Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _ five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "
　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .
　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.
　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "
　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "
　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.
　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found   50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).

Hello!

My name is Molly Sharp. I'm eleven years old. I've got one brother—his name's Joson and he's fourteen. I haven't got any sisters.I live with my mum and dad and grandma in a small house in Chesterfield，in the north of England. There are lots of things to do here. My friends and I go to the cinema on Saturdays.

　  Do you like games? I like football. My favorite team is Manchester United. I sometimes play football with my brother. I can play well but he isn't very good.

　  I've got seven pets--a tortoise and six goldfish. I want a dog or a cat，but my mother doesn't like them.

Please write to me.

Becky

1. The girl wants to find a ________.

　   A. sister　　　B. brother 　C.pet　　  D. pen pal

2.What is the girl's surname(姓)?

　   A. Sharp　　B.  Molly   C. Becky Molly  D. none of the above

3. The girl's family live in ________.

  A. a big room              B. a cinema 

  C. the west of England       D. the north of England

4. Does the girl play football well?

  A. Yes，she does.　      　B. No，she doesn't.

  C. She's not very good.　　　D. We don't know.

5. The girl's mother doesn't like ________. 

A. the tortoise or the goldfish　　

B. the tortoise or the dog

  C. a dog or a cat　　　　　　　　

D. the goldfish or the cat

Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.

Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.

Don’t give your password (密码) to anyone else, and never leak out the following information---your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information. 

Check with your parents before giving out a credit (信用) card number.

Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK.

Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure it’s a right place for you.

Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission (允许). Never meet anyone you met on line alone.

Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.

If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.

Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.

Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.

1. If you want a true friend on the Internet , you can ____________ .

A. tell the people what your name is .

B. meet the people on line alone.

C. write an e-mail about yourself .

D. get your parent’s permission.

2.It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet.

A. give password to others

B. get useful knowledge and information

C. give out a credit card number

D. go into a chat room as they’d like to

3. The underlined phrase “leak out” in the third paragraph may mean “________.”

A. give away　   B. leave out

C. give out      D. put away

4.If your parents don’t agree, never ________.

A. read anything on the Internet

B. relax in your free time

C. have a face-to face meeting with anyone you met online

D. treat other people as you’d like to be treated

5. This passage is mainly about “________”.

A. How to use Computers

B. Surfing on the Internet

C. Information on the Interne

D. Internet Safety Rules

People sometimes like to read stories of dogs very much. They think that dogs are much cleverer than cats, sheep, cows or other animals in their homes.

　One of my best friends, Bob, has a dog named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, Bob and Jack have a walk in the park nearby. Jack likes these walks very much. One Sunday afternoon, I stayed in Bob’s home for a long time and we talked happily. Soon it was time for them to take a walk in the park. Jack was worried about it. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of me and looked at me. But I still paid no attention (注意) to him. I went on talking with my friend. At last, Jack could not wait any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of me again. But this time, he held my hat in his mouth. Suddenly, I understood what Jack meant.

1.How many people are there in this story?     ______.

A．One　            B．Two　　 　        C．Three            D．Four

2.Jack____________.

A．is one of my best friends

B．enjoys walking in the park

C．has many good friends

D．enjoys talks in the room

3.Jack was worried because______________.

A．he wanted to eat something

B．it was Sunday afternoon again

C．he was not feeling well

D．he wanted his master (主人) to take him for a walk

4.Jack took my hat in his mouth to show that__________.

A．I should leave the house at once

B．he liked my hat very much

C．he was hungry and he tried to eat it

D．he wanted to have a rest

How much of an addict(成癖/嗜好) are you? Are you like any of the people?

①I dislike haircut(理发). I seldom(很少) get a haircut. So when I get one, my hair is really short. My hair gets really long before my next haircut.    --- Harry

②I hardly drink soda(苏打水).I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups a day. ---Rose

③I exercise regularly（有规律地）.Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on it in one day.  ---Sam

④I have a bar(条/根) of chocolate sometimes. I can’t eat a lot of it, because it makes me heavy.   ---Kim

⑤I have a TV in my living room, one is in my dining room, one is in my bedroom. I even have one in the bathroom(浴室).  --- John

　    ⑥I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a great deal of (大的量)money. I mostly (主要) do window shopping.     ---Jenny

1. How often does Harry get a haircut?

2.How many TVs does John have?

3.How much time does Sam spend on exercise?

4. Kim has chocolate _________ ,while(而) Jenny spends ________ shopping.