A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said,  “I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce(离婚) ! Thirty years is quite a long time.”
“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son cried.
The father said:“We are sick of each other. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news.”
When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.
“What? They are getting divorced.” She shouted, “I’ll stop them.” She called her father immediately, and cried to her father,” Don’t do anything until I get home. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Wait for us, please.”
The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”
小题1:The old couple have been married for____ years.

A．twenty

B．thirty

C．fifty

D．fifty-five

小题2:Why did the old man call his son on the day before Christmas?

A．Because he wanted to spend Christmas with his children

B．Because he couldn’t stand his marriage any longer.

C．Because he and his wife were sick of each other

D．Because he was sick of talking about his marriage.

小题3:Who called the father in this story? 

A．The sick man

B．The wife

C．The son

D．The daughter

小题4:The son and daughter would go back home on Christmas because___. 

A．they wanted to stop their parents divorcing

B．they wanted to see their parents

C．they wanted to spend Christmas with their parents

D．they wanted to give their parents the presents

小题5:Which of the following sentences is Right ?

A．The two old men were really sick of each other

B．The two old men didn’t really want to divorce

C．The son and the daughter often went home for holidays

D．The son and the daughter knew that their parents were not going to divorce.

Two men are working in the park. One is Mr. Brown, a worker, and the other is Mr. Black. Mr. Brown is going to a chair. It is next to the road. Mr. Black is after him. Mr. Brown finds Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black begins to walk faster. Because he wants to get to the chair before Mr. Brown. Now Mr. Brown begins to walk faster because he also wants to get to the chair first. Then they both run. Mr. Black runs faster than Mr. Brown. So he gets to the chair first and sits down on it. Mr. Brown runs after Mr. Black. When he gets to the chair. He sees Mr. Black sitting on it. He is sorry  to show a notice(通知) with the words. “Wet Paint”(油漆未干) to Mr. Black. Now Mr. Black knows Why Mr. Brown is going to the chair.
小题1:Where are Mr. Brown and Mr. Black?

A．In the garden	B．On the chair
C．In the park	D．Next to the road.

小题2:What are they doing? --- They are ___.

A．talking	B．walking to the chair
C．holding a notice	D．sitting on a chair

小题3:___ is after ___ at first.

A．Mr. Black , Mr. Brown	B．The worker, Mr. Brown
C．Mr. Brown, Mr. Black	D．Mr. Brown, the worker

小题4:___ gets to the chair first.

A．The worker	B．Mr. Brown
C．Mr. Black	D．A student

小题5: Mr. Brown gets to the chair because ___.

A．he wants to sit there.	B．He wants to tell people “wet paint”
C．it is his chair	D．He wants to talk to Mr. Black on the chair

A Nice Clean Plate
It’s Saturday evening. Bruce is having a birthday party. There are a lot of children at the party. They play together for an hour. Then Bruce’s mother gives them some food. But she forgets to give Sam any.
Sam feels wronged(委屈) but then he remembers his mother’s words, “Be polite.(礼貌). Don’t ask for food.” So he waits for a few minutes, then he holds his plate up over his head and says loudly, “ Does anyone want a nice clean plate?”
小题1:What day is it?

A．Sunday

B．Saturday

C．Monday

D．Friday

小题2:What are the children doing in the afternoon? They are ___.

A．reading

B．singing

C．playing

D．dancing

小题3:They play for ___.

A．an hour

B．ten minutes

C．half an hour

D．twenty minutes

小题4:Who gives them some food?

A．Bruce’s father

B．Bruce’s uncle

C．Bruce

D．Bruce’s mother

小题5:Sam’s mother tells him not to ___.

A．play in the street

B．ask for food

C．play with girls

D．swim in the river

I’m taking my family to Europe to have a trip. My wife (妻子) and our two children are   1 going along. My brother is   2  to go with us for vacation. Because he   3  went to other countries, he is even more   4  than the children. He can’t wait to go. My father would like to stay at home, but we’ll send him postcards   5  Europe.
We’re   6  next Friday. We’re going to New York by train,   7  taking a ship to Europe. When we   8  in Europe, we are going to   9  countries for sightseeing. We’re going to those places by train or by bus and we’re  10  a week there. Then we are flying home.

小题1:	A．both B．all C．may D．maybe

小题2:	A．enjoying B．forgetting C．keeping D．planning

小题3:	A．didn’t B．sometimes C．never D．often

小题4:	A．excited B．angry C．exciting D．stressed

小题5:	A．in B．to C．for D．from

小题6:	A．sending B．leaving C．finishing D．resting

小题7:	A．so B．for C．as D．and then

小题8:	A．get B．arrive C．come D．go

小题9:	A．few B．a lot C．a few D．much

小题10:

A．taking B．having C．staying D．spending

The Blacks are American tourists. They visit in Beijing now. This is their first visit to China. They are going to stay in China for three months. They want to visit some big cities and villages. They hope to learn some Chinese, too.
Mr. Black is a taxi driver. He likes to drive in Beijing. Mrs. Black is a school teacher. She is visiting a city school today and a village school tomorrow. Their daughter is a middle school student. She is going to meet some Chinese students.
They are taking a lot of pictures in China. When they return to America, they are going to show the pictures to their friends. They want the American people to know more about China.
小题1:The Blacks are from          .

A．China

B．England

C．Canada

D．the USA

小题2:The Blacks are staying in          now.

A．England

B．Beijing

C．Shanghai

D．New York

小题3: Mr. Black is         .

A．a teacher

B．a doctor

C．a taxi driver

D．a worker

小题4:There are          people in Mr. Black’s family.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

小题5:Why are they going to show the pictures to their friends when they go back to America?

A．Because the pictures are very beautiful.

B．Because they like China.

C．Because they want the American people to know more about China.

D．Because they want the American people to come to China.

If you look at the word Christmas, you can see the word Christ in it. On Christmas, people celebrate (庆祝) the birthday of Jesus Christ.
Of course (当然) not everyone in America thinks Christ a great man, but Christmas is a holiday for all the people. It’s on December 25. Shops and schools are not open. Almost (几乎) every family has a Christmas tree in the house. People make their Christmas trees very beautiful. They put many colored bulbs on the trees. The bulbs make the trees more beautiful at night. They also put some dolls, balls and small animals on the trees. On Christmas day almost everyone gives gifts to others and also gets gifts from others.
小题1:The word Christmas comes from          .

A．the name of a holiday	B．the name of a tree
C．the man of a man	D．the name of some presents

小题2:In America people celebrate Christmas because          .

A．it is a holiday	B．Jesus Christ died
C．shops and schools are not open	D．they can get gifts

小题3:People have Christmas trees in their houses          .

A．to put some small things on them	B．to make their houses beautiful
C．because they like trees	D．because shops will not open

小题4:The word “bulb”means something that _________.

A．can give us light	B．children can play with
C．people can eat	D．can make people sleep well at night

小题5:On Christmas,  __________.

A．parents give gifts to children

B．boys give gifts to girls or boys

C．students give gifts to their teachers

D．almost everyone gives gifts to others and also gets gifts from others

For many young people sport is a popular part of school life. Being in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very important. If someone is in a team it means a lot of extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away from home, as many matches are played then.
In can also involve travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then staying on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or the other students will travel with the team to support their own side.
When a school team wins a match it is the whole school. It means the whole school feels proud, not only the players. It also means a school becomes famous for being good at certain sports and students from that school may end up playing for national and international teams, so that the school has some really famous names.
小题1: Many matches are played on _________.

A．Saturday

B．Sunday

C．Saturday and Sunday

D．weekdays

小题2: Some parents, friends or other students________ when the school team plays against other school team.

A．will play with them	B．will go with the team and support them
C．will train with them	D．will have a meal or a drink with them

小题3:If the school team win the match _________.

A．their parents will be famous	B．the players will be happy
C．the teachers of the school will be happy	D．everyone of the school will feel proud

小题4:If a certain school team wins the champion of several matches_________.

A．the players of the school team will be famous	B．the school will be famous
C．their parents will be famous	D．their teachers will be well-known

小题5:The story mainly tells us ___________.

A．something about school	B．something about a school team
C．something about sports	D．the relationship of sports and school

I have a good friend.（1） Chinese name is Da Shan and his（2） name is Mark Roswell. He （3） from Canada. He can（4） English and French (法语). And he speaks Chinese very（5 ）. He likes China very much. Now he teaches English（ 6） Beijing. Da Shan（ 7 ）a big nose, big eyes（ 8） short brown hair. He has a happy family. His wife (妻子) is from Sichuan, China. They（9） two children. Da Shan’s father and mother are in Canada. But（10 ）like China, too. And they often come to China.
小题1:A. He   B. Him   C. His
小题2:A. English    B. French      C. Chinese
小题3:A. come       B. does        C. comes
小题4:A. speak      B. speaks      C. says
小题5:A. good       B. nice        C. well
小题6:A. at         B. to         C. in
小题7:A. is         B. are         C. has
小题8:A. and        B. or          C. so
小题9:A. are        B. have        C. is
小题10:A. they      B. them        C. their

　　Mary is from Canada. She teaches English in China now. She knows a little Chinese. She isn’t free from Monday to Friday. So she often goes shopping on Saturday (星期六).
　　Today is Saturday. Mary goes to the shop. She comes out of her car and goes into the shop. “What can I do for you?”the girl in the shop asks her in Chinese. Mary thinks she can tell the boy what she wants in Chinese. So she says in Chinese, “A quilt (被子), please.”Then the girl goes to the back of the shop. “My Chinese is not bad. The girl understands (理解) me.” She thinks.
Mary is happy. Soon (不久) the girl comes back. She shows Mary a cup (杯子).
小题1:What’s Mary?
A. a student B. a doctor C. a teacher
小题2: What does Mary often do on Saturday?
A. do some washing B. go shopping C. go to school
小题3:How does Mary go to the shop?
A. by bus B. by train C. by car
小题4:What does Mary think of her Chinese?
A. very good B. very bad C. very poor
小题5:What does the girl think Mary need?
A. a cup B. a quilt C. books

A Trip to the Forest
One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp（营地）, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!
It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? 
None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!
小题1:John and his two friends went to the forest to ________.

A．build their camp	B．find their way home
C．enjoy the mountains in the snow	D．watch the trees in the forest

小题2:They could not find their way back because ________.

A．there was only one road to their camp

B．they couldn’t decide which of the two roads led to their tents

C．there were no roads in the mountains at all

D．everything was covered by the white snow

小题3:It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______.

A．John’s house

B．the camp

C．the forest

D．the mountains

小题4:The horses stopped because _______.

A．it was getting late	B．they were tired after running for a long way
C．they knew that they had got to the camp	D．they had seen John’s house

小题5:The story happened _______.

A．on a cold winter day	B．on a dark snowy evening
C．in a cold camp far from villages	D．at night when nothing could be seen