Have you ever hoped a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons.
To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.
To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在….下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers go.
The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!
People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons.
【小题1】A hot-air balloon is ____

Have you ever hoped a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons.
To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.
To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在….下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers go.
The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!
People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons

1. 1.

   A hot-air balloon is ____

   1. A.
      smaller than a toy balloon
   2. B.
      bigger than a toy balloon
   3. C.
      the same as a toy balloon
   4. D.
      lighter than a toy balloon
2. 2.

   Where will you sit if you want to fly in the balloon?

   1. A.
      Inside the basket
   2. B.
      On top of the balloon
   3. C.
      Under the basket
   4. D.
      Inside the balloon
3. 3.

   You want the balloon to go up. So you will ____

   1. A.
      jump out of the balloon
   2. B.
      let the air out of the balloon
   3. C.
      make the air inside the balloon hotter
   4. D.
      let the air inside the balloon cool down
4. 4.

   Now you are high up in the sky. If you want the balloon go down, you will _____

   1. A.
      make your friends go out of the basket
   2. B.
      make a hole in the balloon with a knife
   3. C.
      make the air inside the balloon hotter
   4. D.
      make the air inside the balloon cooler
5. 5.

   Now everything is all right! The balloon is flying across the sky. Where are you going?

   1. A.
      Towards the sun
   2. B.
      To the seaside
   3. C.
      Where the wind blows you
   4. D.
      To the nearest mountains

The basketball final between Perfect School and Sunrise School has entered white-hot stage. There are only fifteen seconds left. Sunrise School is one point ahead. Mitchell, who is one of the best players of Perfect School, is now controlling the ball. The students are extremely excited. They cannot help standing up and shouting, “Go! Mitchell!”Other teammates also encourage Mitchell, “Take a shot, boy!”
Mitchell knows it will be the last shot. He hesitates (犹豫) and falls into careful thinking. He imagines that he shoots from the halfway line. The hall turns quiet. All eyes follow the track of the basketball. It jumps round the ring over and over again and finally rolls out of the court. The world turns noisy. Mitchell sees his coach lower his head, his teammates kneel down and his fans cry. It gives him so much pain. It is the last match for his coach before retiring. All the teammates practiced hard and hoped to give their coach a perfect ending. But now, the bubble bursts (破裂).
“Is that what you want?” Mitchell asks himself.“Certainly not. But how can I change the situation? Teamwork!”Mitchell returns to reality from his thinking. He does not have a shot by himself but surprisingly passes the basketball to his teammate, Jack, who is standing near the basket. Jack catches the basketball and quickly scores a two-point shot. There goes the whistle at the same time. Perfect School finally wins the game

1.When there are only fifteen seconds left, ______

1. A.
   the students are surprised
2. B.
   Mitchell’s coach is shouting
3. C.
   Sunrise team is one point ahead
4. D.
   Perfect team is two points ahead

2.How does Mitchell help his team win the game?

1. A.
   He tries to stand near the basket
2. B.
   He passes the basketball to Jack
3. C.
   He shoots from the halfway line
4. D.
   He quickly scores a two-point shot

3.What can we learn from the story?

1. A.
   Teamwork helps win the game
2. B.
   Jack is the most popular player
3. C.
   The coach will retire next year
4. D.
   The hall turns quiet after the final shot

An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” he boy did, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
【小题1】The grandfather got up early to __________.