People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents to it. One of the presents was a bottle of oil—to help keep Big Ben running. Big Ben isn’t a person. It is a famous bell in a clock in London. Big Ben’s story began in 1834. In that year , the old Parliament Building (议会大厦) was destroyed (被破坏) by fire. Its clock tower fell to the ground. There had to be a new building and a new clock.

   Plans were made. The clock had to be the biggest in the world and it had to keep good time. The big clock was made in two years. Five years later, a tower was build and the bells were put in place in it. The clock rang out for the first time in July, 1859.

1. Big Ben is ______.

A. a clock in London    B. a man in London   C. the name of a shop   D. a street

2. In 1834, the old Parliament Building________.

A. was built

B. was put up

C. was destroyed by fire

D. was pulled down by a man

3. People planned to make the clock________.

A. the biggest all over the world   B. keep good time 

C. the most beautiful                   D. both A and B

4. The big clock was made in ________.

A. five years      B. two years     C. three years     D. more than five years

5. The clock rang out for the first time in ________.

A. June, 1899     B. July, 1859     C. June, 1958      D. July, 1958

1. If Grace can swim well and she wants to find a job, she can call______.

    A. Jane               B. Victor        C. Henry                           D. Mr. Chen

2. Tony is in the chess club. When does he go to the club?

    A. On weekends.                            B. Every Friday afternoon.

C. From 9:00 am to 11:30am.                  D. Every day

3. If you want to learn French, you can call _________.

    A. 623-1940     B. 891-3453     C. 543-1248                         D. 330-8976

4. If you want to______, you can ask Victor for help.

    A. be a singer    B. swim          C. learn how to draw pictures  D. play chess

5. Mr. Chen works in the _____club.

    A. French                  B. music         C. chess                       D. swimming

My hometown is Tianjin. It is one of the biggest cities in China. It is next to Beijing—the capital of China. So people say, Tianjin is the eastern gate of Beijing.

   Bohai Bay is on the south—east of Tianjin. It is famous for the Haihe River which runs through the city. There are eighteen districts( 区 )of Tianjin. Heping District is the centre. It’s the busiest district in Tianjin. Binhai New District is in Tanggu. There are many big foreign companies there. It is a beautiful distict. Jixian in the north of Tianjin. It is famous for the Great Wall. Thousands of people visit it on holidays. Farmers there are very kind and friendly. You can buy some fruit and nuts there. They are very fresh.

   Welcome to Tianjin! Welcome to my hometown!

1. The writer was born in________.

A. Beijing     B. Bohai Bay                     C. Tianjin       D. Nanjing

2. Tianjin is to the ________ of Beijing.

A. south                B. east                              C. north-west      D. south-east

3. ________is the busiest one in Tianjin.

A. Heping District  B. Binhai New District     C. Jixian District   D. Bohai Bay

4. The _______ runs through the city.

A. Bohai              B. Tongding River             C. Haihe River    D. Changjiang River

5. Jixian is famous for the_________.

A. Great Wall      B. Bohai Bay                     C. Haihe River    D. foreign companies

阅读下面一篇短文，用动词的正确形式填空（必要时加上情态动词或助动词）。

When Ale Lincoln was just a boy, he (1)_________ (have) to help his father (2) ________ (look) after his farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t any (3) _________ (interest) thing for him. Abe wanted (4) ________ (go) to school. But there was no school there. Abe was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried his best (5) _________ (make) Abe happy. One early morning she got up early and went to town. That was a very long way and it took her a long time (6) ________ (get) to town, she bought something there and went back. And it was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning, Mrs. Lincoln said to Abe, “Today (7) ________ (be) your birthday, we (8) ________ (have) a party”. She put some food on the table, then (9) _________ (bring) out a present.

“A book!” Abe cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile (10)_________ (come) to his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said, “Thank you, Mum”.

根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格处填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。

Yesterday afternoon, I went to Wei Fang’s birthday party. She (1) h _____ her thirteen birthday. The party (2) s_____ at five in the open air. There was a big cake, on it (3) w_____ thirteen candles. I (4) g_____ her a present of music box. When she (5) o_____ it, it began to (6) s_____ the song “Happy birthday (7) t_____ you”. All of us sang and laughed. We (8) f _____ very happy. The party lasted two hours. When we (9) l______, it was about half (10) p_____ eleven.   

根据汉语意思完成下列句子 。

1. 非常感谢你的e-mail。

_________________your e-mail ___________________.

2. 为了学好英语，他到不同的学校学习。

____________________English __________, he went to different schools to study.

3. 大部分孩子对电脑很感兴趣。

Most Children ____________________________ computer.

4. 我将再也不会这样做了。

I __________ do it like this __________.

5. 学英语的最好方法是运用它。

The ______________________ learn English is __________________ it.

假如你是Li Ming ,你的新笔友Sandy想了解你的一些个人情况。请你根据表格中的信息，给Sandy写一封70词左右的e-mail,并请她回信告诉你她的一些情况。

Dear Sandy,

   I’m glad to tell you something about myself.________                             __ ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

—Nice to meet you, Dalong!

—_________．

A．How do you do?                       B．Nice to meet you, too.

C．How are you?                         D．Hello!

—Where __________ you from?

—I________ from Weifang, Shandong Province（省）.

A．is; am        B．are; do          C．are; am        D．is; are

—_____________?

—I' m twelve.

A．How are you                       B．How old are you

C．What's your age                     D．Both B and C