—Daming, are you feeling better now?
—No, mum. I feel even ________.

Jennifer was sitting on the bench. After all she went through, it was just what she needed. ‘It’s getting   1 ,’ she thought. ‘I should go home.’

She wanted to know her   2  would react(反应) when she   3  home after the three days she was missing.

It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her.   4    took care of the outside garden for   5  days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything   6  and tidy. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the   7 . First, she went into the kitchen   8  she saw a note written by her father.  9  said, ‘Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am searching out.’ Ellen was her mother, but where is she?

She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her   10  was lying on the bed, fast asleep. Her face looked so   11 , as if she wasn’t asleep for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up   12  she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.

When Jennifer   13 , something was different: She wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t   14  the old clothes she ran away in. She was on her own bed.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, ‘Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you   15  us all very, very afraid.

1.                A．early           B．late            C．warm D．angry

2.                A．father          B．mother         C．parents   D．teachers

3.                A．got            B．left            C．wanted   D．missed

4.                A．Everybody      B．Somebody       C．Anybody  D．Nobody

5.                A．many          B．lots of          C．a few D．much

6.                A．clean          B．dirty           C．quiet D．busy

7.                A．school         B．room           C．house    D．library

8.                A．what           B．when          C．who D．and

9.                A．They           B．It              C．He  D．She

10.               A．mother         B．father          C．friend D．sister

11.               A．happy          B．tired           C．afraid D．relaxed(放松的)

12.               A．and           B．so             C．but   D．though

13.               A．got up         B．woke up        C．put up D．cleaned up

14.               A．putting on      B．dressing        C．wearing   D．taking

15.               A．had           B．let            C．made D．gave

Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.

   Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.

1.Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

A. ten               B. eleven            C. twelve            D. Thirteen

2.Sam and Tim both like________.

A.playing games  B.going to the parties  C.playing sports  D.watching TV

3.Who is Miss White?

A. She is PE teacher.           B.She is Sam’s English teacher. 

C. She is Tim’s English teacher.  D. She is a Chinese teacher.

4.The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“      ”in Chinese.

A.犯错      B.列举      C. 挑衅     D.领悟

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tim is ten minutes older than Sam.   B. Tim is more outgoing than Sam.

C. Sam and Tim are in the same class.    D. Sam is taller than Tim.

根据下面对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hello, Fangfang. We are looking for you everywhere.1.______________________?

B: I went to the school library. What’s up?

A: We’re going to help the children in hospital. Will you join us?

B: Of course. 2._____________________?

A. This Saturday morning. We’ll stay there for the whole day.

B. That’s great. See you then.

(At the Children’s Hospital)

B: Hello, I’m Fangfang. Can I have your name, please?

C: I’m Li Huan.

B: Hello, Li Huan. 3._____________________?

C: I’ve got a high fever. I have stayed here for five days.

B: How are you feeling now?

C: 4.______________________.I hope I can go back to school soon.

B: Don’t worry. I will help you with your lessons.

C: 5._____________________.

B: It’s a pleasure. Now, let me read you a story.

Are you an only-child in your family? Are you feeling alone at home? How are you dealing with it?
Zhang Luwen, 12, feels lucky to have a 4-year-old “brother”. “With him, I never feel lonely at home. He goes with me wherever I go,” said the girl of Sichuan Province. But it is not easy to be a sister. Zhang has to help her parents bath her “brother” every week. This is because he is hairy — he is a dog.
As the number of pet owners in China grows more and more, Chinese students have animal friends at home. Experts say that these small animals give these only-children lessons in love, care, teamwork and generosity.
This month, the first study on the influence of pets on the children came out. It is a survey of 402 Beijing primary school students. It shows that animal friends are good for children.
China had more than 90 million only-children by 2006, according to the government. “In families of three, most children feel lonely. They don’t have many chances to learn how to love and be responsible for others,” said Zhou Xia in the study group. “So having a pet can help with the problem.”
However, some students complain that their parents don’t allow them to have pets. “They are afraid a pet would stop me studying,” said Chen Qi, of Chongqing.
Perhaps he could learn from Qin Yixing, 13, of Beijing. “I don’t play with my dog until I have finished my homework. I made the promise to my mom and I must keep it,” said the girl.
【小题1】According to the passage, experts think _______.