Jessie felt her life so boring one summer day. She was tired of watching TV, she read all her books, and her friends were on vacation. She wanted something different to do. Suddenly, she saw the lawn mower(割草机) sitting in the yard.
“Mom,” she shouted, “I think I will mow the lawn.” Her mom ran into the yard and said, “Oh no, you don’t. You’re too young to mow the law.”
“I’m fourteen years old and know how to do it,” Jessie said. “Besides, it would help Dad out, and he won’t have to worry about it over the weekend.”
Mom thought for a while and then decided to let Jessie give it a try. After all, she was home and would keep an eye on her. Jessie already knew how to start the lawn mower from watching her dad. Jessie checked the gas(汽油) to make sure it was full, and put on her gardening gloves to protect her hands. Mom watched from the kitchen window. Jessie really does know how to mow the lawn. She was very careful around the flowers and trees. When she finished, she felt so good, but she was so hot. Mom brought her some ice tea and said, “You sure did a great job. Dad will be very surprised.”
Later that day, Dad came home and said to Jessie’s mom, “You didn’t have to mow the lawn. I was going to do it on Saturday. It looks great. Thanks.”
“I didn’t mow it. Jessie did.”
“Wow, our little girl is growing up!” Dad told Jessie what a great job she had done.
“It was fun, and I will do it again next week,” said Jessie.
The neighbor next door came by and asked Jessie if she wanted to mow his lawn and make some money. “Sure!” said Jessie. Jessie began mowing his lawn. Two other neighbors asked so, then another three. Jessie was now mowing lawns for them all and making some money. She was no longer bored! “I won’t have time to spend my money,” she laughed to herself.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.In order to do something different, Jessie decide to _______.
A. read books B. travel C. mow the lawn D. watch TV
2.What does “keep an eye on” mean?
A. 保护 B. 注视 C. 培养 D. 瞄准
3.Before Jessie mowed the lawn, she ______.
A. washed her hands B. bought some gas
C. read some instructions D. put on her gloves
4.How did Jessie’s father feel when he knew Jessie had mowed the lawn?
A. Proud. B. Angry. C. Relaxed. D. Worried.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A. Neighbors should learn to help each other.
B. Mowing the lawn is a good way to make money.
C. Doing something helpful can make people happy.
D. Children should help their parents at an early age.
Dear Jennifer,
Thanks for taking care of my apartment while I’m away. Please feed the cat and fish every day. The cat food is in the kitchen and the fish food is next to the cat food. Also, could you please check the cat’s water bowl? The bowl is next to his food dish.
Please water the plants twice a week. And could you take out the trash on Thursday? Please check my mail box for me on Wednesday, too.
If you’re hungry, have some chocolate cakes. They’re in the fridge(冰箱). You can help yourself to the orange juice in it, too. Thanks again for your help.
Mary
1.Jennifer needs to_____ every day.
A. check the mail box B. take out the trash C. water the plants D. feed the cat
2.The fish food is _____ the cat food.
A. in front of B. next to C. under D. in
3.Jennifer needs to check ______ for Mary.
A. homework B. test paper C. exercise D. the mail box
4._____ Jennifer needs to take out the trash.
A. On Thursday B. On Wednesday C. On Tuesday D. On Saturday
5.The letter is from ______.
A. Jennifer B. Mary C. Jack D. Jane
Jack was an office worker. He worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss(老板) _______to him, “Jack, I want you to go to London, to an office there, to _______Mr. Brown.”
Jack went to London _______ train. When he got to London he thought, “The office isn’t_________from here, I can go there on foot. I’ll _______it easily.”
But after an hour, he was still looking for it, so he stopped and asked _______old woman. She said, “Go _______this street, _______on the left at the end and it’s the second building on the right.” Jack went and found it.
_______days later, he went to the same city, but again he did not find the office, so he asked someone the__________. It was the same old woman. She was very surprised and said, “ Are you still looking for that place?”
1.A. say B. ask C. said D. asked
2.A. see B. look C. saw D. looked
3.A. on B. at C. by D. in
4.A. near B. far C. big D. small
5.A. looked for B. look for C. found D. find
6.A. a B. an C. the D. some
7.A. along B. after C. with D. some
8.A. turn B. take C. get D. bring
9.A. Little B. A little C. Few D. A few
10.A. street B. road C. way D. stop
（题文）– Could you help me with my English? – _______.
A. Bad luck B. Thanks C. Not at all D. With pleasure
– Tom, did you ____ the floor just now? – No, I _______ it yesterday.
A. sweep, sweep B. swept, swept C. sweep, swept D. swept, sweep
– Could you help me wash the clothes? – __________.
A. Yes, please B. Here you are C. Thank you D. Sure
