Most people like having a picnic. But where does the word come from? What is a picnic? For most people a picnic is a meal they eat outside the home,usually in a park,by a river,or even sitting in a car if the weather is cold and wet. Hundreds of years ago? however (然而) ，people had picnics at home at their own dinner tables.

The word “picnic” comes from the French word pique-nique. At that time,everyone brought something to eat on plates. They took or picked small pieces of food from each plate. They had a pique-nique. This kind of meal was popular in Britain. The British used the French word for it but changed the letters to make “picnic”. This is the way we write it today.

In some countries there are big picnics on special days. Lots of people go to parks at these picnics. For most people,however,a picnic is a family party. The family put some food and drinks in a basket,get in the car and go off to a nice place in the country or by the sea.

() 1. The word “picnic” .

   A. comes from a French word   B. has the same letters in French

   C. is from an old English word I) . often changes its letters

() 2. What was a picnic like hundreds of years ago?

   A. A meal people ate outside the home.

   B. A mecil people ate inside the home.

   C. A family trip to the country or the sea.

   D. A family meeting in a park or by a river.

() 3. At a picnic in Britain at that time,people usually.

   A. got together at a good restaurant   

     B. ate their meal in a big car 

     C. brought and shared food with others   

    D. cooked and ate their own food

() 4. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. A French word. B. An English word.

   C. A way of cooking. D. An outdoor activity.

5. Ricky將他的鄰居從火中救出來真是足夠勇敢。

Ricky was      his neighbour    

4. 他跑不出來因?yàn)樗�的腿傷得很�?yán)重。

He couldn’t  _ because his leg

3. 他將水潑在衣服上來保護(hù)自己。

He water his clothes  

2林濤將—條濕毯子裹在她身上并幫助她逃了出來。

Lin put a    her and her.

1.我突然聽到有人正在呼救。

Suddenly,I heard    help

() 8. The girl is young to stay at home .

   A. enough;alone too;lonely   C. too; alone   D. enough;lonelv

() 7. I he house was fire last night. People put the fire at last.

   A. at;down   B. in;out   C. on;out   D. on;down

() 6. She is a girl. She is .

   A. 16 years old;16 years old   B. 16-year-old;16 years old

   C. 16 years old;16-year-old   D. 16-year-old; 16-year-old

() 5. The boy rushed the classroom his ball.

   A. to;getting   B. into;to get   C. to;get   D. -into;get