Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.
Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”
At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.

1. 1.

   What is Robert’s hobby?

   1. A.
      Playing games.
   2. B.
      Reading newspapers.
   3. C.
      Talking with his parents.
   4. D.
      Watching TV.
2. 2.

   Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to _________.

   1. A.
      play computer games
   2. B.
      play outside
   3. C.
      get the money
   4. D.
      read newspapers
3. 3.

   Which is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper.
   2. B.
      Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper.
   3. C.
      After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again.
   4. D.
      During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening.
4. 4.

   Robert felt _______ after he stopped watching TV.

   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      bored
   4. D.
      angry
5. 5.

   The best title for the passage would be _________.

   1. A.
      A year without TV
   2. B.
      Don’t watch TV
   3. C.
      A big joke
   4. D.
      A way to make money

Johnny Kelley is known as the great-grandfather of the Boston Marathon. He ran all the 42 kilometers of the marathon 61 times. This year was the second time that he has cut back and run only part of it. Kelley holds the record for running more Boston Marathons than anyone else.

Thousands of people cry“Come on”to him as he runs. Today an 11-year-old boy called put to Kelley, “Hey, Mr Kelley. You are a great man. ”Kelley smiles and thanks people as he runs. “It's wonderful. ”He said, “People come out to shake my hand. I am welcomed by thousands of people. I think a lot of them thought I ran the whole race. And maybe they congratulate because they know me after all there years and they don't know the other runners. ”

1. Kelley is known as the great-grandfather of the Boston Marathon because________.

A. he is eighty-six years old

B. he ran all the 42 kilometers of the Boston Marathon that day

C. he was old and ran all the 42 kilometers of the Boston Marathon 61 times

D. his grandson is the best runner of the Boston Marathon.

2. When Kelley said it was wonder ful, he meant that________.

A. he was welcome by thousands of people

B. his blood pressure was so good

C. he was able to run the whole Marathon race

D. he got to the hospital center safely

3. Kelley keeps the record_________.

A. for living to a great age

B. for running the fastest

C. for taking one hour and 15 minutes to run the 11 kilometers

D. for running  the most Boston Marathons

4. Kelley went to the hospital center after the race________.

A. to tell the nurse the good news

B. to have a good rest

C. to thank people who cried “come on”to him

D. to see if his blood pressure was good

Hello, everyone! My name is Ken. I’m years old. I was born(出生) in 2001. My birthday is . That’s National Day(国庆节). I like music very much and I like sports, __ _.

My birthday is coming. My mother buy a beautiful shirt for me. On Sunday, she takes me to a big store. There are some shirts and they are blue, yellow and red. We buy a blue one. It looks cool.

My father gives me some CDs and a . He knows what I like. He wants me to play sports more. I’m very . And my sister, Monica, she is only two years old, so she can’t buy anything for me. But she sings a song for me. It’s fun. And I like her so much.

My parents want to have a __ for me at home this year. My friends will come to it. We can play together. It’s very exciting to play with my friends in my house.

1.A. eleven B. twelve C. thirteen D. fourteen

2.A. June 1st B. July 1st C. August 1st D. October 1st

3.A. only B. too C. don’t D. well

4.A. want B. wants C. need D. wants to

5.A. food B. clothes C. fruit D. book

6.A. in B. on C. to D. at

7.A. pen B. notebook C. basketball D. hamburger

8.A. happy B. boring C. interesting D. relaxing

9.A. only B. great C. not D. good

10.A. School Day B. birthday party C. Sports Day D. English Day