Dear Cindy,
       Thank you very much for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument.
Now I tell you. I like swimming very much, and I like volleyball, basketball. Swimming is my favorite
sport. I am good at chess, too. My favorite instrument is violin. I like playing the violin every weekend.
What about you? What's your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin7 Please tell me. I want to
hear from you again.
                                                                                                                                        Yours,
                                                                                                                                         Mary

1. Who is the letter to?
_______________________________________

2. Who is the. letter from?
    _____________________________________

3. What can Mary do?
_______________________________________

4. What does Cindy want to know?
_______________________________________

5. What sport and instrument does Mary like best?
              _________________________________

      John is six years old. He can read and write well. But he can't tell the time. His mother,  Mrs. Brown
teaches him many times, but he still can't tell. He would say "breakfast time", “lunchtime" and "teatime"
instead of (代替) saying eight o'clock, twelve o'clock and four o'clock in the afternoon. His mother doesn't know how to help him.
     One day John's aunt, Mary, comes to see his mother. His mother tells her about that. His aunt says, "
Let me help you. I think I can help him. "
     When John comes home after school, Mary begins (开始 ) to  teach  him.
     "Can you count, John ?" she asks him.
     "Yes. One  ,  two,  three,  four. . . "John says.
     " That's fine. Now I put the long hand (钟表的长指针) on twelve and the short hand on one-hat is
one o'clock. If I put the short hand on two, what is the time?"
     "Two o'clock, "
     "Good. And on three?"
     "Three o'clock. "
     Then it is four o'clock in the afternoon, and John's aunt asks him, "What time is it now.
John?" "Teatime, Aunt, and I am very hungry. John looks at the clock and answers.

1. John 's mother can't teach him how to_______
A. read
B. write
C. tell the time
D. count
2.when it's twelve o'clock John says it's _______
A. breakfast time
B. lunch time
C. teatime
D. dinner time
3. The word "count" may mean "_______"
A.计算
B.说出
C.认为
D.数数
4. The long hand is on twelve, and the shorthand is on five. What's the time?
A. It's twelve.
B. It's five.
C. It's four.
D. It's five twelve.
5. From the passage, we know_______
A. John says teatime instead of four o'clock in the afternoon.
B. John has a nice watch.
C. There is something wrong with John's watch.
D. John isn't very clever.

根据短文内容，完成句子。

1. Zhang is his_______ name.

2. Zhang Zhen studies in_______. He is in Class One, Grade One.

3. Zhang Zhen and_______ are good friends.

4. Jim and Zhang Zhen are in the same school.  But they aren't in the same_______.

5. Polly is in the tree. It can speak_______ and_______.

     Let me tell you something about our park. It's not big but beautiful. Here is the gate. On the right of it.
There are two toilets. There is a shop on the left. There is a big tree beside the shop. In the middle of the
park, there is a playground. Many lovely boys and girls have a good time there. Some are flying kites,
and others are dancing. They are really happy. Is there a lake in the  
park? Of course. It is big and pretty. It is beside the playground and there are many boats on it.        

1. How is the park?  It is _____.                          

A.  big              
B.  beautiful    
C. lovely        
D. happy            

2. Where are the toilets?_____club want?

A. On the right of the gate.
B. On the right of the park.                                
C. On the left of the gate.
D. On the left of the park.                              

3. We can see a shop_____.

A. beside the lake      
B. in the middle      
C. on the left            
D. on the right

4.1s there a lake in the park?_____ .

A. No, it isn't      
B. Yes, it is
C. No,  there isn't      
D. Yes,  there is

5. Are the boys and girls happy?_____.  

A. Yes, we are        
B. Yes, you are
C. Yes, they are      
D. No, they aren't

     This is Peter. Is he a new student? Yes, he is. This is Mrs. Brown. Is she a Chinese teacher? No, she
is an English teacher. This is a my school. That is a book. Is that my book or Tom's book? It's my book.
That's a pen. It's a black pen. It's Jone's pen.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。

(     )1. Peter is a new student.   
(     )2. Mrs. Brown is a Chinese teacher.   
(     )3. That book is Tom's.   
(     )4. Jone's pen is black.   

      Should teenagers help their parents do chores? If you want to be an independent(独立的)one, or
you don't want your parents to be too tired, do chores at home.
     I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only child in her family. Her parents love her so much
that they don't let her do any chores.  On weekdays she gets up, has meals, goes to school, has lessons,
comes back home, does homework and goes to bed. While on weekends, she only plays with her friends. So she doesn't know how to do chores.  One day, her father was ill in hospital.  Her mother had to take
care of her father in the hospital and couldn't cook meals for her for a week.  Li Ting didn't know how to
cook meals.  She had a lot of trouble cooking meals and often felt hungry.  She only had instant noodles
for her meals.

1. How many children are there in Li Ting's family?

A. Two.    
B. Three    
C. One.    
D. Four.

2. The writer thinks it is______ for teenagers to learn to do chores. 

A. wrong    
B. important    
C. interesting    
D. boring

3. Li Ting doesn't______.

A. do chores on weekends    
B.  go to school on weekdays
C. do her homework on weekdays    
D.  have meals on weekends