36. What is Alice talking about in her letter?

    A. Peter’s birthday party.    B. Alice’s birthday party.    C. Uncle Tom’s birthday party.

37. Where are they going to have the party?

    A. In Central Park.         B. Near History Museum.    C. At Uncle Tom’s restaurant.

38. What can they do from 6:30 to 7:45? They can _____________.

    A. go to a concert           B. eat and talk              C. go to the museum

39. What time does the party start? It starts at _______________.

    A. 6:30               B. 7:45               C. 8:00

40. Are Alice’s friends and classmates all coming?

A. Yes, they do.           B. No, they don’t.          C. Yes, they are.

It’s my first day to go to school, so I am very happy. When I stand at the school gate, I find it is not very big but very clean and beautiful. There are three teaching buildings（教学楼）for the students and one office building（办公楼）for the teachers. I can see many green trees in the school, too. When I am watching the school, someone calls my name, “Lucy! It’s you! Are you also in this school?” I say, “Ah! Janice! I am so glad to meet you here.”

（　　 ）36. What’s the name of the writer（作者）?

A. Janice.　　　　 B. Tom.　　　　 C. Lucy.　　　　 D. We don’t know.

（　　 ）37. The school is _____________.

　　　　 A. very big　　　　 B. beautiful　　　 C. old　　　　　　　 D. green

（　　 ）38. Where does Lucy watch the school?

　　　　 A. In the classroom.　 B. In the building.　 C. At the school gate.　 D. At home.

（　　 ）39. How many buildings are there in the school?

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

（　　 ）40. who does Lucy meet in this school？

A. Kate. B. Tom. C. Lucy. D. Janice.

WC, toilet, lavatory, bathroom, restroom, john --- English has many ___31___ for the little room we all have to go to every day. Here are some of the words that ___32___ and explanations of their meanings.

Different countries use different words. In the US, in ___33___ home, you will get ___34___ you need to go if you ask where the “bathroom” is. If you are in a shopping mall, you ___35___ ask directions to the “restroom”. US people also use the word “john”, which is named ___36___ the 19^th century British inventor of the flush toilet (although he seems to have been called Thomas.).

In Britain the most commonly used words are “toilet” and “bathroom”. But “WC”, which ___37___ for “water closet”, and “lavatory” are also used. A public toilet is a “public convenience”. People ___38___ speak of the “ladies” and “Gents” (you see the words “Ladies” and “Gentlemen” above the ___39___ to public toilets). An older, now rarely used word in Britain is “privy” which is short for “ ___40___ ”.

Australians say “loo” , which is quite popular in the UK ___41___. Canadians use the word “can ”, New Zealanders “bog”, ___42___ South Africans “want to go to the bathroom”.

Where does the word toilet itself ___43___ from? Well, it’s from the French “toilette” ---- to wash ___44___.

People from ___45___ countries also use some humorous words. For example, “ throne” to describe the toilet and “throne room” foe the bathroom.

31. A. words           B. names            C. places            D. titles

32. A. uses            B. use               C. is used            D. are used

33. A. some           B. anyone            C. someone’s         D. somebody

34. A. how            B. what              C. where            D. when

35. A. would           B. must             C. should            D. can

36. A. in              B. for               C. after              D. at

37. A. stands           B. writes            C. says              D. asks

38. A. sometime        B. never             C. sometimes        D. some times

39. A. entries          B. exits              C. roofs             D. walls

40. A. pretty           B. private            C. plenty           D. practice

41. A. what            B. which            C. who              D. whose

42. A. as well          B. also              C. too               D. either

43. A. is              B. comes             C. come            D. change

44. A. me             B. yourself           C. us               D. you

45. A. developing       B. developed         C. poor              D. English-speaking

　 Every morning Jim goes to work by train . He has a long way to go . So he buys a newspaper . It helps him to spend the time on the train.

　 Jim likes sports very much . One morning on the train he is reading something about the football match .The match is very interesting .So he forgets to get off the train at his station . He doesn’t know it .When he finishes reading , he looks out of the window .It’s far from his station . He gets off at the next station . He has to go back by train .Of cause , he is late for work.

（　 ） 36.How does Jim go to work every day?

A .By train　 B. By bus　 C. By car　 D .By ship

（　 ）37 .What does Jim buy every morning ?

A .A book　 B. A newspaper C. A football D. A hamburger

（　 ）38 .Jim likes . 　

A .singing B. music C. running D. sports

（　 ）39 .He is on the train one morning

A .reading something about the new train

B .looking out of the windows of the train

C .talking with another football fan

D .reading something about the football match

（　 ） 40 .Where does he get off the train ?

A .He gets off the train at the right station

B. He gets off the train far from his station

C .He doesn’t get off the train.

D. He gets off the train before the right station.

你喜欢看电影或者电视连续剧吗？印象最深的是哪一部？你能从以下几个方面用英语描述一下吗？
1）What’s the name of it?  2) Where does it take place   3) Who is in it?
4) What’s the story?    5) What is the best part?   6) What do you think of it?