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My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Grade Two. Every evening we get into homework battles (争执). When she get home, homework is the last thing she likes to do. I think she should do her homework just after school. But she thinks she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria does her homework, she wants me to help her. I don’t want to help, because I think my daughter should do her homework by herself. And most of the time, I have to do other things.

    Children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them. As you can see, I’m really worried about homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas ? Help me!

1.The woman’s daughter is __________.

       A. four years old             B. six years old

       C. eight years old            D. nine years old

2.The woman thinks that her daughter should do her homework__.

        A. by herself             B. with the mother

        C. with the father         D. with the classmates

3.What does the phrase worried about mean?_________ .

       A. 关心     B. 担心   C. 涉及    D. 思量

Hello, I’m Vladislav. For my summer holidays, I usually stay in a country house near Moscow.

Last summer, my dad’s brother gave me a present — a blue bike. At that time I couldn’t ride it very well.

One day I got into an accident. But don’t worry, everything was OK, just some “little” injuries.

That day, I tried to ride my bike and suddenly it began to move very fast. I couldn’t stop the bike. So I fell into a ditch (沟) full of dirty water. When I thought I had had enough bad luck, a girl walked by. She saw the bike and me. I quickly stood up.

“Are you fishing here?” she asked.

“Yes,” I answered. Then I said, “I’m making fish soup for dinner. Would you like to come?” To my surprise, she agreed.

After that we became friends. Now, we often send each other e-mails. She knows that I’m studying in China and she asks me questions about Chinese culture. I tell her my stories of China, and she says she wants to visit China, too. She even plans to study Chinese.

This is how, with the help of my bike, China got one more Russian friend.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Who sent Vladislav a bike last summer?

2.What happened when Vladislav tried to ride his bike?

3. What did the girl think Vladislav was doing when she saw him by the ditch?

4.What made Vladislav surprised?

5. What does the girl say she wants to do in her e-mail to Vladislav?

词语运用（10分）

用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，将正确的词写在短文下面的横线上。

　　I have a good friend Lily. She 1              (come) from Australia. Her mother is a teacher and her father is a doctor. Now they 2             (be) in China. Her mother 3          (teach)us English. We4          (love)her because she is very nice. Lily 5          (like) eating Chinese food. Dumplings are her favorite. Lily can 6        (play)the guitar and she wants 7     (join) the music club. She 8      (have) a lot of books because she likes reading. She often 9         (help) me with my English and I 10         (help) her with her Chinese.We are very happy.

Hello, I’m Vladislav. For my summer holidays, I usually stay in a country house near Moscow.
Last summer, my dad’s brother gave me a present — a blue bike. At that time I couldn’t ride it very well.
One day I got into an accident. But don’t worry, everything was OK, just some “little” injuries.
That day, I tried to ride my bike and suddenly it began to move very fast. I couldn’t stop the bike. So I fell into a ditch (沟) full of dirty water. When I thought I had had enough bad luck, a girl walked by. She saw the bike and me. I quickly stood up.
“Are you fishing here?” she asked.
“Yes,” I answered. Then I said, “I’m making fish soup for dinner. Would you like to come?” To my surprise, she agreed.
After that we became friends. Now, we often send each other e-mails. She knows that I’m studying in China and she asks me questions about Chinese culture. I tell her my stories of China, and she says she wants to visit China, too. She even plans to study Chinese.
This is how, with the help of my bike, China got one more Russian friend.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
【小题1】Who sent Vladislav a bike last summer?
　　　　          　　　　　　　　  
【小题2】What happened when Vladislav tried to ride his bike?
　　　　          　　　　　　　　  
【小题3】 What did the girl think Vladislav was doing when she saw him by the ditch?
　　　　          　　　　　　　　  
【小题4】What made Vladislav surprised?
　　　　          　　　　　　　　  
【小题5】 What does the girl say she wants to do in her e-mail to Vladislav?
　　　　          　　　　　　　　  

My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Grade Two. Every evening we get into homework battles (争执). When she get home, homework is the last thing she likes to do. I think she should do her homework just after school. But she thinks she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria does her homework, she wants me to help her. I don’t want to help, because I think my daughter should do her homework by herself. And most of the time, I have to do other things.
Children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them. As you can see, I’m really worried about homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas ? Help me!
【小题1】The woman’s daughter is __________.