Here are two pictures. A man and a boy are in one picture. Who are they?

Let me tell. The man is Mr White, and the boy’s name is Bill. He‘s the man’s son. Now they are in Bill‘s bedroom. We can see some Chinese books in the desk. And on the bed a shirt. It’s Bill‘s. His trousers are on it, under his shirt. too.

　 Now let’s look at the other picture. You can see a woman and a girl in it. The woman is Bill‘s mother and she’s in her daughter, Ann‘s room. You can see a photo of the Whites on the white wall. Between the windows is a desk. A Clock is on the desk. It’s eleven. What‘s that on the floor? Oh, it’s Ann‘s hat. but it looks like a brown hat.

( )1.In the two pictures we can see ____.

　 a.two people　 b.three people c.four people　 d.five people

( )2.Mr White is ____.　　　

　 a.Ann’s brother b.Ann‘s father c.Bill’s friend d..Bill‘s teacher

( )3.Bill’s trousers are ____.

　 a.on the bed　 b.in the desk　 c.on the floor d.under the desk

( )4.What colour is Ann‘s hat?

a.White. b.Red.　　　　 c.Black. d.Brown.

( )5.In Ann’s bedroom we can see a ____.

a.cat　　　　　 b,ball　　　　 c.shirt d.clock

　　　　　　　　　　　　

It was May 5. It was Mary’s birthday. She came home, and saw a card on the table. It said, “There’s a present for you, Mary. Go and look for it in your room.” Mary ran to her room. Her parents were watching her. They were smiling. On her bed she saw a new red box. She thought, “What’s in the box?” She opened it. There was nothing but a card in it. Mary took it out and read:

“Dear Mary, I’m your present. My first letter is in the world ‘book’, but not in ‘look’ .My second letter is in ‘ink’, but not in ‘thank’. You can find my third letter in both ‘ink’ and ‘book’. And my last letter is in ‘she’, but no in ‘ship’. What am I?”

Mary thought hard. B—I—K—E! She smiled and said, “Aha, I know, Mum. But where is it?” Her mother said, “Look at the back of the card.” Mary turned it over and read, “Come and look for me in the garden.”

Mary hurried to the garden. There under a big tree she found her present—a nice new bike!

“Happy birthday, Mary!” her parents said.

“Thank you, Mum and Dad.”

A．根据短文内容完成下列各句.

1. Mary ______ home and saw a ______ on the table.

2. The card said, “There is a ______ for you.______ for it in your room.”

3. In her ______, she saw a new red box ______ the bed.

4. Mary’s ______ was in ______.

5. Mary ______ her new bike in the ______.

B．根据短文意思选择正确答案

6. Mary’s birthday was on ______.

A. March the fifteenth　　　　　　　　　　  B.May the fifth

C.March the fifth　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.May the fifteenth

7. Mary’s birthday present was ______.

A. a beautiful card　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      B.a beautiful box

C.a beautiful bike　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.a comfortable bed

8. The first card was on the table. The second card was ______.

A. on the bed　　     B.on the desk　　　　　　      C.in the box　　    D.in a book

9. Mary’s present was ______.

A. on the back of the card　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　      B.on her bed

C.in her room　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.in the garden

10. Mary’s parents were ______.

A. very kind and funny　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.very poor

C.very rich　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　　  D.very young

 

Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on the radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案：

(　 )46. You can learn to swim by_______.
　 A. reading books about it　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looking at others swimming

　 C. having lessons on it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. going into the river and learning

(　 )47. We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking B. reading and writing

C. A and B　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. swimming

(　 )48. What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A. Don’t make mistakes.　　　　 　　　　 B. Study hard

C. Try not to speak English D. Don’t be afraid.

(　 )49. What’s more important for senior school students?

A. listening　 　　　 B. reading and writing　 C. speaking 　　　　　　　 D. learning

(　 )50. We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

A. on the radio　　 　　　 B. by train 　　　　　　　　 C. every minute　 　　　　　　 D. now and then