Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt(??) it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."

The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"

"Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr Brown told his son that _____.    

A. he would be away from home for four days  

B. he would be back in seven days      

C. he would be back in a month

D. he would be back in a week

2.Mr Brown wrote the words down on ______.

A. the wall                B. the door      

C. a piece of paper          D. the picture

3.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A. the fifth day             B. the third day 

C. the fourth day            D. the second day

4.The man was very surprised because _____.   

A. he thought the child's father was dead

    B. the child didn't ask him to sit down    

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. the child gave him a cup of coffee

5.What was burnt? ________.     

A. The piece of paper        B. Mr. Smith   

C. The visitor              D. the son

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成小题。

(1)Daniel(丹尼尔)  was always making excuses for forgetting to do things. His usual excuse was: “I was too busy.” or “I didn’t have time.”

Daniel’s parents were worried about him. “He shouldn’t make so many excuses.” his father said. “No one will believe him.”

(2) “I don’t know what we can do.” his mother said.

“I have an idea” his father said. “If this doesn’t work, nothing will.”

The next day was Daniel’s birthday. He wanted to get exciting presents from his parents. But all day they only said “Good morning, Daniel. Hurry, or you will be late for school.” There were no presents, not even a card. He was really sorry.

“Never mind.” he thought. “There is a surprising present for me after school.” But there wasn’t. Sadly he said to his parents at dinner, (3) ________(今天是我的生日).”

“Oh,” his father said. “So it is. I forgot.”

“So did I.” his mother said.

“How could you forget?” “We have a really good excuse for forgetting your birthday, Daniel. We didn’t remember your birthday because we were too busy.”

Poor Daniel! He never had an excuse for not doing something again.

1.请把(1)处译成汉语。 _________________________________________________________。

2.请把(2)改成同义句。（用两个词）I don’t know what ______ ______.

3.请把(3)处译成英语______________________________________.

4.Did Daniel get his birthday present at last?

____________________________________________________________________________.

5.What do you learn from the story? _________________________________________.

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.
On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.
But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.
Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.
【小题1】Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?
A. Because there were few women in his country at that time.
B. Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.
C. Because he thought a single man was better than a married man as a solider..
【小题2】 Valentine was put into prison because ______.
A. he killed one of the soldiers
B. he didn’t obey the emperor’s order
C. he didn’t want to be a soldier
【小题3】The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A. Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now
B. it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China
C. it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China
【小题4】 The best title for this passage should be ______.
A. Valentine’s Day in China  
B. A Brave Priest   
C. Valentine’s Day

1根据图画和短文的内容，在短文的空白处填上一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。

It was a reading room. A boy and a girl were 1.____ at a desk. The girl was 2.____ when the boy suddenly laughed(大声笑), because he was reading a book of funny 3.____. The girl 4._____ the boy. And she asked him to 5.______ at the sign（标识） with the words “Be quiet”. The boy felt 6. ____ and stopped 7.____ at once. But he still 8.______ to read these funny jokes. Then he thought of an 9._____ . He took the book 10.______ and continued(继续) reading it. He laughed as loudly as he could.

Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”

First he went to Madrid (马德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.

Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,

“Where am I ?”

An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came

to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”

1.Nat always spent his vacation______ .

A. in Madrid    B. in Spain    C. outside his country    D. in England

2.One year, Nat went to _______ .

A. England     B. London     C. Spain              D. America

3.The exact (准确) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.

A. 忙碌的     B. 紧张的     C. 热闹的            D. 热烈的

4.“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.

A. Do you have a map of the city 

B. Show me a map of the city, please

C. Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ?

D. Do you want to have a look at the map of the city

5.The end (结尾) of the story is ______ .

A. sad         B. happy       C. interesting         D. boring