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My name is Lucy. I have two good friends, Mary and June. June and I are twelve years old. Mary is thirteen years old. My birthday is November 11th．June’s birthday is September 11th ．And Mary’s birthday is January 18th. I like red, but they like green. Mary and June are in the same school. They have an Art Festival and a school trip every year, but I only have a Music Festival at my school.
1. Lucy was born in ________.
A. October B. November C. September D. January
2. What does Lucy have at her school every year?
A. An Art Festival B. A school trip
C. A Music Festival D. An Art Festival and a school trip

Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.
Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn’t know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father’s old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father’s. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."
The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.
After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father’s friend, they gave the camel back to him.
( )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".
A. long long ago B. not very long ago
C. at once D. sometimes
( )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".
A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑
( )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".
A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他
( )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.
A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn’t like D. cheated(哄骗)
( )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.
foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.
（）6.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.
　　 A. both day and night B. day
　　 C. neither day nor night D. night
（）7. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.
　　 A. the pushing B. the pulling
C. the spinning D. the passing
（）8. At the equator day is as long as night ________.
　　 A. sometimes B. never C. usually D. always
（）9. When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.
　　 A. less B. more C. all D. no
（）10. When it is winter in China, ________.
　　 A. the USA is tilted toward the sun
　　 B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun
　　 C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun
　　 D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”“That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”
( )1.Joe Brown was_______________.
A. a waiter B. a runner
C. an actor D. a shopkeeper
( )2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
A. Early in the morning. B. Early in the afternoon.
C. Late in the morning. D. At about one o’clock at night.
( )3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
A. Because she had no money. B. Because it was bad.
C. Because it wasn’t big enough. D. Because it was too big
( )4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
A. Only one piece of meat. B. Two pieces of meat.
C. Several pieces of meat. D. Many pieces of meat.
( )5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A. Of course not. B. Certainly.
C. He would try his best. D. Yes, he could.

Dear Reader,
Think about an 11-year-old child spending her days washing clothes, looking after a baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.
Think about a little girl. She knows there will not be enough food for dinner, and has no water to drink because it is not clean. She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor.
Hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the facts of life.
Maria would gladly walk to school, but her mother, now alone, really needs her at home. Maria had to leave school to work for her poor family.
But for five dollars a week, you can help out a child like Maria. Show her that somewhere, someone will help her. Through Save the Children, you can help Maria’s mother get better crops (收成) from their farm, and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school.
To help Maria most, your money is to put together with other helpers, so hardworking people can help themselves. Build a school or a hospital, make their farm better, bring in clean water... This is what Save the Children has been about since 1932.
For you there are many returns. You can write letters to each other, get photos, or study reports. Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you. That’s how Save the Children works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.
Save the Children
David L. Guyer
Chairman
( ) 7. Maria’s father, brother and sister died because they_________.
A. were too poor to see a doctor B. didn’t know where to find a doctor
C. didn’t have enough food to eat D. were too busy to see a doctor
( ) 8. This letter mainly tells you to_________.
A. know about poor people B. earn some money for poor children
C. show pity to poor people D. donate money to help poor children
( ) 9. If you try to help a child like Maria, which of the following can’t you get from her?
A. You can often get some pictures from her.
B. You can get more money from her when she grows up.
C. You can often get her letters.
D. You can often be told how she is getting on.
( ) 10. This letter most probably appears_________.
A. on TV B. in a magazine C. in a dictionary D. on the radio