New York is bigger than ______in Australia.

A. any cities B．any other city

C. the other cities D. any city

—Did you have a good vacation?

— . I enjoyed myself with my family on the beach.

A. I’m afraid not B. I’m not sure

C. Of course D. I hope so

—Do you often play computer games? —No, . I don’t like it at all.

A. always B. sometimes C. usually D. never

—Would you like some milk?—Yes, but just .

A. a few B. few C. a little D. little

I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get ______the window.

A.in B. through C. over D. across

Xi’an is one of ______capital _____in China .

A. the oldest ; cities B.older ; city

C. the older ; city D. oldest ; cities

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Last month, Tom spent his vacation in town. He stayed at a small ____near the train station for several days.

One night, before Tom , he went to the owner(主人)of the hotel and asked, “Will you please wake me up at tomorrow morning? I have to take the five o'clock train.”

"Oh, sorry ,"the owner said, "I get up so early. "

Then Tom asked, "Do you have an alarm clock?" it can help me. "

"Yes. Here you are," the owner said.

Tom him and went back to his room. However, when he looked at the clock carefully, he found there was something with it. Tom went to the owner again. "Excuse me ,are you sure the clock will ring on time (准时)?"

____"43!" said the owner. "When you shake(摇晃)it at 4：40 in the morning, it will ring. ”

1.A. hotel B. restaurant C. museum D. square

2.A. went to work B. went to bed C. went for a walk D. took a shower

3.A. 4：40 B. 5：00 C. 5：15 D. 5：30

4.A. sometimes B. often C. usually D. never

5.A. But B. Maybe C. If D. Or

6.A. forgot B. believed C. thanked D. heard

7.A. famous B. different C. new D. wrong

8.A. I don’t think so B. I don’t knowC. Of courseD.You’re welcome

There was a heavy snow last night. Maria stayed at home. Her cousin Cara came to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She told Maria something about her vacation. "It was pretty good. "She said. Cara visited the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She took a lot of photos.

It was lunch time. Maria's parents were not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria cooked noodles with some tomatoes and peppers(胡椒). After Cara ate up the noodles, she said slowly, "I think it is delicious!" But Maria thought the food was too awful. She said," Cara, thank you, but I put too many peppers!"

1.—How was the weather? —It was 。

A. sunny B. snowy C. cloudy D. rainy

2.—Where did Cara go on vacation? —She went to________？

A. Hainan B. Tianjin C. Beijing D. Anhui

3. cooked noodles.

A. Maria B. Maria's parents C. Cara D. Mary

4.There are some with the noodles.

A. peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes

B. green peppers, tomatoes and eggs

C. peppers, tomatoes

D. peppers and eggs

Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school the year before last and now he’s in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can’t get up on time in the morning.

This term, Mrs. Black, Peter’s aunt, works in Peter’s school. She teaches Grade Three math. She’s strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was half past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.

“You’re ten minutes late for the first class, Peter,” Mrs. Black said angrily.

“Why are you often late for class?”

“Every time I get to the street corner, I see a guidepost(路标). It says：

‘SCHOOL---GO SLOW!’ ”

1.Peter is at school for __________.

A. one and a half years B. two years

C. more than two years D. more than three years

2.Peter is often late for school because ________.

A. he likes playing very much

B. he goes to school slowly

C. he can’t sleep well at night

D. he can’t get up on time in the morning

3.The first class begins at ________.

A. ten to eight B. eight

C. eight-twenty D. ten past eight

4.The guidepost is for ________.

A. drivers B. Peter C. workers D. teachers

Now machines （机器）are widely used all over the world. Why are machines so important and necessary(必要的) for us? Because they can help us to do things better and faster.

A washing machine helps us to wash clothes fast. A printing machine helps us to print a lot of books, newspapers, magazines and many other things fast. Bikes, cars, trains and planes are all machines. They help us to travel faster than on foot.

The computer is a wonderful machine. It was invented not long ago. It not only stores(贮存) information (信息) but also stores numbers millions of times as fast as a scientist does.

Let’s study hard and try to use all kinds of machines to build China into a modern country.

1.Machines can help us to do things better and faster, so they_____.

A. are difficult to make B. are expensive

C. are important but not necessary D. are very helpful

2.Computers can store information and numbers_____ a scientist does.

A. a little faster than B. as fast as

C. much faster than D. much more slowly than

3.If we want to build China into a modern country. We must__________.

A. study hard

B. try to use all kinds of machines

C. invent many machines

D. all above

4.A printing machine can help us___________.

A. print a lot of books B. read more books

C. invent many machines D. wash clothes fast