Santa Can Come before Christmas

It was last June. I went into a supermarket to buy some vegetables，when a young man asked me.

“Can you tell me where the counter（柜台） is? ”

“Well, the milk is in the lower right corner，” I replied.

Picking up my things，I finally came to the milk counter where I met the same man. He

was almost 10 bottles of milk in his hand.

I asked，“Do you need a ______？”

“Sure，thank you.” he answered.

I was he was still picking more bottles and after a few minutes his trolley had 24 bottles of milk.

I laughed and asked, “Why so many bottles?”

He smiled and said, “These are _____ my street dogs. Today I want to be a Santa for them.”

I said, “Well ,it’s too for you to be a Santa, It is still June and Christmas comes in .”

He _ at me for a second, but he left the counter without ____ anything.

,we met again at the bread counter.

“So these bread and cakes are also for the street dogs, Mr . Santa.”

He smiled and said, “Yes. These are also for the dogs and I love to be Mr. Santa in the month of June. Santa is a representation(象征) of surprises and . We always hope Santa comes before . But in real life there is a Santa in each one of us. He is always ready to help us at any time, no matter（不管） which month it is. Maybe when you offered a trolley to me, there was a Santa in you. When we food to a poor man or a(n) to someone who is caught in the rain ,we are being Santa there. So when you offer help to others or get help from others, just think that Santa has come all the way for you.”

He left and I was because of meeting him. It was right to understand Santa can come before Christmas. We just need to know he is around us by giving happiness and love to others.

【1】A. vegetable B. milk C. bread D. fish

【2】A.putting B. choosing C. holding D. bringing

【3】A. trolley B. basket C. bag D. box

【4】A. sad B. excited C. angry D. surprised

【5】A. for B. to C. of D. by

【6】A. easy B. early C. helpful D. important

【7】A. January B. November C. October D. December

【8】A.waited B. laughed C. shouted D. looked

【9】A.telling B. saying C. talking D. speaking

【10】A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Hopefully D. Certainly

【11】A. love B. success C. humour D. care

【12】A. Halloween B. Thanksgiving Day C. Christmas D. New Year’s Day

【13】A. make B. buy C. cook D. offer

【14】A. camera B. umbrella C. apple D. box

【15】A. sorry B. pity C. happy D. sad

【题目】书面表达
今天是星期六。天气晴朗，暖和。根据图片提示，用英语描述图中人物各自正在做的事情。60词左右。

A. get up B. put up

C. stay up D. wake up

A. Not; On B. Don’t; Of

C. Be; at D. Don’t; on

At school，Susan does well in all her subjects，especially in English.All the teachers and classmates like her very much.【5】Then in the evening，she goes to bed early.As her cousin，I must learn from her.

【题目】阅读理解

Welcome to our school. It's in Banquan Town. Let's look at the map here. Our school is on Garden Street. It's across from the library. Behind our school, there is a big market. You can go shopping in it. There is a bank near our school. How far is it? It's about two kilometers from our school. There is also a big hotel around here. It's far from our school. Our school is in big, clean and beautiful. It’s quiet, too. All of us study hard in it.
（1）Our school is on _____________.
A.Center Street
B.Garden Street
C.North Street
D.Green Street
（2）Our school is _____________ the market.
A.near
B.behind
C.in front of
D.between
（3）You can go shopping in the _____________.
A.market
B.hotel
C.bank
D.library
（4）The library is _____________ the school.
A.behind
B.in
C.across from
D.next to
（5）This passage (短文) is mainly about _____________.
A.the bank
B.the school
C.the hotel
D.the library

A: hello! May I speak to Jack please？

B: This is Jack speaking。【1】 ________

A:This is Sam. I called you last night, but there was no reply.

B: 【2】 I bought something for my trip to Guangzhou.

A: Guangzhou? That’s where the 16th Asian Games was held. How lucky you are!

B: So I am. 【3】 ________

A: I’ll have a birthday party next Thursday. Would you like to come?

B: I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t come! 【4】

A: What a pity that you can’t come! 【5】

B: Thank you very much. Bye!

A: Bye!

A. cause B. causes C. is caused D. are caused

Chinese Culture

While China is almost the same size as the US in area, it is home to about 1.3 billion people. It has a special culture with a very long history.

Chinese Food

Food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The most obvious(明显的) difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favorite drink and it is popular in the market.

Chinese New Year

The Chinese calendar(日历) is called a lunar(阴历的) calendar. It is not the same as the one used in the US. New Year’s Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of letting go of the old and bringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Year’s Day sweeps away all the old year’s bad luck.

Chinese Zodiac(生肖)

The Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve-year cycle(循环). Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2016 is the Year of the Monkey.

Chinese Language

Chinese is a complex(复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4,000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character represents(代表) a word and also a meaning. Unlike English, there are no spaces in Chinese writing. Besides Standard Chinese, or Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects(方言).

【1】Is tea a favorite drink in China?

【2】What is the Chinese calendar called?

【3】How many years of cycle does the Chinese zodiac follow?

【4】What does a Chinese character represent?

【5】What does the passage mainly tell us about Chinese culture?

【题目】从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有一个选项是多余的。
Betty: Hey, Maria.
Maria: Thank you.
Betty:Maria: Lucy bought it for me, so I don't know the price of it.
Betty: Lucy?
Maria: Yes, she is an English teacher at Green School.
Betty: I know her.
Maria: Really?
Betty: Because her classes are very interesting.