"What's the matter, Bob?" asked his mother. "Why do you look so sad?"
"I don't have anyone to play with," said Bob. "I wish we had stayed in Salt
Lake City. I had friends there."
      "You will soon make friends here,"  said his mother." Wait and see!"
       Just then there was a tap on the door. Mrs Miller opened it.
       There stood a woman with red hair. " Hello," she said. "I'm Mrs Carey.
I live next door."
       " Come in," said Mrs Miller. " Bob and I are so glad you come."
       "I come to ask for two eggs," said Mrs Carey. "I want to bake a cake."
       "You may have the eggs," said Mrs Miller. " But do sit down. Let's have
coffee and talk a little."
       That aftermoon there was another tap on the door. Mrs Miller opened it.
There stood a boy with red hair. "My name is Tom Carey," he said.
       "My mother sends you this cake and these two eggs."
       "Oh, thank you, Tom," said Mrs Miller. " Come in and meet my son Bob."
       Tom and Bob were about the same age. Soon they were having cake and milk.
"Can you stay and play with me?" asked Bob. "Yes, I can stay an hour,"  said Tom.
"Then let's play a ball,"  said Bob. " My dog will want to get in the game,  too."Tom
found it was fun to play with Trix. He had no dog of his own.
      "I'm glad you live next door," said Bob." Now I have someone to play with." 
      "Mother said we would soon be good friends," answered Tom. "I'm glad
your mother needed two eggs." said Bob.
      Tom laughed, " She didn't really need the eggs," he said. "She just wanted to make
friends with your mother!" Then Bob laughed, too." That's a funny way to make friends,"
he said. " But it's a nice way. It worked!"

1. Why did Mrs Carey come to Mrs Miller?

A. To borrow two eggs.
B. To send a cake.
C. To play with Trix.
D. To make friends with Mrs Miller.

2. Mrs Miller was _____ at Mrs Carey's visit.

A. glad 
B. surprised
C. unhappy
D. worried

3. Trix was the name of _____.

A. Tom's toy
B. Bob's dog
C. Mrs Miller's daughter
D. Mrs Miller's son

4. This story is about one way _____.

A. to borrow things from the neighbour
B. to play with little dogs
C. to bake cakes
D. to make friends

5. The underlined word "tap" in Paragraph 3 means _____.

A. a light knock
B. a noise
C. a voice
D. a push

     Tim's uncle lives in a small village. He goes there on Sundays. But it's far from the city, and he often
takes a bus at 9:00 in the morning and gets off the bus at 12:00 at noon. Then he has to walk to
his uncle's house.
     There is a river near the village. Tim can swim in it in summer and skate in winter. He can catch some
fish in the river. His uncle and aunt like him very much and give him some fruit, rice, chicken and make
dumplings for him. He doesn't want to leave there. He wants to live in the village with his uncle.

1. Where does Tim's uncle live?

A. In a big city
B. In a small city
C. In a big village
D. In a small village

2. Who lives in the city?

3. How many hours does Tim take to go there by bus?

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

4. How does Tim go to the village?

A. On foot
B. By bus
C. By car
D. By air

A. On Mondays
B. On Tuesday
C. On Friday
D. On Sundays

　　Radio , telephone and television are widely used in the world. When you turn on the radio , you can
listen. When you use the telephone, you can listen to others and chat with them , but you can't see anything
at all. Television is much better than both of them.People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take
part in what they see.    
　　Today, some people are using a type of telephone, vision-phone. Two people can see each other
with it.    
　　Vision-phones can be very useful when you have something to show the person. It may also have
other uses in the future.Some day you may phone a library and ask to read a book on your vision-phone,
you can do some shopping through it , too. Perhaps in the near future , vision-phone will be widely used in
our everyday life.

1. When you use the telephone, you can____.    

A. listen to others    
B. chat with others    
C. see each other    
D. A and B

2. Which one is NOT widely used in the world?

A. Radio      
B. Telephone    
C. Vision-phones  
D. Television

3. When you are talking ,you can see each other from ____.

A. vision-phones  
B. television  
C. radio      
D. telephone

4. What can we do with vision-phones?      

A. Just listen to others.      
B. Just chat with others.      
C. Just watch.       
D. Show something to others.  

5. What will people do with vision-phones in the future?      

A. Call up a library to read books and do some shopping.      
B. Listen to others and chat with them.      
C. See each other.      
D. Watch and listen to.

　　Pubs are an important part of British life. E-ven very small villages always
have one. People,especially men, often go to a pub for a drink in thesame pub.
Women now go to the pubs more thanthey used to, butthey usually don't like to go
to apub on their own. Children under 16 are usuallynot allowed to go to the
pubs.      
　　Until 1988, pubs were only open from 12 amto 2 pm. When it's nearly time
for the pub toclose, the owners shout "last orders" and the"time". Pubs also sell
food or snacks, Typical pubfood is pie, chicken and chips, and bread with
cheese.  Pubs have names.  Here is often a sign out-side the pub shoWing the
name with a picture.Many pubs have two or more different bars. Thepublic bar
often has a pool table and
dartboard(飞镖). Local people usually go to such kind of bar.The saloon bar is
comfortable and well-furnished.Men and women often go there drinking
together.                       

1. Who do you think will go to the pubs  more? 

A. Men.        
B. Women.        
C. Villagers.        
D. Children under 16.

2. Do women often go to the pubs alone?

A. Yes, they do.    
B. No, they don’t.  
C. Yes, they will.    
D. No, they didn’t.

3. How long were the pubs usually open before 1988 ?

A. For about 12 hours.    
B. For about 14 hours.    
C. For about 9 hours.
D. For about 2 hours.

4. Which of the following is TRUE? 

A. An eighteen-year-old boy can't go to the pubs.    
B. Women weren't allowed to go to the pubs on their own.    
C. Pubs sell food or snacks，but they don’t sell drinks.    
D. Local people usually like to go to the public bar.

5. What do you think. the public bar is like? 

A. It's more crowded and comfortable.   
B. It's comfortable and clean.    
C. It's more crowded than the saloon bar.
D. The drinks there are more expensive.

     It's a fine Sunday morning. There are many children near the river. They are students of No. I 
Middle School. They are in Grade One. There are two teachers with them. All the students are Young  
Pioneers. They are having their "Young Pioneers' Day. They are' not playing games now. They are 
working. They are planting trees and flowers. Some of the girls are carrying water  for the young trees. 
The teachers are helping them. They all working hard.

1.—What day is it?
   — ______.

A. Sunday 
B. Friday 
C. Saturday
D. Monday

2. — What are they doing?
    — ______.

A. They are planting trees and flowers.
B. They are playing games on Sunday.
C. They are playing basketball.
D. They aren't working hard.

3. —How many teachers are there?
    —______.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five

4. —What work are the girls doing?
    —______.

A. Playing games.
B. Cleaning the classroom.
C. Cleaning the windows
D. Carrying water for the yong trees.

5. —Who are helping them?
    — ______.

A. The teachers
B. the workers
C. The children
D. We