A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.

The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.

Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.

One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.

That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.

From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow.

1.How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

  A. did whatever jobs he could.             

B. grow some of their own food in the garden

  C. moved into the house on Beechwood      

D. making a lot of money

2.In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      .

  A. The winter is really long.                  

B. The winter is really cold.

  C. Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter   

D. Grandma really missed the grandpa.

3.Who helped with the grandma’s garden?

  A. Grandchildren          B. Bees

  C. Frank                 D. The neighbors

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

  A. The Garden            B. My Grandparents

  C. Grandpa’s Bees         D. The Secret of Grandma

 

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Linda, thank you for your last letter. How are you? I like your photos very much. Here are some photos of my family. I hope you like them, too. In the first photo, I’m eating lunch at home with my parents. In the next photo .My brother and I are at school. We’re playing soccer. In the third photo, my sister is reading a book. In the fourth photo, my mother and sister are shopping at the mall. In the last photo, you can see my grandma and grandpa. They are eating dinner at home. My grandparents are really nice. I hope to hear from you soon. Who am I, can you guess? Paul?

Which	Who	What	where
the first photo	1._____________	eating lunch	at home
2.	Paul and his brother	playing soccer	at school
the third photo	his sister	3.	We don’t know
the fourth photo	his mother and sister	Shopping	4.
the last photo	5.	eating dinner	at grandparent’s home

 

A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa moved into the house on Beechwood Avenue. They had a young family of 4 little girls. During that time, it was hard to find a job. So, on weekend grandpa and grandma cleaned the garden to grow some of their own food. They planted tomatoes, beans, cabbages, potatoes and strawberries to feed their growing family. All summer long, the family ate food from the garden.
The family grew up, and before too many years had passed, the grandchildren came to visit. Grandma and grandpa still planted their garden every spring. Everyone still enjoyed the good food from the garden and always took some home.
Then grandpa died in one summer when he was eighty-nine years old. It was a lonely winter for grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant the garden in the spring. It would be hard to care for it by herself. When spring came, she planted only a little.
One nice day in the early summer, grandma heard a noise in the front yard and looked out the window. There were thousands of bees in the air. Grandma wondered what she could do. She decided to wait and think it over. Before long, she decided the bees won't bother anyone, so she went about her business and didn't give them any other thought.
That summer, grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors all puzzled* why they grew so well. One day, grandma’s brother Frank visited her. Frank said，"In my hometown, the farmers often hired* beekeepers to set up bee houses near their fields. The bees helped them to grow." That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer.
From that Time on, grandma always believed that since grandpa couldn't be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make grandma's little garden grow and grow.
【小题1】How did the grandparents feed their growing family?

A．did whatever jobs he could.

B．grow some of their own food in the garden

C．moved into the house on Beechwood

D．making a lot of money

【小题2】In the passage, “It was a lonely winter for grandma.” probably means      .

A．The winter is really long.

B．The winter is really cold.

C．Grandma couldn’t plant the garden in winter

D．Grandma really missed the grandpa.

【小题3】Who helped with the grandma’s garden?

A．Grandchildren	B．Bees
C．Frank	D．The neighbors

【小题4】What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Garden	B．My Grandparents
C．Grandpa’s Bees	D．The Secret of Grandma

I am an American student. My name is Vicky King. I have a big family. I have two brothers. They and I are in the same school. My grandma and grandpa live with us. They are my father’s parents.

My father is from England, but my mother’s hometown is at the foot of the Great Wall of China. My brothers and I were all born in New York. Because my father works in a school in New York. He teaches English.

People often ask us, “What do you like eating?” It is not easy to answer this question! Well, let me tell you.

My grandpa has been to India, so he likes Indian food. My father likes hot dogs, potato chips and hamburgers. My mother likes rice, noodles and dumplings. She often does very nice Chinese food for us. So my brothers and I like Chinese food a lot but English food a little. We don’t like Indian food at all.

1.This is a family of_________

A．three            B．five              C．six               D．seven

2.Her grandfather is __________.

A．from England       B．from China         C．from India         D．from America

3.Her father is a ________

A．worker           B．doctor            C．teacher           D．player

4.Her mother likes Chinese food because she_________.

A．has been to China                       B．is from China

C．can do Chinese food                     D．knows her children like it

5.The three children like___________ food very much.

A．Chinese           B．English            C．Indian            D．American

 

I am an American student. My name is Vicky King. I have a big family. I have two brothers. They and I are in the same school. My grandma and grandpa live with us. They are my father’s parents.
My father is from England, but my mother’s hometown is at the foot of the Great Wall of China. My brothers and I were all born in New York. Because my father works in a school in New York. He teaches English.
People often ask us, “What do you like eating?” It is not easy to answer this question! Well, let me tell you.
My grandpa has been to India, so he likes Indian food. My father likes hot dogs, potato chips and hamburgers. My mother likes rice, noodles and dumplings. She often does very nice Chinese food for us. So my brothers and I like Chinese food a lot but English food a little. We don’t like Indian food at all.
【小题1】This is a family of_________

A．three

B．five

C．six

D．seven

【小题2】Her grandfather is __________.

A．from England

B．from China

C．from India

D．from America

【小题3】Her father is a ________

A．worker

B．doctor

C．teacher

D．player

【小题4】Her mother likes Chinese food because she_________.

A．has been to China	B．is from China
C．can do Chinese food	D．knows her children like it

【小题5】The three children like___________ food very much.

A．Chinese

B．English

C．Indian

D．American