Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He has a long beard (胡子)and takes care of it.

It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the games very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came. There were lots of people on it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip(抓住)the back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn’t grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy was likely to fall off. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and gripped it. The man found it at once and called out,“Go off(松开)my beard, boy!”

“Are you going to get off, sir?”asked the boy.            

1.Mr. King is a _________.

2.Mr. King was going to watch the match because _________.

3.It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because _________.

4.The boy gripped Mr. King’s beard because __________.

5.Mr. King was afraid __________, so he shouted at him.

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It was Sunday and Tom was staying home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the trees. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch（停歇）on top of the doghouse.

Then Tom would have the greatest fun by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of things.

Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack（碎裂声）was heard and the little boy began crying.

“What’s the matter, Tom?” his mother looked through the kitchen window.

Tom ran into the kitchen.

“Mum,” he sobbed（抽泣）, “I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile（易碎的）.”

His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel too bad, Tom. We have other plates for Bobby. But how did you break that one?”

“I throw this at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate.” In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch.（金怀表）!

1.When did the story happen?

2. When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom ___. 

3. There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids” means ___

4. How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?

5.“Though he never made it” means “___”        

Mike works very long hours every day. He usually gets up at 17:00. He has a shower and makes his breakfast. What a funny time to make breakfast! After breakfast he practices his guitar, then he puts on his jacket and goes to work. To get to work, he takes the number17 bus to the Star Hotel. The bus usually leaves at 19:15. He works all night. People love to listen to him! He gets home at 7:00, and he watches the early morning news on TV. He goes to bed at 8:30, a tired but happy man. Can you think what his job is?

1.How long does Mike work?

A．7 hours           B．8 hours           C．about 9 hours      D．all night

2.He ____________ and makes his breakfast.

A．gets up                               B．takes a shower

C．works                                D．washes his face

3.What does Mike do after breakfast?

A．He goes to work.

B．He puts on his clothes.

C．He practices his guitar, then puts on his jacket and goes to work.

D．He practices his guitar.

4.Maybe he is ________________________.

A．a worker          B．a singer           C．a writer           D．a teacher

5.How does he go to work?

A．By car            B．By bikes           C．On foot           D．By bus

My grandfather lives with us. He is over eighty years old, but he is still in good health.

Grandfather leads a simple life. He likes to have an early breakfast: rice, fruit and coffee. After breakfast he takes a walk to buy the morning paper. He does this every day and everyone in the street knows him.

The children all love him because he is kind to everyone. He likes to watch us play and sometimes he plays with us. We like to listen to his stories. He tells us about his children and about his life on the sea. He tells us a lot of funny stories. He is a pleasant old man.

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)

1.My grandfather is a very healthy man.

2.My grandfather likes to eat meat, fish and bread.

3.After breakfast he always goes out for a walk.

4.My grandfather often tells us many, many funny stories.

5.He is a pleasant old man. All the children love him very much.

I have a good friend, and his name is Jack. He is from Canada. It’s Sunday today. He gets up at half past five. And then he begins（开始）to do sports（运动）at six o’clock. After breakfast, he does his homework from eight o’clock to eleven thirty.

In the afternoon, he goes to the zoo with his uncle. They see many animals like elephants, monkeys and tigers. He likes pandas very much. And he thinks they are very nice. His uncle says, “Pandas only（仅仅）live in China. I like them, too.” They have a good time in the zoo.

In the evening, Jack watches（看）Animal World（动物世界）on TV at half past eight. It’s about two baby pandas. Their names are Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. They are six years old. He drinks a glass of milk and then goes to bed at ten o’clock.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Jack is my       .

A．friend               B．uncle                C．teacher

2.Jack gets up at        today.

A．5:00                 B．5:30                 C．6:00

3.What does Jack do at 10:00 in the morning?

A．He does sports.

B．He has breakfast.

C．he does his homework.

4.Jack        before（在……之前）he goes to bed.

A．calls his uncle

B．drinks a glass of juice

C．drinks a glass of milk

5.What’s the passage about?

A．Jack’s Day.         B．Animals.             C．Tom’s Day.