Children a11 over the world like to celebrate their birthdays．American children are the same．They usually celebrate with a party．They ask their friends to their parties They don’t have the party on the right date of their birthday if it comes on a school day．They may hold it at the weekend then．
Today many children like two kinds of parties．One is at home．Parents make the house beautiful with balloons and coloured paper．They make a birthday dinner．The children play games．The other kind is away from home Some are at a restaurant．The children eat pizza and ice cream The waiters also sing and say happy birthday to the children．Other parties are at a park or at a cinema．or in some other places．
There is a cake with candles at every birthday party．There is one candle for each year of a birthday boy’s or girl’s age．When the candles are lighted，everyone sings the birthday song：
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU．
Birthday parties change．Many people don’t have them when they are not young．They say they would like to forget how old they are．But they do like to keep the happy birthday parties of their childhood in mind．
1.If Tom’s birthday is on October 29th，Wednesday, he may have the party on .
A. October 29th B．October 28th
C．November 1st D．November 3rd
2.On Tom’s birthday ,who usually makes a big dinner for the children at home?
A．Tom． B. His friends
C．His teachers． D．His parents
3.The Chinese for“waiters”may be ．
A．服务员 B．老板 C．等候的人 D．亲戚
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A．Birthday Parties in China
B．Birthday Parties in the World
C．Birthday Patties in America
D．Birthday Presents for Children
Some parents don’t know how to talk about sensitive(敏感的)topics(话题)with young children．In fact，our kids know about them from TV，movies，magazines and school friends．If we don’t talk with them early and often，they may get them from others．So start to talk with them now．
Start early
Kids know about some sensitive topics at early ages．You are a parent．You have a good chance to talk with your child about these things first.
Start conversations with your child
Start the discussion ourselves．TV is a good topic．If you and your 12-year-old child watch a TV show，ask your child，“Do you like the show ?Why or why not?”and then discuss with your child．
Listen to your child
Do we know about our children’s ideas ?Do we know about our children and have a talk with them．
1.What does the underlined word “them”refer to(指代)?
A．Movies． B．Magazines．
C．School friends D．Sensitive topics．
2.There are ways of talking about sensitive topics with children．
A．two B．three C．four D five
3.This passage is for ．
A．teachers B．students
C．parents D．doctors
One day Mrs．Jones goes shopping．When her husband comes home in the evening，she begins to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress．“I see it in a shop this morning，”she says．
“And--and you want to buy it．”says her husband，“How much does it cost?”
“Forty pounds．”
“Forty pounds for a cotton dress? That’s too much!”
But every evening，when Mr．Jones comes back from work，his wife continues to say only about the dress，and at last, after a week，he says“Oh，buy the dress．Here’s the money！”She is happy．
But the next evening，when Mr．Jones comes home and asks，“Do you buy the famous dress?--'No，”she says．
“Why not?”he asks．
“Well，”Mrs．Jones says，“it is still in the window of the shop after a week，I think nobody else wants this dress，so I don’t want it，either．”
1.At first．Mrs Jones the beautiful dress in the window of the shop.
A．dislikes B．1ikes C．buys D．wears
2.Her husband doesn’t give her the money right away because
A．he doesn’t love her at all
B．he doesn’t have any money
C．he thinks the dress is too expensive
D．he wants a better one
3.How long does Mrs．Jones talk about the cotton dress?
A．A week． B．one day．
C．Two days． D．Two weeks
4.In the end, Mrs Jones
A．is happy to get the dress
B．doesn’t buy the dress
C．is angry with her husband
D．doesn’t get the money to buy the dress
Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant．The prices are in British money, called pounds and penny．There are 100 pence in a pound．
Main meals | small | large | Drinks | small | Large |
Hamburger | 1.80 | 2.30 | Cola | 0.80 | 1.00 |
Chicken burger | 2.00 | 2.50 | Orange | juice | 0.90 |
Side dishes |
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| Sweets |
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Fries | 0.90 | 1.10 | Ice | cream | 1.20 |
Chicken wings | 1.30 | 1.60 | Apple | pie | 0.70 |
1.A thirsty(口渴的)boy has only eighty pence—He may ask for
A．a large bottle of orange juice
B．a small bottle of orange juice
C．a large bottle of Cola
D．a small bottle of Cola
2.Which is not sold(卖)in this restaurant?
A．Fries． B．Coffee
C．Chicken wings D．Apple pie．
3.Which of the following is the most expensive main meals?
A．A small hamburger．
B．A large hamburger
C．A small chicken burger
D．A large chicken burger．
4.How much does a small hamburger and a large bottle of cola cost?
A．One pound and eighty pence．
B．Two pounds and eighty pence．
C．Two pounds and sixty pence．
D．Two pounds and thirty pence．
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卷上。
Some students like doing their homework in a quiet place．But some ．They often do their homework，listening to music talking with their friends．This is a kind of study habits．
All students need to have good habits．You learn things when you have good study habits and you can also remember easily，too．
Do you 1ike to in the living room? This is not a good place it is usually very noisy．You need to study in a place，like your bedroom. A quiet place can help you only think about one thing that is study．And you can better．
Before you begin to study, don’t forget to clean your desk．Light is very ，too．You will feel tired there is not enough light．
1.A．isn’t B．aren’t C．doesn’t D．don’t
2.A．and B．but C．or D． so
3.A．good B．nice C．well D．fine
4.A．him B．her C．it D．them
5.A．relax B．study C．play D．read
6.A．because B．so C．why D．and
7.A．big B．small C．quiet D．noisy
8.A．1earn B．speak C．sleep D．rest
9.A．interesting B．boring C．beautiful D．important
10.A．or B．and C．but D．if
--Happy New Year Amy!
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A．Not at all． B．That’s right．
C．Yes，I’m very happy． D．Thanks．The same to you!
