Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.

The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted—the greatest gift for my mother.”

About a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.

“This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs.” the man said.

“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Dave said.

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”

“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.

1. is the eldest brother?

A. Bob B. Bill C. Dave D. Amy

2.What did Dave put in the newspaper?

A. A show B. A joke C. An ad D. A report

3.How many songs could the bird sing?

A. Five B. Six C. Seven D. Eight

4.How much did the bird cost Dave?

A. ＄8 B. ＄80 C. ＄800 D. ＄8000

5. How did the mother deal with the bird?

A. She sold it. B. She played with it.

C. She ate it. D. She gave it to others.

短文填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据短文内容和首字母提示，把文中所缺词语补充出来，使短文完整、正确、通顺。（每空限填一词，并将单词的完整形式填写在答题卡内相应编号后的横线上。）

Nowadays, you can see many people busy on their smartphones(智能手机) if you look a 1. . Smartphones make our lives easier. But have you ever t 2. about what they mean to your eyes?

Staring(盯) at smartphones for long time gives you dry eyes and even causes a disease c 3. glaucoma(青光眼).

While you’re probably not going to stop using your smartphone, there are a few things you can do to protect your eyes. Hold your phone at least 30 cm away from your eyes when using it. Take a break every h 4. and try the following: look at something at least five meters away from you and then focus on the tip of your nose. Repeat this s 5. times. It should reduce(减少) the discomfort in your eyes.

Jim made a nice cage _____________ the little sick bird till it could fly.

A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep

— _________ I take my cousin Shirley with us, Mr Wu？

— Yes, but we’ll get there by bike. ____________ she ride a bike?

— Yes, and she ___________ ride a bike when she was only six years old.

A. Could; can; could B. Can; can; can

C. Can; could; could D. Could; could; can

Stephen lives in a ___________ flat with a big balcony. And he often chats with his friends _________ the balcony.

A. four bedrooms; in B. four-bedroom; on

C. four bedrooms; on D. four-bedroom; in

On my way home I knocked into a man when he ."Oh. I'm terribly sorry," I said. ‘That's all right. Please excuse me too; I didn’t even you. I wish(希望) I didn't hurt you."

We were very . We said good-bye and went on our way.

But at home we often treat (对待)our loved ones in a different way.

Later that day, when I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly.

When I turned, I nearly her down. " Move out of the way." I shouted. She walked away, tears(眼泪) in her eyes.

When I lay in bed, I realized(意识到) how I'd spoken. So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter. On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some by the door of the kitchen. At that time my tears began to fall. I quietly went and got down on my knees by her . She woke up and put her arms around my neck . Then I asked," Did you pick these flowers for me?"

She smiled," I found them by the tree. I picked them they're like you. I knew you'd like them. I stood quietly because I wanted to give you a .'"'Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have shouted at you."

“That's okay. Mom. I love you anyway."

I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain(解释) the word like this:

( F) ather (A) nd ( M) other, ( I) ( L) ove ( Y) ou !

提示：sad(伤心的) →sadly(伤心地)

1.A. passed by B. walked past C. past D. past by

2.A. save B. help C. call D. notice

3.A. sad B. angry C. polite D. happy

4.A. put B. took C. knocked D. turned

5.A. sadly B. rudely C. softly D. happily

6.A. books B. clothes C. flowers D. vegetables

7.A. bed B. desk C. chair D. door

8.A. if B. because C. but D. so

9.A. surprise B. party C. present D. picture

10.A. father B. mother C. family D. daughter

根据所给句子和音标提示写出恰当的单词，每空一词。（5分）

1.His elder sister works in a big company and she is a _________ [?m?n?d??(r)].

2.It is his ____________(four) time to come to Beijing.

3.If you must go, at least wait till it stops _______________(rain).

4.From then on, ____________(kite) flying became a very popular activity.

5.He ____________(wake) up and found himself alone in a long low hall.

首字母填空5分

Mr zhang had a big garden. There was a vegetable field and a big tree in it. B 1. the vegetables and the tree made the garden look beautiful. Mr Zhang watered his vegetables every day.

Mr zhang didn’t know that the vegetables in the field and the tree couldn’t get on well with (相处融洽)each other. The vegetables h 2. the tree. They thought that the tree did not leave them e 3. light. And the tree didn’t like the vegetables. He complained that the vegetables drank all the water b 4. it could get to him.

Then one day the vegetables got angry and they drank up all the w 5. in the ground. The tree had no water and dried up.(干涸). The tree fought back. He didn’t give the vegetables shade(树荫) any m 6. . Soon, they both began to dry up.

When Mr zhang saw his vegetables growing worse and worse, he t 7. his vegetables would die(死). So he stopped watering his vegetables. When Mr zhang did that, the tree and the vegetables really felt how t 8. they were. At the same time, the tree and the vegetables realized(意识到) it was better to help each other than to f 9. .

From then on, they worked together. They grew better and better. Mr Zhang was h 10. to see that. He started to water the vegetables again. And his garden was as beautiful as before.

The accident was due ______ careless driving. That was too terrible!

A. for B. with C. to

The old couple live ______ in a big city, but they feel ______ without their daughter around them.

A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. lonely; lonely