John was sad. Nothing could make him      . "I don't want to go to school today." "Come on, sleepy head. Let's go for a       ”said his mum.

    When they walked down the street, his mum said, "John, do you see the      in Mr. Butler's garden? Would you like to sniff(嗅)them?

    "     "，said John.

    "But I want to. Come with me", His mum sniffed the flowers. "Oh, these flowers     me my son should(应该)be happy, and they also tell me my son should go to       .”

    "Aha, mum, you are joking(开玩笑).How can flowers     ?”laughed John.

    They walked on. "Perhaps we can have a dog cat cow chicken sheep ice cream," said his mum.

    John      again. "Don't be so silly(傻的)，Mum. That sounds(听上去)     . You can't have that kind of ice cream."

    John kept smiling from that moment. Mum felt happy now that John was happy. John thanked his mum very much to make       happy. He thought his mum was great.

1.A. cry                    B. clever C. angry            D. happy

2.A. walk            B. rest    C. talk             D. show

3.A. dogs       B. trees          C. flowers        D. grass

4.A. Yes                    B. No    C. Sure           D. Why

5.A. think       B. tell    C. ask    D. hope

6.A. work       B. bed             C. school        D. movies

7.A. read            B. write            C. listen          D. speak

8.A. laughed           B. cried          C. shouted       D. talked

9.A. interesting        B. strange        C. fun              D. great

10.A. him       B. her             C. them          D. he

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A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
注：urchin顽童, hesitate犹豫, , crippled残疾,cent 美分
【小题1】The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?

1. 1.

   Americans like ________ best as pets.

   1. A.
      dogs
   2. B.
      pigs
   3. C.
      cats
   4. D.
      mice
2. 2.

   The canary is a kind of ________.

   1. A.
      dog
   2. B.
      cat
   3. C.
      bird
   4. D.
      fish
3. 3.

   If you have much money, we can call you ________.

   1. A.
      a fat cat
   2. B.
      a happy cat
   3. C.
      a thin cat
   4. D.
      a sad cat
4. 4.

   If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.

   1. A.
      he plays cat and mouse with someone
   2. B.
      he looks like the cat that ate the canary
   3. C.
      he is a lazy cat
   4. D.
      he has dragged in something
5. 5.

   The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.

   1. A.
      one
   2. B.
      two
   3. C.
      three
   4. D.
      four

Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.

M — Michael          L — Lin Tao

L: What are you going to do this Sunday?

M: 1. ___________________________________. What about you?

L: I don’t know, either. Would you like to do something interesting with me?

M: Sure, what would you like to do?

L: 2. ___________________________________.

M: OK. Where are we going to meet?

L: Let’s meet at my uncle’s house. My uncle has a boat. He can take us to fish on the lake.

M: 3. ___________________________________?

L: Let’s leave at four in the morning. Fishing is good at that time.

M: 4. That’s too early. ___________________________________?

L: Well, no problem. What about half past four?

M: 5. _________________________________. See you at half past four on Sunday morning.