Betty：It' s Tony's birthday on Saturday．We usually send him a birthday card．

Lingling：Let' s send him a birthday card．And we often make a cake for his birthday．

   Betty：Yes．Let's make a cake．He loves cakes．

Daming：OK, and what about a birthday present?

Lingling：Let's give him a computer game．

   Betty：No, he never plays computer games．He often listens to music．Let' s give him a CD．

Lingling：He often watches football．Let's go to a football match on Saturday．

Daming：No, we usually play basketball on Saturday, and we always go to a football match on Sunday．

  Betty：OK, let' s have a birthday party．

Darning：A birthday party! That' s a great idea! Tony always likes parties!

1．Tony' s birthday is on_________________________．

      A．Saturday               B．Sunday                 C．Tuesday

2．Does Tony like cakes?

     A．Yes, he does         B．No, he doesn't      C．We don' t know

3．________________usually play basketball on Saturday with Tony．

     A．Betty               B．Daming            C．Lingling

4．Tony never_________________________

      A．plays computer games

B．listens to music  

C．goes to a football match

5．____________________has a great idea，having a birthday party．

      A．Daming              B．Lingling            C．Betty

    Do you like winter? What do you like to do in winter? In summer when is rains, we can’t go out and play sports outside. We just stay at home, it’s very boring. But in winter if it snows we have a lot of things to do. For example, we can make a snowman(雪人)with our friends. It’s not difficult to make a snowman. We just let a snowball roll(滚动)on the ground until it’s big enough. Next we roll another snowball as the head of the snowman. Then put the small snowman on the big snowball. Last try your best to make your snowman beautiful. You can also have snowball fights with your friends. After the snow a lot of people come to the playground. They throw small snowballs to each other. This is a very exciting game in the cold winter. It makes people warm and healthy. A lot of people like it especially boys.

(  )56.What can people do when it snows?

A. Make a snowman.    B. Go swimming.   C. Have snowball fights.   D. Both A and C.

(  )57.Who like having snowball fights best?

A. Old people.         B. Children.        C. Parents.                 D. Teachers.

(  )58.What does the underlined word ”especially” mean?

A.尤其                      B.十分           C.非常                     D.有时

Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair（公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .
【小题1】At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .