A big umbrella
Nancy: I saw seven girls in one umbrella and none of them got wet.
Taney: Oh, that must be a very big umbrella.
Nancy: No, it wasn’t raining.
A good boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents（美分）.
“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?”
“I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.
“You’re a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two more cents. But why are you so interested in the old woman?”
“She is the one who sells candies.”
Break a mirror
“What are you so happy about, Jason?” Lisa asked the 98-year-old man.
“I broke a mirror,” he replied.
“But that means seven years of bad luck.”
“I know,” he said happily. “Isn’t it wonderful? I can live for another seven years.”
1.The three passages above are all ______.
A. jokes B. notices C. news D. letters
2.The seven girls didn’t get wet because _______.
A. the umbrella was big enough
B. the seven girls wore raincoats
C. it wasn’t raining at all
D. it wasn’t a heavy rain
3.Little Robert spent the money _______.
A. helping the poor old lady
B. buying candies for himself
C. helping his mom
D. buying gifts for his mom
4._______ broke the mirror.
A. Nancy B. Lisa C. Robert D. Jason
完形填空
How do you imagine the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you think of the future?
People _________ that life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, planes will be very large so flying will be very cheap. Everyone will have a small car. Fuel will be new and clean, but expensive. We will _________ robots everywhere. And space planes will take us around the world _________two hours. Homes will be warm in winter and cool in summer, so they will be very comfortable. We will use the sun _________ our homes. Computers will be very small so they will be very _________ . People will do many things on the Internet.
At that time, water will become one of our most _________ problems. In many places, farmers will be in great need of water to _________ fruit and vegetables.
By 2050, we will able to help blind and deaf people see again and _________ again. At that time, our life will become better and better.
1.A. think B. disagree C. plan D. worry
2.A. make B. see C. watch D. move
3.A. in B. after C. for D. at
4.A. heats B. to heat C. heating D. heated
5.A. heavy B. new C. long D. light
6.A. pleasant B. possible C. serious D. interesting
7.A. sell B. check C. buy D. grow
8.A. walk B. hear C. sleep D. run
Alice, do you know tomorrow?
A. what will we do B. when we will leave here
C. where they went D. how will they go there
--The classroom is so bright now. You should _____ the lights.
--OK, I will.
A．turn on B. turn up C. turn off D. turn down
--Taobao.com is one of ________shopping websites in China.
A. large B. larger C. largest D. the largest
--_______ will your father come back from Beijing? --- In two days.
A. How often B. How long
C. How far D. How soon
