Tony: What's the weather like in London?  
Linda: Well, in London, it is quite cold in spring, it often rains. In summer it's not hot. It's quite cool, and it 
          usually rains, too. My favourite season is autumn, it's quite warm. In winter, it's really cold and wet, 
          sometimes it would snow and rain, it's my least favourite season as well. 
Tony: Really? 
Linda: Yes! What's the weather like in Beijing? 
Tony: OK. It is very cold in winter, it rains as well. The spring is quite short, it is quite warm. The summer 
         here is very hot, it usually rains really hard, too. 
Linda: Thanks, Tony. I'm coming to Beijing soon. 
Tony:  I'm happy you're coming. Beijing is really a beautiful city.
Linda: Thank you!

1. What's Linda's favourite season?

A. Winter.          
B. Summer.         
C. Autumn. 

2. In London, it's not        in summer. 

A. hot             
B. cold          
C. warm

3. In Beijing, the spring is quite             .

A. long             
B. short          
C. hot

4. Does Linda want to come to Beijing?

A. Yes.                  
B. No.                  
C. We don't know.

5. Linda doesn't like         .

A. spring           
B. winter          
C. summer

                                                                                      Thursday, June thirteenth
Dear Kate,    
    How are you? I'm a student. I want to be your friend.  Would you like to be my friend? I am in Class 1, Grade 4.  There are sixty students in my class.  We are goodfriends.  I live in Baoding.  It's not a big city,  but it's beautiful.  It's very warm in springand cool in autumn here,  but it's very hot in summer and cold
in winter. Spring is my favourite season,  because I love to fly kites.
                                                                                                                       Zhang Hong
1.  Who writes the letter?            
A.  Zhang Hong.            
B.  Kate.            
C.  I don't know.
2.  The letter is written (被写)  on _____.          
A. June thirteenth        
B. Tuesday      
C. July thirteenth
3.  Zhang Hong is in _____.    
A.  the U. S.                  
B.  the U. K.        
C. China
4.  Zhang Hong is a _____. 
A. teacher          
B. worker    
C. student
5.  There are _____ students in Zhang Hong's class.
A. 50                
B. 60          
C. 70
6.  What is Zhong Hong's favourite season?
A. Spring.         
B. Winter.    
C. Summer.
7.  How's the weather in summer in Baoding?
A. Warm.            
B. Hot.        
C. Cool.
8.  What does Zhang Hong like to do ?          
A. Reading books.        
B. Flying kites.  
C. Watching TV.