Mr. Smith likes playing cards（扑克）at night and goes to bed very late. He often oversleeps（睡过头）. Mrs. Smith has to wake him up（不得不把他叫醒），so he won't be late for work.
One day，they have a big fight（打架）. They do not speak to each other. In the evening，Mr. Smith gives his wife（妻子）a piece of paper. The paper says “Call me at seven o’clock in the morning”. Then he goes to bed.
The next morning，when Mr. Smith wakes up，it's already 9：00. He is very angry. He gets up and puts on his clothes. He finds（发现）another piece of paper on the table. “It’s seven o’clock. Get up!”
【小题1】What does Mr. Smith like doing?

A．He likes playing cards.	B．He likes playing ball games.
C．He likes fighting.	D．He likes writing letter.

【小题2】 Why does Mr. Smith oversleep?

A．He works very hard.	B．He can’t sleep at night.
C．He goes to bed late.	D．He watches TV too late.

【小题3】Why don’t they speak to each other?

A．Because Mr. Smith is ill.	B．Because they have a big fight.
C．Because they are both late.	D．Because they don’t have dinner.

【小题4】What time does Mr. Smith get up the next morning?

A．He gets up at 8 o’clock.	B．He gets up at 9 o’clock.
C．He gets up at 7 o’clock.	D．He gets up at 10 o’clock.

【小题5】What does Mrs. Smith’s paper say?

A．It says “Call me at 9 o’clock in the morning”.	B．It says “Don’t be late”.
C．It says “Get up，please	D．It says “It’s 7 o’clock. Get up”.

Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?

When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir",　 "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours”, “Yours ever" or "Truly yours".

Now read the following envelope, please.

1."We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____.

A. the date　　　　　　B. the letter　　　　 C. the passage

2.To what country will the letter be sent?

A. P.R. China　　　　　B. China　　　　　 C. The United States

3.Who writes this letter?

A. Miss Susan Brown　　B. Zhang  Hua　　　C. You

4.From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should

put down our address _____.

A. at the end of the letter on the right

B. at the end of the letter on the left

C. at the top of the letter on the left

5.How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?

A. John Smith　　　 B. Mr. John　　 　C. Dear Mr. Smith

 

0ur village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife.  He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window.  When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill( 账单) for his job.
My wife said to me quietly, “That’s his ninth cup of tea today. ”But she said in a loud voice, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?” “I’ll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said.  John laughed and gave me his bill for the work.  I read:
One dining table                 10^th November, 2011
Cost of wood                    $ 17:00
Paint                           $1. 50
Work, 8 hours($1 an hour)          $8. 00
Total                           $36. 50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny. ”
“Yes,” I said.  “I’m glad it’s only the 10^th of November. ”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait—it will be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”
“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute.  Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it’s not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加) it up again, You can forget the date-------”
I paid him $26. 50 and he was happy to get it.
【小题1】Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A． Because he didn’t want the writer to check the bill carefully.

B． Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.

C．Because it’s a good way to communicate with each other.

D．Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like.

【小题2】How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?

A．$ 26. 50

B．$36. 50

C．$56. 50

D．$57. 50

【小题3】When John got the money, he was happy because__________________________.

A． he felt lucky to get the money for his work

B． he got paid a lot more than usual for his work

C． he got as much money as he had expected

D． he didn’t have to add up the costs any more

【小题4】Which word can best describe John?

A． Clever

B． Silly

C． Dishonest

D． Humorous(幽默的)

【小题5】What can we learn about John from the passage?

A． He made a mistake carelessly in the bill

B． He tried to get more money for his work.

C． He had written the bill before the writer got home

D． He had talked about the bill with the writer’s wife.

Mr. Smith likes playing cards（扑克）at night and goes to bed very late. He often oversleeps（睡过头）. Mrs. Smith has to wake him up（不得不把他叫醒），so he won't be late for work.

One day，they have a big fight（打架）. They do not speak to each other. In the evening，Mr. Smith gives his wife（妻子）a piece of paper. The paper says “Call me at seven o’clock in the morning”. Then he goes to bed.

The next morning，when Mr. Smith wakes up，it's already 9：00. He is very angry. He gets up and puts on his clothes. He finds（发现）another piece of paper on the table. “It’s seven o’clock. Get up!”

1.What does Mr. Smith like doing?

A．He likes playing cards.                    B．He likes playing ball games.

C．He likes fighting.                        D．He likes writing letter.

2. Why does Mr. Smith oversleep?

A．He works very hard.                     B．He can’t sleep at night.

C．He goes to bed late.                     D．He watches TV too late.

3.Why don’t they speak to each other?

A．Because Mr. Smith is ill.                   B．Because they have a big fight.

C．Because they are both late.                D．Because they don’t have dinner.

4.What time does Mr. Smith get up the next morning?

A．He gets up at 8 o’clock.                 B．He gets up at 9 o’clock.

C．He gets up at 7 o’clock.                  D．He gets up at 10 o’clock.

5.What does Mrs. Smith’s paper say?

A．It says “Call me at 9 o’clock in the morning”.    B．It says “Don’t be late”.

C．It says “Get up，please                 D．It says “It’s 7 o’clock. Get up”.

 

根据语篇内容。用方框中所给词的正确形式填空．使短文通顺、连贯。方框中有两个词为多余项。

through      angry     kind     take     that      good make        how      cry      why      do      kill

    "Mommy, what are you doing?" asked Susie.

    "I   76   a dinner for Mrs. Smith next door.”

    "Why?" asked Susie, who was .only six years old.

    "Because Mrs. Smith is very sad; her daughter   77   in an earthquake and she has a broken heart. We need to look after her. "

    "Why, Mommy?"

    "You see, Susie, when someone is sad, they have trouble   78   the little things like cooking dinner or other chores. Because Mrs Smith is our neighbor, we .need to do some thing to help her. Mm Smith won't ever be able to talk with her daughter or do all those wonderful things   79     mommies and daughters do together. You are a very smart girl, maybe you'll think of some way   80   care of Mrs Smith. "

    Susie thought seriously about    81    she could care for Mrs Smith. A few minutes later, .Susie knocked on her door. Mrs Smith answered the knock with a "Hi, Susie.”

    From her sad look, Susie noticed that Mrs Smith must   82    for a long time. "What can I do for you, Susie?" asked Mrs Smith.

    "My mommy says that you lost your daughter and your heart is broken." Susie held her hand out shyly. In it was a Band-Aid(创可帖). "This is for your broken heart.” Mrs Smith burst into tears.    83    her tears she said, "Thank you, darling girl, this will help a lot."

    Mrs Smith accepted Susie’s   84   and she put Susie's Band-Aid in a small picture frame(相框). She feels a little   85   every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support.