My name is Jack. My best friend John lives in my neighborhood. We often play together after school. My grandparents live near my house, too. So it's  1   for us to get together on some important festivals.

     In my neighborhood, there is a small playground. John and I often go there to  2  . John 3   it and he is on the school football team. Sometimes a few friends come to  4   us. Sometimes, just we two practice passing the ball. There is a  5  called '' Good Neighbor" in my neighborhood. It sells all kinds of foods, drinks, school things and the things that we need in our everyday life. The things in the supermarket are  6   .So people living here like to  7  there. Sometimes I go with my mother. Sometimes I ask  8  to buy my favorite food for me.

     I usually  9  with the housework at home. I wash the dishes after meals and clean the rooms. I always wash my own clothes. All my  10  say that I am a good boy at home.

What about your neighbors and neighborhood? Can you tell me?

1．A．hard                 B．easy           C．surprising            D．wrong

2．A．go skating            B．play hockey    C．go shopping        D．play football

3．A．is good at             B．hates          C．is away from        D．loses

4．A．meet                B．watch         C．join               D．help

5．A．restaurant             B．coffee shop    C．supermarket         D．bookstore

      6．A．expensive             B．cheap         C．old                 D．dirty

7．A．shop                B．stay         C．travel             D．exercise

8．A．you                 B．them           C．him               D．her

9．A． help                B．play            C．learn              D．walk

10．A．teachers            B．neighbors      C．students            D．pen-pals

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　　Mike Smith is a six-year-old boy. His father bas a shop in the centre of a small town. He 1 some food in his shop. He's friendly to the buyers and the food in his shop is 2 . So people like to buy something there. And he's very 3 all the time.　　It was Mr Smith's forty-first birthday yesterday. His wife decided to 4 some fish for her husband. As he couldn't leave his shop and she had to 5 in the kitchen, she thought her son could help her. So she told Mike to go to 6 some fish. Before the boy went out, she said, “Your dad likes fish alive, you know. Don't 7 the dead fish home.”

　　“But how can I tell the living fish from the dead ones?”

　　“That's easy,my son, “said the woman. “Put the fish into the water and watch carefully. The living fish can 8 , but the dead ones can't. “

　　“OK. Mummy,” the boy said and left. He went outside the town and saw 9 farmers catching fish in a pool （池塘）. He put a fish into the pool, and the fish soon went down under the water. He was 10 and shouted, “Please sell the fish to me, sir!”

(1) A．shows

B．makes

C．does

D．sells

(2) A．cheap

B．expensive

C．free

D．dirty

(3) A．tired

B．thirsty

C．busy

D．hungry

(4) A．kill

B．cook

C．catch

D．give

(5) A．cook

B．rest

C．sleep

D．play

(6) A．borrow

B．lend

C．buy

D．look for

(7) A．take

B．bring

C．drop

D．pull

(8) A．fly

B．walk

C．run

D．swim

(9) A．few

B．a few

C．little

D．a little

(10) A．happy

B．sad

C．strange

D．sorry

　

We went into a secondhand shop to get out of the rain.
I took my 6-year-old daughter’s hand and we started to walk around. Suddenly she reached out her hand to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.
“Buy for me?” she asked.
“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap dancing (踢踏舞) shoes. You aren’t taking tap dance.”
“Buy for me?” she repeated.
“Well, let’s try them on.”
She sat on the floor and took off her bright pink rain boots . When she stood up we heard “click”. She took a step, “click, click, click.”
The sun came out and we went on our way. Our next stop was the grocery store(雜貨店).
“Click, click, click…” people turned to look as we entered the store. People would never allow their ?daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store .
“Excuse me, dear. Why would you allow your daughter to wear tap dancing shoes here?  They make such a noise.”
“Isn’t it wonderful?”
“Wonderful? My dear, this is not the place to wear those shoes.”
“You don’t understand. When she was a baby, doctors told us that she would never walk or talk. It has taken a lot of hard work and patience, but she asked for the shoes and the ‘click, click, click’ says that she can walk,” I said.
My daughter is 18 now and will graduate from grade 12 in June. It has not always been easy, but it has all been worthwhile (值得做的). She has taught me that it doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.

【小題1】Why did the mother and daughter go to the secondhand shop?

A．They just went window shopping.

B．The daughter loved the place.

C．They just found the place to hide from the rain.

D．The mother wanted to buy cheap shoes for her daughter.

【小題2】People would never allow their daughter to wear tap dancing shoes to the grocery store
because _________.

A．they make noise	B．they are expensive
C．they are dirty	D．it is not allowed

【小題3】 According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The mother didn’t buy the tap dancing shoes for her daughter.

B．The mother allowed her daughter to do anything she wanted.

C．The mother had once thought of giving her daughter up.

D．For the mother, the “click” noise sounded beautiful.

【小題4】What does the sentence “They don’t walk in your shoes” mean? __________.

A．They don’t have the same shoes as yours.

B．They don’t know how you feel.

C．They don’t walk the same way as you.

D．They don’t know the size of your shoes.

【小題5】 The story wants to tell us ______.

A．the love between mother and daughter is strong

B．sometimes you shouldn’t care what others say

C．you should wear the wrong shoes for your feet

D．wearing your own shoes helps you walk faster

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.

Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣賞）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”

The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪漢）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（請人畫像）!”

1.	A．him B．himself C．her D．herself

 

2.	A．classes B．English C．maths D．language

 

3.	A．when B．while C．because D．a(chǎn)fter

 

4.	A．hardly B．easily C．no longer D．happily

 

5.	A．bookseller B．shopkeeper C．gatekeeper D．policeman

 

6.	A．a(chǎn)greed B．hated C．preferred D．failed

 

7.	A．sold B．was sold C．gave D．was given

 

8.	A．a(chǎn)lways B．sometimes C．never D．often

 

9.	A．husband B．son C．brother D．uncle

 

10.	A．cheap B．expensive C．terrible D．strange

 

11.	A．liked B．interested C．watched D．knew

 

12.	A．looking up B．looking for C．talking about D．hearing from

 

13.	A．old B．clean C．dirty D．thin

 

14.	A．stop B．smile C．laugh D．lie

 

15.	A．busy B．clever C．rich D．poor