“How are you?” is a nice question．It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other，but “How are you?” is also a very unusual question．It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer．The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”， even if the Derson’s friend isn’t fine．The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine”，isn’t really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying “Hello!” or “Hi!”．
Sometimes，people also don’t say exactly what they mean．For example，when someone asks “Do you agree?”．the other person might be thinking，“No，I disagree．I think you’re wrong．”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly，so the other person might say “I’m not so sure．”It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone．
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example，many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I have to go now．”Often，the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse：“Someone’s at the door．”“Something is burning on the stove．”The excuse might be real，or it might not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more，but it isn’t polite to say that．The excuse is more polite，and it doesn’t hurt the other person．
Whether they are greeting each other，talking about an idea，or finishing a talk，people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking． It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other，and it’s part of the game of language．
When a person in the United States asks “How are you?”． he or she wants to hear“ ”．
| A．How are you? | B．Hello． | C．I don’t know． | D．Fine． |
When a person wants to disagree with someone，it is polite to say“ ”．
| A．You’re wrong．I disagree | B．I’m not so sure |
| C．I’m sure I disagree | D．No，I disagree |
A polite way to finish a talk is to say“ ．”．
| A．You have to go now | B．1 want to hang up |
| C．I have to go now | D．I don’t want to talk |
When a person says “I have to go now．Someone’s at the door．”，the person may be ．
| A．giving an excuse |
| B．hurting someone’s feelings |
| C．talking to a person at the door |
| D．going to another place |
One of the rules of the game of language is probably ．
| A．“Always say what you mean． |
| B．“Don’t disagree with other people． |
| C．“Never say exactly what you are thinking． |
| D．“Be polite．” |
We all want to have vacations. To me, it’s very important to relax myself. I finished a one-week vacation just now. Let me tell you what I did. I know you will feel bored when you look at other people’s vacation pictures!
My son finished his last week of school. During that week, I became a school mom. They had a class party at a teacher’s house, so I volunteered (志愿) to drive some of the students and attend the party. That was the last week my son would be with them. So it was time for me to spend time with them. I had lunch with the class and then attended their meeting. I never had time to be with the class before. I found it very interesting and my son was happy to show off that.To the writer, the best thing to do on her vacation is .
| A．to play with her child |
| B．to have a good rest |
| C．to work from day to night |
| D．to go to a new place |
According to the writer, people .
| A．don’t like looking at others’ vacation pictures |
| B．often help their children’s teachers |
| C．often work for their children’s classes |
| D．like showing them off in the school |
From the passage, we can guess the party is to celebrate .
| A．the teacher’s birthday |
| B．the teacher’s child’s birthday |
| C．the children’s graduation (毕业) |
| D．the finishing of their vacation |
The word “attend” means .
| A．组织 | B．离开 | C．观赏 | D．参加 |
Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt, works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She’s strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.
“You’re ten minutes late for the first class, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily.
“Why are you often late for class?”
“Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost(路标). It says：
‘SCHOOL---GO SLOW!’ ”Peter is at school for __________.
| A．one and a half years | B．two years |
| C．more than two years | D．more than three years |
Peter is often late for school because ________.
| A．he likes playing very much |
| B．he goes to school slowly |
| C．he can’t sleep well at night |
| D．he can’t get up on time in the morning |
The first class begins at ________.
| A．ten to eight | B．eight |
| C．eight-twenty | D．ten past eight |
The guidepost is for ________.
| A．drivers | B．Peter | C．workers | D．teachers |
Fruit is good for people. Many people eat some fruit every day. Mr. and Mrs. Green like fruit very much and every Monday Mrs. Green goes to buy some fruit in the shop near her house. The man in the shop knows her well and helps a lot. She can buy all kinds of fruit there, apples, pears, oranges and bananas. In different time of the year, the price of each kind of fruit is not the same, sometimes high, sometimes low. Mrs. Green wants to buy cheap fruit. But Mr. Green likes bananas only. She buys bananas for him every week. She only buys cheap fruit for herselfWhen does Mrs. Green go to buy some fruit?
| A．Saturday | B．Monday. | C．Thursday. | D．every day |
Where does Mrs. Green buy fruit?
| A．In the shop near her house. | B．In the town. |
| C．Near the shop | D．In different shops |
Which of following is not right?
| A．Fruit is good for people. |
| B．Mr. and Mrs. Green like fruit a lot. |
| C．Mrs. Green can buy all kinds of fruit. |
| D．Mrs. Green only buys apples for herself. |
In different time of the year, the price of each kind of fruit is______.
| A．the same | B．not the same | C．high | D．cheap |
There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.
It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers(胡椒). After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!"—How was the weather? —It was 。
| A．sunny | B．snowy | C．cloudy | D．rainy |
—Where did Cara go on vacation? —She went to________？
| A．Hainan | B．Tianjin | C．Beijing | D．Anhui |
cooked noodles.
| A．Maria | B．Maria's parents | C．Cara | D．Mary |
There are some with the noodles.
| A．peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes |
| B．green peppers, tomatoes and eggs |
| C．peppers, tomatoes |
| D．peppers and eggs |
Hello! I’m Mark Smith. I’m an American boy. I’m 12 years old. This is my little sister, Ann . She is five. My family are in China now. Because my father and my mother work in China. They are English teachers. They work hard. The students all like them.
Now I’m a middle school student. I have a friend at school. He’s a Chinese boy. He’s very good. His name is Huang Long. His English name is Bill. But I don’t know his family name. Can you tell me?What’s my sister’s name?
| A．Smith Ann | B．Smith | C．Ann | D．Mark |
What’s Ann’ s last name?
| A．Mark | B．Bill | C．Huang | D．Smith |
Where is Mark now?
| A．In China | B．In America |
| C．In England | D．In Canada |
Where is Bill from(来自)？
| A．The USA | B．China | C．Japan | D．England |
Huang Long’s family name is .
| A．Long | B．Bill | C．Smith | D．Huang |