Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud（自豪的） of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner, “But why is it so expensive? Is it unusual（不同寻常的） bird?” “No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said.
“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?”
“Yes,” the man answered.
“Well, you pull（拉） those strings（绳子）,” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk.”
The man asked, “Do you mind（介意） if I try?”
“Not at all,” the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.” The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?”
“That's not very interesting,” said the man. “Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”
“I'll fall off my perch, you fool!” the parrot said.
1.The parrot was expensive because________.
A. it was pretty beautiful
B. it could talk with the people
C. it was a very unusual bird
D. it was in the middle of the store
2.The parrot would talk when _________.
A. people came into the pet store
B. it was the pet store owner
C. people said it was beautiful
D. people pulled the strings on its legs
3. Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?
A. Good morning.
B. How are you?
C. That's wasn't interesting.
D. I'll fall off my perch, you fool.
4. From the story we know the parrot was_______.
A. kind B. silly C. clever D. crazy
5.The best title for the passage should be “_________”.
A. Unusual Parrot B. Parrot Talk C. Silly man D. Clever Owner
Mrs. Green is going to give a birthday party for her daughter Jenny. Jenny is going to be twelve years old. A lot of Jenny’s friends are going to come to the party.
Mrs. Green is getting ready for the party. Mr. Green is helping her. He is putting the big birthday cake on the table. It’s a nice cake.
Now it’s five o’clock in the afternoon. Everything is ready. The party is going to begin in ten minutes.
1.Mrs. Green is going to give a birthday party for .
A. Mr. Green B. Mrs. Black C. Jenny
2. are going to come to the party.
A. Jenny’s friends B. Jenny’s teachers
C. Jenny’s uncles and aunts
3.What’s on the table?
A. Some fruit. B. A birthday cake. C. A lot of cards.
4. When is the party going to begin?
A. At 5:00 p.m. B. At 5:30 p.m. C. At 5:10 p.m.
5.Jenny is a girl.
A. 12-year-old B. 12- years-old C. 11-year-old
Tom is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Seven this year. He likes playing football and watching football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a football match. Now Tom is having lunch and he is also reading newspapers. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much, but he is going to have English and maths lessons in the afternoon. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“Hello, Mrs Black,”Tom says to his teacher on the telephone.“Tom is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave（请半天假）.”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that,”says Mrs Black.“But who is that?”
“It’s my father, Mrs Black,”Tom answers.
1.How old is Tom?
A. Eleven. B. Twelve.
C. Thirteen. D. Fourteen.
2.Which grade is Tom in?
A. Grade Seven. B. Grade Eight.
C. Grade Nine. D. Grade Six.
3.Why does Tom often read newspapers?
A. Because there are many interesting stories in them.
B. Because he likes to read news in them.
C. Because reading newspapers is interesting.
D. Because there is some information（信息）about football matches in them.
4.Why does Tom ask for half a day’s leave?
A. Because he is ill.
B. Because he wants to watch the football match on TV.
C. Because he doesn’t like maths lessons.
D. Because he wants to see a movie.
5.What does the teacher think of Tom after she hears Tom’s last words?
A. She knows Tom will watch a football match.
B. She knows Tom’s father is calling her.
C. She knows Tom is honest（诚实的）.
D. She knows Tom is telling a lie（说谎）.
In the past,people cell phones computers.
A. did use;and B. didn’t use;and
C. didn’t use;or D. didn’t used;or
The girl started schooling the age of 6.
A. about B.to C. on D.at
It _____ me about 10 days _____ painting the walls.
A. took, to finish B. spent, to finish
C. took, finishing D. spent, finished
