Dear Peter,

       How about your study? It's Sunday today. I'm writing to you. I'm going to tell you about some things in Beijing.

      Beijing is different* from London*. In our country, we drive on the left side* of the road, but here people drive on the right side. Most people go to work by bus or by bike. The rush hours* are from seven to nine in the morning and from five to seven in the afternoon. People in China work around eight hours a day, five days a week. They usually begin to work at eight in the morning, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.

     I have Chinese classes every morning from Monday to Friday. The students in our class are from many countries. We're all working hard and friendly. The Chinese students are helpful. They often help us with our Chinese. We also help them a lot with their English. We're getting along very well.

       That's all for today. Please write to me soon.

                                                                        Yours,                                                                         Susan

(    )56. Susan is probably from

     A. China         B. England         C. America         D. Australia

(    )57 The rush hours a day in Beijing usually last(持续)________.

  　 A. two hours      B. three hours    C. over five hours   D. about four hours

(    )58. In Susan's class, students are not_________.

     A. lazy    B. friendly       C. helpful      D. hard-working

(    )59. The letter(信) is written from_________.

   　A. a Chinese student to an English student

   　B. an English student to a Chinese student

     C. a Chinese student to an American student

　　 D. an English student to another English student

(   )60. How many days does Susan go to school every week?

     A. Five days  B. Six days  C. Seven days   D. Four days

Kyle lives in London. His father has a shop there and his mother is a shop assistant. He's six years old now and begins to go to school this autumn(秋天). It's a little far from their shop and his father drives a car to take him to school everyday. So he's not late for class and his teachers like him.

It's Monday today. Miss Hunt is teaching them to count from one to ten. Kyle is studying hard. Soon he is studying hard. Soon he can count them. Miss Hunt is happy and asks, “How many people are there in your family, Kyle?” Kyle is standing and begins to count with his fingers(手指). Then he says “Two, Miss Hunt.”

“who are they?”

“My father and mother.”

“Oh?” Miss Hunt is surprise(惊奇) and says, “There’re 3 people in your family.”

“But now I’m not at home, but at school, you know!”     

1. Kyle is in Grade         now.

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

2. Kyle is      .

A. an American girl

B. an American boy

C. an English girl

D. an English boy

3. Kyle usually goes to school          .

A. on foot      B. by bike      C. by car        D. by: bus

4. The teachers like Kyle because

A. he helps his classmates.

B. he always goes to school on time. (准时)

C. he's the youngest in his class.

D. he often does something for his classmates.

5. Which is not true in the following?

A. Kyle can count from 1 to 10.

B. Kyle isn't late for class.

C. Kyle is studying hard.

D. Kyle knows the difference between "home" and" family ".

Hello! I’m Sandy .I’m a Grade 8 students.I study at a secondy school .Now let me tell you about my school life. I get up at 6:15 a.m.Then I have my breakfast at six thirty. I go to school by bus .My home is about five kilometers away.from school.This often takes me 20 minutes.The first school begins at eight every morning.I usually have four classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.Each class lasts 45 minutes .I have lunch at school .I often eat rice ,meat and many vegetables.Then I can sleep about half an hour.After class, I play volleyball or football with my classmates.School is over and I go home.I spend an hour on my homework .I watch TV for half an hour .                                      

1.What time does Sandy get up every day ?

A．6:15 a.m          B．6:15 p. m          C．6:30 a. m          D．7 a.m

2.How does Sandy go to school every morning?

A．On foot           B．on a bike          C．By car            D．By bus

3.How far is her home from school?

A．5 meter.          B．5 kilometers.       C．15miles.          D．15kilometers

4..How long does it take her to take a bus every morning?

A．20minutes.        B．20seconds.        C．20hours.          D．20days.

5.How many classes does she have in a day?

A．2                B．4                C．6                D．8

Dear Linda,
I’m glad to hear from you and I would like to be your pen friend. In your letter, you said you wanted to know something about my school life(生活).
I walk to school at 7:30 every morning because the school is near our house. When I get to school at about 7:45, I often do the cleaning with my classmates. After that we do some reading for half an hour. We have four lessons in the morning. I often have my lunch at 12:00 at school. We usually have two lessons in the afternoon. The school is over at about 5:00 and then I go home.
My favorite subject is Chinese. I like all the teachers because they are friendly. I am keen on sports and I enjoy playing football best. I’m a member of our school football team. What about your school life?
Best wishes!
Dick

1. 1.

   It often takes Dick about _____ to walk to school every morning.

   1. A.
      half an hour
   2. B.
      15 minutes(分钟)
   3. C.
      10 minutes
   4. D.
      5 minutes
2. 2.

   After Dick gets to school, he _____ first.

   1. A.
      does morning exercises
   2. B.
      does some reading
   3. C.
      has classes
   4. D.
      does the cleaning
3. 3.

   How many classes does Dick usually have in a day?

   1. A.
      Two.
   2. B.
      Four.
   3. C.
      Six.
   4. D.
      Eight.
4. 4.

   How does Dick probably(可能地) go home?

   1. A.
      On foot.
   2. B.
      By bike.
   3. C.
      By bus.
   4. D.
      In Linda’s car.
5. 5.

   From the passage，we know that_____ .

   1. A.
      Dick goes to school at 12:00 at noon
   2. B.
      Dick doesn’t like studying Chinese
   3. C.
      Dick’s favourite sport is playing football
   4. D.
      Dick’s Chinese teacher is not friendly to him