词汇，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. Don’t forget ________(feed) my cat when I am away.

2. CDs are played on a machine called a CD ________ (play).

3. Thanks for ________(buy) us the drinks and snacks.

4. —Did you go to Mike’s party?

—No. He didn’t ________(invitation) me.

5. My parents and I ________(be) going on vacation.

根据材料内容完成表格。

How much housework do you and your partner do?

Carol 40, Los Angeles	We do 50% each. I wash the clothes and clean the house. He does the dishes and cooks meals.
Mike 30, New York	I don’t do a lot, about 35%, but I try to help. I do the cleaning and take out the trash, but I’m not good at cooking.
Philip 52, Chicago	My wife does the cooking and washing. I look after the garden and wash the car. Sometimes my daughter helps me a little.

根据材料内容完成表格。

阅读理解

     In some Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money (零花钱). They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.

     School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.

     Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s enough (足够的). Many of them only want to buy candy (糖果). And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.

     When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.

     Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.

根据短文内容从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案。

(  )1. How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries?

A. They study hard.  B. They do chores. C. They do part-time jobs. D. They ask their parents for it.

(  )2. When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries?

A. At the age of 10 .      B. At the age of 13.  C. At the age of 15.     D. At the age of 17.

(  )3. Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may _____.

A. do the dishes    B. feed the pet cat   C. cook meals  D. sweep the floor

(  )4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.

B. School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.

C. If kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to work harder.

D. Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.

(  )5. The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries _____.

A. find jobs   B. get pocket money   C. study at school  D. do chores

完形填空

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题后所给的选项中选出最佳答案。

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He 1 his flowers (花) all the time.

One day a young man went by the 2 . He saw the beautiful flowers and thought he could be very happy 3 he lived in such a beautiful place. Suddenly, he found the old gardener was blind (盲的). He was very 4 about this and asked, “You can’t 5 these flowers. Why are you busy looking after them every day?”

The old man said, “I can tell you four 6 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 7 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch (触摸) them. 8 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As for the last one, that’s for 9 .”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that everybody 10 flowers. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

( )1. A. took care of B. took part in C. took care D. took out

( )2. A. school B. garden C. zoo D. hospital

( )3. A. after B. as C. before D. if

( )4. A. happy B. excited C. worried D. surprised

( )5. A. hear B. listen C. see D. look

( )6. A. ideas B. problems C. reasons D. stories

( )7. A. though B. so C. but D. because

( )8. A. Fourth B. Third C. Second D. First

( )9. A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son

( )10. A. hates B. buys C. sends D. loves

—May I borrow your pen, Sandy?  —_____. Here you are.

A. I’m not sure              B. I’m sorry     C. I hope not              D. No problem

You can go out, but you _____ be back by ten o’clock.

A. may            B. can    C. will    D. have to

—Could I use your computer? —Sorry. I am _____ it.

A. taking out         B. turning on   C. working on  D. depending on

—Why do you _____ to read the book? —Because I think it is boring.

A. like B. hope C. hate D. decide

Tina, _____ your quilt after you get up in the morning.

A. make          B. fold    C. show       D. cut

—_____ you please play tennis with me? —Sorry, I _____.

A. Could; can’t B. Could; couldn’t  C. Can; don’t  DCan; couldn’t