根据句意和所给的汉语提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

56. Washington is the capital ________ (城市) of America.

57. Look at the photo, Lisa! The boy on my ________ (左边) is my brother.

58. There are about ________ (三十) students in our class.

59. Usually everyone has twenty-eight ________ (牙齿).

60. It is ________ (凉快的) in Kunming in summer.

61. My grandfather often ________ (听) to music after supper.

62. Jack is ________ (等待) for the school bus.

63. There aren't ________ (一些；任何) books on the desk.

64. Lily and Lucy are buying a present for ________ (她们的) mother.

65. Lingling's uncle can ________ (驾驶) a bus.

    Do you know Buy Nothing Day? Before Christmas we can see advertisements (广告) on TVs, they tell people to "Buy, buy, buy!" Most people buy lots of presents. But some people think we buy too much. They start a special day _ Buy Nothing Day. They don't want people to go shopping on that day.

    Buy Nothing Day is on November 29. It is after Thanksgiving Day (感恩节) and often the first day of Christmas shopping.

    The idea for Buy Nothing Day starts in Vancouver, Canada. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, the USA, parents stay with their children at home. They often read stories, sing songs and draw pictures. Sometimes they have a family party at home.

51. "Buy Nothing Day" means ______ in Chinese.

    A. 禁购日      B. 购物日      C. 美食节      D. 狂欢节"

52. People start Buy Nothing Day because ______.

    A. Christmas is coming

    B. no people go shopping on that day

    C. some people think people buy too much

    D. people are celebrating Thanksgiving Day

53. Buy Nothing Day is usually the ______ day of Christmas shopping.

    A. first      B. second      C. third      D. last

54. The idea for Buy Nothing Day first came out in ______.

    A. Vancouver      B. California      C. New York      D. Moscow

55. How do parents and children often celebrate Buy Nothing Day in California?

    A. They all buy lots of parents.

    B. They eat delicious food in restaurants.

    C. They search information on the Internet.

    D. They read stories, sing songs and draw pictures.

    Everyone has a family name. In China, the family name is the first name, but in English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they mean? English people usually get their family name in these ways (方式).

    Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man live on or near a hill, his family name may be (可能是) Hill. In England, people's names may be Wood, Lake because they live near the wood (树林) or the lake.

Some family names come from a person's job. If a person is a cook, his family name may be Cook.

    And many people get their family names from their father's family names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he is the son of Jack.

46. In the passage, English people usually have ______ ways to get their family names.

    A. two      B. three      C. four      D. five

47. A man lives near the lake. His family name may be ______.

    A. Hill      B. Wood      C. Lake      D. Cook

48. Jack's family name is Cook. His family name may come from the ______.

    A. place      B. hobby      C. job      D. country

49. A boy's family name is Jackson because he is ______.

    A. Jack's father      B. Jack's best friend     

    C. the grandfather of Jack      D. the son of Jack

50. The passage mainly talks about ______ in English countries.

    A. family names      B. English people      C. hills and lakes      D. jobs and homes

There are four people in John's family. His 　36 are English teachers. He 　37 a little brother. His name is Peter. Peter is only five 　38 old. He doesn't go to school. So he can't read of write. One day, John 　39 Peter sitting at the table with a pen in his 　40 . "What are you doing, Peter?" John asks. "I'm writing 　41 my friend, Tony." says Peter. "But 　42 can you write?" John asks, "You don't go to school, 　43 you don't know the words." Peter says, "But it's OK because my 　44 and I know the words on the moon. I write to Tony in the moon language (语言). I want to tell 　45 an interesting story. I think Tony will be happy to read it."

36. A. father　　 B. mother　　 C. parent　　 D. parents

37. A. has　　 B. remembers　　 C. takes　　 D. leaves

38. A. days　　 B. weeks　　 C. months　　 D. years

39. A. hears　　 B. sees　　 C. tells　　 D. calls

40. A. mouth　　 B. head　　 C. hand　　 D. arm

41. A. to　　 B. in　　 C. on　　 D. with

42. A. when　　 B. what　　 C. who　　 D. where

43. A. but　　 B. so　　 C. or　　 D. because

44. A. brother　　 B. sister　　 C. friend　　 D. teacher

45. A. you　　 B. him　　 C. her　　 D. them

 For Chinese students, English is not easy, ______ it's interesting.

    A. and      B. but      C. so      D. because

 There are about six trains going ________ Shanghai and Chengdu every day.

    A. in front of      B. next to      C. between      D. behind

 Henry usually ______ TV on weekends.

    A. sees      B. reads      C. watches      D. looks at

— What is Mary doing?

— She ______.

　 A. is cooking　　 B. is a cook　　 C. likes cooking　　 D. wants to cook

 Helen ______ some friends in Shanghai and she often visits them.

    A. have      B. get      C. has got      D. have got

 Chocolate is delicious, but too much chocolate is ______ our health.

    A. good for      B. bad for      C. good at      D. bad at