Hello, I’m Lily. I’m fourteen. I’m a student in a middle school. I have a big family—my parents, my two brothers, my sister and me.
| A.When is my birthday? |
| B.We buy some nice things for her. |
| C.We all love our mother. |
| D.My mother is always busy when we have birthday parties. |
| E.My sister Maria and my brothers Tony and Jack have birthdays in April. |
Linda is my best friend. She lives with her father, Peter. Peter makes birthday cakes in a store. He works from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm. His cakes are great and many people come to buy them every day.
Today is Peter’s birthday but he doesn’t know it. He is too busy.
Linda wants to have an interesting party for her father. So our classmates go to Linda’s home to help her with it. I’m one of them. Anna brings many kinds of fruit and cleans the room. Tom buys some meat. Also, of course, we have to have a big birthday cake. So I go to Peter’s store and buy a big cake for him. But he doesn’t know who the cake is for.
When Peter comes home and sees the cake, he gets to know that’s his birthday cake. A big smile comes on his face. At 8:00 in the evening, it’s the party time. We all sing “Happy birthday” and eat the nice cake. We have a good time.
1. Finish the chart according to the article. Fill in each blank with no more than 3 words.| An interesting party | Preparation (准备) |
Anna brings many kinds of fruit and |
| Tom buys | ||
| The writer goes to Peter’s store and | ||
| Result (结果) |
Peter comes home and sees the cake. At 8:00 pm, it’s the party time. They all |
6 . Hello. I’m a student in a middle school in Xi’an. Today at school, I meet a new friend in the school garden. Her name is Lily. She is a new
We talk about our
Today is her birthday,
I make a card and draw us on it. After school, I ask my good friends to join me to plan (策划) a surprise for her. We all wait at my home.
When Lily comes in, we all shout “Happy Birthday” to her. The
| A.dark | B.international | C.own | D.national |
| A.homework | B.subjects | C.problems | D.hobbies |
| A.good to | B.good for | C.good with | D.good at |
| A.count | B.circle | C.enjoy | D.break |
| A.but | B.and | C.because | D.so |
| A.remember | B.find | C.blow | D.choose |
| A.post | B.stay | C.mark | D.prepare |
| A.celebration | B.office | C.corner | D.term |
| A.fall | B.discover | C.sing | D.need |
| A.smart | B.meaningful | C.large | D.boring |
| A.11. | B.12. | C.13. |
| A.At home. | B.At school. | C.At a restaurant. |
| A.Useful. | B.Boring. | C.Interesting. |
| A.His uncle. | B.His mother. | C.His aunt. |
5 . Gramma Goodie visits her grandchildren every Sunday afternoon. And every time, Gramma Goodie has gifts (礼物). Sometimes it’s something you need, like socks or sweaters. Sometimes it’s movie tickets or a big teddy bear.
One Sunday, Chris and Jamie heard their parents talking. They said that Gramma’s birthday was next Sunday. They were going to plan a special dinner and make a delicious cake for her birthday surprise.
“Gramma Goodie has a birthday?” they thought. Both were a little confused. Grammas have birthdays? Who in the world knew?
“Well, we have to get her a gift,” Jamie decided.
“But what?” asked Chris. “Gramma Goodie has EVERYTHING!”
They thought about many things. A scarf? She had many. Flowers? She had a rose garden. Oh, what would Chris and Jamie do? They spent all week thinking. They thought in math class. They daydreamed during breaks. They thought themselves to sleep! Nothing came to mind.
On Sunday, the doorbell rang. As always, Gramma Goodie had gifts. The children thanked her and left to think about Gramma’s gift.
At dinner, the children were quiet as mice.
“Now I can’t have you sad on my birthday,” said Gramma. “What’s wrong with you two?”
“Gramma, we wanted to give you something special for your birthday,” Jamie said.
“But we thought of nothing,” said Chris.
Gramma smiled and held the children in her arms. Then she said near their ears. “Oh, my dear, don’t you know? You two are the best gifts I could ever ask for.”
1. Whose birthday is next Sunday?| A.Chris’s. | B.Gramma’s. | C.Jamie’s. |
| A.Having a dislike for something. |
| B.Feeling unhappy about something. |
| C.Finding something difficult to understand. |
| A.The children would make a birthday cake for Gramma’s birthday. |
| B.Gramma brings all kinds of clothes to the children every Sunday. |
| C.Gramma doesn’t want any gifts because she has the grandchildren. |
| A.A Gift For Gramma Goodie | B.A Caring Grandmother | C.The Best Gifts for Grandchildren |
4 . It is 12th February. It’s my friend Linda’s thirteenth birthday. She has three good friends. They are Lily, Jack and me. She asks us to come to her party. And we want to buy some gifts for her.
Lily knows Linda likes playing tennis very much, so she buys a tennis ball for her. Jack thinks Linda’s favourite fruits are strawberries and pears, so he buys some strawberries and pears for her. For me, I buy her a red skirt. She likes the skirt and her favourite colour is red.
At seven, we go to her home. When she sees us, she is really happy. She thanks us for the gifts and for coming to her party. We have dinner at her home. And we say “Happy birthday” to her. We are very happy at the party.
1. How old is Linda?| A.11. | B.12. | C.13. |
| A.A tennis ball. | B.Some pears. | C.A skirt. |
| A.In a restaurant. | B.At Linda’s home. | C.At school. |
| A.Jack thinks Linda likes pears |
| B.Linda’s favourite colour is blue |
| C.Linda has two friends |
| A.Linda’s Friends | B.Linda’s Dinner | C.Linda’s Birthday |
| A.What’s the total? |
| B.How much is the orange juice? |
| C.How many boxes would you like? |
| D.They’re 15 yuan. |
| E.Let’s buy some things for the party. |
| F.What time does the party start? |
| G.Is it rainy outside today? |