Nick Smith is my friend. He is 12 years old.  He is from America.  He speaks English and French. His
favorite subject is science. He likes Chinese,  too.  And he says he can speak a little Chinese, but he can't
write in Chinese. Nick likes sports, too. He likes swimming best. He goes swimming on weekends with his father. He says he can swim very well.  He doesn't like biology. He thinks it is too difficult.  Nick has a big
family.  There are  eight  people in his family,  his grandpa,  grandma,  father,  mother and  his brothers and sisters. He has two brothers and two sisters. They are Bob, Tim, Jane and Susan. They are happy!

Name:  Nick  Smith          
Age:       1._________________  
From:       2._________________________              
He can speak:     3.______________________                      
Favorite subject(s):    4.____________ and ____________              
Favorite sport(s):       5.________________________                

6.請(qǐng)從文中找出He is from the USA
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7.將下面句子譯成漢語(yǔ).
  And he says he can speak a little Chinese, but he can't write in Chinese.
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8.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空.
   Nick doesn't have a ___________ family. He has a big one. He has _________ brothers and sisters.

9.回答問(wèn)題:Why doesn't nick like biology?
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     One (1) S_____ morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to (2) c_____ there. 
As (3) u_____, they sat under the big tree. Suddenly, they (4) h_____ a whisper. They were frightened. 
They ran away. On their (5) w_____ back, they (6) m_____ Andy. Andy helped them found the ghost. 
It was a (7) w_____ cat. They took the little cat to the animal (8) c_____. People there would take 
(9) c_____ of it. The (10) f_____ Sunday, Millie and Amy went to the park again. They had fun there.    

     In North America, most students go to school (1)o______ the school buses. Some students also walk or
(2)r______ bikes to school. In other parts of the (3)w______, things are (4)d______. In Japan, most students
(5)t______ trains to school , although (6)o______ also walk or ride bikes. In China, it depends (7)w______
you are. In big (8)c______, students usually ride bikes or take buses to school. And in places where there are
rivers and lakes, like Hongshanhu, Hubei (9)a______ Kaishandao, students usually go to school by (10)b______.
That must be a lot more fun than taking a bus.

     This is Linda's bedroom. It is not very big but it is nice. Linda cleans her room every day. There are
some flowers in a glass of water on the desk. You can see a nice picture on the wall. It is a picture of
some boys and girls. Under the picture, there is a clock. It is twelve fifteen now. Linda likes her bed-room very much.

(     )1. Linda's room is small.              
(     )2. Linda cleans her room every day.    
(     )3. There are some flowers on the ground.
(     )4. There is a clock in the picture.    
(     )5. Linda likes her bedroom.            

             STORE DIRECTORY

1. There are _________ floors in the shop.
2. You can find the skirts on the _________ floor.
3. While shopping, you can have meals in the _________ on the third floor.
4. You're looking for a hat for your father, you should go to the _________ on the first floor.
5. Children's Clothing is on the _________ hand side on the second floor.

American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day at school and
four to six hours a day in front of the TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on
Saturday.
    Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some
programs help children to understand the news. Others show people and places from other countries or
other
times in history. With TV a child doesn't have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see the ship.
Boys and girls can see a play , a concert or a game at home.
    Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things. They are bad for children. So parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1.Some children usually spend ____________ a day watching TV.

A. six hours
B. more than eight hours
C. four to six hours
D. a few hours

2."TV brings places,and events to homes. " means _________ .

A. TV makes things happen at home
B. we can find them easily
C. we can know places and events without going out
D. we can see houses and buildings on TV

3.On TV children can see ___________ .

A. games
B. animals
C. ships
D. almost everything.

4.Parents should help their children to find other things to do when there is ___________ for children.

A. a bad program
B. a game
C. a big animal
D. a concert

5.Which of the following is NOT right?

A. Children can watch a football match on TV.
B. All the programs are good for children.
C. With TV children can hear a concert at home.
D. Some children watch TV too much.