27、根据下列短文内容，在短文上的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整通顺。

There is a family of ants   1   under the tree in front of my house. One day when I went home, I found that they were busy carrying earth. It was going to rain. They did it to protect（保护）the gate of   2   home. Just then the rain came down. I ran into the house. As I watched out of the window, I thought, “What a pity! The ants will all die in   3   a heavy rain.”

4   the rain stopped, I went out to see them. To my   5  , they were still alive and as happy as usual. The earth at the gate of their home kept the rain   6   and they were   7   again moving the earth away. It was very late, but they were   8  working hard. There was no one beside to watch the ants and tell them   9   to do. But they knew what they should do and they did it.

I think people should learn from the ants. When we see something that needs to be done, we should do it.   10   my neighbors, the ants, I learnt a lot.

24、Dear Elizabeth，

Thank you for your last letter. China is great. I like my school very much. I have lots of friends here. They are very nice. We have seven classes every day--four in the morning and three in the afternoon. We have English, Chinese and math every day. We have four science classes a week. We go to school five days a week. I can speak a little Chinese now. My favorite subject is music because the Chinese folk music(民族音乐) is very beautiful. I like it very much. After class I play sports. I like to play volleyball, tennis, and ping-pong. I often go out on Sundays. My Chinese friends often invite me to their houses for dinner. I like Chinese food very much. 

Please write to me soon.   

                                                           Love,

                                        Jane

1. Jane is in       now.

A. America                                B. England             C. China                   D. Canada

2. Jane has       classes a day.

A. five      B. four                      C. three                 D. seven

3. What is Jane’s favorite subject?

A. Art.      B. Chinese.                C. Music.              D. Math.

4. Jane likes to play       after class. 

A. chess    B. tennis                   C. basketball          D. soccer

5. Where are Jane’s parents? 

A. In America.                           B. In China.           C. In Beijing.            D. We don’t know.

23、To Make Everybody Happy

Peter's uncle lives in the country. Once in summer, Peter goes to stay with him for a few weeks. Whenever(每当…的时候) they go for a walk or for a drive in the car and pass somebody, his uncle waves(挥手打招呼) to the passer-by. Peter is surprised(感到惊奇的) and says, “Uncle George, you seem(似乎) to know everybody here. Where did you meet them all?”

“I don't know all these people,” answers his uncle.

“Then why do you wave to them?”  “Well, Peter,” says his uncle, “When I wave to someone who knows me, he is pleased. He goes on his journey(旅程) with a happier heart. But when I wave to someone who doesn't know me, he is surprised and says to himself, ‘Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?’ So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and that makes his journey seem shorter. So I make everybody happy.”

1.Peter goes to the country         .

A. for his winter holidays          B. to see his sick uncle

C. to spend summer with his uncle

2.When Peter and his uncle George pass somebody at any time,         

A. George will stop and say hello to him

B. Peter's uncle waves to the passer-by

C. Peter waves to the passer-by

3.Peter          when he sees his uncle waves to every passer-by.

A. always asks his uncle “Who is that man?”

B. is very happy

C. feels very surprised

4.George tells Peter         .

A. he doesn't know all the people     B. he only knows one of them

C. he doesn’t know any of the people

5.George waves to every passer-by         .

A. to make everybody happy         B. to make Peter happy

C. only to make a joke

20、选择适当的单词填空，有两个单词是多余的。

（usually,  many,  starts,  your,  then,  his,  about,  my）

Dear Mona,

    Thanks for   1   letter. Do you want to know   2   my morning? Well, I   3   get up at around six-fifteen. I do   4   homework at six-thirty, and   5   I eat breakfast at around seven-thirty. At around eight o’clock, I go to school. School   6   at nine o’clock. Please write and tell me about your morning.

                                                                 Love,

                                                                Jane