Tom is seven. He goes to school every day. The school is near his home, so he goes there on foot and 
comes back home on time (按时). But today he is late. His mother asks him: " Why are you late today? "
      " I am in the headmaster's office (校长办公室)."         
      " Why do you go to the headmaster's office? "          
      " Because my teacher asks us a question in the class, nobody (没人) can answer (回答) it, but I can." 
      " It's good to answer the teacher's question."            
      " But the question is who puts ink on my chair."
(     ) 1. Tom's home far from school.  
(     ) 2. Tom goes to school on foot.  
(     ) 3. Tom often comes back home late.
(     ) 4. Only he can answer the question.
(     ) 5. Today Tom goes home late.

John and Tom are hungry. They want a snack. A snack is little food to eat.  
"Who is hungry?" asks Mrs. Zhang.  
"We are hungry!" say John and Tom.  
"Would you like a snack?" asks Mrs. Zhang.  
"Yes, please!" say John and Tom.  
"No, thanks, Mrs. Zhang." Lucy says. "I am not hungry."  
"I am hungry." says Tom, "but I don't know what I want to eat!"      
"Would you like some noodles, Tom?" asks Mrs. Zhang.  
"No, thank you." says Tom. "I don't like noodles. May I have some soup, please?"  
"Sure!" says Mrs. Zhang. "What would you like, John?"     
"I would like an orange, please, mum. " says John.  
"OK, I have apples, oranges and grapes." says Mrs. Zhang.

1. Who is hungry?

A. Tom.                
B. John                 
C. Both Tom and John.

2. Who wants to have some soup?

3. What does John would like? 

A. Some noodles.       
B. An orange.            
C. Some soup.

4. Who is Mrs. Zhang?

A. John's mother.      
B. Tom's mother.        
C. Lucy's mother. 

A. Tom.           
B. John.            
C. Lucy.

6. Does Tom like some noodles?

A. Yes, he is.     
B. No, he doesn't like noodles.             
C. Thank you.

       One day, Tom puts two big baskets of apples on his donkey and goes to the market. At noon, it's very hot,
and he feels very tired. After a while, he sees a big tree and there are some people sitting under the tree. They all
have donkeys and baskets of apples. So he stops and has a rest under the tree, too. After lunch, they go to sleep.
A moment later, Tom begins to take apples out of other men's baskets and puts them into his basket. Suddenly 
one of the men wakes up and sees him. "What are you doing ? " the man said. "Oh, don't worry about me. I am
half mad, and I do a lot of strange things." Tom said.  "Oh, really ? But why don't you take apples out of your 
basket and put them into somebody else's basket ?" The man asked. " You don't understand me; I say that I am 
half mad, not quite mad." Tom answers. 

1. Tom goes to the market                .

A. by donkey           
B. on foot                
C. by bike

2. There are              apples in Tom's basket.

A. many           
B. any             
C. few

3. What's the meaning of "strange" ?

A. 惊喜的    
B. 突然的    
C. 奇怪的

4. Is Tom a good boy or a bad boy ?

A. He is a good boy.    
B. No, he is a bad boy.  
C. He is a bad boy.

5. Is Tom half mad ? 

A. Yes, he is.              
B. No, he isn't.              
C. I don't know.

      Long ago, the dog f_________ a big and h_________ bone. He wanted to c_________ it t_________ the
forest, but he stopped at a l_________. Because he saw a dog i_________ the water w_________ a bone. He
barked a_________ the dog and lost his b_________. Finally he felt s_________, but he learned a lesson.

      When is a horse not a horse? When it is a sea horse. The sea horse is a small fish. It likes warm water. A
sea horse always stands up in the water when it swims.
       The father sea horse carries the eggs to keep them safe until they catch. Then the baby sea horses swim
away.
(     ) 1. The sea horse is also a horse.
(     ) 2. The sea horse likes warm water.
(     ) 3. A sea horse always stand up in the water when it swims.
(     ) 4. The baby sea horse often swims with the father sea horse.
(     ) 5. The father sea horse looks after his baby sea horses.

      Tell you a story. There w__________ some people in the boat. On the river, a man's sword fell i__________
the river, but he d__________ look for it. He made a m__________ on the bottom o__________ the boat. Soon
the boat c__________ the river. Then the man looked f__________ his sword under the mark on the boat, but
his sword w__________ there. Finally the people l__________ at the stupid m__________.

      My name is Sally. I'm 9 years old. I often go to the park with my friends. We often play badminton
(羽毛球) in the parks. It's my favourite game. Many people are in the park, too. Some are reading. Some are
dancing. Some children are playing games. Some young men are riding bikes. We are very happy.
1. Name: ________________
2. Age: ________________
3. Her favourite game: ________________
4. What are people doing in the park?
    Some ____________________, some ____________________.
5. What are some children doing?
    Some children ____________________.
6. What are some young men doing?
    They ____________________.