The children made a little theatre and put on a play. The play was about a wizard. He was called Wizard Blot. Wizard Blot made mistakes about the spell(咒语)."Oh dear! "said Wizard Blot. Everyone laughed.

Biff was in Mrs. May's room. The key began to glow. "Come on. Chip! "called Biff.

The magic took them to Wizard Blot's house. "Come in! "said the Wizard. "I wanted one helper, but two will do. "The Wizard asked them to wash up and tidy up. Biff and Chip looked at the mess. "Don't be lazy", said the Wizard, "or I'll turn you into frogs."

Oh no! Biff broke a bottle. It was vanishing cream(隐形液), "Help! "said Biff. "This is vanishing cream." Chip looked at his hands. He rubbed his face. "Oh no! "said Biff "Your face is vanishing."

At this time, a man came into the house and climbed through the window. The man didn't see Biff and Chip. He took all Wizards' computer disks. "Help! "said the man. "I'm being attacked(袭击)by the washing."

Wizard Blot came back. Biff told him about the vanishing cream. Chip gave Wizard Blot the computer disks. "It was time to go home. Thank you, "said Wizard Blot "Do come again."

They came back and Biff had a little bottle. "Don't drop it." said Chip. "Or you will be invisible." And then they took the bottle to the school.

1.Everyone laughed in the beginning because ________________.

A.Wizard Blot made a spell

B.Wizard Blot put on a play

C.Wizard Blot's spell went wrong

2.What do you know about Wizard Blot?

A.His house is untidy.

B.He is kind all the time.

C.He doesn't want two helpers.

3.What happened(发生)when Bill and Chip were cleaning?

A.They were attacked by the washing.

B.A man came to the house and took away all the computer disks.

C.They broke a bottle and they are vanishing because of the cream.

4.What does the underlined word "invisible" mean in the last paragraph?

A.消失的 B.隐形的 C.隐秘的

5.If you are the writer of the story, what will you write in the next paragraph?

A.How Biff and Chip study in the school.

B.How Wizard Blot play the show in the school.

C.How Biff and Chip use the vanishing cream in the school.

The most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The date of the Chinese New year is the 1st day of the 1st lunar(阴历的)month.

In China, there's an animal to represent(代表)the year, and it is called the zodiac sign(生肖).The Chinese zodiac is a 12—year cycle(循环)named with animals, starting with a Rat and ending with a Pig. For example, if you were born in 1995 or 2007, you are a Pig. On Chinese New Year, which is on Jan.25th 2020, the Year of the Pig will be over and the Year of the Rat will begin.

By(通过)telling your zodiac sign, you may also tell others what you are like. People believe some animals are luckier than the others, such as the Dragon. Unlike the Western tradition, the Chinese Dragon is a symbol for(...的象征)power, strength(力量)and wealth. And People say that if you are born(出生于)in the year of Rat, you are cheerful and kind. Rats like to sleep all day and all night. So people say if you are born this year, you may have an easy and comfortable life.

Are you a Rat? If so, enjoy the coming 2020!

1._____________ is the date of the Chinese New Year in 2020.

A.January 1st B.January 25th C.January 24th

2.If you were born in 1996, you are ____________.

A.a Pig B.a Rat C.a Dragon

3.Which one is TRUE about the Dragon according to the passage?

A.Dragon is the luckiest in the 12 zodiac signs.

B.Westerners think Dragon is a symbol of good luck.

C.In Chinese tradition, Dragon means being powerful, strong and wealthy.

4.If you are a Rat, __________ in 2020.

A.you may be happy and nice

B.you may be of power, strength and wealth

C.you may have an uneasy and uncomfortable life

5.This passage mainly talks about __________.

A.the zodiac signs in China .

B.the Spring Festival in China .

C.the meaning of the Rat in China.

"Daddy, can I learn to play the violin? "young Sarah asks her father. She is always asking for things and her father is not happy. "You cost(花费)me a lot of money, Sarah." he says. "First you wanted to learn horse riding, then dancing, then swimming. Now it is violin." "I'll play it every day, Daddy, "Sarah says. "I'll try very hard." "All right, "her father says. "I'll pay(付钱)for you to have lessons for six weeks. At the end of six weeks you must play something for me. If you play well, you can have more lessons. If not, I will stop the lessons." "OK, Daddy." Sarah says.

Six weeks passes quickly. The time comes for Sarah show to her father. She goes to the living room and says, "I'm ready to play for you, Daddy." "Fine, Sarah, "her father says, "begin." She begins to play. She plays very badly. She makes a terrible noise. Her father has one of his friends with him, and his friend puts his hands over his ears.

When Sarah finishes, her father says, "Well done, Sarah. You can have more lessons." Sarah runs happily out of the room. Her father's friend turns to him. "You've spent(花费)a lot of money, but she still plays very badly, "he says. "Well, that's true, "her father says. "But since(自从)she started learning the violin I've bought(已经购买)five apartments in this building very cheaply. In another six weeks I'll buy the whole(整个)building."

1.What does Sarah want to learn?

2.Who pays the money for Sarah's lessons?

3.How long does Sarah have the lessons before showing to his father?

4.What does the father's friend think of Sarah's show?

5.Can Sarah continue(继续)the violin lessons?

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