New Books this Month
The Long Night
This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years.
Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and … Hard Work
This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth.
Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop… Hospital or Cinema
Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year.
Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film star…What will Tina do?
1.The Long Night was written by _________.
A．David Reilly B．Maha C．Joanna D．Marcie Jacome
2.The story of Hard Work happened in _______.
A．Australia B．Thailand C．India D．England
3.From the passage we can see Tina is_________.
A．a doctor B．a film star C．a writer D．a college(大学) student
4._______ is about a difficult journey.
A．Hospital or Cinema B．Hard Work C．The Long Night D．Harry Potter
5.The passage above is___________.
A．an advertisement(广告) B．a story C．a novel D．a diary
Have you ever seen snow? Many people in the world have not. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on the tops of very high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.
When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn, and most students from warm countries do not like this.
But snow is different. Though it is cold, it is also beautiful. Perhaps, after several dark mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks “Is it so late?” and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is the snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere. The light of his room comes from clean, beautiful snow.
1.In which part of England is there much snow in winter?
A．In the east. B．In the north. C．In the west. D．In the south.
2.In the autumn of England, we can NOT often see __________.
A．grey sky B．dark clouds C．strong winds D．cold rain
3.In England both snow and autumn rain are ____________.
A．cold B．clean C．beautiful D．heavy
4.Why does the student ask himself “Is it so late?”
A．Because he has some work to do. B．Because it is bright in the room.
C．Because it is really late. D．Because he usually gets up early.
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A．Every country in the world has snow in winter.
B．Foreign students like the weather in England.
C．It is often very warm in the autumn of England.
D．Many people in the world haven’t seen snow.
In America, when people say “man’s best friend”, they don’t mean 1 person. Instead they are talking about a lovely animal: a dog! These words show the friendship between people and 2 . Dogs and other pets can give 3 to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. And some even leave all their money to their 4 when they die!
Animals can help people, too. Dogs can become the “ 5 ” for a blind （瞎的）person or ears for a deaf（聋的）person. Pets can help people live 6 ! They make people 7 , too.
Americans hold “Be 8 to Animals Week”, the first week of May. There are pet shows during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? If you have a pet, spend 9 time this week playing with it. Remember to give it good 10 .
If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to 11 them. As people, we must learn to treat animals as our 12 !
1. A．a B．the C．other D．others
2. A．persons B．people C．children D．animals
3. A．sad B．joy C．ideas D．information
4. A．family B．pets C．children D．parents
5. A．eyes B．ears C．hands D．feet
6. A．alone B．together C．shorter D．longer
7. A．cooler B．angry C．happier D．sad
8. A．Bad B．Kind C．Nice D．Sad
9. A．less B．more C．no D．some
10. A．food B．rice C．drink D．milk
11. A．help B．ask C．play with D．stop
12. A．classmates B．friends C．enemies D．hunters
Tom went to work late the snowstorm.
A．because B．for C．because D．because of
—Where is Mr Green now ? I haven’t seen him for a few days .
—He _____ to Hong Kong .
A．goes B．will go C．is going D．has gone
—Could I borrow your dictionary?
—___________, but you have to return it tomorrow.
A．I’m sorry B．I’m not sure C．No problem D．I hope so
