Once there was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfather’s farm. The year she was four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much. Every day they walked down the road to the pond(池塘). Then the ducks went into the water and the little girl sat on the bank(岸) and saw them swimming in the pond. The little girl talked to the ducks and they quacked(嘎嘎叫)back. Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didn’t want to eat. Can you guess why?
A. eating chicken B. sitting by the pond
C. living on a farm D. ducks and a little girl The ducks were __________.
A.yellow and orange | B.yellow and white |
C.white with orange feet | D.white and black |
When the little girl ________ , the ducks quacked back.
A.saw them swimming | B.sat on the bank |
C.walked to the pond | D.talked to them |
At the end of the story, the ducks were probably _______.
A.under the water | B.on the plate (盘子) |
C.in the wooden house | D.swimming in the pond |
The little girl didn’t eat because _____________.
A.she wanted nice cakes | B.the food was ducks |
C.the food was too hot | D.the plate was empty |
We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didn’t have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but can’t pay for now. Have a look at the budget of Simon’s family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income(收入) of Simon’s family a month is RMB6,000.
Entertainment( sports, films and music, etc.) |
4% |
Clothing ( shoes, seasonal wear, etc.) |
10% |
Transportation (bus, underground and train fares.) |
12% |
Saving |
10% |
“Just in case (急用) fund” |
2% |
Housing ( rent, cost of electricity, water, heating, gas ) |
30% |
Food (meal, fruit and snacks, drinks ) |
20% |
Medical care (hospital bills and medicine) |
12% |
Sometimes money disappeared so quickly maybe because________.
A.we lost it |
B.we didn’t have a good budget |
C.we put it in the bank |
D.we gave it away to others |
The underlined word “budget ”probably means _______ in Chinese.
A.预算 | B.缘故 | C.过程 | D.结果 |
Every month Simon’s family can get _________.
A.RMB3,000 | B.RMB 4,000 | C.RMB 6,000 | D.RMB 9,000 |
Simon’s family will pay _________for food this month.
A.RMB 600 | B.RMB 800 | C.RMB 1,000 | D.RMB 1,200 |
Simon’s family will spend the most money on _______ this month.
A.clothing | B.medical care | C.housing | D.transportation |
English Students’ Education
English schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most English children begin to go to school when they are five years old. When they finish high school, they are seventeen or eighteen years old.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go the the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things. After high school, many students go to college①. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So they have to work after class to get money for their studies.
Notes:1. go to college 上大学In England, summer holidays begin in .
A.September | B.January | C.June | D.July |
Most English children go to school at the age of .
A.five | B.seven | C.seventeen | D.eighteen |
High school students after class.
A.do housework | B.go to work |
C.play sports | D.do interesting things |
Many English college students work after class for .
A.helping their parents | B.getting money for their studies |
C.helping others | D.learning some useful things |
After high school, many students go to .
A.cities | B.work | C.college | D.towns |
Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”Where did Tom’s father work? ______________
A.In a factory. | B.In a school. | C.In a shop. | D.In a hospital. |
Tom was now a student of_______.
A.Grade One | B.Grade Two | C.Grade Three | D.Grade Four |
Tom was never late for school because________.
A.all his teachers liked him |
B.he went to school in a car |
C.his house was next to the school |
D.he just began to school a month ago |
Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.
A.every day | B.one Monday morning |
C.in Tom’s house | D.five days a week |
Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________
A.Two or Three? | B.From One to Ten |
C.Tom and his family | D.Miss Green and Her Students |
One day Mrs Jones goes shopping alone(独自地). When Mr Jones comes home in the evening, she begins to tell him about a beautiful dress. “I see it in a shop this morning,” she says, “and…” “And you want to buy it,” says Mr Jones, “how much is it?” “Fifteen pounds.” Every evening, when Mr Jones comes back from work, his wife goes on talking only about the dress. And at last, after a week, he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here’s the money!” She is very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones comes home and asks, “Have you got the famous(著名的) dress?” She says, “No.” Why not?” he says. “Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. I think nobody else wants this dress. So I think it is not a good one!”Mrs Jones goes shopping_________ one day.
A.with Mr Jones |
B.with her friend |
C.by herself |
D.with the other woman |
Mrs Jones tells Mr Jones about the dress every day because________.
A.it is really beautiful |
B.she wants the shop |
C.she wants Mr Jones to buy it for her |
D.she likes it very much |
Mrs Jones is very happy after________.
A.Mr Jones agree(同意) to buy it for her |
B.Mr Jones gives her the money for the pants |
C.she gets the beautiful dress |
D.she sees the dress is still in the shop window |
Mr Jones thinks it’s the famous dress because________.
A.it is a beautiful dress |
B.it is in the shop window for a week |
C.his wife has it |
D.his wife talks about it again and again |
From the story we can know__________.
A.Mrs Jones is a housewife, she doesn’t have much money |
B.Mr Jones doesn’t like his wife |
C.Mr Jones comes home for lunch every day |
D.Mrs Jones doesn’t like the things if others like them |
SUNNY SCHOOL
We are a bilingual(双语) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.
Job |
Age |
Language |
Skill |
Other terms (其它条件) |
cook |
25~40 |
Chinese |
can cook Chinese and Western(西方) food |
healthy |
library assistant |
20~35 |
Chinese, English |
has the knowledge(知识) on all kinds of books |
careful (仔细) |
sports coach |
20~40 |
Chinese, English |
major in(主修) P.E. |
healthy, strong |
teacher |
30~45 |
Chinese, English |
major in English |
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Who can’t go to Sunny School?
A.A four-year-old child. | B.An eleven-year-old boy. |
C.A fifteen-year-old girl | D.An eight-year-old kid. |
Who is not wanted by Sunny School?
A.A PE teacher. |
B.An English teacher. |
C.A library assistant |
D.A math teacher. |
We know ______ may not speak English in Sunny School.
A.the sports coach |
B.the cook |
C.the library assistant |
D.the language teacher |
The coach must major in _______.
A.Chinese | B.English | C.food | D.P.E. |
The Sunny School wants a teacher ________.
A.aged between 25 and 40 |
B.who can cook Western food |
C.who is careful and strong |
D.who can speak English and Chinese |