John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.
He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "
"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I’ll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.
【小题1】 Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

A．Because he loved his mother very much.

B．Because his mother needed these presents.

C．Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

D．Because he was the richest man in the world.

【小题2】 How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A．They rang John up.

B．They knew it from the newspapers.

C．John phoned them one by one.

D．They knew it on TV.

【小题3】When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A．Two weeks before John’s mother’s birthday.

B．On John’s mother’s birthday.

C．About five days before John’s mother’s birthday.

D．Less than a week after John’s mother’s birthday.

【小题4】 Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A．Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B．Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C．Because the bird could look after his mother.

D． Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.

【小题5】 What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?

A．His mother ate the bird.

B．His mother let the bird fly away.

C．His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D． His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.

配对阅读 左栏是五个人对电视节目偏好的描述，右栏是七个热门节目的介绍。请根据每个人的需求，为他们选择合适的节目，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
【小题1】As a science fan, Sun Lei is fond of programs showing and explaining the secret of people’s “super” abilities.
【小题2】Lily is interested in playing the guitar and writing songs and she is excited to see singers performing their own songs in a singing show.
【小题3】Li Wen is out of work and she wants to watch something that helps her know more about the needs of company bosses.
【小题4】Yang Sen wants to spend time with his five-year-old son watching programs popular with kids.
【小题5】Du Xing likes reading about history and culture. He thinks it a shame that young people these days know so little about our own culture. 

A．Happy Camp It is a weekly show on Saturdays, purposely created for young people to watch. The show is so popular that many singers and actors would like to advertise their movies, books or songs on the show.

B．Only You In this TV show, job searchers have a chance to explain the type of job they are looking for in a face-to-face interview with 12 CEOs from big companies. They all try their best to show their abilities and knowledge.

C．Where Are We Going, Dad? It is very popular among children and their parents. On the show, five star fathers take care of their kids alone during a three-day stay in a village. It even has some fathers wondering if they are spending enough time with their children.

D．Dream Star Partner

Groups of famous singers take part in this singing competition show to collect money for programs on the health of children, child safety and children's education. Different from most music shows, each group has two singers as partners.  
E. Sing My Song 
It is a TV music competition made by the same team that produced the The Voice of China. However, a big difference is that singers in this show must perform songs that are written by themselves rather than covering songs by other artists.
F. The Brain 
It is a scientific reality, talent and game show to find the people whose brainpower are beyond the ordinary people. The show invites a great number of famous people and scientists to be the judges.
G. China’s Riddle Guessing Competition 
This show is seen as another effort to reconnect young people with Chinese traditional culture. It also shows just how fun guessing riddles can be because it requires a lot of knowledge and involves the latest news from home and abroad.