This is my first day in 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) with the big heavy box in my arms. A boy runs very fast to me. He can't stop
(停止). 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 (撿起) 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 comes from
England.

1. 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

2. 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 and he can't stop

3. Jim is new. He is  _______.

A. an American boy
B. an English boy
C. a teacher
D. a Chinese boy

4. Later, _______ 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 classmate and I

5. 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's Jimmy's birthday and he is 9 years old. He gets a lot of presents from his family and one of them is a
big drum (鼓). His grandfather buys it for him.
     Jimmy likes it very much. He plays with it every day and he often makes a terrible noise (可怕的聲音). His
father works in the day and Jimmy is in bed when (當(dāng)…時(shí)候) he gets home in the evening. So his father doesn't hear the noise.
     But Mrs. Black doesn't like the noise, so one morning she takes a sharp (鋒利的) knife and goes to Jimmy's
room when he hits his drum. She says to him, "Hello! Jimmy. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Please open the drum and let's find it."

1. What presents does Jimmy get on his birthday?

A. He gets only one present from his grandfather.
B. He gets a lot of presents.
C. He gets a knife and a drum.
D. He gets a drum from Mrs Black.

2. Who gives Jimmy a drum?

A. His mother buys it for him.
B. Mrs Black buys it for him.
C. His father's friend buys it for him.
D. His grandfather buys it for him.

3. When his father gets home in the evening, what does Jimmy do? 

A. He hits his drum with his grandfather.
B. He watches TV with Mrs Black.
C. He sleeps in bed.
D. He does his homework with his grandfather.

4. What's the Chinese meaning of "hits" in this passage?

A. 敲擊
B. 拿著
C. 知道
D. 看見

5. Mrs. Black gives Jimmy a knife because (因?yàn)? _______.

A. she likes Jimmy's drum
B. she knows there is something in the drum
C. she doesn't like the noise
D. she wants to know what is in the drum

     "What colour do you think is the prettiest?" Joanna asks her friends.
     "Red!" says Jack, "It's the colour of fire."
     "No, yellow is prettier than red because it's the colour of the sun." cries Joy.
     "My favourite is blue," says Jim," the colour of the summer sky."
     "Green! It's the colour of grass and leaves and trees." Harry says.
     "Well, I like orange," says Alice.
      Each of them has their favourite colour, no two of them is the same. A storm (暴風(fēng)雨) breaks (停), and
then a rainbow (彩虹) is up there in the sky. "Oh look, how lovely!" cries Jack, "all colours are beautiful and
they need each other just like we do."

1. Jim's favourite colour is _____.

A. summer sky
B. blue
C. yellow
D. red

2. What comes out in the sky after a storm.

A. wind
B. cloud
C. rainbow
D. rain

3. From the story we know friends need each other just like the _____.

A. colours
B. rainbow
C. sky
D. storm

     A man goes to a fast-food restaurant for lunch. "Hi," a worker says, "May I help you?" 　　
     "I'd like a hamburger, large fries, and a medium Coke." the man says. 　　
     "Anything else?" the worker asks. 　　
     "No." the man answers, "That's it." 　　
     "Is that for here or to go?" the worker asks. 　　
     "To go." the man says. 　
　 The man pays for his lunch. The worker puts the man's lunch in a bag. The man takes the bag.

1. Where does the man go for lunch? 　　
     He goes to a fast-food _____. 　　
2. What does the man want to eat? 　　
    He wants a hamburger, large _____, and a _____ Coke. 　　
3. Where does the worker put the man's lunch? 　　
   The worker puts it in a _____. 　　
4. What is in the bag? 　　
    There is _____ in the bag. 　　
5. Who puts the money in the bag? 　　
    The _____ of the restaurant puts the money in the bag.

     Little David likes to eat in a restaurant. He often eats a hamburger and potato chips. Many people in the
restaurant know him very well. They often ask him, "Why do you like to eat here?" Little David says,
"Because I like the toys here." "Why don't you go to the toy shop then?" Little David says," They have toys
but they don't have hamburgers and potato chips."

1. Where does Little David like to eat? 
   _____________________________________  　　
2. What does he often eat in the restaurant? 　
   _____________________________________  　　　
3. Do people in this restaurant know him very well?
    _____________________________________  　　　　
4. What do they often ask him?
　 _____________________________________  　　　
5. What does Little David say?
     _____________________________________  　　

    There are many mice in a house. The man of the house gets a cat. The cat kills many of the mice. The
oldest mouse says, "All the mice must come to my room and we will think what we can do about this cat."
All the mice come. Many mice speak, but none knows what to do. At last a young mouse stands up and says,
"We must put a bell on that cat. Then when the cat comes near, we shall hear the bell and run away and hide
(藏起來). So the cat will not catch any more mice. "Then the old mouse asks, "Who will put the bell on the
cat?" No mouse answers. At last he says, "It is easy to say things, but it is hard to do them."

1. In the house there are many _____.

A. cats
B. dogs
C. mice
D. men

2. One day all the mice come to _____.

A. the oldest mouse's room
B. the young mouse's room
C. the cat's room
D. the house

3. They will think _____.

A. how to make friends with cat
B. what they can do about this cat
C. how to eat the cat
D. when they'll have a party

4. The young mouse wants to put a _____ on the cat.

A. flower
B. hat
C. bell
D. ball

5. "It is easy to say things, but it is hard to do them " means "_____."

A. 只做不說
B. 只說不做?
C. 說到做到
D. 說起來容易，做起來難

     While traveling in Russia, Ed Jackson ran short of (缺少) money. So he wrote (1)t_____ his brother,
asking for $500. "Send the (2)m_____ by telegram (電報(bào)) to the bank (銀行) here", he wrote. After a week
Ed began (3)v_____the bank. He (4)s_____ his passport (護(hù)照) to the bank clerk (職員). "Nothing has come
for you, Mr. Jackson," he was told.
     This went (5)o_____for three weeks, and Mr. Jackson got very (6)w_____. He then phoned his brother,
asking (7)w_____ the money was. The brother said it had been sent three weeks (8)b_____.
      That evening Ed Jackson was arrested (被捕) for failing to (9)p_____ his hotel bill (賬單). He tried to tell the
police what his problem was, but no one would believe him. At last he was (10)s_____ to the police station for
fifteen days.