Mrs. Wang loved flowers and had a small but beautiful garden. In 1.（夏天），her roses were always the best in her street. One afternoon her bell rang, and when she went to the front door, she saw a small boy2.（外面）．He was about seven years old, and was holding a big bunch（束）of beautiful roses in his hand.
"I am 3.（卖）roses," he said. "Do you want any? They are quite4.（便宜）.Only one yuan for a big bunch. They are fresh. I picked them this afternoon."
"My boy," Mrs. Wang answered,“pick roses 5.（无论何时）I want, and don't pay anything for them, because I have lots in my garden."
"Oh, no, you haven't," said the small boy. "There aren't any roses in your garden-because they are here in my hand!”
We usually had some strange and funny ideas when we were1.(child).
When I was a little girl, 2.(live) in a very big neighborhood and we shared a garden 3. a pool between forty-eight houses. There were a lot of kids around 4.（I )age and we all used5.(play) together, and we'd often swim 6.the pool. But there was one boy who was about five years 7.(old) than us. One day, when I 8.(swim), he told me, "I hope you know there is a shark in the light. And it will come out to get you9.you swim alone." I was very afraid, and up until today-I am twenty-five years old now-I still get nervous when I swim alone so I always check the light to make sure there’s no shark.
What 10. you think of this kind of ideas? Write your stories and share with us.
听短文，然后根据表格提示和所听内容完成下列各小题（每空一词）。
1.Mike is talking about his daily______________．
2.Mike often spends two hours in the evening, emailing his _____________．
3.Mike has Chinese lessons ___________ times a week at school.
4.Mike wants to study the_______________ of Ningxia.
5.Mike thinks his life is _________________.
Carrots are grown all over the world. They are easy to plant and easy to harvest. They have a good taste.
When people think about carrots, they usually think they are a kind of long, thin, orange colored vegetable. In fact, carrots are in many different sizes and shapes. And not all carrots are orange.
Carrots should be grown in a field that does not have water for a long time. The earth also should not be too hard. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over（翻土）．？
Weather, soil condition（土壤状况），and time affect（影响）the taste of carrots. Warm days and cool nights are the best time to grow great delicious carrots.
The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color. Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is.
Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow carrots the same way as you do during the summer months.
Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut into thin pieces and cooked with other vegetables or meat. Or, they are washed, and eaten just as they come out of the ground.
1.What does the underlined word "harvest" mean?
A.品尝 B.收获 C.种植 D.销售
2.What can affect the taste of carrots?
A.Weather and time B.Weather and soil condition
C.Soil condition and time D.Weather, time and soil condition
3.___________ carrots have a better taste.
A.The long B.The orange C.The thin D.The bright
4.Which is the right order according to the article?
a. Carrots are eaten in different ways.
b. Carrots are in many sizes and shapes.
c. Dig up the earth and turn it over before planting carrots.
d. The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color.
A.c->a->b->d B.b->c->d->a C.c->b->d->a D.d-c->b->a
Amy had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.
The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn't know what to buy. So he put an advertisement in the newspaper."Wanted-the greatest gift for my mother."
About a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
"This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs." the man said.
"Really I’d like to listen to it," Dave said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother's birthday he called his mother. "Well, mother" he asked, "What do you think of the bird?"
"Oh, it's very delicious, dear." said his mother.
1.___________ is the eldest brother?
A.Bob B.Bill C.Dave D.Amy
2.How many songs could the bird sing?
A.Five B.Six C.Seven D.Eight
3.How much did the bird cost Dave?
A.$8 B.$80 C.$800 D.$8000
4.How did the mother deal with the bird?
A.She sold it. B.She played with it. C.She ate it. D.She gave it to others.
My friend Lisa is two years older than me. She is 16 now and she lives in Bristol. She’s very friendly and she has long curly brown hair. She’s of medium height, slim and very fit because she's a dancer.
She began dancing when she was six years old and she practices it every day at her dance school. She wants to be a professional（专业的）dancer. She often dances in shows and I often watch her performances when she's on the stage（舞台）．Her favorite kind of dance is modern（现代舞）．Though it is sometimes difficult to understand, I love watching her dance.
Lisa is very busy because she’s also trying to learn German because she wants to go to Germany next year to take dancing lessons.
I think Lisa is very hard-working and her dream to become a professional dancer will come true one day.
1.How old is the writer now?
A.14 B.16 C.21 D.18
2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Lisa is a friendly girl. B.Lisa began dancing at six.
C.Lisa can speak German well. D.Lisa likes modern dance best.
3.What does "it" refer to in the second paragraph?
A.German B.modern dance C.singing D.dancer
4.Lisa is of medium height, slim and very fit because____.
A.she loves watching her dance B.she practices dancing every day
C.she practices singing every day D.she lives in Bristol
