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　　Dear Aunt Mary,

　　Jane and I were very sorry to hear that Uncle John died last Thursday. Mother and father stayed' with us on Saturday and Sunday, and they told us the sad news. We know that Uncle John was not well, of course, and the cold weather that we have had for the past few weeks has not helped him to get better, but the news came as a very unpleasant surprise, all the same.

　　We were most unhappy that we could not come and see you both ten days ago on Uncle John's birthday. Mother tells me that he was his old self(和过去一模一样) laughing, and full of life. This is how, I am sure, Jane and I shall always remember him. He was a good man, who was never too busy to read to us, play with us and listen to the stories about all the silly things we did when we were young. He was the kind of uncle every child loves to have.

　　We shall be at the church(教堂) on Friday, and of course we hope to see you again on Christmas with all the rest of the family.

　　With love and best wishes.

Yours　　

Robert and Jane

1．Robert is writing to Aunt Mary to________.

[　　]

A．hope his uncle get well soon

B．tell her about his parents

C．say that he was sad about his uncle's death

D．hope to visit her

2．Robert heard the news about his uncle from________.

[　　]

A．his wife Jane

B．his aunt Mary

C．his uncle John

D．his mother and father

3．The cold weather of the past weeks________.

[　　]

A．was better for Uncle John

B．did not help Uncle John get well

C．was sad news for Robert's family

D．made everyone unhappy

4．Robert and Jane will remember Uncle John as________.

[　　]

A．a funny old man

B．an old man as he was on his birthday

C．a man who was always laughing and full of life

D．a man who was unhappy and unwell

5．The best title should be________.

[　　]

A．He Was A Good Man

B．A Piece Of Sad News

C．A Sad Letter

D．The Death Of Uncle John

阅读填词.

根据短文内容及所给的首字母填写所缺单词，每空填一词.

　　This is part three in our series of stories about family life. We i ________（1）two students, Josh Franklin and Alice Gomez, about their weekend chores. They told us about the chores they d ________（2）last weekend．

　　On Saturday morning, Josh had two big chores to do. He didn't like washing the clothes, but he enjoyed c ________（3）out the garage." I listened to the radio and sang my favorite songs w ________（4）I worked," he said．

　　Alice had to go to the store and buy food for the family on Saturday morning. Her mother usually goes w________（5）her, but this time she went alone (单独地)."I like s ________（6）for food． I bought things I like to eat and my p ________（7）paid for it."

　　Josh and Alice b ________（8）liked helping with their parents' yard sales." I liked talking to a ________（9） the people," said Josh. Alice said, "My parents gave me part of the m ________ (lO). Now I can buy anything I want."

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24 Station Road

Hallam

November 14 , 1996

　　Dear Aunt Mary ,

　　Jane and I were very sorry to hear that Uncle John died last Thursday. Mother and father stayed with us Last Saturday and Sunday, and they told us the sad news. We knew Uncle John was not well, of course, and the cold weather during the past few weeks did not help him to get better, but the news came as a surprise , all the same.

　　We were most unhappy that we could not come and see you both ten days ago , on Uncle John's birthday. Mother told me that he was his old self , laughing and full of life. This is how , I am sure , Jane and I will always remember him. He was a good man and he was never too busy to read to us, play with us and listen to our stories when we were young. He was the kind of uncle every child loves to have.

　　We shall be at the church (教堂) next Friday, and of course we hope to see you again at Christmas , with all the others of the family.

　　With love and best wishes.

Yours ,

Robert and Jane

1．The letter was really written by ________.

[　　]

2．Uncle John was most probably (可能) Aunt Mary's ________.

[　　]

3．When Robert was young, Uncle John often read to him, played with him and listened to his stories ________.

[　　]

4．“He was his old self”means ________.

[　　]

A．he was reading to Robert and Jane, and played with them

B．he was still not well because the weather was bad

C．he was an old man then

D．he was as full of life as he always was

5．When might Robert and Jane be at the church?

[　　]

A．The next day after Uncle John's death.

B．Three days after Uncle John's death.

C．On December 21, Friday.

D．On November 22.

阅读下列背景材料，并回答问题。

　　The Smith family and the King family have become good friends since they have lived in Beijing. Often they travel together. This past Spring Festival they went travelling together because they couldn't visit their families. They travelled to Hangzhou, Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuxi, David and Tom both like to take pictures. Their parents call them the “family photographers.” Both Tom and David like to compare (比较) their photos after they are developed (冲洗). They have just received their photos from Hangzhou and are looking at them right now.

　　“Tom, look at this picture of the silk market in Hangzhou. I really like the different colors of the silk. It makes the picture seem very happy and bright, don't you think so?”

　　“Yeah, I agree with you. Oh, look at this color of silk, it's the same color of the Dragon Well water, see?”

　　“Hey you're right! I thought going to the Dragon Well would be very boring, but it ended up being interesting. What did you think about it, Dave?”

　　“I liked it too. I liked the way the water of the well ran into three different wells. And the water was such a deep blue, like that silk. Though, I don't really like to drink tea, I liked going to the tea house and watching the tea ceremony (仪式). I thought it was really interesting when they told us about the tea. I didn't know that tea can become old. and then isn't good to drink, and that's why you don't like to drink it.”

　　“Maybe you've just gotten some old tea to drink, and that's why you don't like to drink it.”

　　“Heha, you've so funny,” laughed Dave. “Anyhow, I thought it was interesting to watch the tea leaves stand straight up after the hot water was poured over them.”

　　“Yeah, like soldiers, stand at attention, very straight. The tea leaves do the same.”

　　“Tom, you've full of jokes today!”

(1)What places did the Smith and the King families go during Spring Festival?

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(2)Where did they go in Hangzhou?

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(3)What did Dave like about going to the Dragon Well?

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(4)Who liked going to the tea house and watching the tea ceremony?

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(5)Why is Tom “full of jokes today?”

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