Monday, April 17

Dear Gramps,

    I was so upset last week when somebody stole my Super Racer from the park by your house. I called up the toy company but they said they have only red, blue and green racers. Dad called Cobb's Toy Store today and found out they might have purple ones. Can we go there when I come to visit you next week?You and I were only gone for a few minutes to the shop down the street to get ice-cream and cookies. Maybe the thief was watching us. Mum was surprised when I told her the racer was stolen. She said she used to leave things at the park all the time when she was young. Once she even left her bicycle for two days near the swimming pool.

    Tell Grandma that I like the food she made last time. Ask Grandma if we can have pancakes with sugar for breakfast when I come this time. I have packed in my towel, comb and soap. Tell her this time I won't forget to pack in my toothbrush.

Love

Toby

1.This letter is written by________.

A.Gramps    B.Toby     C. Toby's Dad      D.Toby's Mum

2.The writer wants to have a________racer.

A. red    B.blue     C.green     D.purple

3.How long did the writer leave his Super Racer at the park?

A. Two days.   B.Over a week   C. A few minutes    D.All the time

4.From the letter, we know Supper Racer is__________.

A.a toy    B. an ice-cream     C. a bicycle    D. a pancake

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the letter?

A.The writer visited Gramps quite often.

B.Cobb's Toy Store is far from Gramp's house.

C.The writer took his toothbrush with him on his last visit.

D.There were lots of thieves when Tony's mum was young.

 

Monday, April 17

Dear Gramps,

    I was so upset last week when somebody stole my Super Racer from the park by your house. I called up the toy company but they said they have only red, blue and green racers. Dad called Cobb's Toy Store today and found out they might have purple ones. Can we go there when I come to visit you next week?You and I were only gone for a few minutes to the shop down the street to get ice-cream and cookies. Maybe the thief was watching us. Mum was surprised when I told her the racer was stolen. She said she used to leave things at the park all the time when she was young. Once she even left her bicycle for two days near the swimming pool.

    Tell Grandma that I like the food she made last time. Ask Grandma if we can have pancakes with sugar for breakfast when I come this time. I have packed in my towel, comb and soap. Tell her this time I won't forget to pack in my toothbrush.

Love

Toby

36.This letter is written by________.

A.Gramps    B.Toby     C. Toby's Dad      D.Toby's Mum

37.The writer wants to have a________racer.

A. red    B.blue     C.green     D.purple

38.How long did the writer leave his Super Racer at the park?

A. Two days.   B.Over a week   C. A few minutes    D.All the time

39.From the letter, we know Supper Racer is__________.

A.a toy    B. an ice-cream     C. a bicycle    D. a pancake

40.Which of the following is TRUE according to the letter?

A.The writer visited Gramps quite often.

B.Cobb's Toy Store is far from Gramp's house.

C.The writer took his toothbrush with him on his last visit

D.There were lots of thieves when Tony's mum was young.

The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2,1666.In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city,where most of those houses were built out of wood and close together.One hundred thousand people became homeless but only few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday moring.By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire.On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames.Tuesday was the worst day.The fire destroyed many well–known buildings.
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路線) of the fire.With nothing left to burn,the fire became weak and finally died out.
【小題1】What day die the Great Fire happen in London?

A．Sunday.

B．Monday.

C．Tuesday.

D．Wednesday.

【小題2】The Great Fire of London destroyed more than ________ of the old city.

A．25 percent

B．30 percent

C．half

D．75 percent

【小題3】What were most of the houses made of?

A．Plastic.

B．Wood.

C．Stones.

D．Bricks.

【小題4】Finally,the fire was out because there wasn’t ________ left to burn it ________.

A．nothing,the fire	B．a(chǎn)nything,the city
C．a(chǎn)nything,the path of the fire	D．something,the streets

【小題5】How long did the fire last?

A．Two days.	B．Three days.
C．More than four days.	D．Half a month.

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(專家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
【小題1】Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.

A．a(chǎn) visit to a zoo

B．a(chǎn)n elephant expert from India

C．the photos of elephant

D．a(chǎn)n old friend who lived in India

【小題2】The elephant expert told Chris __________.

A．when to buy an elephant

B．how to feed an elephant

C．where to sell his elephant

D．how to ride an elephant

【小題3】Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.

A．it is a very interesting place

B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else

D．it would take only a short time to get there

【小題4】When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.

A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B．he visited some shopkeepers

C．he sold Tara to a national park

D．he decided to take Tara home with him