1. How old is Mary now?

A. Twelve.
B. Thirteen.
C. Thirty.

2. What did Mary and her friends do after lunch?

A. They bought a big teddy bear.
B. They went fishing by bike.
C. They went to the park.

3. Where are the most of students from?

A. Country.
B. City.
C. Downtown.

4. Which subject do the students usually spend the most time on?

A. Chinese.　　
B. Math.　　
C. English.

5. Where does Tina often swim?

A. In a river.　　
B. In a swimming pool.　　
C. In a lake.

6. What's wrong with Tina?

A. She has a headache.
B. She has a fever.
C. She has an earache.

7. What books does Tom like best?

A. Sports books.
B. Music books.
C. Story books.

8. How many books can Tom borrow at a time?

A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Only one.

9. How long can Tom keep the books?

A. For a month.
B. For two months.
C. For two weeks.

10. Where did Tom find his library card?

A. In his school bag.
B. Under the table.
C. On the shelf.

1. Where did Alan usually go on holiday?

A. Seaside.
B. Countryside.
C. Town.

2. How long did he plan to stay on Willow Farm?

A. Four days.
B. A week. 　
C. A month.

3. How long did he spend on Willow Farm?

A. Four days.
B. A week.
C. A month.

4. What did he eat on the third day?

A. Roast (烤) lamb (羊羔).
B. Roast beef.
C. Roast pork.

5. What happened on the fourth day?

A. A sheep died.
B. A cow died.
C. The farmer died.

　   Mr.Coates works in an office in Brighton, England. One Saturday, he went to the office to do some
work. When he got on the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the lift. He started
to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one
was going to come to work until Tuesday!
      There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Coates slept
for most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning, his workmates came into work and found the lift was not
working. When the lift was opened, Mr. Coates came out. He was cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the
lift for 62 hours!
      Now Mr.Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

1. Why couldn't Mr.Coates get out of the lift? Because              .　

A. something was wrong with the lift
B. it was the weekend
C. it was in an office
D. it was a holiday

2. In the lift, there was              .

3. What did Mr.Coates do in the lift?

A. He shouted.
B. He slept.
C. He waited.
D. All of the above.

4. How long was he in the lift?

A. For more than two days.
B. For the whole Saturday.
C. For the weekend.
B. Since last Tuesday.

A. Now Mr.Coates is a little afraid of taking a lift.
B. Now Mr.Coates likes taking a lift.
C. Now Mr.Coates never uses lifts.
D. Now Mr.Coates only uses lifts if they have no telephones in them.

　　How long can I keep borrowed material?
　　Each time you borrow a book or a video, a date due card will be put in the
book or video pocket, telling the day you should return the items to the library.
　　Check this date carefully.
　　Some items such as Hot Video and Hot Book can be kept for one week with
no renewals.
　　You can keep most other items for three weeks, with two renewals allowed
only if there are no holds or bookings on them.
　　How can I renew books?
　　You can renew items 3 ways:
　　1. Call the service line at 21226274444.
　　2. Renew the items yourself on the Internet. Items can be renewed twice if
there are no holds on them.
　　3. Being the item(s) to any branch and take to the Circulation Desk. Most
materials except Hot Book and Hot Video copies may be renewed twice for the
same period as the original loan, unless another reader has placed a "hold" on
the item. You cannot renew the item if it is overdue.

(     ) 1. If you borrow a book from the library, you can always find in the
book a card that tells you when you should return it to the library.
(     ) 2. You can keep any items from the library for three weeks.
(     ) 3. If another reader wants the item and has placed a "hold" on it, you have
to return it.
(     ) 4. Readers can renew every item in the library twice if no one has placed a
hold" on it.
(     ) 5. It is easy to renew a book.
New words:
material 材料       date due card 借阅日期卡       renewals 续借
original loan     初次借阅           Circulation Desk 流通部          overdue 预期的