Mike lives in Zhengzhou of China. But he is from Canada. He is 12 years old this year. He speaks English. And he speaks Chinese a little. Mingming is his good friend. He is a Chinese boy. He often goes to the English Corner. He likes to speak English there. It helps him with English. Of course(当然), he often helps Mike with Chinese. Mike has a pet at home. It is a dog. He likes it very much. The name of it is Wangwang. Mingming likes it, too. So he often plays with Wangwang in Mike’s home.
【小题1】Where is Mike from?

One night, Mary heard some big  36_  noise.  “Doh, Doh, …” It  37  for a few minutes.  Mary went out of her bedroom to search everywhere.  Her parents were sleeping and there were no  38  people in the house.  Mary   39 _ to her bedroom.
Mary heard the noise again.  She thought, “Is it a cat?  Mike has a cat.  But cats miaow.  They don’t make such noise.”
“Maybe it’s a bird   40  around and looking for a place to rest.  No!  That doesn’t make any noise.”
Maybe it’s the whisper of my parents.  They _41  be   42  in their room.  But that noise wasn’t a whisper at all.”
Mary went to bed again but she heard the noise again. She was   43_   and fell  44_   her bed. Her legs were   45_   and she could not climb up any more.

There is a big tree in front of the house. I can see a boy under it. He’s an English boy. His name is Mike. He’s reading a book. He’s in No. 5 Middle School in Beijing. Who’s that boy in the room? He is Mike’s brother - Jim. Jim is twelve. He is doing his homework. Mike has a sister – Kate. Kate is cleaning her room. Their parents are at home, too. Their father is writing a letter and their mother is watching TV.

1.My favourite subject is English.(对划线部分提问)

2.Her mother's favourite color is blue.(对划线部分提问)

3.He likes art because it's fun.(对划线部分提问)

4.Our teacher is very strict.(改否定句)

5.Mike has P.E.on Thursday.(对划线部分提问)

6.He likes some subjects.(改一般疑问句)

Simon is reading his e-friend’s views on the net. Let’s have a look!

1.Whose topic was read by the most students?

A. Mike’s.     B. Nick’s.        C. Kitty’s.        D. Jim’s.

2.Why does Kitty begin to hate playing the piano?

A. Because she has no time to play it.

B. Because she can’t watch matches.

C. Because she has to play it for a long time every day.

D. Because she can’t keep up with others.

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Mike has training class at weekends.

B. Kitty doesn’t like playing the piano at all.

C. Nick is a fan of the England team.

D. Jim is not pleased with the striker.