Barack and Michelle Obama have two daughters: Malia, born in 1998, and Sasha, born in 2001. Before his inauguration, President Obama published an open letter to his daughters in Parade magazine, describing what he wants them and every child in America “to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world.”
While living in Chicago, they kept busy schedules. Soccer, dance and drama for Malia, gymnastics and tap for Sasha, piano and tennis for both. Malia and Sasha attended the private Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. The Obama girls began classes there on January 5, 2009. In his victory speech on the night of his election, President Obama repeated his promise to Sasha and Malia to get a dog to take with them to the White House. On April 12, 2009, it was reported that the Obamas had adopted a six-month-old Portuguese water dog given to them as a gift. The dog was named Bo by Malia and Sasha.
Though Malia and Sasha Obama are the president's kids, it doesn't mean they'll be catered to. The girls are still required to do their chores. Besides bed-making, Malia and Sasha must clean up their rooms and keep on top of their homework. The Obamas want their girls to grow up in a “normal” way.
| A．Sasha is two years older than Malia. |
| B．Sasha is three years older than Malia. |
| C．Sasha is two years younger than Malia. |
| D．Sasha is three years younger than Malia. |
| A．a cat | B．a dog | C．a horse | D．a doll |
| A．soccer and dance | B．gymnastics and tap |
| C．piano and tennis | D．dance and piano |
| A．To do some housework. | B．To grow up in a different way |
| C．To do their homework well. | D．To achieve their dreams. |
| A．Obama wants every child in America happy. |
| B．Bo was six months old when it was taken into the White House. |
| C．Malia and Sasha are the students of Sidwell Friends School. |
| D．Obama published an open letter to his daughters in the newspaper. |
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| B．put away your books and objects |
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| D．get a daily weather report |
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Roast (烧烤) is very famous in Brazil. Customs (顾客) just sit , waiting for waiters to send them all kinds of meat. If you like , you take one ; if you don’t , the waiters pass you . If you don’t give any messages of stopping , they will go on.
One day when I was in Brazil , I went to a restaurant to try the roast . After I took my seat, the waiter gave me a sign with the color “red” on the side and “green” on the other . I said “thank you”, then the waiters began to serve me .My plate was already full, but the waiters still kept on serving me more. I thought I had to eat more quickly . But to my surprise, the waiters still kept on serving more. Then a waiter found out the reason. He helped me turn the sign over, with red outside . When I finished , I found the waiter didn’t take a look at me . Do you know Why? It’s just like the traffic lights in the street . How wonderful !When did the waiters give me a sign?
| A．After I went into the restaurant |
| B．When I sat down |
| C．When I tried the food |
| D．When my plate was full |
When I began the meal , the color red was.
| A．inside | B．outside |
| C．not seen | D．not on the sign |
How did the waiter know you wanted food?
| A．Put the “green” side outside. |
| B．Take the sign away. |
| C．Put the “red” side outside. |
| D．Keep the waiters away. |
Why didn’t the waiters serve me later ? Because .
| A．I didn’t call them | B．I didn’t want more |
| C．the red was outside | D．they didn’t like me |
Miss Green came into the classroom with a piece of white paper. There was a big black dot ( 圆点 ) in the middle of the paper. Miss Green put up this piece of paper and asked , “What can you see, children?” All the children watched at the black dot. “A black dot.” They answered quickly. “But can’t you see this piece of white paper? The black dot is like the unlucky things in our life. If we only see the black dot, how can we be happy?”
The classroom was very quiet at that moment. Miss Green took out another piece of paper from her bag. This was a piece of black paper with a white dot in the middle.
“What can you see, kids?” she asked the children with a smile on her face.
“A white dot.” The children answered loudly.
Miss Green smiled. “My children, although we may be unhappy or worried in our life, it is just like the clouds in the sky. The clouds can lift quickly and the sun will come out soon. You can be a happy child with the sun in your eyes all the time.”Where did the story happen?
| A．At home. | B．At school. |
| C．In the office. | D．In the park. |
How many pieces of paper did Miss Green show the kids?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
What does this passage tell us?
| A．We should see the white dot in the black paper. |
| B．We should see the black dot in the white paper. |
| C．We should like the sun. |
| D．Life is always beautiful although sometimes it is terrible. |
Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But once a joke was played on him. One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends. The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing were able to make his uncle smile or laugh. “You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain. “I’m sure I can make him laugh.”
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told some funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh. But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Finally he stopped. He was tired and disappointed.
Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend . “I know that old man. He’s been deaf for years.”Mark Twain was _______.
| A．an American actor | B．a Canadian actor |
| C．an American writer | D．a Canadian writer |
Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was ______
| A．thirsty | B．tired | C．angry | D．sleepy |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．Mark Twain’s jokes are not funny at all. |
| B．The young man played a joke on Mark Twain. |
| C．Mark Twain told the jokes only for the young man and his uncle. |
| D．The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle was deaf. |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying(摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs（屋顶）. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的) area and the welfare department （福利机构）brought them food, clothes and shelter. How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?
| A．Fourteen | B．Twenty-one |
| C．Twenty-nine | D．Thirty-six |
Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
| A．He was in bed. |
| B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because__________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm. |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse. |
| C．she felt the house was moving. |
| D．the welfare department helped her. |
The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means______.
| A．something to eat | B．something to wear |
| C．somewhere to study | D．somewhere to stay |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
| A．A Terrible Storm. | B．A Lucky Woman. |
| C．Good Soldiers. | D．Clever People. |