That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.

“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.

One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.

Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.

1.Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A．had no one to look after her               B．disliked all her relatives

C．didn’t want to live with her family          D．was looking for someone to look after her

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The writer got on very well with the old lady.

3.The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．leave             B．appear            C．try               D．change

4.In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A．give the writer her favourite flowers.        B．let the writer know she was her best friend.

C．give the writer a key to her house.          D．leave all that she had to the writer.

5.In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The lady died.

b. They became good friends.

c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.

d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.

e. They got to know each other.

A．c, d, a, b, e                            B．b, e, d, c, a

C．c, e, b, a, d                             D．b, d, c, a, e

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Mary is an American girl. Now she lives in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese very well.
Mary likes animals. Her favourite animal is the panda. On Saturday morning, she goes out. She wants to go to the zoo to see pandas, elephants and monkeys. But she doesn’t know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can’t understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws a panda on it, and shows the picture to the boy. And then the boy understands her, and shows her the way to the zoo.
【小题1】Mary is __________ girl.  
A. a Chinese        B. an American       C. an English
【小题2】Mary lives in __________ with her parents now.
A. Shanghai     B. New York          C. Beijing
【小题3】Mary doesn’t know how to get to _________.
A. the zoo      B. the park           C. the cinema
【小题4】Mary’s favourite animal is __________. 
A. the monkey       B the elephant        C. the panda
【小题5】At last, the boy _________.
A. draws a picture for Mary     B. takes her to the zoo    C. shows her the way to the zoo

 Yesterday I was shopping for a few items(物品).With nothing to do at home, my son, who just left university, was ready to go together with me.

  As I pushed the basket towards the register(收银机),I checked my items to see how many I had, thinking I might go to the Express Line(快速通道)where the sign said“Ten items or less”.

  I started to go to that line and my son said,“Mon, you have twelve items!”I said,“You know, but they’re close.” He said,“Why are you in such a hurry to get home? You should go to the Regular Line because you have over ten items.”

  Knowing he was right. I agreed and then pushed the basket to the next line. So I was waiting for my turn there and I was just removing my items from the basket to pay for them when a young man came up behind me in line with two items.

  I just left the Express Line because I had too many and now I really wanted to get finished. Again, my son came up.“Mom, he has only two items and the Express Line is very long now. Won’t you just let him go first?”I agreed, and the young man smiled widely and thanked me several times.

  It felt good to be with my son and have him remind me not to live a hurried life. Do what’s right and also be kind. I really take pride in him.

1. The writer ________ when she was pushing the basket towards the register.

  A. lost something she liked best              B. found her favourite item

  C. checked her handbag                        D. counted the items she had

2.The writer went to the Regular Line because _______.

  A. she had 2 items                            B. she had 12 items

  C. she was in a hurry to get home              D. she wanted to wait for her son

3.Of the following, which order is right according to the story?

  ①prepare to remove the items from the basket

  ②let the young man behind go first

  ③walk towards the Express Line

  ④return to the Regular Line

  A.②①④③　　　　　　B.④②③①　　　　　C.③④①②　　　　　　D.①③④②

4. If you pay for your items at the Express Line,_____.

  A. you need to help others

  B. you must wait for a long time

  C. you can get finished more quickly

  D. you should buy more than ten items

5.What did the writer learn from her son that day?

  A. Enjoy your life and be kind.

  B. Don’t buy too many at a time.

  C. Try to be friendly to your family.

  D. Never waste time waiting in line.

根据句子意思及首字母提示完成单词。

1.Candy is her favourite food, but it isn’t h_____________ food.

2.Daming can play table tennis but he can’t play the p________________.

3.My parents live in Beijing. I often s ___________ emails to them.

4.Tom usually plays basketball but he n____________ plays computer games.

5.We can download music from the I______________.

My name is Linda. I’m a girl. I live in Canada .I have two big eyes. My eyes are green. I have long, red hair. I am 1.6 meters tall. I have long arms and long legs. I like black .Black is my favourite colour.

I have a friend in China. Her name is Lin Na. She has two big eyes ,too. But her eyes are black. Lin Na is short. She is only 1.5 meters tall. She  has long hair, too. But her hair is black. She likes yellow. She has many yellow clothes. Yellow is her favourite colour.

Lin Na an d I look different, but we are good friends .

1.Lin Na lives in ________

2.Lin Na and I are good friends, but we look __________.

3.Lin Na has black eyes, but Linda has _______eyes.

4.Linda’s friend likes _______

5.Lin Na is ________,but Linda is tall.