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　　John is twelve years old. His sister, Mary, is two years younger than he. One day, their mother asked them to clean the house. Because they did a good job (工作) their mother bought a delicious cake and said to John, “John, cut this cake into two pieces and give one piece to your sister. Don't forget that you must do it like a good brother.”“Like a good brother?” John asked, “How does a good brother do it?”“He always gives the bigger piece to the other person (人),” answered his mother. “Oh, I see.” said John. He thought (think 过去式) about this for a short time, and then took the cake to his sister and said to her, “Cut the cake into two, Mary, and be a good sister.”

根据短文内容，判断正误，正确用“T”，错误的用“F”。

1. Mary is fourteen years old.

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2. John and Mary cleaned the house very well.

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3. Their mother bought a delicious cake for them.

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4. Their mother asked Mary to cut the cake into two.

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5. At last John cut the cake into two pieces and gave the bigger  piece to his younger  sister.

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John is twelve years old. His sister, Mary, is two years younger than he is. One day their mother asked them to clean the house. Because they did a good job, their mother bought a delicious cake and said to John, "John, cut this cake into two pieces, and give one piece to your sister. Don't forget that you must do it like a brother."

     "Like a good brother?" John asked. "How dose a good brother do?"

     "He always gives the bigger piece to the other person." answered the mother.

     "Oh, I see." said John. He thought about this for a short time, and then took the cake to his sister and said to her, "Please cut the cake into two, Mary, and be a good sister."

1. John was ____older than Mary.

     A. twelve years         B. ten years              C. two years            D. one year

2. ______ cleaned the house very well.

    A. John                  B. Mary                  C. Brother                D. John and .Mary

3. John's mother asked him to give ______of the cake to Mary.

    A. the bigger piece                                      B. the smaller piece

    C. the better piece                                      D. the thick piece

4. At last John asked _______ to cut that cake.

     A. his mother              B. his brother             C. Mary                     D. them

5. In this story there are only ______ people really.

   A. two                      B. there                 C. four                        D. five

Dear John, Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed your holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able to come again next year. Perhaps you’ll be able to stay longer next time you come. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has a five-week holiday next year, perhaps(或许) you’ll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.

We have been back at school three weeks now. It feels like three months! I expect(期待) that you are both working very hard now that you are in Grade One. I shall have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann won’t be in Grade One until 2011.

They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn’t go with them because I cut my foot and I couldn’t walk very well. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves. Do you still remember the island? That’s where all five of us spent the last day of our holiday.

Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope to see you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Michael

1.        stayed with Michael for a holiday.

2.Their holiday lasted for          .

3.From the words of  “It feels like three months!” we know that          .

4.        in Grade One now.

5.Why didn’t Michael go to the island for picnic?

The Black family often do housework together at the weekend. Pam often cleans bedrooms. Her father buys groceries for the next week. Her mother washes the clothes. John, Pam’s brother, helps to cut the grass in the garden.

The Blacks often ride bikes to the park nearby. In the park, they can play basketball and football. They always have a good time there.

They say they like working and playing together.

1.How many people are there in the Black family?

2. Who always works in the garden at the weekend?

3.What does the underlined（下划线的）word “groceries” mean in Chinese?

4.The Blacks like to .

5.When all the family members work together, they feel .