Dear Abby,
I'm a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the older he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I really need help.
My first problem is about his hobbies. He spends almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always turns on the computer and closes the door. I'm getting worried about him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams.
Second, he likes new technology, but I don't have enough money and I can't afford all the things he wants.
Recently, I've found that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on weekends. That is the last problem I have.
What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.
A helpless motherThe helpless mother has problems.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Tom for almost all his spare time at home.
| A．plays computer games |
| B．talks with his mother |
| C．does his homework |
| D．practises typing (打字) |
From the passage we know that Tom's mother .
| A．is not worried about Tom |
| B．feels very happy |
| C．is not rich |
| D．likes new technology |
The helpless mother asks Abby to
| A．play with Tom |
| B．talk to Tom |
| C．buy what Tom wants |
| D．give her some advice |
Which of the following is TRUE about Tom？
| A．He is 14 years old. |
| B．He is not good at English. |
| C．He often phones to his friends. |
| D．He likes going out on weekends. |
Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?
When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir", "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours”, “Yours ever" or "Truly yours".
Now read the following envelope, please."We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____.
A. the date B. the letter C. the passageTo what country will the letter be sent?
A. P.R. China B. China C. The United StatesWho writes this letter?
A. Miss Susan Brown B. Zhang Hua C. YouFrom the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should
put down our address _____.
A. at the end of the letter on the right
B. at the end of the letter on the left
C. at the top of the letter on the leftHow do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?
A. John Smith B. Mr. John C. Dear Mr. Smith
阅读短文，完成下列表格。
I have many pen pals in many countries. Do you know the girl on the bike in the photo? She is one of my pen pals. Her name is Reiko. She is a Japanese student. We are the same(相同的) age - 13 years old. She lives in Tokyo. She has two brothers. They live with their parents.
I like Reiko very much. But I don’t know Japanese, and Reiko doesn’t know Chinese, either(也). But we know English. So we write letters in English. Sometimes(有时) we talk on the phone. My favorite subject is math. Her favorite subject is music. We have the same hobbies. We like seeing comedies, playing volleyball and eating hamburgers.
My pen pal
| 1. Name: _________________________________ |
| 2. Age: _________________________________ |
| 3. From: _________________________________ |
| 4. Languages:_____________________________ |
| 5. City: _________________________________ |
| 6. Family members:________________________ |
| 7. Favorite sport:________________________ |
| 8. Favorite kind of movies: ______________ |
| 9. Favorite subject:______________________ |
| 10. Favorite food:________________________ |
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Hello, everyone(每个人)! My name is Bob. I live in Toronto, Canada. It’s a very beautiful city. My parents are from France. They speak French. And I can speak English and French.
I am 13 years old and my birthday is in November. I’m a middle school student. There are thirteen girls and fifteen boys in my class. They are from five countries. They all come to learn English. There are eight Chinese students in my class and six of them are my good friends. I like China very much because it is a great country. I want to learn Chinese. And I want to go to China. Where is Bob from?
A. France. B. Canada. C. China. How many students are there in Bob’s class?
A. Thirteen. B. Fifteen. C. Twenty-eight.What does Bob want to do?
A. He wants to go to China. B. He wants to learn English. C. He wants to go to France. What languages can Bob speak?
A. English and Chinese. B. English and French. C. Chinese and English. How many Chinese friends does Bob have?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Eight.
Once there lived a very clever man whose name was Aesop (伊索). One day as he was taking a walk, he came across a traveler. The traveler stopped him and asked, “Excuse me,, can you tell me how
soon I’ll get to town?”
“Go.” Aesop answered.
“I know I must go.” said the traveler, “but I want to know how soon I’ll get to town.”
“Go!~ ”Aesop said again angrily.
“This man must be mad(疯的),” the traveler thought and went on.
After the traveler had gone some distance(一段距离), Aesop shouted after him, “You’ll get to town in two hours.”
The traveler was greatly surprised. He turned back and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me that before?”
“How could I tell you that before?” Aesop answered, “I didn’t know how fast you could walk.”One day Aesop ____________ a traveler while he was walking.
| A．stopped | B．found | C．met | D．saved |
The traveler asked Aesop______________.
| A．to show him the way to town |
| B．how long it would take him to get to town |
| C．to give him some money |
| D．to tell him where the town was: |
Why didn’t Aesop give the traveler the answer at first? Because he__________.
| A．thought the traveler a was rude man |
| B．didn’t know the distance |
| C．wanted to tell him later |
| D．didn’t know how fast the man could walk |
When did Aesop give the traveler the answer?
| A．After the traveler got to town |
| B．After the traveler had walked some distance. |
| C．when he wasn’t angry. |
| D．When the traveler asked him a third time. |
American Schools
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(学期) in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects(学科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college(大学). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.How long is each term?
| A．Two months. | B．Three months. | C．Four months. | D．Five months. |
How old are the students when they graduate(毕业) from high school?
| A．Five years old |
| B．Seven or eight years old. |
| C．Seventeen or eighteen years old. |
| D．Twenty years old. |
How many subjects do the high school students have each term?
| A．Three or four. | B．Five or six. | C．Six or seven. | D．Four or five. |
What do many college students do after class in America?
| A．Many of them read books after class. |
| B．Many of them go to work to get money for their studies. |
| C．Many of them go to parties. |
| D．Many of them go out with their friends. |