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My name is Panrit. I live in Samutprakarn. It is about thirty kilometers south of Bangkok，the capital of Thailand. My house is near a museum and opposite a school.
My house has two floors,two bedrooms and two toilets. We don't have a dining room,so we eat our meals in the living room. There are four people in my family, my mum,my dad,my brother and I. My house doesn’t have a garden but we have some plants in pots(盆景). We also have some small fish. My mum likes the plants very much. She usually waters and looks after them when she's at home.
I don't usually stay at home. I usually stay at my grandma's home because it is more comfortable. In her home. there is no homework. and all I have to do is to play.
Panrit lives_______ the capital of Thailand.

A．about thirty kilometers from	B．to the east of
C．far from a museum	D．in the north of

Panrit's family have meals in the___________

A．dinning room

B．living room

C．bedroom

D．garden

Panrit's ________ looks after the plants at home.

A．father

B．brother

C．sister

D．mother

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Panrit often helps his grandma with the housework.

B．Panrit likes watering the plants at home.

C．Panrit often stays at his grandma's home.

D．Panrit is the only child in his family.

The best title for the passage should be_______.

A．My Home

B．My Student Life

C．My Parents

D．My Grandma

A poor farmer had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew.

One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit. Finally he planted the tree in his wood. But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference? ” the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.
“Yes, ” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree! ”
What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?
___________________________________________________________
How many people are there in the story?
____________________________________________________________
Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?
____________________________________________________________
Why did the apple tree soon die?
____________________________________________________________
Who destroyed the apple tree?

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（被邀请）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 Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled，and that nobody and nothing was 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 several 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. Mark Twain told his funny stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed（失望的）． 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（聋）for years.”
Mark Twain liked to play jokes on______

A．himself

B．others

C．old men

D．Americans

One day Mark Twain met______at lunch.

A．a friend

B．a young man’s uncle

C．a young girl

D．a deaf

The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle never_______

A．spoke

B．talked

C．laughed

D．ate

The young man and his uncle sat ______that evening.

A．at home

B．near the door

C．at the back

D．in the front

Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was_______

A．thirsty

B．tired

C．angry

D．Sleepy

Do you know Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng? Fei Junlong was born in 1965. He is a Chinese astronaut selected（选拔）as a member of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Jiangsu and joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force（中国人民解放军空军）in 1982 at the age of 17. And since then he has only returned home six times. As a fighter pilot（战机飞行员）, he was selected to an astronaut in 1998. He married Wang Jie in 1991 and has one son. Nie Haisheng was born in September 1964. He is also a Chinese astronaut selected for the Shenzhou program. He is from Hubei. After graduating from high school he joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was selected for the astronaut program. He was one of the three astronauts who were in the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 fight. Yang Liwei was also picked out for the flight, with Zhai zhigang. On September 23,2005 it was reported that Zhai and Nie would be one of the three pairs of astronauts who would be in the final training for Shenzhou 6. But in the end, Fei and Nie were chosen, and Zhai missed his chance to space again. Nie Haisheng got married to Nie Jielin and has an 11-year-old daughter.
When did Nie join the army?

A．In 1982.

B．In 1998.

C．In 1991.

D．After his graduation from high school.

Who among the astronauts in this passage hasn’t been to space?

A．Zhai Zhigang.	B．Nie Haisheng.
C．Yang Liwei.	D．Fei Junlong.

How many times has Fei Junlong returned home since he left at the age of 17?

A．Three times.	B．Four times.
C．Six times.	D．Eight times.

How many people did the writer mention in this passage?

A．5.

B．6.

C．7.

D．8.

Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A． Yang Liwei was born in Jiangsu.

B． Nie Haisheng has an elever-year-old daughter.

C． Fei Junlong is one year older than Nie Haisheng.

D． Zhai Zhigang got married to Nie Jielin and has a son.

My name is Christine and I’d like to tell you how I learned English.
Here in Brazil we started to have English classes in high school. When I finished school, I wasn’t good at English. But later, I found it interesting to listen to English songs and watch English films. So I decided to study English at Fisk School when I was thirty-five years old. I had class with sixty teenagers in a big classroom at that time. Because I had to look after my son, I stopped studying at the school after seven months. But I kept studying by myself. I learned by listening to English songs and watching films. When I had problems, I tried to find answers on the Inernet. During that time, my friends helped me a lot.
Now, I have no problem in speaking or reading. Most people are surprised when I speak in English.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
Where is Christine from?

A．America.

B．China

C．Brazil

D．Japan.

When did Christine start studying at Fisk School?

A．When she finished school

B．When she was thirty-five years old.

C．When she was in high-school

D．When she had her son.

How long did Christine study English at Fisk School?

A．For seven weeks.

B．For six weeks.

C．For seven months

D．For seven years.

What does the underlined word “problems” mean in Chinese?

A．问题

B．成绩

C．结果

D．考试

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Christine was good at English when she was had to work.

B．Christine stopped studying at the school because she had to work.

C．Christine can read English, but can’t speak English well now.

D．English songs and films made Christine interested in English

Units	Readings	Skills	Words
Unit 1 Music	Music & Feelings Sad movies	Understanding main ideas Predicting by titles	Kinds of music Music stars
Unit 2 Sports	National sports The ancient Olympic Games	Understanding main ideas Guessing the meanings of new words	Action verbs Names of sports Sports tools
Unit 3 Weather	Weather service Weather and nature	Understanding main ideas Guessing the meanings of new words	Weather conditions Weather information
Unit 4 Culture	Traveling in India Body language in the United States	Understanding main ideas Predicting by titles Making inferences	Cultural studies Culture and art
Unit 5 Space	Living in space The planets	Understanding main ideas Understanding attitudes	Space news Space terms

A．National sports	B．Sad movies
C．The planets	D．Weather service

A．music stars	B．weather conditions
C．sports tools	D．space news