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Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.

“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.

“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.” Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!

It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”

Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob. Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”

1.What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?

A. John was great to build this bridge.

B. John was not good at building bridges.

C. John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D. John should build the bridge earlier.

2.What do you think of the carpenter?

A. Shy. B. Wise. C. Proud. D. Careless.

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A. What a Big Fence! B. A Strong Bridge.

C. Three Kind Men D. A Fence or a Bridge ?

用所给单词的适当形式填空。每个单词限用一次。

speak proud empty safe term

1.There are three in a year in the school in the USA.

2.My English is a little poor. I want to improve it.

3.Confucius is a great thinker who is the of all the Chinese.

4.When Chang’e Ⅰlanded ________ on the earth, all Chinese were cheerful.

5.The dustbins in the streets should be every day.

阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语的意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do more work, but he’s paid 1 (较少的). He likes to watch football matches very much and 2 (花费)a lot of time on it.

One evening there was a big football match. He 3 (借)some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were 4 (卖)out. He 5 (感到)sorry for it. He saw a pole(电线杆)outside the playground and climbed it up quickly. A policeman came and said, “It’s dangerous to stay on it. Come down!”

“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at the moment the policeman 6 (听到) cheers in the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there but take care,” the policeman said 7 (高兴地) and left. When the match would soon be over, he came back again and asked, “Who’s 8 (赢)?” “Theirs, 3-2.” “Come down,” the policeman said 9 (生气地). “Such a match that we shouldn’t10 (观看) it.”

Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who’s kicked a goal!”

Charles，Isabel，Alex，Tara和Toby五个人都爱好体育。现在他们正打算从事各自喜欢的项目。请仔细阅读题中的个人情况说明，然后选出符合各人要求的最佳选项。

1.Charles works in the city center and wants to take up a sport that he can often do during his lunch break. He enjoys a game in which he can play with his workmate on the desk to relax.

2.Isabel, aged 17, is a Chinese girl who studies in the US now. She never misses any matches played by Houston Rockets. She hopes to follow in Yao Ming’s steps.

3.Alex likes water sports very much. He is good at showing different styles, such as butterflies, frogs and so on. Believe it or not, he can dive under water for 2. 5 minutes.

4.Tara comes from America. Now she teaches English in a middle school in Beijing. In her free time, she would like to go in for a traditional sport so that she can learn more about China.

5.Toby is a student in charge of PE lesson in Riverside Middle School. These days he is training hard for the coming sport meet. He wants very much to break the school record of 175cm.