1 . Tiger Tiger Burning Bright!

by Fiona Waters

Including a different poem for each day of the year, this beautiful book brings together different poetry encouraged by the animal kingdom. There are old and new poems from all over the world, by poets including Lewis Carroll and Grace Nichols — as well as lots of wonderful artwork.

Dear Ugly Sisters

by Laura Mucha

The first collection from exciting new poet Laura includes all kinds of topics, such as science, space, and classic stories. Other poems are inspired by events that influence us today, such as Dear Key Workers, which impresses respect for those who have helped us all during the coronavirus pandemic (新冠状病毒流行病).

The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice

by A. F. Harrold

There’s all kinds of unexpected advice in this poetry book, whether you want to know about breakfast or parrots. Bringing together lots of silly poems by A. F. Harrold, it also includes fun illustrations (插画) by Mini Grey.

On The Move

by Michelle Rosen

illustrated by Quentin Blake

Two former children’s Laureates have joined forces to create this book. Michelle Rosen has taken inspiration from his childhood and family history, as well as stories of Migration from all over the world to create poems that will leave you with lots to think about.

1. Which of the following books is animal-related?

A．The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice	B．Tiger Tiger Burning Bright!
C．Dear Ugly Sisters	D．On The Move

2. Whose book describes events that influence people today?

A．Fiona Waters’s.

B．A. F. Harrold’s.

C．Laura Mucha’s.

D．Michelle Rosen’s.

3. Which book is based on the author’s childhood?

A．The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice	B．Tiger Tiger Burning Bright!
C．Dear Ugly Sisters	D．On The Move

4. Who is maybe a painter?

A．Mini Grey.

B．A. F. Harrold.

C．Fiona Waters.

D．Michelle Rosen.

5. What do the four books have in common?

A．They are all based on the author’s own stories.	B．They all collect traditional stories.
C．They all give readers lots of advice.	D．They are all poetry books.

2 . The environment won't be getting better ________ the majority of us take steps to reduce waste and pollution.

A．since

B．unless

C．if

D．once

3 . You'll imagine what difficulty we had ________ home in the snowstorm.

A．to walk

B．having walked

C．walked

D．walking

4 . —Susan, would you like to go to the movies with me tonight?
—I’d love to. But I ________ Mary I’d go with her yesterday.

A．promised

B．promise

C．was promising

D．had promised

6 . The instructions of the machine were s______ confusing, but she managed to figure them out.(a little) (根据首字母单词拼写)

7 . Each color in the flag r______ a different aspect of the country’s history. (to stand for something) (根据首字母单词拼写)