Mary has 1 cousins. They are Betty, Peter, Bill and Ann. Mary is the 2 of the five, Betty is thirteen years old. She is two years 3 than Mary and one year older than Peter. Bill is nine and Ann, the 4 , is seven.

　　Betty and Peter are 5 runners. But Peter runs 6 . Mary and Ann like 7 basketball. Mary plays better than Ann. Bill is the 8 of the five. Mary and Betty 9 in a middle school. Peter, Bill and Ann study in a primary school. The five children all work 10 at their lessons. But Betty works hardest.

(1) A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

(2) A．older

B．younger

C．oldest

D．youngest

(3) A．younger

B．older

C．young

D．old

(4) A．young

B．old

C．oldest

D．youngest

(5) A．good

B．better

C．well

D．best

(6) A．fast

B．faster

C．slower

D．more slowly

(7) A．play

B．plays

C．to playing

D．to play

(8) A．good

B．better

C．the best

D．best

(9) A．teach

B．study

C．work

D．play

(10) A．well

B．hardest

C．harder

D．hard

　

Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country' s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most popular city of Australia.
The climate of Sydney is very good. It' s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, "Don't worry. "
Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Center point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre(80 storeys)tower, you will have a great view of the city.
Sydney is famous for its deep harbor(港口). The harbor has many bays(灣) and beautiful surf beaches.  Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular.  Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.
People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.
【小題1】Sydney is the        city in Australia.

A．youngest

B．largest

C．coldest

D．hottest

【小題2】 It seems that people in Sydney have easy life because         .

A．the climate is very good

B．the sea is very beautiful

C．they are very rich

D．they always tell you, "Don't worry. "

【小題3】What is true about the Center point?

A．It' s the tallest building in the world.

B．It's an old building.

C．You can see most of the city on it.

D．It' s 80-metre tall.

【小題4】 Australia is rich in        .

A．wool

B．wheat

C．meat

D．a(chǎn)ll the above

【小題5】What do you think of people in Sydney?

A．cool

B．busy

C．shy

D．warm-hearted

先閱讀短文，然后從短文后每小題的A、B、C、D中選出最佳答案。

    Do you need money? Write a 1etter to Mr．Percy Ross． 1   he will give you some money.

Mr．Ross is a   2  man，and he likes to give people money.   3   does he give people money? People write letters to Mr. Ross. In their letters, they tell him why they need money. Mr. Ross gets 12,000 letters a week. He and his 12 assistants  4   all of the letters．Then Mr．Ross sends money to  5  of the people., Who can get money from Mr．Ross sends usually money to old people．sick people and poor children．A mother wrote  Mr．Ross，“I have two daughters，ages one  6  eight．I give the baby one bottle of milk every day．I want to give her two bottle  milk every day．  7  I don，t have enough money．I also want to give my  8  daughter ice cream sometimes．Can you help me?”Mr．Ross sent the 9  a check.“This check will buy much more than milk and ice cream�！県e wrote．

Who  10  get money from Mr．Ross? Mr．Ross usually doesn’t send money to  young，healthy people．A 16一year—old boy wrote，“I need$900 to buy a good used  car．I really need it because I 1ike a girl．She doesn't like me 11  I don，t have a car．”Mr．Ross wrote the boy，“You don't 12  a car．You need a different girlfriend．’’   13  does Percy Ross give people money?  When Mr．ROSS was a boy。he was  very  14  ．He worked hard，and now he is a successful businessman．He wants to  15  poor people．And Mr．Ross is getting older．He wants to give all of his money  away before he dies．He says�！癢ho will get my money? I want to decide．”

1．A．And       B．Maybe     C．For sure        D．So

2．A．rich       B．poor       C．young          D．hardworking

3．A．When     B．Why       C．Where          D．How

4．A．read       B．write      C．return           D．1ooked at

5．A．a(chǎn)ll        B．none       C．some           D．one

6．A．a(chǎn)nd       B．or         C．to              D．in

7．A．because    B．but        C．so             D．since

8．A．younger    B．youngest   C．oldest          D．older

9．A．man       B．woman    C．daughter        D．baby

10．A．will      B．mustn't    C．can't           D．so

11．A．because   B．before    C．unless          D．so

12．A．have     B．buy      C．a(chǎn)fford           D．need

13．A．Why     B．When    C．How            D．Where

14．A．small    B．rich      C．poor            D．strong

15．A．save     B．raise     C．become         D．help