That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.
小题1:Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A．had no one to look after her	B．disliked all her relatives
C．didn’t want to live with her family	D．was looking for someone to look after her

小题2:What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The writer got on very well with the old lady.

小题3:The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．leave

B．appear

C．try

D．change

小题4:In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A．give the writer her favourite flowers.	B．let the writer know she was her best friend.
C．give the writer a key to her house.	D．leave all that she had to the writer.

小题5:In what order did the following take place in the story?
a. The lady died.
b. They became good friends.
c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.
d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.
e. They got to know each other.

A．c, d, a, b, e	B．b, e, d, c, a
C．c, e, b, a, d	D．b, d, c, a, e

Mr. Jackson works in a college. He likes reading and often   1    some books from the library. He keeps   2    to the radio every morning and reading   3    after dinner. So he knows much and teaches well. He is also good   4   his students. His students   5   him very much. Mike, Mr. Jackson's little son is only nine. He   6   likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Jackson always thinks his son is too   7   to understand him, so he chooses（选择）  8   ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied (对……满意) with them.
One day Mike read something about the electric lights and was   9   them. When his father told him to do housework, he went on（继续）thinking  10   it. He asked him   11   questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly（自豪地），“Fathers always know   12   than sons!” The boy thought for a while and said, “  13   .” “Oh, why?” Mike didn't answer but asked. “  14    invented（发明） the electric lights?” “Thomas Edison.” answered Mr. Jackson “Why didn't his father invent them then?” Mike asked again.
Looking at his son, Mr. Jackson didn't know   15   to answer.

小题1:	A．borrows B．reads C．sells D．finds

小题2:	A．watching B．listening C．reading D．touching

小题3:	A．messages B．letters C．stories D．newspapers

小题4:	A．to B．with C．for D．at

小题5:	A．like B．dislike C．hate D．likes

小题6:	A．never B．even C．still D．also

小题7:	A．clever B．bright C．old D．young

小题8:	A．difficult B．wrong C．easy D．right

小题9:	A．afraid of B．tired of C．interested in D．worried about

小题10:

A．to B．at C．about D．from

小题11:

A．a little B．a few C．little D．few

小题12:

A．many B．much C．more D．most

小题13:

A．I think so. B．I don’t think so. C．I hope so. D．I hope not.

小题14:

A．Which B．Who C．When D．Why

小题15:

A．what B．when C．which D．where

When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are，these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself．
1) Look in the mirror (镜子) and say to yourself，“I am a special person and there's no one  in the world like me．I can do anything!” It may not sound so good，but it really works !
2) Do something nice for someone．Helping others always makes you feel good．
3) Smile! Be friendly to people you meet．Look for the good things in your friends and family．
4) Learn something new! Do you always want to decorate（装饰）your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges (挑战) are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished．
5) Read and start a diary（日记）．Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly! Write down your thoughts，dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express（表达）your feelings．
6) Stay with your family．We all need our family time．Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin．
小题1:What do the underlined word“a sense of accomplishment”mean in Chinese?

A．成就感

B．忧伤感

C．挫折感

D．信任感

小题2:Which of the following should you say “NO” when you are unhappy?

A．You should always look for the good things of others．

B．Stay alone at home as much as possible

C．Learn something new and go for it!

D．Keep a diary to express your feelings

小题3:What is the best title for the passage?

A．Do Your Best	B．It’s Never Too Late to Learn
C．Always Smile to Your Life	D．Six Ways to Feel Good about Yourself

Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Do you sometimes think your studies are not   1  enough? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you   2   the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed   3  happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just  4  you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert   5  the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in  6  he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t   7  . I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up  8 . When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best    9  what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”
Attitude means 10 . Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

小题1:	A．success B．succeed C．successful D．successfully

小题2:	A．sees B．see C．will see D．saw

小题3:	A．/ B．a C．an D．the

小题4:	A．before B．after C．and D．soon

小题5:	A．where B．when C．that D．what

小题6:	A．what B．how C．when D．which

小题7:	A．avoided B．be avoided C．avoid D．avoids

小题8:	A．hopes B．hope C．hopeful D．hopefully

小题9:	A．finish B．finishing C．finishes D．to finish

小题10:

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

Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about the rich. Though they have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools, they may often feel lonely.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your teachers will help you; when you do something wrong, people around you feel unhappy; when you succeed in something, your friends will say congratulations to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling(感觉) of your heart. Although you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. Money is not everything. You have something else that money can't buy. When you meet with difficulties, you can loudly say you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge(挑战) yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
小题1:______may often feel lonely even though they have beautiful houses with large gardens.

A．Teachers

B．Parents

C．Old people

D．Rich people

小题2:What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A．Congratulations.	B．That's all right.
C．It's very nice of you.	D．Not at all.

小题3:When you have more chances to challenge yourself, you may feel_______.

A．proud

B．lonely

C．happy

D．excited

小题4:You can make yourself happy by______.

A．making much money	B．taking every chance you have
C．owning beautiful big houses	D．having nice cars

小题5:We can learn from the passage that_______.

A．poor people are unhappy because they don't have money to buy big houses

B．we can find happiness around us even if we don't have much money

C．no one will help you if you are poor

D．rich people are very proud because they have big houses and nice cars

My School Day in London
Tim Hunt is telling 1 Chinese classmates about his school day in London.
My school day in London is different 2 my school day here in China. School starts 3 nine o’clock. I get up at 7:00 4 weekdays. I go to school 5 underground(地铁). It 6 about forty–five minutes. I have 7 at school. Classes are over at 3:15. It is early, 8 I stay at school and play games 9 my friends. I am 10 the basketball team. We practice(联系)on Monday 11 Wednesday. We have a match 12 Friday afternoon.
On Saturday 13 I get up late. Then I 14 my parents tidy(弄整洁)the house and the garden. In the evening I often go to film or a club(俱乐部).On Sunday I have a good rest and of course, I do 15.

小题1:	A．he B．him C．his D．their

小题2:	A．from B．in C．of D．at

小题3:	A．for B．at C．on D．in

小题4:	A．for B．of C．on D．in

小题5:	A．in B．on C．by D．with

小题6:	A．goes B．stands C．wants D．takes

小题7:	A．breakfast B．lunch C．dinner D．supper

小题8:	A．and B．but C．or D．so

小题9:	A．and B．but C．with D．about

小题10:

A．in B．on C．at D．of

小题11:

A．to B．and C．at D．with

小题12:

A．on B．in C．at D．for

小题13:

A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night

小题14:

A．want B．help C．ask D．tell

小题15:

A．my homeworks B．the homeworks C．my homework D．mine homewok

There is a park near our school. We can see many trees and flowers there. We can see a hill behind the park, too. At the foot of the hill we can see a river. There are some boats on it. It is Sunday today. There are many Young Pioneers(少先队员) in the park. Some are walking and singing. Some are dancing or playing games. Ann and her sister Kate are flying a kite. Tom and his brother Sam are throwing a frisbee (扔飞盘). Their parents are sitting under a tree. All the family are having a good time.
小题1:Where is the hill?

A．Across from the river.	B．Behind the school.
C．In front of the park	D．Behind the park.

小题2:Who’s Sam? He is ______.

A．Kate’s brother

B．Ann’s brother

C．Tom’s brother

D．Jim’s brother

小题3:Do their parents come to the park, too ?

A．Yes, they do.

B．No, they don’t.

C．Yes, they are.

D．No, they aren’t.

小题4:What are Ann and Kate doing?

A．Singing

B．Flying a kite

C．Working

D．Throwing a frisbee

小题5:Where are their father and mother sitting?

A．Near our school.	B．Behind the park.
C．At the foot of the hill.	D．Under a tree.

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station,
they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
小题1:It is ______ if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A．not useful

B．not helpful

C．very helpful

D．very bad

小题2:English people usually shake hands when they ______.

A．meet every time	B．meet for the first time
C．say goodbye to each other	D．say hello to each other

小题3:Usually English people don’t shake hands ______.

A．when they will be away for a long time	B．when they say “How do you do?”
C．when they just meet or say goodbye	D．after they haven’t met for a long time

小题4:Which of the statements is RIGHT?

A．German people shake hands as often as possible.

B．English people shake hands as often as possible

C．German people hardly shake hands

D．Neither English people nor Germans shaking hands.

小题5:The story is about ______.

A．shaking hands	B．languages
C．customs	D．languages and customs

People have different ways of greeting each other. They might shake hands (握手), kiss or hug (拥抱). But do you ever wonder how dogs say hello?
If you are a dog lover, you already know the answer to this question. When you arrive home, your dog jumps up into your lap (大腿前部). It wags (摇摆) its tail, and sometimes gives you wet kisses.
Like humans, dogs have five senses (感觉): smell, touch, sight, hearing and taste. Humans use sight as the main sense for recognizing (认出) one another. But dogs have poor eyesight. They use smell to recognize others. A dog’s sense of smell is much better than a human’s. It is through its sense of smell that tells the differences between different people.
Dogs use smell to recognize other dogs, too. They tell the differences by the smell of pee (小便) and pooh (大便). When two dogs meet, they smell each other’s noses. Then they go side to side, and smell each other’s butts (屁股). By smelling its friend’s behind, a dog knows who it is with.
That is also why dogs smell everything they can on the road. By smelling grass, trees and signposts (路标), dogs know which other neighborhood dogs have been around.
小题1:People have different ways of greeting each other except ______.

A．hug

B．shaking hands

C．jump

D．kiss

小题2:How does a dog greet you?
A. Gives you wet kisses.                       B. Wags its tail.
C. Jumps up into your lap.                     D. A, B and C.
小题3:How do the dogs recognize each other?

A．They use eyes to recognize each other.	B．They use sound to recognize each other.
C．They use smell to recognize each other.	D．They use touch to recognize each other.

小题4:Which of the following isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A．How the dogs eat things.	B．Dogs have five senses.
C．A dog knows who it is with by smelling.	D．Humans use sight to recognize each other.

小题5:What is the best title of the passage?

A．Humans and dogs.	B．My favorite animal.
C．How do dogs say hello?	D．Cute dogs.

Welcome to the City Zoo. There are many 1 in the zoo. Let’s see the koalas first. Koalas are 2 Australia. They are quiet, 3 and cute. Children like them very much. The kangaroos(袋鼠) are also from 4. They are quiet and interesting, 5 they are not friendly.
The giraffes come from Africa. They have 6 necks(脖子). They like to eat leaves. The lions are also from Africa. They are brave but a little 7. Many people don’t like 8. We also have pandas. They are from China. They are very cute and friendly, but they are very shy. So please be 9.
You 10 see many other animals in the zoo. Have fun and enjoy yourself here!

小题1:	A．children B．flowers C．animals D．vegetables

小题2:	A．at B．from C．in D．with

小题3:	A．friendly B．successful C．ugly D．difficult

小题4:	A．Canada B．China C．America D．Australia

小题5:	A．or B．but C．and D．so

小题6:	A．short B．big C．long D．small

小题7:	A．smart B．clever C．difficult D．dangerous

小题8:	A．it B．you C．us D．them

小题9:	A．busy B．clean C．quiet D．new

小题10:

A．also can B．can also C．too can D．can too