Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step.

Tom appeared with a bucket(桶)of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence(篱笆)around the garden. It was ninety feet long and nine feet high. He felt very blue.

Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.

Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended(假装)not to see Ben.

“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”

“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”

Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added(增加)a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager(渴望的)to have a try himself.

After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”

“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”

“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him a basketball, and so on.

By late afternoon Tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!

1.Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?

A. He saw Ben eating an apple happily.

B. He tried to make Ben interested in it.

C. He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all.

D. He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence.

2.What does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in Chinese?

A. 春天 B. 弹簧 C. 泉 D. 活力

3.What do you think of Tom?

A. Honest. B. Smart. C. Shy. D. Stubborn.

Here is a timetable of science activities in the Children’s Palace of Xiangtan city.

Timetable

Monday

Space and Man(1 weeks)

19:00—21:30

Dr. Li Bin (Hunan Science and Technology University)

Would you like to know more about the outer space?

Thursday

Modern Medicine(4 weeks)

19:00—21:00

Dr. Zhu Jiankang (Xiangtan Central Hospital)

Would you like to know medical advances(进步)?

Tuesday

Photography(5 weeks)

18:30—20:30

Mr. Chen Yi,from Xiangtan Daily,will show you how to take good pictures.Please bring your own camera.

Saturday

Technical English(16 weeks)

14:00—17:00

Dr. Rose White Do you want to learn the technical words and articles?

Wednesday

Computer Science

18:30—21:00

Prof. Han Lin from Xiangtan University Learn how to use Office 2010.(3 weeks)

Sunday

Exhibition(展览)of Personal Inventions

8:30—11:30

You can see many inventions by the students;you may also bring your own inventions.(2 weeks)

1.If you want to know something about birdflu,you can go and ask ________.

A. Mr. Chen Yi

B. Dr. Zhu Jiankang

C. Dr. Rose White

2.Which will take you the longest time?

A. Technical English.

B. Modern Medicine.

C. Photography.

3.If you go to the Children’s Palace on Tuesday,you ________.

A. will get a good picture

B. could read Xiangtan Daily

C. should bring a camera

4.You can show your invention on ________ at the Children’s Palace.

A. Monday B. Saturday C. Sunday

5.If you want to learn something about Vista,the newest computer operating system(操作系统),whose lesson will you listen to?

A. Prof. Han Lin’s.

B. Dr. Rose White’s.

C. Nobody’s.There’s no such lesson.

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration(庆祝) usually lasts(持续) for 15 days. There is a lot to do. On the eve(前夕) of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate(装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For instance(比如), you’d better not say any bad words like “death(死)”. Don’t break(打破) anything. People think that it means your luck is running out. Also, don’t borrow(借入) or lend(借出)money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return(归还) it before the Spring Festival.

1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A、Family members get together for a big meal.

B、Friends eat dumplings together.

C、They borrow money from friends.

2.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A、Because they enjoy being clean.

B、Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C、Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

3.Which of the following things shouldn’t happen(发生) during the Spring Festival?

A、Saying words that have to do with death.

B、Wearing red clothes.

C、Decorating houses with red paper.

4.The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.

A、跑出去 B、打碎 C、离开

5.We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is____.

A、celebrated for one whole month

B、only celebrated in China

C、a time for families to get together

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