How time flies! The summer holiday went away．I had a great time in England．I think I'll never forget it．

    It's time for me to go back home．First, I'll buy some gifts for my family．My father likes reading．I'll buy a book for him．I think he will be very happy．My mother works in a shop near my home．She often goes to work on foot．I want to buy an umbrella for her．I think she can use the umbrella when it rains．My brother likes soccer very much and I will buy a soccer ball for him．

    I will also buy some gifts for my friends．But I haven't decided（决定）what to buy! I want to give them a big surprise!

1．The writer（作者）will buy a（n）                           for his or her father．

A．soccer ball           B．umbrella               C．book                      D．surprise

2．Where did the writer go this summer holiday?

A．England．    B．America．           C．Canada．                D．Australia．

3．What will the writer give to his or her friends?

A．Umbrellas．                                            B．Balls．

C．Books．                                                    D．We don't know．

4．What does the writer's father like doing?

  A．Driving．                B．Fishing．             C．Drawing．              D．Reading．

5．The writer's mother may be a                       ．

    A．teacher                B．farmer                 C．clerk                    D．doctor

　 Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends, but they don’t understand her because she can’t speak Chinese very well. It’s Sunday morning. Mary is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there. She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can’t understand her. She looks worried. Then she finds a way to express(表达)what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy. The boy has a careful look at the picture and smiles, then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

(　 )56. This article mainly tells us a story of _____.

　　　　 A. a Chinese schoolboy　　　　 B. the way to the zoo

　　　　 C. how to learn Chinese in China 　　　　 D. an American girl Mary in Beijing

(　 )57. The underlined words “understand her” means _____ in Chinese.

　　　　 A. 理解她当时的心情　 B. 认识她　　　　 C. 明白她所说的话　 D. 帮助她

(　 )58. The underlined word “express” can be replaced(替换) by _____.

　　　　 A. guess　 B. keep 　 　C. write 　　　 D. show

(　 )59. Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

　　　　 A. Because she likes the boy to see her picture.

　　　　 B. Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

　　　　 C. Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

　 　　　 D. Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

(　 )60. She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because _____.

　　　　 A. she is good at drawing B. she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

　　　　 C. she doesn’t know how to say “elephant” in Chinese

　　　　 D. she wants to help the boy say “elephant” in English

-　Jim　isn’t　in　the　classroom.　Where　is　he？

    -　He　_____　to　the　teacher’s　office.

    A.　wil　go　　　　B.　has　gone　C.　had　gone　　　　D.　is　going