I have worked in Shenyang for two months. I seldom meet Westerners in the street. But on TV, I see many foreigners in Shenyang. I am a little lonely and I really hope to make friends with English speakers. Although I study Chinese hard, my Chinese is poor and I can’t communicate in Chinese very well.

However, Chinese people usually smile and wave to me on the bus and at any other places. In the street, the most common conversation goes like this: A Chinese person, “Hello.”

I, “Hello.”

The Chinese，“Where are you from?”

“England.”

“Oh, I see!” and then if his vocabulary is exhausted(耗尽的), “Bye-bye”. This can happen five or six times on any trip around town. How I hope to see a Westerner at that time.

1.The writer comes from_______.

2.The writer feels________ in Shenyang.

3. Why doesn’t the writer make friends with Chinese people?

4.What do Chinese people usually ask the writer about?

5.What is the best title for this passage?   

Should teenagers help their parents do chores? Is it important for us to learn how to do chores?

I have a classmate called Li Ting. She is the only child in her family. Her parents love her so much that they don’t let her do any chores. On weekdays she gets up, has meals, goes to school, has lessons, she only plays with her friends. So she doesn’t know how to do chores. One day, her father was badly ill and was in hospital. Her mother had to take care of her father in the hospital and couldn’t cook meals for her for a week. Li Ting didn’t know how to cook meals. She had a lot of trouble cooking meals and often felt hungry. She only had instant noodles(方便面)for her meals.

From the story, we know it’s very important for us to learn to do chores.

1.How many children are there in Li Ting’s family?

2.The writer thinks it is________ for teenagers to learn to do chores.

3. Li Ting doesn’t__________.

4. Why did Li Ting only have instant noodles for her meals when her parents weren’t at home?

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

用方框内所给词的正确形式填空。（每词只用一次）

Jamie was a boy. He didn’t have a hobby. After school, he didn’t 1  ___ part in any games with his friends. He just 2  ____ at home and watched a lot of television. No hobby was not a good way for a young boy to 3___   up. So one day his grandpa knew it and came to his home. He taught him 4_________to fish. Jamie was very happy and had a lot of fun doing this. From the story we know hobby is a great joy.

Boys and girls, the winter holiday is coming. By the way, what plans have you made for it? What’re your hobbies? Let’s do the things we like to do. Come on, boys and girls. I’m very sure you’ll enjoy 5________  . But remember to bring your school works to your teacher before you come to school.

John is a famous writer now. Bob said he was not a good student ___41_____ he was young. He was often late for____42___ and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes, he ______43____ in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, ____44____but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher _____45___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, _____46____ brother Ben was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and _____47___ is his brother Ben? John said, “That’s easy. Ben is twice as old as Jack, so he is thirty now.”

Another time, the ____48_____ in a science class asked, “When it thunders(打雷), _______49___ do we always see the light before we hear the sound?”

“But, Miss,” said John quickly, “don’t you ___50_____ our eyes are in front of our ears?”

A: Hello!

B: Hello, Tom. 1.___________________________?

A: I’m OK. And you?

B: I’m great. I just returned from a school trip.

A: That sounds fun. 2.___________________________

B: I went to the aquarium.

A: Wow. 3.________________________

B: No, there weren’t any whales, but there were some sharks.

A: Cool! What else did you see?

B: I saw some crocodiles. 4.___________________________. I don’t like them. I also saw some funny penguins.

A 5._______________________

B: After that, we got on the bus and went to the park. We had our lunch there. Then we got back to school.

A: That is a great school trip.

A: 1.________ ?

B: It was great. I went to Qingdao.

A: 2._________

B: It’s very beautiful. I really like the beach and the food.

A: 3.____________

B: Any kind of food is okay.

A: Is it expensive?

B: Maybe a little. 4.____________ But it has the friendliest service.

A: You are right. The people there are really friendly. I hope one day I can go there. 5._____________

B: OK. You’d better go there in summer. It’s the most beautiful at that time.

A: Thanks a lot.

B: You’re welcome.    

 Ann didn’t go to school________ the storm yesterday.

 Our teacher asked us_________ the bus after the trip.

 ---Could you please sweep the floor?

---_____________. I have to do my homework.

---Jim, I want to know the sports news. _______ the TV, please.

---OK, Dad.