“Basketball is not only for young people,” my grandpa often says.
Grandpa is a retired (退休的) teacher. He likes basketball. He isn’t tall or strong. And he can not run fast. But he is a member of a basketball team.
“I play for 15 minutes in every game,” says Grandpa. “I can score 10 points (得十分) for my team.” He is right. He is really good at basketball. I learn a lot from him.
Grandpa plays basketball with his friends. They play for about an hour every time. Sometimes their team comes to our school. And they play with our school team. Then the young students and the old people can have fun together.
“What is sport? Sport is a game to make people healthy and happy,” Grandpa tells me.
My grandpa was a in the past (以前).
| A．teacher | B．worker | C．doctor | D．driver |
How does my grandpa look?
| A．He is tall. | B．He is fat. |
| C．He is short. | D．He is strong. |
Grandpa plays basketball for in every game.
| A．fifteen minutes |
| B．about an hour |
| C．ten minutes |
| D．two hours |
Young students and the old people sometimes play basketball .
| A．in ourschool | B．in the park |
| C．at home | D．in the club |
What’s the best title (标题) of the passage?
| A．I have a kind grandpa | B．My happy family |
| C．How to keep healthy | D．My grandpa loves sports |
Last Sunday the Greens went to the movies. They got home very late. Father opened the front door and went into the house. It was very dark， so mother turned on the light. On the way to their bedroom， mother said， “Listen， John! I can hear someone in the bedroom. ” They all stood quietly outside the bedroom. They could hear some voices in the room.
“You are right. ” father said， “There are two men in it. They are talking. ” Then he shouted， “Who’s there?” But no one answered. Father opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room was empty. Then father found something and laughed. “The TV is still on. I forgot to turn it off this morning!” father said.
根据短文内容，判断正(A)误(B)。The Greens got home very early.
On the way to their bedroom， mother heard someone in the bedroom.
They all stood quietly in the bedroom.
Father opened the door slowly and turned on the light.
There were really two men talking in the room.
Happiness is for everyone. In fact， happiness is always around you if you care about it. When you are in at school， your classmates will help you; when you study hard at your ， your parents are always taking good of you; when you get success(成功)， your friends congratulations（祝贺） to you; when you do something ， people around you will help you correct（改正） it; and when you do something good to ， you will feel happy， too. All these things are . If you pay attention to them， you can see happiness is always you. Happiness is not the same as money. When you are poor， you can say you are very happy， because people can’t buy happiness money. When you meet problems， you can also say loudly you are very happy， because you have many friends to help you. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you agree with me， you can be a happy and person.A. pupils B. trouble C. room
A. newspapers B. cards C. lessons
A. friendship B. knowledge C. care
A.will say B. say C.said
A. wrong B. right C. badly
A. us B. them C. others
A. teacher B. happiness C. friends
A. among B. between C. around
A. without B. with C. by
A. lucky B. good C. able
In my second year of high school, the class was scheduled to run the mile．
When the coach yelled, "Ready．Set．Go!", I rushed out like an airplane, faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet．I made up my mind to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps, there were students all over the track（跑道）．By the end of the second lap, many of the students had already stopped．They had given up and were on the ground breathing heavily．As I started the third lap, only a few of my classmates were on the track．By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was alone．Then it hit me that nobody had given up．Instead, everyone had already finished．As I ran that last lap, I cried．And 12 minutes, 42 seconds after starting, I crossed the finishing line．I fell to the ground．I was very upset．
Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, yelling, "You did it．Mark! You finished, son．You finished" He looked at me straight in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my goal （目标 ） for the day which I had forgotten．I had given it to him before class． He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said, "I, Mark Brown, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may．" My heart lifted．My tears went away, and I had a smile on my face as if I had eaten a banana．My classmates clapped．It was then I realized winning isn't always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．We can learn from the passage that _．
| A．many of Mark's classmates gave up by the end of the second lap |
| B．it was too difficult for Mark to run the mile |
| C．Finally Mark was happy because he achieved his goal that day |
| D．Mark was sad all that day because he ran the slowest． |
It took Mark to run the mile．
| A．about 13 minutes | B．more than 13 minutes |
| C．only 12 minutes | D．less than 12 minutes |
Why did Mark cry when he ran the last lap?
| A．Because he was quite happy． |
| B．Because he was too upset． |
| C．Because he got a pain in his heart． |
| D．Because he was hungry． |
What does the underlined words "it hit me" mean?
| A．我突然意识到． | B．它打中我 |
| C．它撞到我． | D．它打击我． |
The coach ___ when he yelled " You did it, Mark!"．
| A．must be angry with Mark． |
| B．didn't know Mark's goal for the day |
| C．ate a banana |
| D．must be happy and excited |
A man bought a new pair of trousers for his primary school mates’ reunion（重聚） dinner．When he tried it out at home, he found that the trousers were too long by 10cm．
He asked his mother to help him shorten the pants．His mother said she could not do it as she was not feeling well．So the man asked his wife ．His wife said she was very tired that night, so she could not help him．Then the man asked his daughter．His daughter apologized for not able to do it because she had agreed to go dancing with her boyfriend．
"Ah well!" The man decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion．
Later that night, his mother thought to herself, "My son has been very nice to me．I’ll just help him before going to bed．" So she shortened the pants by 10cm．
Then his wife thought," My husband knows I am always busy and seldom ask me to help him．" So she shortened the man’s pants by another 10cm．
His daughter came home from dancing, and thought, "Daddy loves me very much．And he is such a cool daddy, allowing me to go out with my boyfriend．I would help him to shorten his pants．" So she shortened her daddy’s pants yet another 10cm．
The next day, three ladies told the man that his pants were shortened．He tried them on and found that his pants had become shorter by 30cm!
He laughed heartily, and said, "I must wear this pair of pants to show my schoolmates that my mum, my wife and my daughter are such loving people．" At the dinner, his old classmates were very envious of his loving family．
What would you do if it happened to you? Laugh out loud or start yelling?
Many of us have "High EQ" when dealing with the outsiders, "Low EQ" when dealing with our own family members!
Please be more patient with your families! Destiny is lucky enough to find the people who love you so much and bear everything of you．When the man was refused by the three Ladies, he decided to _____．
| A．ten the pants by himself |
| B．decided to wear new trousers to the reunion |
| C．bought another pair of trousers |
| D．decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion |
The man laughed heartily because___．
| A．he was happy to see his pants were shortened |
| B．his pants looked so funny |
| C．all his family wanted to help him |
| D．his new pants fit him so well then |
The underlined word “envious” in the passage means “”in Chinese．
| A．自豪的 | B．厌倦的 | C．羡慕的 | D．渴望的 |
We can see from the passage that_____．
| A．the man always asked his wife to help him |
| B．the man liked to show off his new trousers |
| C．the man was used to wearing short pants |
| D．the man loved his family very much． |
The best title of this passage is____．
| A．Pants Shorten by 30cm | B．A Loving Family |
| C．The Reunion | D．High EQ or Low EQ |
Wonderful Events
| HORSE RACING ALL YEAR ROUND Races starting at 3 p．m．Every Sunday Racetrack Only 20 Miles Away Lots of Free Parking Space Free Presents No Children Allowed |
100 YEARS OF PICTURES Then & Now （Photo Show） See the Wuhan History From 1910~2010 February 1 — April 30 City Art Museum 750 High Street Tuesday to Sunday 10 a．m．~ 5 p．m． |
| WEEKEND SALES This Saturday 2 ~ 6 p．m． Everything 20~40% Off Visit Us at Black G．Grandview Mall Realize Your Dreams, Save Time and Money Fall in Love with Prices We Offer |
DANCE PARTY Celebrate a Special Date Bringing Your Sweet Heart Sunday Night, Country Club Live Band from 9 p．m．~ 1 a．m． $25 a couple（夫妇）; $15 single person |
People can see the photo show at ．
| A．Grandview Mall | B．City Art Museum |
| C．Racetrack | D．Country Club |
Who can NOT go to the horse race?
| A．A single person． | B．A couple． |
| C．Children． | D．The sweet heart． |
What can you do if you only have time between 5 p．m．and 6 p．m．on Saturday?
| A．Go shopping． |
| B．Go to see the photo show． |
| C．Go to the dance with your sweet heart． |
| D．Go to watch the horse race． |
How much will Mr. and Mrs. Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party?
| A．15 dollars． | B．25 dollars． |
| C．20%~40% off． | D．For free． |
Where can you see the above advertisements?
| A．In a book． | B．In a magazine． |
| C．In a newspaper． | D．On TV． |