Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.

   Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.

1.Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

A. ten               B. eleven            C. twelve            D. Thirteen

2.Sam and Tim both like________.

A.playing games  B.going to the parties  C.playing sports  D.watching TV

3.Who is Miss White?

A. She is PE teacher.           B.She is Sam’s English teacher. 

C. She is Tim’s English teacher.  D. She is a Chinese teacher.

4.The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“      ”in Chinese.

A.犯错      B.列举      C. 挑衅     D.领悟

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tim is ten minutes older than Sam.   B. Tim is more outgoing than Sam.

C. Sam and Tim are in the same class.    D. Sam is taller than Tim.

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  1  helping others.”

One morning, his parents gave him some money to  2  some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

The old man answered, “I’m 3 . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4 .”

When they got there, Bill asked the 5 to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 6 the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  7 . I’m fine now. I’ll   8 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

Bill was 9 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned  10  that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.

1.                A．think about      B．depend on      C．give up   D．go on

2.                A．lend           B．buy            C．drink D．borrow

3.                A．full            B．thirsty          C．hungry   D．dirty

4.                A．bank           B．library          C．hospital   D．restaurant

5.                A．waiter          B．cook           C．manager  D．boss

6.                A．sent out        B．got down        C．gave back D．took away

7.                A．excuse         B．money         C．trouble   D．difficulty

8.                A．never          B．always          C．usually   D．sometimes

9.                A．nervous        B．pleased         C．sorry D．shy

10.               A．surprisingly     B．angrily         C．unhappily  D．easily

Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.
Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.
【小题1】Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  36   helping others.”

    One morning, his parents gave him some money to  37   some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

    The old man answered, “I’m   38  . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

    At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the  39  .”

    When they got there, Bill asked the   40  to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter   41  the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  42  . I’m fine now. I’ll   43  forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

    Bill was  44  when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned    45   that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.