In China, in different cities, the weather is different. In Beijing, spring is windy, summer is hot, fall is cool
and winter is cold. In Kunming ,every season is cool and sunny. But in Dalian, winter is snowy and cold. Spring
and fall are warm. Summer is hot.

1. In Beijing, what's the weather like in spring?

A. It's windy.
B. It's hot.
C. It's cool.

2. What's the weather like in Kunming?

A. It's warm.
B. It's cool and sunny.
C. It's cold.

3. In Dalian, what's the weather like in fall?

A. It's cool.
B. It's warm.
C. It's hot.

      In my country there are four seasons in a year. They are winter, spring, summer and fall. The girls wear
different clothes in different seasons. In winter it is very cold. We need heavy sweaters, heavy coats and wool
skirts. We like spring. We take off our heavy coats. In spring, we wear light (单薄的) sweaters. The weather
often changes in spring. It's not hot and it's not cold. In summer we put on light clothing. The weather does not
change very much. It is cool in fall. But the weather often changes. Girls wear light coats and sweaters. The
weather in fall is nice. Every season is nice. I like them all.

1. In winter, it is very __________.

A. cool
B. hot
C. warm
D. cold

2. We need __________ sweaters in winter.

A. heavy
B. light
C. warm
D. cool

3. Every season is nice. I like __________.

A. fall
B. spring
C. winter
D. them all

4. The weather in summer __________ very much.

A. changes
B. have changed
C. do not change
D. does not change

5. We __________ heavy coats in spring.

A. take off
B. put on
C. put off
D. take on

      Hello! I'm Tom. I often walk to school. But yesterday I went to school by bus. Tomorrow I'm going to
school by car. Because my father has a car. He often goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to Beijing by train.
Tomorrow my father is going to buy a gift for me. My mother often eats eggs for breakfast. Yesterday she ate
milk and bread for breakfast. She is going to eat toast and jam tomorrow.
(     ) 1. Tom is going to school by bus tomorrow.
(     ) 2. His father went to Beijing by train yesterday.
(     ) 3. His mother is going to have milk and bread for breakfast tomorrow.
(     ) 4. Tom walked to school yesterday.
(     ) 5. Tom's father is going to buy a gift for him.

      Hello! I'm Danny. Welcome to Canada. Today is December 25th. It's Christmas. At Christmas, department
stores usually have Santas. Santas are fun. Every child wants gifts at Christmas. They don't go to school on
Christmas Day. Their parents don't go to work, either. People have a Christmas holiday. They are all very happy.
(     ) 1. Every child wants gifts at Christmas.
(     ) 2. At Christmas, one department store usually has one Santa.
(     ) 3. Christmas Day is in November in Canada.
(     ) 4. People have a Christmas holiday in Canada.
(     ) 5. Children usually go to school on Christmas Day.

Conan: Who sent you this card?
Mr. A: My friend Lily.
Conan: Where should we put the star?
Mr. B: A toy car.
Conan: What do you buy?
Mr. C: I buy a Chinese lantern.
Conan: When was Jesus born?
Mr. D: On December twenty-fifth.
Conan: How many gifts do you have?
Mr. E: On top of the tree.
真正的凶手是: ______________________________。

      Yesterday was December twenty-third. I went to the department store to buy Christmas things with my
mother. We bought some lights, a tree and many gifts. Today, I help my father put the lights on our house.
Then we put up the Christmas tree. We put Christmas things on the tree and put the star on the top. We put
the gifts under the tree. Tomorrow is Christmas Day. I'm going to give my family gifts. My little sister, Cathy,
thinks Santa will bring us gifts. I don't think so.
(     ) 1. Today is December 24th.
(     ) 2. I bought Christmas things with my friends.
(     ) 3. We put lights on the house at Christmas.
(     ) 4. I'm going to give Cathy a gift.
(     ) 5. Cathy doesn't think Santa will bring them gifts.

      It's Saturday. It's time for supper now. But Mum isn't at home. I have to help father make supper in the
kitchen. My father is cooking meat and rice on the stove. He likes onions, but I don't. So (因此) we'll not cook
onions today. I wash the cabbages and carrots in the sink. I like them. Now, supper is ready. Oh, it's delicious.
After supper, father washes the dirty dishes and I dry them. Now, they're clean and dry. We are happy.
(     ) 1. It's time for supper.
(     ) 2. Mother cooks supper for us today.
(     ) 3. I like carrots.
(     ) 4. Father doesn't like onions.
(     ) 5. After supper, father washes and dries the dishes.

      One day, a duck swims in the river. A chicken goes for a walk on the riverside. Suddenly (突然), they see 
some delicious (美味的) foods. Then they run to them at the same time. The chicken says, " I am taller than 
you. I am more beautiful than you. And I am older than you. So I should eat more." " Oh, no!" says the duck.
" It's unfair (不公平) I see them first. And I am younger than you. I should eat more." They quarrel (争吵)
and quarrel. At last they eat nothing. Why? When they are quarrelling, a bird eats them all.
1. Who goes for a walk by the river?   
                                                                               
2. Is the chicken younger than the duck?   
                                                                                
3. Why are they quarrelling?  
                                                                               
4. Do the chicken and duck eat the foods at last? 
                                                                               
5. Who eats the foods?
                                                                               

      When you are in England, you must be very careful in the street because the traffic drives on the left. Before
you cross the street, you must look at the right first and then the left. 
      In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic
is the most dangerous then. 
      When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the
left. So you must have a look first or you will go to the wrong way. 
      In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you
can see the city very well. It's very interesting.

1. In England the traffic drives _____________.

A. on the left
B. on the right
C. in the middle
D. in front of

2. When you cross the street in England, you must look at _____________.

A. the left first
B. the right first
C. the back of the cars
D. the lights of the cars

3. In the morning and in the evening the streets become very busy because the people _____________.

A. go to work
B. come from work
C. Both A and B
D. No answer

4. It's _____________ to sit on the second floor of the buses.

A. easy but dangerous
B. funny and interesting
C. dangerous but warm
D. cold and interesting

5. This passage is about _____________.

A. the people's life in England
B. the big buses with two floors
C. the traffic rules in England
D. the ways to learn English well