Mr. Black, Ann’s father works in a hospital. He’s friendly to the patients. So he’s very busy all the time. Ann is seven and began to be at school. She often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go traveling abroad（国外）, but her father doesn’t have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities in England.

This summer Mr. Black has got some time. He’s going to take his family to Iceland（冰岛）. Ann is very excited and tells her friends about it.

“Why are you going to travel to Iceland, Ann?” asks a girl.

The little girl does not know how to answer. She thinks for a few minutes and says, “We’re going to see it before it melts（融化）.”

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1.Mr. Black ____.

2.Mr. Black can’t take his family to travel abroad because ____.

3.Ann often ____.

4.The word “excited” may mean ____.

5.Ann thinks ____.

　　Xiao Hua is a Chinese girl. She studies in No. 15 Middle School. She is a good student. She gets up early in the morning and then helps her mother cook breakfast. After breakfast, she goes to school by bike. She has many friends at school. They often help each other with their lessons. Her mother is a worker. She works in a supermarket. Where is the supermarket'? It is near Xiao Hua's school. The supermarket isn't very big, but it sells many different things. The students in Xiao Hua's school often buy school things there. What does Xiao Hua's father do? He is in the same supermarket. But he doesn't sell things. He is a driver. The family is a happy one.

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There are many kinds of cars in this world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him.

My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!

My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.

Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?

1.The writer’s grandfather thinks ___.

2.Mrs. Bates has an old car ___.

3.Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, ___.

4.The writer’s friend Mike paints ___.

5.The writer thinks ___.