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   Once a great boxer (拳击家) ，Tom Brown,w 1 to a restaurant (饭馆) for d 2 . He put his bag n 3 the door,but he was a 4 that someone would take it. So he got out a pen and a piece of paper and w 5 on it: “The great boxer,Tom Brown,left his b 6 here. He’ll come back in a few m 7 . ”He put the paper on his bag and went to h 8 his dinner. When he came back,his bag wasn’t there. But he found a p 9 of paper on the ground. It said: “A great runner took away your bag,and he will not c 10 back. ”

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   It is raining outside. A bus 1 at a small bus stop. A man 2 out of the window. He sees a woman. She is selling 3 The man wants 4 a cake. But he doesn’t want to go out because it is raining. The man sees a boy. The boy is. 5 the window. “Come here,boy ,” the man says ,“Do you know 6 the cake is?” “Twenty fen. ” the boy says. The man 7 the boy forty fen and asks him to buy two cakes. “One is for you and 8 is for me ,” he says to the boy. After 9 minutes,the boy comes back. He 10 a cake. He gives the man twenty fen and says ,“Sorry,there is only one cake left. ”

() 1. A. stop   B. is stopping   C. stopping   D. stops

() 2. A. looks   B. look   C. is looking   D. are looking

() 4. A. buy   B. buys   C. to buy   D. buying

() 5. A. near   B. on   C. in   D. of

() 6. A. how much   B. how many   C. whose   D. what

() 7. A. buys   B. borrows   C. sells   D. gives

() 8. A. another   B. the others   C. one   D. the other

() 9. A. much   B. a   C. a few   D. a little

() 10. A. have   B. is having   C. having   D. has

   Rose was born on February 29th,2004. By 2010,her parents had 6 birthday parties for her. But most (大多数) of them were on February 28th. One day,she knew that only February 29th was her real (真实的) birthday. It comes every four years,so she didn't want to have birthday parties on February 28th any more. After that,she had only one party. That was in the year 2012. On that day her grandparents,all her uncles,aunts and cousins came to her home to celebrate her birthday. She got so many presents. She thinks it's much more interesting to have a birthday party every four years.

阅读短文，根据短文内容填空并回答问题。

1. of her birthday parties were on February 28th.

2. In the year 2012,Rose had a birthday party on February .

3. By 2014,Rose had birthday parties.

4. Why does Rose want to have her birthday party on February 29th?

5. Who came to her home to celebrate her birthday?

   There are many holidays and festivals. Dads have Father's Day. Children have Children's Day. Is there a special day for old people?

   Double Ninth Festival is a special day for old people in China. It started long ago. The festival is on lunar September 9th. This year it is on October 13th. On this day,people show love for their grandparents.

   People do many different kinds of things on this day. They enjoy flowers,eat special cakes and drink wine (酒) .

   It's very interesting. The best way to celebrate it is climbing hills or mountains. People think climbing will bring them good luck and help old people live long lives. Double Ninth Festival is also a good time for a family get-together. And young people give their presents and best wishes to the old.

() 1. is a special day for old people.

   A. Father's Day   B. Spring Festival

   C. Mid-autumn Festival   D. Double Ninth Festival

() 2. What does Double Ninth Festival mean in Chinese?

   A. 重阳节   B. 寒食节   C. 端午节   D. 七夕节

() 3. is the best way to celebrate it.

   A. Drinking wine   B. Eating special cakes

   C. Climbing hills or mountains   D. Enjoying flowers

() 4. Why do people like climbing hills on Double Ninth Festival?

   A. Because they enjoy climbing hills or mountains.

   B. Because they think climbing can bring them good luck.

   C. Because they think climbing can help old people live long lives.

   D. B and C.

   Most people make their living with their hands. But Tom makes his living with his feet.A very good living it is,too.

   Tom’s story began in a very small city in England. His parents were very poor. Seven people lived in their small house. Tom had no place to play in but in the street.

   Tom’s father often played football,and little Tom wanted to play football,too. So his father made a nice ball for him to play. The little boy played it every day.

   At last Tom learned to play a real football,and after a few years he could play football very well. 

   Now Tom is one of the best football players.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. Tom made his living with his.

   A. hands   B. head   C. feet   D. legs

() 2. Tom's parents lived in a city in England.

   A. small   B. big   C. new   D. old

() 3. Tom's father a football for him to play.

   A. bought   B. borrowed   C. built   D. made

() 4. A few years later,Tom was at playing football.

   A. well   B. good   C. bad   D. nice

() 5. Tom plays football than many other players.

   A. harder   B. worse   C. best   D. better

   The crow (乌鸦) is an ordinary (普通的) bird. It is about twenty inches (英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on old bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day long,and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests (窝) in the trees. They sleep there at night.

   Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together,and sometimes they do it by turns like human beings (人类) . It is easy to tell from (区别) crows’ sounds whether they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives,and if one of them dies,the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and sometimes it dies,too.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. A crow is inches long.

   A. about twenty   B. thirty

   C. ten   D. less than twenty

() 2. Why are crows dirty?

   A. They are black all over the body.

   B. They like to eat dirty food.

   C. They usually talk.

   D. They don't have baths.

() 3. Crows are always .

   A. hungry   B. pleased

   C. sad   D. kind

() 4. Why are crows more useful to us than any birds?

   A. They are usually noisy.

   B. They are usually dirty.

   C. They are flying in large numbers.

   D. They eat a lot of waste food.

() 5. You can tell from crows’ sounds .

   A. whether they are hungry or full

   B. whether they are pleased or angry

   C. whether they are ill or healthy

   D. whether they are living or dead.

  用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

   Lisa Hunter 1 (be) 18 years old. She 2 (finish) high school last week. She 3 (go) to an allgirl-school because her mother said she would study better if there were not any boys around. Lisa knows what she wants 4 (do) with her own life. She 5 (be) an engineer when she 6 (grow) up. Because she likes 7 (work) out difficult math problems. She 8 (take) a year off before she goes to university. She 9 (go) to Italy because she 10 (like) the people,the warm weather and the food there.

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   It's November 6th today. Ben and Lisa want to buy a birthday 1 . It's their 2 birthday.

   “What does she 3 ?” Ben asks Lisa. “I don't know. ” Lisa says ,“We bought (买) her some chocolates last time. ”

   “Yes ,” Ben says ,“and we ate (吃) them!We mustn't do that 4 . ”

   “Let's buy her a book. She likes 5 . ” Lisa says.

   “What kind of books would she like?” Ben asks.

   “I don't know. ” Lisa says ,“Let's go 6 ask her.”

   The children go into the living room. Mrs. Wilson is watching TV.

   “We want to buy a book 7 you,Mom. ” Lisa says. “What book do you want?”

   “ 8 money do you have?” Their mother asks them.

   “We have twenty-five yuan. ”Ben says.

   “Good. That’s enough for the book I want. It is Quick and Easy Cooking.” 

   The children buy their mother the book for her birthday. They 9 her present this time,but they often eat the food she cooks 10 it. They are very happy.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. A. book   B. cake   C. cards   D. present

() 2. A. Ben   B. Lisa's   C. mother   D. mother's

() 3. A. need   B. needs   C. to need   D. needing

() 4. A. before   B. when   C. again   D. after

() 5. A. read   B. is reading   C. to read   D. reading

() 6. A. or   B. and   C. so   D. but

() 7. A. to   B. on   C. about   D. for

() 8. A. How much   B. How often   C. How many   D. What

() 9. A. not eat   B. eat   C. don't eat   D. eats

() 10. A. from   B. about   C. with   D. for

   I was born in Lanxi. It was a small city in China. There was lots of things to do in Lanxi.

   Our house was big. There was a living room with a TV,a kitchen,a bathroom and four bedrooms. On my bedroom walls there were posters of my favourite stars.

   There was a garden and lots of trees,but there wasn’t a pond with fish in it. There were lots of children,so I had lots of friends.

   My first school was Xiachen primary school. It was small. My first teacher was Ms Ma. She was very friendly but sometimes she was strict.

   My first friends were Yizhen and Yijing. Yizhen was naughty but Yijing was well-behaved.

   This is my past life. I love it.

根据短文内容，完成下表。

   My name is Xiao Jun. I come from the countryside. Now Tm studying in a big city. People can eat all kinds of foods and do lots of things. It's so convenient (便利的) . Many people like living in the city. But I don't like it very much. In the city,the traffic is heavy and the cost of living is high. It's noisy,too.

   I miss the life in the countryside. There are many houses with big yards. The air is fresh and the water is clean. We can see green trees and colorful flowers here and there. More people like living in the countryside now.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. Xiao Jun is studying now.

   A. in the countryside

   B. in a big city

   C. in a tall building

   D. in a big house

() 2. What does Xiao Jun think of the traffic in the city?

   A. The traffic in the city is heavy.

   B. The traffic in the city is not heavy.

   C. The traffic in the countryside is heavier than that in the city.

   D. We don't know.

() 3. What can people see in the countryside?

   A. Heavy traffic.

   B. Noisy streets.

   C. Green trees and colorful flowers.

   D. Tall buildings.

() 4. The main (主要的) idea of the passage (短文) is that.

   A. many people like living in the city

   B. Xiao Jun doesn’t like the city life very much

   C. people can see green trees in the countryside

   D. life in the city is different from that in the countryside