David is eight. One day his friend Rose says to him, "This Sunday is my birthday. Do you want to come
to my birthday party?" David says, "Yes."
     On Sunday, his mother says to him, "You can go to the party, but you must be polite (有礼貌). Don't ask
for any food. Someone will give (给) you some.""All right, Mum." David answers and he goes to Rose's house
on his bike.
    There are many children at the party. They play together for some time, and then Rose's mother gives them
some food, but she forgets (忘记了) David. He waits and waits, and then he takes his plate up and says, "Do
you want a nice clean plate (干净的盘子)?"

1. Whose birthday is it?

A. David's mother
B. David's
C. Rose's mother's
D. Rose's

2. The birthday party is in _____.

A. Rose's house
B. David's house
C. Rose's school
D. David's school

3.  David goes to the party _____.

A. by car
B. on foot
C. by bike
D. with his mother

4.  David is Rose's ______.

A. friend
B. classmate
C. brother
D. mother

5. Who gives David food at the party?

A. Rose
B. Rose's mother
C. No one
D. Himself

     Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown work in the same office. One day, Mr. Jones says to Mr. Brown, "We want to
have a small party at our house tomorrow evening. Welcome you and your wife (妻子) to come to the party."
     Mr. Brown says,"Thank you very much. I want to phone my wife and ask her." So Mr. Brown goes to the
next room and makes a telephone call. When he comes back, he isn't happy.
     "Why are you not happy?" says Mr. Jones, "Do you speak to your wife?"
     "No, she isn't at home. My small son answers the phone. He says his mother is looking for(寻找) him
outside."

1. Mr.Jones wants to have a party________.

A. in the morning
B. in the evening
C. tomorrow
D. tomorrow evening

2. Mr.Jones wants to ask ________ to the party.

A. Mr. Brown
B. Mr. Brown and his wife
C. Mrs. Brown
D. all of his good friends

3. Mr.Brown wants to go to the party, he goes_________.

A. to phone his wife
B. to ask his son
C. to telephone his friends
D. to go home

4.The telephone is _______.

A. in the same office
B. near the office
C. in the next room
D. at Mr. Jones office

5. Mr. Brown speaks to _______ on the phone.

A. Mr. Brown
B. Mrs. Jones
C. his son
D. no one

     Jack is ten years old this year. He is in Grade Three. He doesn't work hard at school. His teacher doesn't
like him. But Jack thinks he is the cleverest student in his class. And he thinks his maths is good. On a Sunday
afternoon, Jack goes home. He feels very hungry. So he says to his mother,"Mum, I am very hungry. Can I
have some food to eat?" "Supper is not ready now, but there are two apples on the plate (盘子).You can eat
them first." When he sees the two apples, Jack says,"Mother, I have three apples now. Look! This is the first
one. This is the second one. One and two is three. I am very clever.""Yes, You're very clever," says his
mother."Now give me the first apple, your father will eat the second one. And you eat the third one."

1. Jack's teacher doesn't like him because ________.

A. he doesn't work hard at school
B. he doesn't listen to his teacher in class
C. he doesn't do his homework
D. he doesn't go to school on time

2. Jack thinks his _________ is good.

A. English
B. maths
C. Chinese
D. homework

3. One day when Jack goes home. He feels ________.

A. happy
B. sad
C. hungry
D. thirsty

4. His mother tells him there are two apples _________.

A. on the plate
B. on the table
C. on the bed
D. on the chair

5. Can Jack eat the third apple?

A. No, he can't.
B. No, he can.
C. Yes, he is right.
D. Yes, he can't.

     Mrs. Brown goes to the U.K. to see her son. Her son works in a big shop in London. Mrs. Brown comes
to London first. And she can't find her way (找不到路). She sees a man at a bus station. She wants to ask
the man the way, "Excuse me. Could you help me, please? Which bus goes to Miller's shop?" Mrs. Brown
asks.
    The man is very friendly. He smiles. But he doesn't know English. He speaks French. He is new in London.
He puts his hand into his coat and takes out a small book. He opens it and reads, "I'm sorry, I don't speak
English."

1. Mrs. Brown goes to London to ________.

A. see the man
B. see her son
C. go shopping

2. Mrs. Brown's son works in ________.

A. a bus station
B. a small shop
C. Miller's shop

3. Mrs. Brown asks the man to tell her the way to ________.

A. the shop
B. the station
C. the market

4. Does the man live in London?

A. No, he doesn't.
B. Yes, he is a good man.
C. No. He comes from Canada.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Mrs. Brown doesn't know English.
B. The man is a bus driver.
C. The man can't help Mrs. Brown to find the way.

     Sam is very good at school, but he is not clean. His face and hands are often dirty. He washes them with
water only. He does not use soap (香皂).
    Sam has an uncle. One day the uncle goes to see him. He looks at Sam and says,"Sam, I know what you eat
for breakfast this morning."
     "What?" Sam looks at his uncle and says.
     "Eggs." says his uncle."Your face and mouth tell me that."
     "You are wrong, uncle." says Sam."Not today or yesterday, but the day before yesterday!"

1. Who's Sam?

A. He's English.
B. He's a student.
C. He's a young pioneer.
D. He's a teacher.

2. What's the Chinese for " dirty"?

A. 高兴的
B. 干净的
C. 个子高的
D. 脏的

3. Where does the uncle live?

A. In the same house.
B. In different houses.
C. In a factory.
D. On a farm.

4. When did Sam eat the egg?

A. This morning.
B. Yesterday.
C. Tomorrow.
D. The day before yesterday.

5. Which of these is not wrong?

A. Sam washes his face and hands every day.
B. The uncle thinks the boy eats eggs this morning.
C. Sam doesn't like eggs at all.
D. Sam doesn' t know his uncle.

     A man has a parrot. It's blue and green. It can speak like a man. Every morning the man goes to talk with
it. But the parrot doesn't say anything to him. Then one morning the man is angry with (生气) it. He doesn't
give it any food and water. The next morning the man goes to see the parrot again. He says something to it.
But the parrot still doesn't speak. At last the man says.
     "Fool! You're a fool!" Soon he here the same words from the parrot. He laughs. He loves it very much.
It's a clever parrot.

1. What colour is the parrot?

A. Blue.
B. Green.
C. Nice.
D. Blue and green.

2. Parrots ________speak like a man.

A. can't
B. must
C. Can
D. don't

3. The man wants to ________ something with the parrot.

A. talk
B. speak
C. say
D. tell

4. Which is right?

A. The man doesn't want to see the parrot again.
B. The parrot doesn't say anything.
C. The man likes the parrot.
D. The parrot can' t speak.

5. Why does the man laugh?

A. Because he likes the parrot very much.
B. Because the parrot can speak to him.
C. Because he thinks the parrot is very clever.
D. Because he is very angry with it.

     It is John's birthday today. He is five years old. He gets many birthday presents from his family and one
of them is a nice big drum (鼓).
     "Who gives him that drum?" his father asks.
     "His grandfather," answers John's mother.
     John likes his drum very much. He makes a terrible noise (烦人的噪音) with it, but his mother doesn't
say anything about it. His father is not at home. He is working in a school. So he doesn't hear (听到) the noise.
But one of the neighbours (邻居) does not like the noise. So one morning she takes a knife and goes into John's
room. John is making a noise with the drum. She says to him, "Hello, John. Do you know there is something
very nice in your drum? Here's a knife. Open the drum and let's find it.""OK."

1. How old is John?

A. 5
B. 4
C. 15

2. Who gives John the drum as his birthday present?

A. His father.
B. His neighbour.
C. His grandfather.

3. What present is John's favorite?

A. The candy.
B. The knife.
C. The drum.

4. What's John's father's job?

A. A doctor.
B. A worker.
C. A teacher.

5. Who opens the drum with the knife?

A. John's father.
B. John's neighbour.
C. John's mother.

      Wang Xiaojun is 12 years old. He lives in the country in Hubei. Today is his birthday. His parents prepare a
nice dinner for him, but the boy says,"I won't have the dinner because after the dinner, today is over, and my
parents are leaving for Shenzhen tomorrow. I don't want to let them go." Wang Xiaojun spends the birthday
with his parents for the first time in three years. Three years ago, his parents went to Shenzhen to work. They
stayed and worked there to make money. Tomorrow they have to leave home to go to Shenzhen. Wang is not
the only stay-at-home child. In the country of China, there are many children staying at home without (没有)
their parents. Stay-at-home children have a lot of problems. Many of them stay with their grandparents. They
don't get enough care from parents. Some of them don't study well because their parents can't help them with
their study. The Chinese government (政府) now cares about those children very much and is trying to solve (解决) their problems.

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F).
(     )1. It is Wang Xiaojun's first birthday.
(     )2. Wang Xiaojun won't have the birthday dinner because he is not hungry at all.
(     )3. There are many stay-at-home children in the country of China.
(     )4. Xiaojun's parents will take him to Shenzhen.
(     )5. The Chinese government is doing something to solve the problems of the stay-at-home children.