Hello! My name is Becky Sharp. I’m 11 years old. I have one brother. His name’s Jason and he’s 14. I don’t have any sisters. We live with our mum, dad and grandma in a small house in Chesterfield, in the north（北方） of England. There are lots of things to do here. My friends and I sometimes go to the cinema on Saturdays.

Do you like sport? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester United. I sometimes play football with my brother. I am good at it but my brother isn’t. I have lots of pets –one tortoise（乌龟） and six goldfish（金鱼）. I want a dog or a cat, but my mother doesn’t like them.

1.There are ________ people in Becky’s family.

A. three B. four C. five D. six

2.Becky and her family live in _________.

A. a big room B. a cinema

C. the west of England D. a small house

3.Becky’s favourite sport is ___________.

A. football B. basketball

C. volleyball D. tennis

4.Manchester United is _________

A. a basketball team B. a football team

C. a pet club D. a cinema

5.Becky’s mother doesn’t like _________.

A. tortoise or goldfish B. tortoise or dogs

C. dogs or cats D. goldfish cats

A rich American goes to Paris and buys a picture from a French artist. The American thinks the picture is very fine because he pays a lot of money for it. However, when he comes to his hotel and wants to hang（悬挂） the picture up on the wall, he could not tell which is the top and which is the bottom of the picture. He turns the painting this way and that, but still cannot decide which is the top and which is the bottom.

So he thinks of a plan. He hangs the painting in the dining room and invites the painter of the picture to dinner. When the painter comes, the American says nothing to him about the picture. They go into the dinning room to have dinner. Then the painter begins to have his soup.

He looks at the picture several times. When he begins to eat his fish, he puts on his glasses and looks at the picture again. Before he begins to eat his fish, he gets up and walks over to the picture in order to look at it closely and clearly. At last, when he begins to drink his coffee, he finds that the picture is upside down.

“Why, my friend,” he says,“ my picture is upside down.” “Indeed! Why did it take you so long to find that out?” says the American. “You painted it, did you?”

1.Where did the rich man buy this picture?

A. France B. America C. England D. Australia

2.The American thinks the picture is fine because__________.

A. he pays a lot of money for it B. he know it is a famous picture

C. the artist is a famous man D. he is good at painting

3.The American can’t put the picture on the wall because __________.

A. the picture is too big to hung on B. the picture doesn’t look fine

C. he doesn’t know which is the top D. he is too short to reach the wall

4.He hangs the picture in the dining room so that __________.

A. everyone can enjoy the picture

B. the artist can see his own picture when he came to dinner

C. he can enjoy the picture in his meal time

D. he can see the picture whenever he wants to

5.At first the artist __________.

A. doesn’t know what the picture is about

B. doesn’t see the picture

C. doesn’t know who painted the picture

D. doesn’t find the picture

A man has some work to do in England, so he says good-bye to his wife at the airport, gets into a plane and leaves. After ten days, his work is finished, so he buys a ticket for his journey(旅行) back home, and then goes to the post office to send a telegram(电报) to his wife.

He asks the girl of the post office, “ How much is this?” “Twenty dollars.” But he doesn’t have enough money. So he says, “ Take the word ‘ love ‘ off!”

“No,” says the girl. And she takes her money out of her bag. “ For the word ‘love’, I pay. Wives need that word from their husbands.”

1.The man says good-bye to his wife______.

A. To leave England B. to buy a ticket

C. and goes to England D. and goes home

2.Before the man goes back home, he______.

A. telephones his wife

B. goes to the post office to buy the air tickets

C. sends a telegram to his wife

D. is ill

3.The man wants to take off the word “ love” because______.

A. he doesn’t have enough money B. he doesn’t love his wife

C. the word is not said D. the word is too expensive

4.The girls takes her money out of her bag______.

A. to pay for the telegram B. to show she is rich

C. to give the man D. to pay for only one word

5.Wives _______.

A. need love from their husbands

B. are rich

C. are happy to give money to their husbands

D. don’t love their husbands

My name is Li Li. I'm eleven. I'm from China My mum and dad work in a big factory(工厂).They go to work every day but rest(休息)two days a week. I have a sister. We look like each other very much and we like to help each other. She is a middle school student and comes home in the afternoon. Everyone in my family likes to look after me.

My sister and I are in the same school, but we are in different grades. There are forty-two students in our class, twenty boys and twenty-two girls. We have our lessons from eight o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the afternoon. My teacher of English, Miss Green is from England She is a good teacher. We have five English classes in a week. Now we can say a hundred words, and play games in English. We like English. We like our English teacher too.

1.Li Li's family has people.

A. three B. four C. six D. five

2.Li Li's father and mother work a week

A. seven days B. five days C. six days D. four days

3.Li Li's English teacher is .

A. an American B. a Japanese

C. an English woman D. a Chinese

4.Li Li's sister is .

A. a good teacher B. a nice girl

C. a bad student D. a good worker

5.We have a day.

A. one English class B. three English classes

C. no English class D. five English classes

Dear Rita,

I’m writing to you from London, England. I’m on holiday with George and the children, and we are having a very good time.

The weather here is warm and sunny. How’s the weather at home in Los Angeles (旧金山)?

We’re staying at the Grand Hotel (格兰顿酒店). Our rooms are very large and beautiful. Right now, I’m at the hotel watching TV and writing post cards. George and the children are at the London Zoo.

How are you? What are you doing? See you soon.

Susan

1.According to (根据) the postcard, we can learn it is from _____ to ____ .

A. Susan; Rita B. Susan; George C. Rita; Susan D. Rita; George

2.Susan is in London for her ________.

A. study B. holiday C. children D. work

3.From the postcard we know Susan doesn’t know__________ in her home.

A. the traffic (交通) B. the weather C. her parents D. their house

4.Susan thinks staying at the Grand Hotel is________.

A. easy B. hard C. boring D. nice

5.From the postcard we know Susan and her family are from__________.

A. England B. Australia C. America D. Japan

Jack is a schoolboy. He is from England. He lives in a small town, not far from London. He lives with his grandmother. His parents work in London. They come only on Saturday and Sunday.

Jack has a small bike. He rides to school every day. He likes to study. He listens to the teachers carefully in class. He works very hard at his lessons. After school he often does the shopping for his grandma. He does his homework in the evening. He watches TV only on Sunday evening. Jack is a good boy and his parents like him very much.

1.Jack is a_______.

A. teacher B. student

C. driver D. doctor

2.Jack lives_______ London.

A. in B. far from

C. near D. on

3.Jack lives with his_______.

A. father B. mother

C. grandmother D. brother

4.Jack goes to school_______.

A. by bike B. on foot

C. by bus D. by car

5.Jack_______ in the evening.

A. does the shopping B. does his homework

C. does the cleaning D. watches TV

Be careful on April 1st! When your classmate says “We will be free this afternoon!”, it may not be true. And if you find your clock is an hour slow, this may be a joke (笑话).

April Fool’s Day is a special festival. On this day people play harmless jokes on others and then shout, “Happy April Fool’s Day!” This day is just for fun, so people don’ t buy gifts or get the day off work or school.

April Fool’s Day started in France in the 16th century (世纪). At that time, April Fool’s Day was between March 25th and April 1st.

Different countries celebrate April Fool’s Day in different ways. In France, people fool their friends by sticking (粘住) paper fish on their friends’ backs. When some people find out this joke, they shout, “April Fish!” In England, it is bad luck to play jokes on someone after midday (中午). Americans play small tricks on friends.

1.The first paragraph (段落) tells us that ________ on April 1st.

A. we should be careful with others’ words

B. we should not be late for school

C. we should treat everything as a joke

D. we should have a half-day off work or school

2.What does the underlined word “harmless” mean in Chinese?

A. 不光彩的 B. 无恶意的 C. 无理由的 D. 不实际的

3.In the 16th century, people celebrated April Fool’s Day probably (或许) on______.

A. January 1st B. February 26th C. April 3rd D. March 28th

4.On April Fool’s Day, people ________.

A. buy gifts for their friends B. have a day off work or school

C. have a big meal D. play some jokes on others

5.The last paragraph is mainly about ________ people in different countries celebrate April Fool’s Day.

A. why B. when C. how D. where

Whose house is this ? It's the Dawson's new house in the village (村庄). The name of this village is Belmont. It's a little village near a big city. There are two small lakes in Belmont, and they live near one of them. They like it very much.

Mrs. Dawson is usually busy because she does her housework. She cooks the meals, cleans the house, washes the clothes, and she does the shopping for the family. Her daughter, Ann helps her a little every day. Mr. Dawson sometimes helps his wife (妻子), too.

Many people are now moving from the cities to the village. It is like(像)a little town, but it's usually more quiet and people are more friendly.

1.Who is the busiest in the Dawson family?

A. Mr. Dawson B. Mrs. Dawson and her daughter

C. Mrs. Dawson D. Mr. Dawson and his daughter

2.Where is Belmont?

A. It is near a big city. B. It's near a big town

C. It's near another city. D. It's near the two lakes.

3.Mr. Dawson_______.

A. often helps Mrs. Dawson B. helps Mrs. Dawson every day

C. never helps Mrs. Dawson D. sometimes helps Mrs. Dawson

4.Ann_______.

A. doesn't like their house

B. never helps her mother

C. helps her mother with the housework every day

D. sometimes helps her mother

5.Many people are moving to the village because_______..

A. there are lakes near the village B. the village looks like the city

C. it is like a little town D. it's usually quiet and people are more friendly

Nora is an American girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little sister. Her name is Kate. Kate is only four. Nora likes Kate very much.

Today is Sunday. Nora wants her pen. She takes out her pencil box. “ Oh , dear! Where’s my pen?” She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her sister in her bedroom.

“Kate! I can’t find my pen. Can you see……Oh, what are you doing with (用) my pen?”

“I’m writing to my friend, Betty.” Kate answers. “But how can you? You don’t know what to write.”

“It doesn’t matter (没关系). Betty can’t read.” Kate says.

1.Who are sisters? _______________

A. Nora and Kate. B. Nora and Betty.

C. Betty and Kate. D. Nora, Betty and Kate.

2._________ can’t find her pen.

A. Kate B. Nora C. Betty D. Nora’s friend

3.Where is Kate? _______________

A. In the school. B. In a shop.

C. In her bedroom. D. In her father’s car.

4.Which is not right? ________________

A. Nora finds her pen in Kate’s room.

B. Kate can’t write.

C. Kate is writing with her sister’s pen.

D. Betty is older than（比）Kate.

5.Betty and Kate are not ________________.

A. sisters B. Americans C. at home D. schoolgirl

My name is Frank. I am from St. John Middle School in America. I am in Class Three, Grade

Seven. We study Chinese at school. Our Chinese teacher is Joy Black. He is not Chinese, but he is good at Chinese.

I have a lot of friends in my school. Jimmy is tall and has black hair. He is good at playing basketball. He is in the school basketball team (队). May is short and she wears glasses. She is good at Maths. Sandra has long hair. She likes swimming. She is in the school swimming team. Maria is new here. She is from Hong Kong. She has black hair and big eyes. She is good at English and computers. Nick is tall. He has small eyes. He is funny. He plays football very well.

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1.Frank is ____________.

A. in Class Seven B. a middle school student

C. in Grade Eight D. a Chinese student

2.Joy Black teaches Frank ____________.

A. English B. Chinese C. Maths D. French

3.Swimming is __________ favourite sport.

A. Jimmy’s B. May’s C. Sandra’s D. Frank’s

4.Maria is good at _____________.

A. Maths and swimming

B. football and music

C. basketball and French

D. English and computers

5.Who comes from China in Frank’s class?

A. Maria B. May C. Nick D. Joy Black