Trudy’s class has a newspaper. The students write stories, articles and poems for it. Then one of them types their work into a computer and prints it out. The teacher puts up everything on the wall so that it looks like a large, open newspaper.

One day Trudy said to the teacher, “most newspapers have advertisements. Can we have our advertisements?

The teacher thought this was a good idea. She made Trudy the advertising manager and Trudy asked the other students to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the advertisements she received.

SONY WALKMAN FOR SALE: In good condition. Complete with earphones. Best offer. See Miriam.

GOOD HOME WANTED: Six lovely Persian kittens(猫崽) need good homes. They are the lovely things you’ve ever seen. Free to the right person. See John.

WORK WANTED: Strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do some housework. 3 hours a week. Not expensive. See Tom.

PC WANTED: In good condition. It must be at least Pentium IV(奔腾四代). See Alan.

CONCERT  TICKETS: Has anyone got a spare ticket for the Raiders’ concert next week? I’m eager and will pay well for a good ticket. See Sheila.

LOST: a silver ring with a blue stone in it. Reward. See Patricia.

FOUND: A silver ring with a stone in it. Reward. See Agnes.

1.What is Tom willing to do?

A．Other people’s homework.	B．Gardening or housework.
C．Sell six Persian kittens.	D．Fix broken PCs.

2.What does Alan want to buy?

A．A lovely Persian kitten.	B．A ticket to Raiders’ concert.
C．A PC in good condition	D．A silver ring.

3.why will Sheila pay well for a Raiders’ concert ticket?

A．Because she is thinking about going to the concert.

B．Because she has a strong wish to go to the concert.

C．Because her friends are going to the concert.

D．Because she does well in music.

4.Who will Patricia see to get her lost ring?

A．Miriam

B．Tom

C．Sheila

D．Agnes

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The students in Trudy’s class wrote advertisements for their newspaper.

B．Trudy’s class has a newspaper.

C．Trudy wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

D．The teacher wrote some advertisements for the class newspaper.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children, Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes for each other. Read these notes and answer following questions.

①3:30 p.m. To Mike, Mr. Tyler rang. No football practice today. I’m going to Donna’s house to play and be back at 5:00 p.m. Liz

② 4:00 p.m. To Liz, It’s your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home. Mike

③6:45p.m. Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? I’m in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike

④9:00 p.m. I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dears! Mum

【小题1】When will Liz be back home?

A．At 3:30 p.m.

B．At 4:00 p.m.

C．At 5:00 p.m.

D．At 9:00 p.m.

【小题2】Who should walk the dog today?

A．Mike.

B．Mrs. Brown

C．Liz

D．Mr. Brown

【小题3】What’s Mike probably doing at 6:50 p.m.?

A．Practicing football.

B．Going to Donna’s house.

C．Playing tennis.

D．Doing his homework.

【小题4】Where can Mike find his tennis shoes?

A．In his bedroom.

B．Outside the back door.

C．In the living room.

D．At Donna’s house.

【小题5】According to the notes, Teddy is          .

A．Mike’s mother.	B．Mike’s brother.
C．Mike’s football coach.	D．the dog in the family.

根据中文和首字母及所给单词完成句子。(15分)
1.Every day my father spends over an hour ________________(锻炼)
2.The water in the lake used to be __________(脏) than it is now.
3. He is one of my _____________(偶像) in my mind from my childhood.
4.I will never forget the _____________(经历) that we had in Africa.
5.Our teachers and parents all _____________(期望) we will have a bright future.
6.Do you often go to the supermarket n_________ TIMES near our school?
7.A lot of foreign guests will be i________ to our school to attend the meeting.
8.Would you please r_________ him for the Most Helpful students? Everyone is happy with him.
9.I can solve the problem e____________ though many people think it hard.
10.His spoken English is e_________. How did he learn such good English?
11.The more you eat, the _____________（fat） you will be.
12.My little dog’s ____________(die) made me sad very much.
13.I found the man passing by breathing ___________（heavy）then .
14.___________(study) English better, and you will catch up with others.
15.----Has anyone been ____________(choose) to be the host of the charity show?
----Sorry, I don’t know.

根据短文内容，完成所给任务。

Four notes

Mr and Mrs Brown have two children: Mike and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes for each other. Look at these four notes of today.

① 3:30 pm To Mike Mr Tyler rang. No football practice today. I’m going to Donna’s house to play and be back at 5:00 pm. Liz

 

② 4:00 pm To Liz It’s your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home! Mike

 

③ 6:45 pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? I’m in my bedroom doing my homework. Mike

 

④ 9:00 pm I saw your shoes this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dears! Mum

1.Liz will be back home at           .

2.           should walk the dog today.

3.Mike is doing his              at 6:45 pm.

4.Mike’s tennis shoes are             the back door.

5.According to the notes. Teddy is the             in the family.

 

Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. There were a few holes in his shoes. He thought hard, but he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.

Ever since his father had died three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small money she made could hardly be enough for their needs.

Although the family lacked in money and material things, they got more love in the family. The children ran the family when their mother was absent. All three of Bobby’s sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.

It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so far away. It was getting dark. Suddenly he found a shiny dime (一角硬币) on the ground. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at the moment. It was enough to buy a rose with one dime.

He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby took out the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”

The shop owner returned holding a dozen of red roses in his hand. Bobby’s heart sank (下沉) as the owner put them gently into a long white box. “That will be a dime, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.

Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the red roses?”

The shop owner said, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to leave a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”

1.The underlined phrase “lacked in” means _____.

     A. had less            B. gave up      C. had more     D. looked down upon

2.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _____.

    A. he wanted to buy other things

    B. he needed to give the dime to his mum

    C. the roses were too expensive

        D. he could hardly believe what had happened

3.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner _____.

    A. was moved by the boy’s voice

    B. was ready to help others

    C. knew the boy before

   D. was good at telling stories