Day1

Taking a look at my... (P3)

Choose the best answer:

1. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Andrew visited the writer’s house the other day.

B. The writer cooked popcorn for his friend.

C. The popcorn smelled bad but tasted good.

D. Andrew was not really in good shape.

2. According to the story, we know the writer _____.

A. didn’t like eating any vegetables

B. fought with his parents about sports

C. also showed signs of obesity

D. thought he was not healthy enough

3. Through the story, the writer wants to tell us that _____.

A. the American lifestyle is unhealthy

B. American people are the heaviest in the world

C. we should pay attention to having a healthy lifestyle

D. many people who look fit are not really fit

Day2

Kids are crazy for manga (P4-5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What is manga?

___________________________________________

2. When did manga become popular in Japan?

___________________________________________

3. What may be the most attractive part of manga?

___________________________________________

4. Why are the main characters of manga teenagers?

___________________________________________

5. What do most manga stories value?

___________________________________________

Day3

The secret of lucky numbers (P5)

Choose the best answer:

1. What makes Chinese people believe a number is lucky or unlucky?

A. The shape of the number.

B. The sound of the number in Chinese.

C. The history of the number.

D. The sound of the number in English.

2. Chinese people like the number 8 because it means _____.

A. live a long life B. become beautiful

C. make a fortune D. live a happy life

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Many Chinese people avoid the number 4.

B. The number 9 is lucky because it means “wealth”.

C. All people have the same lucky number.

D. The number 8 is a lucky number for foreigners.

4. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Lucky or unlucky numbers in Western culture.

B. Meanings of different lucky numbers.

C. Meanings of different unlucky numbers.

D. Lucky or unlucky numbers in Chinese culture.

Day4

This is what true love... (P6)

Choose the best answer:

1. Why was George in a hurry when he was in the hospital?

A. Because he had to look after his grandson.

B. Because he wanted to see his wife on time.

C. Because he had another doctor’s appointment.

D. Because he didn’t feel comfortable.

2. George’s wife wouldn’t be upset if he was late, because ____.

A. she was often late, too

B. she couldn’t recognize him

C. she knew George was busy

D. she didn’t want to see him

3. According to the writer, who can have true love?

A. People who are the most romantic.

B. People who have everything.

C. People who make the best of everything they have.

D. People who are physically strong.

4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The writer was very moved by George.

B. The writer thought George’s life was hard.

C. The writer felt sad for George’s wife.

D. The writer couldn’t understand George.

Day5

Cloze

There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work, the man would come home and _1_ the little boy.

When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some _2_ work to do, and he _3_ play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy _4_ to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the _5_ on the cover (封面). He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into _6_ . Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He _7_ to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to _8_ it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child _9_ for hours, he thought.

After about thirty minutes, the boy came to his father and said: “Okay, it’s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”

The man was _10_, saying: “That’s amazing! _11_ did you do that?” The boy said: “It was easy. On the _12_ of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world came together, too.”

1. A. help with B. sport with

C. agree with D. play with

2. A. easy B. extra

C. early D. rest

3. A. can’t B. needn’t

C. wasn’t able to D. mustn’t

4. A. something B. anything

C. nothing D. everything

5. A. face B. man

C. city D. world

6. A. pieces B. one

C. differences D. places

7. A. expressed B. showed

C. answered D. explained

8. A. get B. make

C. put D. take

9. A. asleep B. busy

C. active D. energetic

10. A. sad B. confused

C. excited D. surprised

11. A. Why B. How

C. What D. When

12. A. back B. front

C. cover D. side

（参考答案见下期）

上期参考答案

Reading

【P3】 CACD

【P4-5】 BCAD

【P5】 CAB

【P6】 CADB

【Cloze】 1-5 DCABA 6-10 BCDBC

Word check

1-5 DBABC 6-10 DADCB