Halloween was first celebrated over two thousand years ago in Great Britain and Ireland. They celebrated the end of the harvest and beginning of winter with a festival called Samhain（萨温节）. People wore masks and costumes during their celebrations to honor or mimic(模仿) ghosts. After that, holidays were added and changed. November 2nd became All Saints' Day, to honor saints. November 1st became All Souls' Day, or All Hallows' Day, to remember those who had died. Some children may know that is a holiday celebrated in many parts of Mexico. This holiday falls on All Souls' Day. October 31st became All Hallow's Eve, or the evening before All Hallows' Day. The name became shortened to Halloween.
Since Halloween falls near the end of the harvest, many traditional foods are associated with （与……相关联）the fall season, including pumpkins, apples, popcorn, and nuts. Candy "corn" is a nod to the fall harvest as well. There are many symbols on Halloween, such as skeletons （骷髅）, ghosts, black cats, witches, and a full moon.
Today, people still dress up for Halloween. They also give out food to trick-or-treaters, who come to their doors. While many trick-or-treaters receive treats or snacks, some also collect money for charities. Charity is a group that does good things for some people. And Halloween might be a good opportunity to help a charity.
A.Wearing costumes and going trick-or-treating,
B. Bobbing for apples and carving jack-o-lanterns.
C. Eating Moon cakes.
A.In Great Britain and Ireland.
B. In America.
C. In England.
A. November 1st.
B. October 31st.
C.December 1st.
A.Popcorn and nuts B.Chicken C.Apples
A.Trick-or-treat.
B. Dressing up the tree.
C.Eating pumpkin pie.
James was a driver. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was five. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coin near his foot. He was very glad.He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one.He put it in the same pocket,too. The same thing happened for the third, the fourth and the fifth time…He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy,too. She said, “A thief took away many coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn’t find any coins.”Then James went on digging and found some more coins,but just when he began to dig,he felt something cold in his trousers. It ran down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly—and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket..What’s James’ hobby?
A. Collecting coins.
B. Driving a car.
C. Growing flowers.When did James find a coin in his garden?
A. At 8:00.
B. At about 8:30.
C. At 9:30.He told his wife ______.
A. the police caught a thief
B. he found money in his garden.
C. he put the coin in his right pocket.There was a hole in _____.
A. his pockets
B. his left pocket
C. his right pocketHow many coins did James dig out from the garden?
A. Only one.
B. Five coins.
C. Many coins.
On Sunday evening, Lucy and her mother, Mrs Brown are at home. Lucy is doing her homework. Her mother is watching TV. She is waiting for Jim and his father. At about seven o’clock, Lucy’s father calls Mrs Brown. He tells her that he wants to eat dinner at his bank because he’s very busy and he has to work all night. Lucy’s mother is a little unhappy but she says nothing. Now it’s seven thirty. Lucy’s brother, Jim doesn’t go home. Lucy is very hungry. So her mother asks her to eat dinner first. At about eight o’clock, Jim gives a call to his mother. He tells her that he is at Bill’s home. They are having a birthday party for Bill. And they are having a great time. At last Jim says to his mother, “My cousin Mike is also at Bill’s home. We don’t go home this evening. Please give a call to his mother and tell her about it. Thank you.”What is Lucy doing on Sunday evening?
When does Lucy’s father call Mrs Brown?
Why does Lucy’s father want to eat dinner at his bank?
Who eats dinner first?
Who is at Bill’s home?
| Alan’s Restaurant Tel：999-8080 Address：No. 24 Long Street, next to Beihai Park Opening time：9∶00 am-9∶30 pm You can eat here or take food away(带走). |
| Staples(主食) Beef hamburgers： ＄2.15(small) ＄3.25(medium) ＄4(large) Chicken noodles： ＄2(small) ＄2.5(medium) ＄3(large) |
Desserts Ice cream： ＄1.2 Apple pie(馅饼)：＄0.75 Banana pie：＄0.90 |
Drinks Apple juice： ＄0.65(1arge) Green tea： ＄1.05(large) |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案Alan’s Restaurant is.
A、next to Beihai Park
B、across from Beihai Park
C、at No. 25 Long StreetYou can not buy food atat Alan’s Restaurant.
A、9∶30 am B、10∶00 pm C、9∶30 pm．You need to payif you buy a large beef hamburger and a large glass ofapple juice.
A、＄4.75 B、＄4.65 C、＄4.15There are noat Alan’s Restaurant.
A、medium beef hamburgers
B、small bowls of chicken noodles
C、strawberry piesWhich of the following is TRUE?
A、There isn’t telephone at Alan’s Restaurant.
B、You can take your food out of Alan’s Restaurant.
C、Alice needs to pay ＄1.5 for two banana pies.
Turner is standing near the window. His wife(妻子), Mrs Turner, is sitting behind him. She is reading a book. She closes the book and asks her husband(丈夫), “What are you looking at?”
“I’m looking at a boy,” Mr Turner answers. “He’s under the tree near our house. He’s looking at my bike.”
“Oh,” Mrs Turner says. “What is he doing now?”
“He’s cleaning the seat,” says Mr Turner. “Now he is riding my bike.”
Mrs Turner looks out of the window and then she says, “Ah, don’t you know who he is? He is our son! He is going to school. You must wear glasses!”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Mr and Mrs Turner are.
A、at home B、at school C、reading a bookis sitting.
A、Mr Turner B、Mrs Turner C、Their sonMr Turner is looking at.
A、a boy B、Mrs Turner C、his bikeThe boy who is riding Mr Turner’s bike is.
A、Mrs Turner B、his son C、his daughterWhich one is NOT true?
A、Mr Turner is looking at his son from the window.
B、Mr Turner’s son is going to school.
C、Mrs Turner must wear glasses.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Who cleaned the room last weekend?
A、Jenny.B、Tony.C、Susan.Who went to a party?
A、Jenny.B、Tony.C、Jack.Jennyon Sunday evening.
A、talked to her friend on the phone
B、watched TV at home
C、went to a parkWhat did Susan think of her weekend?
A、Boring.B、Interesting. C、Relaxing.What didn’t Jack do?
A、He stayed at home.
B、He went to a party.
C、He saw a cartoon.