Jenny wanted to encourage(鼓励) students to read more famous books, so she decided to put an introduction to some interesting children’s story books in the school newspaper.

The Little Prince (《小王子》is a famous work written by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In the book, the little prince leaves his own planet to explore the universe (宇宙). In his journey, he finds that the adult world is really strange and boring. Finally, he goes back to his planet which is full of love. The book is really popular all over the world.

Charlotte’s Web (《夏洛特的网》is a famous children’s novel written by American author E. B. White. The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte on a farm. When Wilbur is in danger of being killed for his meat by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages to praise Wilbur in her web and saves him. Wilbur becomes famous in the village and he is safe in the end. When it came out in 1952, the book was welcomed by both adults and children. And it is still very popular today.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (《爱德华的奇妙之旅》is a 2006 novel written by Kate DiCamillo. The book is about an unusual journey of a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. He travels from one place to another, meeting many people. During his journey, he learns to love and finally finds love again. This book is popular nowadays and was mentioned many times in the famous South Korean TV series My love from the Star (《来自星星的你》. The warm and sweet story will surely make you understand more about love.

1.Jenny introduced some interesting children’s story books to ________.

A. encourage students to read more

B. encourage students to write more

C. show off the books she has read

D. make money by selling books

2.The underlined word “praise” properly means “________” in Chinese.

A. 欺骗 B. 批评 C. 赞扬 D. 攻击

3.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The three books mentioned in the passage are popular today.

B. The writers of the three books are all Americans.

C. When Charlotte’s Web came out, it was only popular with adults.

D. My Love from the Star is a famous Chinese TV series.

There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.

“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How about you, Linda?”

“I’m not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you! ”Linda said.

“But what are the boys going to do in the party?” asked Jane. "Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”

“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better this time,” said Mary.

The party was held on Friday evening, groups of students arrived. The music began. The girls stood in a line on one side, and the boys on another side. Mr. Green, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a while, Tim said, “l don’t want to stand here the whole time. The party is only for two hours. It’ll be over soon” He started to dance. All the others watched him, then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance. Then Jack and Linda. Then, all began to dance. Soon there were more dancers than watchers.

1. How long would the party last?

A. On Friday evening B. For one hour

C. For two hours D. For three hours

2.What kind of clothes was Emily going to wear?

A. A black dress B. Jeans

C. An old shirt D. Jeans, an old shirt and a hat

3.How did Emily and Linda dance in the school last year?

A. They danced by themselves

B. They danced with the boys

C. They didn’t dance

D. They danced with their teachers

4.How did some boys spend the summer holiday according to the passage?

A. They went swimming B. They learned to dance

C. They watched TV D. They went climbing

5. Which is NOT mentioned in this passage?

A. There would be a school party on Friday evening

B. Their teacher asked them to dance together.

C. Jack and Linda danced together.

D. The boys and girls stood together and watched their teacher dance

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