On April 1st， April Fools Day， friends play fun tricks on each other． One year at college my friends and I wanted to play a really big trick on our teacher， Jason． He was a fun guy who loved tricks．
My friends and I bought 300 balloons and a lot of colored paper． Then we began blowing all the balloons up and filling them with the Colored paper． It took us all day， but in the end we blew up all 300 balloons．
Mark， Jason's roommate， gave us the key to their apartment． When Jason left， we went into the apartment， and put all the balloons in Jason' s bedroom and bathroom． We hid in the bedroom and bathroom and waited for Jason to come home．
When Jason came back， he went into the bathroom first． He saw the balloons and shouted， "What？!" And then we began popping（爆裂）the balloons． There was colored paper everywhere! Jason laughed and laughed．It's OK guys，" he said； "That was funny， but I'm tired and I'm going to bed．" He went into his bedroom and saw the other balloons． "Come on guys，"he said， "No， no!" I began popping the balloons． Jason began laughing again and shaking his head． "This is just too much， Scott!" he cried， as the colored paper was falling all over the room． After that， we helped Jason clean up the colored paper．
It was a really fun April Fool's Day!
（1）Scott played a trick on his on April Fool's Day．
A．friend
B． teacher
C． student
D． brother
（2）Scott and his friends spent blowing up the 300 balloons．
A． a day
B． a week
C． a month
D． an hour
（3）Jason felt it when the balloons were popped．
A． scary
B．boring
C． funny
D． relaxing
（4）What did Scott and his friends do before they left Jason's apartment？
A． They told a few stories．
B． They hid the key in the apartment．
C． They drank some coffee．
D． They cleaned up the colored paper．
（5）What can be a suitable title for the text？
A． Teachers and Students
B． April Fool's Day Balloons
C． A Good College Teacher
D．Jason and His Roommate
Everyone has a hobby. My hobby is keeping a diary in English.When I was nine years old, I began to have my hobby. At first it was hard for me, but now it is easy. I know it’s helpful to learn English well. After school I often go to the school library to read English stories or articles. Sometimes my English teacher tells some interesting things to me. I collect information for my diary by doing these.
After I finish my diary every day. I always try to correct mistakes with the help of the dictionary. Now my English is very good.
I love my hobby. It helps me a lot to learn English well.I began to keep a diary _____.
| A．when I was nine years old | B．before I was nine |
| C．when I was eight years old | D．for nine years |
______ it was not easy for me to keep a diary in English.
| A．Now | B．Usually |
| C．At last | D．At first |
The writer thinks ______ is good to learn English well.
| A．keeping a diary | B．more reading |
| C．more speaking | D．more listening |
How do I collect information for my diary?
A. I often read English stories or articles.
B. My teacher sometimes introduces some interesting things to me.
C. I often go to the cinema.
D. Both A and B.From the passage we can say it’s _____ for us to have a good hobby.
| A．bad | B．useless |
| C．helpful | D．careless |
Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbor's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. "Steal my bell? I'll teach you a lesson (教训), "the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he come out just then?" he wondered (感到疑惑).The thief was trying to get _____.
| A．his neighbor | B．his neighbor's doorbell |
| C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be _____ for him to steal the doorbell.
| A．safe | B．difficult |
| C．dangerous | D．easy |
The neighbor hit the thief to _____.
| A．give him lessons | B．punish 惩罚 him for stealing |
| C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. |
| B．The thief knew why the neighbor came out. |
| C．The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell. |
| D．The thief didn't want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |
The best title for the passage in Chinese is “ ”.
| A．亡羊补牢 | B．智子疑邻 |
| C．锲而不舍 | D．掩耳盗铃 |
| Welcome to Jay Chou’s Concert Date: October 1st~October 3rd Place: The Worker’s Stadium Time: 7:00 pm~9:00 pm Price: 380 yuan for a student 580 yuan for an adult (成人) ◆The stadium is across from (对面) the Bank of China and Hongxing School. You can take the No. 110 bus there. ◆Please come before 6:50 pm, or you can’t get into the stadium. |
The concert will last for days.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
We can listen to Jay Chou’s music at.
| A．the Worker’s Stadium | B．Hongxing School |
| C．the Bank of China | D．Great Restaurant |
We can go to the concert at.
| A．9:00 pm | B．3:00 pm | C．7:00 pm | D．6:30 pm |
Li Ming is a middle school student. He wants to go to the concert with his parents. They
need to payyuan.
| A．1,140 | B．1,340 | C．1,540 | D．1,740 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The stadium is on the right of Hongxing School. |
| B．There is a school near the Bank of China. |
| C．The concert will last for about three hours. |
| D．People can’t go to the concert by bus. |
The Greens are English. Now they are in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three weeks. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They want to learn some Chinese.
Mr Green is driver. He likes driving in Beijing very much. Mrs Green is a teacher. She is visiting a middle school near Beijing. Their son Jim is a middle school student. He meets some Chinese students, and he likes to speak English with them.
They take a lot of photos in China. When they are back in English, they are going to show the photos to their friends. They want the English people to know more about China.The Greens are from .
| A．America | B．England |
| C．Australia | D．Canada |
The Greens are staying in now.
| A．Shanghai | B．London |
| C．Beijing | D．Hangzhou |
Mr Green is a . He likes driving in Beijing.
| A．driver | B．farmer |
| C．worker | D．teacher |
Mrs Green’sis a middle school student.
| A．daughter | B．son |
| C．sister | D．brother |
The Greens take many photos in China because they .
| A．like taking photos |
| B．want to sell these photos |
| C．want to take photos to America |
| D．want English people to know more about China |
Mary likes English very much. She works hard. She reads English every morning. She likes speaking English. She often listens to the radio. She watches TV only on Saturday evening. Does she like dancing? No, she doesn’t. But she likes drawing and singing. Her parents like her very much. And all the teachers and her friends like her, too. In the morning Mary.
| A．writes English | B．reads English |
| C．draws | D．sings |
She often listens .
| A．TV | B．to TV |
| C．the radio | D．to the radio |
Mary watches TV .
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon |
| C．every evening | D．on Saturday evening |
What doesn’t she like?
| A．Singing | B．Dancing |
| C．Drawing | D．Speaking English |
Does her father like her?
| A．Yes, he does. | B．Yes, he is. |
| C．No, he doesn’t | D．No, he isn’t. |