【推荐2】It is January 8th. It’s my friend Wang Yang’s fourteenth birthday. He has three good friends. They are Li Fei, Zhao Ming and me. He asks us to come to his party. And we want to buy some gifts (礼物) for him.

Wang Yang likes playing tennis very much,so Li Fei buys a tennis ball for him. Zhao Ming thinks Wang Yang’s favorite fruit are bananas and apples, so he buys some bananas and apples for Wang Yang. For me, I buy him a blue jacket. He likes jackets and his favorite color is blue.I think he likes this gift.

At seven,we go to his home. He is really happy. He thanks us for the gifts and coming to his party. We have dinner at his home. And we say “Happy birthday” to him! We are all happy at the party.

1. When is Wang Yang’s birthday?

A．On January 8th.

B．On January 14th.

C．On February 8th.

D．On February 14th.

2. What fruit does Wang Yang like?

A．Bananas and pears.

B．Pears and apples.

C．Bananas and apples.

D．Strawberries and bananas.

3. What color does Wang Yang like?

A．Black.

B．Yellow.

C．Blue.

D．Brown.

4. Which of the following is TRUE (下列哪项正确)?

A．Wang Yang has four good friends.	B．Wang Yang likes playing football very much.
C．Zhao Ming buys a jacket for Wang Yang.	D．Li Fei buys a tennis ball for Wang Yang.

【推荐3】There are many different types of birthday cards to choose from, and it is very important to send a card that the receiver will enjoy. It is a great way to know about his or her special day, especially if you cannot be there to help celebrate it in person. Even if you can’t afford a present, in fact a card can be a gift in itself.     1    

The most common birthday cards are the traditional paper birthday cards.    2     Others are blank (空白的) so the senders can write his or her own message. There are different kinds of cards from being very simple to very wonderful and the prices are different depending on the card you choose.

    3    . In this case, you would send the person a belated (迟到的) birthday card. If you need to send one, together with the typical birthday wishes, there should be a note explaining how sorry you are for it.

If you need to send birthday cards quickly, you can send e-cards. Not only can they reach the receivers within minutes, but also they are much more environmentally friendly than paper cards.     4     Most importantly, most of them are free.

Another type of birthday card is one that is made of paper, but is musical. A sound chip is placed inside the card so that when the receiver opens it, the card plays the music.     5    . Some can play a great number of songs including those from popular singers. A similar card to the musical birthday card is one where the sender can record his or her own voice message to the receiver.

A．There are many sites which can send e-cards.

B．There are many types on the market for every person you can think of.

C．Sometimes, people just forget to send birthday cards.

D．Some birthday cards play the typical Happy Birthday song.

E．Instead of getting handwritten greetings, they can hear the person’s real voice.

F．Some come already written with wishes in them.

【推荐1】One day a dog saw a lion running to him. The dog quickly stood near some bones（骨头）on the ground. Then the dog began to “eat” the bones with his back to the lion. Just as the lion was about to jump, the dog said, “That was one delicious lion! I want to know if there are any more around here.”

Hearing this, the young lion felt scared and ran away.

A squirrel（松鼠） saw this. He told the lion about the dog’s trick（恶作剧）. The young lion was angry. “Jump on my back and see what’s going to happen to that dog!” the young lion shouted.

The dog saw the lion coming with the squirrel. But he didn’t run, he pretended he didn’t see them. When they got close, the dog said, “Where’s my squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another lion.”

1. How many kinds of animals are there in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three

C．Four

2. The young lion felt scared because ________ .

A．the dog ate the bones

B．the dog was too clever

C．he thought the dog ate lions’ bones

3. The underlined word “pretended” mean “________” in Chinese.

A．假装

B．感觉

C．选择

4. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．The dog and the lion were good friends.

B．The squirrel was the dog’s best friend.

C．The young lion was angry with the dog.

5. From the passage we can know that ________ .

A．the dog was very clever

B．the dog liked playing with lions

C．the squirrel ate lions’ bones

【推荐2】Once upon a time, a young man wanted to go to a village on business. Halfway there was a mountain. Before he left home, his family warned him to stay calm and climb onto trees if he met beasts (野兽). In this way, the beasts couldn’t do anything to him.

The young man remembered these words and began his trip.

He walked for a long time carefully and found no beasts were out there. He thought his family’s worries were unnecessary. And he became relaxed as he walked. Just at that moment, he saw a large tiger running to him and he climbed onto a tree nearby at once.

The tiger roared (咆哮) around the tree and even jumped to reach the man. The young man was too scared to hold the tree and fell right on the back of the tiger. Full of fear, he had to hold the tiger tightly. The tiger thought that must be a large beast. So it was afraid and started running madly.

People on the road didn’t know what happened and said, “Look at the young man. He is riding a tiger!” “Cool!” “Superman!”

Hearing these words, the young man was almost crazy. “Why can’t they see I’m suffering a lot? Don’t they understand I am in fear and almost scared to death?” He said to himself.

1. The young man went to the village to ________.

A．climb a mountain

B．do business

C．ride a tiger

D．climb onto trees

2. The young man’s family warned him of ________.

A．terrible traffic

B．large beasts

C．cold weather

D．foolish people

3. The young man ________ when he saw the tiger.

A．did what his family told him	B．was not scared at all
C．thought his family’s advice was useless	D．was too scared to climb onto the tree

4. Why did the tiger started running madly?

A．Because it thought the man was riding on it.

B．Because it thought the man was cool.

C．Because it thought the man was a large beast.

D．Because it thought the man was a superman.

5. What do we know from the passage?

A．What others said is not important.	B．Don’t give up when you are in danger.
C．Humans are more powerful than beasts.	D．What you saw is not always true.

【推荐3】There was a new restaurant in the street. The restaurant said it had the longest menu in the world. The manager also said that the restaurant could provide any dish, no matter how unusual it was. If they couldn’t offer it, people could choose any prize from the restaurant. A man was happy to hear it and walked into the restaurant.
The man studied the menu carefully and decided to make sure if (是否) it was true. He would like to order a very unusual dish.
When a waiter came up to take his order, the man said, “You say you can provide any dish. Really?”
“Of course, sir. We never disappoint our customers (顾客).”
“Well,” the man said, “I want to have a sandwich with apples from a giant’s house.”
The waiter wrote down the man’s order. “Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t take long.” The waiter walked away quickly. A few minutes later, the man became happy again as he saw the waiter return with nothing in his hand.
“You disappoint me this time, don’t you?”
The waiter made an apology. “I’m so sorry, sir. We have fewer waiters today,” he said, “so I’m afraid you need to join us to take your food out of the kitchen.”
1. Why did the man walk into the restaurant?

A．Because the man was very hungry.

B．Because the manager was friendly.

C．Because he wanted to challenge the restaurant.

D．Because the dishes were free in the restaurant.

2. What does the underlined word “disappoint” mean?

A．Make ... feel unsatisfied.

B．Make ... feel pleased.

C．Keep ... off.

D．Drive ... away.

3. How might the man feel when the waiter took his order and walked away?

A．Unhappy.	B．Angry.
C．Relaxed.	D．Normal.

4. Why did the waiter make an apology?

A．Because the restaurant couldn’t offer the dish.

B．Because the restaurant offered the wrong dish.

C．Because the customer had to help take the food.

D．Because the restaurant offered the dish too late.

5. What can we NOT know from the passage?

A．The man ordered an unusual dish in the restaurant.

B．The waiter took the man’s order quickly.

C．It didn’t take so long for the man to have the dish.

D．The waiter said sorry to the man for not offering the dish in the end.