There was a kingdom long, long ago. It was ruled by king who loved riddles. Once a year the king made a new riddle. He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle.

There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom. Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads. The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse. If the baker had a horse, he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone. "I will give a prize to the person

who can solve my riddle, " the king said. Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest

horses." He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard "Make this line shorter without erasing(清除) any part of it,” the king challenged.

People came from far and wide. They looked at the line and squinted at it. They even put their

noses to the ground and scratched their heads.

How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it?” the people in the crowd asked each other. Some of them tried. The dressmaker kicked dirt(泥土)over the line to hide it. The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear. None of these efforts worked, and the people went home disappointed. Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle.

A week passed, and nobody had any new ideas. Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour(面粉).

Your Majesty, "the baker said to the king, I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it. "Then the baker opened his bag of flour. He poured out a line of flour right next to the king’s line. The line the baker made was longer than the king’s line.

Now, good king, "the baker smiled, "your line is shorter.

The people were amazed. The king laughed and clapped his hands. "You have won the prize. I will give you a horse of your choice.

The baker was excited. Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other.

1.What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story?

A. He couldn't make fine breads

B. He needed money to open more stores

C. He didn’t have enough flour to make more breads

D. He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom

2.The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both__________.

A. tried to erase the line B. poured water over the line

C. kicked dirt over the line D. put their noses to the ground

3.The baker smiled because _______.

A. he was glad to see he king B. he wanted to make the king happy

C. he felt sure that he solved the riddle D. he sold a lot of breads to the villagers

4.This story shows that the king liked _______.

A. to be rich B. to train horses C. to eat breads D. to have fun

5.Who tells this story?

A. The king B. The farmer and the dressmaker

C. The baker D. Someone who is not a character in the story

—Is that modern plane?

—Yes, it’s . My sister sent it to me.

A. your; my B. your; mine C. you; me D. yours; mine

— ______ are you going to travel around the world? — After I stop working.

A. When B. How C. What D. Where

We outside the school gate tomorrow.

A. is going to meet B. meet C. are going to meet D. will to meet

Here are two photos.

①Students have fun learning English

What are these students doing? They are making snacks(小吃).The students are having an interesting class today. In the class，students can make their favourite food. But they can talk with each other only in English. When can they eat the snacks? They take them home and then eat them with their parents at home. I think it is fun to learn English like this.

②Bring parents to school

This is Sunshine Middle School. Today is Open Day. The students have an Open Day every two months. On this day, parents have lunch with their children in the dining hall(餐廳).Look at the picture. How happily they are eating! Parents can also go to classrooms and have classes with

their children. After class, children show their parents around the playground, art rooms and computer rooms. They want to show their real school life to their parents.

1.The students in the first photo in their English class.

A. eat snacks B. make snacks

C. buy snacks D. sell(賣)snacks

2.The students speak in this snack-making class.

A. English B. Chinese

C. English and Chinese D. English or Chinese

3.Students can eat their snacks .

A. at home B. in class

C. between classes D. in the playground

4.Sunshine Middle School has an Open Day .

A. every year B. every two months

C. every month D. every week

5.The second photo is taken(被拍攝) .

A. in the classroom B. in an art room

C. in the playground D. in the dining hall

The boy a green T-shirt is my cousin.

A. at B. on C. for D. in

— I have trouble learning math this term.

— You should pay more to your teacher’s advice.

A. time B. money C. mistakes D. attention

—______ —F-I-N-E.

A. How are you? B. How do you spell “fine”? C. Are you OK?