Day 1

Earthquake hits Chile (P2)

Choose the best answer:

1. What happened to Sophia Wu on February 27?

A. Her family died in a terrible accident.

B. Her house was burnt in a fire.

C. She experienced a nightmare.

D. A serious earthquake hit the city she was in.

2. Which is the correct order?

a. Wu got up and found her whole room was moving.

b. Wu wanted to run downstairs and go out.

c. The wall cracked and the light went out.

d. Wu was woken up by shaking.

A. a-b-c-d B. d-a-b-c C. d-b-a-c D. c-a-b-d

3. It was reported that more than _____ people died in the disaster.

A. 500,000 B. 700 C. 1900 D. 100,000

4. Which is TRUE about the Chile Earthquake?

A. It is the fourth strongest earthquake since 1900.

B. It damaged 50,000 homes.

C. It caused a tsunami in the Pacific Ocean.

D. It has no aftershocks.

5. We can tell from the story that about ______ earthquakes cause damage every year.

A. 20% B. 10% C. 1% D. 0.2%

Day 2

Trip around the world... (P3)

Fill in the chart below:

[table]

Time	Events
6. On Monday	Students put a tag on the area that _______________ in a map.
7. On Tuesday	Students ___________________ on a large piece of paper.
8. On Wednesday & Thursday	Students set up booths to _________________________.
9. On Friday	___________________.

Day 3

Adventures at sea (P4-5)

Choose the best answer:

10. Why did the emperor ask Zheng He to travel to other countries?

A. To show his greatness.

B. To trade with them.

C. To start wars with them.

D. Both A and B.

11. Where did Zheng He and his fleet start?

A. Nanjing. B. Beijing. C. Shanghai. D. Guangzhou.

12. We can tell from the story that Chen Zuyi was _____.

A. a king in Samboja

B. a eunuch of Emperor Yongle

C. a pirate in Southeast Asian

D. a businessman of ancient China

13. On the _____ trip, the fleet reached Kenya and carried _____ to China.

A. first, giraffe B. fourth, giraffe

C. last, elephant D. fifth, elephant

14. Of all the goods carried by Zheng He’s fleet, _____ was/were the first to sell out.

A. books B. tea C. herbs D. jewel

15. The story mainly tells us _____.

A. how Zheng He traveled the world

B. about Zheng He and his fleet

C. what Zheng He did in his seven trip

D. what Zheng He brought back from his trip

Day 4

I love the blue flowers (P6)

Choose the best answer:

16. When the author ran into a stranger, she ______.

A. got very angry

B. showed good manner

C. said something unkind

D. didn’t say anything

17. When the author ran into her daughter, she _____.

A. was very impolite

B. said something nice

C. kept silent

D. smiled at her

18. The author’s daughter went to the kitchen to _____.

A. pick flower

B. help with cooking

C. clean the floor

D. give her flower

19. The word “ruin” in the fifth paragraph probably means _____.

A. enjoy B. remember

C. harm D. create

20. The story mainly tells us _____.

A. it’s easy to be kind to stranger

B. we should treat our families well

C. flowers are a good gift for mom

D. it’s impolite to shout at people

Day 5

Erhu stars in movies (P8)

Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in the blanks:

write, well-known, as, among, made of

21. ________ George Clooney walks through an airport, audiences can hear the familiar sound of a Chinese musical instrument – erhu.

22. Interestingly, erhu is very popular ________ Hollywood filmmakers.

23. Erhu is a stringed instrument ________ natural wood and played with a bow.

24. In classical Chinese music, erhu is ________ for its sad and blue sounds.

25. The most famous erhu piece ________ by a musician who was born blind, and lived most of his short life as a homeless person.

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上期答案

Reading

1-4 CBDC 5-c 6-d 7-b 8-f 9-a 10-e 11-13 DAA

13. On, with 14. embarrassed 15. Like, draw

16. that 17. looks good 18-22 CABCA

23-27 ABCDA 28—30 BBD

Listening

1-5 BCACB 6-10 CACCB