The summer vacation is over. Time always flies fast．During the vacation．the weather was hot and I could not do much work．but I lived happily．

    Because it was hotter in tile afternoon．I did my homework in the morning．I got up at 6：30 am and took a walk in the garden for half an hour．After breakfast，I read English and Chinese and did some math exercises．It took me three hours or more to finish my homework．I worked quite hard and made good progress(进步)．

    I spent the afternoon outside．I went to swim and it was fun．I came home at about five or six o’clock．Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me，and we would spend half an hour listening to music．

In this way I spent my vacation happily．I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer．Now I am in good health and in high spirits(精神)．

1．The passage mainly(主要的)tells us        ．

    A．how the writer spent his summer vacation

    B．what the weather was like in the summer

    C．when the writer went to bed in the evening

    D．where the writer finished his homework

2．It took the writer        to finish his homework every morning．

    A．half and hour               B．only one hour

    C．two hours and a half             D．three hours or more

3．The writer spent most of the afternoon       ．

    A．listening to music                B．going swimming

    C．walking in the garden            D．visiting his friends

4．The writer had a very good summer vacation because he        ．

    A．worked very hard and made good progress

    B．swam better and studied well

    C．got up early and went home late

    D．liked swimming better than studying

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．The writer made progress in the lessons．

    B．The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast．

    C．The writer began to study after he got up．

    D．The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music．

Do you often spend half an hour       your homework every day?

We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five. Before we moved, we took him to spend half a day at his new school. There he saw his new classmates and teachers. He enjoyed the visit. During the almost 150-kilometre drive home, he told us that he had told some of the students the dace when we would move there. And he had also invited them to visit us.
The moving day, a Saturday, was a busy day. We arrived at our new house at noon. About an hour later, kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon.
By the time he returned, he knew where most of the kids lived and the histories of their families.
On Monday morning, the doorbell rang just before the time he would leave for school. Then it rang again and again.
By the time he was ready, we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day. They all live near us.
I asked them if their parents had sent them. The answers surprised and pleased me, "No, we just came so that he would have someone to walk with." and "It is the right thing to do."
The friendships were formed(形成) from that day. We have lived here for nearly six years and the same group of kids still play together, go to parties on weekends together, and surfing the Internet together.
I am still thinking how welcoming and kind those kids are. And how lucky my son is to have them as friends.
【小题1】Before the family moved to the new area, the son was taken to his new school to ______.

We moved to a new area when our son was in Grade Five. Before we moved, we took him to spend half a day at his new school. There he saw his new classmates and teachers. He enjoyed the visit. During the almost 150-kilometre drive home, he told us that he had told some of the students the dace when we would move there. And he had also invited them to visit us.

The moving day, a Saturday, was a busy day. We arrived at our new house at noon. About an hour later, kids began to come and soon one of them invited our son to his house to play for the afternoon.

By the time he returned, he knew where most of the kids lived and the histories of their families.

On Monday morning, the doorbell rang just before the time he would leave for school. Then it rang again and again.

By the time he was ready, we had eight young boys waiting to walk to school with him on his first day. They all live near us.

    I asked them if their parents had sent them. The answers surprised and pleased me, "No, we just came so that he would have someone to walk with." and "It is the right thing to do."

    The friendships were formed(形成) from that day. We have lived here for nearly six years and the same group of kids still play together, go to parties on weekends together, and surfing the Internet together.

    I am still thinking how welcoming and kind those kids are. And how lucky my son is to have them as friends.

1.Before the family moved to the new area, the son was taken to his new school to ______.

     A. invite the teachers to visit them       B. get to know it

     C. see if the school was far             D. play with his classmates

2. Why did the doorbell ring again and again on Monday morning?

     A. Because no one answered it.         B. Because it was time for school.

     C. Because kids were coming one by one. D. Because there was something wrong with it.

3.Which of the following is true?

     A. The family moved to the new house on Saturday afternoon.

     B. The kids visited the house before the family arrived.

     C. The son knew the kids well before he got there.

     D. The son was invited to play in a kid's house later that afternoon.

4. The passage shows us that ______.

     A. it's easy to move to a new place       B. it's kind of people to help a new comer

     C. it's good to make new friends         D. it's better to live in the same place