One day, Betty took her horse to the market. It was not far ______ her home. Very soon, a man bought the horse for $30.

When Betty was ready to go back home, the man shouted, “ ______ this fine animal. What a strong horse it is!” Just then, a man said, “Can you ______ it to me? I can give you $40.”

Then, another man offered $50 and a third man offered $60. Betty ______ believe her eyes. She thought to herself, “Why does everyone show an interest in the horse? Is it so good? Oh, how ______ I am! It is one of the best horses in this world, ______ I thought it was just an ordinary (普通的) one.”

Just then, ____offered $80 for the horse. The man cried, “What a good ______! $80 once, $80 twice …”

Betty cried, “$90. I want my horse back.” She ______ took out $90 and gave it to the man.

How ______ the man was! He gave the horse to Betty and left. Guess what! All those men left with him.

1.A. to B. from C. with

2.A. Look for B. Look after C. Look at

3.A. send B. sell C. show

4.A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t

5.A. silly B. lucky C. friendly

6.A. but B. so C. and

7.A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody

8.A. idea B. message C. price

9.A. quickly B. usually C. slowly

10.A. tired B. bored C. excited

How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.

First, my family tried to save electricity(电). We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turned off the TV when nobody was watching it. Mum only used cold water in the washing machine.

Second, we started recycling (回收) this week. We tried to write on both sides of our paper, not just on one side. We also divided our rubbish into different bags for bottles, paper and food. Mum kept the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags.

Third, my family started to save water. We stopped taking long baths and had short showers instead. We washed the toilet with used water. Mum and dad used less water to do the washing. My sister and I didn't leave the tap (龙头) running when we brushed our teeth.

At last, mum and dad began to save gas (汽油). Mum used to drive us to school, but now my sister and I started riding our bikes to school. It's hard work but good exercise!

1.There are three ways to save our environment according to the passage.

A. 对 B. 错

2.Rubbish was divided into different bags for bottles, paper and food.

A. 对 B. 错

3.Washing the toilet with used water is a good way to save water.

A. 对 B. 错

4.Mum kept the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags.

A. 对 B. 错

5.The writer thinks riding a bike is hard but good for health.

A. 对 B. 错

The winter holiday is coming. Smart Kids Club has prepared wonderful activities for you during the one-month holiday.

1.Students will take about ______ English lessons in the club during the holiday.

A. three B. six C. eight D. twelve

2.Call 389-4422, and you can ______.

A. find some English teachers

B. get information about basketball training

C. learn something about skating

D. learn how to make buildings

3.The Basketball Center is open to kids at ______.

A. 3:00 pm on Tuesday B. 5:00 pm on Wednesday

C. 4:00 pm on Monday D. 6:00 pm on Friday

4.Mr Smith should pay ______ yuan if his son wants to skate twice a week during the holiday.

A. 100 B. 200 C. 400 D. 800

5.If Linda is 9 years old, she can’t go to ______.

A. Sun English B. Basketball Center C. Legoland D. Ice City

An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes (颜料和画笔) and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week, it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”

The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. My son is a student in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”

1.Where did the artist spend his holiday?

A. On the beach. B. In the countryside. C. In the mountains. D. In a foreign country.

2.The underlined word “it” refer to (指的是) ______.

A. money B. the picture C. the holiday D. time

3.What does the farmer’s son do?

A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A worker. D. A student.

4.After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ______.

A. very worried B. very happy C. very thankful D. very disappointed (失望的)

5.From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A. the artist got up late every day during the holiday

B. the artist went outside for a walk after having dinner

C. the farmer’s son wanted to be a farmer like his father

D. the farmer thought the artist’s pictures were not good

Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.

There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?

Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.

Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.

1.If we want to make the roads safer, _______.

A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules

B. traffic should keep to the right

C. don’t cross the road too often

D. roads must be clear

2.If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .

A. on the right side of the road

B. on the left side of the road

C. in the middle of the road

D. behind the buses

3.Which is NOT right?

A. Before crossing the road, we should stop and look at both ways.

B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.

C. Few people die in the traffic accidents in Great Britain

D. Streets are not safe places for playing.

4.“The road is clear” means that _______.

A. the road is not noisy

B. the road is very clean

C. there is no car or bus running

D. you can see very clearly on the road

5.The safe way to cross the road is to_______.

A. look right B. look left

C. look both ways, right and left D. run cross the road

阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空一词。

The English people often go out with 1. (冠词) umbrella or a raincoat. Why？Because the weather in England often changes 2. (quick).

Spring can 3. (be) rainy or windy, but the weather is getting 4. (warm) and you can hope more sunny days. Summer is the best time for visitors to go to the 5. (beach) or other places of interest. The weather is sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season. The green 6. (leaf) start to turn gold, then brown. You’d better 7. (take) some photos of autumn trees. In winter, it gets colder. There are very 8. (heavily) winds in this season, don’t 9. (forget) to bring a warm sweater with you. January and February are the 10. (cold) of the year. The warmest days are often in July and August. The differences in temperature are not so great between winter and summer in Britain.

阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面的各项任务。

Alice was getting very tired. 她和她的妹妹正坐在河边。And her sister was reading a book. Alice had nothing to do. Once or twice she looked into her sister’s book, but it had no pictures or conversations in it. “And what is a book for,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by her. She heard the rabbit say, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I’ll be late!” The rabbit took a watch out of its pocket and looked at it. She saw it go down a large rabbit hole in the ground.Then Alice went down after it, but never thought about how she was going to get out again. She found that she was falling down a very deep hole. It was too dark for her to see anything. Suddenly she landed.

1.Was Alice interested in her sister’s book?

___________________________________________

2.将文中画线的汉语句子译成英语。

___________________________________________

3.将文中画线的英语句子译成汉语。

___________________________________________

4.What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)?

__________________________________________

5.从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。

It was so dark that she couldn’t see anything.

___________________________________________

地震总是突然发生，所以很难发出警告，人们通常不知道在地震中该做些什么，写一篇英语短文来给你的同学提一些如何应对地震的建议。

内容包括：

1.不要从高楼往外跳；

2.当地面停止晃动的时候快速离开建筑物，不要使用电梯；

3.不要站在路灯和电线的下面；

4.远离桥和树。如果你在车里，最好呆在里面；

5.要勇敢，要乐于助人；

……

注意：

1. 词数：80词左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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—Are you going to help the homeless children?

— ________ They need our love.

A. You bet! B. I don't agree.

C. Hard to say! D. Well done!

The little boy has some difficulty ________ complete sentences.

A. make B. making C. to make D. makes