Bill is ten years old. One day his friend Tom says to him, “I am going to have a birthday party on Sunday evening. Bill, can you come to my party?” “I’ll be glad to,” answers Bill.

Before Bill goes to the party on Sunday afternoon, his mother says to him, “Now, Bill, don’t forget(忘记) to be polite(礼貌). Don’t ask for food until(直到) someone gives it to you.”“All right, Mum.” Bill answers, and he goes to Tom’s house on his new bike.

There are a lot of children at the party. They play for an hour. Then Tom’s mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Bill any. He waits politely for ten minutes and then holds his plate up(举起他的盘子) in the air and says loudly(高声地), “Does anyone want a nice and clean plate?”

1.How old is Bill?

A．Eight.             B．Ten.              C．Twenty.           D．Eleven.

2.Tom is going to _______ on Sunday evening.

A．have a meeting                         B．have a talk

C．have a football match                    D．have a birthday party

3.Bill goes to Tom’s house _______.

A．by bus            B．on foot           C．by bike           D．in a taxi

4.Which of the following is right?

A．There are few children at the party.

B．Bill throws(扔) his plate out of the window.

C．Tom’s mother forgets to give Bill any food.

D．Bill isn’t angry(生气) at all, because(因为) he doesn’t want any food.

5.We can see that Bill is _______.

A. clever（聪明的）     B. old      D. tall     D. short

News one: As the pace of life in big cities is getting faster, people are looking for more ways to relax. Let’s take a look at one way people are reducing stress in Beijing. The game is “Room Escape”. “Room Escape” was originally a computer game. In recent years, it has been adapted to a real life game. There are more than 10 places in Beijing where people can play this game.
According to the rules, the players are first taken to a house with several iron doors. They then need to find a way out of the house in one hour. Different houses have different ways of escaping, all of which require players’ bold(大胆的), careful thought, and teamwork.
News two: The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines(指南) on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.
The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents’ remarriage. The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is a value younger generations should never forget.
【小题1】Why do people play “Room Escape”?

News one: As the pace of life in big cities is getting faster, people are looking for more ways to relax. Let’s take a look at one way people are reducing stress in Beijing. The game is “Room Escape”. “Room Escape” was originally a computer game. In recent years, it has been adapted to a real life game. There are more than 10 places in Beijing where people can play this game.

According to the rules, the players are first taken to a house with several iron doors. They then need to find a way out of the house in one hour. Different houses have different ways of escaping, all of which require players’ bold(大胆的), careful thought, and teamwork.

News two: The Chinese government has published a list of 24 guidelines(指南) on how to take better care of parents. They are a modern update to 24 old stories about respectful children from the Yuan Dynasty.

The guidelines list 24 things to do with parents, including giving them a call every week, teaching them to use the internet, and supporting single parents’ remarriage. The guidelines stem from a Yuan Dynasty book, about 24 filial-hearted children who treated their parents very well. It is a value younger generations should never forget.

1.Why do people play “Room Escape”?

A．They play it for fun                      B．They want to know how clever they are.

C．They want to find out different ways of escaping.    D．To relax themselves.

2.They must escape from the house__________.

A．in an hour         B．in two hours       C．in several hours     D．in at least an hour

3.To escape from the house, they don’t need___________.

A．a strong body      B．to act fearfully      C．to think carefully    D．to work together

4.What should we not do to our parents?

A．Teach them to get online                  B．Often talk with them

C．Ask them to marry again                  D．Treat them carefully

5.What does News Two tell us?

A．It asks us to read books from Yuan Dynasty.

B．It asks us to give our parents money.

C．It asks us to respect our parents.

D．It asks us to give them a call.

I think the most(最)  16  animal in the zoo is the  17  . I   18  watching them swim and jump(跳). They  19  fast(快) and   20  very high(高). They can  21   with a ball. They can stand up and "walk" on the   22  . They are very  23  to people. If you fall into(掉进) the water(水) and   24   swim, they may come up and   25  you.

(  )16. A. scary    B. interesting   C. boring      D. ugly

(  )17. A. lion     B. penguin     C. dolphin     D. giraffe

(  )18. A. want    B. turn        C. have        D. like

(  )19. A. swim    B. run        C. jump        D. walk

(  )20. A. run      B. relax      C. play        D. jump

(  )21. A. live     B. play       C. go          D. sleep

(  )22. A. water    B. floor      C. street       D. airport

(  )23. A. clever   B. cute       C. funny       D. friendly

(  )24. A. can     B. can't       C. doesn't     D. are

(  )25.A. meet    B. visit       C. help        D. eat

Mr. Smith is my new friend. He  16  from Paris, France. He is a French   17  of a middle school. His students all like   18  very much. He can speak some Chinese,  19   not much. He wants to learn more, so he goes to  20  classes every week. He likes living and working   21 China very much. He   22  the Chinese people are very friendly(友好的). He has two   23   , Maria and Tom. They are students, but they go to different(不同的)  24  . They have some pen pals and they often write   25   the pen pals. They also have many Chinese friends at school and they play games after class.

(  ) 16. A. comes       B. goes           C. has

(  ) 17. A. friend       B. student         C. teacher

(  ) 18. A. me         B. her            C. him

(  ) 19. A. or          B. but            C. and

(  ) 20. A. Chinese     B. French         C. English

(  ) 21. A. at          B. from           C. in

(  ) 22. A. thinks       B. speaks         C. likes

(  ) 23. A. sons        B. kids           C. daughters

(  ) 24. A. families     B. schools        C. cities

(  ) 25. A. for         B. with           C. to