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This morning I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my __1__ , and I had been doing this for a long time!

Mum came into the kitchen asking,” Are you ready,__2__ ?”

“Yes,” I answered quietly. __3__ in fact I wasn’t really ready!”

On my way __4__ school, I could feel my heart beating fast. I hated this.

I went into Mrs. Owen’s class. She is smiling, and saying __5__ to all her students as she did every morning .

“Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked __6__ the classroom.

“Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my __7__. I looked at the clock. The class was about to begin. Then Mrs. Owens started , “Sam, it’s time for you to give your speech.” __8__in front of everybody? Oh, no!

I got up slowly, looking __9__ the ground as I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up , and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was __10__, so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back.

She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his __11__ and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam, __12__ did you like best about report on Hawaii?”

I thought about the funny things I had read about surfing , and I started to  __13__. I talked and talked __14__ the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. I wasn’t frightened. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was __15__.

1.                A．class           B．house          C．party D．hometown

2.                A．friends         B．classmates       C．Owens   D．Sam

3.                A．Then           B．But            C．So   D．Or

4.                A．on            B．from           C．to   D．in

5.                A．sorry          B．hello           C．goodbye  D．thanks

6.                A．into           B．out of          C．away from D．far from

7.                A．bed           B．seat            C．dining- room   D．reading room

8.                A．Putting         B．Being shy       C．Stand up  D．Do well

9.                A．for            B．over           C．at   D．after

10.               A．glad           B．nervous        C．active D．happy

11.               A．dictionary       B．magazine       C．newspaper D．report

12.               A．what           B．who           C．where D．whom

13.               A．tell            B．say            C．talk about  D．talk

14.               A．in front of       B．over           C．beside    D．near

15.               A．playing         B．dancing        C．singing    D．smiling

In almost every big university（大學）in the United States, football is a favorite sport．American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it．They try to take it to the other end of the field．They have four chances（機會）to move the ball ten yards（碼）．They can carry it or they can throw it．If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points（分）．

It is difficult to move the ball．Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball．If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team．

Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favorite team. Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout．

Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November．If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends．The best teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV．

（    ）61．The passage talks about __________．

A．football                          B．how to play football

C．American sports                  D．American football

（    ）62．We can __________ the football in both American football and Chinese football．

A．kick            B．throw           C．run with         D．catch

（    ）63．Why is it difficult to move the ball?

A．Because ten yards is a long way.

B．Because many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near.

C．Because the playing field is very large.

D．Because eleven men have to catch the ball one by one.

（    ）64．If they __________, the teams will play on January 1st．

A．receive six points                     B．play eleven games in the season

C．are the best teams                    D．move the ball to the end of the field

（    ）65．Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win．Which of the following is NOT their behaviors?

A．Jumping.      B．Dancing.     C．Crying.           D．Shouting.

Mary prefers _______ to ________ .

A. sing, dance           B. sing, dancing         C. singing, dancing

The girl with two cats      in the yard when the earthquake happened.

   A. was playing   B. is playing   C. are playing   D. were playing

- What is Tom doing now?

- He ______ basketball over there.

A. is playing　　　 B. will play　　　　　 C. has played　　　 D. was playing