Sally has a lot of friends. She has five best friends, and the six of them are like sisters to each other, but they are all very different.
Gemma is a very easy-going person. She does not get angry easily and is happy to do whatever the group wants.
Sarah is very clever and hard-working. She always does the best in exams at school, but she never shows off. It is really kind of Sarah to help Annie with her homework when she is having trouble.
Emily is a quiet friend. She is not energetic and active like Katie, or outgoing like Annie, but she is very patient and fair. Whenever there is an argument, Emily is always there to listen to everyone and make sure that everybody stays friends.
Sally thinks about her own characteristics. She thinks she is kind and confident. One of her best qualities is to listen to others carefully. She is a good listener. All of her friends like to talk with her about their problems. She is happy that none of her friends are selfish people.
| A．She is just like Annie. | B．She likes to argue. |
| C．She is energetic and active. | D．She is quiet, fair and patient. |
| A．Energetic. | B．Outgoing. | C．Quiet. | D．Patient and fair. |
| A．To help Sally with her homework. | B．To do well in exams. |
| C．To help Annie with her homework. | D．To be hard-working and clever. |
| A．She doesn't get angry easily. |
| B．She is willing to do whatever the group wants. |
| C．She is easy-going. |
| D．All of the above. |
| A．She is confident . | B．She is kind.. |
| C．She has good friends. | D．She is a good listener. |
American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.How long do American students study in school every year?
| A．8 months | B．9 months | C．10 months | D．11 months |
High school students take ______ subjects at a time.
| A．all | B．four | C．five | D．B or C |
______ can get scholarships.
| A．Many college students |
| B．All the students |
| C．Good high school students |
| D．Good college students |
Many college students work part time because ______ .
| A．they have many activities |
| B．they have a lot of free time |
| C．they like doing things |
| D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education |
According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.
When Mr. David retired（退休）， he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From room morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David's garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: "If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), come in and look around. Price; twenty dollars." Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.Mr. David's house was ________that many tourists came to see it.
| A．so small | B．so quiet | C．so interesting | D．so big |
Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.
| A．to drive the visitors away |
| B．to satisfy the visitors' curiosity |
| C．to let visitors come in and look around |
| D．to get some money out of the visitors |
The notice made the visitors________.
| A．more interested in his house | B．lose interest in his house |
| C．angry at the unfair price | D．feel happy about the price |
After Mr. David put up the notice________.
| A．the visitors didn’t come any longer |
| B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house |
| C．more and more tourists came for a visit |
| D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit |
At last Mr. David had to sell his house and move away because _____.
| A．he did not like it at all |
| B．he could not work as a guide |
| C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house |
| D．he could not live a quiet life in it |
We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didn’t have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but can’t pay for now. Have a look at the budget of Simon’s family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income(收入) of Simon’s family a month is RMB6,000.
| Entertainment( sports, films and music, etc.) |
4% |
| Clothing ( shoes, seasonal wear, etc.) |
10% |
| Transportation (bus, underground and train fares.) |
12% |
| Saving |
10% |
| “Just in case (急用) fund” |
2% |
| Housing ( rent, cost of electricity, water, heating, gas ) |
30% |
| Food (meal, fruit and snacks, drinks ) |
20% |
| Medical care (hospital bills and medicine) |
12% |
Sometimes money disappeared so quickly maybe because________.
| A．we lost it |
| B．we didn’t have a good budget |
| C．we put it in the bank |
| D．we gave it away to others |
The underlined word “budget ”probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．预算 | B．缘故 | C．过程 | D．结果 |
Every month Simon’s family can get _________.
| A．RMB3,000 | B．RMB 4,000 | C．RMB 6,000 | D．RMB 9,000 |
Simon’s family will pay _________for food this month.
| A．RMB 600 | B．RMB 800 | C．RMB 1,000 | D．RMB 1,200 |
Simon’s family will spend the most money on _______ this month.
| A．clothing | B．medical care | C．housing | D．transportation |
English Students’ Education
English schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second term is from February to June. Most English children begin to go to school when they are five years old. When they finish high school, they are seventeen or eighteen years old.
High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go the the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of interesting things. After high school, many students go to college①. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So they have to work after class to get money for their studies.
Notes:1. go to college 上大学In England, summer holidays begin in .
| A．September | B．January | C．June | D．July |
Most English children go to school at the age of .
| A．five | B．seven | C．seventeen | D．eighteen |
High school students after class.
| A．do housework | B．go to work |
| C．play sports | D．do interesting things |
Many English college students work after class for .
| A．helping their parents | B．getting money for their studies |
| C．helping others | D．learning some useful things |
After high school, many students go to .
| A．cities | B．work | C．college | D．towns |
Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”Where did Tom’s father work? ______________
| A．In a factory. | B．In a school. | C．In a shop. | D．In a hospital. |
Tom was now a student of_______.
| A．Grade One | B．Grade Two | C．Grade Three | D．Grade Four |
Tom was never late for school because________.
| A．all his teachers liked him |
| B．he went to school in a car |
| C．his house was next to the school |
| D．he just began to school a month ago |
Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.
| A．every day | B．one Monday morning |
| C．in Tom’s house | D．five days a week |
Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________
| A．Two or Three? | B．From One to Ten |
| C．Tom and his family | D．Miss Green and Her Students |
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