Mr and Mrs White are my neighbours. Their house is small but they have a large garden. And they spend many happy hours working on it every day. We all agree the garden is great. While we spend our dollars in the market, the old couple can pick vegetables in their own garden.

Last month, Mr and Mrs White invited most of the neighbours to their garden for an “all-day food festival”. They asked us to bring gloves and arrive early in the morning. We didn’t know what would take place.

By 9:00 a.m., there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans and other vegetables. At lunch, there were lots of laughs. We shared a lot of stories. After dinner, we played games. Before we left, Mr and Mrs White gave each of us a shopping bag filled with vegetables. What a great gift!

Of course I loved the green vegetables, but I loved the happy time being with my neighbours more. Mr and Mrs White were so nice that they helped us learn from each other better. Now Mr and Mrs White have a blog about gardening. They teach us to grow vegetables online. And I can’t wait to see my tomato plants bear fruit .

1.What do Mr and Mrs White spend much of their time doing?

A. Shopping in the market. B. Helping their neighbours.

C. Looking after the vegetables. D. Working on the computer.

2.Why did Mr and Mrs White invite their neighbours to their garden?

A. To go to the birthday party. B. To help pick vegetables.

C. To help them learn from each other. D. To learn about their stories.

3.What did the writer probably think of the food festival?

A. It was too short. B. It was wonderful.

C. It was a waste of time. D. It was terrible.

4.What can we learn from the passage about Mr and Mrs White?

A. They have a big house with a big garden. B. They have less than eight neighbours.

C. They want to open a vegetable store. D. They teach people gardening online.

5.What is the passage mainly talking about?

A. Nice neighbours. B. Gardening skills.

C. A food festival. D. A great gift.

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problems.

Grades at school are often a top worry for children. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:

Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?

How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?

Do I have a good place to do my homework?

Have I tried different ways of studying?

If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do --- write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.

You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.

1.What do children often worry most about?

A. Their hobbies. B. Their homework.

C. Their grades at school. D. A fight with their friends.

2.According to the passage, when you're worried, you’d better________.

A. work hard B. ask for help and talk to someone

C. get ready for class D. do your homework

3.If you're worried about grades, Don't ask yourself “___________”.

A. Why are grades important? B. What do grades mean to me?

C. How do I get ready for class? D. Why not give up my studies?

4.If you had a fight with a friend, you could____________.

A. invite him or her to watch a game B. put the blame on him or her

C. try to make new friends D. leave him or her alone

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Who is often worried. B. When people are worried.

C. How to deal with worries. D. What kinds of worries people have.

B）根据句子意思及首字母填空，使得意思完整。

Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. The couple worked and saved, making money for their nine children and themselves to travel to the USA. It had taken years before they saved enough money and got everything r1. for the trip.

The whole family was e2. about their new life. However, seven days before they left for the USA, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor treated the boy, but because there was a possibility of rabies（狂犬病）, they would be kept away from others for fourteen days.

The family’s dream could not come t3.. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had planned. Watching the ship leave---without the Clark family, the father was quite angry with both his son and God for their bad luck.

Five days later, a piece of sad news spread all over Scotland---the strong and powerful ship, Titanic, had gone down, taking h4. of lives with it. The Clark family should have been on that ship, but because the son was bitten by a dog, they were left behind in Scotland.

When Mr. Clark heard the news, he thanked his son for saving the family. He thanked the God for t5. a sad thing into a good one.

Although we may not always understand, all things happen for a reason.

七、完成句子

1.The park is a good place to relax________________________（辛苦一天的工作后）.

2.We feel / are excited about ______________________（即将到来的的旅行）Hong Kong.

3.He ____________________（那本字典他借了）for three weeks and a half.

4.Jack has learned a lot about _________________________（北京的过去和现在）.

5.Nanjing _______________________（以...而闻名）its many places of interest around the world.

八、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格。

You must have been to many places. Then what place do you think is the most beautiful?

Zhong Rui, 14, from Jilin

Hainan is the farthest place I’ve been to. It is a hot but beautiful place near the sea. When I stood on the beach, the waves touched my feet and the wind tasted salty . I loved the coconuts there. They were really fresh.

Zhang Zhaojie, 14, from Shanghai

I went to the UK last year on a camp trip. I fell in love with the place as soon as I landed there. The air smelled sweet. People there were friendly. And the sheep there were cute.

Zhou Kefan, 14, from Guangxi

The sky in Inner Mongolia was very blue. Wind blew the grass and it looked just like a green ocean. At night, we had a bonfire party together. People sang and danced there together. I really loved the place.

Wang Kaiwei, 15, from Zhejiang

About two years ago, I went to Tianshan Mountain with my father. It was really cold up the mountain. But there was a big and beautiful lake on the mountain. Standing beside the lake, I felt like I was a fairy. It was a really amazing place.

南京位于江苏省（province) ,它离扬州不远。坐车去非常方便。人们可以乘坐火车，或者汽车去那儿。大约花一个多小时。

2．那儿有许多风景名胜，每年吸引上百万的游人。人们在那里可以参观博物馆，爬山，欣赏自然美景，还可以…

3．我早就在电视上目睹了南京的秀丽景色，但我却从来没有去过那儿。明天我要去南京旅游，昨晚我兴奋得无法入睡。我相信我的南京之行肯定会很愉快。

A Trip to Nanjing

---__________，Helen?

-- I fell off my bike and hurt my legs

A. How about you B. How come

C. What happened D. What can I do for you

---Mike hurt his arm badly the day before yesterday.

---_________.

A. I’m sorry to hear that B. That’s all right

C. I hope you’ll feel better soon D. That’s OK

---Dad , I want to have a rest. I want to do my homework tomorrow.

--- Don’t __________ things you should do today.

A. get off B. take off C. put off D. set off

There’s rain on the road, so she should drive carefully.

A. too much B. too many C. much too D. many too