Mrs. Sato is not happy. It is her birthday, and she has no families with her.

Mrs. Sato goes to the telephone and calls a company (公司) in Tokyo, Japan.

“Hello”, a woman answers. “Hello”, Mrs. Sato says. “I’d like to rent a family.”

“What would you like?”The woman asks Mrs. Sato. “A son? A daughter? Some grandchildren?”

“I’d like to rent a daughter, two grandchildren and their father.” Mrs. Sato says. “OK, the cost is $ 1, 000 for three hours.” The woman says.

At seven o’clock that evening, four actors（演员）come to Mrs. Sato’s house—a woman, a man, and two children. “Happy Birthday!” the actors say. The actors are with Mrs. Sato for three hours. They talk with her, eat dinner with her, and watch TV with her. Then they go home. Mrs. Sato is happy.

No one came to Mrs. Sato’s birthday, so she called Rent-A-Family. Rent-A-Family is a new company in Tokyo. The company sends（派）“families” to people’s houses. The families are really actors. The actors visit for three hours. The cost is $ 1, 000.

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1. Mrs. Sato is sad because ______.

A. her husband died（去世）

B. no families come for her birthday

C. her daughter died

2.He calls to ______.

A. her daughterB. her sonC. a company

3.That evening, ______ have the birthday party with Mrs. Sato.

A. her daughter’s family

B. some people near her house

C. some people from the company

4. Those people stay in her home for ______.

A. three hoursB. a nightC. a day

5.What’s the word“rent”in Chinese? It’s ______.

A. 买B. 租C. 借 

根据句意及括号内的汉语提示完成句子。（每空一词）
【小题1】If we see someone cutting in line, we may_______(礼貌)ask him to join the line.
【小题2】I think it is an ______(了不起)invention.
【小题3】The local ______(政府) has taken measures to help solve the flood.
【小题4】She has _____(教) herself to play the piano since the age of 8.
【小题5】The old man has been         (死)for a year.
【小题6】The new cinema was _____(设计) by a famous artist last year. Most people fall in love with it when they see it for the first time.

词汇运用10分
1. You can see the ______ (快乐) on her face because she can’t find her lovely dog.
2. The best ______ (决定) you can make is to learn how to get on well with them.
3. Listening to music or visiting interesting places can make you forget you _ (悲伤 ).
4. Enough sleep can make me feel _____ (有能量) and make me study better.
5. She feels unhappy today because she has a terrible ______ (牙痛)。
6. Can this kind of computer be _____ (可获得的) in the nearest supermarket?
7. The man we saw yesterday is so ______ (幽默) that we all like him very much.
8. It was difficult to _____ (解释) the problem to beginners. 
9. If you are free, go and have my bike ______ (修理).
10. Let’s send him some flowers. I’m sure that ______ (加油) him up.