Xiao Qing is a schoolboy. His brother works in a hospital of Beijing. This summer his brother lets him come to Beijing. Xiao Qing is very happy. He comes to the hospital for the first time.
One evening, Xiao Qing’s brother gives him a ticket for a football match. It begins in the Capital Stadium(首都体育馆) at eight clock in the evening.
Xiao Qing likes to watch football matches very much, but he doesn’t know the way to the Capital Stadium. He asks a young man at the bus stop, “How much is the ticket to the Capital Stadium?” “Three yuan.” Answers the young man.
Xiao Qing finds only two yuan in his pocket. He has to run to the next stop. When the bus comes to the stop, he sees the young man again. He asks the young man, “Now how much is the ticket?”
“Four yuan,” the young man says with a smile. “ You run in a contrary direction.”(相反的方向)Xiao Qing is a _____________and his brother is a ________________.
| A．student; doctor | B．doctor; student |
| C．student , worker | D．worker; student |
The football match begins____________.
| A．at seven p.m. | B．at eight p.m. |
| C．at noon | D．in the afternoon |
Xiao Qing wants to watch the football match________________.
| A．on TV |
| B．at home |
| C．in the playground |
| D．in the Capital Stadium |
How does Xiao Qing want to go to the Capital Stadium?
| A．By bike. | B．On foot. | C．By bus. | D．By car. |
Does Xiao Qing know the way to the Capital Stadium?
| A．I think so. | B．I don’t know. |
| C．Yes, he does. | D．No, he doesn’t. |
Carol and Susan are very good friends. They are in the same class at school and they often go to each other’s home on Sunday. Now they are both eight yeas old. Carol’s mother has got a new baby. Carol is very glad to have a little sister, so she is always talking about her to Susan.
At first Susan is very interested (感兴趣) in the new baby because she does not have any brothers or sisters. But after some time she begins to get tired of (厌倦) Carol’s keeping on talking about it. She also feels a little jealous (嫉妒) of her friend.
One morning when the two girls meet at the school gate, Carol says to Susan cheerfully (愉快地), “Do you know, Susan, my baby sister has put on about half a pound in weight (重量) this week?”
“That is not very much,” answers Carol. “I know a baby that puts on ten pounds a day.”
“Oh, that can’t be true!” answers Carol. "Whose baby is it?”
“An elephant’s,” says Susan.Why do Carol and Susan often go to each other’s home? Because ________.
| A．they are in the same class |
| B．they are good friends |
| C．they like to talk about babies |
| D．they are in the same study group |
Susan is ______ to hear Carol talk about the baby’s weight one morning.
| A．sorry | B．cheerful | C．happy | D．not happy |
How much does a baby elephant put on in weight a week?
| A．Half a pound. | B．Ten pounds. |
| C．Seventy pounds. | D．Seven hundred pounds. |
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Jane can learn to _______ if she is 17 years old.
| A．make cards | B．play the lute |
| C．make cakes | D．draw pictures |
Where can you read the passage?
| A．In the school library. | B．In a storybook. |
| C．On clubs’ walls. | D．In an English book. |
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?” Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
| A．sixteen | B．eighteen |
| C．twenty | D．fifteen |
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
| A．he’s her grandson | B．he’s clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________.
| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) |
| C．aunt | D．wife |
The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order to (为了) ________.
| A．wake his grandma up |
| B．make his grandma angry |
| C．let his grandma tell him the time |
| D．let his grandma buy him a watch |
After reading this, we know this is __________.
| A．a studying plan of Edward Scott |
| B．a teaching plan of Ms. Ivy Thomas |
| C．a school report of Edward Scott |
| D．a new-term plan of Dr. M. L. Martin |
Which of the following is NOT included (包含) in the form？
| A．P.E. | B．Music. | C．Mathematics. | D．History. |
Edward’s best subject is __________.
| A．Science | B．English | C．French | D．Music |
How long will the school holiday last?
| A．About two months. | B．Over three months. |
| C．About four months. | D．Over five months. |
According to (根据) the form, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Edward can’t sing songs very well. |
| B．Edward doesn’t do well in science. |
| C．Ms. Thomas doesn’t think Edward is good enough. |
| D．Dr. Martin thinks that Edward won’t do any better. |
A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. When he sat in the seat and closed his eyes, a pedestrian (行人) came up and knocked at his window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch, “It is 8 o’clock.” He said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he woke up because a second pedestrian was knocking at the window, “Sir, do you have the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again and told the man it was 8:30.
If it happened again, he could not have a good rest. So he wrote a short note and put it on the window for all the people to see. It said, “I don’t have the time.”
Again the man sat in the seat and slept. A few minutes later a third pedestrian came along and began knocking at the window. “Hey, sir,” she said, “It’s 8:45.” The driver stopped his car to __________.
| A．have breakfast | B．have a rest |
| C．have lunch | D．tell time |
The first pedestrian knocked at his window to __________.
| A．wake him up | B．take his car |
| C．ask the time | D．buy his car |
“I don’t have the time.” The driver wanted to tell pedestrians “__________.”
| A．Don’t ask me the time |
| B．I don’t have a watch |
| C．I want to know the time |
| D．I don’t want to know the time |
Why did the third pedestrian come along and begin knocking at the window?
| A．She wanted to know the time. |
| B．She thought the driver was ill. |
| C．She wanted to wake the driver up. |
| D．She knew the time and wanted to tell the driver. |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
| A．The driver slept well in his car. |
| B．The driver had a good rest in his car. |
| C．The third pedestrian was kind-hearted but the driver wouldn’t think so. |
| D．The driver would be happy when the third pedestrian told him the time. |