Why is 2004 a special year? Because it is a Leap Year (闰年).
What’s so special about that? Well, we have a Leap Year every four years. And it has 366 days, not the usual (通常的) 365. In a Leap Year, we have 29 days in February, while in a usual year we have only 28 days.
Why do we have a Leap Year? We have a Leap Year so we can keep the calendar (日历) in step with the seasons. The calendar is a kind of clock for the year. But how long is a year? A calendar year is 365 days. But a true year is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 46 seconds long. That’s the time it takes the earth to go around the sun. So every four years we have one more day, and we put it at the end of February, the shortest month of a year. Then we have a Leap Year.
1.How often can we have a Leap Year?
A. Every year
B. Every February
C. Every four years
2. What is a calendar? It’s a kind of clock _______.
A. for the year
B. for Leap Year
C. for the usual year
3. It takes the earth ________ to go around the sun.
A. a day
B. a year
C. a little longer
D.than 365 days
4.Which is the shortest month of the year?
A. February B. March
C. May D. June
5.Mary was born on February 29,1972. Now she is 32. How many birthdays has she had?
A. 32 B. 16 C. 8 D. 4
Love, sometimes we can’t see it!
This is an old story. One day, a man was not happy when his 7-year-old daughter made a box with some paper. The family didn’t have much money. So the father thought his daughter wasted(浪费)the paper. The next day, the little girl gave the box to her father and said,“Dad, today is your birthday. This box is for you.”
The man was happy. But he was not happy again when he found there was nothing in the box. “Why didn’t you put anything for me in the box?” He asked his daughter. The little girl looked at him and cried, “Dad, I put my love in the box. It’s all for you!”
The man felt sad and said sorry to his daughter. Sometimes, we can’t see love with our eyes.
1.How old was the daughter?
A. Six years old.
B. Seven years old.
C. Eight years old.
2. What did the daughter do the next day?
A. She gave the box to her father.
B. She put some money in the box.
C. She gave some paper to her father.
3.Why was the father was not happy again when he opened the box?
A. Because he didn’t like the box.
B. Because there was nothing in the box.
C. Because he thought his daughter wasted paper.
4.How did the father feel at last?
A. Happy. B. Sorry. C. Bored.
5.Which of the following is true?
A. The family had lots of money.
B. The daughter loved her father.
C. The father didn’t like his daughter.
Most American families like to have a holiday summer. Summer is a good season for holidays. I t’s very hot during the months of July and August. Children do not go to school during these months.
Some like to stay at home during the holiday. They work in the garden, visit friends, books, or TV. Many families their lunch to parks or in the countryside. They like to eat in the place where there are many trees or a nice lake. If they live near the sea, they go to the beach. They can fish, or enjoy the sun there. America is a larger country.
Many families travel by or by train to see interesting places. They also travel by plane to a foreign country. Many big cities have many famous buildings, theaters, shops and other places for travelers.
1.A. for B.in C.on D.at
2.A. one B.two C.three D.four
3.A. people B.peoples C.man D.person
4.A. see B.watch C.look D.read
5.A. see B.watch C.look D.read
6.A. takes B.take C.took D.are taking
7.A. something B. somewhere C. anything D. someone
8.A. never B. hardly ever C. often D. hardly
9.A. skate B. climb hills C. hike D. swim
10.A. car B.a car C.their car D.cars
--I’m going to spend the holiday tomorrow. --______.
A. Bye-bye. B. That’s true.
C. Have a good time D. That’s nothing
She is _______ than he is.
A. much outgoing B. very outgoing
C. much more outgoing D. as outgoing as
The food is ________, but I don’t have ________ to buy.
A. enough expensive; enough money
B. cheap enough; enough money
C. expensive enough; money enough
D. enough cheap; money enough
