—________？

—She is of medium height with two blue eyes.

A. How is Rita B. What does Rita like

C. What does Rita look like D. How do you like Rita

One day a rich man met Tom. The rich man asked,“I hear you are very clever and ___ is difficult for you. Can you tell me why you are so clever?”

Tom answered with ____ , “Oh, I am not clever. Instead, you are too foolish(愚蠢的).” The rich man became _____

Tom said, “Sir, please _____ unhappy. If you don’t agree with _____ I said, now let me ____you a very easy question: If you have a group of sheep, I send you _____ group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”

“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two.____ knows that. I have two groups of sheep, of course.”

Tom laughed and laughed and said, “You are quite______, sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the ______question in the world, isn’t it?

1.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

2.A. smile B. smiles C. smiling D. a smile

3.A. happy B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry

4.A. don’t B. don’t be C. not D. isn’t

5.A. what B. which C. how D. who

6.A. say B. speak C. ask D. tell

7.A. other B. the other C. one D. another

8.A. People B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Nobody

9.A. right B. clever C. wrong D. difficult

10.A. more difficult B. easier C. most difficult D. easiest

It was Tom's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of presents from his family. His grandpa gave him a beautiful big drum(鼓). Of all the presents, Tom liked his drum best. He made terrible noise with it, but his mother didn't mind. His father was working in the daytime and Tom was in bed when he got home in the evening. So he didn't hear the noise. But one of his neighbors didn't like the noise. So one morning she took a knife and went to Tom's house when he was hitting his drum. She said to him, “Hello, Tom, do you know there is something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it.”

1.How old was Tom?

A. He was fifteen years old. B. He was five.

C. He was fifty. D. He was half past five.

2.What did his mother think of his making terrible noise with the drum?

A. She couldn't stand it. B. She was pleased(滿意) with his behavior(行為).

C. She didn't mind. D. We don't know.

3.Who didn't like the noise?

A. Tom's mother. B. Tom's neighbor. C. Tom's father. D. Tom's grandpa.

4.How did Tom's neighbor deal with(處理) his drum?

A. She lied to Tom that something nice was inside his drum.

B. She cut the drum open with a knife.

C. She called the police.

D. She didn't mind it.

5.Was there anything very nice in the drum really?

A. No，there was. B. Yes，there wasn't. C. No，there wasn't. D. Yes，there was.

Henry finds a job on a farm. He is the strongest and youngest. He eats more, sleeps more, but works less. He doesn't like to use his head, so he knows little. He has to do some unskilled (無需特殊技能的) work. He always says he's tired and hopes to have a good rest. So he gets less money than others.

Winter is coming. The workers are getting ready for the next year. Only Henry does nothing. The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest. The young man has to go there with a chair. He feels lonely (寂寞的) in the forest and is afraid of the animals. So he looks around and sings loudly. Nobody knows what he's singing. After three days, Henry doesn't cut down any trees. The farmer feels strange. He wants to find out how the young man is working there. To his anger (生氣), Henry is sitting on the chair, cutting the tree. "Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?" asks the farmer. "Because I can't work if lying (躺著), sir."

1.Henry doesn't like to use his head, so______.

A. he knows little knowledge (知識(shí)) B. he is young and strong

C. he tries to be a farmer D. he finds a job on a farm

2.Henry gets less money because______.

A. he sleeps more B. he does some unskilled work

C. he isn't polite to the farmer D. he eats more

3.Henry has to cut down the trees because ______.

A. he can do nothing except (除了) it B. he likes to stay in the quiet forest

C. he can't get on well with others D. he is very strong

4.Henry is ______ to stay in the forest.

A. glad B. angry C. safe D. afraid

5.Henry hopes to ______ .

A. make the farmer happy B. get help

C. lie down in the forest D. cut down more trees

We each have a memory ( 記憶力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising(驚人的 ) memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

1.Why can some people easily learn many things by heart? Because _______.

A. they always sleep very well B. they often eat good food

C. they read a lot of books D. they have very good memories

2.When does everybody learn his mother language?

A. At the age of six B. When he is a small child

C. After he goes to school D. When he can read and work.

3.Before a child can speak, he must ________.

A. read and write B. think hard

C. hear and remember the sounds D. make sentences

4.Why is it not easy for the pupils to learn a foreign language?

Because _______.

A. they have no good memories B. they have no recorders

C. they have too much time for it D. they are busy with other subjects

5.Your memory will not become better __________.

A. if you don’t have a lot of good food

B. if you don’t do more and more exercises

C. if you don’t do morning exercises every day

D. if you don’t get up early

完成句子。

1.當(dāng)他長(zhǎng)大后想成為一名醫(yī)生。

He’d like __________ __________ a doctor when he ___________ ___________.

2.---她為人怎么樣？---她害羞且樂于助人。

---________ she _________? ---She’s__________ and helpful.

3.你總是關(guān)心自己剩余關(guān)心別人。你真自私。

You always ________ _______ ________ _______ than others. You are really selfish.

4.Jim 想要環(huán)游世界并更多地了解這個(gè)世界。

Jim wants to _________ __________ __________ __________and learns more about the world.

5.Kate 既是我的鄰居又是我最好的朋友。

Kate is ________ my neighbour ________ my best friend.

任務(wù)型閱讀。

What’s the secret of being a great friend? Here are some tips to help you be a nice friend.

Laugh and cry together.

Laughing with a friend is the best, but sometimes it’s crying that brings you closer together. Don’t be afraid to be yourself with your friends. Share your true feelings—you may learn that your friends feel the same way. As a result, friends will understand each other better.

Be a thoughtful gift giver.

Gift-giving isn’t just for birthdays or holidays—it can be a fun way of making your friends feel special! But don’t buy expensive presents—be creative! Making things shows you care, because you put time and thought into your gifts. Bake him favorite cookies, write him a poem, or draw something special for him. Small thoughtful gifts, such as picking a flower for a friend who is sick, just might cheer him up.

Stand up for him.

It’s hard to watch someone laugh at a friend. But don’t just stand there, do something about it! You can find a creative way to solve the problem to make others look at your friend differently. Other times, you need to show your courage and support him—he needs you. It may be not easy, but it’s what a good friend should do!

Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his dad when he was seven. His family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local food in France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly cooking while making drinks for many friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, and then his name went to the Food Network.

Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma（號(hào)召力） is a key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality (個(gè)性) and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”

But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to make tasteful, cheap and easy-to-make food to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.

1.Where did Lieberman improve his kitchen skills greatly before college?

A. In Italy and France. B. In Italy and America.

C. On the Food Network. D. In an airline company.

2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman _______.

A. at one of his parties B. from his teachers

C. through his taped show D. on a TV program

3.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?

A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.

B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.

C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.

D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.

It was a cold dark winter’s night. It was getting late and I was tired so I went to bed.

At about two in the morning my phone began to ring. It was from mum. I started to panic and my heart was racing because mum has had her voice box removed because she had cancer（癌癥）, and she only _____ if anything is wrong. I live in the same flats as mum, _____I rushed down to see what was wrong.

The door would not open. Everything was running through my mind including mum could be dying and I could not get into her flat. I went around to _____ bedroom window and could see mum on the floor. She had heard me and _____ to unlock the door painfully（痛苦地）.

Then I entered the flat and what I saw was terrible. I just went into overdrive. Everything was _____ around in my head. What should I do? How should I do it without causing any more pain? I could see mum’s leg was badly broken and it was totally _____ the wrong way. I rang the ambulance (救護(hù)車) and while we were waiting I tried to comfort mum. She never complains.

The ambulance finally arrived and the ambulance man said that I had done a really good job. I _____ the ambulance. It was a cold freezing night. The roads were empty and _____. It seemed that everything was going in a slow way.

We arrived at the hospital and rushed into A&E. The doctors told me that mum would need an _____ the next day. After mum was settled, I went home to try to get some sleep.

When I rang the hospital the next morning, mum had gone to the operating room. Everything was racing through my head. Is she OK? Will she be safe? Would she ______ it through the operation? Finally that day she was back onto the ward and she was fine. My mum is a very______ lady and I am so proud of her.

From this I have learned that you should never take family for granted（想當(dāng)然）, ______ everyday, every moment you have with them because in my mind family is the most important thing you will ever be a part of, so never, ever forget what you have.

1.A. waits B. wonders C. rings D. cares

2.A. but B. so C. unless D. because

3.A. his B. its C. her D. their

4.A. afforded B. offered C. allowed D. managed

5.A. rushing B. lying C. getting D. traveling

6.A. meeting B. facing C. receiving D. avoiding

7.A. followed B. missed C. ordered D. passed

8.A. safe B. clean C. quiet D. free

9.A. experience B. explanation C. excitement D. operation

10.A. test B. make C. push D. cut

11.A. brave B. weak C. lonely D. serious

12.A. trust B. expect C. find D. enjoy

It's six o'clock. ________ Black family are having ________ supper.

A. The; the B. The; / C. The; a D. A; /