After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed with the responsibilities of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.
I was fortunate to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt incredibly alone.
One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant liking to "German" and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us.
On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.
Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming each Monday morning he left home.
Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?
| A．trying to keep calm in public | B．trying to get attention from other men |
| C．showing her high spirit in the face of trouble | D．managing to continue to live |
When the author’s husband died, ______.
| A．she couldn’t raise the six children on her own |
| B．she couldn’t relax on the weekends |
| C．The housekeeper only came on weekends |
| D．she was too busy to feel lonely |
Which of the following is Wrong according to the article?
| A．German was fond of living with the family. |
| B．The writer felt safe and protected with German around. |
| C．The dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone. |
| D．The writer was too busy that weekend to go find the dog’s owner. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．A homeless dog | B．A friend’s strength |
| C．How to keep a dog | D．Keep up when in trouble |
On sunny days we can see the sun in the sky. It looks like a hot and bright plate. But it is a ball. It is much bigger and hotter than any fire. And it is much brighter than all the lights in the world.
The sun is a star but it looks much bigger and brighter than any other star. Many stars are much bigger than the sun. The sun is much nearer to us, so it looks much bigger.
At night we can see the moon and many stars. The moon is a round ball. It is much smaller than the stars. The stars are much farther away from us; so thy look much smaller than the moon. The moon has no light of its own. When the sun shines on it, it looks bright. When the moon is full. It looks very beautiful.Why does the sun look bigger than any other star?
| A．Because it is bigger than any other star. |
| B．Because it is hotter than any other star. |
| C．Because it is brighter than any other star. |
| D．Because it is nearer to us. |
Which is the nearest to us?
A. The moon. B. The sun. C. The stars.Why do the stars look smaller than the moon?
| A．Because the stars are smaller than the moon. |
| B．Because the stars are nearer to us. |
| C．Because the stars are farther away from us. |
| D．Because the stars are bigger than the moon. |
Why does the moon look bright?
| A．Because it is bright. |
| B．Because it has light of its own. |
| C．Because the stars shine on it. |
| D．Because the sun shines on it. |
Which one is not right?
| A．The sun looks like a bright plate. |
| B．Many stars are bigger than the sun. |
| C．The moon is smaller than the stars. |
| D．The moon has light of it’s own. |
It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, "Come in!"and a small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him. But the host went to meet him, and took him to the bar for a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. "Do you know," he said, "nobody invited me to this party. I don't know you, 'I don't know your wife, and I don't know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests' cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.What’s the date that day ?
A. Monday . .B It’s December 25th .
C. It’s Novermber 25th D. It’s January 1stWhich sentence is Not true about the party ?
| A．All the guests stayed there until the party was over . |
| B．There were lots of people at the party . |
| C．There were some drinks at the party . |
| D．Not all the guests knew each other |
How long did the small man stay at the party ?
| A． For an hour . | B．For half an hour . | C．For 90 minutes . | D．For a while |
Why did the small man stay at the party ?
| A．He was the host’s neighbor . |
| B．He was a friend of the host’s . |
| C．He wanted to say “Have fun ” to the people at the party |
| D．He wanted to look for the person whose car was in front of his gate . |
The best title is ___.
| A． A small Man | B．A Strange Guest | C．A Friendly Host | D．A funny Man |
| Hello! My name is John Brown. You can call me Mr. Brown, but you can’t call me Mr. John. I come from the UK. I come here to teach the students English. Zhao Peng, Alice and Tom are in my class. Welcome to our class! |
| This is Zhao Peng. He is from Beijing. His face is round and he has a small mouth. His English is good. |
| The girl is Alice Jones. She comes from Canada. She has a long face and big eyes. She likes green and she is in a green skirt. |
| Look at the boy! He is Tom. He is thirteen years old. He has a brother. His name is Ben. He is eleven. Their dad is in Beijing now. Tom likes red. He is in a red cap. |
Mr. Brown is _____.
A. an English teacher B. Tom’s dad C. a Chinese teacher_____ is from Canada.
A. Mr. BrownB. TomC. Alice_____ likes red.
A. Zhao PengB. TomC. BenTom and Ben’s father is in _____ now.
A. the UKB. CanadaC. BeijingWhich one is right？
A. Ben is thirteen.
B. Alice is in a gray skirt.
C. Alice and Tom are in the same class.
Dear Wu Fei,
I am a student from England. My name is Kate and I’m twelve years old. My parents are teachers and they work in the same school. I have a brother, Kevin, and a sister, Kitty. We like different food. I like vegetables and Kitty likes chicken. Kevin doesn’t like vegetables at all. His favorite food is hamburgers. But we all like to eat healthy(健康的) food.
I want to know something about Chinese food. And I want to find some pen pals in China. Would you like to be my pen pal?
Yours
KateThe letter is from _____.
A. Wu FeiB. KateC. PeterKate’s family has _____ people.
A. threeB. fourC. fiveWhat food does Kate like to eat?
A. Vegetables B. Chicken C. HamburgersFrom the letter, we know Wu Fei is from _____.
A. EnglandB. America C. ChinaWhich one(哪一个) is not right?
A. Kate is an English girl.
B. Kevin’s favorite food is hamburgers.
C. Kate wants to find a classmate in China.
Mike is a cute boy. One day, he goes shopping with his mother. He wants to buy something to eat. There is a lot of nice food in the shop.
Mike’s mother goes here and there with Mike. They buy a lot of food. It’s time to have lunch. Mike sees some boxes of chocolate. He asks his mother to buy some for him. His mother gives him a box of brown chocolate. But he doesn’t like it. He says, “I want a box of white chocolate.”
At about 12:00, they get home. Mike’s mother asks him, “Why would you like white chocolate?” “I often have it at night(夜里). If (如果) I eat white chocolate, I cant’ eat my fingers(手指).” says Mike.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的写“A”，错误的写“B”。Mike wants a toy.
They buy a lot of food.
Mike doesn’t like brown chocolate.
They get home at about 7:00 at night.
Mike often eats chocolate at night.