Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.”Jack said.
“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”
【小题1】Alan saw ________ in a news paper.

阅读理解

A lot of boys and girls in western countries are wearing the same clothes, and many boys have long hair, so it is difficult to tell whether they are boys or not.

One day an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington and when he was tired, he sat down on a chair by a swimming pool. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.

“Oh!” the old man said to the person sitting next to him, “Do you see the person with the loose clothes and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?”

“A girl,” said the person, “She is my daughter. ”

“Oh!” the old man said quickly, “Please forgive me. I don’t know that you are her mother. ”

“I’m not,” said the person, “I’m her father. ”

1.What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?

2. The old man thought the person sitting next to him was____.

3. “Please forgive me. ” in the passage means“____”

4. Which is right according to the passage?

5. Which can be the best title for the passage?

书面表达

根据对话内容写一篇短文，开头句子已给出。 （D =" Doctor," L =" Li" Hua）

D: Good morning, young man. What’s wrong with you?

L: Good morning. I’m not feeling well. I often feel weak and tired. And I’ve got a headache, too.

D: Let me examine you. Open your mouth and say “Ah”. L: Ah…

D: There’s nothing much wrong with you. You just have a cold.

L: I often catch a cold.

D: Yes, you’re too weak. You’d better take enough exercise and have some vegetables and fruit every day. Then you’ll be stronger and healthier.

L: Must I take some medicine?

D: Yes. Take this medicine three times a day and drink much water. You’ll be better soon. One day Li Hua didn’t

feel well. _______________________________________________