17、Wang Xiaojun is l2 years old．He lives in the country in Hubei Province．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 parents are leaving for Shenzhen tomorrow．I don’t want to let them go．”

It is the first birthday that Wang Xiaojun is spending with his parents in three years．In the past three years, his parents stayed in Shenzhen and worked to make money．They haven’t seen their son for three years．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 more than 20 million children staying at home without their parents．Stay-at-home children face a lot of problems．Many of them stay with their grandparents．They get less care from parents．They often feel lonely．Some of them don’t study well because their parents Can’t help them with their study．

The Chinese government now cares about the children very much and is trying to solve their problems．

1．It is Wang Xiaojun’s first birthday．

2．Wang Xiaojan won’t have the birthday dinner because he is not hungry at all．

3．Them are many stay-at-home children in the country of China．

4．Maybe Xiaojun’s parents will take him to Shenzhen at last．

5．Tile Chinese government is doing something to solve the problems of the stay-at-home children．

16、Have you felt annoyed when a cell phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this．Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools．Students can’t even bring cell phones to school．Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious parents say that cell phones are an important tool(工具)in holding New York city’s families together．

“I worry about it．”said Elizabeth Lords Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid．“It’s necessary in our everyday life．We have a washing machine, we have running water, and we have cell phones．”

Many American parents think cell phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown places．

“I have her call me when she gets out of school．”said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother．“No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cell phone．”

What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said cell phones were essential and the cell phone was like an extra(额外的)hand or foot for them．

“I feel so empty,” said May Chom, 14．“There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone．It will be a really, really boring trip．”

1．You will get        when you hear a cell phone ring in class．

A．sad                             B．upset                          C．excited

2．You can use a cell phone             ．

A．to enjoy listening to music

B．to work as running water

C．to work as a washing machine

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Many American parents don’t think cell phones are necessary for the students．

B．Cell phones only bring troubles to the school life．

C．Cell phones connect children with their families when they are outside．

4．What does the underlined word “essential” mean in Chinese?

A．时髦的                       B．必要的                       C．昂贵的

5．This article is about the           in carrying out the rule not to use a cell phone in school．

A．happiness                    B．interest                       C．problem

15、Americans spend their weekends in different ways．But usually they choose the same aim(目的)—to rest, to enjoy beautiful places and to enjoy the time with their family and friends．

Some Americans hold panics on Saturday night．  1   ．Then they won’t get up until 9,10 or even 11 o’clock next morning．As soon as they get up they will go to the nearest comer shop to buy the dally newspaper(日报)．    2    ．It will help them to decide what to do on Sunday afternoon．

Before going out on Sunday, they will have a meal, which is called “brunch”- “br’’ from “breakfast” and “unch” from “lunch”．   3    ．After branch some Americans may have a picnic with their family or friends．They will take many things with them, such as fresh vegetables, sea food, drinks, table cloth(桌布) and so on．Usually they drive to a beautiful park, a lake or the seaside．

   4   ．It is the biggest meal of the week and all family members try to present(出席)．

Weekends are to be welcome everywhere．    5    ．

11、A：What can I do for you?

B：Yes, please．   1  ．But what kind of flower shall I buy, roses or carnations(康乃馨)?She likes red roses best while today is Mother’s Day．

A：I think carnations are special and better today．They show happiness, sweetness and love．They are for mothers．

B：All right．Can I have a look at those carnations?

A：Sure．   2   ?

B：Red．

A：What about these?

B：Great．   3    ?

A：30 yuan．

B：OK．   4   ．Here is the money．

A：Thank you．Here’s the change and a card from our shop to your mom．Best wishes to her!

B：    5    ．

10、--Do you have a cat?

--Yes．         cat is black and white．

A．The                            B．A                                C．An

9、--what do you think of the new book?

--There are so many new words in           chapter(章节)．It’s a bit hard．

A．fifth                           B．five                            C．the fifth

8、--Do you often clean your classroom?

--Yes．Our classroom             every day．

A．clean                          B．cleans                         C．is cleaned