Happy birthday to Wally
Welcome to Formosa Zoo! Our beloved llama, Wally, will be 5 years old on Nov. 14. Come and join us to celebrate his birthday.

Picture Drawing Let’s decorate Wally’s home together— School students under 12 are invited to draw pictures of Wally Time: 12:30p.m.—2:30p.m. Place: Children’s Park

Grandpa Lin’s Story Time Where is Wally from? What is Wally’s favorite food? Is Wally married? … … … Want to know more about Wally? Let Grandpa Lin tell you!! The Little Theatre 10:30a.m.---11:30

The Birthday Party  Wally will be happy to see you at his birthday party from 3:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Children’s Park. Come and enjoy cakes, drinks, and music, and take pictures with Wally. Special presents for people who were born on Nov.14

Best Wishes to Wally Write down your best wishes for Wally. wally@formosazoo.com.tw

【小题1】Llama is a(n) _____.

A．zoo

B．boy

C．animal

D．child

【小题2】Who can be invited to draw a picture of Wally?

A．Susan, a college student who studies art.

B．Tony, a father who loves drawing animals.

C．Tom, a high school student who loves drawing.

D．Linda, a primary school student who loves drawing.

【小题3】How long will Wally’s birthday party last?

A．Thirty minutes.

B．Two hours.

C．Three hours.

D．Four hours.

【小题4】The Browns will visit Formosa Zoo on Nov.14. Who can get a special present?

A．Ted. He will draw a picture of Wally.

B．Susan. She will send an email to Formosa Zoo.

C．Mr Brown. He has the same birthday as Wally.

D．Mrs Brown. She will help make cakes for Wally’s party.

【小题5】Mary wants to learn about Wally’s life and history. Which activity should she join?

A．Grandpa Lin’s Story Time	B．Picture Drawing
C．The Birthday Party	D．Best Wishes to Wally

New Books this Month
The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and …	Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop…	Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do?

 
【小题1】The Long Night was written by _________.

A．David Reilly

B．Maha

C．Joanna

D．Marcie Jacome

【小题2】The story of Hard Work happened in _______.

A．Australia

B．Thailand

C．India

D．England

【小题3】From the passage we can see Tina is_________.

A．a doctor

B．a film star

C．a writer

D．a college(大学) student

【小题4】_______ is about a difficult journey.

A．Hospital or Cinema

B．Hard Work

C．The Long Night

D．Harry Potter

【小题5】The passage above is___________.

A．an advertisement(广告)

B．a story

C．a novel

D．a diary

Charles，Isabel，Alex，Tara和Toby五个人都爱好体育。现在他们正打算从事各自喜欢的项目。请仔细阅读题中的个人情况说明，然后选出符合各人要求的最佳选项。

1.Charles works in the city center and wants to take up a sport that he can often do during his lunch break. He enjoys a game in which he can play with his workmate on the desk to relax.

2.Isabel, aged 17, is a Chinese girl who studies in the US now.  She never misses any matches played by Houston Rockets.  She hopes to follow in Yao Ming’s steps.

3.Alex likes water sports very much.  He is good at showing different styles, such as butterflies, frogs and so on. Believe it or not, he can dive under water for 2. 5 minutes.

4.Tara comes from America. Now she teaches English in a middle school in Beijing.  In her free time, she would like to go in for a traditional sport so that she can learn more about China.

5.Toby is a student in charge of PE lesson in Riverside Middle School. These days he is training hard for the coming sport meet. He wants very much to break the school record of 175cm.

    

      A          B          C             D           E      

 

You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.

Who studies the hardest?

Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.

Who sleeps most often in class?

Japanese students fall asleep（睡着）in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.

Who is the most distracted（分心的）?

American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.

What do they do after school?

In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.

1.About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.

A．50%             B．45%              C．64.2%            D．38.9%

2. According to the survey, ____ students sleep in class most often.

A．Chinese           B．Japanese          C．American         D．South Korea

3. The underlined phrase “doze off” means ____ in Chinese.

A．听音乐           B．玩游戏           C．看小说           D．打瞌睡

4. Most American students ____ in class.

A．chat with friends                        B．play games

C．eat something                          D．send e-mails

5. Which of the following sentence in the passage is TRUE?

A．All Chinese students do their homework every day.

B．Some American students send e-mails in class.

C．No Japanese students do exercise.

D．Most American students chat with friends in their free time.

 

You may feel interested in students in other countries. Do they have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? People did a survey in China, Japan, South Korea and the US last year. This is the result.
Who studies the hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time in studying. About half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day.
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep（睡着）in class more often. About 45% of them sometimes doze off in class. It’s 32% in South Korea, 21% in the US and 5% in China.
Who is the most distracted（分心的）?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted. 64.2% of them chat with friends in class. 46.9% of them eat something in class, and 38.9 % of them send e-mails or read other books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do exercise. Most South Korean students watch TV.
【小题1】About ____ of Chinese students spend more than 2 hours doing their homework every day.

A．50%

B．45%

C．64.2%

D．38.9%

【小题2】 According to the survey, ____ students sleep in class most often.

A．Chinese

B．Japanese

C．American

D．South Korea

【小题3】 The underlined phrase “doze off” means ____ in Chinese.

A．听音乐

B．玩游戏

C．看小说

D．打瞌睡

【小题4】 Most American students ____ in class.

A．chat with friends	B．play games
C．eat something	D．send e-mails

【小题5】 Which of the following sentence in the passage is TRUE?

A．All Chinese students do their homework every day.

B．Some American students send e-mails in class.

C．No Japanese students do exercise.

D．Most American students chat with friends in their free time.