Dear Tommy,

I’m writing to you on your third birthday. I want to tell you something about your grandma’s time. I was born sixty-eight years ago in a small village.

Transportation used to be a big problem. When we travelled from village to village, we used to walk or ride horses.

Shopping was not an easy job, either. There were no supermarkets in the neighborhood. We used to grow most of our own food: rice and vegetables. We kept things cool in a special underground room.

The biggest difference is that you have electricity. We didn’t have electricity until very late in our small village. We didn’t have any televisions of course. We used to perform our local music and enjoy it very much.

Life used to be very hard, but I was not upset. I would like you to know about the old days and be happy about what you have. Remember , feeling good about life is the key to happiness.

Love

Your grandma

1.This letter is written by .

A.a grandfather to a grandson.

B.grandmother to a grandson

C.a father to a daughter.

D.a mother to a son.

2.Tommy is___ when the letter is written.

A.one B.two C.three D.four

3.We can know about _____ from the letter.

A.the writer’s old life experience.

B.the writer’s future life.

C.what a kid can do for old people.

D.how the writer has changed.

4.Which is not true about the writer?

A.She was born in the countryside.

B.She felt good about the village life.

C.She used to grow vegetables in the village.

D.She used to walk or ride horses from city to city.

5.Why did the writer write this letter?

A.She wanted to show that life now is really happy.

B.She wanted to tell others that life was hard in the past.

C.She wanted the kid to be positive about life in the future.

D.She wanted the kid to dream about his future life.

A young lady was driving alone through the street. It was dark and rainy. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding up her hands as if she wanted a lift(搭便车). “I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the young lady said to herself. She stopped her car and opened the door.

“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and got on the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head, “Strange” the young lady thought. She tried again, “Bad weather, isn’t it?” The old woman nodded.

Then the young lady noticed the old woman’s hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she realized the woman was a man! She was frightened at first. Then she stopped the car. “I couldn’t see out of the rear screen(后挡风玻璃),”she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?”

“The old woman” nodded and opened the door. As soon as “she”got out of the car, the frightened young lady drove off as fast as she could.

When she got home, she noticed “the old woman” had left her handbag behind, she picked it up and opened it. Inside there was a gun.

1.When the young lady talked with the old woman , she only nodded or shook her head because she .

A. didn’t want the young lady to hear her voice

B. didn’t want to trouble the young lady any more

C. was so tired that she didn’t want to talk with her

D. was wondering if the young woman had seen her hands.

2.When the young lady found the old woman was a man, she .

A.drove the car to the police station

B. began to cry

C.thought of a good idea and got out of danger.

D. went on driving

3.From the story, we know the young lady was _____.

A. beautiful and careful B. kind and clever

C. careless and humorous D. foolish and shy

4.“The old woman” was probably a .

A. policeman B. reporter

C. robber(抢劫犯) D. friend of the young lady’s

5.The young woman asked the old woman to clean the rear screen in order to .

A.see more clearly

B. drive fast and well

C. make her speak

D. make her get out and drive off

Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.

One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner, “But why is it so expensive? Is it unusual bird?”

“No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said.

“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.

The pet store owner asked him,“Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?”

“Yes,”the man answered.

“Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asked, “Do you mind if I try?”

“Not at all,” the pet store owner said.

The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.”

The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?”

“That's not very interesting, ” said the man. “Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”

“I'll fall off my perch, you fool!” the parrot said.

1.The parrot was expensive because________.

A.it was pretty beautiful

B.it could talk with the people

C.it was a very unusual bird

D.it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when _________.

A.people came into the pet store

B.it was the pet store owner

C.people said it was beautiful

D.people pulled the strings on its legs

3.Which is the first sentence that the parrot said to the man?

A.Good morning.

B.How are you?

C.That's wasn't interesting.

D.I'll fall off my perch, you fool.

4..From the story we know the parrot was_______.

A.kind B.silly C.clever D.crazy

5.The best title for the passage should be _________.

A.Unusual Parrot B.Parrot Talk

C.Silly man D.Clever Owner

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