Thousands of years ago, people only ate food that was grown near their homes. Some kinds of food were
only grown in one place, so people from other places didn't know about them. When Europeans first traveled
to Central and South America in the 1500s, they discovered strange kinds of food that they had never seen
before. Today, these are grown in a lot of different countries and they're sold in supermarkets all over the
world. They don't seem strange any more!
    Potatoes were first grown in the Andes in South America. In 1586, they were taken to Europe by explorers (探险家). In 1719, they were taken to North America. Before 1719, nobody in North America had ever seen
or eaten a potato. Today each American eats more than 60 kilos of potatoes a year.
    Tomatoes were also first grown by native (本地的) Americans. When European explorers visited the south
of America in 1500, they took tomato seeds (种子) back to Europe. Soon, tomatoes were grown in Europe,
but people in England didn't eat them. At that time, a lot of English people thought that tomatoes were
poisonous!
    Chilies (辣椒) have been eaten in Central and South America for more than 8,000 years! In the 1500s,
chilies were taken to Europe by explorers. Today, they are grown in hot countries all over the world.

1. How many kinds of food are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.

2. People in Central and South America have eaten chilies for more than ______ years.

A. 1,500
B. 1,586
C. 8,000

3. The underlined word "poisonous" in the passage means "______" in Chinese.

A. 有毒的
B. 重要的
C. 辛辣的

4. According to the passage, we know that ______.

A. people only ate food grown near their homes after 1719
B. people in Europe were the first to plant potatoes
C. the European explorers took chilies to Europe in the 1500s

5. Which of the following is the best title (标题) for the passage?

A. Traveling to America
B. "Strange" Food
C. The Earliest Explorers

     Hello! _1_ name is Li Hong. _2_ 12 years old. My _3_ is on 10th October. I was _4_ in Nanjing. I
_5_  _6_ my family on Zhongshan Road. I'm not very tall. I have black _7_ in a ponytail. I'm a _8_ of
the Music Club. I like _9_ to music. I want to be a singer when I _10_ up.
1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____
6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____10._____

     Hello! My name is Becky Sharp. I'm 11 years old. I have one brother. His name's Jason and he's 14.
I don't have any sisters.
     We live with our mum, dad  and  grandma in a  small house in Chesterfield, in the north of  England.
There are lots of things to do here. My friends and I sometimes go to the cinema on Saturdays.
     Do you like sport? I like football. My favourite team is Manchester United. I sometimes play football
with my brother. I am good at it but my brother isn't.
     I have lots of pets-one tortoise (乌龟) and six goldfish (金鱼). I want a dog or cat, but my mother
doesn't like them.

1. There are ______ people in Becky's family.

A. three    
B. four    
C. five    
D. six

2. Becky and her family live in______.

A. a big room            
B. a cinema
C. the west of England        
D. a small house

3. Does Becky play football well?

A. Yes, she does.        
B. No, she doesn't.
C. She is not very good.      
D. We don't know.

4. Becky's mother doesn't like______.

A. tortoises or goldfish        
B. tortoises or dogs
C. dogs or cats                
D. goldfish or cats

5. What does "pet" mean (表示是……意思) in Chinese?

A. 朋友    
B. 宠物 
C. 玩具  
D. 同伴

     In the United States, every year, Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November.
Because Canada is north of the United States, and is colder. The harvest comes earlier in the
year. In Canada, people have Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.
     The harvest brings a lot of food to the people. On Thanksgiving Day people in Canada and
America like to have a big meal with their friends and family just like Chinese people do at
Mid-Autumn Festival. Many Canadians and Americans put flowers, vegetables and fruits
around their homes to say "Thank you" for the harvest.
     At a Thanksgiving Day dinner, many Canadians and Americans will eat turkey, potatoes, and
pumpkins pie. These are food like the food of many years ago. They are saying "Thank you" for
the harvest that comes every year.

1. Which country has the Thanksgiving Day like the United States?

A. Japan.
B. China.
C. Canada.
D. Korea.

2. In the United States,Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of _________.

A. January
B. May
C. November
D. December

3. Canada has Thanksgiving earlier in the year because _________.

A. they 1ike flowers
B. the harvest come earlier
C. they have a big meal
D. they want to be different

4. The harvest brings to people.

A. flowers
B. turkeys
C. food
D. pumpkins

5. What do people usually say on Thanksgiving Day for the harvest?

A. Good morning.
B. I'm hungry.
C. Hello.
D. Thank you.

Dear Mike,
    We got your letter yesterday. Yes, we can visit you at Christmas. We thought to spend(度) Christmas
at home, but now we are going to be with you. Jack will not be in school then.
    The weather in Chicago is cold, but it doesn't matter. Sometimes we like the snow.
    We got our plane tickets. We will get to your city on the 18 th. We will stay with you for two weeks. Is
that all right with you?
    We'll take our favourite recipes(食谱), so we can have a nice Christmas dinner.
    See you soon.
                                                                                                                             Love
                                                                                                                       Mum and Dad

根据短文内容用适当的单词完成下面句子:
1. In Chicago, it is __________ now.
2. Mike has a brother called __________. He is in school now.
3. Mike's parents will go to his city by __________.
4. His parents will come back on __________ 31st.
5. Mike and his parents will __________ a nice dinner on Christmas Day.

     Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人) loved
wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine
and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never
caught his servant doing that.
     One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, "Here are two bottles of poison (毒药)
and some nice food in the house. You must take care of them." With these words, he went out.
     But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his
home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When
the rich man came back, he couldn't find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the
servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid
to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.

1. In the story, _____ liked wine and good food very much. 
A. the rich man           
B. the servant         
C. both A and B        
D. the cat
2. The rich man knew that it was _____ that drank  the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat                   
B. himself                
C. nobody                
D. the servant
3. The rich man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because _____. 
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat 
D. he wanted to kill the servant
4. In fact, _____ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
A. the servant           
B. cat                    
C. the rich man              
D. nobody
5. From the story, we know that the servant is very _____. 
A. lazy                    
B. bad                    
C. clever                       
D. kind