A：I have never been late for school，but yesterday morning…

B：1__________________

A：I overslept．I had watched a football match between China and Brazil the night before last．When I went to bed，it was already 1：00 in the morning．

B：2__________________

A：Yes．But it didn't go off．By the time I woke up，my mother had already gone into the bathroom．I had to wait for her to come out．

B：You had to rush，didn't you?

A：Yes．I took a quick shower and then ran off to the bus stop without breakfast．

B：It's bad for your health if you don't have breakfast too often．

A：I agree．But by the time I got to the stop，the bus bad already left．

B：3___________________

A：I had to take a taxi，When I got on the taxi，I suddenly found out I had left my purse at home．I had no money with me．I had ring my English teacher to meet me at the gate and pay for me．

B：So you could get to school on time，couldn't you?

A：But unfortunately，it was rush hour．The car was as slow as I am taking a walk．

B：4____________________

A：You're right．I got to school very late．And I made an apology to my teacher．

B：What a pity! 5___________________

A．What happened? B．I'm sorry to hear that． C．Were you late for school? D．What's the matter with you? E．Then how did you go to school? F．Did you have an alarm clock? G．You must be late for class，right?

Tom gets up at half past seven in the morning. He has an egg and some milk for his breakfast. Then he begins to go to school slowly. When he is on his way to school, he thinks, “I tell my teacher my mother is ill on Monday morning. I tell him my bike is wrong on Tuesday. What do I tell my teacher today?”

Tom thinks over but he doesn’t find a good idea before he gets to school.“May I come in?” Tom shouts at the door of the classroom.

“ Oh, my boy,” says Mr Green. “ Please look at the clock on the wall. What time is it now?”

“ It’s ten past eight,” answers Tom.

Mr Green is not happy. “ You are late for class three times this week. If all the students are like you, the clock is no use, I think.”

“ You are right, Mr Green,” says Tom. “ If we don’t have the clock, how do you know I am late for class?”

1.Tom has breakfast             .

A．at school          B．at the station       C．at home           D．in a restaurant

2.What does Tom tell the teacher on Tuesday?

A．His mother is ill.     B．His bike is wrong.    C．He is ill.           D．We don’t know.

3.On his way to school, Tom            .

A．sings             B．runs              C．talks             D．thinks

4.Tom is late for school              this week.

A．five times         B．four times         C．three times        D．once

5.There is a              on the wall of the classroom.

A．map             B．clock             C．card             D．bird

 

Did you visit the Shanghai World Expo last summer? What impressed (给……留下印象)  you? 21st Century Kids invites four kids to talk about their experiences. They are back from the Expo. What did they bring us? Let’s see what they have to say.

I went to the SAIC-GM Pavilion (上汽集团通用汽车馆). I found my dream car there. It is a green car. Its name is “Leaf”. Chinese engineers made the car. Its roof is in the shape of a leaf. The roof takes in CO₂ and changes it intoelectricityfor the car.
The Japan Pavilion is full of high technology. The “Wonder Camera” is cool. It can find a smiling face in a crowd. When you’re smiling, it takes a photo of you. I want to invent something like that in the future.
My favorite pavilion is the Germany Pavilion. I watched the Energy Source show. Visitors made a ball swing back and forth (来回摇摆) by using only their voices. It’s amazing! Although we had waited for quite a long time before we entered the hall, I think it is well worth seeing with your own eyes.
I like painting, so my parents took me to the France Pavilion to see the famous paintings. But the French cooks caught my eye. I saw them cook. My mom told me that they are some of the best cooks in the world. The dish they cooked looked like a painting. So, being a cook is my second dream job.
【小题1】 The 21st Century Kids seems to be _____.

A．a travel service	B．a newspaper
C．a group of tourists	D．four children

【小题2】 What does the underlined word “electricity” mean in the passage?

A．电

B．汽油

C．灯光

D．指示

【小题3】 What activity did the writer experience in the France Pavilion?

A．Using the “Wonder Camera”	B．Driving the green car “Leaf”.
C．To have delicious French dishes.	D．To see cooks painting.

【小题4】 What made the ball in the Germany Pavilion swing?

A．Visitors’ smiling faces	B．CO2 from cars
C．Some secret power	D．Noise made by visitors

【小题5】 The trip to the Shanghai World Expo made the four kids _____.

A．hardworking and polite	B．amazed and frightened
C．patient and cheerful	D．excited and curious

I feel it hard to keep up with my classmates. But whenever I want to _______, my teacher always encourages me to work harder.

A．give in            B．give back          C．give out           D．give up