Four friends are talking about their hobbies. Let’s listen and learn about what their hobbies are.

Wang Ting	I love painting so much. I began to paint at primary school (小学), I have never stopped. I have sold some of my paintings and I hope more and more people will like my paintings.
Danny	My hobby is collecting erasers. Isn’t it a little unusual? Why do I like erasers? Because they smell good and they are beautiful. Now I have more than 200 erasers. If you have beautiful erasers, maybe we can trade (交换) them with each other.
Liu Mei	I like food, so I often travel around the country to eat different kinds of delicious foods.
Li Ming	Playing basketball is my favourite sport. I often spend my weekends playing it with my friends. I’m a member of the school basketball team. I make a lot of friends while playing basketball.

【小题1】Whose hobby is painting?

A．Li Ming’s.

B．Wang Ting’s.

C．Liu Mei’s.

D．Danny’s.

【小题2】Danny likes collecting erasers because ________.

A．they are expensive

B．his mother likes erasers very much

C．they are interesting

D．they smell good and look beautiful

【小题3】Liu Mei often travels around the country because she wants to ________.

A．make many new friends

B．eat different kinds of delicious foods

C．have a look at the scenery

D．drink different kinds of nice drinks

【小题4】What does Li Ming often do on weekends?

A．He often plays basketball with his friends.

B．He often does his homework at home.

C．He often plays computer games at home.

D．He often watches TV with his parents.

【小题5】Which of the following is True?

A．Liu Mei has sold some of her paintings.

B．Danny has collected one hundred erasers now.

C．Wang Ting didn’t study painting at primary school.

D．Li Ming makes many friends when he plays basketball.

One of Anna’s friends has chickenpox(水痘). Two days later, Katie has chickenpox. Anna’s mother says: “ Your best friend has chickenpox . We have to keep an eye on you.”
The next evening, Anna finds some red spots(斑点) on her face. The next morning, she stays home from school. She can’t go to her grandpa’s birthday party. She can’t go to her soccer practice. She can’t go to the supermarket with her mother.Anna cries(哭喊): “ I don’t like chickenpox. I miss school. I miss my friends.”
Then Anna’s mother has an idea.
After lunch, Katie, Mike and Danny come to Anna’s home--- all with spots like her. Anna’s mother says : “ Let’s have a chickenpox party!”
All the afternoon, the kids play games. When Anna’s friends have to go home,
“See you at school.” Katie says.
“Having chickenpox is not so bad.” says Danny.
“I know,” Anna says with a laugh(笑), “ Can we all have chickenpox again next week?”
【小题1】What’s the Chinese meaning for “ keep an eye on...”?

A．保护眼睛

B．保留眼睛

C．留心

D．看医生

【小题2】 kids(孩子) have chickenpox from the passage（文章)?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

【小题3】 asks Anna’s friends to come to her home.

A．Anna’s mother

B．Anna’s father

C．Anna

D．Katie

【小题4】 first has chickenpox.

A．Katie

B．Mike

C．Danny

D．We don’t know

【小题5】Why does Anna say “Can we all have chickenpox again next week?”

A．Because they want to have chickenpox.

B．Because they don’t need to go to school.

C．Because she likes staying at home.

D．Because the chickenpox party makes her very happy.

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A teacher, a doctor–both jobs for  【小题1】 people. Now schools and hospitals in Marshall County, Kentucky, USA, will have more similarities (相似之处) in the “ambu-bus”. As its name suggests, the one-time school bus has 【小题2】an ambulance（救护车）, the Marshall County Tribune-Courier reported.
The “ambu-bus” will 【小题3】carry 18 patients and will be adapted (改装) to have  【小题4】features(特征). Officials say it will be very useful if they are ever faced with a major disaster. It will also be 【小题5】building a new ambulance.
Danny Davis, an official on the Kentucky board of education (学校董事会), said, “I’m a strong believer in school-community relations (关系) and I think this would be a very good thing for us to do.”

任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，计10分) （每空一词）

We want some help

Sandy : Please help me . I am a girl from America .I can’t learn Chinese well . My Chinese teacher always speaks too fast . Many of my friends think Chinese is easy . But I don’t ! I can’t get high marks(高分). Sometimes , I can’t understand what the teacher says in class . How I hope I can have a Chinese pen friend .

Jim : I am too short . I am only 1.4 meters tall .I like playing basketball, but they all say I can’t be a good basketball player . How can I be as tall as all my friends ? Can short boys play basketball ? I hope someone can teach me how to be a good guide(后卫).

Joan : I want to be a slim girl . Some of my friends say I am too fat. Is it because my parents are fat, too ? Am I a pretty girl? When I see those slim girls , my eyes are green. I hope to know some ways to be slimmer .

Danny:I need friends .I am sad because I don’t have many good friends to chat with . I am not good at talking. And my face turns red when I am with many people . But I really want to have many friends . Can you tell me how to make friends with other children ?

Children in___1____ of Help

2	Problems	Goals
Sandy	Not being   3  at Chinese	To  4  a Chinese pen friend
Jim	Being  too   5	To be taller and to play  6  well to be a good   7   .
Joan	Being too    8  .	To be slimmer .
Danny	Not having friends to  9  with	To know   10 to make friends .

 

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1.I am __________(surprise) at the news. What about you?

2.When I passed the driving test, I thought I was the__________(luck) person in the world.

3.The little boy is __________(kind) to his classmates, so nobody likes him.

4.What do you think about the air __________(pollute) in your hometown?

5.Danny and Daniel are brothers, and their__________(wife) are sisters. That’s interesting.