December 21st is Becky's birthday. When she gets home after school, she sees her parents sitting at
the table. On the table there is a birthday cake with fourteen candles. They say to her, "Happy birthday,
dear! We have a present for you, Becky. Go and look for it in your bedroom."
       Becky runs quickly to her room. On her bed she sees a red box. She thinks that her present must be
in the box. She opens it. There is nothing but a card in it. The girl takes it out and reads, "Dear Becky, I'm your present. My first three letters are the same as in the word 'come'. My last two letters are the same as
in the word 'water'. My middle three letters are in the word 'put'. What am I?"
       Becky thinks hard and soon smiles. Then she goes to the living room and shouts, "Aha, I know what
present it is. Thank you very much, Mum and Dad!But where is it?" Her mother answers, "Look at the
back of the card." Becky turns it over and reads, "Come and look for me in the study."
       Becky hurries to the study. There on the desk she finds her present. What is it? Do you know?

1. How old is Becky? ____.

A. She is eleven years old        
B. She is fourteen years old
C. She is twelve years old        
D. She is thirteen years old

2. Is Becky a student? ____.

A. Yes, she is    
B. No, she isn't    
C. Yes, she isn't    
D. No, she is

3. What's the meaning of the word "study" in the third paragraph?____.

A. 書(shū)房    
B. 學(xué)習(xí)    
C. 研究    
D. 起居室

4. What's the present given by her parents? ____.

A. A box      
B. A bike        
C. Candles        
D. A computer

5. Where is the present? ____.

A. In the living room    
B. In the bedroom  
C. In the study  
D. In the box

       There are 365 days in a year. We sleep 8 hours a day, so we have 122 days for sleeping. Then our
work time has 243 days left. But there are 52 weekends in a year. Each weekend is two days. We lose
another 104 days a year for work. It takes us about one hour to have breakfast and supper. This comes
to 15 days over a year. But we can't work all that time-we need a holiday. Let's say we have three weeks' holiday. We don't work all day. Four free hours each evening takes up 61 days. We have to remember
that we get 2 days' holiday at Easter, 3 at Christmas and 1 at the New Year. There are also 4 Bank
holidays. Take those 10 days away and we have 32 days for work. But then we have one and a half hours' lunch every day, and half an hour's coffee break. That comes to 30 days a year. This means that we have
only a few days left for work every year!

1. How many days do we sleep in a year? ___days.

A. 365      
B. 122      
C. 8      
D. 52

2. We spend 15 days on __________.

A. rest      
B. coffee break    
C. lunch    
D. breakfast and supper

3. Which of the following is true? __________

A. Each weekend is one day.        
B. We have 61 days for free time.
C. We get 3 days' holiday at Easter    
D. Coffee break takes us one hour.

4. According to the passage, we know that we don't have ______ time to work every year.

A. much too    
B. so many    
C. too much    
D. too many

5. The writer means __________.

A. we should know the numbers    
B. a few days for work is enough
C. we need more holidays  
D. time is important and we'd better not waste(浪費(fèi)) it

       Mr. Smith is an Englishman. He teaches English well. His English classes are very interesting. He likes us and we like him, too.
       Mr. Smith has two children—Tom and Lucy. Tom is seven and his sister Lucy is four. Tom goes to
school but Lucy doesn't. Mr. Smith likes to wear a T-shirt and Jeans. Football is his favorite sport. After
school, we often have a basketball game. Sometimes Mr. Smith watches and joins us. He plays basketball just for fun.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案填空。

1. Mr Smith is________.

A. a Chinese teacher  
B. an English driver  
C. a Japanese teacher  
D. an English teacher

2. How many sons does Mr. Smith have?               

A. Only one  
B. Two    
C. Three    
D. Not any

3. Lucy doesn't go to school because_______.

A. she looks beautiful  
B. she is seven  
C. she is only four      
D. she doesn't like school

4. _______is Mr. Smith's favorite sport.

A. Basketball  
B. Football    
C. Running    
D. Volleyball

5. The story is about______.

A. Mr. Smith's son
B. Mr. Smith
C. Tom and Lucy
D. A basketball game  

Li Hui
          I always take my vacations at home. But this summer, I want to do something different.  I'm going sightseeing.
Next week I am leaving for Hainan. I am staying there for two weeks. Then I'm going to Tibet. Of course, I'm taking
a lot of photos. I can't wait!
Molly
          I think the best place for a summer vacation is the seaside. I'm going to Hawaii on August l.  It has fantastic
beaches and I like the sand, the sea and the sun. I'm staying there for three weeks. There are lots of exciting things
to do there.
Hector
          This summer vacation I'll be busy. I'm going to Europe to visit my grandparents in Paris and my uncle in London.
I plan to go to New York, because I want to meet my pen pal Tony.

1. Li Hui is going to _____ first for vacation.

A. Henan
B. Tibet
C. Hainan
D. Tianjin

2. Molly is staying in Hawaii for _____ weeks.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

3. Hector is going to Europe ______.

A. to visit his pen pal
B. to go sightseeing
C. to take photos
D.  to visit his relatives(親戚)

4. Hector's pen pal lives in _____.

A. Hawaii
B. London
C. New York
D. Paris

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Li Hui is not taking his vacation at home this summer.
B. Li Hui is taking lots of pictures during the summer vacation.
C. There are beautiful beaches in Hawaii.
D. Hector's uncle lives in Paris.

     This week going to New York City. On Saturday morning, I am going to see the Statue of Liberty. Next, I am going to
visit the United Nations. I want to talk with one of' my friends from Myanmar(緬甸), who is in the Myanmar delegation.
In the afternoon, I am going to shop on the 5th Avenue. I will buy some shoes for my father, a bag for my mother and a
wallet for my younger brother. In the evening, I am going to a baseball game between the Yankees and the Baltimore
Orioles in the Yankee Stadium. On Sunday, I am going to spend the morning in Central Park and the afternoon in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Before I leave, I will send postcards to all of my friends in Rangoon.  At about 5:00 pm, I
am going to return to Hartford.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列各題

1. The writer plans to visit the ________ first.
2.  Next, the writer wants to ________ from Myanmar(緬甸).
3. The writer is going to ________ between the Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles in the evening.
4. The writer is going to spend the morning in ________ Sunday morning.
5. The writer will ________ in Rangoon before leaving.