Most children don’t enjoy doing chores. They like playing computer games rather than(而不愿) cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week’s chores? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun! ”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do chores, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the chores at weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.From the passage we know that most children like .

A. doing chores B. playing computer games

C. playing cards D. doing housework

2.Jim and Robert chose cards for the weekdays from Monday

to Friday.

A. two B. four C. Eight D. ten

3.Jim likes to .

A. clean the bathroom B. make the bed

C. feed the fish D. sweep the floor

4.Who did the chores at weekends?

A. Jim. B. Robert.

C. The parents. D. The whole family.

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do. On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes.peoplethinkcleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (裝飾) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.

For example, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.

1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A. Family members gather for a big meal.

B. Friends eat dumplings together.

C. They borrow money from friends.

D. They give each other hong bao.

2.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A. Because they enjoy being clean.

B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.

3.Which of the following things is not supposed to(不應(yīng)該) happen during the Spring Festival?

A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.

B. Saying words that have to do with death.

C. Wearing red clothes.

D. Decorating houses with red paper.

4.We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

A. a time of harvest and fun

B. celebrated for one whole month

C. only celebrated in China

D. a time for families to get together

It took Charlie several months to save up(積蓄) seven dollars.He wanted __1.____ a pair of sports shoes and went to the shop with the money.

On the way ,Charlie saw a little boy ____2.__ on a corner of the street . __3._____are you crying?” Charlie asked.

“Three big boys _4.___away my four dollars just now,” the boy said, “I was _5.__ the way to buy some exercise books, but now I can’t.”

Charlie thought of the seven dollars in his ____6.__. He thought of the sports shoes and the poor ___7.__.

Charlie wanted to walk away 8.____he didn’t. At last he __9.____ four dollars to the boy and went home.

Charlie didn’t buy the sports shoes but he ___10.___ happy.Do you know why? He was happy because the little boy was happy.

“Who did this？” asked Miss Green.

There were 30 children in the classroom and all were trying to think about not only what they did, but also what our teacher already knew.

“Who broke this window?”

“Uh, Oh.” I thought. I was the one who broke the window with a football. I did not mean to do it. I would be in a lot of trouble. How could I pay for a big window like that? I didn't want to put up my hand. But I had to tell the truth. So, I put up my hand and told the teacher I broke the window.

Miss Green went to the bookshelf and took down a book.

“I know how you like birds, Peter.” She said. “Here is a book about birds and the book is yours now. I will not punish you this time. But Peter, you should remember that I am rewarding （獎(jiǎng)賞）you for your honesty（誠實(shí)）, not for breaking the window.”

I couldn't believe it! The teacher didn't punish me and I was getting my very favorite book. Now, I still use that book, and it always reminds me of (使我想起)the lesson my teacher taught me.

Honesty is always best.

1.Who broke the window? (No more than 2 words)

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2.How many children were in the classroom? (No more than 1 word)

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3.Where did Miss Green take down the book? (No more than 2 words)

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4.What was the book about? (No more than 2 words)

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5.What can we learn from the story? (No more than 4 words)

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----Are these your crayons?

------No, they aren’t_______. I think they are_________.

A. my; her B. me; she

C. mine; her D. mine; hers

---Would you like to play _______chess with me?

------Yes, I’d like to, but I have to play _____piano with Lily this afternoon.

A. the; the B. /; the C. the; / D. / ; /

We’re going to enjoy ________ during the May Day holiday.

A. ourselves B. myself C. us D. oneself

The T-shirts are half price. Why not __________?

A. try it on B. try them on

C. try on it D. try on them

I'd like to go to the ________ to get some money.

A. bank B. bookshop C. palace D. museum