George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip 39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to 42  the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

Dear grandpa,                                        May 27, 2012
I'd like to tell you something about my life in China. During weekdays, I study in a middle school in Shanghai. We have Chinese lessons in the morning and I do my homework in the evening. On weekends, I stay with a Chinese family, do Chinese kung fu and visit interesting places.
Today my Chinese father is busy working on the computer, and my Chinese mother is doing some shopping in the city center. I' m sitting in the park now. It’s a lovely day here. I hope you and ray grandma are having a good day in Toronto, too.
Love,
Betty
【小题1】Betty wrote about her life in China to __.
A. her Chinese parents       B. her grandfather           C. her own parents
【小题2】In Shanghai, Betty did her homework         .
A. in the morning           B. in the evening            C. on weekends
【小题3】While Betty was in the park, her Chinese mother was          .
A. doing some shopping     
B. sitting in the park       
C, working on the computer

George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.

She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.

Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip  39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.

One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.

“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.

The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to  42  the bus.

He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.

“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.

“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

1.A. work       B. job        C. child             D. house

2.A. grew          B. gave    C. bought        D. knew

3.A. make          B. carry         C. bring            D. take

4.A. or             B. and        C. but               D. so

5.A. larger         B. bigger      C. worse            D. better

6.A. after         B. before      C. finished             D. began

7.A. get out of                   B. get along with 

      C. come up with                  D. catch up with

8.A. excited        B. surprised    C. interested           D. bored

9.A. tired        B. sad          C. clean               D. happy

10.A. When     B. What         C. Why            D. Where

George and Betty didn't have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn't have a , so she was always finding ways to save money.

She grew vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn't have to buy any. She made sand-wiches for George to take to work so that he wouldn't have to his lunch.

Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip the bus was slow because of traffic（交通）.

One day, the traffic was even than usual.

"I could run faster than this bus!" thought George.

The next day work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop, but didn't the bus. He ran along beside it in the sidewalk. He had to run fast to catch up with（赶上）the bus.

He arrived home. Betty was to see him panting（气喘）. She was worried. "What' s the matter?"

"I ran along beside the bus," said George. "I saved two dollars and fifty cents paying the fare（费用）," He thought it would make Betty happy, but it didn't.

" didn't you run beside a taxi?" she said. "You would have saved（节省）six dollars !"

1.A. work B. job C. child D. house

2.A. make B. eat C. have D. buy

3.A. or B. and C. but D. so

4.A. larger B. bigger C. worse D. better

5.A. after B. before C. since D. until（直到）

6.A. get off B. get on C. come up with D. stop

7.A. most B. much C. more D. quite

8.A. excited B. surprised C. interested D. bored

9.A. for B. no C. without（没有） D. instead（代替）

10.A. When B. What C. Why D. Where

—Betty was feeling pretty blue for a while，but she’s better now．

—_______．

A. Oh, that’s kind of you?????? B. Congratulations

C．It’s my pleasure??????????? D．Oh，I’m glad to hear that