3. Some students from Class Four (play) basketball on the playground when I (see) them.

2. Mother (sweep) the floor when I (leave) home.

1. Grandma (cook) breakfast while I (wash) my face this morning.

4. The street seller (sell) clothes when he (find) a handbag on the ground.

Read the note and finish the exercises.

Hi Jake, Sorry,I can't come to your party this afternoon. I have so many things to do today. I have to water the flowers. Of course I have already done that. It's boring. And I have to do my homework. I started about an hour ago,but I haven’t finished it yet Then I will take my dog for a walk,clean my room and do some shopping. I haven^ done any of them yet because my cousin telephoned me and chatted with me 20 minutes ago. Oh,I forgot to buy a newspaper for my father. I'm so busy. Anyway,thank you for inviting me!

Steven

A. Fill in the chart according to the note.

B. Suppose you are Cathy,finish her note to Jake according to the chart.

Hi Jake,

    I'm very happy I come to your party today. I got up at about 6 ： 30. First I listened to English for 20 minutes. Then I my science homework. It was not difficult for me. My class was over at 10:00. I've just my book report How nice!I'll help my mother feed the bird soon. That's the only thing I done. See you later!

Cathy

I. Read the story and tell True (T) or False (F) .

    I have a boring friend called Boris. Boris has traveled to every part of the world

I ask him a question like “Have you ever been to Melbourne or Beijing?” Boris always answers ,“Yes,I've been there. ” 

     If I ask him a question like “Would you like to go to Melbourne or Beijing?” Boris always answers ,“No,I've already been there. ”

    He's been everywhere,but he doesn’t have anything to say about the places he has

visited

Sometimes I think he has been everywhere but seen nothing!

() 1. Boris has been to many different places.

() 2. Boris has a lot to say about Melbourne and Beijing.

() 3. The writer thought Boris is boring because he always says nothing about

the places that he has visited.

II. Read the passage and finish the exercises.

A. Complete the passage with the sentences in the box.

1. Students carry MP3 players and listen to music before class,after class,and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive in the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports,the weather and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music.

2. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country,young people buy his or her CDs. Some of the money from these CDs goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes,all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singers have become shining stars.

3. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called Western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today,any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called Western or country music.

   A. There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans.

   B. Pop or popular music singers made much money.

   C. Popular music in America is what every student likes.

B. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

2. Who often listens to music while driving in America?

3. How many kinds of music are mentioned in this passage? What are they?

4. What is country music about?

5. Among these,which kind of music do you prefer? Why?

I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

excited    happy   bored   loud   popular

1. Rock music is so and full of energy.

2. The band called The Beatles must be very in the 1960s in the UK.

3. I don 't like music that makes me feel .

4. The new CD of that group has made all their fans .

5. It's really to meet my favorite singer at the concert.

II. Match the questions with the answers.

() 1. How was the English class today?

() 2: What's it about?

() 3. What,re you reading right now?

() 4. Have you heard of Little Womens

() 5. What,s it like?

() 6. Is it fantastic?

() 7. Has Lisa finished reading Oliver Twisty

() 8. Which book did you choose?

   A. It's about a trip to a wonderland.

   B. Three Days to See.

   C. Oh,no!How boring!

   D. It's really good. I can't put it down.

   E. Not yet. She's only on page 55.

   F. Yes,I have. It's a classic.

   G. It was an exciting class. I enjoyed it.

   H. I chose Little Prince,but I haven't finished it.

I. Look at the pictures and write down the names of the books,and then match the pictures with

 the sentences.

() 1.  is a story about a boy who went out to sea and found an island full of treasures.

() 2. is a wonderful book which was written by the English writer,J. K. Rowling.

() 3. is a classic about Robinson's 28二year life on a lonely island.

() 4. is a novel written by Mark Twain,about the adven- tures of a boy who lived in the USA.