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　　Everyone has his own birthday. People celebrate their birthdays in different countries in different ways. Now here are four people from different countries. Sandy Morison comes from Madrid. She says happily, “My twenty-first birthday is on Saturday, and I'm going to go out with some friends. To wish me a happy birthday, they're going to pull on my friends are very traditional.”

　　Mr and Mrs Sato are from Tokyo. Mr Sato is going to be 60 tomorrow. In Japan, the beginning of a new life. The colour red is for a new life, so we always give something red for a sixtieth birthday. Mrs Sato says, “What am I going to give my husband? I can't say. It's a surprise!”

　　Li Xiaomei from Beijing feels very excited and tells us, Tomorrow is my sixteenth birthday. It's a special birthday, so we're going to have a family party. I'm probably going to get some money in “lucky” envelopes from my relatives. My mother is going to cook noodles---noodles are for a long life.

　　Phillip Evans, from Paris, smiles to us, “I'm going to be 30 next week, so I'm going to invite three very good friends out to dinner. In France, when you have a birthday, you often invite people out. In some countries, I know it's opposite --- people take you out.”

　　How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

阅读短文，判断正 (T) 误 (F)。

(1) People in different countries celebrate their birthdays in the same way.

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(2) To celebrate her birthday, Sandy is going to pull on her friends' ears.

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(3) On his birthday, Mr Sato is going to receive something red.

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(4) Li Xiaomei is going to cook some noodles on her birthday.

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(5) Phillip is going to take his friends out to dinner on his birthday.

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　　Mike arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line (排队), others were walking around. There were a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Mike looked around but there was no place for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a chair to sit in. Just then, Jim, one of Mike's workmates came in and sat with him. “What time is your bus?” asked Jim. “There's plenty of time yet,” answered Mike. “Well, I'll get you some more tea then,” said Jim. They talked while drinking. Then Mike looked at the clock again. “Oh! It's going backward (倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven.” “You're looking at the clock in the mirror.” Said Jim. Tom was so sad (难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Mike has never liked mirrors.

根据短文内容判断正 (T)、误 (F)。

(1) Mike came to the bus station very late.

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(2) The bus would leave at five to twelve.

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(3) Mike waited for the bus in a station cafe.

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(4) It was half past eleven after drinking the tea.

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(5) In fact. Mike looked at the clock in the mirror.

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阅读理解.

　　One bright summer morning，about thirty little boys and girls were walking along a bridge with their teacher Miss Green. They just reached the middle of the bridge when there was a great shout behind them. Miss Green told them to stop，and turned and listened.When she heard the cry “Mad (发疯的) Dog”，she saw the dog running to the bridge.

　　“Children，”said Miss Green，“keep close to the wall of the bridge. Don't move or cry.” Then she went and stood before the boys and girls.

　　The animal came，and a man with a gun (枪) in his bands ran after it. Just when the dog rushed towards (朝) one of the little girls with its mouth widely open，Miss Green ran to the dog quickly and thrust (插，塞) her right hand into the dog's mouth. It bit(咬)her badly，but she kept her hand there until the man came near and shot(射击)the animal dead．

　　Several days later Miss Green died．She gave up her own life to save the lives of the children.

根据短文内容判断下列句子的正(T)误(F).

(1)Thirty little boys and girls were walking along the river.

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(2)Miss Green didn't hear the shout.

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(3)A mad dog was running to the bridge.

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(4)“Stop to move，children.” the teacher said to the children.

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(5)A woman ran after the dog with a gun in her hands.

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(6)The dog ran towards Miss Green.

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(7)Miss Green was badly hurt at that time.

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(8)The man came near and shot the animal dead.

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(9)Two days later Miss Green died.

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(10)The children were all well.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　)

　　Last year, we had an English teacher from the United States. We called him Mr. Smith. He often told us, “English is very useful in the world.” He taught us very well. He was strict with us all. In class he always gave us more time to speak English. At first I could hardly understand a word. I worked so hard that I could talk to my classmates in English then. So I began to like it very much.

　　Now Mr. Smith taught in another school. This year we have a new teacher, Mrs. White. She teaches us very carefully, too. She often asks us to recite (背诵) the texts and play games. With the help of the two foreign teachers, we all have made great progress. Now I am enjoying studying English. I am sure I will learn better this year.

根据短文内容判断正 (T) 、误 (F)。

(1) This year our English teacher is still Mr. Smith.

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(2) Mr. Smith is from England.

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(3) In Mr. Smith's class, students have much time to speak English.

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(4) Mrs. White doesn't often play games with us.

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(5) “I” like studying English.

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　　There is no quick and easy way to learn English. But there is a simple and good way. Speak English as much as you can. Speak only English with your teacher and your classmates. Speak English with them while you are in class and cut of class. Speak and listen to English as much as you can. Listen to your teacher when he speaks to you in English in class. Listen to your classmates when they speak English to you out of class. Listen to English on the radio.

　　Speak, listen and read English as much as you can. Doff t just read the textbook that you use in class. Go to the library of your school, or to a bookshop and read easy English books.

　　Speak, listen, read and write English as much as you can. Buy a small notebook and write in it every day. Write about what you learned in class.

　　These things are not hard, but they are the work you should do. If you do them, with the help of your teacher, you will learn English well.

根据短文内容判断下列句子的正 (T) 、误 (F)。

(1) There is a quick and easy way to learn English.

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(2) A simple and good way to learn English is to speak it only.

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(3) Speak English with your teachers and classmates both in class and out of class.

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(4) Listen to English only on the radio.

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(5) You should read not only the textbooks but also easy English books.

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阅读理解.

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，判断正误.(正确的写T，错误的写F)

　　Every morning, Steve goes to work by train. As it's a long way to go, he always buys a newspaper and that helps to make the time pass more quickly. One morning, he turned to the sports page. He wanted to read the report on an important football match. The report was so interesting that he forgot time. When he heard the conductor, it was already the last station of the train. He got off the train and had to wait a long time for the train coming back. Of course, he got to the office very late. His boss was very angry when he told him why he was late.

　　"Work is more important than football match!" he shouted.

(1)Steve goes to work by train every day.

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(2)He lives far from his office.

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(3)He always buys a newspaper because he likes reading newspapers.

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(4)He should get off the train at the last station.

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(5)One day he was asleep on the train and forgot to get off the train.

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(6)He liked the report of the football match very much.

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(7)The boss thinks that work is more important than football.

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(8)Steve is never late for work.

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　　Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody couldn't because they had to look after the sick children, and Joan was not the lucky one. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to work that evening, she felt very sorry for herself.

　　She went to one little boy, Dicky. He was only eleven years old, but he was good at talking. Poor Dicky had a very serious illness, and now he could only move his hands, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people.

　　Dicky knew that Joan loved dancing, so when she came to say good-night to him. He said to her, “Pm very sorry that you can't go to the dance because of us. But we're going to have a party for you. And you can find a cake in the drawer. I saved it from my supper today. There is also a dollar there. You can buy something to drink with that. And I'll get up and dance with you if I can.” He added.

　　Suddenly the hospital dance wasn't important to Joan at all.

根据短文内容判断正误。正确的填T，错误的填F。

(1) Joan felt unlucky that evening because she couldn't go to the dance.

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(2) Poor Dicky was a ten-year-old boy.

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(3) Dicky was always thinking about other people.

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(4) Dicky went to buy Joan something to drink.

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(5) At the party Dicky danced with Joan.

阅读理解.

　　Mr. Tortoise and Mr. Hare are friends. They often have a race together. Mr. Hare runs faster than Mr. Tortoise. But he doesn't often win the race, because Mr. Tortoise is very clever. He often thinks of some clever ideas to win the race.

　　Yesterday, early in the morning, Mr. Hare went to see Mr. Tortoise again. Mr. Tortoise was making something in his house. When he saw Mr. Hare, he said happily, "Well, Mr. Hare. How are you? Do you feel like a race today?"

　　"Sure, anytime ! Running is my favorite sport, you know."

　　"Good． Can I still use my own way to finish the race?"

　　"Of course. Let's run to see Mr. Elephant. He bought some interesting books last week. The first can read the books, and the second should cook lunch today. What do you think?"

　　"Good idea! But I still have something to do. You can start running first."

　　"What? I run first? Is there something wrong with you? I'm sure to win." Mr. Hare asked in great surprise.

　　"Don't worry! Wait and you'll see." Mr. Tortoise said slowly.

　　Mr. Hare said no more but started running very fast to Mr. Elephant's house. After a few minutes, he looked back. There was no one behind． He went on running.

　　A few seconds later, he looked back again. Why! Mr. Tortoise was catching up quickly. He was not far behind． "How could he be so fast?" Mr. Hare stopped to have a clear look.

Mr. TORTOISE WAS ON AN ELECTRICAL SCOOTER(电动滑板车) !

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）.

（1）Mr. Tortoise knew he would win the race.

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（2）Mr. Hare is much cleverer than Mr. Tortoise.

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（3）Mr. Tortoise cooked lunch yesterday.

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（4）If Mr. Tortoise didn't use the electrical scooter, he would lose the race.

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（5）Mr. Hare wins the race every time except yesterday.

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阅读理解.

　　Balzac was a famous French novelist. One day he found a very beautiful vase while shopping. He loved

it a lot,but the price was too high,400 francs.

　　“Could you sell it at 200 francs？”Balzac wanted to cut down the price.

　　“No,”the shopkeeper answered.

　　Balzac left without any word. He went back home and asked several friends to

help him. They worked out a plan. Balzac hoped it would work.

　　The next day,one of his friends went to the shop and asked for the vase at 300 francs. The shopkeeper didn't answer.

　　Shortly after the first one,the second friend went and asked for it at 250. Theshopkeeper shook his head. And so on,the third for 200,the fourth for 150. The fifth for 100 ! My God ! It was too low !

　　Then Balzac himself returned to the shop and offered 200 again. To his surprise,the plan worked and Balzac got the beautiful vase at his price.

判断正误,对的用(T),错的用(F)：

(1) Balzac was a great English novelist.

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(2) He liked the beautiful vase very much and bought it at 400 francs.

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(3) His friends didn't want to help him,because they didn't like the vase.

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(4) The fourth friend asked for the vase at 150 francs.

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(5) Their plan worked and Balzac got the beautiful vase at last.

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阅读理解.

　　I can still (仍然) remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn't see anything because the window was too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don't think I was worried or afraid at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent(沉默) at first. Then he began to cry(哭) ,because he didn't wan to stay there.

　　More and more students came in, but the boy didn't stop crying. “Morn, I want to go home. ” He cried again and again. Later, the teacher came in. She went to the little, boy, and said something to him. I couldn't hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to, smile. To this day, I still don't know what the teacher said to the little boy.