Joe Brown had a shop where he sold meat.One day a woman came into the shop at five to one."I'm sorry I'm late."she said, "I need some more meat for my dinner tonight."Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop.He took it out of the fridge and said:"This is $ 6.50."

   "That piece is too small."the woman said, "haven't you got anything bigger?"Joe went into the room behind his shop,took the meat into the fridge,took it out again and closed the door with a lot of noise.Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said:"This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive.It's $ 8.75."

"Good." the woman said with a smile, "give me both of them, please?"

1.What was Joe Brown?

A.A bookseller.   B.A shopkeeper.   C.A conductor.  D. A gateman.

2.When did the woman come into the shop?

A. Late in the evening.          B. At midnight.

C. Early in the morning.         D. Early in the afternoon.

3.Why didn't the woman want that piece of meat at first? Because

A. it was too cheap      B. it smelt bad   C. it cost too much      D. it wasn't big enough

4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A. Only one piece of meat.      B. Two pieces of meat.

C. Several pieces of meat.      D. Many pieces of meat.

5.Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

A. Certainly.

B. Of course not.

C. He would try his best.

D.The story doesn’t give us the answers.

The westerners have more vacation days than us. Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books or watch television. Many families take their lunch to a park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat under some trees or near a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they often go to the seaside. There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.

The westerners like travelling. They think travelling and outdoor activities are the parts of their lives. They work hard to save money, but their main purpose(目的) is to travel.

Most western students often make use of their vacation to camp. There are thousands of camp interesting bases(基地) in western countries. They can swim, go fishing, attend lectures, and take part in many other recreational(娱乐性的) activities there. It can help them wrest from the secrets of nature, train(训练) their viability(生存能力), and teach them how to be self-reliant (自立).

1.Some westerners like to ______ at home during their vacation.

A. clean their rooms                 B. cook their meals

C. work in the garden and watch TV   D. go fishing

2.Many families often take their lunch out and have it ______.

A. under some trees     B. near the city

C. near the sea         D. in the restaurants 

3.______ is very important for the westerners.

A.Working hard         B.Travelling C.Saving moneyD.Going camping 

4.What does the underlined phrase “wrest from” mean here?

A.取得                         B.保守                         C.认识                         D.探索   

5.The passage mainly tells us ______.

A.how the westerners spend their vacation

B.the westerners have more vacation days than us

C.different views on vacation between the westerners and the easterners

D. teach the western students how to be self-reliant

Mike was a small boy,and he didn't like washing his hands.Every day his mother said to him: "Mike,your hands are very dirty  again.Go and wash them."But Mike never washed them well.He only put them in the water for a minute and took them out again.

     Mike's aunt lived in another street. One day,she came to stay with Mike's parents,and she came with her small son,Ted.Ted was a year younger than Mike,and he didn't like washing his hands,either .First the boys were with their parents,then they went to play.When they were sitting,Mike looked at Ted's hands and said: "My hands are dirtier than yours.""Certainly they are." Ted answered,"you are a year older than I am."

判断正误：

1.Mike always washed his hands carefully.

2.Mike was older than Ted.

3.Ted's hands were a little cleaner than Mike's.

4.Mike's aunt lived in the street next to his house.

5.Mike's hands were dirtier than Ted's because he was older.

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 Daniel is my friend. 1 like to share my ________ with him when 1 am happy.

A. joy              B. happy              C. sad             D. secrets

The Changjiang River is _________in the world.

A. a longest river                      B. the longest river

C. one of the longest river                   D. one of the longest rivers

 ----What’s the weather like today?

          ---- It’s ________  warm  ________  yesterday.

A. so; that   B. as; as    C. not; until    D. too ; to

 I don’t like milk , but my mother makes me ________ it .

A. to drink    B. drinks    C. drink     D. drinking

 They had a wonderful time _______________ .

A. chat on the Internet              B. chatting on the Internet

C. chat in the Internet              D. chatting in the Internet

 We should have ______fast food, ________fresh vegetables and take enough exercise.

A. fewer, fewer   B. less, more         C. fewer, more  D. less, less