This is my family. I  1  a big family. My father is a  2 . He  3  in a hospital. My mother is a nurse.  4  works in the hospital, too. I have  5 uncle. He is my father’s  6 . He drives a car. Susan is his wife(妻子). She is  7  aunt. She is a teacher and she works in a   8 . They have  9  kids. Bob is their son, and Amy is their  10  . We all love our family.
【小题1】A. have    B. has  C. am
【小题2】A. teacher B. farmer   C. doctor
【小题3】A. work   B. working C. works
【小题4】A. He  B. She  C. It
【小题5】A. an B. a   C. the
【小题6】A. sister  B. father   C. brother
【小题7】A. my  B. his  C. our
【小题8】A. school  B. restaurant   C. office
【小题9】A. one B. two  C. three
【小题10】A. son    B. cousin   C. daughter

The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian,he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No.” If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”
【小题1】An Indian would shake his head when __________．

As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)in the USA continues to grow .

“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” says John Ross , “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it . So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs .” John got married six months ago , and like many young people these days , they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high .The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school .Now they make all their furniture and repairs around the house .

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has died .He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory .Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420 . “I was deeply upset about it .Now I’ve finished a car repair course .I should be able to fix the car by myself .”

John and Jim are not unusual people .Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.

1.We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .

2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .

3. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home ,he means Jim___ .

4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .

Many taxi drivers in Beijing are in a club called “Ham Radio Community(协会)”. Through the radio of the  1 , they can talk and help each other.

Chang Tong has been a Beijing taxi  2 for over ten years. He is a member of the Ham Community. He said, “Since joining the  3  ,I feel that I have a lot of friends around me while driving. It has much more fun now.”

Other members of them of the team are as 4 as Chang Tong. A driver named Mao Lixin was saved from serious situation(处境). One night, two men  5 his taxi and told him to drive them to a far-away place. During the drive, they wanted to go to different  6 many times. Mao was afraid that  7 would happen and sent a message for help. Some member drivers got the  8 , and they drove close to Mao to follow his car. At last two men got out of the car without 9 him any money, but nothing else happened.

When one driver is in need of help,  10 from all across the city will give him or her a hand. To these taxi drivers, Ham Radio gives them some pleasure during their boring daily driving.

1.                A．bus            B．train           C．plane D．taxi

2.                A．teacher        B．worker         C．driver    D．doctor

3.                A．school         B．club           C．class D．team

4.                A．exciting        B．excited         C．surprised D．surprising

5.                A．drove          B．ran            C．stopped  D．called

6.                A．places          B．cities           C．police stations  D．roads

7.                A．bad nothing     B．bad something   C．something bad D．nothing bad

8.                A．message        B．letters          C．books    D．telephone

9.                A．spending       B．taking          C．sending   D．paying

10.               A． other         B．others         C．another   D．the other

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the window. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.
I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train you can catch another one .You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time.
I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.
【小题1】Why do many people like to travel by plane?