Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say if a person wants to be successful he has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks(手艺). They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rain in summer may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
【小题1】If a person without lots of money wants to buy a car, he or she has to ______.

Mrs.. Green sees an ad（广告） in a newspaper for a nice bed in a shop. It costs 100 dollars. Mrs.. Green likes it, so she goes to the shop. The shopkeeper shows one to her. Mrs.. Green has a look at it and says, “There aren’t any beautiful pillows(枕头)on this bed, but there are many on the bed in your ad.”
“Yes, madam, that is an ad,” answers the shopkeeper. “If you want a bed the same as the one in the ad, you need to pay 10 dollars more.”
Mrs. Green isn’t happy. Then she says, “That’s dishonest.”
“Well, madam,” answers the shopkeeper. “Look, there is a girl on a bike in an ad in your newspaper too, but can you buy the bike with the girl?”
【小题1】How does Mrs. Green know about the bed?

If you spend more than 100 yuan, you can get a pair of tennis rackets. Hurry up and have a look!

1.Jim buys a backpack, a T-shirt and a pair of sports socks. What else can he get?

    A. A sports cap.                            B. A pair of tennis rackets.

    C. A pair of jeans.                         D. Nothing else.

2.How much is the T-shirt before it is off?

    A. ￥24.                B. ￥48.                C. ￥72.                D. ￥96.

3. Bill wants to buy sports socks. What brand can he buy?

    A. Li Ning.         B. Adidas.          C. Langsha.         D. Kids.

It’s Sunday. Children don’t go to school on Sundays. But Kate gets up early in the morning，“It’s my birthday. I’m eight years old today.” she thinks, “Where are Dad and Mum? I want to know what they can give me for my birthday.”

Her father and mother are not at home. They are going shopping. And now they are talking about what to buy for Kate.?

Dad: How about the doll（布娃娃）? It looks nice. I think Kate would like the doll.?

Mom: I don’t think so. I think she likes a new dress. Girls often like new dresses very much.?

Dad: But she has a few new dresses and some new blouses（女衬衫）. Oh, I think she must be very happy to have a box of colorful pencils and some picture books. Do you think so?

Mom: Yes. Let’s go over there and buy them.

阅读短文，选择最佳答案。

1.        often like new dresses.?

A. Boys                    B. The girl        C. Girls 

2. Kate has         new dresses.?

A. many                    B. a lot of        C. some  

3.        doesn’t want to buy the doll.?

A. Kate                   

B. Kate’s father     

C. Kate’s mother         

4.From the passage, we can know Kate is        .?

A. in the school          

B. a school girl     

C. going to school        

5.From the passage, we can know Kate          .?

A. doesn’t know what her parents buy for her  

B. wants to buy something for her parents   

C. doesn’t like a doll