It's 5 a.m.! James has to get up. He is in Af...

It's 5 a.m.! James has to get up. He is in Africa, on the grassland of Kenya. He is visiting the Masai people（马赛族人）. He is helping them with their cows. James even carries a stick to keep the lions away. Yes, it's a hard job for a 14-year-old boy from Virginia. But James wants to help them.

James' trip to Africa isn't a holiday. It's part of classes at Langley School. James' teacher is Joseph. He is a member or Africa's Masai people of Kenya. Every summer he takes some of his students and their parents on a two-week trip to his hometown. Kenya is a whole new world for the kids from Virginia. When they get there, the American kids put on Masai clothes. Boys takes care of cows. Girls collect firewood and water. Families there live on their cows. As a result, the Masai and the students have to move a lot, so the cows have grass to eat.

Back in the United States, Kenya is on the minds of the students at Langley School all year. Dry weather has killed many cows in Kenya, so the students created an activities called Cows for Kids to raise money for them. They use the money to buy cows. Each cow costs about $100. "One cow means more to the health of a family than money," says Joseph. "Here we're really giving life. A cow will give a child milk every day." Joseph wants to help people in his hometown. "I'm just trying to give my students a different way of thinking," says Joseph. He says helping the Masai is just one step. He hopes the kids will find out ways to help all those who need it, too.

1.Boys 　　　　　　 to help the Masai in Kenya.

A. look after cows　　 B. collect firewood

C. get water　　 D. make phone calls

2.From the passage we can know that the life in Kenya is 　　　　　　 .

A. easy　　 B. hard　　 C. rich　　 D. calm

3.How did students helps the Masai when they came back to the US?

A. They collected old clothes for them.

B. They moved to Africa to help feed cows.

C. They bought mild for the children in Kenya.

D. They created an activity to raise money for them.

4.From the passage we learn that 　　　　　　 .

A. the students don't like to go to Kenya.

B. James goes to Africa to spend the holiday.

C. the Masai feed their cows at the same place

D. Joseph wants to teach his students in a different way.

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It’s Sunday. Children don’t go to school on Sundays. But Kate gets up early in the morning. “It’s my birthday. I’m eight years old today.” she thinks, “Where are Dad and Mum? I want to know what they can give me for my birthday.”

Her father and mother are not at home. They are going shopping. And now they are talking about what to buy for Kate.

---- Dad: How about the doll? It looks nice. I think Kate would like the doll.

---- Mom: I don’t think so. She is not a little girl. I think she likes a new dress. Girls often like new dresses very much.

---Dad: But she has a few new dresses and some new blouses. Oh, I think she must be very happy to have a box of colorful pencils and some picture books. Do you think so?

----- Mom: Yes. Let’s go over there and buy them.

1.　　　　 often like new dresses.

A. Girl　　　 　 B. The girl　　　　　 　 　 C. Girls　　　 　　　 D. Boys

2.Kate has　　　　 new dresses.

A. a few　　　　 B. a lot of　　　　　　 C. some　　　　 　　　　 D. a little

3.　　　　 doesn’t want to buy the doll.

A. Kate　　　　 　　　 B. Kate’s father

C. Kate’s mother　 D. her parents

4.From the passage, we can know Kate is　　　　 .

A. in the school 　 B. a school girl

C. going shopping　 D. a school boy

5.From the passage, we can know Kate　　　　 .

A. doesn’t like a doll

B. doesn’t like a dress

C. doesn’t know what her parents buy for her

D. like going shopping

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In the morning, Zack gets up. He looks at the clock. It is already eight o'clock. He is going to be late for school.

Zack quickly puts on his clothes and runs into the dining room. His mother is sitting at the table and listening to the radio. “Mum, why don't you wake me up?” Zack asks. “I'm going to be late for school. ” Mum smiles. “Look outside, Zack,” she says.

Zack walks over to the window. His eyes get big--everything outside is white! Everything is under the snow. It is very quiet and beautiful.

Mum says, “It is the biggest snow in 30 years. The radio says all schools are closed.” Zack says, “Oh, Mum, I need to go to see the bird feeder(鸟食罐) in the backyard. I don't know how birds can make it on such a snowy day.”

1.Zack gets up at _______ this morning.

A.6:00 B.7:00 C.8:00 D.8:30

2.Zack's mother is sitting in the dining room and _________

A.watching TV B.listening to the radio

C.reading the newspaper D.having breakfast

3.Zack gets up quickly because_________

A.he is very hungry B.he needs to cook breakfast

C.he wants to see his mother D.he thinks he is going to be late for school

4.From the reading we know that 　　　　　　 .

A.Jack feels worried about birds B.Jack feels worried about his lessons

C.Jack feels angry with his mother D.Jack doesn’t like to go to school

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—Where is your uncle?

—He _____ to South Africa on business. He has ______ there twice.

A．has been; gone     B．has gone; been     C．went; gone        D．will go; been

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—Where is your uncle?

—He ________ to South Africa on business.He has ________ there twice.

A. has been；gone　　 B. will go；been

C. went；gone　　 D. has gone；been

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He ________up very late in the morning ,but now he ________up very early.

A．used to get ; is used to get

B．used to getting ; is used to get

C．is used to getting ; used to get

D．used to get ; is used to getting

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Tom _______ early in the morning. He often does morning exercises.

A.used to get up　　 　　 B.is used to get up

C.used to getting up　　 D.is used to getting up

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Mrs.Brown lives in London.She has two sons.One is James and the other is Bill.They were born on the same day and they look the same.Mrs.Brown likes them very much and always dresses them in the same clothes，hats，shoes and even socks.

One day James lost(丢失)his hat when he played football on the playground after school.His mother didn’t blame(责备)him because she loved him so much.The next day after lunch she went to a shop with Bill’s hat.She hoped to buy the same hat for James as Bill’s.She wanted them to have the same kind.She asked the shopkeeper to bring out most of the hats.It took her more than an hour to find the same one.At last she chose(选择)one and said happily，“Excuse me，sir.Could you take it to my car，please？”

“I’m afraid I can’t，madam，” said the shopkeeper in a polite(有礼貌的)voice.

“Why？”the woman asked in surprise.

“It’s your hat，madam，”the man said with a smile.“You don’t have a new one here.”

1.James and Bill are ________.

A. friends

B. twins(双胞胎)

C. classmates

D. sisters

2.Mrs.Brown doesn’t blame James because ________.

A. he’s too young

B. she loves him very much

C. she has enough money to buy a new hat

D. the hat is too broken to wear

3.It takes Mrs.Brown a long time to choose a hat because ________.

A. the shopkeeper doesn’t help her

B. she can’t do it

C. it is difficult for her to do it

D. there are too many hats in the shop

4.What does the phrase(短语)“in surprise” mean？

A. 兴奋地

B. 烦乱地

C. 神秘地

D. 惊讶地

5.The shopkeeper won’t take the hat to the woman’s car because ________.

A. she doesn’t pay for(付款)it

B. it is the woman’s own(自己的)hat

C. she buys many things in his shop

D. she is strong enough to do it herself

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.一Where is Mike?

一He 　　　　 to New York on business. He 　　　　 the airport at 5 in the morning.

A. has gone; has left for 　　　　　 B. has been; has left for

C. has gone; left for　　 　　　　　　 D. has been; left for

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一Where is Mike?

一He 　　　　 to New York on business. He 　　　　 the airport at 5 in the morning.

A. has gone： has left for B. has been： has left for

C. has gone： left for　　 D. has been： left for

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