What a shiny scooter （踏板车）!Sophie couldn't keep her eyes off it.Her dad noticed.
"Sophie，you have a scooter already，a really nice one!"
"I know，but this one is so shiny and new，" Sophie said.
"It is great，but we have to go，" said her dad.
They left the store.Sophie knew her scooter was nice，and it still worked.She just couldn't stop thinking of that new scooter!
A few weeks later，Sophie and her dad were back in the store.The scooter was just there，with a big sale sign on it!The girl ran right over to it.Her dad looked at the price.
"I know you've been thinking about this scooter a lot，Sophie.The sale price is pretty good，though it's still a lot of money.I can't just buy this for you.But what if I pay for part of it，then lend you the money for the rest，and you promise to pay me back？" her dad asked.
"Really？" Sophie said excitedly. "I promise 1 will pay you back!"
As they were walking towards the cashier desk （收银台），her dad asked Sophie if she knew what it meant to borrow money.
"Yes，it means that I have to give it back to you，" Sophie answered.
Her dad responded，"You' re right，but you can give it back to me a little at a time.Now you get five dollars a week for your allowance （零用钱）.You could pay it back to me once a week until you pay off your part of the scooter.It will take several months.
"Thank you，Dad!I will pay you back with my allowance until I return all the money."
（1）Sophie wanted a new scooter because .
| A． |
her old scooter was broken |
| B． |
she didn't have one |
| C． |
the one in the store was so shiny |
| D． |
the one in the store was very cheap |
（2）Sophie's father asked her to return the money until it was paid off.
| A． |
once a month |
| B． |
with her allowance |
| C． |
by borrowing her mother's money |
| D． |
by doing housework |
（3）Why did Sophie's father let her pay for part of the scooter？
| A． |
Because she had too much allowance. |
| B． |
Because he didn't take enough money with him. |
| C． |
Because their family was very poor. |
| D． |
Because he wanted Sophie to know money doesn't come easily. |
（4）What can we know from the passage？
| A． |
Sophie promised to return the money happily. |
| B． |
Sophie didn't want her old scooter any more. |
| C． |
Sophie's father would buy a third scooter for her. |
| D． |
Sophie regretted paying for her part of the scooter. |
Li Ting, Zhang Lin and Wu Jun are students of Class 1, Grade 7 in Sunshine Middle School.
Li Ting is a pretty girl. She has big eyes and a small nose. Her hair is long and black. She likes dancing and singing. We all like listening to her songs. She hopes to be a singer when she grows up.
Zhang Lin is a tall and helpful girl. She is good at all her subjects. She always helps her classmates with their homework. She is very clever and almost knows about everything. Her classmates all call her encyclopedia (百科全书).
Wu Jun is a strong boy. He enjoys playing sports. He plays football and basketball very well. He is a member of the School Sports Club. His dream is to be a football player like Raul. Li Ting and Wu Jun are _______.
| A．in different (不同的) classes |
| B．in different schools |
| C．classmates |
| D．sister and brother |
Why do people call Zhang Lin encyclopedia?
| A．Because she likes reading encyclopedia. |
| B．Because she looks like it. |
| C．Because she is helpful. |
| D．Because she almost knows about everything. |
Who is Raul?
| A．He is Wu Jun’s classmate. |
| B．He is Wu Jun’s teacher. |
| C．He is a football player. |
| D．He works in the School Sports Club. |
Mike is standing in front of the blackboard and speaking like a teacher. The boy does not see her and is still standing there. The children begin to laugh and he looks round and finds Miss White is standing behind him, so he runs back to his seat.
“Morning, class,” says Miss White. “Morning, Miss White.” Ann stands up and says,
“Sam and I are on duty today. Sixteen boys and eighteen girls are all here.” Sixteen boys? Who doesn’t come today?” asks Miss White. “Bill and his family move to London.” “Oh, I see,” Miss White says. But she sees a cat on the teacher’s desk. She asks, “Who draws the cat here?” No child answers, but they are looking at Mike. So she says, “Can you answer the question, Mike?” He has to say, “I am sorry, I do.” “You are too bad.” “It’s not my fault. Why do you let Bill leave?”The children begin to laugh because _________.
| A．Mike wants to be a teacher |
| B．Mike draws a cat on the teacher’s desk |
| C．Mike doesn’t find Miss White behind him |
| D．Mike wants to clean the blackboard |
Miss White thinks there are _____ students in Mike’s class.
| A．32 | B．33 | C．34 | D．35 |
The word “fault” in the story means_____ in Chinese.
| A．过错 | B．特点 | C．功劳 | D．能力 |
My son Xiao Guang is 11 years old. He is a tall boy. He is a student at Yucai Primary School.
He loves table tennis and he is good at it. He often plays table tennis with his classmates. The training(训练) makes him strong. After training, he enjoys watching table tennis games on TV.
I am a worker and I also play table tennis. I play it because my son enjoys playing it and I want to be his partner(搭档).
At weekends, I go to a table tennis club with my son. There are many players there. They are friendly. Sometimes, we play table tennis with other players.
I think it is a good sport. It helps me feel good. In my eyes, my son plays better than me. But in his eyes, I am a better player. I hope my son will play in the national team in the future. What does Xiao Guang look?
| A．He is short. | B．He is tall. |
| C．He is fat. | D．He has short hair. |
What does Xiao Guang like doing after training？
| A．Watching TV. | B．Having dinner. |
| C．Reading books. | D．Singing songs. |
Why does the father play table tennis?
| A．Because the father loves it. |
| B．Because his son loves playing it. |
| C．Because his wife loves it. |
| D．Because he is a PE teacher. |
When do Xiao Guang and his father go to a table tennis club?
| A．Every day after school. | B．On Monday afternoon. |
| C．On Tuesday morning. | D．At weekends. |
This is my first day at our new school. In the morning, I help my new teacher Mr Hu put some new English textbooks into a big box. And then I carry it to the classroom. The box is very heavy.
I walk very slowly(慢地) with the big heavy box in my arms. A boy runs very fast to me. He can't stop. Oh, dear! My box drops on the floor and there are books everywhere on the floor.
"I'm very sorry," the boy says again and again. He helps me to pick up all the books. He then helps me to carry the books to our classroom
Who is he? He is my classmate. His name is Jim. He comes to China with his father. He is from England.In the morning, I help _______ to carry the box to our classroom.
| A．my parents | B．my new classmate |
| C．my new teacher | D．my good friend Jim |
My box drops on the floor because _______.
| A．I walk very slowly with it |
| B．I walk very fast with it |
| C．Jim walks very slowly to me |
| D．Jim runs very fast to me and he can't stop |
Jim is _______.
| A．an American boy | B．an English boy |
| C．a teacher | D．a Chinese boy |
Later（后来）, _______ carry the box of books to our classroom
| A．Jim and I | B．Jim, Mr Hu and I |
| C．Mr Hu and Jim | D．some of my classmates and I |
Jim and I are _______.
| A．the same age | B．in the same bedroom |
| C．in the same class | D．Mr Hu's workmates(同事) |
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail (详细地)，either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.People with little education usually _______.
| A．spend a long time in school |
| B．have a good chance to get a job |
| C．spend the best years choose jobs |
| D．have fewer chances to get a good job |
The earliest education was probably to __________.
| A．make a man lead a better life |
| B．teach a man to write and think |
| C．make people get a way of living |
| D．teach people to read good books |
It is expected that educated people will be able to _________.
| A．accept education as a way of living |
| B．take an interest in the whole world |
| C．develop their abilities to make plays |
| D．learn subjects like language and math |
The passage mainly tells us that _________.
| A．education should make a man improve |
| B．people can get education in a short time |
| C．people should be able to get better paying jobs |
| D．all subjects are so important for a way of living |