It was Jimmy's birthday, and he was five years old. He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum(鼓).
"Who gave him that thing?" Jimmy's father said when he saw it. "His grandfather did," answered Jimmy's mother. "Oh," said his father. Of course , Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise(噪音) with it, but his father did not mind(介意). His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise.
But one of the neighbors(邻居) did not like the noise at all , so a few days later, she took a sharp(锋利的) knife and went to Jimmy's house while Jimmy was hitting(击打) his drum. She said to him, "Hello, Jimmy. Do you know, there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife. Open the drum and let's find it. "
1.Jimmy got quite a lot of nice presents from his ________ .
A. classmates B. friends C. teachers D. family
2.Who gave Jimmy the drum? ________ .
A. His father B. His mother C. His neighbor D. His grandfather
3.Why did Jimmy's father not stop him making a noise with the drum? Because________.
A. He liked Jimmy very much B. he didn't mind it.
C. Jimmy was in bed D. Jimmy only played in the evening
4.One of the neighbors ________ .
A. liked Jimmy very much.
B. enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum.
C. wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife.
D. didn't like the noise at all.
5.What did Jimmy's neighbor really want him to do? To ______.
A. stop him making noises
B. make a noise on his drum with a knife
C. show him how to hit the drum
D. find something nice in his drum
Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone(独自地). Would life be as easy as when your parents are ____? Would it be a perfect(完美的) holiday for you?
Zheng Chenyu says that she would _____ “Where can I find food? How can I cook it?” The 14-year-old girl says that she knows ____ about cooking.
“I can have tomato and egg soup(汤), but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same. We don’t know what to do, or how to ____ ourselves,” said Zheng. “And I may(可能) forget something important. I may probably ______ television and then burn(煮干) the soup.”
_____ Zheng believes that basic life skills(生活技能), such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important, she doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice.
“As soon as I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost ______ for us. We’re very lazy,” she said.
Most teenagers only have time for their ______. They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college(大学).
However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so.
“I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some ______ dishes because my mum showed me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers depend(依靠) too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like “______ up your room or even dressing yourself properly”.
For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
1.A. at B. out C. in D. around
2.A. think B. feel C. worry D. say
3.A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
4.A. look after B. look at C. look for D. look out
5.A. see B. watch C. look D. listen
6.A. Although B. However C. Because D. So
7.A. none B. something C. nothing D. everything
8.A. housework B. school C. homework D. life
9.A. nice B. important C. difficult D. easy
10.A. tidying B. to tidy C. tidy D. tidied
---How is it going?
---_______. I can’t find my English book.
A. Great B. Not bad C. Terrible D. Pretty good
It is hot outside. You can________ your coat.
A. take off B. put off C. put on D. take on
---________?
---He is quiet and doesn’t like talking much.
A. What would he like? B. What does he look like?
C. What’s he like? D. What does he like?
Ms. Smith teaches ______ English _______.
A. us; well B. our; well C. us; good D. our; good
