My son Joey was born with club feet．The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well．The first three years of his life was  1  in hospital．By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he has a problem when you saw him  2  ．

Children in our neighborhood always ran around  3  their play, and Joey would jump and run and play,  4  ．We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be  5  to run like the other children．So he didn’t know．

In  6  grade he decided to join the school running team．Every day he trained．He ran more than any of the others,  7  only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the  8 We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know．

He ran foot to five mile every day - even when he had a fever．I was  9  , so I went to  10 him after school．I found him running  11  ．I asked him how he felt．"Okay," he said．He has two more miles to go．Yet he looked straight ahead and kept  12  ．

Two weeks later, the names of the team  13  were caked．Joey was number six on the list．Joey had  14  the team．He was in seventh grade - the other six team members were all eighth graders．We never told him he couldn’t do it ．．．so he didn’t know．He just  15  it．

1．A．spent               B．taken              C．cost              D．paid

2．A．talk                 B．sit                  C．study              D．walk

3．A．after                B．before              C．during              D．till

4．A．either                B．too                C．though             D．yet

5．A．able                  B．sorry,               C．glad                D．afraid

6．A．sixth                B．seventh             C．eighth              D．ninth

7．A．so                  B．if                  C．then               D．because

8．A．neighborhood          B．family              C．school             D．grade

9．A．excited              B．tired                C．pleased             D．worried

10．A．think about          B．hear from           C．agree with           D．look for

11．A．alone               B．away               C．almost             D．already

12．A．riding              B．walking             C．playing             D．running

13．A．jumpers            B．runners             C．doctors             D．teachers

14．A．got                 B．kept                C．made               D．found

15．A．did                 B．had                 C．left                 D．took

To the students of Class3
◆Examinations start on June22nd and end on June23.
◆For the PE test, go to the gym. For the music test, go to the Piano Room.  All else are written tests. They will be held in classroom3.
English    June22         8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.   
Math           June22         10:30 A.M.—12:00 A.M.
History    June22         2:30P.M.—3:30 P.M.    
PE         June23         8:00A.M.—10:00A.M.
Music      June23         1:00P.M.—3:00P.M.
◆If you have questions, go to the Teachers’ Office before the test.
Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), characterized by fever, sores in the mouth and rashes(疹) on hands and feet, is not a new infection（传染） and is common among（在……之间）infants（幼儿）and children. It is caused by up to 20 types of virus（病毒）but has similar symptoms(症状). But it usually does not lead to death. Many kindergartens(幼儿园) have to be shut because of it.
When you have completed a writing task, allow 5-10 minutes to read it and check for mistakes. In particular, look for:
◆incorrect agreement（不正确的搭配）of subject and verb: My friend likes…  NOT My friend like…
◆ incorrect use of tenses（时态）
◆ wrong expressions
The 2008 Olympic torch which was named “lucky cloud” was lighted on Monday in Ancient Olympia, marking the start of the domestic(国内的) and international torch relay（火炬传递） that will end on August8 with the Games’ opening ceremony（仪式）.
The Beijing Games relay is the longest ever planned, lasting 130 days and covering 137,000 kilometers worldwide, traveling to 20 countries.
【小题1】When were the written tests held?

To the students of Class3

◆Examinations start on June22nd and end on June23.

◆For the PE test, go to the gym. For the music test, go to the Piano Room.  All else are written tests. They will be held in classroom3.

English    June22         8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.   

Math           June22         10:30 A.M.—12:00 A.M.

History    June22         2:30P.M.—3:30 P.M.    

PE         June23         8:00A.M.—10:00A.M.

Music      June23         1:00P.M.—3:00P.M.

◆If you have questions, go to the Teachers’ Office before the test.

Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), characterized by fever, sores in the mouth and rashes(疹) on hands and feet, is not a new infection（传染） and is common among（在……之间）infants（幼儿）and children. It is caused by up to 20 types of virus（病毒）but has similar symptoms(症状). But it usually does not lead to death. Many kindergartens(幼儿园) have to be shut because of it.

When you have completed a writing task, allow 5-10 minutes to read it and check for mistakes. In particular, look for:

◆incorrect agreement（不正确的搭配）of subject and verb: My friend likes…  NOT My friend like…

◆ incorrect use of tenses（时态）

◆ wrong expressions

The 2008 Olympic torch which was named “lucky cloud” was lighted on Monday in Ancient Olympia, marking the start of the domestic(国内的) and international torch relay（火炬传递） that will end on August8 with the Games’ opening ceremony（仪式）.

The Beijing Games relay is the longest ever planned, lasting 130 days and covering 137,000 kilometers worldwide, traveling to 20 countries.

1.When were the written tests held?

A．Only on the morning of June22.            B．Only on the morning of June23.

C．On the morning and afternoon of June22.     D．On the morning and afternoon of June23.

2.Tom still has some questions about the exams, he can_____.

A．ask his teacher at any time                B．find his teacher on the playground

C．ask his teacher on June 22 or June23        D．go to the teachers’ office on June21 and ask about them

3.Which of the following is true according to the second news ?

A. If a middle school student Tom has a fever, he must get HFMD.

B. HFMD is only caused by a new type of virus.

C. Everyone will die if he gets HFMD.

D. All the children should keep their hands and feet clean to stop HFMD.

4.The third news mainly tells us _______.

A．the incorrect agreement of subject and verb  B．the incorrect use of tense

C．the wrong expressions                   D．we should check our writing tasks after we have finished them

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last news?

A．Who will be the first Chinese torchbearer (火炬手)  B．When the torch relay will end

C．How many countries the torch will travel to    D．The name of the torch

Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard(胡子) and takes good care of it.

It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he got on. There were many people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）the back of a chair. At the next stop(停车站) a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn’t grip(抓) anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy nearly fell to the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and gripped it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go off（松开）my beard, boy!” “Are you going to get off, sir?” asked the boy.

1.Mr. King is a        .

A. player                B. runner               C. teacher                       D. driver

2.Mr. King was going to watch the match because        .

A .he teaches P.E. in a middle school

B. he likes football very much

C. he had already got a ticket

D. he didn’t go to work yesterday

3.It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because        .

A. he had drunk too much

B. the bus was too small

C .he got on the bus too late

D. it was very crowded in the bus

4.Mr. King went to watch the match _________.

A. on foot               B. by bike          C. by bus             D. by train

5.Mr. King was afraid        , so he shouted at him.

A. the boy would pull the chair down

B. the boy would hurt his beard

C. the boy could be hurt again

D. the boy would borrow his ticket