Mike makes wonderful cakes for special occasions. You’ll be      36     by what he can do! Mike has been making cakes since he left high school. After working as a chef all around the US, he started his own      37     in 1995. Now his cake are      38     as far away as England and France.
It’s easy to see why Mike’s cakes      39    . They are all personal, and look more like works of art than food.
     40     someone asks Mike to make a cake, he works with him to find the perfect design. Once, some office workers wanted a good      41     for their boss’s 50^th birthday. They told Mike that their boss loved noodles. Can you imagine a cake that looks like a packet of noodles? That’s exactly what Mike did, and      42     thought it was funny as well as tasty.
Mike lets people visit his company, and says that speaking to others helps him think of new designs. Recently, he made a cake that looked just like a car and      43     it next to a real one. Guests at that party had to choose their desserts carefully.
Mike is very busy at Christmas, as many people want special presents for their friends and families. But who knows, he      44     even make a cake shaped as an airplane that can
     45     on your doorstep in China!
【小题1】A. surprised               B. pleased                     C. worried
【小题2】A. organization                  B. restaurant                 C. company
【小题3】A. magic                           B. famous                     C. delicious
【小题4】A. sell out                         B. hand out                   C. stand out
【小题5】A. Wherever                     B. Whatever                 C. Whenever
【小题6】A. strategy                        B. joke                         C. donation
【小题7】A. someone                B. anyone                     C. everyone
【小题8】A. drove                           B. put                          C. sold
【小题9】A. should                          B. would                      C. might
【小题10】A. land                      B. fly                           C. drop

Summer holiday is coming , what do you like to do ?here are four students telling us what they will do in the coming summer holiday.

     Mai hajui  Baihetiya, 14 .

   I am from Xinjiang . I am studying at Tianjin No.2 Middle School now. I will go on a trip to Beijing . I am going to the Great Wall , the Summer Palace and the Palace Museum . I will go to Wangfujing Street to buy a sweater for my mother, a scarf for my father and a T- shirt for my brother.

     Wu Jun, 13.

  I come from Shanghai . My favourite season is summer . I like going swimming with my friends in the swimming pool. It is very exciting .

     Mike ,13 . 

  I am studying at Nanjing No. 5 Middle School . I miss my parents very much . I will go back to America to see my family . Summer is a good season to go out . I will have a picnic with my friends in the countryside . I can also play football and baseball with my friends . How happy we will be . 

     Liu Shuyi, 14,

 I am from Shanghai . I like summer best because I can eat ice cream and wear a dress. I am not good at English . I will join an English club to learn English .

1.How many family members will Mai hajui Baihetiya buy presents for?  _________

A. Three  . B. Four  .  C. Five .   D. Six  .

2.Who likes swimming according to the passage?________ .

A.  Wu Jun        B. Mike   C.Mai hajui Baihetiya  D. Both A and B.  

3.Who likes playing baseball according to the passage?

A. Wu Jun.    B. Mike  .  C. Liu Shuyi  D. Mai hajui Baihetiya .

4.Liu Shuyi likes summer best because she can _________ .

A. eat ice cream   B. go boating .

C. eat fish .       D. go fishing .

5.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?

A. Mike is from America.

B. Liu Shuyi speaks English very well.

C. Mai hajui Baihetiya lives in Tianjing now

D. Wu jun and Mike are of the same age.

Mike is nine this year. He is in Grade Three. His father drives a car in a factory and his mother works in a hospital.

It’s a Saturday afternoon. Mike is sitting in the room and reading a book. Kate comes up to him and says, “Brother! Mommy wants you to help her.”

“What does she want me to do?” asks the boy. “To wash the apples or to cut the cakes?”

“Neither,” answers Kate. “She’s watering flowers in the garden. She wants you to carry some water for her.”

“Why don’t you do that?”

“Mommy says I’m too young.”

“Don’t you see I’m busy now?”]

“What are you doing here, then?”

“I’m reading a book. I can’t go there.”

“Is this an interesting book?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Well, let me help you read the book and you go to help her,” says Kate.

(　 ) 36. There’re _______ people in Mike’s family.

A. two　　　　　 B. three　　　　 C. four　　　 D. rive

(　 ) 37. Kate is Mike’s _______.

A. elder sister B. younger sister　 C. elder brother　 D. younger brother

(　 ) 38. Tom doesn’t go to school because _______.

A. it’s Saturday　　　　　　　　 B. he’s ill　

C. he wants to read the book　　 D. he wants to help his mother

(　 ) 39. Tom doesn’t want to help his mother because _______.

A. he’s very busy　　　　　　　 B. he has some homework to do

C. he’s very hungry　　　　　　 D. he’s very lazy

(　 ) 40. Kate comes to Mike and wants _______.

A. to read the book　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to carry water

C. to water flowers　　　　　　　 D. him to help their mother