Super- short tales of the unexpected, plus read- along tapes!
Twenty soft- cover 16-page mini books help students attain reading success through a high interest approach (方法). Audio cassettes, perfect for the ESL (English as a second Language) students, build listening skills by teaching pronunciation, giving oral directions, and presenting vocabulary words in context.
Each story is followed by four pages of short, simple comprehension and vocabulary exercises.
Price: $6.00 for each pack of books
(including five books).
$7.00 for each cassettes
(all together four cassettes).
Publisher: Shanghai Educational Publish House, Simon & Schuster.
5. The exercises following each story are bout ________.
A. vocabulary and comprehension B. listening and speaking
C. comprehension and writing D. listening and vocabulary
6. There are ________ packs of the books in this set.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 9 D. 20
7. If you want to buy all the books plus read- along tapes, how much do you have to pay?
A. $ 24 B. 28 C. 58 D. 52
I’m Mary．I have a piece of good news to tell you.My parents bought a new flat in the centre of the city．The rooms are not big, but they are all comfortable．There are more rooms than our old flat．I am excited(激动) because I have my own bedroom．In the old flat, I share the bedroom with my sister．
My favourite room in the new flat is my bedroom．I can be alone (单独) in it．It is my own small world．I can listen to music, read comics and chat with my friends on the phone．I can also look for things on the internet and send e-mails to my e-friends．
Kitchen is my favourite room, too．I like helping my mother with the cooking．She is not only a good teacher but also a good cook．She often teaches me how to make some different dishes．She lived in Sichuan when she was a child．So she likes hot food and she can cook very delicious hot food．What’s Mary’s new flat like?
| A．Big and comfortable |
| B．Small and not comfortable |
| C．Big but not comfortable |
| D．Small but comfortable |
Mary can do the following things in the bedroom except(除了)__________．
| A．play the piano |
| B．chat with her friends |
| C．send e-mails |
| D．listen to music |
Which room does Mary like best?
| A．The kitchen |
| B．Her bedroom |
| C．The sitting room |
| D．Both A and B |
What does Mary’s mother do?
| A．A teacher |
| B．A cook |
| C．A housewife |
| D．A worker |
he best way of learning a language is using it．The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible．Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up( 混合) and people will not understand you．Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them．But if you keep your sense of humor ( 幽默感) ，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make．Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes．It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you ，because they don't understand what you are saying．The most important thing for learning English is ："Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____．
| A．writing |
| B．listening |
| C．using it |
| D．learning grammar |
What should you do in learning English?
| A．Be careful not to make any mistake． |
| B．Write as quickly as you can． |
| C．Laugh more often． |
| D．Speak English as much as you can． |
When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____．
| A．not care |
| B．be happy |
| C．feel worried |
| D．be unhappy |
When you make a mistake ，you should ____．
| A．keep quiet |
| B．keep your sense of humor |
| C．be kind |
| D．get angry |
Joan is an American girl．She lives in China now．She is in my class．Her parents work in China, too, but her brother works in the U.S.A．He often writes letters to them．Joan likes Chinese class very much, and likes speaking Chinese with us after class．Her father teaches us English well．We all like his class．On Sundays, Joan goes to the People's Park with her father and mother．Sometimes she goes shopping with her mother．They like the Chinese food very much．It's a happy family．Joan is from ________．
| A．China |
| B．Japan |
| C．the U.S.A |
| D．Canada |
Joan likes speaking ________with us after class．
| A．Chinese |
| B．English |
| C．French |
| D．Japanese |
Joan's ________ is an English teacher．
| A．father |
| B．mother |
| C．brother |
| D．father and mother |
How often does Joan go to the shop?
| A．Often |
| B．Never |
| C．Every Sunday |
| D．Sometimes |
Americans like to visit the national parks．In 1996, over 250,000,000 people visited areas which are managed by the National Park Service．Experts say that by 2012, 500,000,000 people per year will visit the parks．As a result, people are trying to think of ways to protect the parks from the crowds．
The crowding of the parks has caused several problems．One is that there is not enough space for all of the people who want to use the parks．To deal with this problem, you may have to book your tickets a few months ahead of time．The Park Service may also raise entrance fees (费) ．
Another problem caused by increased park use is pollution．Some garbage and waste can be cleaned up, and the cleanup can be paid for by increased entrance fees．To cut down on noise
pollution and air pollution, the number of cars allowed in parks may be limited．If this happens, people may use buses to travel around the parks．Officials may also limit the use of jet-skis, snow-mobiles, motor-boats, and sightseeing helicopters and planes．
The parks may also be in danger because of development that is going on around them．For example, around Yellow Stone Park, many hotels, golf courses, resorts, and other tourist attractions have been built．Some of these developments have effect on areas that are used by animals．People will have to learn to agree about ways to protect the parks．If they do not, there will soon be no reason to visit these national treasures．According to experts, by 2012 the number of visitors ______．
| A．may be doubled |
| B．may rise to 50% |
| C．will reach 250 million |
| D．will go up by a second |
Which of the following is true according to the text?
| A．Visitors will pay less than before． |
| B．The parks are not big enough to hold all visitors． |
| C．Visitors may not necessarily buy tickets ahead of time． |
| D．Only buses are allowed to enter the parks． |
What is the most possible meaning of the underlined word “limited” in Paragraph 3?
| A．Enlarged． |
| B．Admitted． |
| C．Controlled． |
| D．Concerned． |
What can be inferred from the passage?
| A．High fees may probably keep some people out of parks． |
| B．Helicopters and planes will not be used in parks any longer． |
| C．The bus will become the only tool in parks in order to cut down pollution． |
| D．National Park Service will always welcome as many visitors as possible． |
"Bad luck always comes in three" and last Saturday seemed to prove it．After trouble with the car, the television, we spent the evening waiting for the next trouble．Shortly after dinner we both smelled smoke．My wife, who was often careless when cooking, ran to the kitchen but returned looking puzzled．I rushed up the stairs to see smoke coming from under our bedroom door．I went to the bathroom and tied a wet cloth over my face．Then I returned to the bedroom, opened the door and crawled(爬) in—there would be less smoke at floor level．With one hand reaching out in front of me I advanced carefully feeling for the switch to turn off the electric blanket．At that moment I heard the bell of a coming fire engine．Thank goodness my wife had not been wasting her time．The wife rushed into the kitchen because ______．
| A．the smoke came out of the kitchen |
| B．she left something in the kitchen |
| C．she was afraid the smoke was caused by her carelessness |
| D．things in the kitchen were easy to cause fire |
The cause of the fire might be______．
| A．the fire |
| B．the kitchen |
| C．electricity |
| D．bad luck |
When the husband was upstairs trying to stop the smoke______．
| A．the wife telephoned the firemen |
| B．the firemen saw the smoke and came |
| C．thewife was downstairs doing nothing |
| D．they were in great danger |
The passage wants to express that______．
| A．an unlucky person will have trouble one after another |
| B．an unlucky person will only have trouble three times |
| C．"THREE" is an unlucky number |
| D．"THREE" always comes with a bad luck． |