Michael’s birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he would not need to walk to school anymore. However, Michael’s dad had lost his job and did not have much money. Michael got a book instead.
One bright and sunny day while Michael was walking past a store on his way to school, he saw a big boy on a bike. The bike was too small for the boy. As the boy was turning around a corner, the bike skidded （侧滑）on a small pool of water and he fell off the bike.
The boy was also in Michael’s school. The boy’s name was William. William seemed to have broken his leg. Michael picked up William’s bike and rode to the nearby hospital to get help. A few minutes later, an ambulance came and brought William to the hospital. Michael rode William’s bike to school so he would not be late for class.
After school, Michael quickly rode the bicycle to William’s house with a book and a magazine. William was not too seriously hurt. He went home after his leg was put in a cast （石膏）.
To Michael’s surprise, William was getting a new bike on his birthday in two months’ time and Michael could have William’s old bike. Michael was very happy. From then on, Michael and William became good friends. Michael visited William every day till William’s leg got well again.
1. What did Michael get on his birthday?
A. A bike. B. A magazine.
C. A book. D. A friend.
2.Which of the following is true?
A. William hit Michael on his way to school.
B. William gave his old bicycle to Michael.
C. Michael broke his leg in the accident.
D. Michael was late for school.
3.From the story, we know that Michael is__________________.
A. brave B. active
C. hard-working D. warm-hearted
Tom has received four messages today. Read and find what they are.
1.Marcos leaves the message to
A. share a book with Tom
B. get Tom’s phone call soon
C. tell Tom his story in France
D. ask Tom to look after his mum
2.Where is Jess going to meet Tom?
A. At the bar. B. At the restaurant.
C. At his home. D. At Room 314.
3. Who wants to see Tom soon?
A. Marcos. B. His mother.
C. David. D. Hans.
My mother says she probably wouldn’t love butterflies（蝴蝶）today if it weren’t for Mr. Patti.
When my mother Ada was a kid, she loved playing baseball and she wanted to for the New York Yankees. Then her brother Howie pointed out that there weren’t any women playing major league baseball（棒球联赛）. Ada realized he was right. That made her so angry that she started throwing baseballs into the air and hitting them as as she could.
One day Ada hit a ball through Mr. Patti’s window. She was about to run away when a bright yellow butterfly flew through the hole in the window. A blue butterfly . Then a lot of colourful butterflies flew out like a rainbow（彩虹）. Ada to open her arms and catch the butterflies.
It was too bad she didn’t she heard Mr. Patti shouting, “Hey! You there!” Ada almost jumped 12 feet. When she landed, Mr. Patti handed her a net and a box. He pointed to the butterflies. “One hundred butterflies. We need to get them all back. Go!”
Running with the net, Ada began to catch some of the butterflies. By the end of the day, her
was filled with butterflies ― including the bright yellow butterfly. There were still 13 butterflies missing. Mr. Patti showed Ada pictures had taken of the missing butterflies. The photographs were so beautiful that she could hardly catch her breath.
“ do you get them to stay still（静止的，不动的）?” Ada asked.
“I’ll show you,” Mr. Patti replied.
And he did. He taught my mother everything he knew about photographing butterflies. That’s her now. It is good because there still aren’t any women playing in the major leagues.
“I’ll never forget that day,” my mother says. “Breaking that window changed my .” Then she goes into her workroom, which is filled with swirling butterflies.
1.A. cheer B. play C. work D. act
2.A. carefully B. high C. hard D. proudly
3.A. appeared B. joined C. followed D. reached
4.A. offered B. wanted C. agreed D. refused
5.A. so B. because C. after D. though
6.A. net B. box C. room D. yard
7.A. she B. they C. I D. he
8.A. How B. When C. Why D. Where
9.A. job B. hobby C. pleasure D. way
10.A. project B. purpose C. life D. Plan
The teacher asked me____________.
A. when did I finish my work B. when I finished my work
C. when I finish my work D. when do I finish my work
―Can you tell me ____________the prize, Tom?
―Last year.
A. when you got B. when did you get
C. when will you get D. when you will get
―Could you tell me____________ ?
―At 2:00. Hurry! There are only ten minutes left.
A. what time we set off B. what time we will set off
C. what time did we set off D. what time will we set off
