It was a cold spring morning in London. The weather was very cold, and many people were ill. So there were many people in the doctor's waiting room. At the head of the queue was an old woman. The woman was a visitor. She did not live in London. She lived in the country. She was in the city to visit her daughter. She wanted to see the doctor because her back hurt. Soon an Indian（印度人）came into the waiting room, and walked quickly to the doctor's door. The old woman thought he was a queue jumper. She stood up and took his ann. Slowly, she said,“We were all here before you. You must wait for your turn…you…understand?”

　　The Indian answered:“No, madam. You don't understand! You're all after me! I'm the doctor!”

A．he was at the head of the queue

B．he was the doctor

C．he was an Indian

D．he was very ill

A．when he was nine years old

B．before he was nine

C．when he was eight years old

D．for nine years

A．He often reads English stories or articles.

B．His teacher sometimes introduces some interesting things to him.

C．He often goes to the cinema.

D．Both A and B.

　　Four girls go to school every day by taxi. One day one of the girls says,“There is a test this morning. Let's get to school late. Then we will not have the test.”

“What can we tell the teacher?”One of the girls says.“He will be angry. We will need a good excuse.”The girls think for a moment, then one of them says,“Let's tell him that our taxi has a flat tire.”“That's a good idea,”the other girls say.“We will tell him that .”They get to school an hour later.

　　The test is over.“Why are you late?”The teacher asks,“Sit down, one of you in each corner of the classroom.”The four girls do this. Then the teacher says,“Write down a piece of paper the answer to this question: Which tire is flat?”

A．They don't like school.

B．They want to go shopping.

C．They don't finish their homework.

D．They don't want to take a test.

A．No, they can't. Because they can't remember which tire is flat.

B．Yes, they can. Because there is a flat tire.

C．No, they can't. Because they may give a different answer.

D．Yes, they can. Because all of four tires are flat.

A．They find a good excuse.

B．The teacher is very clever.

C．There is a flat tire.

D．They don't like to go to school by bike.

　　When you hear their music, you're sure to love the three boys from pop group C21! The three boys from Denmark（丹麦）sing beautifully. They write most of their own songs and also play the guitar themselves.

　　They go to Shanghai to help sell their album“C21”. Then they go to a show and sing some of their popular love songs like“You Are the One”and“She Cries”.

　　The three young men are Soren, Esben and David. Soren, the oldest, is 20 years old. He is the main singer（主唱）. Esben, also 20, is shy and cool, and David, 19, is warm and interesting. They are trying（尝试）to put a little rock into their music.

　　Because they love music, the boys have to give up（放弃）a lot. Soren loves playing football, but he chooses music at last. He gives up the chance of playing for the Danish National Football Team（丹麦国家足球队）.

　　The three boys are glad. They say,“Music is everything, and we could not imagine（想象）doing anything else.”

　　Mary has four cousins（表兄妹）They are Betty, Peter, Bill and Ann. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is two years younger than Mary and one year older than Peter. Bill is nine, and Ann, the youngest, is seven.

　　Betty and Peter are good runners. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Ann like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Ann. Bill is the best singer of the five. Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Bill and Ann study in a primary school（小学）The five children all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest.

Mrs. Davis: What clothes do we need in Shanghai in August（八月）? We're going to stay there for about ten days.

(1) Mr．and Mrs．Davis are leaving for ________.

A．the bags and boxes are full

B．they don't need them at all

C．they want to buy winter clothes there

D．they want to be there for only ten days

(4) Mr．Davis thinks there are taxis in Shanghai, ________.

(5) From the talk we know that Mr．and Mrs．Davis are ________.

(3) How long does the TV play“A Big Family”last?

　　Clark and Luice like sports very much. In summer they swim and in winter they skate. They are going skating this weekend, but they don't know how the weather will（将会）be. It's 7∶35 now, and they are watching TV. They are listening to the weather report（预报）for the weekend: Friday is going to be cold and cloudy, but it isn't going to rain. The temperature（温度）is going to be below（低于）zero. It's going to snow on Friday evening. Saturday and Sunday will be cold and sunny.

A．listening to the weather report

B．watching TV

C．playing

D．sports

A．swimming in the river

B．skating

C．have a party in the classroom

D．to skating

A．they want to see their good friend

B．they are going to have a picnic on the hill

C．they are going to have a football match in the open air

D．the weather will be fine and they can go skating

　　Mark Twain was an American writer. One day he went to a city by train. He wanted to see one of his friends there. He was a very busy man. He usually forgot something. When he was in the train, the conductor（列车员）asked him for his ticket. Mark Twain looked for the ticket here and there, but he couldn't find it. The conductor knew Mark Twain. She said,“Show me your ticket on your way back. And if you can't find it, it doesn't matter.”

　　“Oh, but it does.”said Mark Twain.“I must find the ticket. If I can't find it, how can I know where I'm going”