Jack is a little boy.  He is eight years old.  He and his parents live in Washington,but his grandparents
live in New York,and it is very far(远的).  Today his paren ts are taking him to see them. So they are
going there by train. There are many people on the train. They are sitting on the seats(座位) , having a
chat or reading newspapers.  Jack is very happy, and he is running on the train.  His father says to him,
"Don't run. Sit down,please. ""I want to see my grandparents very much.  I want this train to go faster! "
Jack says.  All the people on the train laugh at him, but he doesn't know why.

1. Jack is _   _ years old.

A. six        
B. seven      
C. eight      
D. nine

2. Jack's grandparents live in           .

A. /          
B. NewYork    
C. Paris        
D. London

3. Jack is very _     .

A. sad        
B. happy      
C. tired        
D. hungry

4. Jack and his parents are going there by _    .

A. plane      
B. taxi        
C. bus        
D. train

5. Jack is            on the train.

A. running    
B. standing    
C. sitting      
D. jumping                   

     Mike's father is ill. His mother must look after him at home. So she says to her son, "Go to the
hospital, and ask a doctor to come here, Mike."
    "OK,"says the boy. "But where is the hospital?"
    "In the town." Answers his mother.
    Then Mike leaves (离开) his house. He gets to a fork. He doesn't know if he must turn to the left
or right. He stands there. Just then a farmer drives a car and come.
    "How far is the town from here?" asks Mike.
    "Not very far. It's only about ten minutes' walk." answers the farmer.
    "May I go with you?"
    "Certainly."
    "Thank you very much." Mike is happy and gets in the car.
    Several minutes later, the car doesn't get to the town. Mike asks again: "How far is it from here?"
    "Well, sorry young boy, the car is going in the opposite (相反的) direction (方向)."

A. 认真阅读，判断下列句子是否正确，用“T”和“F”表示：
(     )1. Mike's father is in the hospital.
(     )2. The hospital is in the town.
(     )3. The farmer drives Mike to the hospital.
(     )4. Mike's mother must look after his father at home.
(     )5. Mike stops at the fork.

B. 选择正确的答案：

6. Mike must ask a doctor to come because ____.

A. his father is busy
B. his mother must look after his father
C. he often goes there

7. ____, so he stops at the fork.

A. Mike wants to have a rest
B. Mike doesn't know how to get to the town
C. Mike wants to wait for a car

8. Mike is happy because ____.

A. the farmer takes him to the town
B. he can drive a car
C. his father feels better now

9. What's the meaning of"fork"in this passage?   

A. 叉子
B. 岔路口
C. 十字路口

10. Mike can't go to the town soon because ____.

A. the car is broken
B. the car goes very fast
C. the car is going in the opposite direction

                                                                       A     
Liu Tao: I want to write a letter.     
Mum: Who do you want to write to?     
Liu Tao: Mike. I want to be his pen-friend. I saw his name in the newspaper yesterday afternoon.     
Mum: Who's Mike?     
Liu Tao: He's an English boy. He lives in London.    
根据上下文内容，填入适当的单词。     
       Mike is from____and lives in London. Liu Tao         to write a letter           him. He           about Mike in 
the newspaper yesterday afternoon. Liu Tao wants to            Mike's pen-friend.
                                                                        B       
        Bob and Jim worked in the same factory. One day Jim borrowed（借）ten dollars from Bob, but then Jim
left his work and went to work in another town, so he didn't give back the money. Bob didn't see Jim for a year.
Later, he knew from a friend where Jim was. So one day he went there to see him late in the evening. When he
got to Jim's room, he saw his shoes near the door. "Well, he must be in. " he thought. He knocked at the door. 
There was no answer. He knocked again and said, "I know you are in, Jim. Your shoes are out here. "    
判断下列句子是否与短文意思相符，相符的写“T”，不相符的写“F”。   
 (     ) 1. Bob and Jim worked in the same school.        
 (     ) 2. Bob got some money from Jim.       
 (     ) 3. Jim didn't give back the money when he went to another town.       
 (     ) 4. Jim didn't meet Bob for two years.       
 (     ) 5. When Bob knocked at the door, Jim opened.                                             
                                                                          C     
        The Road family often does housework together at the weekends. Pam often cleans bedrooms. Her father
buys groceries(食品杂货)for the next week. Her mum washes the clothes. John, Pam's brother, helps to cut 
grass in their garden.        
        The Roads often ride a bike to the park nearby. In the park, they can play basketball and football.  They 
always have a good time there.       
        It is happy when a family works and plays together.  
根据短文内容选择正确答案。     
 (     ) 1. How many people are there in the Road family?                    
             A. Two.                    B. Three.                 C. Four.                D. Five.        
 (     ) 2. The Road family likes to                 .  
             A. go on a picnic        B. go shopping         C. have a rest         D. go to the park       
 (     ) 3. When the family work together, they feel                    
              A. tired                     B. happy                 C. angry                 D. sad        
 (     ) 4.            cuts the grass in the garden.                    
             A. Father                   B. Mother                C. Pam                  D. John
 (     ) 5. A good title（标题）for the passage is                  .  
             A. A family works and plays together                 B. Cleaning the rooms     
             C. A big family                                                D. Pam and her parents