Lily and Lucy are twins. They look the same. Their parents buy them the same clothes, the same shoes, the same hats and the same bikes. So the twins have the same things.
But now Lily wants to be different. Listen, the twins are talking in their bedroom.
Lily: There's a new supermarket near our home. My blouse is old. I want to buy a new one.
Lucy: I would like a new blouse, too.
Lily: But we can't have blouses of the same colour. I like green.
Lucy: I like green, too.
Lily: Then you can have a dark green blouse. And I can have a light green one. OK?
Lucy: No. I like light green, too.
Lily: Well, well, let's buy blouses of the same colour.
(1) The twins are now ________.
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A .at school |
B .at home |
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C .in the supermarket |
D .in the hospital |
(2) Lily wants to wear ________ now.
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A .like talking |
B .like shopping |
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C .different clothes |
D .want to be the same |
(3) They would like to buy new ________.
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A .blouses |
B .hats |
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C .bikes |
D .hat |
(4) Of the following, ________ is RIGHT.
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.the twins like wearing the same clothesB
.the twins like dark greenC
.Lucy likes the same colourD
.the twins have different things.(5) Of the following, ________ is NOT right.
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.the parents buy the same things for the twinsB
.the new supermarket is near the twins houseC
.the twins' bikes are of the same colourD
.the parents want their daughters to be differentToday is October 20, Sunday. The weather is Sunny. We, twenty boys and sixteen girls, go to school early, but we don't have classes today. Our teacher takes us to the zoo. We all get on a bus. It goes fast and at nine we get there.
What a beautiful zoo! There are a lot of trees, some hills and a big lake there. The sun is shining and flowers are colourful. There are many men, women and children coming here. And there are many different kinds of animals in it, like elephants, monkeys, pandas, snakes, fishes and so on. The birds are singing in the trees and fishes are swimming in the lake. We like to watch the monkeys. They play on the hills and eat apples. We are all happy and laugh all the time.
At two thirty in the afternoon, we leave the zoo. We learn a lot and we all enjoy ourselves.
(1) We go to the zoo on a(n) ________ morning.
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A .cloudy |
B .Monday |
C .autumn |
(2) The weather is ________ today.
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A .bad |
B .fine |
C .rainy |
(3) We ________ students and a teacher, go to school early.
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A .thirty-six |
B .sixteen |
C .twenty |
(4) We have no class because ________.
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.we can learn in the zooB
.today is SundayC
.our teacher takes us to the zoo(5) We stay in the zoo for ________ hours.
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A .five |
B .five and a half |
C .four and a half |
You may think birthdays are only cakes, presents, and a happy song called
“Happy Birthday to You”. In fact, there are many kinds of birthday celebrations(庆祝). In the west, people believe that some spirits(精灵)will come out on the birthday. In order to keep the spirits away, friends visit each other on their birthdays. Today, people still get together for birthday parties. But around the world, birthdays are celebrated in many different ways.In eastern Canada, children put butter on their noses on their birthdays. The butter keeps children away from bad luck. Irish
(爱尔兰)people lift birthday children upside down and make them touch the floor for every year of their age. Different countries have different ways to celebrate their birthdays. But you can celebrate your birthday in your own way.(1) Where do people believe that spirits will come out on the birthday?
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A .In Ireland. |
B .In Canada. |
C .In the west. |
(2) Why do friends visit each other on their birthdays in the west?
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.Because they miss(思念)each other.B
.Because they think they can help to keep the spirits away.C
.Because they want to go to the parties.(3) What do children do in eastern Canada to celebrate their birthdays?
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.They put chocolate on their noses.B
.They put butter on their noses.C
.They go out for holidays.(4) What do Irish people do on the children's birthdays?
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.They touch the floor every year of their age.B
.They lift birthday children upside down and make them touch the floor.C
.They make the birthday children touch the door every year of their age.(5) Which is the title for the passage?
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.Birthday PresentsB
.A World of Birthday CelebrationC
.Birthday Celebration in Canada