Are you always unwilling to do housework and cleaning for no reason? Well, you will be happy today. Today is No Housework Day. It’s time to forget about housework and be relaxed.

No Housework Day is always on April 7th. It is your chance to do anything, except housework. Better still, have someone else do housework for a day. Housework is a daily and endless job and most people think it’s boring to do housework. I have many friends and their wish is to stay away from housework. In fact, their wish can never come true.

Do you know how to celebrate No Housework Day? Well , there are two different ways.

If you usually do the housework around the house, forget it on this day. Instead, kick back and enjoy the day. Relax and do anything, except housework.

If you never do housework, you can do it for your family. It gives your parents a break from the housework. And, you just might get a chance to know how much housework your parents need to do every day.

1.The writer has many friends and their wish is _________.

A. not to do any housework any more

B. to ask others to do their housework

C. to celebrate No Housework Day

D. to ask all the family members to do housework

2.If Lisa never does housework, the writer thinks she can _________ on No Housework Day.

A. forget housework B. do housework

C. feel relaxed D. do anything except housework

3.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. It’s about the daily housework.

B. It’s about our duty and right.

C. It’s about No Housework Day.

D. It’s about some national holiday.

One day I went to a store with a list. “Excuse me,” I said. A lady with glasses looked up, saying, “I’m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me look at you. I want to be able to describe you to the police if something is missing from the store.”

“I’m only a little girl, not a thief (小偷)!” I was surprised.

“But I think you’re potential (有可能的) ,” she said.

“I need these,” I said, holding up my list.

“So what? I am not a person who works for you. Go to get them.” she said.

The store was a puzzle to me. It took me two hours to find everything on the list. “That packet of beans is only 29 cents, but you asked me for 35 cents. ” I corrected her. She didn’t seem unhappy, just looked at me over her glasses.

The following summer I visited Miss Bee some times a week. She always found ways to fool me. Or shortly after I remembered the places of something on the shelf, she arranged (重排) the shelves again and made me hunt for them again. By the end of the summer the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minutes.

One morning I was to get a packet of chocolate. “Miss Potential, what did you learn this summer?” she said. “That you’re a meanie (刻薄鬼)!” I answered angrily. But she laughed, “Well, I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons to help them. When you get older, you’ll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! It was absurd.

Until one day my daughter said, “ Could you finish my math problems for me?” “How will you ever learn to do it yourself if I do it for you?” I said. Suddenly, I was back at that store where I had learned the hard way to check my bill. Now I have known what Miss Bee did for me. She is my good teacher.

1.Why did Miss Bee arrange the shelves again and again?

A. To laugh at the writer.

B. To teach the writer some skills.

C. To think about other customers’ need.

D. To avoid her things being stolen.

2.What does the underlined word “absurd” mean?

A. 开心的 B. 令人兴奋的

C. 令人费解的 D. 荒谬的

3.Which word can best describe the writer’s feelings for Miss Bee in the last paragraph?

A.Thankful. B. Hateful.

C. Uncomfortable. D. Unkind.

4.The purpose of writing the text is to tell us _________.

A. the facts about a kind person－Miss Bee

B. how to teach your children life lessons

C. people should check everything carefully

D. the good teacher isn’t only in the school

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。

1.天气太糟糕了，我们被迫呆在家里。

It was such awful weather stay at home.

2.他要养活一家人，所以这份工作对他无比重要。

The job matters since he has a family to support.

3.不要忘记关会议室的灯，它们已经开了整个晚上了。

Don’t forget to turn off the lights in the meeting room. They for a whole night.

4.尽管他从没有让他的经理失望过，但是他发觉很难让这项工程按时完成。

He found it hard although he never makes his manager disappointed (失望的).

5.你能不能提醒我昨天我们学的内容？

Would you please remind me yesterday?

6.很明显，要想学好英语，发音值得充分关注。

It’s clear that pronunciation to learn English well.

In Western countries, women are always dressed ________ white their wedding day, because white is the colour of purity.

A. on; on B. in; in C. on; in D. in; on

Many great people ever failed, however, they never________ their dreams and managed to succeed.

A. showed off B. stayed up

C. gave up D. lost heart

—It’s dangerous to walk across the street carelessly.

—You’re right. We can’t be _________ careful while crossing the street.

A. so B. very C. too D. more

I don’t doubt _________.

A. that the music is worth listening to

B. if the music is worth listening to

C. that the music is worth listening

D. whether the music is worth listening to

In America, street dancing is a great outdoor sport for young people to do with a group of friends. Many people bring their radios out onto the streets, and then wait for others to join in.

Step 1: 1.Also wear comfortable running shoes that allow (允许) you to jump easily. Dancing needs a lot of movements, so it is smart to take care of your feet.

Step 2: Get some music that you can dance to and bring a radio or a CD player.

Step 3: Invite some friends to street dance. Put some music on and start dancing to it. Use your feet as much as possible and make quick movements.

Step4: 2. This will make others start street dancing.

Step5: 3. Street dancing is all about free-style dancing. You can enjoy yourself while getting exercise by street dancing.

Put the following sentences into the correct blanks.

A. Put your arms up to the right, and then move them quickly to the left while turning your body.

B. Wear comfortable clothes.

C. Try different movements if possible.

根据句意和汉语注释，在横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

1.Sam is too_____________ (不耐烦的) to look after his little sister.

2.When we face the difficulty, we need_____________(勇气).

3.The woman hasn’t decided _____________ (是否) to go abroad or not.

4.My teacher often advises us to read English _____________ (出声地) .

When the sun shines, the clouds _________ , and we can see everything much better.

A. clear B. clean C. appear D. leave