Piano Player Wanted Do you love music? Can you play the piano? Can you sing or dance well? Welcome to the River Rock Band. Please call Sam at 5478-6598 or send an e-mail to sunshine@yahoo.com.

Sports Club Do you like playing table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr. Li is a good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30. Telephone number: 8665-7868. Address: Room 105, Sunshine Hotel.

Swimmer Wanted Can you swim? Do you want to be with children? Can you teach them to swim on Sundays? Can and join us. Call John at 8472-9999 for more information.

Reporter Wanted Do you like to talk with other people? Do you like to write stories? Then come and work as a reporter. Please call Sally at 5561-8823.

1. If you want to join the River Rock Band, you should play the ________ well.

A．piano

B．violin

C．guitar

D．drums

2. You can play table tennis for ________ hours in Sports Club every Saturday afternoon.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

3. You want to teach children to swim. Then you can call ________ at ________.

A．Sam, 5478-6598

B．Mr. Li, 8665-7868

C．Sally, 5561-8823

D．John, 8472-9999

Every school has its rules. The rules are different. Here are some funny school rules.

Japanese rules

Most schools ask the students to wear uniforms, such as sports suits or skirts. In many Japanese schools, if the students don’t tell their schools, they can’t go to cinemas, leave home at night or play computer games.

Different shoes in the US

In some schools, the students must wear indoor shoes in school every day. So the students will not fall down, and they are safe on the floors. They can keep the schools clean, too. Students can’t eat gum (口香糖), because it’s hard to clean.

No strange hair in the UK

The students can’t have strange hair in some British schools. But the students can wear certain hairstyles during the World Cup years.

4. The students can’t leave home at night in ________ if they don’t tell their schools.

A．Japan

B．the US

C．the UK

D．Canada

5. The students can’t eat gum in school in the US because ________.

A．it is not safe

B．it’s hard to clean

C．they have no time

D．they have no money.

6. The students in the UK have strange hair ________.

A．after school	B．during the daytime
C．during the World Cup years	D．when they have no classes

7. This passage is mainly about ________.

A．uniforms

B．school shoe

C．strange hair

D．funny school rules

It’s 7:00 a.m. on Friday in Beijing. Anna is having a video chat (视频聊天) with her family in America. In the video, Anna’s family are sitting around a big table. It’s 6:00 p.m. in America and it’s the night before Friday. Today is Thanksgiving Day in America. Anna’s mother is making a lot of delicious food for dinner. Anna sees the turkey—the must-eat on Thanksgiving Day. Anna’s brother Nick is talking with her.

“Hi, Anna,” Nick says. “We are taking a trip tomorrow.”

“Oh, really? I hope you’ll have a good time.”

“Don’t you want to know where we are going?”

“Mom loves Thailand. Are you going to Thailand?”

“No. We miss you and we are going to Beijing to see you!”

Wow! Anna sees her family’s smiling faces and cries. No one loves you like your family.

8. Anna’s family are ________.

A．watching TV

B．playing video games

C．having dinner

D．sitting on the sofa

9. It’s ________ in America now.

A．6:00 a.m. on Thursday	B．6:00 a.m. on Friday
C．6:00 p.m. on Thursday	D．6:00 p.m. on Friday

10. The underlined word “turkey” is ________.

A．a kind of food

B．a game

C．a festival

D．a place

11. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Anna comes from China	B．Anna can meet her family in Beijing
C．Anna’s family are going to Thailand	D．Anna doesn’t want her family to come

It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about 10 years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway. He was looking through the windows, barefooted (赤脚的) and shivery. A lady walked to the boy and said,“My little boy, what are you looking at?” “I am asking someone to give me a pair of shoes,” the boy said.

The lady took him by the hand and went into the store. She asked the clerk to get a pair of socks for the boy. Then she asked if he could give her some water and a towel. The clerk quickly brought the things to her. She washed the boy’s little feet and dried them with the towel. By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. The lady helped the boy to put on the socks, and then bought him a pair of shoes. She said,“My little boy, do you feel more comfortable now?” As she turned to go, the boy caught her by the hand and looked at her face.

With tears in his eyes, he asked,“Are you an angel (天使)?” “No, I’m a mother,”said the lady.

12. The story happened in ________.

A．New York City

B．London

C．Moscow

D．Tokyo

13. The boy was looking through the windows because he ________

A．thought it was fun to do so.	B．was looking for his mother.
C．wanted to get a pair of shoes.	D．was interested in the windows.

14. The lady bought ________ for the boy.

A．a pair of trousers	B．a pair of socks and shoes
C．a cup of hot water and a towel	D．a pair of socks and some hot water

15. From the passage, we can learn that the lady was ________.

A．a beautiful angel

B．the boy’s mother

C．a very kind woman

D．the clerk in the store

从文后选择恰当的选项完成对话。
A: Hi, Xu Hui!     16    
B: Yes, I do. What about you?
A: Me, too! There’s a new zoo in our city.     17    
B: That sounds good. It will be interesting.
A:     18    
B: Penguins! I would like to see a penguin show.
A: Sure.    19    
B: Because they are kind of cute.
A: I agree. And I like the big elephants.
B: Why do you like them? Because of their long noses?
A:     20     They can do a lot of things with their noses.

A．Do you like animals?

B．Why do you like them?

C．What animals do you like?

D．Yeah, and they are really smart.

E．Let’s go to see the animals this afternoon.

Hello! We are students from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. 1._________

Our first flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.

2._________ They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very well. Elephants can walk for a long time and never get lost. They can also remember places with food and water.

3._________ People cut down many trees so elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before).

4._________ We must save the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

A. Please come to Thailand.
B. Elephants are smart animals.
C. How can we save the elephants?
D. But elephants are in great danger.
E. The elephant is one of Thailand’s symbols.
21. ________
22. ________
23. ________
24. ________
25. Do you like elephants? Why or why not?
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