Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.” he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?” His friend Jack asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,” Alan said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Alan said, “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.” Jack said.
“Let me finish.” Alan said, “On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
A.an ad. | B.a letter |
C.a story | D.a report |
Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
A.the mountains | B.the countryside |
C.the seaside | D.William Farm |
Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
A.four days | B.three months |
C.a month | D.a few weeks |
Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
A.mutton | B.pork | C.beef | D.fish |
From the passage we know that ________.
A.Alan left the farm because he missed his family |
B.Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm |
C.Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm |
D.Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner |
What do you eat every evening? Do you eat meat? Do you eat vegetables? Do you eat fruit or dessert(甜点) after dinner? We asked the 55 students of Class 1, Grade 7 in Sunshine School. Here is the result(结果). All the students in the class eat ________ for dinner.
A.meat | B.vegetables |
C.fruit | D.dessert |
In the class, 10 students don’t eat _________ for dinner.
A.vegetables | B.dessert |
C.fruit | D.meat |
Steven is six years old. He gets some money from his mother every week. He buys a lot of things from the shops, but he doesn’t really need them, and he puts them everywhere. One day his mother gives him a notebook and says, “Now, Steven, when you buy things, write their names down in the notebook, and also write down how much they are. Then you can look at it again when your money is all gone (花光了), and you don’t waste (浪费) so much money next time.”
After a week, Steven says to his mother, “Do you know, Mum, before I spend (花) any money now, I really stop and think!” His mother is very happy and thinks, “Well, my son knows the value (价值) of money now.” But then she hears him say, “Mum, before I buy something, I always ask myself, ‘Can I spell (拼写) that word and put it down in my notebook?’ ”Who gives Steven money every week?
A.His father. | B.His mother. |
C.His teacher. | D.His parents. |
Why does Steven’s mother give him a notebook?
A.She wants him to play with it. |
B.Steven asks her to buy one for him. |
C.She wants him to write down the name and how much it is after he buys something. |
D.Steven needs one to do his homework. |
Why is Steven’s mother happy?
A.She thinks that her son doesn’t waste money now. |
B.She thinks that her son knows how to buy the notebook. |
C.Her son stops to think how to write the name of the thing before he buys it. |
D.She thinks that her son doesn’t buy anything. |
What does Steven stop to think about before he spends any money?
A.Which to buy. |
B.What he really needs. |
C.Which is nice. |
D.How to spell the name of the thing. |
How does Steven’s mother feel at last?
A.Angry. | B.Happy. |
C.Wonderful. | D.Glad. |
Millie’s Favourite Activities |
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Day |
Activity |
Place |
Time |
Monday |
Play volleyball with her friends |
In the playground |
4:30 p.m. --- 5:30 p. m. |
Tuesday |
Practise tennis with her classmates |
In the Tennis Club |
5:00 p.m. --- 5:30 p. m. |
Thursday |
Go swimming |
In the Swimming Club |
6:00 p.m. --- 7:00 p. m. |
Saturday |
Have a picnic with her parents |
In the park |
9:00 a.m. --- 11:30 a. m. |
Sunday |
Read books with her brother |
At home |
11:00 a.m. --- 5:00 p. m. |
Who often plays tennis with Millie?
A.Her friends. | B.Her classmates. |
C.Her parents. | D.Her brother. |
Where does Millie often go out for a picnic?
A.In the playground. | B.In the club. |
C.In the park. | D.At home. |
Millie often __________ on Thursday.
A.plays volleyball | B.reads books |
C.goes swimming | D.draws pictures |
Millie’s brother usually reads books from __________.
A.11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m. | B.9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m. |
C.4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p. m. | D.6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p. m. |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.Millie often plays volleyball for two hours. |
B.Millie likes to stay at home on Saturday. |
C.Millie likes to read books on Saturday. |
D.Millie likes sports very much. |
(Happy Children's Day!)
Come and see the Indian elephants and the tigers from America. The bears (熊)are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Thailand are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets(票): Adults(成人): ¥60, Children: free(免费)
Time: June1-June2 9:00 a.m.-----7:00 p. m
Keep the park clean!Do not touch, give food or go near the animals. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the poster(海报)?
A.4 | B.5 | C.6 | D.7 |
Mr. and Mrs. Brown will take their twins aged 6 to the park. How much will the tickets be together?
A.¥60 | B.¥120 | C.¥180 | D.¥24 |
Visitors can’t _____.
A.give some food to the tigers |
B.watch the bears playing games |
C.laugh at the dogs from Australia |
D.take some pictures |
From the passage we can guess the animal "giraffe" must be _____.
A.short | B.fat | C.tall | D.strong |
The poster may be made just _____.
A.on New Year's Day | B.on Christmas Day |
C.after Children's Day | D.before Children's Day |
Can you make a telephone call? Of course you can make it in Chinese. But a call in English is quite different from one from one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you can not say, “Please ask Mr. XX to answer the telephone.” Instead(代替),you must say,“May I speak to Mr. XX?” If you want to ask who is answering the phone, you should say,“Who is that?”“Is that Mr. XX ( speaking)?”Instead of “Who are you?” If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say,“This is XX (speaking)”instead of(而不是)“I am
XX”An English telephone is ____________ a Chinese one.
A.as good as | B.better than |
C.the same as | D.not the same as (与) |
If you want to tell the people who you are, you should say, " _____
A.This is XX | B.I am XX |
C.That is XX | D.He is XX |
If you want to ask who is answering the phone , you should say, " _______ .
A.Who am I? | B.Who is he? |
C.Who are you? | D.Who is that? |
If you want to ask someone to answer the call, you can say, " _______ ".
A.May I speak to Mr. XX |
B.Please tell Mr. XX to answer the call. |
C.I want to talk to Mr. XX? |
D.Are you Mr. XX? |
Which is right about the passage?
A.We don't understand how we call in English. |
B.We know how we call in English. |
C.It tells the difference between making a call in Chinese and one in English. |
D.It's easy to call in English. |