My name is Qing Min. I'm a middle school student. I am studying in No.1 Middle School. My school isn't big, but I like it very much.
     In my school there are eighteen classes. There are about fifty students in every class. We have twenty-seven teachers. I'm in Class 4,Grade 8.In my classroom there are twenty-six desks and fifty-two chairs. There's a map of China and a map of the world on the wall. My classroom is big and clean.
     There are twenty-eight boys and twenty-four girls in my class. We have English, Chinese, math and five other subjects. Every morning some of us come to school by bus; some get to school by bike, but sometimes I come to school on foot. My English teacher often says, " Please    be careful when you come to school by bike. " He is a good teacher. We like him very much. I love my school, because our teachers are very friendly to us.
根据短文内容判断正（T）、误（F） 。
(     )1. I like my school because it's No.1 Middle School.
(     )2. There are fifty-two students in Class 4,Grade 8.
(     )3. There are two maps on the wall of Class 4 , Grade 8.
(     )4. I have ten subjects at school.
(     )5. All the students walk to school.

     Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting places in
Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of China. Last week he went to Mount Emei in
Sichuan Province with his family.
     Many people like to travel by air, but Jim's family think that travelling by train is the best. It is much
cheaper and far more enjoyable than a rushed trip by air.
     Early one moming, they took a taxi to Beijing West Railway Station. The station was very lively.
There were bookshops,food shops and stores selling all kinds of things. Mrs Green bought some fruit,
food and bottles of water to take on the train. She said that it was better toget some food before they
got on the train because food on the train was usually too expensive.
     The train was quite comfortable,and there weren't too many people in their sleeping car. The Greens
could stand up and walk around. It was a long journey, but none of them felt tired. They kept watching
the beautiful scenery out of the window. They walked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept
coming to offer them hot water and selling them magazines. People nearby talked with each other. A
young man practiced speaking English with Mr Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party.
He went to sleep quite late. He listened to the click of the rails and then fell fast asleep.
     When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already near Chengdu. His train ride seemed really
short, but his memory of the pleasant trip would last long.
1. How long has Jim been in China?
                                                                               
2. Where did Jim go to travel with his family?
                                                                               
3. Why does Jim's family like to travel by train?
                                                                               
4. What did Mrs Green buy before getting on the train?
                                                                               
5. Did the Greens feel tired on the train? Why or why not?
                                                                               

     The village of Monsata was not a beautiful place.Most people    1    (not have)good houses. Many of them   2   (make) their houses out of old boxes and paper. And there   3   (be) no water. Women and children    4   (have) t   5   (walk) about two kilometers down the hill and   6   (carry)  water on their heads. Life became very hard there. But the village people still enjoyed   7   (live) there. They worked on their own land and on the weekend the whole village always   8   (dance) with music.
1.______2.______3.______4．______5.______6．______7.______8.______

     We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside !  On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights,and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
     It stood outside a furniture (家具) shop. " Buy it,"she said at once. " We'll carry it home on the roof rack (车顶架).I've always wanted one like that. "
    What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer,and the bookshelf was tied onto the roof rack.It was tall and narrow,quite heavy too.
     As it was getting darker,l drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
    After a time my wife said,"here's a long line of cars behind. Why don't they overtake?"
    Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers(警官) inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then,with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church(教堂). One of the officers came to me.
    "Right,sir," he said. "Do you need any more help now?"
    I didn't quite understand. " Thanks,officer, "  I said." You've been very kind.l live just down the road. "
    He was looking at our things: first at the flowers,then at the bookshelf. "Well, well," he said and laughed. "It's a bookshelf you've got there!  We thought
it was...er,something else. "
    My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. " Yes,it's a bookshelf,but thanks again. " I drove home as fast as I could.

1. From the story we know that______.  

A.the writer was poor and didn't buy the bookshelf for his wife
B. the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all
C. the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D.the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

2. What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea" ?       

A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.
B. Other drivers would let him go first.
C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.
D. He could save a lot of money and time.

3.Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?   

A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.
B. Because they didn't think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.
C. Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help.
D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car. 

4. Why did the writer's wife begin to laugh?

A. Because she knew what mistake the police made.
B. Because at last her husband understood why the police drove to the church.
C. Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
D. Because the police helped them a lot.

5. When did the officers begin to realize(忘识到) they made a mistake?    

A.Before they arrived at the church.
B. Before they overtook ( overtake 的过去式) the writer's car.
C.After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.
D. After the writer's family left the church.

     Read the three postcards and answer the following questions.
Dear Mum and Dad,
     This is not my dream holiday. The weather's awful. I'm sitting in our hotel room and it's rairung quite
hard outside. All the other people in our group are playing cards or sitting miserably under the umbrellas
near the pool.
     In fact,everything's quite miserable here. I can't wait to get home.
                                                                                                                                             Love,
                                                                                                                                                P
Mr ard Mrs Davies
41 Hart Road
Oxford

     Hi! This is great. We're having a really good time.We're staying in a comfortable small hotel in the
mountains.Right now the sun is shining warmly it's about 23℃ today.I have skiing lessons every morning
and then I practise on the slopes every afternoon. I'm getting quite good. See you soon !
                                                                                                                                               Sam
Anna Richards
28 Homefield Avenue
London SW28 4RT
England

Dear Mum,
      The summer camp is going badly.I'm writing this in my tent and it's raining again. Water is coming
through the tent. Everything's wet. The food is terrible. I'm hungry all the time-and I don't like any of the
other children here. Please send me some money immediately.I want to go home.
                                                                                                                                        Love ,
                                                                                                                                        Terry
Mrs Rachel Duffy
158 Museum Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
1. Only one writer really is having a great time,which one? Writer l,2 or 3.
____________________________________________________
2. Whom did P send the postcard to?
____________________________________________________
3. Where does Sam come from?
____________________________________________________
4. What does Sam do every morning?
____________________________________________________
5. Of the three who needed money most?
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     One Thursday afternoon, Mrs Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual. When she came home she f   1   something unusual. Had someone got in? There was no sign of forced entry(强行进入).Had a  2   been taken? She found her camera
and watch missing.
      The following Thursday she went o   3   at her usual time, but she didn't go to the club. Instead, she took a s   4    walk in a park nearby and then came home. She let herself in through the back door and sat down to wait and see what would happen.
      It was 4 0'clock w    5   the bell rang. Mrs Clarke was making tea at that moment. The bell rang again. But Mrs Clarke didn't go to a   6     it. Then she heard her
letter-box being opened. Mrs Clarke moved quietly towards the door w   7 _ a kettle (壶) of boiling water. A piece of wire (电线) appeared through the letter-box and then a hand. The wire turned a   8    caught around the knob(旋钮) on the door lock.
      Mrs Clarke raised the kettle and poured the waterover the h   9   .A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor. Before long, two p   10   came and caught the thief.
1.           2.           3.           4.           5.           6.            7.            8.            9.             10.             

　　Bill was fourteen years old. He thought he was a young man,but his parents
thought he was still a boy. They said, "When you begin to think about helping
others,you will be a young man. "
　　One morning, his parents gave Bill some money to buy milk at the store. He
saw an old man there. The man looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, "
Are you all right?"
　　The old man answered,"Yes,but I need something to eat. "
　　"Then let's go to the restaurant," said Bill.
　　When the waiter asked what they wanted,the old man said,"Just a glass of
water. "
　　"Do you want anything to eat?" asked the waiter.
　　The old man didn't answer, and Bill asked him, "Have you had your
breakfast?"
　　"No, I haven't had any food and I don't have any money because I lost it,"
answered the old man.
　　The boy said to the waiter, " My friend wants to have bread and coffee." "I'm giving
you too much trouble," said the old man.
　　The old man ate quickly what the waiter had brought him. "I'm fine now," he
said. "I'll never forget your kindness ! You are a very good young man. "
　　Bill was pleased because the old man thought he was a young man.
　　The waiter came, and to their surprise, he said that the food was a present
and it was cheap because it was the birthday of his boss,and they were the first
customers of the day.

1. Bill was fourteen years old, but he thought that he _____.
2. If a boy _____, he will be a young man
3. The old man did not look well because he _____.
4. Bill asked the old man to come to the restaurant in order to show that _____.
5. Bill paid a little for their meal because it was _____and they were _____.