I’m  _________ English. My name _________ Lily. I’m a new student. I’m twelve. Now I’m in Class Three, ________, No.5 Middle School. My teacher is Miss Green. I have a sister. _______ name is Lucy. We are twins. We _________ the same. She is______ a different不同的 school.

I’m ________ duty值日 this morning. I can’t look after my sister. At school I help my teacher put放 her book, map and pictures on her ________. I tell my teacher everyone is here. But I’m ________. Jim is not at school. I don’t __________ where he is. I think he is at home.

1.A. a            B. /            C. an            D.the

2.A.am          B.is            C. are           D.be

3.A.Grade One    B. Grade one    C. grade one      D. grade One

4.A. Hers        B. Her’s        C. Her           D. She

5.A. put         B. see          C. look          D. ask

6.A. on          B.in           C.at             D. of

7.A. on          B. in           C. at            D. of

8.A. chair        B. book        C. bed          D. desk

9.A. right对     B. good         C. wrong错     D.OK

10.A.do         B. know        C. thank         D. think

I was one of the seven children and went to the same school as my three older sisters and brother．We all went to the plant sale held in early May every year，just in time for Mother’s Day．

      When I was in Grade Three，I wanted to surprise my mother with a gift，but I didn’t have any money．My oldest sister gave me some．I carefully made my selection（选择）at the plant sale．I looked at all the plants on sale very carefully and finally chose a lovely geranium（天竺葵）．Once I had brought it home，I hid it on the neighbor’s porch（门廊）．

    On Mother’s Day，I was bursting with pride when I gave her the plant．I remember how bright her eyes were，and how pleased she was with my gift．

    A few years later，my younger sister wanted to buy a geranium for our mother．As my older sister did for me，I gave her some money to buy one at the plant sale．She arrived back from the sale full of nervous excitement．The geranium was hidden in a paper bag under her sweater．“I looked at every plant，”she explained，“and I know I got the best one!”

      With a sweet sense of family tradition I helped my little sister hide that geranium．I was there when she gave it to my mother，and I watched them both bursting with happiness．My mother noticed me watching．She gave me a soft，secret smile．I felt a tug（拽）at my heart as I smiled back．I wondered how my mother could pretend to be surprised at this gift from her sixth child．But as I watched her eyes light up with pleasure at the sight of the most special gift，I knew she was not pretending．

1．Which of the seven children was the writer?

      A．The third．          B．The fourth．        C．The fifth．             D．The sixth．

2．What did the children go to the plant sale for?

      A．To buy their mother a gift．                     B．To sell some flowers．

      C．To make money for their mother．                     D．To look at all the plants．

3．Why did the writer hide the geranium on the neighbor’s porch?

      A．Because she was afraid the other children saw it．

      B．Because she was afraid the others stole it．

      C．Because she wanted to make it live a long time．

      D．Because she wanted to give their mother a surprise．

4．“She gave me a soft，secret smile”shows that __________．

      A．the mother was very surprised

      B．the mother knew about it

      C．the mother was pretending to be happy

      D．the mother knew the writer bought the gift

5．What’s the best title of the passage?

      A．Mother’s Day                                          B．Lovely Mother 

C．The Most Special Geranium                        D．Mother’s Love

　　Carol and Susan were great friends. They were in the same class at school, and they often visited each other's homes at weekends.

　　When they were both eight years old, Carol's mother had a baby. Carol was overjoyed to have a little sister and was always talking about her to Susan, who had no brothers or sisters.

　　At first Susan was very interested in the new baby, but after some time she began to get rather discontented (不高兴的) with Carol's continual talking about it. She also felt a little jealous(妒忌的).

　　One morning when the two girls were in the school playground, Carol said to Susan cheerfully, “Do you know, Sue, my baby sister gained nearly two hundred grams in weight this week. ”

　　“That's not very much, ” answered Susan. “I know a baby that gains five kilograms a day. ”

　　“Oh, that can't be true! ” answered Carol. “Whose baby is it?”

　　“An elephant's,” said Susan.

1．How many children did Susan's parents have?

2．Why did Susan get tired of hearing about Carol's sister?

3．What did Carol boast to Susan about one morning?

4．What did Susan do to try to make Carol boast less?

I am my mother’s third girl. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). Then he gave her some advice, “Don’t treat her any differently from the other girls.” And she did!
There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the kitchen, “Mum, I can’t peel(削……皮)potatoes. I only have one hand.” “You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand and my other arm. “Jenny, if you try hard enough,” she said, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bar(攀爬架).When it was my turn, I said no, Some kids laughed. I went home crying.
The next afternoon Mum took me back to the school playground. “Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget when I was crossing the bar, the kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. Mum had the courage to face anything. And she taught me I could, too.
【小题1】How many younger sisters do I have?