Do you want to know anything about ma staying in America? Well, Let me tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since the fifth grade. However didn’t know textbook English was very different from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say，“I am fine” when people say “How are you?”But in the US, I found that people say,” I am good” or “I am tired.”
One day, someone greeted me with” What’s up?”It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and the US cultures.
To my surprise, the US girls spend a lot of time in burning sun getting a tan （晒黑）. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler（白的）.
I am also surprised by how hardworking the US students are. In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard all the time. But here, an “excellent” student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music .The kids here are so talented ，I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports.
1. How often did the writer have an English class in Grade Five?
A. Four times a week.
B. Five times a week.
C. Six times a week.
2.To the winter, textbook English is everyday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as C. easier than
3.A good US student spends his/her time .
A. only in doing homework
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies, sports or music and public work
4.Which of following is NOT true?
A. The writer is now in the US
B. American girls love to have while skin
C. The US students are talented and hard working.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. My own Travel in the US.
B. My Study in the US.
C. My friends in the US.
Many years ago, a rich man found that someone wan taking valuable things from his house. He locked all the doors and all the windows .Still the things went. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch the servant? He thought of a good plan.
Late one evening. When it was dark, he called all the servants together, “There is a thief in the house, but I know how to catch him.”He said.”In the next room there is a square box. In that box there is a chicken which is magic. Each of you must go into the room alone. It is quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happen. If you are the thief, the chicken will make such a loud sound that everyone in the house will hear it.”Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic chicken. But the man said that they must do what he said. If they had done nothing wrong. They had nothing to fear.
So the servants went into the dark room one at a time, while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had been in the room. but the chicken made no sound.”Good “said the man.”Now I know who the thief is! The servants looked very surprised.“Show me your right hands! The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason. There is no chicken in the box at all! But the top of the box was covered with paint. You all have paint on your fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he was afraid to put his finger on the box.”He pointed to one of the servants.”Your finger is clean! You are the thief!”
1.Were the rich man call all the servants together?
A. Yes, they were. B. No, they weren’t. C.I don’t know.
2.When did the rich man call all the servants together?
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening
3. Did the rich man catch the thief at last?
A. Yes, he did B. No, he didn’t C. He gave up the plan
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There was paint on the box.
B. All of the servants touched the box.
C. All of the servants went into the dark room
5. What do you think of the rich man?
A. Brave. B. Clever C. Friendly.
1. Miss Ding lives in .
A. Hotel Eiffel B. Hotel Bank C. Hotel Park
2. The hotel is .
A. in the park B. on the left of the bank C. near the bank
3.Which bus can’t reach the hotel?
A. Bus 705. B. Bus 18. C. Bus.47.
4. If Miss Ding is lost, she can .
A. call her friends
B. wait until the light is green
C. call the hotel at the phone number on the card
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Open the door when the red light is on.
B. The card can be used to open the door.
C. Miss Ding can keep the card after he checks out.
Food is very important. Everyone needs to 46 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 47 . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are 48 in everything around them. They learn 49 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older. they begin to 50 storybooks, science books, or anything they like.
When they find something new, they have to ask questions and 51 to find out the answers. What’s the best 52 to get knowledge? If we learn 53 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are 54 getting answers from others and don’t ask why, we will never learn more and understand 55 .
1. A. sleep B. drink C. cat
2. A. sport B. knowledge C. meat
3. A. interested B. interesting C. good
4.A. something B. nothing C. anything
5.A. write B. learn C. read
6. A. try B. think C. wait
7. A. place B. way C. road
8. A. with B. to C. by
9. A. seldom B. always C. sometimes
10. A. much B. well C. better
An old man has a cat. The cat now is very old. She can’t run quickly, and she can’t bite 41 .One day the old cat saw a mouse, she jumped and 42 it. But she couldn’t bite it. So the mouse got out of her 43 and ran away. The old man got very 44 and beat the cat. The cat said to him. “Don’t beat your servant. Don’t be unkind to the 45 When they are young, they can do good work.”
1.A. too B. also C. either
2. A. catch B. caught C. catches
3. A. mouth B. eyes C. hands
4.A. sad B. satisfied C. angry
5.A. young B. old C. sick
— How clean and tidy your bedroom is!
—Thank you. It every day.
A. cleans B. is cleaned C. was cleaned
