after he gets up. Then he usually goes to KFC to have a hamburger and some juice for lunch. After that, he goes back home and starts to play computer games until his parents come back. He does his homework after supper. He usually has lots of weekend homework, so he must spend three hours on it. He usually goes to bed at about 11:00 p. m. on Sundays. He often complains (抱怨) he has too much homework to do.

1.How often does John need to get up early?

A. Every day.                                                B. Five days a week.

C. Only at the weekend.                            D. Every day except on Sundays.

2.What does John do on Sunday mornings?

A. He goes to have lessons.                      B. He goes to a club.

C. He goes to the bookshop.                     D. He watches TV.

3.When does John do his weekend homework?

A. On Sunday evenings.                             B. On Sunday mornings.

C. On Saturday evenings.                 D. On Sunday afternoons.

4.Why does John have lunch in KFC on Sundays?

A. Because he's too busy.

B. Because his parents aren't at home.

C. Because he gets up too late.

D. Because his parents have lunch in KFC.

5.Which of these is not right?

A. John watches TV after supper on Saturdays.

B. John doesn't exercise on Sundays.

C. John watches much TV on Sunday afternoons.

D. John goes to bed late on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

John is my best friend. We live in the same building. We study in the same school but not in the same class. We often play football together after school. We have been good friends for two years.

John is tall and strong with black hair. He has a round face, a small nose and big, brown eyes. I like his eyes because they are always bright and smiling.

John is always friendly and helpful. When I feel bored or unhappy, he tells me funny jokes and makes me laugh. He’ll give me help when I need.

John is very smart. He reads a lot of books. He is good at singing and acts very well. He would like to make people happy with his songs and performance when he grows up. I believe that he can become as popular as Jackie Chan and travel around the world in the future.

1.The writer and John are _____.

A. classmates     B. friends      C. brothers      D. sisters

2.When did they became good friends?

A. Long ago.    B. Two years ago.  C. In 2006.  D. In 2007.

3.What is John like?

A. He’s tall and strong with black hair.

B. He’s very smart.

C. He’s helpful and polite.

D. He’s friendly and helpful.

4.What does John want to be when he grows up?

A. An actor.  B. An English teacher.  C. A doctor.  D. A policeman.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. They often play basketball.

B. The writer has big eyes.

C. John can tell funny jokes.

D. John can dance well.

John lives on a farm. The farm is not very big. His parents grow rice and corn. They don’t use animals to do farm work any more. Today they use a tractor(拖拉机). It works faster and better. After he does his work in the fields, he likes to sit and look at the blue sky and the green hills. He thinks the country is more beautiful than the city. In the city, he can’t hear the animals. In the country, he can hear birds singing. He likes to play with his dog, Cody. Cody is a very interesting dog. He likes to follow people. When they stop, he stops.
When they walk, he walks. John thinks Cody is the best dog of all.
【小题1】John’s parents are ________.

John gets up early from Monday to Saturday, because he must go to school before 7:30 on weekdays and go to the Drawing Club at 8:00 on Saturday mornings. He usually goes to the bookshop on Saturday afternoons, and after supper he watches TV until(直到) midnight.

He doesn’t get up early on Sundays. He often gets up at 10 a.m. And he always watches TV after he gets up. John’s parents both work on Sundays, so he usually goes to KFC to have a hamburger and some juice for lunch. After that, he goes back home and starts to play computer games until his parents come back. He does his homework after supper. He usually has lots of weekend homework, so he must spend three hours on it. He usually goes to bed at about 11:00 on Sunday evenings. He often complains (抱怨) he has too much homework to do.

1.How often does John need to get up early?

A. Every day.                       B. Five days a week.

C. Only at the weekend.             D. Every day except on Sundays.

2.What does John do on Sunday mornings?

A. He goes to have lessons.        B. He goes to a club.

C. He goes to the bookshop.             D. He watches TV.

3.When does John do his weekend homework?

A. On Sunday evenings.              B. On Sunday mornings.

C. On Saturday evenings.            D. On Sunday afternoons.

4.Why does John have lunch in KFC on Sundays?

A. Because he’s too busy.

B. Because his parents aren’t at home.

C. Because he gets up too late.

D. Because his parents have lunch in KFC.

5.Which of these is not right?

A. John watches TV after supper on Saturdays.

B. John doesn’t exercise on Sundays.

C. John watches much TV on Sunday afternoons.

D. John goes to bed late on Saturday and Sunday evenings.