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   There are many d 1 festivals in the world. People can do many kinds of t 2 . The Spring Festival is the most i 3 festival in China. Chinese people o 4 perform lion and dragon d 5 . They also eat dumplings on that day. The s 6 Sunday in May is Mother's Day. We often s 7 our love for our mothers by giving f 8 . April Fool's Day is an interesting festival. You can p 9 tricks on your friends and they can not be angry (生气的) with you. Many people c 10 Christmas. They often eat turkey and give gifts to each other.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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   Traffic lights are very important to us. I think everyone knows this. But how were they born? Do you know?

   Garrett A. Morgan was the father of traffic lights. He was an American. Morgan was born in 1875. His family was very poor. He left JF) school at the age of 14. He was very clever. He always looked for better ways to do things. And he liked to make new things. At that time,every American wanted to have a car. Streets were full of cars. The traffic was not good. uWhy not put three lights at each street crossing? They should be red,yellow and green ,” Morgan said. “Let them tell cars to go or stop. ” So he made a timer (定时器) to change the lights. Now we have traffic lights on the street.

  根据短文内容，回答问题。

1. Who was the father of traffic lights?

2. When was Morgan born?

3. When did he leave school?

4. What did he like to do?

5. Why did he want to make traffic lights?

   Many students think that the most important (重要的) people in their lives are their friends. They think that their family donJt know them well,but their friends do. In big families,it's quite often for brothers and sisters to fight (打架) with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.

   It is very important for students to have a good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends,they usually spend (花费) a lot of time talking with them on the phone. This kind of talking is very important in children's growing up,because they can talk with their,friends about many things. But these things are difficult to say to their family.

   But parents often try to choose (选择) friends for their children. Some parents even don't let their children meet their good friends.

   Now think about the following questions.

   Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend that your parents don't like?

   Your answers are welcome.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. Many students think that can understand (了解) them better.

   A. sisters   B. brothers   C. friends   D. parents

() 2. is very important in children^ growing up.

   A. Having a group of friends   B. Being with friends

   C. Meeting friends   D. Talking with friends

() 3. When students have something difficult to say to their parents,they usually .

   A. stay at home   B. fight with their brothers

   C. talk about it with their friends   D. go to their sisters for help

() 4. Which of the following is the writer's idea?

   A. Parents should choose friends for their children.

   B. Parents should understand their children better.

   C. Children should choose everything they like.

   D. Children should go to their family for help.

() 5. The sentence (句子) “Your answers are welcome. ” means “”.

   A. You can give us all the right answers.

   B. We have no idea,so we want to know your answers.

   C. Your answers are always right.

   D. You can tell us your ideas about these questions.

  I have a friend. His name is James. He's an English boy. He is thirteen years old. He is tall. He has a round face,two big eyes and a big nose. His mouth is wide,but his ears are small. His hair is short.

() 1. James is my .

   A. student   B. teacher   C. friend   D. sister

() 2. James is .

   A. 12   B. 13   C. 14   D. 15

() 3. James comes from.

   A. Canada   B. Japan   C. China   D. England

() 4. James has hair.

   A. short   B. long   C. big   D. small

() 5. is James.

  Sue has a cat. She likes playing with it at home. But she's seven now and she has to go to school. She has to leave it at home,so she isn’t happy. She doesn’t want to listen to her teacher. So she can't answer the questions.

   Now the students are studying math. She is looking out of the window. Mr. Green asks ,“What is two plus (加) two,Sue?”

   Sue stands up but she can't answer it.

   “If your mother gives you two pencils”’ Mr Green says ,“I give you two,how many pencils do you have?”

   “Five,Mr. Green. ”

   “You are wrong”’Mr. Green says. “You have four.”

   “I don't think so. ” The girl says. “I already have one in my pencil box!”

  根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. Sue wants to .

   A. listen to her teacher   B. answer the questions

   C. be at home with her cat   D. take her cat to school

() 2. Sue isn’t happy because .

   A. she has to leave her cat at home   B. she likes playing

   C. she doesn’t like school   D. she can't answer the questions

() 3. What's “math” in Chinese?

   A. 自然   B. 数学   C. 历史   D. 地理

() 4. Mr. Green is Sue's.

   A. teacher   B. mother   C. worker   D. father

() 5. Sue's answer to the math question is .

   A. good   B. right   C. not wrong   D. wrong

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Dear Alice,

   Yesterday was my thirteenth birthday. I 1 a wonderful day. In the morning my parents 2 with me. They bought a beautiful dress 3 me. It's yellow. I like it very much. Then they 4 me to a restaurant. We had lunch there. The food was 5 .

   After lunch we went to a pet shop. My mother 6 me a little dog. It has big black eyes. It's very cute. In the evening,I had a birthday 7 with my friends. They bought me a birthday cake. They also 8 me a lot of presents. We sang,danced and played games. All the shows were very 9 and I was so happy.

   Wish you 10 my birthday party one day. Write to me soon!

Yours,

Lisa

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. A. have   B. has   C. am having   D. had

() 2. A. went shopping   B. go shopping   C. goes shopping   D. going shopping

() 3. A. to   B. for   C. at   D. of

() 4. A. take   B. takes   C. took   D. to take

() 5. A. delicious   B. good   C. sunny   D. well

() 6. A. found   B. got   C. wanted   D. put

() 7. A. cake   B. present   C. party   D. meeting

() 8. A. brings   B. to bring   C. brought   D. bring

() 9. A. interesting   B. late   C. early   D. difficult

() 10. A. come to   B. coming to   C. to come   D. to come to

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    Personal t 1 in America is mostly by car. Most f 2 have two cars,one for the husband and the o 3 for the wife. So they could have jobs a great distance (距离) from each other. But in large cities,many people take a bus or a s 4 to work. If they drive their cars,they may have to pay a lot of money for parking the car in the city. For most American,if they t 5 from city to city,they u 6 the plane unless (除非) the distance is very short Because they don't want to s 7 too much time on their way when they work. A few cities are near the rivers or 1 8 . People there can t 9 boats to cross the river. Choosing the best way to get to work and go back home makes Americans have more time for family 1 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9.10.

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   Mr. and Mrs. Jones live (居住) in Paris. Mr. Jones takes a bus to the bank (银行) every day. He is a clerk. He often goes out in the morning and comes back in the evening. Mrs. Jones works in a school. She usually goes to work at eight in the morning and gets home at about five-thirty in the afternoon. So they have no time to look after their little son,Jerry. Who looks after Jerry? His aunt,Mary. She is Mr. Jones’ sister.

   阅读短文后，根据文中信息回答下列问题。

1. Where do the Jones live?

2. What's Mr. Jones's job?

3. What time does Mrs. Jones come home?

4. How many kids do they have?

5. Who looks after Jerry?

  Bob is fourteen years old. Now he is studying in a junior high school. He went there last September. He goes to school five days a week. He is in the school basketball and the music clubs (俱乐部) . He likes playing basketball very much. And he can sing very well. He can also play the instruments like the piano and the guitar well. Bob's parents,Mr. and Mrs. Smiths,teach music in his school. They like music very much. They often sing songs on TV. Bob’s sister,Mary,is eleven. She can sing a lot of songs. She can dance well,too. She wants to be a musician (音乐家) and dancer.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

() 1. The word “instruments” here means in Chinese.

   A. 象棋   B. 乐器   C. 旗帜   D. 游戏

() 2. Bob went to the junior high school when he was years old.

   A. 13   B. 14   C. 10   D. 15

() 3. Who wants to be a musician?

   A. Bob. B. Mary. C. Mr. Smiths. D. Mrs. Smiths.

() 4. What do Bob's father and mother do?

   A. English teachers.   B. Music teachers.   C. P. E. teachers.  D. Math teachers.

() 5. What can Mary do?

   A. Play basketball.   B. Sing.   C. Dance.   D. B and C.

   Doctor Carl was a very busy man. He always worked hard. He often forgot his families’ birthdays. Yesterday afternoon he remembered (i己得) it was his wife's (妻子的) birthday. He loved his wife. He wanted to give her a present. On his way home from hospital,he bought some beautiful flowers in a shop. When Doctor Carl got home,he gave his wife the flowers and said, “Happy birthday to you,dear!” “It's April 20th today. I remembered your birthday this year. ” Mrs. Carl said ,“My birthday is the day before yesterday,but thank you all the same. Better late than never!”

  根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

() 1. Where did Carl work?

   A. In a hospital. B. In a store. C. In a shop. D. In a family.

() 2. What did Carl buy for his wife on April 20th?

   A. A present. B. Some food. C. Nothing. D. Some flowers.

() 3. When was Carl's wife's birthday?

   A. Today. B. The day before yesterday.

   C. April 20th. D. April 18th.

() 4. Why did Carl forget his families’ birthdays? Because .

   A. he was too old   B. he worked very hard

   C. he was a doctor   D. he was not busy

() 5. When did he buy some flowers?

   A. On his way home from work. B. On his wife's birthday.

   C. On his way to the shop. D. On his birthday.