— Why not go and play football outside?

—        ．

A．Yes, I think so．                                       B．It's a good game．

C．That's a good idea．                                  D．Of course we do．

New York sounds like a city        I could enjoy．

A．that                    B．what                 C．who                   D．where

—         yogurt do we need?

— One cup．

A．How much            B．How old              C． How many        D．How far

Don't __ your lessons, we can help you __ them．

A．worry; with                                                    B．worry about; with

C．worry; on                                            D．worry about; on

—         he is ill,         he goes to school．

A．Although; but         B．Because; so            C．Although; /         D．Because; /

His uncle was born        the evening of December 5th,1960．

A．on              B．in                C．at               D．for

They do eye exercises twice a day, so         of them         glasses．

A．a little; put on           B．few; wear         C．a few; put on         D．little; wear

A few days ago, my morn went to visit my grandparents． She wanted to stay there for a few

days．It was the first time that Dad and I   1   at home without Mom．  2   the first day, dad and I went out for dinner．The next morning, we   3  got up late． I went to school without eating breakfast．I did not feel  4  all day long．After school  5  I got home, I looked around．What a mess （杂乱）! I had to clean the rooms,  6  the dishes and the laundry． I was  7  after doing all of the housework．That evening, I got a call from Mom．She said she would come back the next day．I felt very happy to  8  that． At that time I realized （认识到）that Mom did  9  housework every day．I told my dad that we should   10   to help Mom．He agreed．

1．A．studied                  B．worked               C．stayed                 D．did

2．A．On                     B．In                   C．At                     D．Of

3．A．both                    B．all                     C．only                     D．were

4．A．hungry                 B．sorry                  C．well                   D．bad

5．A．before                  B．when                 C．until                  D．as

6．A．cook                    B．do                  C．make                  D．did

7．A．busy                  B．angry                C．tired                       D．angrily

8．A．listen                   B．hear                   C．are                     D．heard

9．A．a lot                  B．many                 C．much              D．lots

10．A．try                    B．stop                  C．forget                 D．forgot

In December or early January, almost everyone wants to plan for a wonderful new year! We

plan vacations, and we hope that any goal can be achieved． We make New Year's resolutions and

set our big goals．If you carry out （执行）your resolution successfully, then you can improve

your life and change bad habits．

What should we do to keep our resolutions? Here are some tips for New Year's resolutions:

Think about the resolutions you made last year．

Have you succeeded? If not, why did you fail? Find out the reasons and try this year．

Don't let the cup spill over（溢出）．

Do not create （创造）too many resolutions at a time．Go with one at a time．

Let it be for a year not a day．

The New Year is a time to plan for the whole year．Set goals that you need to do for the whole year, instead of a few days, once you have made up your mind, try your best to do it!

1．When do people usually make New Year's resolutions?

A．Always on January 1st．                       B．Only in December．

C．At any time of the year                           D．At the end of a year

2．Why do people make New Year's resolutions?

A．Because it's exciting．

B．Because we have to do it．

C．Because we can achieve our goals successfully．

D．Because it can help us improve our life and change bad habits．

3．How can we make sure that we follow our New Year's resolutions?

A．Always make new resolutions in the New Year．

B．Make lots of resolutions at the same time．

C．Try our best to do it．

D．Plan the resolutions we can realize in a very short time．

4．What does the underlined phrase "instead of" mean in Chinese?

A．可是                      B．而不是                 C．只是                    D．但是  

5．What's the best title for the passage?

A．New Year's Resolutions．

B．Try Your Best in the New Year

C．Remember to Make a Plan in the New Year．

D．How to Make New Year's Resolutions．

This week I tried two new restaurants  Michelle's and Anton's． They are both French restaurants downtown．

Michelle's is a small place with about twenty tables．The waiters and waitresses are very friendly, and I had a chocolate cake and coffee．The chicken was delicious, but the cake was too dry．The meal cost about twenty dollars．

Anton's is a much bigger restaurant, and it was very crowded on that night．I waited twenty minutes for a table．Anton's is noisier than Michelle's, and the waiter was very slow with my meal．I ordered soup and a steak with fried potatoes and vegetables．The soup wasn't very hot．The steak was OK, but the vegetables weren't very good．For dessert, I had ice cream．The meal was really expensive about forty-five dollars．

Now you know why I would go to Michelle's again, but not to Anton's．

1．How many tables are there in Michelle's?

A．20                     B．25                   C．30                        D．35

2．Anton's waiters and waitresses are

A．friendly          B．rude                   C．slow            D．smart

3．Which of the following statement is true?

A．Michelle's is much bigger．                      B．The writer had a steak in Michelle's．

C．Anton's is very dirty．                            D．They are both French restaurants．

4．Why does the writer decide not to go to Anton's again?

A．Because the food was awful．                         B．Because the meal was expensive．

C．Because the service （服务）was bad．      D．All of the above．

5．The writer tried         new restaurants．

A．three                   B．two                  C．one                     D．many