On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.
3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.
4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.
6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.
45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.
No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing? Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for ________ at a bus station.
| A．half an hour | B．an hour | C．fifteen minutes | D．a day |
__________ gave the first dollar to Joshua Bell for his performance.
| A．A mid-aged man | B．A Young man | C．A woman | D．A 3-year-old boy |
Nearly all the parents ________________ while they went past the musician.
| A．took their children away | B．threw the money into the box |
| C．stayed with their children listening | D．looked at their watch |
Joshua Bell was in fact ________________.
| A．a very famous pianist | B．a very popular singer |
| C．a very poor violinist | D．a very famous violinist |
It was a beautiful spring morning. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun is warm but not hot. Mr. Black saw an old man at the bus stop with a big, strong, black umbrella（雨伞）in his hand.
This story happened___________.
| A．on a spring morning | B．on a cold day |
| C．on a summer evening | D．on a bus |
What was the weather like that day?
| A．It was raining. | B．The sun was too hot. |
| C．It was sunny and the sun was warm but not too hot. | D．It was cloudy. |
The old man had___________ in his hand.
| A．a book | B．a walking-stick | C．nothing | D．an umbrella |
The old man carried an umbrella because.
| A． it was going to rain | B． he must have it as a walking-stick |
| C． the sun was too hot | D． he thought it was going to rain |
From the passage we know that .
| A． the weather was bad that day |
| B． the old man was stupid |
| C． the umbrella was not strong |
| D． the old man didn’t want other people to say he was old |
“ Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).”
“ Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “ But who’s that?”
“ It’s my father, Mrs. Black.” Peter is a ______.
| A．middle school student | B．Young Pioneer | C．worker | D．teacher |
Peter will be in ______ next year.
| A．Grade Two | B．Grade Three | C． Grade One | D．school |
Peter often reads news newspaper because _______.
| A．he likes to read news |
| B．he likes to read stories |
| C．he want to know when and where a football match will be |
| D．his father wants him to read them |
Peter wants to ask for half a day’s leave because _______.
| A．his father is ill in bed |
| B．he wants to watch the football match |
| C．he doesn’t like to have English or Chinese lessons |
| D．he is ill in bed |
Which sentence ( 句子 ) is right?
| A． Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor |
| B． Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon. |
| C． Peter is a stupid ( 笨的 ) boy. |
| D． Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy. |
Do teenagers in small villages（村子） do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey（调查）. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages（村子）. We made a diagram（表格） of the result（结果） of our survey（调查）. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
| Chores |
2000 teenagers in small villages |
2000 teenagers in big cities |
| Take out the trash |
1600 |
1000 |
| Sweep the floor |
1200 |
850 |
| Make the bed |
1400 |
750 |
| Do the dishes |
1100 |
600 |
| Fold the clothes |
900 |
1500 |
They surveyed（调查）______ teenagers from small villages.
| A．1,000 | B．2,000 | C．3,000 | D．4,000 |
There are 1,000 teenagers from the cities who ______.
| A．take out the trash | B．do the dishes | C．make the bed | D．fold the clothes |
Less than ______ teenagers in big cities sweep the floor and make the bed.
| A．500 | B．1,000 | C．1,500 | D．2,000 |
The number of teenagers ______ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.
| A．making the bed | B．taking out the trash |
| C．folding the clothes | D．doing the dishes |
Why did they make the survey?
| A．Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home. |
| B．Because they thought it’ll help teenagers to take good care of themselves to do chores at home. |
| C．Because they wanted to know if（是否）teenagers in China do chores at home. |
| D．Because they thought it’s not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves. |
On August 18,2012, the White House workers prepared for a special group of guests(宾客). The First Lady was hosting an important lunch. 
At 10:00, her guests arrived. Fifty-four children, each with a parent or grandparent, walked into the White House. The lucky guests were the winners of the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. It was a competition created by the First Lady a few months ago. She asked kids ages 8 to 12 to think up healthy, delicious lunch recipes(食谱).Winners from across the country, one from every state, were brought to Washington, DC, for the “state dinner”.
At the start of the meal, the First Lady welcomed her guests and congratulated them on winning the competition. “You were the winner in your state――the whole state,” she said. “You guys won! Cool!” She also explained what made the recipes win. “You thought of dishes that are good for you, but more importantly, they taste good, too,” she said.
Just before the dessert time, Michelle stood up to make an announcement(宣告). “We have a special guest who wanted to stop by and say hello,” she explained. “So it’s pleasant to introduce the President of the United States.”
The president walked to each table, shaking hands with the winners and their family members. For the kids, this was the icing on the cake. “It was amazing to watch the President,” Kayla, one winner said. “His visit was a surprise and that’s a really big meal.”________________guests took part in the important lunch.
| A．54 | B．108 | C．62 | D．90 |
How many winners were there in each state?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
What made the recipes win according to the First Lady?
| A．Being big and healthy | B．Being cheap and delicious |
| C．Being healthy and delicious | D．Being expensive and healthy |
What does Paragraph(段落) 4 mainly tell us?
| A．The First Lady started the important lunch. |
| B．The First Lady ate with the winners. |
| C．The First Lady made an announcement. |
| D．The First Lady shook hands with the winners. |
The underlined phrase probably means _____________________.
| A．作茧自缚 | B．走马观花 | C．叶公好龙 | D．锦上添花 |
From March 12 to 17 of each year, hundreds of clowns(小丑)get together in the Bognor Regis town, UK. They all wear tall blue hats and big red noses with colourful faces. The first International Clown Festival was in 1987, UK. All the clowns from all over the world came together to celebrate the great festival in England. 
During the festival, people can see clowns from the world. They are together for the world of clown shows. They try their best to please all the people for the festival. In the shows, they have big feet, funny noses and look really funny. They sing and dance in a strange way to make people laugh. All people for the festival can have great fun. Of course, children like this interesting festival best.
Now women can take part in the clown shows , and they are very popular. But in the old days, only men could be clowns.
There are different kinds of clowns like white faces, red faces, street clowns and clowns for children. All these clowns are popular with people. All the clowns get together __________ for the International Clown Festival.
| A．in London | B．in a small town，UK |
| C．all over the world | D．around the whole Europe |
The first International Clown Festival was _____________.
| A．in 1987 | B．in the UK | C．both A and B | D．in London |
The festival lasts __________________.
| A．a month | B．six days | C．seven days | D．five weeks |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The clowns wear in a funny way. |
| B．The clowns dance in a strange way |
| C．The clowns try their best to make others laugh |
| D．Women clowns are not popular with people. |
Which is the best title of the article?
| A．The International Clown Festival |
| B．Men clowns and women clowns |
| C．Different kinds of strange festival |
| D．Different kinds of clowns in the festival |