American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation (假期). There are two terms in a
school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most
American children go to public schools (公立学校). High school students take only four or five subjects
at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment for every class.
After class they have many activities. After high school, many students go to college.

1. Most American children start school life in _______.

A. September  
B. February  
C. June  
D. January

2. How many vacations do American children have each year?

A. One.    
B. Two.        
C. Three.  
D. Four.

3. Students in the high school have _______ subjects at a time.

A. four    
B. five    
C. six    
D. four or five

4. Which of the following is false (错误)?

A. In July students don't need to go to school because of vacation.
B. Students have the same classes every day.
C. Students don't have homework for every class.
D. Most American children go to public schools.

5. After class students _______.

A. do homework  
B. go back home  
C. have many activities  
D. go to movies

        This is a photo of a family.  Thefather's name is Jim.   The mother'sname is Sara.   The father  is
forty-fiveand the mother is forty-two.  Sara is an office worker and Jim is a doctor in a hospital.  They
have a son and a daughter.  They study in No. 8 High School.  The son is in Class 7,  Grade 7. The
daughter is a student of Class 2,  Grade 8. The son is Tony and  the daughter's  name  is  Betty.  It's  a
happy family.

1. How many people are there in the family?
________________________________________________
2. How old is Sara?
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3. What is Sara's job?
________________________________________________ 
4. Where does Jim work?
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5. What class is Tony in?
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       “Come here, Li lei!” says the mother, “Give me your school report(成绩单).” Li Lei gives it
to his mother.
       “Oh, you fail again,” says his mother, “You aren’t good at your l  1  . Why not s  2    hard at
school?”
       “I’m s  3   , Mum,” says Li Lei, “I’ll do well in my lessons a  4   you buy me a computer!”
       “Really?” asks the mother. “Yes,” answers Li Lei, “My teacher s  5   computer can make
people clever.”
       “A  6    right,” says the mother, “Let’s go to the shop and b  7   one.” When they come into
the shop, the girl in the shop asks, “Can I help you?”
       “Yes, please,” answers the mother, “I’d like to have a look at your computers.” “There
are m  8   kinds of computers,” says the girl, “What kind of computer do you l  9  , madam?”
       Li Lei looks at the computers and asks, “Do you have a computer that can do homework f  10    
me?”

     I get up at 6:30 every day. I have breakfast at 7:00 and then I go to school. I usually go to school
 by bus. I get to school at about 7:20 every day. My first class is at 7:40.     I have lunch at school. 
After lunch I play games with my friends or read some books. In the afternoon. classes are over at 4:30,
 and l get home at about 5:00. But sometimes I play football at school. Then I get home at 5:30   
I have dinner with my family at about 6:00.     
     In the evening I do my homework. I often watch TV with my parents. But sometimes I like to do
 some reading or playing chess with my brother. I go to bed at about 10:00.

(     )1.  I usually take a bus to school.        
(     )2.  Class begins at 7:40.                  
(     )3.  I have lunch at home.                  
(     )4.  I play football after school every day.
(     )5.  I like playing chess with my father.  

     I have two new friends. They are Anna and Betty. Anna is a 11-year-old girl. Her birthday is June
3rd. She can sing and dance. She is very lovely. She likes soccer and hamburgers. She doesn't like
basketball. Because she thinks it's too difficult. She has a sister and two brothers. Her favorite subject is
PE. Betty is 12 years old. Her birthday is August 15ih. She likes tennis and oranges.  She doesn't like
watching TV. She thinks that's boring. She has a brother and a sister. Her favorite subject is art. And
she can paint very well.

1. How old is Anna?
    _______________________________
2.  What does Anna like?
    _______________________________
3.  When is Betty's birthday?
    _______________________________
4.  Does Betty like watching TV?
    _______________________________
5.  Can Betty paint well?
   _______________________________