My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal.

      Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married.

      Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret!

1.What kind of life has Jack lived?

A. A short life.                                                 B. An interesting life.

C. A lonely life                        D. A poor life.

2.Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place?

A. Kathmandu.                        B. The Pyramids

C. The Sahara Desert.                   D. Taj Mahal

3.How many times has Jack married?

A. Once.           B. Twice.          C. Three times.             D. Four times.

4.Where did Jack meet Maria?

A. In India.         B. In Nepal.        C. In France                            D. in Egypt.

5.What does Jack do every night?

A. He has a glass of wine.               B. He goes swimming

C. He hunts lions.                                                     D. He rides a camel.

There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.

It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers(胡椒). After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!"

1.—How was the weather? —It was       。

A. sunny    B. snowy      C. cloudy           D. rainy

2.—Where did Cara go on vacation?   —She went to        

A. Hainan   B. Tianjin      C. Beijing           D. Anhui   

3.      cooked noodles.

A. Maria       B. Maria's parents     C. Cara      D. Mary

4.There are some        with the noodles.

A. peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes     B. green peppers, tomatoes and eggs

C. peppers, tomatoes                  D. peppers and eggs

5.—Was the food awful?

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A. Yes, it was   B. No, it wasn't     C. We don't know    D. No, it's really nice

The Sound of Music is one of the most．popular American movies．It is a story about a young woman，living in Austria．Her name was Maria．She went to the Van Trapp family to care for seven children．

Mrs. Von Trapp died，and the family were very sad and tired．The children cried and shouted every day：The father was lonely and often became angry because of the noisy children．

Maria taught the children to sing lively songs and perform short，funny plays to cheer themselves up．The father was almost mad at first，but the smiling faces of his children pleased him and made him happy again．

1．What did Maria go to the Von Trapp family for?

2．Why were the family sad and tired?

3．Where will the movie be on?

4．How much does a ticket cost?

1．How do you usually go to school?          A．Because it's very interesting．

2．Why do you like English?                B．It's Thursday．

3．How often do you go shopping?                  C．By bike．

4．How was your trip?                            D．Once a week,

5．Where did you go last yesterday?                 E．It was very wonderful．

6．What day is it today?                     F．I went to the park．

7．What's the date today?                  G．It's October 10th．

8．When was Maria born?                   H．At 6:30．

9．What time do you usually get up?            I．It's a bag．

10．What's your present for her?            J．She was born on 13th, 1995．