It’s twenty to five. School is over. David comes back. His mother is not at home and the door is closed. His brother Mike likes sports. He’s playing football in the school. His sister Ann likes music and she is singing with her friends. He can’t go in and bring out a ping-pong and play with it near the house.

Mrs. White comes back with a basket in her hand. David sees her and runs to help her carry it. They come it. They come in and the boy finds there are three cakes in a bag. They’re his favourite food and he wants to eat them.

“The other two are for Mike and Ann,” says his mother. “You each have one.”

“But I’m hungry now, mum,” says the boy. “May I have two?”

“Yse, you can. Go and cut yours in hall!”

41. School is over at _______.

   A. 4:20           B. 4:40          C. 5:20         D. 5:40

42. Before David comes back, Mrs. White _______.

   A. waits at home             B. plays near the house

   C. goes shopping             D. listen to music

43. How many children does Mrs. White have?

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

44. David wants to eat cakes because ______.

A. his mother comes back      B. he finds them in a bag

   C. Mike isn’t at home         D. he is very hungry

45. How many cakes dose Mrs. Mike give David?

   A. Only one       B. Two cakes     C. One and a half  D. Two and a half

Do you have lots of friends? What do you 36 friends and friendship? Are they very important for you? Some of your friends may have different views and interests, and some like doing the same  37 as you. Do you like friends different from  38 the same as you? You may like the friends who   39  the same interests as you. But I don’t really care.
I have two good friends, Peter and James. Peter is   40 me. I am a quiet boy, and Peter is also quiet. We  41 enjoy reading books and surfing the Internet. On weekends, we often go to the library or  42 on the computer together. But James is very different from us. He likes playing ball games, and he is more athletic than us. He is  43 more outgoing. He likes talking and often makes 44 laugh. You see, friends are not  45 to be the same. Do you agree with me?