Peter is thirteen years old . He is in Grade Eight this year.  He likes to play football and  watches football matches . And he often reads newspapers . He does his best to know where  and when a football match will be.  Now Peter is having lunch . He is listening to the  radio , too . He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at  four this afternoon.. He wants to watch it very much . But he’s going to have English and  Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds  a way .

     “Hello, Mrs. Black,”Peter says to his teacher on the telephone,“ Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave.”

      “Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,” says Mrs. Black. “But who’s that?”

      “It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”

(  )6.Peter likes to      .

A.make a call  B. play basketball  C. study English  D. watch football

(  )7.Why dose Peter often read newspapers?      

A.Because he wants to know more news.

B.Because he wants to know where and when a football match will be.

C.Because he wants to read some interesting stories.     

D.His parents ask him to do so.

(  )8.How dose Peter know there will be a nice football match at four o’clock this afternoon?

A. He knows it from the radio.        B. He knows it from the newspaper.           

C. He knows it from watching TV.     D. He knows it from somebody.    

(  )9.Peter asks for leave(请假) because____________ .

A. he doesn’t like to study English and Chinese              

B.he is ill 

C. he has to help his father with some important work.  

D.he wants to watch a football match.

(  )10.Mrs. Black doesn’t know Peter tells a lie(撒谎),dose she?

A.Yes,she doesn’t  B.No,she dose C.No,she dosen’t  D.Yes,she dose.

A father isn’t happy with his only son. He doesn’t think his son is clever.
One day, the father gives his son a task. He says, here is a coin. Go to buy one thing. That must be something to eat, something to drink, and something to plant.
“What can I buy with one coin? It is too hard!” Then a girl finds the boy is not happy and comes up to him. “Can I help you? ” The boy tells her that hard task. “I know what you can do, ” she says. “Go and buy a watermelon with this coin. ” It will give you everything your father wants.” The boy thanks the girl and then runs to buy a watermelon.
When the father sees the watermelon, he is very happy. “Good Job!” “In fact, that’s not my idea. A girl helps me”, says the boy. The father then says, “Honesty is more important than cleverness.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】The father isn’t happy, because __________.

A father isn’t happy with his only son. He doesn’t think his son is clever.

One day, the father gives his son a task. He says, here is a coin. Go to buy one thing. That must be something to eat, something to drink, and something to plant.

“What can I buy with one coin? It is too hard!” Then a girl finds the boy is not happy and comes up to him. “Can I help you? ” The boy tells her that hard task. “I know what you can do, ” she says. “Go and buy a watermelon with this coin. ” It will give you everything your father wants.” The boy thanks the girl and then runs to buy a watermelon.

When the father sees the watermelon, he is very happy. “Good Job!” “In fact, that’s not my idea. A girl helps me”, says the boy. The father then says, “Honesty is more important than cleverness.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The father isn’t happy, because __________.

A．he doesn't think his son is clever

B．his son is lazy

C．his son doesn’t study hard

D．his son can’t buy something for him

2.The boy thinks about what his father says, but he still doesn’t know ______.

A．where to buy it                         B．what to buy

C．how to buy it                           D．why to buy it

3.__________ helps the boy.

A．A girl             B．An old man        C．A friend           D．A teacher

4.The father is _______ when he sees the watermelon.

A．sad              B．happy            C．excited           D．angry

5.The meaning of “honesty” is __________.

A．失败             B．坚持             C．诚实             D．骄傲

A father isn’t happy with his only son. He doesn’t think his son is clever.

　 One day, the father gives his son a task. He says, here is a coin. Go to buy one thing. That must be something to eat, something to drink, and something to plant.

　 “What can I buy with one coin? It is too hard!” Then a girl finds the boy is not happy and comes up to him. “Can I help you? ” The boy tells her that hard task. “I know what you can do, ” she says. “Go and buy a watermelon with this coin. ” It will give you everything your father wants.” The boy thanks the girl and then runs to buy a watermelon.

　 When the father sees the watermelon, he is very happy. “Good Job!” “In fact, that’s not my idea. A girl helps me”, says the boy. The father then says, “Honesty is more important than cleverness.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。(10分)

(　 ) 36. The father isn’t happy, because __________.

A.　　 he doesn't think his son is clever

B.　　 his son is lazy

C.　　 his son doesn’t study hard

D.　　 his son can’t buy something for him

(　 ) 37. The boy thinks about what his father says, but he still doesn’t know ______.

A. where to buy it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what to buy

C. how to buy it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. why to buy it

(　 ) 38. __________ helps the boy.

A. A girl　　　　 B. An old man　　　 C. A friend　　　　　　　　　 D. A teacher

(　 ) 39. The father is _______ when he sees the watermelon.

A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

(　 ) 40. The meaning of “honesty” is __________.

A. 失败　　　　　　　 B. 坚持　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 诚实　　　　　　　　　　　 D. 骄傲