The old man is already sixty years old. But he has only fifteen birthdays. How is it? When is his
birthday?
    Keys: His birthday is on February 29th. It’s a leap(闰年) year every four years. So he has only
fifteen birthdays.

根据短文内容填空:
1. The old man is _______ years old.  
2. He has only ________ birthdays.
3. His birthday is on _______.
4. A leap year happens(发生) every _______ years.

       Skin-diving(潜泳) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It if like
a visit to the moon! When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no
longer heavy.    
       Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands.      
       When you have tanks(罐)of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time.But you
must be careful when you dive in deep water.      
       To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides, there are most uses for
skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many thingsfrom the
deep sea. And now you see the skin-diving is both useful and interesting.

1. Skin-diving will take you to            .            

A. be in trouble                                    
B. be in danger            
C. the moon                                      
D. the deep sea

2. You can climb big rocks under water because             .          

A. you are stronger                    
B. the fish nearby help you          
C. you aren't as heavy as on the land      
D. there is a lot of light'

3. Under water, a skin-diver            in the day.           

A. can see everything clearly              
B. can't see anything clearly          
C. can see nothing                      
D. can see only fishes

4. With a tank of air on you back, you can           .          

A. catch fish very easily            
B. stay under water for a long time          
C. be in a safe place              
D. have more fun

5. Which of the following sentences is Not True?          

A. Skin-diving is a new sport.                           
B. Skin-diving is like visiting the moon.          
C. Skin-diving is both interesting and useful.          
D. The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.

     My name is Kate. I am eleven. This is my school. I study at No.2 Middle School. Mr. Lee is my
teacher. My friend is Jane. She is a student, too. We are in the same school. I am in Class Three.
She’s in Class One.

判断正误。

（     ）1. Kate is a girl. Her friend Jane is a boy.
（     ）2. Kate is eleven. Jane is eleven, too.
（     ）3. Kate and Jane are in the same school.
（     ）4. Kate and Jane are in different classes.
（     ）5. Mr. Lee is their teacher.

1. _____ is the youngest in the family?

A. Jane
B. John
C. Tom
D. Gina

2. Gina is a ______.

A. man
B. baby
C. woman
D. girl

3. Tom’s mother is ________ years old.

A. forty two
B. forty
C. twelve
D. ten

4. Gina is Tom’s ________.

A. father
B. mother
C. sister
D. brother

5. There are _______ people in the family.

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

     From the world's heaviest apple, the oldest lady to the world's smallest dog, these are all part of a group of
the world's strangest people and things. And they are all in the Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯记录》).
     The book is going to celebrate its birthday this August. It began exactly half a century ago. And it's always
one of the best selling books in the world.
     People now can break over 100 records every week! Why do so many people want to break the records? Do
they want their names in the book or meet more people around the world? "It gives people a chance to show
they're the best in the world." said one of the record keepers Stewart Newport.
     The book was started by Hugh Beaver from Britain. In 1951, he went shooting birds and talked with his
friends about the fastest bird in Europe. Three years later, they were still talking about it. So Beaver believed that
people must have different ideas. So, he decided to start a book to record the world'd truly greatest people and
things in it!
     The newest book came out last Tuesday. This book has a lot of interesting records. Here are two:
     ☆ A British dog, Whitney, is the world's smallest dog. It's only 76mm tall.
     ☆ An American woman Lee Redmond has the longest fingernails (指甲). They grew as long as 600 mm!
She made the record in 1971.

1. We can see everything in the Guinness Book of Records except ________.

A. the heaviest fruits and vegetables
B. the smallest people and animals
C. the strangest people and things
D. very ordinary people and things

2. The Guinness Book of Records has been one of the best selling books for ________.

A. 50 years
B. 76 years
C. 600 years
D. 1000 years

3. Newport thought many people tried to break Gunness records because ________.

A. their names be kept in the world records.
B. their names could be seen by the whole world.
C. they could meet more people all over the world.
D. They could be known as the greatest by the world.

4. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. Newport started the Guinness Book of Records in Britain.
B. More than four thousand records are broken each month.
C. The Guinness Book of Records started in the year 1954.
D. The newest book of Guinness comes out every Tuesday.

5. The writer of this passage wants to ________.

A. tell us the strangest records in the world
B. show us the beginning of the Guinness Book of Records
C. give us an introduction to the Guinness Book of Records
D. let us know the most interesting things in the world

A. So we see that breathing is even more important than drinking, and drinking is more important than eating.
B. But if he does not breathe, he can keep alive for only about three minutes.
C. We drink water several times a day.
D. Three things are necessary for us to keep alive. What are they?
E. We breathe air day and night.
F. If a man does not eat any food and does not drink anything, he can live for about three days.
G. They are air, water and food. We eat food two or three times a day .