Why 2008 is a special year? Because it is a Leap Year(闰年).

     What is so special about that? Well, we have a Leap Year every four years. And it has 366 days, not the usual 365. In a Leap Year, we have 29 days in February, while in a usual year we have only 28 days.

     Why do we have a Leap Year? We have a Leap Year so we can keep the calendar in step                                                                                        

(一致)with the seasons. The calendar is a kind of clock for the year. But how long is a year? A calendar year is 365 days. But a true year is 365 days,5 hours,48 minutes and 46 seconds long. That's the time it takes the earth (地球) to go around the sun. So every four years we have one more day, and we put it at the end of February, the shortest month of a year. Then we have a Leap Year.

1. How often can we have a Leap Year? 

  A. Every year.       B. Every February.       C. Every four years.     D. Every 366 days.

2. The calendar is a kind of clock      

  A. for the year         B. for Leap Year         C. for the usual year   D. for February     3. It takes the earth           to go around the sun.         

A. a day                             B.366 days

C.365 days                            D. a little longer than 365 days

4. We put one more day at the end of           in 2008.

  A. February.                          B. March.

C. May.                             D. The writer doesn't tell us.

5. Mary was born on February 29,1972. Now she is 35. How many birthday parties may she have?

  A.35.                 B.34.                   C.8.                      D.10

用所给词的适当形式填空（必要时可加助动词）.
【小题1】__________（that）girls are Amy’s sisters．
【小题2】That is __________（she）father．
【小题3】What’s __________（you）last name?
【小题4】These __________（picture）a他while and black．
【小题5】Here __________（be）Mona’s keys．
【小题6】_________ （do）she have a dictionary?
【小题7】Ed．Smith__________（have）7 basketballs and 8 tennis rackets．
【小题8】Let us ________ （join）the school sport club．
【小题9】__________（Linda）father and mother are in the school．
【小题10】________ （be）she your grandmother?

—                  

— Yes , she does.

Lily is from New York , the U.S.A. She is twelve. She is in Shanghai NO.3 Junior High School. She is in Class Eight, Grade One. Her phone number is 66786019. Dongdong is from Kunming. His English name is Tom. He is eleven .He is in Class Seven,Grade One. His telephone number is 24524233. They are not in the same class. They are good friends
【小题1】 Lily is from   _____.
A. English         B. China         C. the U.S.A
【小题2】 Dongdong is in Class  ______.
A. Six          B. Seven           C. Eight
【小题3】 Lily and Dongdong are good________ .
A. students     B. friends     C. teachers
【小题4】 Where is Tom from ? He is from______ .
A .The U.S.A     B. Japan    C. China
【小题5】 How old is Lily ?  She is _______.
A .ten          B. eleven         C. twelve

1用所给词的适当形式填空（必要时可加助动词）.

1.__________（that）girls are Amy’s sisters．

2.That is __________（she）father．

3.What’s __________（you）last name?

4.These __________（picture）a他while and black．

5.Here __________（be）Mona’s keys．

6._________ （do）she have a dictionary?

7.Ed．Smith__________（have）7 basketballs and 8 tennis rackets．

8.I us ________ （join）the school sport club．

9.__________（Linda）father and mother are in the school．

10.________ （be）she your grandmother?