We have painting class every Saturday morning. The class starts at exactly eleven o’clock in the morning. Joshua
would always enter class twenty minutes after it started. This made the teacher, Mrs. Beckham, very angry, so she decided to find out why he was taking an extra twenty minutes to get to class. Mrs. Beckham was very sneaky because she followed him one day. He walked towards the painting class, but just before he got there, he made a quick turn to another room. In that room he met a girl and gave her a kiss. Mrs. Beckham was very shocked, but she was more shocked when she saw the girl Joshua kissed was her daughter! She was so angry that she kicked him out of her painting class.
*sneaky鬼鬼祟祟的
1.Why did Mrs. Beckham follow Joshua?
A. To show him where the painting class is.
B. To make sure that he doesn’t get lost.
C. To find out why he was late.
D. To find out who dated her daughter.
2.Which of the following is true?
A. Joshua always met Mrs. Beckham’s daughter before class.
B. Joshua always gave Mrs. Beckham a kiss before calss.
C. Joshua always went to the painting class on time.
D. Mrs. Beckham was happy for her daughter.
Raising Money for Charity
Do you want to raise money for charity? Here are the stories of some different charities. They do work and raise money. Their money can help to build houses for homeless people. It’s pretty cool!
1.Do you know about Rent-A-Worker? This program started in Pennsylvania. College students volunteer to work. They do things like painting houses, washing cars, and moving things. They make money to help build houses for homeless people.
2.Making donations isn’t the only way to help charities. Some groups raise money another way. They ask famous artists to donate their work. Then, they auction the work. This means that the work doesn’t have a price tag. If you pay the most money, you can buy it.
3.Do you like sports? Some charity groups have sports events, like soccer or baseball. People pay money, and then they can join the charity. Sometimes, they ask their friends to pay money, too. The events are popular because they’re fun, and they raise money for charity.
1.What don’t Rent-A-Worker do for charity?
A. Do the shopping.
B. Paint houses.
C. Wash cars.
D. Move things.
2.Which of the following is not true?
A. Some groups ask famous artists to donate their work.
B. Some charity groups raise money by having sports events.
C. We can help people only by donating money.
D. Some people raise money to help homeless people build houses.
Dear Mom and Dad,
I’m having a good time in Taiwan. Last night, we went to KTV for the first time. ______ I wasn’t sure what to expect, I was kind of nervous.
I could not understand why people would find singing along to songs any fun. I enjoy ______along to the radio at home, but I could not understand why people would pay to sing in front of dozens of other people!
At the KTV place, we paid for our own room with a TV and two microphones. We looked through a large book with all the songs we could choose to sing. Most of the songs were in Chinese, so I couldn’t understand them, but ______some English songs that I knew. Once I started to sing, I had a lot of fun, and it was funny _____my friends sing. I can’t wait to go to KTV again!
Love,
Daniel
1.A. But B. Because C. After D. So
2.A. singing B. to sing C. sing D. sang
3.A. they are B. there are C. they were D. there were
4.A. to look B. looking C. to watch D. watching
Choose the INCORRECT sentence.
A. How handsome you are!
B. What a pretty girl she is!
C. How smart girls!
D. What polite girls they are!
A: Why did you walk to school today? B: ______________________________
A. Good for you!
B. There’s something wrong with my car.
C. What do you think?
D. Because I get up late.
We couldn’t climb the mountains because it ________cats and dogs yesterday morning.
A. rains B. was raining C. didn’t rain D. rained
