1. What’s the best title for Passage A?

A．Practice makes perfect                                                         B．Clothes don’t make the man.

C．The early bird catches the worm.                D．It’s never too late to learn. 

2. In which province did the story happen in Passage B?

A．Liaoning.                    B．Hubei.                C．Fujian.            D．Hebei.

3. What does the underlined word repaid mean in Passage C?

A．付款                          B．赔偿                  C．报答              D．贷款 

4. Which of the following is true is TRUE according to the passages above?

A．Xia Chimei came to school with her husband and son

B．The dog was so clever that it taught itself to borrow money.

C．Wang Dan lost the use of her legs because of polio when she was three.

D．Mr. Ye picked up a 5-yuan note and give it to the dog on the way home

A     Xia Chimei, 51, has become both classmate and granny of kids at Xiping Primary School in Xuan’en county, Hubei Province．By far the oldest student at the school enrolled(人学)in first grade earlier this year．She is now learning pinyin with children just six and seven years of age．Her husband and children encouraged her to go to school when the new term began early this year．She had never been to school in her life．

B     A dog owner in Dalian, Liaoning Province, was very surprised when his 4-year-old dog picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to him on Monday on their way to a market．

Days earlier, Mr. Ye had dropped a 10-yuan note on his sofa and let the dog pick it up for him．He then showed the pet other notes and told it how to use money．He did that just for fun．But he never thought the animal would take to(喜欢) dealing with money so naturally．

C     Wang Xiaoyan, a farmer in Duanjiawan village, Shaanxi Province, has carried his daughter, who suffers from polio(小儿麻痹症), to school every day over the past lo years．

Wang’s daughter, Wang Dan, lost the use of her legs after catching polio in 1995, at the age of three．Three years later when it was time for Wang Dan to go to school, Wang Xiaoyan decided he would carry her．The girl has repaid him by her excellent studies．

1．How old did Xia Chimei begin her study in Passage A?

A．6．                     B．7                         C．15．                   D．51．

2．What’s the best title for Passage A?

A．Practice makes perfect．                                   B．It’s never too old to learn．

C．Clothes don’t make the man．                            D．The early bird catches the worm．

3．In which province did the story happen in passage B?

A．Liaoning．           B．Hubei．               C．Fujian．                 D．Shaanxi．

4．What does the underlined word “repaid” mean in Passage C?

A．付款                   B．赔偿                    C．报答                   D．贷款

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passages above?

A．Xia Chimei came to school with her husband and son．

B．The dog was so clever that it taught itself to borrow money．

C．Wang Dan lost the use of her legs because of polio when she was three．

D．Mr. Ye picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to the dog on the way home．

In London，there are many great places of interest．Here is some information about them．If you have an interest in visiting London，read the following first．

Tower Bridge

    Address：London SE12UP United Kingdom

    Hours： 9:30a.m.一6:00 p.m. daily Nov.一Mar.

            10:00a.m.— 6:30 p.m. daily Apr.一Oct.

    Short introduction：Tower Bridge is famous all over the world，and is one of the most visited bridges in history．It was designed by Sir Horace Jones，and opened in 1894．

Tower Hill

    Address：London EC3N4AB United Kingdom

    Hours：9:00a.m.—5:00p.m. Mon.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—5:00p.m.Sun．

           (1st March—31St October)；

           9:00a.m.一4:00p.m. Tues.一Sat.；10:00a.m.—4:00p.m.Sun.＆Mon．

           (1st November—28th February)

    Short introduction：The Tower of London is nine hundred years old．

Buckingham Palace Rd

    Address：London SWIA 1AA United Kingdom

    Hours：Mews：noon—4p.m.daily；

    State Rooms：9:30a.m.—4:15p.m.

    Short introduction：Buckingham Palace has been the official home of the British Royal Family since 1837．

The Clock Tower and Big Ben

Address：London SWIA2NE United Kingdom

Short introduction: The Clock Tower is the famous tower of the Houses of Parliament(国会).It is 96.3 meters tall and was built in 1959．“Big Ben” is the name of the clock inside this famous tower．

1．The information above is mainly about ________ .

A．famous hotels in London           B．the writer’s travel plan

C．places of interest in the UK         D．an introduction to England

2．When it’s 6p.m. on October l2th，you can visit______.

A．Tower Bridge                    B．Buckingham Palace

C．Tower Hill                      D．nowhere

3．If you want to visit the official home of the British Royal Family, you can go to________.

A．London EC3N 4AB United Kingdom

B．London SW1A 2NE United Kingdom

C．London SE1 2UP United Kingdom

D．London SW1A 1AA United Kingdom

4．Which building is the oldest?

      A．Tower Bridge．                    B．The Tower of London．

      C．Buckingham Palace．               D．The Clock Tower．

5．If you want to see “Big Ben”, you should go to_________.

A．The Clock Tower                   B．Buckingham Palace Rd

C．Tower Hill                        D．Tower Bridge

It’s over three years since I began to learn English. I’m glad that I am getting on well with it.

I find English quite difficult, but very interesting. When I first started, I thought I had only to remember the new words and learn some grammar  I knew little about English idioms（习语）.I thought each English word had the same meaning in Chinese. When I learn to say“I see a book on the desk,” I thought the English word “see ” was just like the Chinese word “ kan ”，So one day when my teacher asked me,“ what are you doing?”, I answered， “I’m seeing a book.” “That’s wrong .”  the teacher said, “you don’t see a book, You read a book. You can’t use English word like a Chinese one.. Be sure not to make the same mistake again.”

After that I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English. For example, in English we say a“ high mountain”, but a“ tall man. ” In Chinese we use the same word “gao ” for both.。Again in English we say“ take part in the sports meeting ”, “ attend the meeting ” and“ join the army,”  while in Chinese we can use “can jia ” for all three. Interesting ，isn't?

So to study English doesn't only mean hard wok, it can be great fun,  too! We not only have to pay attention to pronunciation, grammar spelling and handwriting, we also have to understand English idioms. We can learn English well only in the way!

But all this is only a beginning and I still have a long way to go. I’ll try my best and work even harder than before. I must speak and listen to English more both in and out of class. I must learn English well so that I can work well when I grow up.

1.I have learned English for ___________ years.

A．one              B．five              C．three             D．more than three

2. When I first started English I ________________.

A．knew more English words

B．knew more English idioms

C．used an English word like a Chinese one

D．found English easy and interesting

3.I began to pay more attention to the differences between Chinese and English __________

A When I began to learn English

B. when I said“ I see a book on the desk.”

C. before I began to learn English

D. after the teacher told me not use an English word like a Chinese one.

4.We should speak and listen to English __________.

A．only in class

B．out of class

C．both in and out of class

D．either in or out of class

5.To study English well, we have to ______________.

A．remember the new words and learn more grammar

B．know the differences between Chinese and English

C．pay attention to pronunciation, spelling, handwriting and idioms

D．do all the above things