December 15, 2005

Dear John,

　　Your letter reached me the day before yesterday. I'm glad that you enjoyed your holidays with us. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will be able to come again next year. Maybe you will be able to stay longer next time.

　　A week isn't really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks' holidays next year, perhaps you will be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.

　　We have been back at school for three weeks. It feels like three months. Now you are in Grade 3. I think you are both working very hard. I shall have to work harder next year when I'm in Grade 3. Tom and Ann won't be in Grade 3 until 2006.

　　They went for a picnic yesterday, but I didn't go with them because I had my foot hurt, and I couldn't walk very well.

　　They went to an island Called Quiet Island. It is near Sunshine Island. Do you remember Sunshine Island?

　　Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours,

Mike

(1）Who stayed at Mike's home for their holidays?

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A．John and Mike.	B．Tom and Ann.
C．John and his sister.	D．Tom, Ann and Mike.

(2）Their holidays lasted for ________.

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A．a week	B．two weeks
C．three weeks	D．five weeks

(3）In which year will Ann and Tom be in Grade Three?

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A．In 2001.

B．In 2002.

C．In 2005.

D．In 2006.

(4）Who went to Quiet island?

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A．John and Betty.	B．Tom and Ann.
C．Tom, Ann and Mike.	D．Ann and her friends.

(5）Why didn't Michael go to Quiet Island? Because ________.

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A．it was very hot

B．he was busy

C．he had no time

D．something was wrong with his foot

Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife did not like it because it was old. She often said, ”Give it to a poor man.” But Mr.Jones always said, ”No. I like this coat.”

Then one day a cigarette(香烟) fell on lit and made a hole in it. So Mrs.Jones said, ”Please don’t wear it again.” Mr.Jones took it to a small tailor(裁缝)and

said, ”Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit(点燃)a cigarette, and made a hole in the same place.

(  )1.Mrs.Jones didn’t like the coat because___.

A.           it was nice and brown.          B. it was not nice

C. it was very old                   D. it was not old

(  )2. Mrs.Jones often asked her husband to ___.

A.           buy a new coat                    B. make a new coat

C. give the old coat to a poor man       D. wear the old coat again

(  )3. __ made a hole in it, so Mr.Jones took it to a tailor.

A.A cigarette   B. Mr.Jones   C. Mrs.Jones   D.A tailor

(  )4. Mr.Jones asked the tailor to___.

A.           make a new hole in the old coat  B. make a hole in the new coat

 C. make a hole in the same place as the old coat

D. make a new coat like the old one

(  )5. Who do you think was foolish(愚蠢)?

A.           The tailor.    B. Mr.Jomes.    C. Mrs.Jones.    D. No one.

It’s Have Nothing to Do with me

Henry was born in a village. His father has a small farm. He works hard, but the weather is bad. It doesn’t rain for a long time and they can’t get enough food. Sometimes their family are hungry. So the boy can’t go to school. He has to help his parents and work in the fields, too. His parents are very busy and have no time to teach him how to be polite(有礼貌的) boy. He often says something unauspicious(不吉利的) and it makes everyone angry.

The boy’s aunt has a lot of money(钱). She often helps the family and gives the boy some fruit and clothes, so he likes her very much. It was his uncle’s birthday yesterday. Henry’s parents went there with some presents. They didn’t want to take Henry there with them. The boy was angry. His mother told him to be polite, if he wanted to go with them. The boy listened to her, and together they went.

Henry’s uncle was very happy that day. A lot of the boy’s uncle’s friends came to his birthday party. Henry ate some fruit, cakes and meat. And he was

polite before he left. His parents were happy, too.

When the party was over. Henry said, “I said nothing unauspicious today. It’ll have nothing to do with(与….无关) me if my uncle dies(死) next month.”

  6.Henry’s family are sometimes hungry because _____ .

A. they don’t work hard      B. they can’t get enough food

C. their farm is large         D. the food is good

  7.Henry doesn’t go to school because ______.

A.          he doesn’t like to study

B.           he wants to help his father do farm work

C.          his parents have little(少) money（钱）

D.          he likes to stay at home

8.The meaning of the word “angry” ____- in Chinese.

A．生气的   B. 兴奋的     C.  遗憾的   D.激动的

  9. ______, so Henry likes her.

A.          His aunt often gives him books.

B.           His aunt often takes him to the zoo.

C.          His aunt often helps him work in the fields.

D.          His aunt often gives him some fruit and clothes.

  10.Henry’s parents didn’t want to take him to the party because ____.

A.          he often says something unauspicious

B.           he can’t sing songs

C.          He had to look after the house

D.          He is too young to go to there on foot