A．Happy Spring Festival!

B．Where are they from?

C．How are you?

D．How is the weather in Canberra?

E．I'd like to.

Li Ming and his mother are talking on the phone.

M: Hello, mom! This is Li Ming.

W: Hello, Li Ming! 1　　

M: I'm fine, thanks, mom. What about you and daddy?

W: Fine, too. It's winter here in Beijing and it's a little cold. 2　　

M: It's summer here now. It's hot.

W: Oh, I see. Are you getting on well（進展順利）with your English learning?

M: Yes. I have many good friends here. They help me a lot.

W: 3　　

M: Most（大多數(shù)）of them are from Australia. Some are from Canada, and some are from the U.K. and the U.S.

W: You can help each other（互相）.

M: Yes. I help them with their Chinese and they help me with my English.

W: Good. The Spring Festival is coming. Are you coming back to Beijing for it?

M: 4　　 But I'm afraid not（恐怕不能）. The Spring Festival isn't a holiday in Australia.

W: Oh, I see. Then take good care of yourself（好好照料自己）.

M: Thanks, mom. 5　　

W: The same to you. Good-bye!

M: Bye, mom.

A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票員） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains."  The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.
【小題1】One day the mother took a bus ______.

A．to a small city

B．to get some money

C．with her son

D．to school

【小題2】The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(總共) on the bus.
A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4
【小題3】The mother was______.     

A．not honest(誠實)

B．honest

C．very clever

D．not pretty

【小題4】The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger
【小題5】The boy was ____ years old then.      
A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half

A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票員） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains."  The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.
【小題1】One day the mother took a bus ______.

A．to a small city

B．to get some money

C．with her son

D．to school

【小題2】The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(總共) on the bus.
A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4
【小題3】The mother was______.     

A．not honest(誠實)

B．honest

C．very clever

D．not pretty

【小題4】The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger
【小題5】The boy was ____ years old then.      
A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half

A Policeman and a Thief  

One day a policeman was taking a thief to the city . On the way , they saw a shop . The thief said . “ Let me go into the shop to buy some bread . We can eat it in the train . ”

The policeman agreed . The thief went into the shop and ran out of the back door . When the policeman knew that , he began to look for the thief everywhere . At last the policeman caught(抓獲) thief again . They went on to the city . On the way they came to the same shop . The thief wanted to buy some bread again . “Oh , no . ” said the policeman , “You did that before , and you ran away . This time I^’ll go into the shop and buy bread . You must wait here for me . ”

1.What was the policeman doing one day ?

A．Catching a thief with others .	B．Doing nothing.
C．Taking a thief to the city .	D．Walking go the city by himself .

2.On the way the thief asked to         .

A．buy some food to eat .	B．let him free .
C．take a rest .	D．walk slowly .

3.When the thief went into the shop , he ran out of        .

A．the back door .	B．the back window .
C．the front door .	D．the front window .

4.When the thief ran away the first time , what did the policeman do ?

A．The policeman caught the thief again .

B．The policeman looked for the thief . but he didn,t find him .

C．The thief was caught again by other policemen .

D．The policeman went back without(沒有) the thief .

5. From the last three sentences, we know that the policeman was very        .     

A．brave

B．careful

C．clever

D．foolish