Today is fine. The sky is blue, Now it's nine o'clock in the morning. There's a sports meeting in the forest(森林)on the big mountain. Look，a horse, a panda and a cat are running. Over there a dog and two tigers are jumping. Two monkeys are climbing the trees. Four birds are flying around and singing. There are some other animals there, too. The elephants are standing. A monkey is sitting on an old elephant. The monkey has a flag(旗)in his hand. Polly is sitting in the tree. A fox, a baby panda and some small animals are sitting under the tree. They are all watching.
【小题1】—What colour is the sky today?—It’s____________.

I’m taking my family to other countries to have a trip. My wife and I and our two children are all going along. My elder brother will go with us, too. He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and take care of the house.
We’re going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe . When we arrive in Europe, we’re going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.
It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip. We’ll go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that, too.
(    ) 1. How many people will go to have a trip?
A.  Three          B. Four         C. Five             D. Six
(    ) 2. My father will not go on the trip because               .
A . he doesn’t like travels            B. he like staying at home
C. he is too old to travel             D. nobody wants to take him along
(    ) 3 . We’re coming back home by               .
A. sea                 B. air           C. bus            D. train
(    ) 4. In Europe we will               .
A. go sight-seeing at the seaside      B. to go to different countries by ship
C. buy a lot of presents             D. go from place to place by train or by bus
(    ) 5. My brother and my children would like to               .
A. do some shopping in Europe          B. study the Italian language in Italy
C. enjoy a trip by ship                D. learn French in France

Dear Victor,
I am a college student. Nowadays games on the net are very popular with college students. Some of my roommates are very interested in them. They not only play games in their free time, but also keep talking about them at night when lights are off, and they regard games as a part of their life. I’ve asked them to give it up, but they wouldn’t listen to me. It has become a rather big problem. Should I report it to our teachers or do something else?
Ted
Dear Ted,
Drop it. Your roommates, as grown—ups, can do whatever they want with their time so long as it doesn’t break school rules or violate(妨碍)other people’s interests.
Playing perhaps gives these students relaxation from hard study. If they play too often and have little time to study, they will reap what they have sown（自食其果）, but you will not. Reporting to the teachers would only harm your good name in your dormitory(宿舍). However, you have rights to ask your roommates to be quiet when you need sleep. If they aren’t angry with you, they will stop talking. But be polite and friendly. Perhaps, in return, join them in a game or two.
Victor
【小题1】Ted wants his roommates to_______.

Look at the girl, she is eleven. Her name is Wang Fang. I am eleven, too. My name is Kate.Wang Fang and I are good friends. She is in Class One, Grade One. She is Number 8 in Row 5. I am in Class One, Grade One, I am Number 9 in Row 6. We are at school today.
【小题1】How old is Wang Fang?
A. She is eleven.   B. She is twelve.   C. She is ten.
【小题2】Wang Fang and I are____________ .
A. girls   B. boys   C. teachers
【小题3】What grade are Wang Fang and I in?
A. Grade One.  B. Grade Two.  C. Grade Three.
【小题4】Wang Fang is my____________ .
A. good teacher  B. good friend   C. brother
【小题5】Where are Wang Fang and I today?
At school.  B. At home.  C. Here.

Peter:   What are you doing for vacation, Steven?
Steven:  I’m visiting my aunt in San Francisco. My brother’s staying there. He’s joining a club.
Peter:   Oh? When are you going?
Steven:  Next Friday.
Peter:   How long are you staying?
Steven:  I’m staying at my aunt’s home for four days. I’m going sightseeing in San Francisco, and then I’m seeing
all of my friends New York. How about you?
Peter:   I’m going to the beach and my friends and I are also going hiking for a few days.
Steven:  Aren’t you renting video tapes and relaxing at home?
Peter:   No, it’s boring. We like outside activities.
【小题1】Peter is going _______ on his vacation.
to Florida           B. riding            C. hiking           D. to San Francisco
【小题2】 Steven’s leaving ______ for vacation.

Mrs Smart is going to take her son, Clark, to see an eye doctor, but Clark has school in the morning and piano classes on Monday and Friday afternoons. And Mrs Smart is free (空闲)only in the afternoon. Here are the doctor’s office hours.

【小题1】Where are Mrs Smart and Clark going?

Ann is   1  American worker. She works  2 __a big factory(工厂) in America. It’s  3  __in the morning. Ann  4 _ up. She is sitting on the bed. She is putting  5 __her clothes. She   6   _nothing to do today.
Now Ann    7  at the table. She is    8  her breakfast. There is a cup of orange and some bread on the table. Ann is  9  the orange and eating the bread. She is  10 today’s newspaper.
【小题1】A. a                    B. an                   C. the
【小题2】A. in                   B. on                   C. at
【小题3】A. half six              B. half past six         C. six past half
【小题4】A. gets                 B. is geting             C. is getting
【小题5】A. off                   B. down               C. on
【小题6】A. has                  B. have                C. is having
【小题7】A. sit                   B. sits                 C. is sitting
【小题8】A. eating               B. eat                 C. eats
【小题9】A. seeing               B. eating              C. drinking
【小题10】A. reading              B. watching           C. seeing

Have you ever heard someone use the phrase” once in a blue moon”? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate” once in a blue moon”. Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.”While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue. This is just an expression. In fact, the phrase” blue moon” has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We associate certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip of a fingernail when we cannot see the moon at all; it is called a new moon.
When we can see the whole moon is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a blue moon”.
Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare (稀有的)event. This fact has led people to use the expression” once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.
【小题1】Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase” once in a blue moon”.

完形填空。（10分）
Clerk：Can I help you?
Jenny：Yes, please. Do you  1 black schoolbags?
Clerk：Yes. We have black ones, red ones  2 blue ones.
Jenny：How  3 are they?
Clerk：Each of them is fifteen  4 .
Jenny：Great! Well, I  5 a T-shirt. Can you tell me the prices of your T-shirts?
Clerk：OK. Look! These red T-shirts  6 seven dollars. Do you  7 the color?
Jenny：Yes, I do. How much are those yellow T-shirts 8 the table?
Clerk：Fifteen dollars each. And  9 black T-shirts are twenty dollars.
Jenny：OK! I’ll  10 a red one. Thank you.
Clerk：You’re welcome.
【小题1】A、have               B、see                 C、want
【小题2】A、or                B、but                C、and
【小题3】A、long              B、many               C、much
【小题4】A、dollar            B、dollars            C、dollar’s
【小题5】A、want              B、have                C、buy
【小题6】A、am              B、is                C、are
【小题7】A、find              B、like                C、meet
【小题8】A、for               B、of                 C、on
【小题9】A、this               B、that              C、those
【小题10】A、bring            B、take               C、sell