Mr Green 36  a bank clerk. He is very 37 . Every day he has to  38 and talk with many people. He often goes out and 39  people.

   Every year he 40a long holiday. Then he  41   stay with his family. Last year, he and his family 42  a good rest. They 43   to the beach. They swam there. When it rained, he 44   TV or did some reading. They had a lot of seafood(海鮮). They were there for two weeks. They had a lot of   45.

36. A. is         B. was        C. are      

37. A. thin       B. heavy      C. busy

38. A. meets     B. meeting     C. meet    

39. A. visited     B. visits       C. visit

40. A. have     B. had         C. has     

41. A. can      B. can’t        C. is        

42. A. had      B. has         C. have      

43. A. go       B. goes        C. went      

44. A. saw      B. watched     C. sees     

45. A. fun       B.  funny     C.funs

Singaporean Singer Stefanie Sun (Sun Yanzi) goes to Tahoua, West Africa (西非尼日塔瓦) to visit the children who have suffered from famine(饑荒)and war. Stefanie Sun is touched by those poor kids there: “Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so skinny that you can hold them with your single（單個的）arm. You can see scare and hopelessness in their eyes. The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, these basic needs are like dreams to them.”

Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg! Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves to eat during famine. The reconstruction (重建) in that area needs enough food, education, and clean water.

1.Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from ___________.

        A. West Africa     B. Singapore        C. China            D. Taiwan

2.The children in Tahoua, West Africa have suffered from ___________.

        A. water and food   B. illness and war  C. famine and war   D. earthquakes and typhoon

3.The 3 or 4-year-old children are so__________ that you can hold them with your single arm.

        A. thin         B. fat          C. heavy            D. light

4. “these basic needs are like dreams to them.”  Here basic needs means____________.

        A. having food to eat               B. going to school     

C. surviving                        D. all of above

5.From this passage, we can see the charity ____________ can help them.

A.          B.           C.          D.

Alan is much heavier than he wants to be. He      to get thinner. So he tries to eat     and he eats very little sugar(糖) because it will make him     . He also takes exercise every      .He swims very often,        he runs about five kilometers a day. Now he is     than before. Alan’s sister Tara is     than Alan. She is also younger and thinner than he is. She takes     every day, too. She doesn’t     much meat. But she eats a lot of fruit and vegetables because she thinks    are better for her health.

1.A. wants                     B. asks                           C. thinks           D.enjoys

2.A. few                   B.fewer                C. a little               D.less

3.A. ill                       B. heavy          C. thin                   D.worried

4.A. day          B. month                   C. year                     D.minute

5.A. but                    B. and                       C. when                     D.because

6.A.thinner                   B.longer                       C. shorter                      D.heavier

7.A.healthyer     B. healthier             C. more healthy         D.healthy

8.A.homework     B. shopping                       C. washing         D.exercise

9.A. bring          B. cook           C. eat             D.drink

10.A. theirs                   B. them                  C. they            D.their

——Look, that guy is nearly ____________. Isn’t he very cool?

——Oh, how ugly he is! He doesn’t have any hair on his head.