Do you like winter? What do you like to do in winter? In summer when is rains, we can’t go out and play sports outside. We just stay at home, it’s very boring. But in winter if it snows we have a lot of things to do. For example, we can make a snowman(雪人)with our friends. It’s not difficult to make a snowman. We just let a snowball roll(滚动)on the ground until it’s big enough. Next we roll another snowball as the head of the snowman. Then put the small snowman on the big snowball. Last try your best to make your snowman beautiful. You can also have snowball fights with your friends. After the snow a lot of people come to the playground. They throw small snowballs to each other. This is a very exciting game in the cold winter. It makes people warm and healthy. A lot of people like it especially boys.

(  )56.What can people do when it snows?

A. Make a snowman.    B. Go swimming.   C. Have snowball fights.   D. Both A and C.

(  )57.Who like having snowball fights best?

A. Old people.         B. Children.        C. Parents.                 D. Teachers.

(  )58.What does the underlined word ”especially” mean?

A.尤其                      B.十分           C.非常                     D.有时

Mr. Johnson lives outside the town. He works in a post office. His wife is often ill and six children __26____ at school. He works hard but he is often short of __27____. In the end of every month his family are always__28____.

One afternoon, on his way home, it suddenly began to __29____. When he got home, he was wet through. He hurried to go __30____ after supper and his wife washed the clothes and shoes for him. __31____ she went to bed, she brought the clothes into the room but __32____ the shoes. The next morning Mr. Johnson couldn’t find his shoes. His wife found a pair of __33____ shoes under the bed for him. Then he went to __34____ and told the policeman about it.

“I __35____ ten dollars for my shoes, sir,” said the man. “Look! I have to __36____ such a pair of worn-out shoes!”

Several days later the police __37____ a thief and found the shoes. They were as worn-out as the __38____ which Mr. Johnson was wearing.

“You’ve fooled us, Mr. Johnson,” said a policeman. “The shopkeeper told me a pair of new shoes like them __39____ only seven dollars!”

“You’re right, ,sir,” said Mr. Johnson. “I’ve __40____ them for five years and I had them mended six times. And I paid three dollars to the shoemaker for mending them!”