Dear Amy
How are you? Mum, Dad and I went to Thailand last week. We had a great time!
We arrived at the airport early on Friday morning. I chose a window seat on the plane. I could see the clouds clearly from the window. They looked soft and shiny. Four hours later, we landed in Thailand.
We stayed at a hotel in Pattaya on our first day. We went to the beach. We played different water sports there. We had so much fun! We were tired when we got back to the hotel.
On the next day, we went to Bangkok. We visited two temples there. They looked like golden bells with pointed tops. We took some photos outside the temples and had a walk in the gardens. In the evening, we had dinner at a restaurant next to a lake. The food was very spicy so I kept drinking cold water!
On the last day, we hung out at a shopping mall. Mum bought a beautiful tea set. Dad bought some T-shirts and I bought some dried mangoes (芒果干). We went to the airport after lunch. I was lucky because I got a window seat again. This time I could see the beautiful sunset (日落).
We enjoyed the trip very much. I hope we will go on another trip again soon.
Love
PollyIn Thailand Polly did the following activities EXCEPT ________.
| A．go shopping | B．play water sports |
| C．go to the beach | D．enjoy the sunrise |
How long was Polly’s trip in Thailand?
| A．2 days. | B．3 days. | C．5 days. | D．A week. |
Polly and his parents went to________on the second day.
| A．the beach | B．the temples |
| C．the airport | D．the shopping mall |
The underlined word ‘spicy’ probably means ‘________’.
| A．hot | B．sweet | C．salty | D．sour |
In this letter, Polly mainly told Amy about ________.
| A．his weekend | B．his holiday plan |
| C．his trip to Thailand | D．his views of Thailand |
My father died when I was five． It was hard on us all． My brother， who is eight years older than me， began to take care of my mother and me．
He took on more responsibilities than expected． I remember he made sure the rubbish was taken out， and the yard was cleaned． He did on his own， without being told to do so．
Because of my father's death， mom had to get a full time job． Brother would get me up for school and make me breakfast． While I was eating， he would lay out my clothes， make my bed， and gather my school books up．
Hand in hand we would walk to the bus stop． As we waited， he would play games my father used to play with me． When we returned from school， we were alone for about half an hour， until mom was home from work． Before I did my homework， he would sit me down with three cookies and a glass of milk． Then he would prepare something for mom to cook dinner．
Mom would greet us with a hug and kiss． This was our time to have some fun outside． This was my brother's time to be a kid．
One Saturday in June several years later， my mother and I were at a store where the Father's Day cards were sold． I stared at the cards． Mom said， "Cindy， I know this is hard time for you．"
"No， mom． That's not it． Why don't they have Brother's Day cards？"
She smiled， "You're right， your brother has exactly been a father to you． Go ahead to choose a card．"
I did so， and on Father's Day， my mother and I sat my brother down and gave him the card．
As he read it， I saw the tears in his eyes． Mom said， "Son， your father is proud of you， seeing that he raised a good man， and that you do your best to fill his shoes． We love you and thank you．"
（1）Who asked the brother to take on more responsibilities？
A． The father．
B． The mother．
C． He himself．
D． Cindy．
（2）What did the brother do for the whole family？
①He got Cindy up for school． ②He prepared for dinner．
③He did the dishes every day． ④He gathered up Cindy's books．
⑤He played games with Cindy． ⑥He helped Cindy with the homework．
A． ①②③④
B． ①②④⑤
C． ①③④⑤
D． ②③⑤⑥
（3）Cindy's brother returned to be a kid when ．
A． he played games with her at the bus stop．
B． they stayed home alone waiting for mom．
C． he offered delicious cookies and milk．
D． they had fun outside after mom came back．
（4）While reading the card， Cindy's brother felt ．
A． down
B． embarrassed
C． moved
D． angry
（5）What's the best title for the passage？ ．
A． My Childhood
B． My Second Father
C． A Valuable Card
D． A Careful Brother
Welcome to the HuangshanTaiping Cableway（索道）! This is Asia's longest ﹣ and China's biggest﹣tourist cableway! Each cable car can carry 100 passengers and one staff worker． The cableway is 3,709 meters long．
The ride takes about eight minutes．
Here are things you mast know before you take our cable car．
• Please obey the rules． Wait in a line for tickets， security check and entry．
• You must show your ticket to enter the passenger hall and take the cable car．
• People who have serious illnesses should not take the cable car．
• Don't use your mobile phone while you are in the cable car． Keep your head an hands inside the car． For the cable car may shake during the ride， please hold the handrail（扶手） firmly．
• If anything goes wrong， please keep calm． Ask the staff worker for help．
• Please bring your personal belongings with you before your leave the cable car． Don't step out of the car until it stops completely．
• You are not allowed to carry flammable， explosive or other dangerous things into the cable car．
Please call our staff when you need help． Our service number is 0559﹣08551818．
Thank you very much for your cooperation．
（1）Each cable car can carry people in total．
A． 100
B． 101
C． 110
D． 113
（2）Before travellers enter the passenger hall， they must ．
A． take a photo
B． show their tickets
C． hand in their mobile phones
D． take a physical examination
（3）According to the passage， flammable and explosive things are ．
A． expensive
B． cheap
C． delicious
D． dangerous
（4）Passengers should hold the handrail firmly because during the ride．
A． the cable car runs too fast
B． the cable car may be broken
C． the cable car may shake
D． the cable car is often crowded
（5）The passage above may be ．
A． a notice
B． a report
C． a piece of news
D． a story
When I saw Ronny for the first time， he looked like other kids in the first﹣grade classroom where I volunteered as a Reading Mom． However， he usually arrived at school wearing old clothes．
On the day when it was Ronny's turn to read． he sat very close to me． I watched his fingers move slowly under each letter as he tried to speak out "Bud the Sub"． It sounded more like "Baw Daw Saw" when he said it because of his difficulty with the alphabet（字母）．
The year passed quickly and Ronny had made some progress but he was still below the level of grade． A few weeks before the school year ended， I held an award（颁奖） ceremony． I had gifts and certificates（证书） for everyone． It took me a while to think about which Ronny fit； I believed the gift could cheer him up． I finally decided on "The Most Progressive Reader"． I showed his certificate and a book．
A few days later， I saw Ronny reading the book when I went back to the school． His teacher said， "He hasn't put that book down． That's the first book he's ever owned．"
Fighting back tears（眼泪） I came near Ronny and asked， "Will you read me your book， Ronny？" He nodded．
And then， for the next few minutes， he read to me more smoothly than I'd ever thought． When he finished reading， Ronny closed his book and said， "Good book．"
At that moment， I knew I should do what an author（作家） had done﹣care children and make them excellent．
（1）The writer found that there was something wrong with Ronny's ．
A． eyes
B． talent
C． pronunciation
D． fingers
（2）The writer praised Ronny at the end of the school year because in the class．
A． he tried to do better
B． he could read the alphabet best
C． he was above the level of grade
D． he did as well as the other students
（3）The underlined phrase "fighting back （tears）"in the fifth paragraph means ．
A． beginning to cry silently
B． turning back to cry loudly
C． being filled with sad tears
D． trying hold not to show the feeling
（4）The writer was moved so deeply that she wanted to ．
A． help more children become successful
B． take care of Ronny all the time
C． teach children in the school as a teacher
D． write more novels for children
（5）Choose the main idea of this article．
A． Many children aren't cared in some schools．
B． Children should be encouraged in their study．
C． Most children like to read if they have good books．
D． All the authors can be good teachers in primary schools．
As the taxi leaves， my father stands at the living room window looking out， watching me move off into the darkness， at 4:30 a． m． His grey hair is untidy from sleeping．
Moments ago， he got up to carry my bag for me and went into the cold open air．
He thanked me for a daughter's cooking and for having traveled so far to spend the holiday with him． I told him that I worried about he would feel lonely again in the empty house．
"I have my plans，" he said， in the moments before I walked out the door．
When I arrived 10 days ago， I felt it was quiet and lifeless in the house． Then my brothers and I came and filled the rooms． But， now， they're gone， I am the last to leave．
As the taxi began to move， I watched the lights go off， but my father didn't leave． Even though he couldn't see me in the dark， he stood by the window watching， beside the tree． It was a fresh tree． He buys one every year for the new year．
The life is hard for my father： my mother died years ago， and now his children are far from home， our selfish choices taking us from one end of the country to the other， the life of the tree， cut for Christmas， is short； my father's is long and strong． But both of them are tall and straight．
I leave behind two trees： one with silver﹣grey hair， the other still freshly green．
（1）The father walked out the door without in the morning．
A． making his hair tidy
B． seeing his daughter
C． carrying the bag
D． saying a word
（2）The writer worried about her father because ．
A． he never felt lonely
B． he'd live alone again
C． he had nothing in the house
D． he is too old to look after himself
（3）From the fifth paragraph we know the writer ．
A． didn't leave until her brothers left
B． decided to stay with her father
C． was one of the father's two children
D． left her father before her brothers
（4）The underlined word "selfish" in the passage means in Chinese．
A． 随意的
B． 错误的
C． 自私的
D． 慎重的
（5）The best title for this passage should be ．
A． The Tree Cut for the New Year
B． The Lonely Father Lives Alone
C． The Children Who Have No Mother
D． The Great Father in My Heart
Four students are talking about May Day Holiday．
Li Yufang： I went to Xiangyang with my cousin． We visited the ancient city of Xiangyang．
We ate the most famous Xiangyang Beef Noodles． Xiangyang is a beautiful city with the history of more than 2,800 years． I like it very much． We stayed there for two days．
Zhang Xin： My parents took me to Beijing by plane． We visited the Great Wall， the Bird's Nest and the Palace Museum． We had planned to visit the Beijing Expo， but the tickets were too difficult to buy． My parents said they would take me there this summer．
Liu Liang： My uncle and aunt work in Shanghai． I took a train to visit them with my sister．
They took us to Shanghai Disneyland． It opened on June 16th， 2016， It is the sixth Disney Theme （主题） park in the world． It is different from the others．
Wang Lan： My father drove me to Hainan Province， It's in the south part of our country．
The weather there is pretty good． We stayed in Haikou for a short rest and then we drove on to Sanya． There， we found many beautiful beaches．
（1）Li Yufang visited Xiangyant with her on May Day Holiday．
A． father
B． uncle
C． cousin
D． sister
（2）Liu Liang's uncle and aunt work in ．
A． Xiangyang
B． Beijing
C． Shanghai
D． Haikou
（3）Zhang Xin couldn't visit with his parents during the holiday．
A． the Great Wall
B． the Palace Museum
C． the Bird's Nest
D． the Beijing Expo
（4）Wang Lan went to Sanya ．
A． by car
B． by ship
C． by train
D． by plane
（5）Choose the TRUE sentence of the following according to the passage．
A． Li Yufang stayed in Xiangyang for three days．
B． Wang Lan's father drove her to Sanya without rest．
C． Liu Liang and her sister went to visit their parents by train．
D． Zhang Xin will go to Beijing again with his parents this summer．