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It was December 25．Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy．It was Christmas, and Marie's mother was making a special cake．She put four small coins into the cake, and then she baked （烤） it．The four coins were for good luck．Alter dinner Marie and her family ate the cake．They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table．Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice．
After Christmas Marie got sick．She coughed, and she couldn't speak．After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldn't speak．Marie's parents took her to hospital．Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we can't help her．" For 12 years Marie didn't speak．She grew up, she got a job, and she got married．But she never spoke．One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat at work．She began to cough．She coughed up something small and black． What was it? Marie didn't know．She took it to the hospital．A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "l think you can speak again．". Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk．Could Marie speak at last?
____________________________________________________What did Marie’s mother make on Christmas?
____________________________________________________How many coins did Marie’s family find after eating the Cake?
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Mrs. King is an American doctor. She is now in China. She works in a children’s hospital（儿童医院）in Beijing. She is also learning Chinese medicine (中医) there. She likes Chinese medicine very much. She loves working for children. She works hard in the day and reads English books on (关于) Chinese medicine at night. She learns Chinese from the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends. Now she can speak some Chinese. She can read some Chinese books, too.
Her husband Mr. King is a teacher. He teaches English in a junior high school in Beijing. He works hard, too. He works from Monday to Friday. He teaches three classes every day. Sometimes, on Saturdays and Sundays, he teaches other English classes. He wants to make more money (挣更多钱).
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Mrs. King works in a _____.
| A．shop | B．junior high school in Beijing |
| C．hospital in Beijing | D．hospital in America |
Both of the Kings _____.
| A．live in America | B．live in Shanghai |
| C．work hard | D．work every day |
Mr. King works _____.
| A．in a junior high school in Beijing |
| B．in a children’s hospital in Beijing |
| C．in a junior high school in America |
| D．in a children’s hospital in America |
Mrs. King learns Chinese from _____.
| A．her teacher | B．the books |
| C．the doctors | D．the Chinese doctors and her Chinese friends |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
| A．Mrs. King can speak English and Chinese. |
| B．Mrs. King does’t know anything about Chinese medicine. |
| C．Mrs. King is from America. |
| D．Mr. King sometimes teaches other English classes on weekends. |
In Junior High School in America, kids study English, writing, math, science, biology, music and art.
At 12 o’clock, the students eat lunch at school. They have meat, vegetables, fruit, bread and a drink, but they like hot dogs and hamburgers best. American kids like sugar (糖), and after the meal they can have a small piece of cake.
Students sleep (睡觉) for a short time after lunch. They begin classes at 1:30 in the afternoon. They go to school on weekdays and have classes for six hours every day and then return home.
Parents let their kids play or watch TV until dinner at 6:00 p. m. After dinner, they do their homework. Sometimes kids and their parents have a family activity after dinner.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What do the students like best for lunch at school?
| A．Meat and fruit. | B．Hot dogs and hamburgers. |
| C．Hot dogs and sugar. | D．Bread and hamburgers. |
In America, students go to school __________ days a week.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
The American kids usually have dinner_____ in the evening.
| A．at five o’clock | B．at six thirty | C．at six o’clock | D．at five thirty |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．American students like hot dogs and hamburgers best. |
| B．After lunch students sleep for a short time. |
| C．The classes begin at 2:00 p. m. |
| D．Sometimes students have a family activity with their parents. |
The best title（标题）for the passage (短文) is ______.
| A．Favorite food | B．Junior high school |
| C．Outdoor activities | D．School life in America |
Alice is my good friend. She is twenty-two years old. Now she lives in Beijing, China. She teaches English in a junior high school. She loves making friends with the students and they like her very much. Every morning she gets up very early. At about 7:00, she usually has a glass of milk and some bread for breakfast at home. Then she walks to work and gets to school at about a quarter to eight. At 12:00 she eats a hamburger and an apple for lunch. Her favorite drink is Coke. She goes home at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. She likes to have noodles（面条）and chicken for dinner. On Sunday, she often comes to see me. Sometimes we go to a Chinese restaurant to have lunch. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Alice is _______.
| A．a doctor | B．a nurse | C．a driver | D．a teacher |
—What does Alice usually have for breakfast at home？
—_______
| A．A glass of milk and some bread. | B．An egg and some bread. |
| C．A cup of coffee and some bread. | D．A glass of milk and a hamburger. |
Alice gets to school _______ a. m.
| A．at 8:15 | B．at 7:45 | C．at 7:40 | D．at 8:00 |
—What does Alice often do on Sunday?
—She often ________.
| A．has dinner with me | B．goes to the restaurant |
| C．comes to see me | D．eats noodles |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Alice lives in China now. |
| B．Alice likes Coke best. |
| C．Alice gets home at 5:00 in the afternoon. |
| D．On weekdays she has a hamburger and an apple for lunch. |
| LOST My school student card. My name is James. Please call 7358-6623. Thank you very much! |
FOUND A raincoat. It’s blue. Please call the Lost and Found. Tel:7267-8834 |
| Michael: Is that your watch at the Lost and Found? Steve |
Is this your schoolbag？ The bag is black. Call the Lost and Found. Tel:7267-8836 |
根据表格内容，判断正（T）误（F）。If you find a student card, you can call 7358-6623.
James can’t find his blue raincoat.
Michael’s watch is at the Lost and Found.
Steve’s schoolbag is black.
You can call 7267-8834 to look for your lost raincoat.
Islamabad, Pakistan, June 22nd---Two mountain climbers surprisingly survived (幸免于) a fall of over 500 feet on the 25,530-foot mountain in Pakistan, Saturday. The two climbers were climbing an ice-covered wall of the mountain when they suddenly lost their footing and fell about 560 feet to a narrow snow-covered ledge(悬崖突出部分) below. “We were lucky that ledge was there,” said the climbers, “Otherwise, we would have fallen over 2,000 feet.” If the ledge had not been there, the two climbers almost certainly have met their death. “It’s a wonder,” the climbers said, “that we landed on the ledge, and the snow was loose enough to cushion(缓冲) our fall. We’re thankful that we survived.”
When a reporter asked them if they planned to give up mountain climbing after their narrow escape(九死一生), the two climbers replied, “Not at all. We’ll be going back up there just as soon as we get out of the hospital.”The mountain climbers survived because _____.
| A．they had fallen only 500 feet down |
| B．of the ledge and the loose snow on it |
| C．of their strong bodies |
| D．they were very good climbers |
If there had not been the snow-covered ledge, _____.
| A．they wouldn’t have fallen down |
| B．they would have them wounded |
| C．they would have lost their lives |
| D．they would fall into the deep snow |
How high was the ledge from the foot of the mountain?
| A．2,560 feet high | B．2,000 feet high |
| C．25,530 feet high | D．More than 1,400 feet high |
Choose the right order which shows what happened to the two climbers.
a. talked with a reporter b. lost their footing
c. was sent to a hospital d. fell to a ledge
e. started to climb an ice-covered wall
| A．b-d-c-e-a | B．e-d-b-c-a | C．e-b-d-c-a | D．a-c-b-d-e |
What are the two climbers going to do when they get well again?
| A．To go ahead with the climbing |
| B．To give up mountain climbing |
| C．To write an article for the newspaper |
| D．To return to the snow-covered ledge |
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