Jack is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.

    One day the teacher asked the students a question, “When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty. John is fifteen now and how old is his brother? ”Jack answered, “That’s easy. His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty. ”

    Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, “When it thunders （打雷）, why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly, “can’t you see our eyes are in front of our ears? ”

    The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, “Why can fish swim in the water? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly. “don’t you know fish can’t walk on land? ”

(   )11. Jack was not _______ when he was young.

 A. strong        B. lazy            C. clever        D. well

(   )12. Jack didn’t like to _______ when he was a student.

 A. write compositions             B. do his homework

 C. do the housework               D. learn science or biology

(   )13. How old is Jack’s brother now when Jack is fifteen in the story?

 A. Ten years old            B. Fifteen years old

 C. Twenty years old      D. Twenty-five years old

(   )14. When it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound. It’s because _______.

 A. our eyes are in front of our ears.  B. our eyes are cleverer than our ears.

 C. our eyes can see but our ears can’t.    D. light goes faster than sound.

(   )15. Why can fish swim in the water? Jack’s answer is ______.

A. fish can’t walk on land       B. fish can’t swim on land

C. fish can’t walk in the water    D. fish has no legs or hands

Do you know there are two kinds of football games? One is American football, the other is soccer. In China many young men like playing soccer. It is very popular in China. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. There are eleven players in a team. And the ball is round. Only the goal-keeper（守门员）can play the ball with hands. The other players must play the ball with feet.

In America, soccer is not very popular. They like playing American football more than playing soccer.

There are also eleven players in a team. The ball is not round. All the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal（球门）bigger than the goal of soccer. American football is quite different form soccer.

(   )⒍The Chinese Call soccer      .

A. ball                 B. soccer             C. football           D. round soccer

(   )⒎There are 　 　 players in a team of soccer and also in a team of American football.

A. 10                  B. 11                   C. 12                  D. 14

(   )⒏In USA American football is 　 　 popular than soccer.

A. more               B. bigger             C. small               D. smaller

(   )⒐All the players can play 　 　 with hands and feet.

A. football         B. soccer         C. Chinese football     D. American football

(   )⒑The goal of American football is       than the soccer.

A. big                  B. bigger             C. small               D. smaller

  Jack and Hob are going to high school now．Jack wants to be an engineer．He is going to build roads，bridges and houses．Hob is interested in math and science，but he is going to study medicine．He wants to be a doctor．

   Kate is good at music．She wants to be an artist．She is going to sing and dance for people．Joan wants to be a woman astronaut．She says,“I am going to explore space some day．”“What do you want to be，Alice?”Joan asks me．“Oh，I want to be a teacher．When I grow up，I’m going to teach in countryside．”

   Each of us is doing his or her best at school．I am sure we will do something good for our country．

(   )1._________ students are talking．

A. Two          B. Three            C. Four       D. Five

(   )2.Who wants to be an artist?

A. Joan．       B. Jack．       C. Kate．  D. Alice．

(   )3.Three students are interested in __________．

A. medicine    B. music        C. space        D. science

(   )4.What does Joan want to be?

A.An astronaut．    B.A teacher． C.A doctor    D. An engineer．

(   )5.Where does Alice want to teach?

A.     On a farm．  B. In the countryside． C. At home．  D. Abroad．

A woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a  1  ,but he has only a small piece of farm. He can’t get enough crops for his family. When spring comes. They have  2  to eat.

One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he  3 , he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am  4 . The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then I’ll bring some  5  for you and our children. Don’t worry about me. I shall often  6  you.”

After that, the woman got a  7  from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she  8  to hide it in the box. She was  9  someone could see them.

“You can’t read.” One of her friends said, “Why don’t you ask someone to read them for you?”

“It doesn’t matter !” said the woman, “My husband will read them all for me when he comes back.”

（　）⒈ A. farmer             B. doctor             C. soldier               D. driver

（　）⒉ A. everything       B. something         C. anything             D. nothing

（　）⒊ A. slept               B. left                  C. went home         D. run away

（　）⒋ A. ill                    B. in                    C. away                 D. free

（　）⒌ A. clothes             B. shoes               C. skirts                 D. food 

（　）⒍ A. read for          B. write to           C. hear from           D. look after

（　）⒎ A. letter               B. box                 C. newspaper         D. book

（　）⒏ A. wanted           B. hoped             C. hurried               D. remember

（　）⒐ A. afraid              B. sorry               C. sure                   D. glad

（　）⒑ A. will come           B. came     C. comes    D. is coming

--What is he going to __ when he __ up?

--He is going to be a doctor.   

A. do; grow  　B. work; grows　  C. be; grow 　　D. be; grows

Lucy is very sad because she has ____ friends at school.

A. few 　　　　 B. a few 　　　 C. little 　　　D. a little

--When are you going to Beijing?

--I'm not sure ____. Maybe next Monday or Tuesday.　

A. too 　　 B. either 　　C. still 　　 D. yet

--Let's play soccer this afternoon.

--That ____ like a good idea.

A. looks 　　　 B. sounds 　　　C. feels 　　　 D. smells

It’s important for the parents to communicate　　　 their children.

A. on 　　　　 B. to 　　　C. with 　　　　D. for

 There is going to _______ an art exhibition on Friday.

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