Do you dream of being a reporter? Are you a good English writer who loves the news? We’re looking for 100 students from around the world. They will join the BBC Kid Reporter team for the 2015–2016 school year.
In the past, BBC Kid Reporters have:
★ Interviewed leaders and other people.
★ Written news stories for BBC For Kids.
★ Talked about their work on television.[来
Next year our team will continue to report local news stories for BBC For Kids magazine and bbcforkids.com.
How to Enter
Visit www.bbcforkids.com and fill in the entry form (报名表). Be sure to read the rules and share them with your parents, who must sign (签名) your form. Entries must be done by June 19, 2015. You must be OVER 13 years of age. Good luck!
1.100 students from around ________will join the BBC Kid Reporter team.
A. the world B. the nation
C. the UK D. the USA
2.In the past, BBC Kid Reporters have ________.
A. made a lot of movies
B. read letters to British kids
C. given speeches in the USA
D. interviewed leaders and other people
3.Next year the team will go on to report local news stories for ________.
A. Chinese newspapers
B. American televisions
C. British middle schools
D. BBC For Kids magazine and bbcforkids.com
4.What will you do first of all to enter the BBC Kid Reporter team?
A. Visit the website and fill in the entry form.
B. Read the rules and share them with your parents.
C. Ask your parents to sign your entry form.
D. Do your entry on June 19, 2015.
5.How old must you be to join the BBC Kid Reporter team?
A. 12 years old.
B. 10 years old or so.
C. More than 13 years old.
D. Less than 13 years old.
Grandmother’s Favourite Doll (玩具娃娃)
A little girl had a doll. She loved it so much that she would treat it with great care, even though her friends would laugh at her for being so careful.
As time passed, the girl grew up, moved houses, became an adult, married, had children, and finally became a lovely little old woman with many grandchildren.
One day, she returned to her hometown, found her original house, and went in. Among hundreds of old things, the now-old little girl found her doll. It was as well looked after as before. She took it home with her and gave it to her granddaughter. Her granddaughter loved it.
Each time the old woman saw her granddaughter playing with the doll, tears (眼泪) of joy would roll down her cheeks (脸颊). She was so glad to see now it was in the hands of her granddaughter.
1.The little girl had a ________and she loved it so much.
A. dog B. doll C. toy car D. ball
2.The little girl’s friends laughed at her because she ________.
A. looked so thin and ugly
B. didn’t get on well with her friends
C. treated her doll so carefully
D. didn’t like to play games with them
3.What does the underlined word “original” mean in the third paragraph?
A. 豪华的 B. 原来的 C. 新建的 D. 木质的
4.When the old woman found her doll, ________.
A. it looked old and terrible
B. she threw it away
C. it was as well looked after as before
D. she took it home and kept it herself
5.Whenever she saw her granddaughter playing with the doll, she would ________.
A. feel very excited and joyful
B. think of her old friends
C. want to buy her granddaughter a new doll
D. wish to go back to her hometown again
The picture shows a family visiting their new baby in hospital. I think it’s probably the evening, because the light is ____, so the father must have brought his children __work.
There are two children beside the baby, a boy and a girl. The ____ is a little older than his sister. He’s about six or seven. He ____ proud. The girl looks very ____ to have a new sister.
The father has his arm around ____ children. He looks proud as well. The mother is sitting ___. She looks happy ____a little tired.
The baby is in the middle. I guess it’s a girl, ____she is wearing pink clothes. The baby is ____ despite (尽管，不管) all the noise and excitement.
1.A. off B. on C. out
2.A. before B. after C. at
3.A. girl B. baby C. boy
4.A. looks B. is looked C. is looking
5.A. excited B. sad C. angry
6.A. her B. your C. his
7.A. on the left B. in the middle C. in the front
8.A. and B. or C. but
9.A. because B. so C. if
10. A. running B. sleeping C. eating
—What a fine day! Why not go out for a picnic?
—__________. Let’s go.
A. Pardon me B. I’m afraid not C. Sounds cool
________ you drive, you mustn’t drink wine at all.
A. If B. Unless C. Though
—Hi, Wang Ning! How’s the weather in Heze now?
—It is terrible. It ________ all the morning.
A. rains B. is raining C. rained
