You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
1.The song Happy Birthday was written by .
A. an American girl
B. an American girl’s grandma
C. an American boy
D. an American girl’s friend
2.The girl was sad because .
A. she didn’t want to go to the party.
B. she would be busy that day.
C. she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift.
D. she wasn’t invited to the party.
3.What gift did she give her friend?
A. A flower. B. A toy. C. An interesting book. D. A song.
4.What did her friends think of the song? It was .
A. boring B. beautiful C. exciting D. interesting
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The girl was still poor after writing the song .
B. The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.
C. The girl’s friends had heard the song before.
D. The girl became famous because of the song.
1.Yu Wei will meet Ren Xue at the school gate .
A. at 8:00, on May 23 B. at 8:00, on May 24
C. at 16:00, on May 23 D. at 16:00, on May 24
2.Tomorrow Yu Wei and Ren Xue will probably .
A. go hiking B. go to a party
C. go to the movies D. join the Sunshine Club
3.Which number can Maria call at if her MP5 is lost?
A. 84676352. B. 87539683. C. 87539682. D. 87058344.
4.Which of the following people is allowed to join the club?
A. A 10-year-old kid. B. A 14-year-old boy.
C. A 19-year-old student. D. A 30-year-old parent.
5.We can know that the club
A. is on Land Street
B. costs 35 yuan a week
C. opens once a week
D. is open for four hours a week
从框里选择填入对话相应空白处的适当选项
A: Hello, this is Ann.Is that Helen ?
B: Yes, speaking.
A:Helen, The happy weekend is coming. 1.____
B: Yes, I’m not busy. I’ve already finished my homework.
A: 2.______________
B: I’ve no idea. What about you ?
A: Let me see. Let’s do something interesting and helpful. 3._________
B: Certainly. Where?
A: In the new museum.
B: Oh, I remember. I heard of it last week. 4.___________________
A: By bike. It’s Saturday tomorrow. The traffic must be heavy, I think.
B: I agree. 5._____________
A: At the gate of our school at nine in the morning.
从B栏中找出与A栏相对应的答语。
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A 46. Would you like something to eat, Harry? 47. Hello! May I speak to Miss Green? 48. What does your mother look like? 49. Li Ming, you speak English very well. 50. How far is it from your home to school? |
B A. It’s about three kilometers. B. Hold on, please. C. Thank you. D. She’s tall and beautiful. E. Yes, I’d like some rice. |
The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6,300 kilometers___36_ . It is often 37 “Ten- -thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world.
The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk 38 . Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall 39 stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on 40 side and on the highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.
There are tall watch-towers alone the Great Wall. Once upon 41 time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies（敌人）in the watch-towers day and night. They made 42 on the towers to 43 each other when the enemies came.
Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in 44 . Every year 45 people come to visit it form all over the world.
1.A. wide B. tall C. long
2.A. calling B. call C. called
3.A. side by side B. one by one C. one after another
4.A. was made of B. was made from C. was made in
5.A. both B. all C. each
6.A. an B. a C. the
7.A. fire B. a kite C. a face
8.A. tell B. talk C. speak
9.A. Asia B. the world C. Europe
10.A. thousand B. a few thousand C. thousands of
The bus driver always says to us ,“Don’t get off________ the bus stops.”
A. when B. while C. until D. if
