Every day some people are killed (杀死) while they are crossing the roads．Most of
these people are old and children．Old people are often killed because they can’t see or hear very well．Children are killed because they are not careful. They forget to look and listen before they cross the roads.
A car or a bus can't stop quickly．If a car is going very fast，it will travel many meters before it stops．Some people don’t always understand this．They think a car can stop in a few meters．It is difficult to know how fast a car is moving．The only way to cross the roads safely is to look both ways，right and left．Then if the roads are empty，you can cross them.
Answer the questions. （按短文内容，回答问题）
1.Why are old people often killed while they are crossing the roads?
____________________________________________________.
2.Do people think a car can stop in a few meters?
_________, ________________________.
3. Children are often careful while crossing the roads, aren’ t they?
_________, ________________________.
4.What should you do before crossing the roads?
We should __________________________________________.
5.When can you cross the roads?
When _______________________________, we can cross them.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
American schools begin in September after a long s ___1.____ holiday. There are two terms in a school year; the f___2.____ term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they f ___3.____ high school. High school students take only five or six subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class, they do a lot of i__4.___ things.
After high school, many students go to colleges. They usually have to pay a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get m __5.__ for their studies.
Of all the students of Grade Four, Bill is the tallest. He’s thirteen, and of course, he’s the oldest, too. But he’s the worst student. He can’t answer the easiest questions in class. And he never passes the exam.
But the boy is the strongest in his school. Even the boys in higher grades are afraid of him. So every day he leaves home with an empty bag. When he gets to school, his bag will be full of fruit and cakes. Sometimes he brings some home. His mother, Mrs. King , is always happy when she sees them. She praises(赞扬) her son, for she can save some money.
This morning, Mrs. King went shopping in the market. She saw an old man selling eggs there. She chose twenty-four but paid only for twenty. The old man was too busy to count them. She went home quickly and told her husband as soon as he came back for lunch.
“How clever you are!” Mr. King said happily. And Bill was busy eating the eggs, so he didn’ t say a word.
“What’s your favorite food, dear?” asked Mr. King.
“Eggs, of course.”
“Well, then, ” said the man, “can you tell us what can lay eggs”.
The boy thought for a while and said, “Hens, ducks, geese…and…Mum!”
“Oh? But why?”
“I often hear my classmate call me ‘Bad Egg’. ”
Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）
1. Bill never passes the exams because__________.
A. he’s the tallest of the children
B. he’s thirteen years old
C. he doesn’t work hard at his lessons
D. he is not the worst in the school
2. Why will Bill’s bag be full of fruit and cakes when he goes to school?
A. He buys them on his way to school.
B. He makes his classmates give them to him.
C. He finds them in the shops.
D. His parents buy them for him.
3.________, so Mrs. King is happy.
A. Bill often comes home early
B. The children are afraid of Bill
C. Bill is stronger and older than any other child
D. Bill often brings some food home without paying any money
4. Bill didn't say a word at table because__________.
A. He was thinking of a problem
B. He had to go to school on time
C. He was afraid of his father
D. He wanted to eat more eggs
5. Which of the following is true?
A. Mrs. King can lay eggs.
B. Bill’s classmates think Bill is very bad.
C. Bill wished his mother could lay eggs.
D. Bill likes his nickname very much.
Dear Mother，
I'm writing from our hotel at Sludge Beach．Sam and I are on vacation with the children for a few days．We’re happy to be here，but to tell the truth，we’re having a few problems．
The weather isn’t very good．In fact it’s cold and cloudy．Right now I’m looking out of the window, and it’s raining cats and dogs．
The children aren’t very happy．In fact they’re dull and they’re having a bad time．Right now they're sitting on the bed playing tic-tac-toe and watching TV．
The cafeterias(餐厅) here are expensive，and the food isn’t very good. In fact，Sam is at a clinic right now．He's having problems with his stomach(胃)．
All the other hotels here are beautiful and new．Our hotel is ugly, and it's very, very old．In fact right now a repair person is fixing the bathroom sink(水槽)．
So，Mother, we’re having a few problems here at Sludge Beach，but we’re happy．We’re happy to be on vacation，and we’re happy to be together．
See you soon．
Love
Laura
（根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）
1.This is a letter to Laura’s mother.
2.There’s something wrong with Sam’s stomach, so now he is at the hotel.
3.Laura’s hotel is beautiful and new.
4.The children are having a wonderful time when they are watching TV.
5.Though there are a few problems, they are still very happy to be on vacation.
Rewrite the following sentences as required. （按要求改写下列句子）
1.Mike has to leave here now. (改一般疑问句)
________ Mike ________ to leave here now?
2.Lisa works for London Language School. （改为否定句）
Lisa __________ __________ for London Language School.
3.They have morning reading for twenty minutes before class. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ do they have morning reading before class?
4.Andy wants to be a doctor. (保持原句意思)
Andy ________ ________ to be a doctor.
5.You mustn’t be late for the meeting tomorrow.（保持原句意思）
Please come to the meeting ________ ________ tomorrow.
Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box. (用方框内所给单词或词组填入空格，每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次。注意有一个多余选项)
Kitty studies at Star Moon School. She always does her homework but she never plays football. Kate is Kitty’s ____1.___ friend. She is a good girl and she always _____2.____ the housework after school. Sometimes she goes to the cinema with Kitty. Joe is Kitty’s deskmate. He is much more active than Kitty. His _____3.____ sport is football. He plays football with some other boys in his class. They always ____4._____. He has a dog named Ruby. He usually walks in the park with Ruby _____5._____.
