Peter is thirteen. He is   1  Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often   2  newspapers. He does his best to know where and when a football match will be.
Now Peter is having lunch. He is   3  the radio, too.  He is very happy   4  there will be a nice football match on TV at four   5  this afternoon. He wants   6  it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. It’s   7  for him to find a way.
“Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher   8  the phone. “Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave(请假).”
“Oh, I’m   9  to hear that,” says Mrs. Black. “But   10  is that?”
“It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”

Peter is thirteen. He is   1  Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often   2  newspapers. He does his best to know where and when a football match will be.

Now Peter is having lunch. He is   3  the radio, too.  He is very happy   4  there will be a nice football match on TV at four   5  this afternoon. He wants   6  it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. It’s   7  for him to find a way.

“Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher   8  the phone. “Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave(请假).”

“Oh, I’m   9  to hear that,” says Mrs. Black. “But   10  is that?”

“It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”

A week ago, Columbus Middle School asked the parents of their school to choose a sport for their child to play. Here’s some information about the sports.
Sports 1: Basketball
We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. So students should sign up (报名) as soon as possible. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. Each student will have to pay $ 10 each time for the cost of the bus. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.
Sports 2: Gym
We will use St. Peter’s Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00 p.m. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent from being thirsty. All the activities here are free. And there will be a teacher on duty for each activity.
Sports 3: Hiking
Hiking (远足)will be at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 p.m. and finish 90 minutes later. There will be 15 students in each group. And three teachers will be with the students. This sport will cost $ 75 per hour. Students should take plenty of water and sunglasses.
Sports 4: Swimming
The Kowloon City Swimming Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and watch the students from the poolside. We will only be able to use the pool for one hour (2: 45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.). Only students skillful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two lifeguards on watch. Girls must wear swimming suits. The cost is $ 15 per visit.

1. 1.

   The students of Columbus Middle School should __________.

   1. A.
      sign up as soon as possible
   2. B.
      choose a sport to play
   3. C.
      ask their parents to play a sport
   4. D.
      pay money for each sport
2. 2.

   According to this passage, __________ will probably have the most students.

   1. A.
      gym
   2. B.
      hiking
   3. C.
      swimming
   4. D.
      basketball
3. 3.

   One of the reasons for choosing St. Peter’s Park is that__________.

   1. A.
      There is a lot of shade there
   2. B.
      all the activities there are cheap
   3. C.
      the park is very busy before 6: 00 p. m.
   4. D.
      there aren’t many people after 6:00 p. m. there.
4. 4.

   A student need to pay __________ if he goes swimming three times a week..

   1. A.
      $ 10
   2. B.
      $ 15
   3. C.
      $ 45
   4. D.
      $ 75
5. 5.

   From the passage, we know that __________.

   1. A.
      students are able to take part in one of the four activities.
   2. B.
      students will take a free bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.
   3. C.
      students should take plenty of water and sunglasses at St. Peter’s Park.
   4. D.
      students can take a 10-minute walk to the Kowloon City Swimming from home.

Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.

    The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.

    “As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”

    Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.

1.Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?

A. In the UK.    B. In Finland.   C. In Australia.     D. In the USA.

2.Angry Birds is _______.

A. an online game       B. an online movie

C. a talk show on TV     D. a game show on TV

3.Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.

A. boring      B. easy     C. interesting     D. difficult

4.The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）_______.

A. the characters         B. the screens

C. the interesting games    D. the interesting places

5.From the passage, we can know_______.

A. Angry Birds is only popular with young people

B. Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company

C. there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks

D. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015