It is a fine day. Zhou Jun and his friends Steve, Lucy and Amy are out for a picnic. They are in the
beautiful countryside (乡下). There is a clean river, wide open green field (野外) with beautiful flowers
and some big trees.
     Look! Lucy is preparing food. Steve is staring (开始) a fire. Amy is washing the dishes. What's Zhou
Jun doing? He is carrying water. He is strong. Some birds are singing in the sky. How happy they are!

1. What are they doing?
    _____________________________________________
2. What's Lucy doing? 
    _____________________________________________
3. Is Steve carrying water? 
    _____________________________________________
4. Some birds _________ _________ in the sky.
5. It is a fine day. _________ _________ they are!

     I am an American boy. My name is Jerry Black. You can call me Jerry. I have a sister, Ginny. We are
twins (双胞胎). But we are very different. I have a long face with a high nose, while she has a round face
with a small nose. I like meat and rice. But she likes vegetables and wheat. I like loud music. She likes light
music. My father is a doctor in a hospital. My mother runs (经营) a clothing store. We have another family
member, Beibei. She is a cute dog. She will have a puppy (小狗) soon.

(     )1. Jerry and Ginny are twins.     
(     )2. Ginny's father is Mr. Black.   
(     )3. Jerry and Ginny look the same. 
(     )4. Jerry's mother has no job.     
(     )5. Jerry's family has five members.

     Bill, Jack and I are in the same class at Chongqing No.2 High School. We are good friends, but we are
from different countries (国家). Bill is from England. He likes Chinese noodles very much. Jack's favorite
food is hamburgers. They look like twin (双胞胎) brothers, but they are not. Jack is from Canada. I come
from China. I like Chongqing food very much. They like singing very much and I like playing soccer
a lot.

1. We are in _______ now.

A. Beijing
B. Chongqing
C. America

2. We are from _______ countries.

A. same
B. different
C. all

3. Jack like _______ very much.

A. Chinese noodles
B. eggs
C. hamburgers

4. Jack is Bill's _______.

A. friend
B. brother
C. teacher

5. My favorite sport is _______.

A. driving
B. singing
C. soccer

     Jim Green is an English boy. He is twelve. He lives in No. 28 Fuxing Road, 100036 Beijing with his family.
There are four people in his family. They are his parents, his sister Kate and Jim. His father is Jeff, and his
mother is Helen. His father is forty and his mother is thirty-eight. Kate is only eight. She is a pupil (小学生).
There are eight rooms in his house. There are two animals in his home. They are a parrot and a cat. Jim's
favorite animal is the parrot. Its name is Polly. Kate's favorite animal is the cat. Its name is Mimi. Jim's father
has a car. It's a Chinese car. It's black.

1. The Green family live in _____.

A. Shanghai
B. China
C. England
D. America

2. Mr Green is _____.

A. a teacher
B. a doctor
C. forty
D. in a school

3. Jim's sister is _____.

A. twelve
B. a middle school student
C. in his school
D. in a primary school

4. Jim has a _____.

A. brother
B. twin sister
C. bird
D. car

5. Mimi is a _____ name.

A. bird's
B. cat's
C. car's
D. dog's

     Hello! My name is Sam White. I have a brother. His name is Tom. We are twin brothers. We are thirteen.
There are four people in my family. They are my parents, my brother and I. We are from London, England.
But now we are in Kunming, China. Tom and I are students in No. 1 Middle School. We're in Class 8, Grade
2. Mr Li is our English teacher. Miss Zou is our Chinese teacher. Mrs Tang is our maths teacher. Mr Liu is
our P.E. teacher. They are all good teachers. We love China very much. And we like Chinese, too. Now we
can speak a little Chinese.

1. What are the twins' names?

A. Sam White.
B. Tom White.
C. Sam Tom.
D. Sam White and Tom White.

2. How old are the twins?

A. 4.
B. 8.
C. 13.
D. 15.

3. How many people are there in the White family?

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

4. Where are the White family now?

A. In Tongren.
B. In England.
C. In China.
D. In the USA. 

5. Can Sam speak Chinese?

A. Yes, we can.
B. Yes, they can.
C. Yes, he can.
D. Yes, she can.

     At school I have a good friend. Her name is Jenny Black. She is from England. Her father is a doctor.
Her mother is a teacher. They are all in China. She has a sister. She is eighteen. She is in Oxford University
(牛津大学). Jenny and I are in the same grade. She is in Class 4, and I am in Class 5. After school she
teaches me English and I teach her Chinese. We often help each other.

(     )1. Jenny is an English girl.
(     )2. Jenny's family all live in China.
(     )3. Jenny and I are in the same class.
(     )4. Jenny's sister is a university student.
(     )5. There are five people in the passage.

A: Who's that boy under the big tree?
B: Which boy? There are four boys over there.
A: The one in a brown jacket.
B: Oh, that's my friend Peter.
A: Where's he from?
B: He's from the USA.
A: Oh! Let's go and say "Hello" to him.
B: All right. Let's go.

1. How many children are there in the dialogue?
    __________________________________________
2. Where is Peter? 
    __________________________________________
3. What color is Peter's jacket?
    __________________________________________
4. Is Peter American?
    __________________________________________
5. How old is Peter? 
    __________________________________________

Dear Anna,
     How are you? Are you coming to my birthday party in August? My family, friends and classmates are all
coming. The party is on Sunday, August the seventh at about 6: 00. It's at Aunt Lucy's restaurant (餐馆).
First, we can eat and talk (聊天) from 6: 00 to 7: 00. After that we can go to a concert (音乐会). I hope (希
望) you can come. You can meet my other friends and my sisters, too.
     Write soon!
                                                                                                                                      Yours,
                                                                                                                                       Linda

1. The letter is from __________ to her friend.

A. Anna
B. Linda
C. Lucy
D. Aunt

2. They are having the party on __________.

A. August 2
B. Saturday
C. August 7
D. Sunday afternoon

3. The party begins (开始) at __________.

A. 6: 00
B. 7: 00
C. 7: 30
D. 8: 00

4. Where is the party?

A. At Anna's home
B. At Linda's home
C. At Aunt Lucy's restaurant
D. In a hotel

5. What can they do from 6: 00 to 7: 00?

A. Go to a concert
B. Eat and talk
C. Go to see a movie
D. play basketball

     I have a good friend. Her name is Julia. She's American. She is twelve years old. She has two big blue
eyes, a small nose and a small mouth. She has long golden (金色的) hair. She likes playing tennis. She has
two good tennis rackets. She plays tennis with me every day.

1. ________ name is Julia.

A. My
B. Your
C. His
D. My good friend's

2. She is from (来自于)________.

A. China
B. America
C. Beijing
D. Japan

3. She has ________ eyes and ________ hair.

A. black, black
B. black, yellow
C. blue, black
D. blue, golden

4. Julia likes to play ________.

A. tennis
B. table tennis
C. soccer
D. basketball

5. ________ play tennis every day.

A. Julia
B. Julia's parents
C. My friends
D. Julia and I