There is a shy girl in our class. She is thirteen years old. She is not tall and she is not short. She is a little fat. Her face is round, like an apple. She has two big black eyes and a small nose. Her mouth is big, but her ears are small. Her hair is short and black. She likes the color red. But today she is wearing a yellow sweater, blue jeans and brown shoes. She dislikes getting up early, so she is usually late for school. She doesn't like to talk to others. She likes little animals. She has a little black dog. She and the dog are good friends.

　　根据短文内容及首字母提示，完成下列对话。

　　1. -How old is the girl?

　　   -She is t ________ years old.

　　2. -How tall is the girl?

　　  -She is m ________ height.

　　3. -What color is the girl's hair?

　　   -It is b ________.

　　4. -What is the girl's favorite color?

　　   -It is r________.

　　5. -What does the girl like?

　  　-She likes little a ________.

 

You must know the song Happy Birthday. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom the writer wrote it?

About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the U.S. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular with children at that time, but not all grown-ups (成年人) knew it.

The girl was very poor (贫穷的). Once her friends invited her to a little boy’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy something for him. So she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning To You for the little boy.  When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. And they all learned to sing it. Later, the song became very popular around the world.     

     根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(   ) 51. When did the song Happy Birthday become popular?

       A. About one thousand years ago.      B. Hundreds of years ago.

       C. About one hundred years ago.        D. About ten years ago.

(   )52. At first, the song Happy Birthday was for a(n) 　　　.

       A. old lady          B. little boy   C. little girl    D. old man

(   )53. When her friends invited her to a party, the girl was 　　　.

       A. happy and excited              B. angry and stressed out

       C. excited but angry               D. happy but sad

(   )54. Which of the following is TRUE? 

       A. The girl didn’t love children at all.  B. The girl was very rich.

       C. The girl didn’t go to the party      D. The girl decided to sing a song at the party.

(   )55. Which is the best title for the passage?

       A. The story of Happy Birthday      B. A clever poor girl

       C. Let’s sing Happy Birthday        D. A story of a poor girl

　　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).

1.What’s Mary?

A. a student B. a doctor C. a teacher

2. What does Mary often do on Saturday?

A. do some washing B. go shopping C. go to school

3.How does Mary go to the shop?

A. by bus B. by train C. by car

4.What does Mary think of her Chinese?

A. very good B. very bad C. very poor

5.What does the girl think Mary need?

A. a cup B. a quilt C. books