Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.

??? Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.

?? Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.

?? Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.

1.The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.

A. larger than B. smaller than C. as big as D. as small as

2.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _________.

A. get married B. be free C. find good jobs D. study

3.They visit their parents ________.

A. on weekdays B. on weekends C. at any time D. on holiday

4.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A. Children have the freedom(自由） to choose their own job.

B. Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.

C. Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D. When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.

5.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.

A. children can learn how to make money for themselves

B. their children required them to do so

C. they are rich

D. it is required by law

根据对话内容，从方框内的六个句子选择五个合适的句子补全对话。

A: Hi, LinTao. Our English teacher said my pronunciation was not good. 1.

B: Don’t worry. There is going to be a talk on learning English at the Students’ Palace. 2.

A: I’d love to. 3.

B: A teacher from America.

A: I think the talk will be wonderful. 4.

B: I hear the teacher will give us many good examples and methods about learning English. And you can listen to the teacher’s pronunciation carefully.

A: Excellent! 5.

B: At half past two. We must go now.

A: OK.

A. What the teacher tell us?

B. Would you like to listen to it?

C. Who will give the talk?

D. What should I do?

E. What time is it going to start?

F. How about you?

用所给单词的适当形式填空

1.In some places, many animals have no place ______(live) in.

2.Of? all the subjects, I think Chinese is? _________(interesting).

3.Tom writes as ________(careful) as Jim.

4.The old man is so old that he walks very ______(slow).

5.How about ______(go) swimming.

选择方框中适当填空短语

too much???????? look up????? think of????? far from?????? be late for

1.Jim’s home is _______ school so he has to take a bus to school.

2._________housework made Jane feel very unhappy.

3.If you don’t understand the word, you can _____________ the dictionary.

4.Tom got late this morning, so he _________? school.

5.I always very happy when I _______ her.

选词填空（10分）

schools? speak??? comes? living?? teacher? write? but? children? Chinese? thinks? ????

Mr. Smith is my new friend. He _1.__ from Paris, France. He’s a French _2.___? of a middle school. His students all like him very much. He can __3.___ some Chinese, _4.__? not much. He wants to learn more, so he goes to __5.__ classes every week. He likes _6.__ and working in China very much. He ___7._the Chinese people are very friendly(友好的). He has two? __8.__ , Maria and Tom. They are students, but they go to different(不同的) __9.___? . They have some pen pals and they often? _10.___ to the pen pals. They also have many Chinese friends at school and they play games after class.

介绍你最喜爱的体育运动。

要求：1. 说明喜欢的原因。

2，围绕你所喜欢的运动展开讨论。3，70词左右。

There ________ more buildings in ten years.

A. will have????? ????????????? B. will be?????? ????????????? C. have??????? ????????????? D. has

I can’t hear the news. Would you mind ________ the TV?

A. turn down??? ????????????? B. turn up????? ????????????? C. turning up??? ????????????? D. turning down

Why not ________ for help when you were in trouble?

A. you ask ??? ????????????? B. ask????????? ????????????? C. asking????? ????????????? D. to ask

My brother doesn’t like skating. I don’t like it, ________.

A. too???????? ????????????? B. also??????? ????????????? C. either???? ????????????? ????????????? D. already