Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.” he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?” His friend Jack asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,” Alan said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,” Alan said, “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.” Jack said.
“Let me finish.” Alan said, “On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”
1.Alan saw ________ in a news paper.
A. an ad. B. a letter
C. a story D. a report
2.Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.
A. the mountains B. the countryside
C. the seaside D. William Farm
3.Alan spent _________ at William Farm.
A. four days B. three months
C. a month D. a few weeks
4.Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.
A. mutton B. pork C. beef D. fish
5.From the passage we know that ________.
A. Alan left the farm because he missed his family
B. Alan left the farm because he had four dinners at the farm
C. Alan left the farm because he couldn’t go fishing at the farm
D. Alan came back home because he was afraid of the fourth dinner
Do you like singing? Do you know how to use the iPod or iPhone to sing? The iPod and iPhone are two devices of the company Apple. Now they will soon teach you how to sing well. The company Apple is planning to turn the two devices into karaoke machines.
After Apple invented the iPod, the way people listened to music changed a lot. But now the company wants to teach people to sing with them. By using the iPod or iPhone, you can choose your favourite song, and then you will see lyrics (歌词) on the screen, just like traditional karaoke machines. When you sing, the devices will remember your voice. It will also compare your voice with the singer of the song. It can even give you a suitable (合适的) mark. If you sing well, you may get a mark of 90-100. If you don’t sing well, you may get a poor mark.
It is good news for people who like singing. Use your iPod or iPhone to practise more. I am sure you can sing very well.
1. What does the underlined word “devices” mean in Chinese?
A. 设备 B. 机会 C. 歌曲 D. 手机
2.The iPod and iPhone will soon teach you how to _______.
A. use the devices B. sing well
C. make phone calls D. dance to music
3.By using the iPod or iPhone, you can’t _______.
A. choose your favourite song
B. see lyrics on the screen
C. get the singing marks
D. see people dance to the music
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The company Apple didn’t invent(发明) the iPod.
B. No devices will remember your voice.
C. When you sing, you may get a mark from the devices.
D. If you like dancing, it is good news for you.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. A famous company Apple.
B. A perfect mobile phone.
C. Why people often use the iPod or iPhone to sing.
D. How people will use the iPod or iPhone to sing.
One day an old man is selling a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly.
Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”
“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?”
“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the elephant?” asks the old man.
The young man answers, “Because I never saw an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
1.What is the old man doing?
A. He is giving some meat to the young man.
B. He is selling an elephant.
C. He is looking at an elephant.
D. He is finding the bad ears of the elephant.
2.The young man looks at the elephant slowly because ______.
A. he never saw an elephant before
B. He wants some meat
C. he want to help the old man
D. he wants to find the bad ears
3.Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A. The old man sells the elephant.
B. The young man doesn’t say anything about the elephant before the old man sells it.
C. The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.
D. The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the elephant.
4.The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.
A. presents B. money C. food D. meat
5.How does the young man look at the elephant?
A. Quickly. B. Carefully. C. Fast. D. Happily.
A：Where you born ? B： I was born in a small village.
A. were B. was C. are D. is
I think he will come back ______ three days.
A．in B．for C．during D．after
We can’t ________ the road when the light is red.
A. across B. walk cross
C. cross D. past
