“I’m hungry, ” said Kelly as she and Sheila walked home from school .

“You’re always hungry, ” Sheila said , “ We’ll have something when we get to my

house. ”

Kelly looked at Sheila, who was walking quickly down the sidewalk . Sheila had long, beautiful red hair and always wore nice clothes. Kelly had short hair and many of her clothes were hand-me-downs.

No one was home when they got to Sheila’s house. No one ever seemed to be home at Sheila’s house. Kelly had two sisters and a brother. “It must be amazing to have the whole house to yourself. I’m lucky if I can be alone for five minutes, ” said Kelly .

“Well, I can do whatever I want. Do you want to order a pizza? There’s nothing in the fridge. ” There was never anything in Sheila’s fridge.

“That’s okay， ” said Kelly . “ I have to go home for dinner soon . ”

“But I would go crazy if people were telling me what to do all the time.”

“Well, you’re lucky,” said Kelly . Sheila was lucky. She had perfect hair, perfect clothes, a perfect house. “I would give anything to be Sheila for just one day, ” thought Kelly .

The phone rang. “Hi, Mom , ” Kelly heard Sheila say . “ No, it’s okay. I understand. ” She hung up. “ My mom’s having dinner out again, ” she said . “ Are you sure you can’t stay for pizza? ”

“Sorry. I have to go or I’ll be late for dinner, ” said Kelly .

“Whatever. See you. ”

Kelly saw Sheila looking out of the window as she walked down the street. Suddenly, Sheila’s house looked very big, and Sheila looked very small.

1. Which of these sentences tells the difference between Sheila’s life and Kelly’s?

A. Sheila is from a big family and Kelly is from a small one.

B. Kelly has a big , caring family and Sheila is often on her own .

C. Kelly has perfect clothes and Sheila wears hand-me-downs.

D. Sheila and Kelly have similar family situations.

2. Which things about Sheila’s life does Kelly like?

A. Her house, her parents, and her clothes.

B. Her hair, her clothes, and her pets.

C. Her hair, her clothes, and her house.

D. Her clothes, her parents, and her pets.

3. What things about Kelly’s life might Sheila like?

A. The fact that Kelly has sisters to lend her clothes.

B. The fact that Kelly has caring parents who are there to take care of her.

C. The fact that Kelly has a big house and lots of time to herself.

D. The fact that Kelly gets to eat pizza almost every night of the week.

4. Why do you think the writer includes the final sentence of the story?

A. To show that Sheila lives in a big, beautiful house.

B. To show that Sheila gets to do whatever she wants.

C. To show that Sheila is happy.

D. To show that Sheila is lonely.

-- I'm sorry. I am late. 

-- ______.

[　　]

A. That's great　　　　 B. That's very bad　　

C. That's welcome　　   D. That's all right

June 8, 2013 Dear Cindy, I’m sorry to hear   that Bird Flu (禽流感) is   very serious in some parts of the world and some people have got the flu. We   must take good care of ourselves and keep away from the disease. Could you   tell me what people in China do to keep away from it? Please write to me   soon. Yours, Betty

July 2, 2013 Dear Betty, I think Bird Flu   is very bad. Many chickens, ducks and birds in our country got the disease.   Some of them died, but some birds flew away and they might carry germs(细菌) to other places. This is a   serious problem. We must do something to solve it. Let me tell you   what people have to do to keep away from the disease. * Do morning   exercises every day. * Open the windows   in the morning. * Wash hands very   often. * Eat more   vegetables and less meat. * Go to bed early.   I think these are   good for our health. Do you think so? Yours, Cindy

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1. 1.

   From the letter we know Cindy comes from ______.

   1. A.
      Canada
   2. B.
      the U. S. A
   3. C.
      China
   4. D.
      Japan
2. 2.

   Betty wrote her an e-mail to ask ______.

   1. A.
      whether Cindy got Bird Flu
   2. B.
      how to keep away from Bird Flu
   3. C.
      when Bird Flu began to spread传播
   4. D.
      how Bird Flu spread in Cindy’s country
3. 3.

   A hard problem to fight Bird Flu is ______.

   1. A.
      we don’t have better doctors or nurses
   2. B.
      Bird Flu is serious
   3. C.
      some places are still poor
   4. D.
      birds with the germs will carry germs to other places
4. 4.

   What does the underlined word “solve” mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      解决
   2. B.
      分析
   3. C.
      通告
   4. D.
      治愈
5. 5.

   From Cindy’s letter, we know ______ is bad for our health.

   1. A.
      washing hands very often
   2. B.
      going to bed late every day
   3. C.
      eating more vegetables and less meat
   4. D.
      opening the windows in the morning

My name is Betty．I'm a student in Hawaii School．Yesterday morning it was very sunny when I woke up．I looked at the alarm clock．It said 3:50! It had stopped! What time was it? I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen．The kitchen clock said 8:30 — I was late! My parents had gone to work without checking if I got up．The school bus went at 8:00．I had missed it．

     I called my teacher on his mobile phone．

     "I'm sorry I got up late, but I'll get to school as soon as I can!" I said．

     "Go to school on my rollerblades （旱冰鞋）," I thought． "It will be faster than the bus． "

     I washed and dressed quickly． I took an apple to eat on the way． That was breakfast today! Then I put on my rollerblades and went to school． It took me 35 minutes to get to the school．I took all the shortcuts （近路） I knew． I went across the park —even through some backyards! When I got to school, I was very hot and my legs hurt．I had missed math, our first lesson of the morning． But I made it to our second lesson, history．I was very happy because history is my favorite subject．

1．When did Betty get up yesterday?

2．Why did she get up late?

    Because ________________________________and ______________________________．

3．Did she take the bus to school yesterday morning?

4．How long did it take her to get to the school?

5．Which lesson did she make it to?