Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don t want anyone to go shopping on that day.
Buy Nothing Day is on November 29th. It is 25 days before Christmas. At that time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy，buy, buy!“
The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, USA, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don t need many toys. Last year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico，high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighbours to donate the food. They put up posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, many students liked the idea of this new tradition. This year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.
1. When is Buy Nothing Day?
A. On December 25th. B. On November 29th.
C. On November 25th. D. On December 29th.
2. Buy Nothing Day started in .
A. Vancouver B. Albuquerque
C. California D. Manchester
3. In California, children usually enjoy on Buy Nothing Day.
A. going shopping for Christmas
B. buying some toys with their parents
C. organizing a dinner for other students
D. reading stories, singing songs and painting pictures
4.In Albuquerque，high school students organized a dinner to .
A. help poor people
B. make money on Buy Nothing Day
C. make advertisements for the restaurants
D. let other people learn about Buy Nothing Day
5. What's the best title for this passage?
A. A Free Dinner B. A Big Success
C. Buy Nothing Day D. A New Christmas Day
Mr Brown is one of my friends. He can run very fast and likes to show people how fast he can run. One day, a thief（小偷）got into his house, took some of his things and ran out of the house fast. Mr Brown found it and ran after him, and shouted, “Hey! Don’t you know you can’t get away from me.”But the thief ran much faster, Mr Brown got angry and ran faster, too. He was soon a few kilometers away from his house, he was running hard when he met me. “Why are you running so fast?” I asked. “I want to catch a thief,” said Mr Brown. “But where is the thief?” I asked. “Kilometers and kilometers behind,” said Mr Brown proudly, “He thought he could run faster than me, but you see he is wrong.”
1. Did the thief steal（偷）anything from Brown’s house?
A. Yes, he has. B. No, he wasn’t.
C. Yes, he did. D. No, he didn’t.
2. Who ran faster, Mr Brown or the thief?
A. No one. B. The writer.
C. Mr Brown. D. The thief.
3. Did Mr Brown catch the thief?
A. Yes, he did.
B. No, he didn’t.
C. Yes, but he let him go away.
D. No, but his friend did.
4. What did Mr Brown do when he found the thief?
A. He ran after him. B. He was angry with him.
C. He caught him. D. He stayed far behind him.
5. What does the underlined word “proudly” mean? It means __________.
A. 自豪地 B. 难过地
C. 兴奋地 D. 不慌不忙地
Alice needs a new home ========== Alice： 3-month-old cat White, cute and beautiful. See Ellen | Joseph’s Garden Open on Saturday and Sunday Adults： $50 Children (12 and under)： $25 Please call (04)2354-7785 for more information. |
I’m selling a new notebook for the music class. Just $ 10. Jack | Whose wallet? Found at the front door of the classroom on Sep. 5. See Ms Smith |
1.We can know from the above Ellen wanted to ______
A. find a cute cat.
B. buy a good house.
C. find a new home for Alice.
D.make friends with someone who has a cat.
2. If you want to buy the new notebook, ______.
A. see Ellen B. see Jack
C. call (04) 2354-7785 D. go to the library
3. It’s clear that Joseph’s Garden is a _____.
A. a park for people to listen to music
B. a place for people to visit
C. a new film for both children and their parents
D. a restaurant for people to have food on weekends
4. How can you get your lost wallet back?
A. Go to the police station.
B. Ask Ms Smith about it.
C. Meet Jack in the music class.
D. Wait at the front door of the classroom on Sep. 5.
5.How much do you have to pay for the tickets if you take your 11-year-old child to Joseph’s Garden?
A. $25. B. $30 C. $50 D. $ 75.
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Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s hot in ____. So I usually returned to my hometown when my ____________ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __________ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.
One day I had some ___________ to solve. But I didn’t take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my _________, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I __________ middle school. At first he didn’t recognize me. He __________ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!”
Of course we were ____________ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and ___________. Later on he showed me around his library. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I _________ were in them too. At last I said, “___________ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”
“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __________,” said the young man.
“Are you afraid I’ll ___________ them?”
“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t __________ them to me. Look! All the books are not ___________, but borrowed!”
1.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2.A. birthday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. holiday
3.A. study B. play C. rest D. run
4.A. words B. sentences C. problems D. Stories
5.A. brothers B. sisters C. aunts D. classmates
6.A. finished B. heard C. saw D. met
7.A. lifted B. carried C. looked D. pulled
8.A. angry B. happy C. worried D. sad
9.A. doctors B. teachers C. workers D. drivers
10.A. looked for B. read C. wrote D. looked at
11.A. Need B. Must C. May D. Can
12.A. other B. the other C. others D. another
13.A. lose B. sell C. throw D. know
14.A. pay B. return C. use D. look after
15.A. made B. picked C. won D. bought
–Thanks for your help . -______.
A. No, thanks. B. Let me see.
C. It doesn’t matter. D. That’s OK.
-Shall we meet on Tuesday or Wednesday ?
–I don’t mind . _____ day is OK.
A. All B. Either C. Both D. Any
