I got up early this morning. After I walked the dogs, I went to work. On my way to work I passed my neighbor (鄰居), Stanley. Stanley is old and has lived in the neighborhood for about eighty years. His parents were from Poland. After I passed Stanley, I came to a little store. The owner (店主), Victor, came from Mexico twenty-five years ago and opened the food store. Then I walked to Ashland Avenue. Ashland was very busy. There were cars, buses, restaurants and a lot of people. After work I rushed (奔) home to see the dogs and took them for a walk. I took them to Chicago Avenue because there are many clothes stores and shoe stores. I went to see what was for sale. After I got home, I stood in front of my house with my dogs and talked to my neighbors. I heard lots of kids playing after school. After the sun set (落下), my stre et got a little quieter.

1.Before the writer went to work, he _____.

A. walked his dogs             B. went to visit Stanley

C. did morning exercises         D. went to the store to buy some food

2.Victor is the store’s owner and he ______.

A. comes from Poland             B. comes from Mexico

C. is a bout eighty years old         D. is twenty-five years old

3.Where can you buy shoes in the writer’s neighborhood?

A. In Stanley’s house.      B. In Victor’s store.

C. On Ashland Avenue.      D. On Chicago Avenue.

4.We can learn from the passage that ____.

A. the writer’s neighborhood is very old

B. it’s dangerous to live in  the writer’s neighborhood

C. it’s difficult to buy food in the writer’s neighborhood

D. the writer doesn’t like his neighborhood

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. My Dogs and Me        B. My Friendly Neighbors

C. My Neighborhood Story   D. The History of a Little Store

You may know May Day, but do you know Lei Day? Like May Day, Lei Day is also celebrated (慶祝) on May 1st. People wear leis (花環(huán)) on this day. A lei is a big circle usually made of flowers . On Lei Day, people give leis to each other. Where do you know this holiday is celebrated? Hawaii, of course! People give leis on birthdays, weddings (婚禮) and as a way to say "I love you". In 1928, a writer, Don Blanding, wrote an article saying that this tradition should become a holiday. Another writer, Grace Tower Warren, thought of the idea of celebrating this day on May 1st and said, "May Day is Lei Day."On this day in 1928, people wore leis and celebrated with music, dancing and a lei-making competition. The next year, Lei Day became a public (公共的) holiday. Today, people still celebrate Lei Day in Hawaii. We hope they all have a happy May Day and a happy Lei Day!

1.The underli ned word "circle" can be replaced (替代) by "_________".

A. ring    B. card    C. garden    D. watch

2.What do people give each other on Lei Day?

A. Clothes.   B. Books.   C. Leis.    D. Cakes.

3.Lei Day became a public holiday in _____.

A. 1928     B. 1929    C. 1930     D. 1931

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Lei Day is on the day after May Day.

B. Lei Day was first celebrated in 1928.

C. Don Blanding said "May Day is Lei Day".

D. People all over the world celebrate Lei Day.

5.What is the passage about?

A. Lei Day in Hawaii.      B. May Day in Hawaii.

C. How to make a lei.      D. How to celebrate May Day.

單詞拼寫：根據(jù)句意及首字母完成下列各句(10分)。

1.I’m l____(大聲的) than the other kids in my class.

2.Although the little girl is only three years old,she speaks c______(清晰地).

3.You can buy this bike c_____(便宜) because it’s a second-hand bike.

4.We should held our parents do h_____(家務(wù)事) in our free time.

5.Mo Yan is a great Chinese w_____(作家).

6.Our city looks w______(精彩的) from the top of the hill.

7.It’s a good habit to wash your hands before m____(飯).

8.---What do you you do on weekends?---I o_____(經(jīng)常) watch TV.

9.I think you can do the job better with l____(較少) money and fewer people.

10.Because of the bad weather,we can see nothing b_____(在......下面).

Jim 是一名中學(xué)生，現(xiàn)在的他與兩年前有很大的不同。請根據(jù)提示完成作文,80詞左右。

---_______does your mother watch the Talk show? ---Once a week.

A.How long    B. How often    C. How soon   D. How many

We couldn’t see the road clearly  _______ the heavy snow.

A.because     B.because of     C.so      D.though

 The weather in Beijing in summer is ___than that in Shanghai. They are different.

A.cool   B.much cooler     C.hot     D.much hotter

 Mickey Mouse was the first cartoon  _______ sound.

A.and     B.of      C.with     D.in

 It’s bad for your eyes _____computer games too much.

A.plays    B.to play    C.play   D.to playing

---Do you play computer games?

  ---No,_______. I don’t like them at all.

A.always    B.often    C.usually   D.never