There are so many people I want to thank. But I want to thank my parents best.
I usually go to school at 7:00 a.m. My mom always gets up at 6:00 a.m. to cook healthy and nice food for me. But I sometimes complain (抱怨) and want to eat outside with my friends. My mom always tells me, “ The food outside is not healthy. Eating at home is good for you.” Now I know it. Dear Mom, my health is the most important to you.
My parents always buy me my favourite things. I like strawberries very much. My dad likes to buy strawberries for me. But when I want to give him a strawberries, Dad says, “ Oh, I don’t like strawberries, my girl.” I didn’t know why my dad said that before. But now I know it. Dear Dad, you like strawberries but you like me more.
My parents are always with me and do many things for me. I can’t do many things for you but I want you to have happy and healthy lives!
1.The writer is a _____.
A. son B. daughter C. father D. mother
2.Mom gets up at 6:00 a.m. to _____.
A. let the writer get up
B. drive the writer to school
C. cook breakfast for the writer
D. do exercise with the writer
3.Why doesn’t Dad eat strawberries?
A. He doesn’t like strawberries.
B. The writer doesn’t give him strawberries.
C. There are not many strawberries for him to eat.
D. He only wants to give strawberries to the writer because the writer likes to eat.
4.Which is the best title(标题)for the passage?
A. Thank you, my parents
B. Parents always with me
C. My love to my parents
D. Breakfast and strawberries
Every family has its own rules. Some of the family rules are so strict(严格的) to the family members, and the rules of my family are strict too.
As a students in school and a child at home, I think I should follow some of the family rules because they can help me to grow well. For example, my mother does not allow (允许) me to go out or come back home late. And I can’t be late for school. She thinks it will make my study bad.
I should get up six o’clock every morning too. Half an hour later, I have breakfast. And at seven o’clock, I go to school by bike. I have to do my homework first after school. I can’t watch TV, surf the Internet or play computer games during the night on school days. At weekends, I have to clean my room by myself.
My family rules make me busy but I still feel happy.
1.From the second paragraph, we know _____.
A. the writer doesn’t want to follow the family rules
B. the writer can go out by himself
C. the writer should go to school on time
D. the writer may get back home late
2.What can the writer do on school nights?
A. Study. B. Watch TV.
C. Play computer games. D. Surf the Internet.
3.What time does the writer have breakfast?
A. At six o’clock. B. At half past six.
C. At seven o’clock. D. At half past seven.
1.How many countries do the writers come from?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
2.If you have ten yuan only, you can buy _____.
A. Mary Queen of Scots and Under the Moon
B. The Monkey’s Paw and Under the Moon
C. The Coldest Place on Earth and Under the Moon
D. The Coldest Place on Earth and Mary Queen of Scots
3.Which is the following is NOT TRUE?
A. You could read Mary Queen of Scots in 1998.
B. The Coldest Place on Earth and Mary Queen of Scots are from the same writer.
C. The Monkey’s Paw is the story of a monkey.
D. The story of Under the Moon happens in 2222.
Nick is a twelve-year-old student. He gets out of school at three o’clock in the afternoon every day. His parents usually work until dinner time and gets home very ______, so Nick goes to his grandma’s house after school.
One afternoon Nick walks to his grandma’s house as usual. When he ______ the door, he finds he can’t find his key. “Oh, I lost my key,” he says to himself.
Nick rings the doorbell, but ______ answers. He walks around the house and looks in through every window. Usually, his grandma is in the living room ______ him. Today she isn’t there, so Nick feels very ______. Then he finds the window in the kitchen is open, so he climbs in.
Nick finds his grandma in her bedroom, she falls ______ and hurts her leg. Nick makes a telephone call to his dad at once. Soon his dad comes and takes his grandma to the ______.
His grandma gets home safely ______ a few hours. Nick tells her about his lost key. His grandma feels happy that he finds a (n)______ to help her. She smiles and tells him she has two things for him. First, she gives him a new key. Then, she gives him a hug (拥抱) and tells him how much she ______ him. Nick thinks, “ This may be how a hero feels.”
1.A. fast B. slowly C. early D. late
2.A. leaves B. reaches C. closes D. opens
3.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
4.A. looking for B. asking for C. waiting for D. working for
5.A. comfortable B. worried C. angry D. happy
6.A. away B. out C. down D. up
7.A. hospital B. restaurant C. school D. hotel
8.A. for B. when C. before D. after
9.A. plan B. book C. way D. computer
10.A. hates B. loves C. helps D. knows
—Excuse me, where is your school hall, please?
—______. It’s in that white building.
A. I don’t know B. We don’t have one
C. This way, please D. Sorry, you can’t
Which is good for the end (结尾) of a letter to your grandparents?
A. Dear friend. B. How is everything.
C. Glad to see you. D. All the best.