There was a girl __________ on the playground．

A．play         B．to play        C．played         D．playing

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　　When ten-year-old James Ale and his friends went out to play, they had nowhere to go but the streets. The streets were filled with traffic but the children had no choice (选择). There was no park or playground nearby. One day, a little girl was badly hurt by a passing car. James Ale decided the neighborhood needed a park.

　　For more than a year, James Ale worked for his park. He knocked on doors asking adults to help. He went to City Hall and discussed his idea with the mayor. (市长) At first, people did not want to listen to a ten-year-old ,but James did not give up. In the end, he won. “Getting the park took a lot of work, ”James said. “It was worth it, though, because we needed it.”

1．James and his friends went out to play ________.

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2．In James neighborhood ,the streets were ________.

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3．When James decided that a park was needed ,he was ________.

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4．It took James ________to work for his park.

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Advertisements (广告)

1．The Browns are looking for a new house．Mr. Brown wants to live in the north of town near his workplace．Mrs. Brown wants, a house with four bedrooms．The Browns' children don't care what the house is like as long as(只要) the garden is big enough．

Why didn't the Browns buy the house in the advertisement?

A．it was on the wrong side of the town．

B．There weren't enough bedrooms．

C．There was no dinning room．

D．The garden was too big．

2．Man: Why don't we rent (租、借) one of the Seaview Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Seaview Hotel, and it would be much cheaper．

Mary: There's one big difference between the holiday fiats and the hotel．The hotel would be much less work．

Why would Mary rather stay at the hotel?

A．They wouldn't have to cook．

B．It's not so expensive．

C．She would enjoy the beautiful gardens．

D．It's near the sea．

3．Tom: There's a new football team standing in the village, Mum．I'm old enough to play in it．We stop school at half past three, so I'd have plenty of time．

Mum: Well, I suppose you could do your homework later．But look, Tom, you haven't read the advertisement carefully．You can't possibly play for this team．

Why can't Tom play for the new football team?

A．He's not old enough．

B．Tom hasn't read the advertisement carefully．

C．School stops too late．

D．He has to do his homework

4．Man: I'm looking for a room to rent．It doesn't matter how big it is．I don't care what color the walls are or how old the furniture(家具) is．I've got to study for my exams, so the house must be quiet and near the school．

Girl: There are some advertisements for rooms in the paper．What about this one?

   Man: Yes…Yes…that's all right．Oh, dear, no, I don't think it would do．

What's wrong with the room in the advertisement about rooms?

A．It's too small．                               B．The walls are the wrong color．

C．The man likes old furniture better．              D．It's too noisy．

5．Ann has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks they're exciting places．It's hard work but she isn't lazy．You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays but you get other days off．It's not very well-paid, but who cares about money?

Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It's an easy job．                                B．The pay is good and the food is free．

C．She thinks it would be fun．                       D．You get long holidays．