| Sam， Thank you for asking me to play soccer with you. But I’m afraid I can’t. I have a piano lesson on Tuesday. Maybe another time. Nancy |
| Sandy, Thank you very much for inviting me to your birthday party on Friday. I’d love to come, but I have to go to New York that day. I hope you will have a happy birthday party. Nancy |
| Lucy, Thanks a lot for your invitation. I’d love to go to your house for dinner on Thursday. But I have to get my things ready(准备) for traveling(旅行). How about coming to my house with Lily? My mother cooks fish very well. I think you’ll like it. I hope to see you before I’m leaving. Nancy |
| Rose, Would you like to come to my house for dinner tonight? Lucy and Lily will come. Nancy |
根据表格内容，选择正确答案。How many invitations does Nancy send?
A、Two. B、Three. C、Four. will have a birthday party.
A、Sam B、Sandy C、LucyNancy will go to New York on .
A、Tuesday B、Wednesday C、FridayWhat does Nancy have to do on Thursday?
A、To get her things ready for traveling.
B、To cook fish for Lucy and Lily.
C、To play soccer with Sam.Which of the following is TRUE?
A、Nancy is coming to Lucy’s house for dinner.
B、Nancy invites Rose to come to her house for dinner.
C、Lucy and Lily can’t come to Nancy’s house for dinner.
Morison and Philip were classmates. They lived in the same town. After they left school, Morison became the manager of a flower shop and Philip became a doctor in a hospital.
Philip made a girlfriend. He bought a red rose for her each day to show his love. The flowers made her very happy. Sometimes he took the rose to her himself. But when he was busy in the hospital, he asked Morison to give the rose to her instead of him.
One morning, Philip came into the flower shop and said to Morison. “I’ll go to another town to work today. I have no time to give the letter and the flowers to my girlfriend. Please give her the letter and twenty- four roses.”
In the evening, when Morison was closing the door of the shop, Philip came. “Morison, how many roses did you give my girlfriend this morning?” asked Philip angrily.
“I gave her thirty,” answered Morison.
“Why did you do that?” asked Philip.
“I thought you often bought roses for her in my shop. I want to give her six roses as the gifts. Six is a good number, you know,” said Morison.
“How foolish you are!” He threw his letter on the table. “Read it!”
Morison picked it up and began to read:
Dear Mimi,
I love you very much. Today is your birthday. Please accept my present- some roses, one rose is a year. And the roses are your age.
Yours,
Philip
“She returned them to me,” cried Philip, “you must go and explain it to her.”
根据短文内容判断句子的正误，正确的在括号内写上“T”，错误的写上“F”。Philip and Morison had different jobs after school.
Mimi never accepted Philip’s flowers.
Philip couldn’t send flowers to Mimi himself on her birthday because he was ill.
Mimi was happy to get six more roses from Philip.
From the passage we know that Mimi was 24 years old at that time.
Once there was a huge apple tree．A little boy loved to come and play around it every day．He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him．
Time went by---the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day．One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad．“Come and play with me, ” the tree asked the boy．“I'm no longer a kid．I wouldn't play around the tree any more．” the boy replied．“I want toys．I need money to buy them．” “Sorry, I don't have money．But you can pick all my apples and sell them．So, you will have money．” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily．The boy never came back after he picked the apples．
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me, ” the tree said．“I don't have time to play．I have to work for my family．We need a house for shelter．Can you help? ” “Sorry, I don't have a house．But you can cut off my branches to build your house．” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily．The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then．The tree was again lonely and sad．
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased．“Come and play with me! ” the tree said．“I am sad and getting old．I want to go sailing to relax myself．Can you give me a boat? ” “Use my trunk to build your boat．You can sail far away and be happy．” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat．He went sailing and never showed up for a long time．
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years．“Sorry, my boy．But I don't have anything for you any more．The only thing left is my dying root, ” the tree said with tears ①
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest．Come and sit down with me and rest．” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ②The boy picked all the apples on the tree because __________.
| A．he wanted to eat them |
| B．he needed money to buy toys |
| C．he liked the tree without apples |
| D．he wanted to share them with friends |
The boy came back to the apple tree _________.
| A．whenever he was happy |
| B．if he missed the apple tree |
| C．when he was in times of difficulty |
| D．as soon as he was free |
At last the boy wanted ___________.
| A．to have a house to live in |
| B．nothing except a place to rest |
| C．the root of the apple tree |
| D．anything that the apple tree had |
According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．The phrase with tears ① means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much. |
| B．The phrase with tears ② means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time. |
| C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him. |
| D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!” |
On February 9 th，2013，Sarah Darling was walking along the street when she met a homeless man named Billy Ray Harris．She reached into her change purse，emptied out all the coins she had and gave them to the homeless man．Neither of them realized that this small generous act would change their lives．
Sarah didn’t realize that she had given Billy not only all her change but also her diamond ring that she had put in her change purse earlier until the following morning．She and her husband，Bill Krejci，rushed to see if they could find Billy．The homeless man was not only in the same place，he also immediately returned the ring．The grateful couple paid him back for his honesty by emptying out their pockets of all the money they had．
Bill Krejci，a web designer，felt that he needed to do something more for this amazingly
honest man．So on February 18th，he set up a special page to raise money for him．In just four days，Billy received over $ 85，000 and there seems to be no end yet．
That is not enough．Billy is 1iving with a person who is generous instead of living in the streets．And that’s not all—thanks to the news report，he got together again with his older brother，Edwin Harris who he had been unable to find for 27 years．
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him．When did Sarah realize that she had also given Billy her diamond ring?
| A．On February 9 th，2013． |
| B．On February 10th，2013． |
| C．On February 18th，2013． |
| D．On February 22nd，2013． |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Billy is living with a generous person． |
| B．Billy has found his brother． |
| C．Billy bought a diamond ring． |
| D．Billy appeared in the new report． |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Generous Woman Changed Her Own Life |
| B．Kind Man Set Up Special Page |
| C．Homeless Man Returned Diamond Ring |
| D．Many People Donated Much Money |
Once, a king had a great highway built for his people. Just before it was opened to the public, the king decided to have a contest(竞赛). He invited his people to take part in the contest. Their challenge was to see who could travel the highway the best.
On the day of the contest, some people came to the highway in fine clothing; some had fancy hairstyles or brought great food. Some young men came in their sports clothes and ran along the highway. People raveled(使错综复杂) the highway all day. But each one, when he or she completed the trip, complained(抱怨) to the king that there was a large pile of stones in the way that had blocked his or her travels.
At the end of the day, a lonely traveler crossed the finishing line and walked over to the king. He was tired and dirty, but he showed the king great respect and handed him a bag of gold. He explained: "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of stones that was blocking the road. This bag of gold was under it all. I want you to return it to its rightful owner."
The king replied: "You are the rightful owner. You've earned(赚) this gold, for you won my contest."
The man won the contest just because he was the only one who stopped to make the road smoother(平整). Sometimes, the greatest prize comes not from helping yourself, but from helping others.What did the man do during the contest?
| A．He complained as the other people had. |
| B．He gave up before he got to the stones. |
| C．He cleared the pile of stones. |
| D．He blocked the road with stones. |
What does the underlined word "blocking" mean?
| A．街区 | B．一块 | C．砖头 | D．阻塞 |
Why could the man win the contest?
| A．Because he was willing to help others. |
| B．Because he gave the king some gold. |
| C．Because he traveled the fastest. |
| D．Because he showed the king respect. |
In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation(运输), farming and other kinds of work. Nowadays a lot of people still like to ride horses. So it is not surprising that many expressions about it are still used by Americans today.
Long ago, people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall. Today, if a girl is too proud and looks down upon others, you might say she should "get off her high horse."
Last night, I got a telephone call while I was watching my favorite television show. I decided not to answer it because "wild horses could not drag me away" from the television -- there was nothing that could stop me from doing what I wanted to do.
Sometimes you get information "straight from the horse's mouth." It comes directly from the person who knows most about the subject and is the best source. Let us say your teacher tells you there is going to be a test tomorrow. You could say you got the information "straight from the horse's mouth." However, you would not want to call your teacher a horse!
You may have heard this expression: "You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink." That means you can give someone advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.
In politics, a "dark-horse candidate" is someone who is not well known to the public. Sometimes, a dark horse unexpectedly wins an election(选举).
Another piece of advice is "do not change horses in midstream." You would not want to get off one horse and on to another in the middle of a river. Or make major changes in an activity that has already begun.What does the underlined word “it” mean in the first paragraph?
| A．the horse | B．riding horses |
| C．raising horses | D．horse racing |
The expression “get off her high horse” is used for a girl____.
| A．who has a lot of money |
| B．who is cleverer than others |
| C．who is respected by others |
| D．who thinks she is better than anyone else |
What can we learn about the news “ straight from the horse’s mouth”?
| A．It is very hard to get the news. |
| B．The news will be true and reliable（可靠的）. |
| C．The person who gives the news is called a horse. |
| D．The news is a lie and can’t be trusted. |
Which of the following can describe a person who wins an election unexpectedly?
| A．do not change horses in midstream |
| B．wild horses could not drag me away |
| C．dark-horse candidate |
| D．get off her high horse |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．The horse is a kind of useful animal. |
| B．The expressions used by Americans. |
| C．Some expressions about the horse. |
| D．It is popular to use the word “horse”. |
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