As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.
The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!
He entered Mrs. Owen’s class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.
“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.
“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.
“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”
Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time.
【小题1】 How did Sam feel after he woke?

Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.

   Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.

1.Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

A. ten               B. eleven            C. twelve            D. Thirteen

2.Sam and Tim both like________.

A.playing games  B.going to the parties  C.playing sports  D.watching TV

3.Who is Miss White?

A. She is PE teacher.           B.She is Sam’s English teacher. 

C. She is Tim’s English teacher.  D. She is a Chinese teacher.

4.The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“      ”in Chinese.

A.犯错      B.列举      C. 挑衅     D.领悟

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tim is ten minutes older than Sam.   B. Tim is more outgoing than Sam.

C. Sam and Tim are in the same class.    D. Sam is taller than Tim.

It’s Saturday afternoon now . Sally and Sam are talking about what they are going to do tomorrow.
Sally: What are you going to do tomorrow?
Sam : Oh, I’m going to watch a football match .It’s my favourite team, Manchester United .
Sally : Great ! I really like the team, too. What time is it going to be?
Sam : At three o’clock in the afternoon. I have two tickets here . Would You like to go with me ?
Sally :I’d love to . But I’m sorry I can’t . We’re going to have a basketball game tomorrow afternoon .
Sam : It doesn’t matter(没关系) . Who are you going to play against（对抗）?
Sally : A team from No.2 Middle School .
Sam : Where are you going to play ?
Sally :In our school .
Sam : Good luck to you!
Sally :Thanks . Have a good time . See you later .
Sam :See you.
【小题1】 Tomorrow is Saturday .
【小题2】Sam’s favourite team is Manchester United .
【小题3】The football match is going to be at two o’clock .
【小题4】They are going to play in Sally’s school.

As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.

The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!

He entered Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.

“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.

“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.

“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”

Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time.

1.How did Sam feel after he woke?

A. Excited.     B. Nervous.     C. Happy. 

2.What did Sam have to do that day?

A. To have a baseball match.

B. To take a reading test.

C.  To do something special.

3.What does the underlined word “ sweat ” probably mean?

A. 触摸    B. 鼓掌    C. 出汗

4.Which could be inferred(推断) from this passage?

A. Sam hated chatting about baseball.

B. Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.

C.  The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. A special day    B. An interesting lesson    C. A nice teacher