Bring the relics home (P2)

Answer the following questions:

1. When were the rabbit and rat heads stolen from the Chinese garden?

___________________________________________

2. Why did Cai Mingchao refuse to pay for the animal heads?

___________________________________________

3. What were the animal heads originally used for?

___________________________________________

4. Which animal heads have been returned to China?

___________________________________________

5. What is the government's attitude towards the stolen art?

___________________________________________

Do you speak Martian? (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is Martian?

A. A language people may use on Mars in the future.

B. A language students use for homework and exams.

C. A language used on the Internet.

D. A language spoken by teenagers.

2. Why do Liang Na and her classmates use Martian?

A. It is a class they must take in school.

B. Parents cannot understand what they are saying when they use Martian.

C. They want Martian to become more popular.

D. They think it will help them get a job in the future.

3. Teenagers think Martian is "amusing and creative", because _____.

A. it helps them express themselve

B. it makes them stand out from other people

C. it makes everyday life more fun

D. all of the above

4. What do you think about Martian? Do you think it is a good thing or not?

I think _____________________

My brother the hero (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. After the writer’s father’s death, _____.

A. he had to take care of everything by himself

B. his mother had to give up her job

C. his brother took care of them

D. he became a more serious person

2. The writer’s brother did all of the following for him EXCEPT _____.

A. make breakfast

B. play games with him

C. do his homework

D. wake him up in the morning

3. We can infer (推断) from the story _____.

A. the writer’s brother was good at his studie

B. the writer’s brother had a loving heart

C. the writer’s mother had a good sense of humor

D. the writer’s mother enjoyed working full-time

4. The writer wanted to buy _____ for his brother at the store.

A. a card B. a book C. some food D. a present

5. The phrase "fill his shoes" in the last paragraph probably means "____".

A. buy him a pair of shoes B. try on his shoe

C. work for him D. take over his dutie

Malia and Sasha have their chores to do (P8)

Fill in the blanks:

1. Jenna and Barbara wrote a letter to Malia and Sasha, sharing their advice on ________________________.

2. Malia plans to ____________________.

3. Sasha is expecting ________ after the spring break.

4. List the chores that Malia and Sasha have to do.

_________________________________________

5. If they do all of their chores, their parents give them ____________ a week.

Key to Issue 257:

P2: 1-4 D D B B P3: 1-4 C C C A P5: 1-5 B C B D C 6-10 A B B D B P8: 1. 2 2. wear tight black leather suits, panda helmets and red scarves 3. bamboo shoot soup 4. bamboo stick 5. To protect the city they live in

初二258七版答案：

P2: 1. They were stolen in 1860.

2. Because he didn't really want to buy them. He just wanted to stop the sale of the heads.

3. They were parts of a water clock.

4. The monkey, ox, pig, horse and tiger heads have been returned to China.

5. The government will not buy back the stolen art. It says those who have it should return it to China.

P3: 1-3 C B D 4.Varied answers.

P5: 1-5 C C B A D

P8 1. how to enjoy life in the White House 2. use Abraham Lincoln's desk for her homework 3. a dog 4. set the table, make their beds, clean their rooms, clear the dishes, practice piano 5. a dollar