Who is playing the piano?

Annie White is learning to play the piano, but the Whites don’t have a piano at home. A neighbor has an old piano and she says that Annie can have it.

It is a Sunday morning. Mr. White and three neighbors take the piano to the Whites’ house. She is very happy. Annie’ s baby sister Jane also likes the piano. In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. White go to a party. Little Jane goes to bed first. At nine o’clock Annie goes to bed, too.

But what is that? She sits up in bed and listens. It is her piano. Someone is playing it. Well, in fact, someone is making a lot of noise on it! It is Jane, of course! So Annie goes to Jane's room. Jane is sleeping.

Then Annie hears the piano again! Who can it be? Are her parents back? She calls, “Are you there, Mom and Dad?” There is no answer.

Now Annie is ▲ . Someone is playing her piano. Who can that mysterious (神秘的)piano player be? With all her courage (勇气)，she goes to the living room again. Do you know what she sees? Puddles, the family cat, is walking up and down the piano!

1.Annie’ s piano is from her_____.

A.teacher B.neighbor C.mother D.grandfather

2.In the evening, Annie’s parents are out for a ________.

A.meal B.walk C.party D.lesson

3.The best word for “ ▲ ” is “_____”.

A.funny B.scared C.happy D.excited

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Annie and her sister share a room.

B.The piano is at Annie’s mother's room.

C.Annie goes to bed at ten o’ clock in the evening.

D.At first, Annie thinks her sister is playing the piano.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A.A happy family

B.A wonderful night

C.A lazy but cute cat

D.A mysterious piano player

Do you like Dinosaur Island?

The film Dinosaur Island? I went with my younger brother Dave to see it last Friday. I had a great time, but he closed (闭上) his eyes in many parts because the dinosaurs (恐龙) looked so real and he didn't laugh once. I thought the story was really exciting. The beginning and the ending were excellent!

—George

I saw the advertisement (广告) for the film Dinosaur Island on TV. It looked great but it wasn’t as good as I hoped. I loved the beginning but the second half was boring, I think. I wouldn’t go and see it again. I like films about teenagers and their lives much more. I also like reading books about teenagers. I'd like to be a writer and write for teenagers one day.

—Robert

I didn’t want the film Dinosaur Island to end because I liked it so much! I read this story before I saw the film. I usually enjoy the books more, but this time was “ ▲” . I really loved the film! I read all about how they made the dinosaurs on the Internet after I went to see it. I think most young people will love seeing this film!

—Andrew

1.What might Dave think of the film Dinosaur Island?

A.Boring. B.Funny. C.Exciting. D.Scary.

2.What does Robert want to be in the future?

A.A writer. B.A scientist. C.A film maker. D.A TV reporter.

3.The best word for “ ▲ ” is “_____”.

A.serious B.common C.popular D.different

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the material?

A.George often watches films at home.

B.Robert is interested in films about teenagers.

C.Dave went to see the film Dinosaur Island yesterday.

D.Andrew didn't laugh once when he saw the film Dinosaur Island.

5.What question might the three boys answer?

A.Where do you usually watch films?

B.What kind of films do you like most?

C.Why did you go to see the film Dinosaur Island?

D.What did you think of the film Dinosaur Island?

A book—To Be A Cat

To Be A Cat is a book by Matt Haig. It is a fun book, but not silly(蠢的).It’s about a boy named Barney Willow.

Barney Willow is a 12-year-old boy. His father, Neil, leaves him after he and Barney’s mom divorce. Barney has a lot of trouble at school. He thinks being a cat may be easier than being a school boy. A cat never has to wonder why its dad disappears one day and never comes back.

On Barney’s 12th birthday, he wishes to be a cat and his wish comes true. He should be excited. However, he’s not. He discovers (发现) that not all cats are cute and lovely, and some of them are bad. He discovers that his mother can’t recognize him. Worst of all，he discovers that his life is in danger”, and he doesn’t have eight lives to spare (备用).

根据短文内容，完成下面的任务。

Hu Ming lives with his parents ______now. He is living a ______life.

A.happy；happy B.happily；happily C.happy；happily D.happily；happy

The students ______many questions about life yesterday.

A.thought B.think of C.think over D.thought about

Let us write down that question，______?

A.shall we B.will you C.don't we D.won't we

Mr. Wang was successful in ______a job.

A.find B.to find C.finding D.found

I don't understand the question. Please ______.

A.write it down B.write down it C.write down them D.write them down

根据汉语意思完成句子

1.如果你不努力工作，你就不会成功。

You won't ______ ______ ______ ______ work hard.

2.什么使你对英语这么感兴趣呢？

What makes you ______ ______ ______ English?

3.你知道它是什么意思吗？

Do you know ______ ______ ______？

4.这些规则很重要，请把它们写下来。

These rules are very important. Please ______, ______ ______

5.你认为我们的城市怎么样？

What do you ______ ______ our city?

连词成句

1.world，are，people，why，some，the，poor，in

________________________________________________________?

2.I，you，will，think，succeed

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3.than，the，will，future，be，better，today

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4.I，what，my，mother，will，wonder，say

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5.can，we，everything，world，understand，about，the

________________________________________________________?