As usual, Betty was sitting alone during break. As she sat, she heard a quiet “meow” nearby and found a little cat with a band showing the name “Lucky”.

She picked up the cat and went to ask her teacher if she could help the cat find his home as a class project.

“Are you willing to organize this project?” Mrs. Smith asked. She had tried for months to get Betty to speak up in class, but Betty had stayed quiet. Maybe this was her chance to shine!

　 Betty thought for a moment and then said, “Okay, we need to put up signs around the neighborhood and call the local newspaper.”

Tony also suggested that they call the Animals’ Home.

Soon students were busy drawing posters. Two students were making phone calls. Mrs. Smith was surprised to find Betty was so confident and really showed an ability to lead.

Betty, however, was not thinking about being a leader or being shy. Her mind was on finding this lost cat’s home.

The two students making phone calls came back and announced, “The Animals’ Home said that a family reported a lost cat named Lucky! They said they’d call the family to come and get him!” The class cheered.

Ten minutes later, a woman showed up and said with joy, “Thank you for returning Lucky! He was very ‘lucky’ to have been found by such a caring group of students!”

The class celebrated their success. Mrs. Smith celebrated, too. Betty sat comfortably with her classmates for the first time, laughing and joking. Mrs. Smith believed it was indeed lucky that Betty had found the cat—lucky for both of them!

27. ______ picked up a little cat during break.

A. Tony　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Lucky　　　　　　　　　　 C. Smith　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Betty

28. Betty was asked to organize the project because ______.

A. Mrs. Smith wanted to help her change　　　　　　　 B. Mrs. Smith decided to look after her

C. she loved little animals like cats　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. she volunteered to be the leader

29. The class finally found the owner of the cat by ______.

A. putting up some signs B. calling the local newspaper

C. phoning the Animals’ Home　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. drawing some posters

30. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Keeping a Cat B. Finding a Home

C. Calling the Owner　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Choosing the Leader

Betty and Tony are ____________.

         A. sister           B. from English      C. Chinese         D. friends

请根据课文内容及首字母提示，完成以下短文。（每空2分，共10分）

       Betty Rixon is American. Her father is a teacher. Her mother is a (1) s_______________. They both work at Beijing (2) I___________________ School. Daming’s mother is a doctor, and his father is a (3) f__________________ manager. Tony’s mother is a (4) t_________________ and his father is a hotel manager. Wang Lingling’s (5) p_________________ are factory workers.

根据对话情景，用括号内所给单词的适当形式或在无提示词的情况下将你认为适当的单词填入对话中，使对话通顺，正确。

Betty: Hey, boys!

Tony：Hi, Betty. Hi, Lingling. Where are you going?

Betty: We’re going to the park to skate. There’s thick ice on the lake. Are you1. ____________ (come）with us?

Tony: Are you joking? It’s really cold today.

Daming: And it’s2.??????????? (cloud) too, so it might snow.

Lingling: What’s the temperature?

Tony: It’s between minus eight3. ___________ minus two degrees! Winter is4. _____________ (cold) here than in England.

Daming: Is it5. ______________ ( snow) in England in December?

Tony: Not usually, although this year it6. _____________ (snow) quite a lot. Most Decembers are wet and7. ______________ ( rain).

Daming: What’s the weather like in America in winter, Betty?

Betty: We have cold winters and8. _____________ summers. It’s snowy in New York in winter.

Tony: Sounds great! I like9. ______________ (sun) weather, and I like snow as well. But I don’t like showers or windy weather.

Betty: Me neither. Rainy weather is terrible! I wish I10. ____________ (be) in Australia now. It’s probably sunny and hot there.