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The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are small and light and you do not need much space for them. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can only buy telephone cards, and some cards cost up to ￡4,000.The first Japanese card has a value of about ￡28,000. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine.

1.When were the first Italian telephone cards produced?

2.How many countries can produce telephone cards now?

3.Where can we find a market to buy telephone cards?

4.What is the price of the first Japanese telephone card?

5.In which magazine do most people see cards with prices?

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and they used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had ran away. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one ran after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to run away.

After seeing what happened, everyone was silent and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.

One serious American official said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard." The others thought for a while and said: "That was why!"

A smart French said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife." Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it meaningful.

A Japanese said: "I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son." Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed agreement another time.

At that moment, one Chinese asked: "Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?"

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and didn't say any words. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shyness, and did not dare to answer.

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠诚) or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.

1.Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because_______.

A．one was trying to help the blind one         B．one was biting the other

C．the mouth of the hole was too small         D．they were not afraid of smoke

2.Why did they lower their heads in shyness according to the passage?

A. Because they did not dare to answer.

B. Because they regretted(后悔)driving a poor blind mouse away.

C. Because they had mistaken the relationship of the mice.

D, Because they did not express themselves much better.

3.It is clear that_______.

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at the first sight

4.The best title for the passage is_______.

A．Two lovely mice     B．Help produces love  C．Love is all         D．Friends in need

I’m a Chinese boy. My name is Li Hua. I’ m in Class Two, Grade One. My English teacher , Miss Gao , is a Chinese girl . My good friend is Kate. She is an English girl. She is in Class Two, Grade One, too. She is eleven.
阅读短文，选择正确的答案。

1. 1.

   Li Hua is a     boy.

   1. A.
      English  
   2. B.
      Chinese  
   3. C.
      Japanese  
2. 2.

   Kate is in Class        .

   1. A.
      One      
   2. B.
      Two     
   3. C.
      Three
3. 3.

   Li Hua and Kate are good_______.

   1. A.
      student    
   2. B.
      friends   
   3. C.
      boys  
4. 4.

   Miss Gao is _________.

   1. A.
      a Chinese girl   
   2. B.
      a Japanese girl  
   3. C.
      an English girl  
5. 5.

   Kate is          .

   1. A.
      eleven years old 
   2. B.
      twelve years old  
   3. C.
      thirteen years old

Good afternoon, boys and girls. I’m Li Hong. I’m an English boy. Li Hong is my Chinese name. Look, this is a picture of my family. The tall man is my father. His name is Ken Martin. This is my mother, Sandy Jordan. Who’s that little girl? She is my sister, Lucy. Can you find me in the picture? I’m the boy in blue. 　　

根据短文选择正确答案。

1.This is ________ family.

A．a Chinese    B．an English    C．a Japanese    D．an American

2.There are ________ people（人）in the picture.

A．one         B．two         C．three         D．four

3.________ is my father.

A．Sandy       B．Ken         C．Mrs. Martin    D．Mr. Jordan

4.________ is my mother.

A．Sandy       B．Ken         C．Mrs. Martin    D．Mr. Jordan

5.What color am I in? I am in ________.

A．brown       B．black        C．blue          D．red

What is your favourite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why？Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.

When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?

Lin Yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.

Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don't have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.

Yang Yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4——6 pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.

What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)？

Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articlesmyself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.

Tang: I put pictures on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from myfavorite Japanese cartoons like Tennis Prince and Conan.

Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄) them during sports meetingsand school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher. Itis so funny that everyone watches it.

How do you like QQ?

Lin: It’s a good place for us to make a record of our lives, of both good timesand sad times.

Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can doit on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.

Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimeslisten in on your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. Youcan relax and talk freely.

1.How many kids are interviewed about QQ?

A．Nine.             B．Six.              C．Three.            D．Two.

2.comes from Shanghai.

A．Miss Wang                            B．Lin Yuhan

C．Yang Yuhang                           D．Tang Xuting

3.What does Yang Yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?

① homework  ② chat   ③ test answers   ④ computer games

A．①②             B．②③             C．①②④           D．②③④

4.What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQ blog?

A．Some pictures.                         B．Good articles.

C．DV films.                              D．Japanese cartoons.

5.Which one is TRUE according to this article?

A．Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships.

B．Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ.

C．Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives.

D．Tang says he chats on QQ on weekdays though he has lots of homework.