My grandpa’s 60th birthday party is next Wednesday. Now everyone in my family is______ it.

A.preparing for B.writing down C.turning down D.looking after

How smart Jenny is! Of all the students in her class, she always spends the______ time and makes the______ mistakes in her homework.

A.least; fewest B.least; least C.fewest; least D.most; least

—There______ a math test next Monday.

—Good luck to you.

A.is B.is going to have C.is going to be D.has

—Hi, Jack. Can you go out and play baseball with me now?

—________, but I should finish my homework first.

A.I’m afraid not B.Sorry to hear that

C.Let’s go D.I’d love to

A farmer lived in a small village. Each morning, he went to work on the farm with his donkey. The place was far and the work was________, so in the middle of their trip back, the farmer always stopped to rest.

Before the farmer went to________at night, he tied(系)his donkey to a tree. One day, however, he couldn’t________the rope(绳). “This is a big problem,” he thought. “If I don’t tie my donkey up，it’ll run away.”

He________slept next to the donkey and kept it from running away by catching its ears. It was not a good way. The donkey wasn’t________, and the farmer couldn’t have a good night’s rest.

An old man walked by and saw this. He asked________was going on. The farmer told him about it, and the old man said, “Take your donkey to the usual________and pretend(假装) to tie it up there. It will not run away.”

The farmer did________the man said. Then he took a rest. To his surprise, the donkey really didn’t go anywhere! Although there was no rope, the donkey didn’t_________.

Just then the farmer understood the old man’s________. The donkey was bounded(被束缚)not by a rope, but by itself.

1.A.traditional B.enjoyable C.hard D.enough

2.A.die B.work C.travel D.sleep

3.A.stand B.get C.find D.choose

4.A.nearly B.finally C.hardly D.clearly

5.A.important B.outgoing C.serious D.comfortable

6.A.who B.why C.what D.which

7.A.farm B.place C.bedroom D.town

8.A.as B.when C.if D.because

9.A.leave B.eat C.laugh D.work

10.A.articles B.words C.discussions D.jokes

Hollywood movie: La Laland(《爱乐之城》)，a new musical(音乐剧) by US director(导演) Damien Chazelle

Dates: June 20-June 30

Mon-Fri: 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 7:30 pm

Sat-Sun: 9:00 am, 4:00 pm, 8:30 pm

Place: New Century Cinema

Ticket Prices: Adults(成人): 60 yuan; 50 yuan for a member(会员)

Students: 30 yuan; 20 yuan for a member

Children under 1.3 meters: free

Notice: Enjoyed by ages 4 and up

1.What kind of movie is this?

A.A comedy. B.A talent show.

C.A sports show. D.A musical.

2.How long does the movie last(持续) for?

A.11 days. B.12 days. C.7 days. D.5 days.

3.On Friday, you can watch the movie at ________.

A.9:00 am B.2:00 pm C.7:30 pm D.10:30 pm

4.If Mr. Green, his wife(妻子) and their son (he is 1.2 meters tall) are members of the cinema, they should pay ________ to see the movie.

A.120 yuan B.100 yuan C.130 yuan D.80 yuan

I was in the store with Mom and baby Lucy. I was looking at the pictures in a pattern(图案) book, trying to choose what to wear for Halloween.

I wanted to be a princess(公主) but I didn’t get a chance to ask Mom to help me find that page. She was busy. All the women were around Lucy’s pushchair. Mom wasn’t even looking at me. Then Lucy cried(哭) and Mom asked me, “Mary, do you make up your mind?”

I looked down at the book and saw a picture of a kid in a banana costume(服装). I pointed at the “banana”. Mom bought me the banana pattern and a pea-pod pattern for Lucy. When Mom finished making my costume, I knew I had made a mistake. “If I wear the big banana costume to the Halloween party, everyone will laugh at me,” I thought.

When we finally walked to the party, everyone smiled at cute baby Lucy who was on my mother’s back. And when they saw my costume, they smiled, too. Some of them told me I was cute. I guessed people liked bananas. I learned that it didn’t make me upset when people laughed. They thought I was funny in a good way. And guess what! There were three princesses and I was the only “banana” at the party.

1.What does the underlined word “chance” mean?

A.交易 B.能力 C.机会 D.勇气

2.Why did NOT Mary’s mom help her in the store?

A.Because she didn’t like Mary at all. B.Because she was busy looking after Lucy.

C.Because she thought Mary was old enough. D.Because she was talking with others about books.

3.What was Mary doing when Lucy cried?

A.Looking after her baby sister. B.Reading a book about a princess.

C.Choosing a pattern for Halloween. D.Buying some bananas in the store.

4.How might Mary feel before she went to the Halloween party?

A.Excited. B.Tired. C.Happy. D.Upset.

Once there was a poor old man called Colonel Harland Sanders. He lived in a small house and had an old car. He was living off the social security(社会保障金). In his sixties, he thought things had to change(改变), so he thought about what he had to do. His friends liked his chicken recipe(食谱) very much. He thought that it might help him to make a change.

He left Kentucky and traveled to different states. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe and asked them if they would like to buy it. He would like to give the recipe to them for free, just asking for a small percentage(提成) in return. Sounds like a good idea, right?

Unluckily, those restaurant owners didn’t think so. As a result, the old man heard “NO” over 1,000 times. Even after all of those rejections(拒绝), he didn’t give up. He believed his chicken recipe was something special. He heard “NO” 1,009 times before he heard his first yes.

With that one success, Colonel Harland Sanders changed the way that Americans ate chicken. Kentucky Fried Chicken, also known as KFC, was born. Now it is the world’s second largest restaurant chain(连锁).

Never give up and always believe in yourself. After all, nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

1.What does the underlined word “it” refer(指) to?

A.The small house. B.The old car.

C.The social security. D.The chicken recipe.

2.Why did Colonel Harland Sanders travel to different states?

A.To sell his chicken. B.To open a restaurant.

C.To sell his chicken recipe. D.To enjoy delicious chicken.

3.What happened after Colonel Harland Sanders failed(失败) 1,000 times?

A.He heard his first yes. B.He gave up his idea of making a change.

C.He kept on trying in other restaurants. D.He changed the way that Americans ate chicken.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.How KFC was born. B.Why KFC is popular.

C.Where KFC appeared(出现). D.Who the father of KFC is.

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思完整、连贯，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。（每个选项限用一次）

There is an apple tree, and it loves a little boy. The boy also likes to come and play around it. One day, he needs a toy, but he has no money, so the tree asks him to sell all the apples on the tree. 1. Then the boy grows up. He becomes a man. 2. The tree is very sad. 3. “Come and play with me!” the tree says. “No, I have to work because I must buy a big house. Can you help me?” the man asks. “Sorry, I have no house, but you can cut down all my branches and the trunk(树干). You can build the house with them,” the tree answers.4. After many years, the man becomes older, and he comes back again. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore,” the tree says.

The tree is like our parents. Remember to love your parents at any time!

A. But he doesn’t go to see the tree for a long time.

B. So the man gets the house.

C. At last, the boy gets the toy happily.

D. One summer day, the man returns and the tree is very happy.

根据短文内容，简略回答短文后所提出的问题，并将答案写在答题卡(纸)的相应位置。

A long time ago, a king put a big stone(石头) in the middle of a road. Then he stood behind a big tree to see if anyone would try to move the stone away from the road.

The first people were some rich businessmen. They just walked round it. A few of them even said the king wasn’t good enough because he didn’t make the road easy to walk on. None of them tried to move the stone.

Later a farmer came along. He carried a lot of vegetables. When he walked near the stone, he didn’t walk round it as the businessmen did. He put down his things and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. It took him a lot of time but he finally made it.

Then the farmer picked up his things and was ready to go on his way when he saw a bag in the road. The farmer opened the bag. There were many gold coins(金币) and a note from the king.

The note said the gold coins inside were to thank the person for moving the stone away from the road. So every obstacle(障碍) is an opportunity(机会) to let us get something useful.

1.Where did the king put the big stone?

______________________________________________________

2.Why did the king put the big stone there?

______________________________________________________

3.What did the rich businessmen do when they saw the stone?

______________________________________________________

4.Did the farmer move the stone away from the road?

______________________________________________________

5.What was in the bag?

______________________________________________________