One day Tom borrowed a pot（罐） from his neighbour, Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside.

“That’s not mine,” said Ali.

“Yes, it is.” said Tom, “While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby.”

Some time later, Tom asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali said yes, hoping that he would once again get two pots in return. However, days passed and Tom still did not give the pot back. Finally Ali was angry and went to ask for it.

“I am sorry,” said Tom, “I can’t give it back to you because it died.”

“Died!” cried Ali, “How can a pot die?”

“Well,” said Tom, “you believed me when I told you that your pot had a baby.”

1.Who was the owner of the pot?

A. Tom.        B. Tom and Ali.            C. The baby.                 D. Ali.

2.How many times did Tom borrow the pot?

A. Once.       B. Twice.              C. Three time.             D. Some times.

3.Why was the neighbor happy to lend his pot a second time?

A. Because he wanted to get more.            B. Because he was a good neighbour.

C. Because he had lots of pots.                 D. Because he likes to help others.

4. What maybe happened to the pot at last?

A. It died.                                                        B. The neighbour took it back.

C. It was lost.   .                                        D. Somebody else bought it from Tom.

Last Thursday, a young woman saved an elderly man from a burning house on Garden Road. The young woman’s name is Kitty and she works in a clothes shop. The elderly man, Daniel, lives just opposite the clothes shop. On Thursday afternoon, Kitty looked out of the window. She saw some smoke coming from Daniel’s house and rushed over to see what was happening. The house was on fire and Daniel was inside. Kitty quickly called the fireman on 999. Then, she ran into the house to save Daniel. She found Daniel in his bedroom and he was frightened. Kitty helped Daniel out to a safe place. Five minutes later the fireman arrived and they put out the fire. No one was hurt.

The next day, Daniel said,“I am so grateful to Kitty. She saved my life.”Daniel also said,“In the future, I will be more careful. I don’t want another fire in my house.”

1.Kitty saved _______ from a burning house.

   A. a young man      B. an old woman         C. an old man      D. a young woman

2.The number to call the firemen in the story is__________.

   A. eight nine nine    B. one one nine    C. nine eight eight   D. nine nine nine

3. ________ was(were) hurt in the fire.

   A. No one          B. Two people     C. Four people      D. Seven people

4.. In the future, Daniel will be more_________.

   A. grateful          B. carefully       C. careful          D. frightened

In Singapore, many middle school students spend lots of their time on their studies．Most people think good education is a ticket to success（成功）in their future. So, many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their exams. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big trouble. Sometimes, some of them are even made to go to after-school classes.

Schools run activities outside school hours. The students can join in sports and games, music and dance, swimming and climbing, etc. They are also very interested in community service(社区服务)．

In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters(大片), Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time searching the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.

They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookshops.

So, life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.

1.Many students want to get good education to be ________ in the future．

   A．popular    B．successful    C．interesting     D．happy

2._____ __ go to after-school classes in Singapore.

   A．A11 of the students        B．Few of the students

   C．Not all the students        D．Most of the students

3. According to the passage，most students in Singapore like     _____．

   A．Hollywood blockbusters    B．writing to their friends

   C．talking to their friends      D．having exams

4. The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is       __．

   A．the middle school students' life in Singapore is easy.

   B．the middle school students' life in Singapore is amazing.

   C．the middle school students' life in Singapore is boring.

   D．the m.iddle school students' life in Singapore is hard, but it's interesting.

1.Amy got up too late, so she _________ (失败) to catch the first bus.

2. My parrot’s blue-and-green _____(羽毛) look so beautiful in the sun.

3.. --- Do you think ______ (地理课) is very important like Chinese and maths?

--- Of course.

4. Which picture is your favorite? The ______ (五) one, I think.

5. Different people have different kinds of ________(能力).

6.Would you like one _____ (many) cake, please? No, thanks, I am full.

7. Fire can be _______ (danger), so we should be careful all the time.

8.There’ re at ______ (little) twenty students playing on the playground now.

9. When I walked past, I heard her _______(sing) in the next room .

10.. It says that an elephant ______(weight) about 4500 kilos. Do you believe that?

Zhang Lili: The most beautiful teacher in China

Zhang Lili is a teacher at No.19 Middle School in the city of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang province. These days, many people think she is the most beautiful teacher in China, because she saved her students from a traffic accident (交通事故) on May 8, 2012.

On that day, Zhang and her two students were crossing the road outside the school gate when a bus suddenly lost control (控制) and ran fast towards them. Zhang pushed both students out of the way, but she herself was hit (被撞倒) by the bus. As a result, the 29-year-old teacher lost her legs.

The principal of No. 19 Middle School, Jiamusi City, said, "Zhang is a great teacher in our school. She’s also the most popular teacher among the students. For the students, she is like a sister. They call her Beautiful Sister. After hearing about this accident, all the students in her class cried." But Zhang is more than a teacher and sister to the 53 students in her class. She cares about their studies and even their lives.

Zhang’s bravery and kindness moved (感动) a lot of people in China. People all over the country are donating money to her now. They all hope she can get better soon and live happily for the rest of her life.

Lord Ye’s Love of Dragons

Long ago, there was a person. People c___1___ him Lord Ye（叶公）. It was said that Lord Ye liked dragons very much. E___2__ in his room was about dragons. The walls of his house had dragon p___3__. The doors and windows were carved（雕刻）with them.

‘I love dragons best,’ Lord Ye always said to o__4___ people.

When the real dragon in heaven（天堂）heard this, he f__5___ very happy.

‘Lord Ye loves dragons so much. I should v___6___ him and thank him,’ said the real dragon. So he f__7_ to Lord Ye’s house. He put his head into Lord Ye’s window and shouted, ‘Lord Ye, are you in?’

You might think Lord Ye was very h__8__ to see a real dragon. But, in fact, when he saw the real dragon, he was very frightened and ran a__9___ as fast as he could.

From then on, people knew that Lord Ye o___10___ loved pictures of dragons, but not real dragons.

1.一直往前走，在第二个路口右转。

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2.每天遛狗一次，这一点是很有必要。

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3.他迅速把水倒在夹克上。

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4. Andy对足球很着迷，他经常练习。

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5. 去年我不会划船，不过现在会了。

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假如你是Paul，你想推荐你的同学John获得“最佳学生奖”，请你根据下面表格中的信息，写一封推荐信给你们的班主任王老师。

要求：1要点完整,表达清楚,语句通顺,意思连贯;

      2.不必逐句翻译,可适当发挥,但不可出现真实姓名、班级等;

      3.词数: 80个字 左右。（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总次数）

Dear Mr Wang

I would like to recommend John for this year’s Best Student Award.

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   If John can win the award, we will be happy. We hope to hear from you.

                                                                       Yours

                                                                        Paul

--- What shall we have for dinner?

--- I bought ______ meat at _______ only market near our home.

The old man lives in the village _____, but he never feels _______.