It’s nice to know that you are coming to our school next month. Here is what you want to know. My school is big and nice. Every day, I only have seven classes at school. The first class starts at 8 a.m. After my fourth class in the morning, I will have a lunch break (休息) from 12:00 to 1:40.
School is over at 4:30. After school, I often play basketball with my friends. I only like playing basketball. I don’t play other ball games.
My favorite class is history because it’s interesting. And this month—October, we will have History Day. I like my school very much and I can’t wait to meet you.
Yours,
Li Hua
1. Lisa will come to Li Hua’s school in October.2. Lisa usually has three classes in the afternoon at school.
3. Li Hua has a lunch break for one hour.
4. From the letter we know Li Hua’s favorite sport is basketball.
5. Li Hua tells Lisa about his school life in this letter.
2 . A Gift from the Heart
It was the last day of that term. My classmates were very excited for the coming holiday. But my friend, Mike, looked unhappy because he failed the English test. While thinking about how to cheer him up, I saw my English notebook. Although it was very important for me, I decided to give it to him. He looked at me in surprise. He knew how carefully I took the notes! I told him that I could also help him learn English. Mike has made progress with the help of my gift, the notebook. It’s not expensive but it’s from my heart.
1. Why did Mike look unhappy?| A．Because he did badly in the tests. | B．Because he got bad treatment. |
| C．Because he wasn’t pleased with his test. | D．Because he thought he couldn’t learn well. |
| A．Moved. | B．Negative. | C．Peaceful. | D．Painful（痛苦的）. |
| A．Because the author was outgoing. | B．Because the author and Mike had a friendship. |
| C．Because the author liked helping others. | D．Because the author wasn’t busy. |
| A．It’s the thought that counts. | B．Love me, love my dog. |
| C．Practice makes perfect. | D．The early bus catches the worm. |
3 .
Name: Jack Smith Job: A teacher Trouble: He thinks he is too old to have four classes every day. He has a sore throat. Advice: Don’t talk too much. Drink a lot of hot water. |
Name: John Brown Job: A worker Trouble: He often complains about the noise around him. He has a headache. Advice: Wear good earplugs(耳塞). |
Name: Rose Miller Job: A policewoman Trouble: She stands outside too long. Bad air makes her cough a lot. Advice: Go to see a doctor and take some medicine. |
1. What’s the matter with Jack Smith?
| A．He has a sore back. | B．He has a sore neck. |
| C．He has a sore throat. | D．He has a headache. |
| A．Drink a lot of water. | B．Wear good earplugs. |
| C．Wear thick clothes. | D．Take some medicine. |
| A．The noise around her. | B．Studying too long. | C．Talking too much. | D．Bad air. |
4 . There was once a boy in a village. Whenever he asked people to do things, no one would listen to him. He was sad. So he asked a wizard (巫师) to solve the problem by using magic. The old wizard tried a lot of spells, but it didn't work.
A young man heard about the problem. He went to the boy and said that he knew the solution. He gave the boy two small pieces of paper.
"There are two spells, my boy. Use the first before you ask others to do something, and use the second after they did it. A smile is also necessary." the young man said.
"Please" before his words and "Thank you" after they did it. People were very surprised that the boy could be polite. Soon, they agreed to do what the boy asked them to do.
The wizard was surprised, and asked the young man about the spells.
"It's not magic. When I was a child, my teacher told me that without good manners one can get nothing he wants. And he was right. The boy only needed good manners to get what he wanted."
1. What's the boy's problem?| A．He didn't know how to use magic. |
| B．No one listened to him when he asked them to do things. |
| C．The wizard refused to help him. |
| D．He wanted to learn to practice magic. |
| A．His father. | B．No one. | C．The young man. | D．The wizard. |
| A．teach the boy to be polite | B．teach the boy how to use spells |
| C．ask the people to help the boy | D．tell the wizard what good manners are |
| A．不学礼，无以立 | B．己所不欲，勿施于人 |
| C．不在其位，不谋其政 | D．仁者不忧，勇者不惧 |
5 . The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping (扫墓) Day in English, is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on April 4th this year. It is a time for Chinese people to remember and honor (向……表示敬意) the dead by visiting their tombs and making offering.
Traditionally, people show their feelings by burning spirit money (纸钱). However, in order to protect the environment, some cities think of new ways to make the festival greener.
Before Tomb Sweeping Day, Harbin city gave the notice about stopping the production (生产) and sale of spirit money. When people visited tombs, they offered flowers, the wind-bells or food instead of spirit money.
The people in Harbin can also join in online memorial activities, such as giving flowers, lighting candles (蜡烛) and writing articles to remember the dead family members and friends.
During Tomb Sweeping Day, Hainan Province began an activity to exchange visitors' spirit money for flowers.
In Haikou and Sanya, many people helped tomb sweepers bring fresh flowers and took away their spirit money. "It is a good, environment-friendly and green idea. I will try it this time," said a tomb visitor, Mr. Zhang, in Sanya.
People like these ideas because they cannot both honor the dead and save the environment.
1. People in Harbin can't take ______ to tombs on Tomb Sweeping Day this year.| A．food | B．flowers | C．spirit money | D．wind-bells |
| A．Holding parties. | B．Lighting candles. |
| C．Making offering. | D．Giving flowers. |
| A．Some Terrible Traditional Things |
| B．The Meaning of Tomb Sweeping Day |
| C．Honoring the Dead in a Traditional Way |
| D．Environment-friendly Tomb Sweeping Day |
6 . Interesting Festivals around the World
Albuquerque International Balloons Fiesta Albuquerque International Balloons Fiesta is a festival of hot air balloons. It happens in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA during early October every year. The balloon Fiesta is a nine-day event, and has about 750 balloons. It is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world. |
The Rio de Janeiro Carnival (嘉年华) — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The Rio de Janeiro, a world famous festival, is one of the biggest carnivals in the world. For three days in February, about 2 million people are on the streets for the Rio Carnival celebration. |
Songkran Water Festival The Thai New Year festival falls on some of the hottest days in Thailand, and people celebrate by throwing water on each other. Sometimes people put colors on each other's faces for good luck. Elephants can also join them! Songkran is the Thai New Year's national holiday in April. People can also spend the three days to travel around. |
La Tomatina It started the last Wednesday of August in 1945 in a town in the east of Spain. And the date never changed. People throw tomatoes to each other just for fun. The celebration usually lasts for an hour. Fire trucks (消防车) will clean the streets afterwards. |
1. Songkran Water Festival happens in ______.
| A．Mexico | B．America | C．Spain | D．Thailand |
| A．They fly lots of hot air balloons. | B．They pass oranges between groups. |
| C．They throw tomatoes at each other. | D．They put colors on each other's faces. |
| A．Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. |
| B．The Rio de Janeiro Carnival. |
| C．Songkran Water Festival. |
| D．La Tomatina. |
7 . Sharing Wall
Dear readers,
Students in our school have a colorful school life, but sometimes life can be full of competition. How can we relax ourselves? Please share your ideas! Thank you.
Reading Club
| For me, I like to lie down and rest for a while when I am stressful. Also, listening to music can be a good idea. I can really find peace in light music. Rock music can really cheer me up. Lisa | I don’t like to share my feelings with others, so running can be a good choice. Spending time alone can clear my head and make me understand that life isn’t just about grades. Kim | Sharing my problems with someone close is my favorite way. In my spare time, I’d like to hang out with my friends, or talk to my brother Tim. Through proper communication, I won’t feel nervous. Dave |
1. The readers share their ideas by writing a(n) ______.
| A．note | B．invitation | C．e-mail | D．ad |
| A．lying down | B．running | C．listening to music | D．getting good grades |
| A．Lisa | B．Kim | C．Dave | D．Tim |
8 . I’m a Chinese boy. My name is Li Jian. I have a brother. His name is Li Qiang. Look! This is his telephone. It’s red. His telephone number is 138-5430-1234. And my telephone number is 159-5432-3456. My telephone is black.
1. Li Jian is ________| A．a Chinese girl | B．a Chinese boy | C．an English girl | D．an English boy |
| A．brother | B．sister | C．teacher | D．student |
| A．138-5430-1234 | B．159-5432-3456 |
| C．138-5433-1423 | D．159-5433-4563 |
9 . “Doraemon”, one of the most famous cartoons, hold much memory of post-80s’. Here is the introduction of the main characters.
 Doraemon Doraemon is a cat-like robot from the future, the 22nd century. His favorite food is dorayaki (铜锣烧). He’s afraid of rats (老鼠) because his ears were eaten by rats. |  Nobi Nobita (野比大雄) Nobi Nobita is the main character in the story. He’s the least intelligent (聪明的) and laziest student in his class. But he’s really kind and warm-hearted. He will marry Shizuka in the future. |  HonekawaSuneo (骨川小夫) Suneo is bright and was born in a rich family. Though he always gets what he wants, he failed to get Doraemon. |  Minamoto Shizuka (源静香) Shizuka is the only girl in the main characters. She is kind and friendly to all people. All the boys like her. |  Goda Takeshi (刚田武) He is more well-known by his nickname (昵称，绰 号) Gian (胖虎). He is strong and brave. And he also has a terrible singing voice. He and Suneo are always playing tricks on Nobita. |
1. ________ likes Shizuka and will marry her in the future.
| A．Nobi Nobita | B．Goda Takeshi | C．Honekawa Suneo | D．All the boys |
| A．they are ugly and look scary | B．they ate his ears |
| C．they always steal his dorayaki | D．they always play tricks on him |
| A．Doraemon | B．Nobi Nobita | C．Honekawa Suneo | D．Goda Takeshi |
| A．tall | B．kind | C．friendly | D．both B and C |
10 . Hello, I'm Sam. Here is a photo of my family. It's a nice photo. Who is the old man in the photo? He is my father's father, Ben. Smith is his last name. He is retired now. So he has much time to play with me. And who is she? She is my grandmother, Helen. These are my parents Paul and Jane. I love my dad and mom. This is my father's sister, Betty. She is a teacher. And this is Betty's husband（丈 夫）, my uncle Jerry. He is a teacher, too. These two girls are my sister Sally and my cousin Cindy. They are good students in school. Oh, who is he? It's me. I have a big family. I love my family.
1. What's Paul's last name?| A．Smith. | B．Clark. | C．Jerry. | D．Henry. |
| A．生病的 | B．年轻的 | C．退休的 | D．吓人的 |
| A．Betty and Jerry | B．Paul and Jane | C．Sally and Cindy | D．Barry and Helen |
| A．He has three cousins. | B．His parents are teachers. |
| C．Jerry is his brother. | D．He has a sister. |
