Amy | I'm thirteen. I'd like to live in a large flat on a busy street. My home is on the top floor of a tall building, so I can see the whole city from the windows at night. I think it must be very beautiful. There are many shopping malls near my home. My mother and I go shopping every Saturday. |
Potter | I come from Moscow . I would like to live in a beautiful villa (别墅) near the city one day. It has two floors with a big garden. We have a big dining room and a nice kitchen. We employ a cook and he can cook different meals for us. We also have a gym (健身房). My parents and I can often exercise there. |
Madee | I live with my family in a wooden (木头的) house in a small town. The house is near a river. It has ten rooms. My grandparents, my parents, my three sisters, my brother and I live in the house. I am the second child of my family. It is very beautiful here, but it rains a lot. |
1.Amy's dream house is ________.
A.on a farm B.near the city C.in a town D.on a busy street
2.Madee lives ________now.
A.in a large flat B.in a wooden house
C.in a tall building D.in a beautiful villa
3.Potter tells us about the dining room, ________ and ________ in his home.
A.the living room; the bathroom B.the study; the kitchen
C.the gym; the kitchen D.the bedrooms; the kitchen
4.The word“employ”means“________”here in Chinese.
A.要求 B.购买 C.雇用 D.忙于
5.Which one is true?
A.Amy goes shopping with her mother every Sunday. B.There are nine people in Madee's family now.
C.Potter does not like sports at all. D.Madee lives in a small town near the sea.
A little joke
A woman is going shopping. She is going _______ boat. The boat is going across(穿过) the river. Her basket is empty(空的). Oh dear! Look! Her basket is in the _______.
“Help!” she says, “Look! My basket is in the river.”
A boy sees the basket. He says, “Don’t worry! I can _______ it! I’m a very good swimmer.” He takes _______ his shoes and shirt. “Look _______ my shirt and shoes, please!” he says and then jumps _______ the river.
A _______ sees the basket. “I can go by basket,” it thinks. It gets to the basket.
The boy _______ in the river. “Where’s the basket?” he calls.
“It’s _______ there!” calls the woman. “It’s behind you!”
It’s ________ that duck! The boy gets to the basket. “Go away!” he says ________ the duck. The duck ________ out of the basket and swims away. The boy takes the basket to the land.
“Oh, thank you!” says the woman. “Thank you very much!”
“Not at ________ !” says the boy. “________ you like to give me my shirt and shoes?
“Yes, here you are. Oh, what’s in the basket? It’s the duck’s ________.”
1.A.on B.in C.by D.to
2.A.water B.boat C.ship D.tree
3.A.clean B.buy C.do D.get
4.A.on B.in C.off D.up
5.A.after B.at C.for D.like
6.A.onto B.at C.into D.off
7.A.dog B.chicken C.duck D.monkey
8.A.is fishing B.is swimming C.is playing D.is flying
9.A.under B.in front of C.over D.behind
10.A.beside B.under C.on D.behind
11.A.at B.with C.to D.for
12.A.climbs B.throws C.jumps D.walks
13.A.once B.it C.all D.work
14.A.Are B.Do C.Would D.Could
15.A.meat B.hair C.hand D.egg
—How old is your daughter?
—______. We had a special party for her_____birthday yesterday.
A.Nine; nine B.Nine; ninth
C.Ninth; ninth D.Ninth; nine
—Would you like to come to my party this afternoon?
—________ . I will have to help my mother look after my little brother.
A.Good idea B.I'd love to，but I can't
C.Sorry to hear that D.See you then
— How many members does your club have?
— There are members in my club.
A.two hundred and twenty and two B.two hundred twenty-two
C.two hundred twenty and two D.two hundred and twenty-two
Shanghai is ________ the east of China and _________ the west of Japan.
A.in; to B.in; in
C.to; to D.to; in
