A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables.

   A waiter went up to him and gave him the menu.

   The man read it carefully, then ordered(点餐) all the most expensive foods and began to enjoy himself.

   Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man’s table.

   The waiter came up and said to the man, “What would your little boy like, sir?”

   “Oh, just an ice cream, ” the man told him. Then he said to the waiter, “I’m just going out to buy a newspaper.”

   He left the restaurant. The waiter gave the boy an ice cream. The boy ate it, and then stood up and walked to the door.

   The waiter ran to him.

   “Excuse me,” he said, “but your father hasn’t come back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or for your ice cream.”

   “I’m sorry,” The young boy said, “He’s not my father, I don’t know who he is.”

   The waiter did not understand. “What do you mean?” he asked.

   “The man came up to me in the street, ” the boy said. “He asked me if I liked ice cream. I told him I did. Then he told me to come into the restaurant at 2:00pm and sit down at his table. He said he’d give me some.”

    After knowing the truth, the waiter felt so sad, because he had to pay money for the meal.

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1  What did the man order in the restaurant?

2  Where did the little boy sit?

3  Was the small boy the man’s son?

4  When did the man tell the boy to come into the restaurant?

5  Who paid money for the meal?

Is it traditional to have a birthday like this?

Teresa, Madrid, Spain

My twenty-first birthday was in April. I was really happy to go out with some friends. They pulled my ear 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom(习俗). Some people do it only once, but my friends are very traditional! Sometimes it’s great to follow the custom. I even want them to do that on my sixtieth birthday!

Francisco, Paris, France

   I’m going to be 30 next Friday. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. I know that in some countries it’s the opposite---people take you out.

Lin Xiaohan, Taipei, China

   Yesterday was my sixteenth birthday. It was a special birthday, so we had a family dinner together. I was happy to get some money from my parents. My mother cooked noodles--- noodles are for a long life.

Mr. and Mrs. Brady, Manchester, Britain

   In Britain, we say, “Life begins at 40”. My husband is going to be 40 at the weekend. It’s a special birthday. I’d like to hold a big party for him with all our friends and family members, but we don’t want him to know that now. It’s going to be a surprise. What am I going to give my husband? I can’t say. That’s a surprise, too.

根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)、误(F)。(5分)

1 In Britain, it’s a custom to pull people’s ears on their birthday.

2 When you have a birthday in France, people often take you out.

3 Lin Xiaohan had some noodles on his sixteenth birthday.

4 Mrs. Brady is going to give her husband some money for his birthday.

5 From the passage, we know Mr. Brady knows everything about his birthday party.

   I’m planning to visit Xi’an for my vacation this summer. I’ll fly there on July 28 and stay there until August 6. First I want to see the old city wall. There are many old city walls in Xi’an in the past. But now there are only a few left. They are more than 700 years old. Lots of them were pulled down in the 1960s. People thought they were not useful and they made the traffic heavy and the streets crowded. Some of them were even dangerous. Today, our country is trying to build some of the old city walls again, because they can help us to remember our history.

   Second, I’m visiting Emperor Qin’s Terra Cotta Warriors (秦始皇兵马俑). It’s very famous in China. And I will take the camera with me. I’m taking photos there.

   I think my trip will be very interesting and I can’t wait for it.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1  Where is the writer going to visit?

              A. Dalian.                     B. Shanghai.          C. Xi’an.               D. Xuzhou.

2  How many places is the writer going to visit in Xi’an?

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

3  How long is the writer staying in Xi’an?

              A. For a month.            B. Less than a week.

              C. Only three days.       D. For about 10 days

4  Which is NOT the reason for people to pull down the old city walls?
          A. They made streets crowded.                  B. They made traffic heavy.

C. They were dangerous.                           D. They were too high.

5  Which of the following is TRUE?

A.      There were a few walls in Xi’an in the past.

B.      Today our country is building the old walls again.

C.      The writer isn’t taking any photos during his vacations.

D.     The writer is going to Xi’an by train.

   A father isn’t happy with his only son. He doesn’t think his son is clever.

   One day, the father gives his son a task. He says, here is a coin. Go to buy one thing. That must be something to eat, something to drink, and something to plant.

   “What can I buy with one coin? It is too hard!” Then a girl finds the boy is not happy and comes up to him. “Can I help you? ” The boy tells her that hard task. “I know what you can do, ” she says. “Go and buy a watermelon with this coin. ” It will give you everything your father wants.” The boy thanks the girl and then runs to buy a watermelon.

   When the father sees the watermelon, he is very happy. “Good Job!” “In fact, that’s not my idea. A girl helps me”, says the boy. The father then says, “Honesty is more important than cleverness.”

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1 The father isn’t happy, because __________.

A.      he doesn't think his son is clever

B.      his son is lazy

C.      his son doesn’t study hard

D.     his son can’t buy something for him

2  The boy thinks about what his father says, but he still doesn’t know ______.

        A. where to buy it                                     B. what to buy

              C. how to buy it                                        D. why to buy it

3 __________ helps the boy.

              A. A girl         B. An old man        C. A friend                   D. A teacher

4 The father is _______ when he sees the watermelon.

       A. sad                     B. happy                C. excited                     D. angry

5 The meaning of “honesty” is __________.

              A. 失败                B. 坚持                       C. 诚实                       D. 骄傲

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