Mike will go to the park tomorrow morning, __________.

A. so will Li Lei                   B. so Li Lei will

C. so does Li Lei                    D. so Li Lei does

Each of us ________ a talk in the class.

A. give           B. gives            C. get               D. got

Jenny hopes she can come to China _________ next year.

A. sometimes             B. some time              C. sometime              D. some times

Class begins. Let’s stop ________.

A. talking and play                       B. talk and playing

C. talking and playing                  D. to talk and play

Kate walked _______ the old building and she saw a new bus.

A. pass        B. past         C. passed         D. passes

This question is too hard. Why not ______ our teacher?

A. to ask          B. ask         C. asking         D. asked

We have great fun ________ to speak English in class.

A. to learn           B. learn         C. learning             D. learnt

This pen is mine, and _______ is on the desk.

A. you        B. yourself            C. your         D. yours

The new school year begins. Mary, a girl of six, goes to school every day. She likes her lessons very much and works hard at them. Her mother always takes her to school in the morning and brings her home in the afternoon.

   One day, her mother went to school again. She said to her mother, “We have got a new girl in our class. She is as old as I.” Her mother asked her, “Can she speak English?” Mary answered, “She can’t speak English. She is German. But she can laugh in English. It’s good to see a girl laughing in English.”

1. Mary’s new classmate is ________.

A. seven years old    B. six years old    C. older than Mary    D. younger than Mary

2. Mary __________.

A. doesn’t do well in school                         B. helps her mother study hard

   C. enjoys her lessons                               D. works hard at home

3. Mary’s new classmate is good at speaking ________.

A. English             B. German            C. French                D. Chinese

4. Why does Mary’s mother always goes to school every day? Because ________.

A. she has nothing to do                            B. Mary is ill

C. the teacher asks her to go                        D. Mary is too young

5. Is it interesting to see a girl laughing in English ?_________.

A. Yes, it is.                                 B. No, it isn’t.

C. The laugh is the same in all languages.          D. What Mary said is right.

People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents to it. One of the presents was a bottle of oil—to help keep Big Ben running. Big Ben isn’t a person. It is a famous bell in a clock in London. Big Ben’s story began in 1834. In that year , the old Parliament Building (议会大厦) was destroyed (被破坏) by fire. Its clock tower fell to the ground. There had to be a new building and a new clock.

   Plans were made. The clock had to be the biggest in the world and it had to keep good time. The big clock was made in two years. Five years later, a tower was build and the bells were put in place in it. The clock rang out for the first time in July, 1859.

1. Big Ben is ______.

A. a clock in London    B. a man in London   C. the name of a shop   D. a street

2. In 1834, the old Parliament Building________.

A. was built

B. was put up

C. was destroyed by fire

D. was pulled down by a man

3. People planned to make the clock________.

A. the biggest all over the world   B. keep good time 

C. the most beautiful                   D. both A and B

4. The big clock was made in ________.

A. five years      B. two years     C. three years     D. more than five years

5. The clock rang out for the first time in ________.

A. June, 1899     B. July, 1859     C. June, 1958      D. July, 1958