Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏）. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, their clothes were not expensive but clean. The children were polite, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excited talking about the clowns, elephants, and all the acts they would see that night. One could feel they had never been to the circus before. The father and mother stood proudly as they could be.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife let go off her husband’s hands, her head dropped and the man’s lip began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked,“how much did you say?”

The ticked lady told him again. The man stayed silent. It’s clear that he didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

We were all silent. My dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a$20 bill and dropped it on the ground. I was surprised to see these——our family wasn’t rich, either.

My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man understood what was going on at that time. He looked straight into my father’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, and in tears he replied, “Thank you, sir, this really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t regret.

1.From the paragraph1-2, we can know about the family were______________.

A. poor but happy B. rich but pitiful C. poor and sad D. serious and polite

2.Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A. He had lost his money. B. His children were noisy.

C. The tickets were sold out. D. The tickets were too expensive

3.Who did the $20 note belong to?

A. The poor man. B. The writer’s father.

C. The poor man’s wife. D. The ticket lady.

4.The sentence “ This really means a lot to me and my family.” means________.

A. The father got enough money to pay for the tickets.

B. The writer’s father saved him and his family from a difficult situation

C. The children would be proud of their father.

D. The father felt so lucky to meet a warmhearted person.

5.The best title of this passage is_________

A. Go to the circus B. A family full of love

C. A secret between fathers D. My father and a $20 bill

词与短语选择填空，选择中有一个是多余的。

Although / something / touches / Because of / to/ Because

1.The most important thing is to learn ___________ new and have fun.

2.A true friend reaches for your hands and ___________ your heart.

3.__________ many students like to watch sports, game shows are the most popular.

4.The answer __________ our questions about watching television were also interesting.

5.______________the bad weather, we couldn’t see anything below.

阅读理解填词，根据短文内容和首字母填入所缺的词。

A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice-looking watch. He s1. a watch and liked it very much, but the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, t2. the watch out of the owner’s hands and ran out of with it. It all happened in a few s3.. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man was already l4. among the people.

The American went on. At the n5. corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his h6.. “Do you want to buy a f7. watch, sir?” he said in a low voice. “It’s only a hundred dollars.”

The young man didn’t know the rich American had seen him stealing the watch. So the American p8. at once and went back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the watch.

His friend took a look at the watch and started l9.. He said, “You’re a fool. This watch isn’t worth even ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned this t10..”

书面表达。

假如你是李梅，你的网友 Tara来自马来西亚，你俩同岁，在一些方面你俩相同，但在一些方面你俩又有不同。请根据以下要点提示，以My friend为题写一篇80词左右的短文。可以适当发挥。

１.你俩都喜欢运动，每周至少锻炼４次,但你比Tara更擅长网球。

2.你俩都喜欢吃肉和鱼；但都很少吃水果和蔬菜，尽管它们对健康有利。

3.你比Tara长得高，但你不如她外向。

4.Tara还喜欢旅游，去年暑假Tara来到中国，她游玩了北京的很多名胜古迹。

参考词汇：net friend(网友) travel(旅游) places of interest(名胜古迹)

My Friend

—________ is ________ boy in your class?

—I think Tom is.

A. What; tallest

B. Who; tallest

C. What; the tallest

D. Who; the tallest

Many old people can't ________ what young men wear these days.

A. stand B. agree

C. mind D. decide

—What does she ________ soap operas?

—She doesn't like them.

A. think over B. look at

C. think of D. look like

—Look, so many clouds in the sky. It's going to rain.

—________. The farmers will be very happy if it rains.

A. I hope not B. I am afraid so

C. I hope so D. I am afraid not

—Have you decided where to go for your summer vacation?

—Not yet. We _________go to Qingdao. It is a good place for vacation.

A. may B. should C. need D. must

The new store is close ________ my home. I often go there.

A. from B. to

C. of D. at