Long long ago， there lived a man and a woman who had seven sons． The couple wanted a daughter， very much， and finally， they had a girl． She was very pretty and her parents loved her very much． One day the father needed water for the child， so he sent the seven brothers to a well（井） in the forest to get it． Once there， though， the boys began to fight and the water jug （壶） fell into the well． The boys looked into the well and thought of their father． They were afraid to go home．
Hours passed． "Where are those boys？" shouted the angry father．"They are probably playing a game and have forgotten about the water． I wish they were all turned into ravens （乌鸦） !" And when he looked up， he saw seven black birds flying away． The father was shocked．"What have I done？" he thought． But it was too late． He could not take back his words．
Later， the girl grew up and discovered she had brothers． The story of their bad luck influenced her deeply， and she decided to find them． For years， she searched and did not stop． She made up her mind to find them． Finally， she found their home．To enter，she needed a special key made from a chicken bone，which she did not have．The girl thought for a moment，and then took a knife and cut off one of her fingers． With it， she opened the front door and went inside． On a table， there were seven plates and seven cups． She ate and drank a little from each of them． In the last cup， she accidentally dropped a ring that her parents had given her．
Later that day， the ravens returned for their meal． The girl hid behind the door and watched． When the seventh raven drank from his cup， something hit his mouth． The raven recognized it at once﹣it was his parents' ring．"I wish our sister were here，" he said， "and then we could be free．" At that moment， their sister ran to them， and suddenly the ravens were human again．The brothers kissed their sister，and all eight of them went home together happily．
（1）Why were the seven brothers afraid to go home at first？
A． They lost their father' s ring．
B． They threw away the water jug．
C． They didn't get back any water．
D． Seven black ravens shocked them．
（2）What can we infer （推断） from the underlined sentence in Para． 2？
A． The father regretted what he had said．
B． The father was no pleased with his life．
C． The father was worried about his little girl．
D． The father was angry with what his sons had done．
（3）What was the first thing the girl did after she entered the raven's house？
A． She ate and drank
B． She hid behind a door．
C． She took out a knife．
D． She sat and waited for the ravens．
（4）How did the ravens become human again？
A． They ate a magic ring．
B． One raven made a wish after seeing the ring．
C． Their sister kissed them．
D． They drank with a special cup from their father．
（5）What lesson can we learn from the story？
A． Don't talk to strange people．
B． Work hard and you will be happy．
C． Your parents always know best．
D． Think carefully about what to say．
Frank bought a new doorbell, but nobody seemed to notice it. When his friends came, they knocked heavily at the door. Frank was not happy about it.
One day a friend came to see Frank. He knocked at the door loudly. Frank came to the door, but didn’t open it. He shouted at the visitor from inside. “ I can’t hear you! Please ring the doorbell!”What did Frank buy?
_____________________________________________________________Why wasn’t Frank happy?
_____________________________________________________________Who came to see Frank one day?
_____________________________________________________________Why didn’t Frank open the door?
_____________________________________________________________Did Frank hear the knock?
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Name Introductions
Daniel Radcliff Born in London, England in 1989
An actor
Played the part of Harry Potter
Celina Dixon Born in Montreal, Canada in 1968
A singing star
In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic
Thomas Edison Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA
Made over 1,000 inventions
Died in 1931
Bill Gates Born in 1955 in the USA
Wrote Business@ the Speed of Thought
Owns Microsoft Company
Mark Twain Born in 1835 in the USA
A writer
Wrote Tom Sawyer
Died in 1910 Who is the youngest of the people?
| A．Daniel Radcliff. | B．Celina Dixon. |
| C．Bill Gates. | D．Mark Twain |
________ people of the five people come from the USA.
A. Five B. Two C. Three D. FourMy Heart Will Go On is the name of a ________.
| A．film | B．book | C．story | D．song |
Thomas Edison died at the age of ________.
| A．81 | B．82 | C．84 | D．85 |
Who wrote Tom Sawyer?
| A．Thomas Edison. | B．Bill Gates. |
| C．Celina Dixon. | D．Mark Twain. |
Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too. So animals and man need plants to live. This is why there are so many plants around us.
There are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering(无花) plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowers and fruit. Non-flowering plants don’t grow flowers. You can’t see many non-flowering plants around you.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you’ll find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are very big and some very small. Most of them are green. We can live on the earth because of the plants around us.Which of the following is the most important according to the passage?
| A．Man. | B．Plants. | C．Animals. | D．Air, water, and sunlight. |
We need many plants around us because _______ .
| A．plants can grow easily | B．plants are green |
| C．we can get what we need from plants | D．we like all kinds of plants |
There are ______ non-flowering plants than flowering plants around us.
| A．much fewer | B．much more | C．much larger | D．much better |
Which of the following doesn’t come from a plant?
| A．Basket. | B．Bread. | C．Cabbage. | D．Stone Forest |
The best title（标题）for this passage may be _________ .
| A．Food from Plants | B．Plants Make Food |
| C．Man and Animals | D．Plants around us |
Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. Children play baseball in sports fields or in parks. At summer picnics, there is often informal (非正式的) baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. Each team has 9 players. 
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television to hear the result.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)与误(F)。 Baseball is the most popular sport in the USA.
There are eighteen players in a baseball game.
The football season begins in summer.
Some baseball players become famous during the match time.
In the USA most people like baseball better than football.
There are two deaf(聋的) men in a small village. One is Mr. White and the other is Mr. Black. They live near to each other. They are good friends.
Mr. White and Mr. Black often talk together. They talk about all kinds of things. Sometimes they are worried about their hearing. But one thinks the other is much deafer.
One day Mr. Black comes to see Mr. White. Mr. White is sitting on a chair, He is having a rest. Mr. Black stops at the door and asks, “Can you hear me?” There is no answer. Mr. Black goes nearer and asks again, “Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer. Mr. Black is quite pleased. Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time, “Can you hear me?” Still there is no answer. At last Mr. Black goes up to Mr. White and calls, “Now I know you are much deafer than me. You don’t hear my questions.” “I’m much deafer?” says Mr. White. “No, I answer you three times. But you do not hear my answer.” Mr. White and Mr. Black are .
| A．brothers | B．in the city |
| C．not near to each other | D．in the same village. |
Mr. White and Mr. Black often together.
| A．talk | B．have a rest | C．sit at home | D．go out for a walk |
One day Mr. Black talks with Mr. White .
| A．in Mr. Black’s house | B．in the street |
| C．at the door of Mr. White’s house | D．happily |
Which one is right?
| A．Mr. White doesn’t answer Mr. Black’s question. |
| B．Mr. Black doesn’t hear Mr. White’s answer. |
| C．Mr. White is deafer than Mr. Black |
| D．Mr. White wouldn’t like to answer Mr. Black’s question |
Mr. Black and Mr. White are men, I think.
| A．interesting | B．good | C．bad | D．blind |
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