It’s Jimmy’s birthday and he is 9 years old. He gets a lot of presents from his family and one of them is a big drum (鼓). His grandfather buys it for him.

Jimmy likes it very much. He plays with it every day and he often makes a terrible noise (令人讨厌的声音). His father works in the day and Jimmy is in bed when he gets home in the evening. So his father doesn’t hear the noise.

 But Mrs Black doesn’t like the noise, so one morning she takes a knife and goes to Jimmy’s room when he hits his drum. She says to him, “Hello! Jimmy. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Please open the drum and let’s find it.”

61. What does Jimmy get on his birthday?

  A. He gets only one present from his family.    B. He gets a lot of presents.    

  C. He gets a knife and a drum.                       D. He gets a drum from Mrs Black.

62. Who gives Jimmy a drum? 

  A. His mother.                                      B. His father.

  C. His father’s friend.                      D. His grandfather.

63. When his father gets home in the evening, what does Jimmy do?

  A. He hits his drum with his grandfather.         B. He watches TV with Mrs Black.  

  C. He sleeps in bed.               D. He does his homework with his grandfather.

64. What’s the Chinese for “hits” in this passage (文章)?

  A. 敲击                      B. 拿着                      C. 知道                        D. 看见

65. Why does Mrs Black give Jimmy a knife?

  A. Because she likes Jimmy’s drum.

  B. Because she knows there is something in the drum.

  C. Because she doesn’t like the noise.

  D. Because she wants to know what is in the drum.

      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.

It’s Jimmy’s birthday and he is 9 years old. He gets a lot of presents from his family and one of them is a big drum (鼓). His grandfather buys it for him.

Jimmy likes it very much. He plays with it every day and he often makes a terrible noise (可怕的声音). His father works in the day and Jimmy is in bed when he gets home in the evening. So his father doesn’t hear the noise.

But Mrs. Black doesn’t like the noise, so one morning she takes a sharp knife and goes to Jimmy’s room when he hits his drum. She says to him, “Hello! Jimmy. Do you know there is something very nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Please open the drum and let’s find it.”

(     )56. What does Jimmy get on his birthday?

A. He gets only one present from his family.   

B. He gets a lot of presents.    

C. He gets a knife and a drum.    

D. He gets a drum from Mrs Black.

(     )57. Who gives Jimmy a drum? 

A. His mother buys it for him.                 B. His father buys it for him.

C. His father’s friend buys it for him.              D. His grandfather buys it for him.

(     )58. When his father gets home in the evening, what does Jimmy do?

A. He hits his drum with his grandfather.

B. He watches TV with Mrs Black.  

C. He sleeps in bed.       

D. He does his homework with his grandfather.

(     )59. What’s the Chinese meaning of “hits” in this passage?

A.敲击                       B.拿着                  C.知道                 D.看见

(     )60.Mrs. Black gives Jimmy a knife because_______.

A. she likes Jimmy’s drum

B. she knows there is something in the drum

C. she doesn’t like the noise

D. she wants to know what is in the drum

Mrs. Black doesn’t agree to keep a cat ______ a pet because she hates cats.

  A. for                B. on               C. as           D. with