Read and answer the questions

Mr. Brown had a big bookstore. Every day many people pulled his front door and stopped to ask him, “What time is it, please?” After a few months, Mr. Brown said to himself, “I will not answer all those people. I am going to buy a big clock and put it in front of my shop.” But later, a lot of people still stopped every day, looked at the clock and asked, “Is that clock right?”

(1)Where did Mr. Brown work?

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(2)What did the people ask Mr. Brown about?

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(3)Did Mr. Brown want to answer their questions?

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(4)What did he do then?

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(5)What happened at last?

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Read the story. Look at the pictures and the two examples.

Write one-word answers.

Last week a man called David decided to go to the beach He was swimming under the water, when suddenly he saw a strange fish. It was very long and thin, and looked like a ________At first, David was afraid. He ________“Oh no, that looks dangerous!”But the fish didn't see him, and swam slowly away, so he ________it. David was carrying his underwater camera, so he decided to________some photos. Later, he told his friend, who was a journalist, about the fish. The next day, David's story was in the ________He is now famous because nobody else has ever seen that kind of fish.

What's the best name for this story?

Tick one box.

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A．The friendly fish

B．David breaks his camera

C．David's strange fish

Read the text and choose the best answer.

A famous painter, Franklin is having his art show. Read the journalists' questions and choose Franklin's answers.

Example:

Journalist: When did you start painting?

Franklin:

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A．When I was a little boy.

B．At 6:00 o'clock.

C．For ten years.

1．Journalist: What do you think of your first painting teacher?

Franklin:

A．He's Mr. Smith. B．He is excellent. C．He is already 45 years old.

2．Journalist: It is the first day of the art show. When will it end?

Franklin:

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A．We don't know yet.

B．A year.

C．Four days later.

3．Journalist: Where did you paint this picture?

Franklin:

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A．On an island.

B．With paintbrush.

C．Ten kilometres away.

4．Journalist: Who is the most important person for you?

Franklin:

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A．Painting.

B．My parents.

C．I love my parents.

5．Journalist: Shall I see another painting of yours?

Franklin:

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A．OK, you will.

B．No, I'll show you.

C．OK, here you are.

Put in the simple past form of the verbs in brackets

　　Last week my sister lend me her new cookery(烹饪)book. Yesterday I ________(sit) in my kitchen and read it. Then I went to the shops and ________(buy) some eggs, flour and other things. I came home again and ________(begin) to make a cake. I put it in the oven(烤箱).

　　A few minutes later the telephone rang. It ________(be) my sister.

　　We talked and talked. I ________(forget) about the cake. At last I said goodbye. “Something is burning!” I ________(think), and I ________(run) to the kitchen. My beautiful cake now became black and tasted terrible.

Answer the following questions according to the story above

(1)What book did I borrow from my sister?

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(2)Where did I read the book?

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(3)What happened to the cake?

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