Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.”Jack said.
“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
| A．an ad. | B．a letter | C．a story | D．a report |
Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
| A．the mountains | B．the countryside |
| C．the seaside | D．William Farm |
Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
| A．four days | B．three months | C．a month | D．a few weeks |
Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
| A．mutton | B．pork | C．beef | D．fish |
From the passage we know that ________.
| A．Alan left the farm because he missed his family |
| B．Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm |
| C．Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm |
| D．Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner |
Do you know something about the holiday camps in Hong Kong?
In the past, the students in Hong Kong usually took part in an English holiday camp in their holidays. They were very young, but their parents weren't with them.
Now they still enjoy taking part in many kinds of holiday camps without their parents. Many parents let their children take part in some kinds of holiday camps to learn some useful knowledge(知识) in their life. And also learn some knowledge about living skills, science, reading and writing... The most important for the children is to learn to look after themselves.
Holiday camps in Hong Kong are not so expensive. Most of the families can afford (付得起) to send their children there for further study, for making their bodies strong... And the government never charges (收费) for them.
It is said that students in Hong Kong have much knowledge about many things. Perhaps it has something with the kinds of holiday camps.Students in Hong Kong like to take part in the _______.
| A．family holiday camps | B．English holiday camps |
| C．science holiday camps | D．Chinese holiday camps |
When students in Hong Kong are in the holiday camps, their parents ________.
| A．must be with them | B．have to look after them nearby |
| C．must stay at home | D．aren't with them |
The most important thing for the students to take part in the holiday camps is _______.
| A．to make their bodies strong |
| B．to learn much knowledge about many things |
| C．to learn to look after themselves |
| D．to have a further study about many subjects |
The students who often take part in the holiday camps _______.
| A．must know more about the world |
| B．must live without parents |
| C．must be very tall |
| D．must be very beautiful |
Each team has three players. The basketball players are running and jumping in the hot sun. Music is all around. In just twelve minutes, the game is over. But a new one starts right away. How exciting!
This is street-ball. It’s much like basketball. But it’s faster. People play it outside and it’s interesting. Usually, children play street-ball on an open court. They use only half of the court. What they need is a basketball goal (球框). Children love lots of things about the game. “It’s very nice to be outside in the sun. And the music is great”, said Jane, fourteen, a girl in Beijing.
Some say street-ball was from Europe (欧洲), others say it came from America. But now, boys and girls in many countries like to play it. Street-ball is a game for all.Street-ball is much like _________.
| A．basketball | B．tennis |
| C．football | D．badminton |
What is the meaning of the underlined word court ?
| A．院子 | B．球场 | C．宫殿 | D．法院 |
Which one is NOT right?
| A．The game is over in twelve minutes. |
| B．People usually play a street-ball outside. |
| C．Only girls like to play the game. |
| D．They use only half of the court. |
What’s the best title（题目）of this passage?
| A．Different Ball Games |
| B．Street-ball: An Exciting Game |
| C．How to Play Street-ball |
| D．Street-ball And Basketball |
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| He Garden Price: Adults（成人）￥50 Children￥20 |
| Slender West Lake Price: Adults￥60 Children (10 years old and over) ￥30 Children (under 10 years old) free (免费的) Open: 6.00 a.m.—7:00 p.m. every day |
| Yangzhou Zoo Price: Adults ￥40 Children (12 years old and over ) ￥15 Children (under 12 years old) free Open : 7:00 a.m.—6:00p.m. from Monday to Friday 6.30 a.m. to 6.30p.m. on Saturday and Sunday |
You are a student. If you go to He Garden with your parents, you should spend____________.
| A．60 yuan | B．90 yuan | C．120 yuan | D．150 yuan |
You are eight years old. If you don’t take any money, you____________.
| A．can’t go to any place |
| B．can go to only one place |
| C．can go to two places |
| D．can go to three places |
From the information, we can know ____________.
| A．Yangzhou Zoo is open for 12 hours a day on Tuesday. |
| B．the price for adults is 60 yuan in Slender West Lake. |
| C．you can only go to Yangzhou Zoo from Monday to Friday. |
| D．children under 8 can’t go to He Garden. |
It’s Jimmy’s birthday and he is 9 years old. He gets a lot of presents from his family and one of them is a big drum (鼓). His grandfather buys it for him.
Jimmy likes it very much. He plays with it every day and he often makes a terrible noise (令人讨厌的声音). His father works in the day and Jimmy is in bed when he gets home in the evening. So his father doesn’t hear the noise.
But Mrs Black doesn’t like the noise, so one morning she takes a knife and goes to Jimmy’s room when he hits his drum. She says to him, “Hello! Jimmy. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Please open the drum and let’s find it.”What does Jimmy get on his birthday?
| A．He gets only one present from his family. |
| B．He gets a lot of presents. |
| C．He gets a knife and a drum. |
| D．He gets a drum from Mrs Black. |
Who gives Jimmy a drum?
| A．His mother. |
| B．His father. |
| C．His father’s friend. |
| D．His grandfather. |
When his father gets home in the evening, what does Jimmy do?
| A．He hits his drum with his grandfather. |
| B．He watches TV with Mrs Black. |
| C．He sleeps in bed. |
| D．He does his homework with his grandfather. |
What’s the Chinese for “hits” in this passage (文章)?
| A．敲击 | B．拿着 | C．知道 | D．看见 |
Why does Mrs Black give Jimmy a knife?
| A．Because she likes Jimmy’s drum. |
| B．Because she knows there is something in the drum. |
| C．Because she doesn’t like the noise. |
| D．Because she wants to know what is in the drum. |
Kate lives in London with her parents. She is a schoolgirl. Today is Kate’s birthday and she’s fifteen years old. Her father’s name is Smith. He works in a hospital. People think he is a good doctor. Kate’s mother is a nurse. She is a very good nurse. Kate has two brothers and a sister, and they study in China. Her elder(大) brother speaks Chinese very well and has many friends there. He is a college (大学) student. But her younger brother and sister are middle-school students. Both of them are studying Chinese very hard and want to be teachers of Chinese in their country(国家). Today Kate is _________________.
| A．fifteen | B．sixteen |
| C．seventeen | D．eighteen |
What is her father? ___________ .
| A．A teacher | B．A nurse | C．A doctor | D．A worker |
What do her younger brother and sister want to be?
| A．Teachers of English | B．Teachers of Chinese |
| C．Teachers of maths | D．Teachers of art |
Where does her elder brother have many friends? ____________.
A. In his country B. In the hospital
C. In ChinaD. In the USA.Her younger brother and sister want to teach _______ people Chinese.
| A．English | B．American |
| C．Chinese | D．China |