Most countries have Children' s Day          June 1,           in Spain, January 5 is     Children ′s Day.

A. in; though     B. in ; however       C. on ; while       D. on ; therefore

Project Hope raises money for education in poor areas. Everyone's donation is appreciated.

A. greatly         B. mostly             C. specially        D. normally

Even the top students in our class didn' t work out the problem. So it          be very difficult,

A. need           B. must.              C. can t           D. shouldn′t

-- What does your sister look like?

   --               

A. She's outgoing              B. She would like some coffee

C. She likes painting           D. She is of mediurn height

-- Did you go skateboarding last weekend? 

-- Yeah.           we had .

A. How a fun     B. How fun           C. What fun        D. What a fun

Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled （多皱的）or hairless, or they have an   1   look on their faces. They seem to say," Get  2  ! I hate everybody. "But to a  3, that hairless, wrinkled, angry -faced baby is the most beautiful and   4   child in the world. What are you going to say when that proud father or mother asks you, "Well, what do you think... Isn' t she beautiful?" Is this the time for you to   5   the truth? Of course not!

You look at that proud father in the eye and say, "Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She's one in a million. She' s going to   6   a movie star ! I can tell ! She is as beautiful as a picture. "     

In English, this is a white lie. White lies don' t  7  people. They are not cruel (伤人的) or bad words. People use them to   8   a difficult thing a little easier. When people don' t want to meet   9, or eat something new that they really don' t like at a friend's house, they often tell a white lie. They are trying to be honest, 10   many people feel that being kind is sometimes more beautiful.

1. A. amazing          B. angry        .  C. excellent          D. active

2. A. up               B. over           C. away              D. back

3. A. parent            B. friend          C. relative            D. doctor

4. A. creative           B. athletic         C. perfect            D. polite

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

6. A. love              B. be             C. help              D. refuse

7. A. hurt              B. burn           C. influence          D. hit

8. A. keep              B. take           C. show             D. make

9. A. anyone            B.. someone       C. everyone          D. one

10. A. so                B. and       .    C. but               D. or

She is a beautiful red –haired girl. She had been shopping with her mom in Wal-Mart. It was pouting outside. We all stood there under the awning (雨蓬).

    Her voice was so sweet. "Mom, let's run through the rain," she said.    

"What?" Morn asked.

    "Let's run through the rain!"

    "No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.

    The child waited about another minute and repeated, "Morn, let' s run through the rain. "

    "We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said.

    "No, we won' t, Mom. That' s not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged (拽) at her Mom's arm.

     "This morning? When did I say we could run through the. rain and not get wet?"

     "Don' t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, we can get through anything!"

     The crowd became silent. Nothing could be heard but the rain. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Morn thought for a moment about what she would say.

     "Honey, you are right. Let' s run through the rain. If we get wet, well, maybe we' ll just need to get a wash," Mom said.

    Then off they ran. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and through the puddles(水坑).

     They held their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet - through. But they were followed by a few who laughed like children all the way to their cars.

     People can take away your money and health. But no one can ever take away your memories...So, don't forget to make time to make memories every day.

1. From the passage we know Wal-Mart is a

A. mall             B. post office     C. gym              D. museum

2. The phrase "get soaked" in the passage means "           "

A. 被敲诈      B. 被取笑     C. 淋湿        D. 滑倒

3. The girl' s father was most probably          then.

    A. at home         B. in hospital     C. pretty healthy     D. badly ill

4. How did the girl possibly feel when running in the rain?

    A. Excited and happy.                 B. Proud and crazy.

    C. Exhausted and frustrated.            D. Anxious and embarrassed.

5. What is the author' s purpose of writing this article?    

A. To tel1 people not to go shopping on rainy days.    

B. To tell readers what is important in life.

    C. To show how to run through the rain.

    D. To show how important it is to keep healthy.

将下列英语句子译成汉语，根据所给汉语完成英语句子。

1. When you have trouble learning English grammar, taking notes may help.

2. More Americans would like to see their soldiers return home from Iraq as soon as possible, and   George Bush is much less popular than he was when the war was started four years ago.

3．我叔叔自从毕业以来一直做银行职员。

My uncle                               since he left school.

4．无论发生什么，你们的愿望都会实现的。

________________, your wishes will ___________________.

5．你能告诉我公共厕所在哪里吗?

Could you tell me                     ?