My father was mending his car while my mother .

A. cooked B. cooks C. was cooking D. cook

It’s a pity that we lost the match! We by the other team.

A.are beaten B. were beaten C. are won D. beat

Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge once we open them. Here are two good books you can read during the holiday.

Book: The Little Prince(小王子)

French writer :Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Both adults（成年人）and children love this classic book. It is about the adventure of a young prince. It shows the importance of innocence (純 真 ) ,imagination（想象力）and love. The little prince comes from planet B-612. In his eyes ,adults are all very strange. Unlike them, he sees the essence(本質(zhì)) of things .He cares more about a flower and a sheep than the “ important” things of adult world.

The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets. On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. The fox tells him a secret :Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.

Book: To Succeed on One’s Own( 獨(dú)自成功 )

American Writer :Liu Yong

Writer Liu Yong from Taiwan wrote this book for his daughter .It can help young people succeed. The book teaches you about student-teacher relationship, how to use your free time and even what kind of clothes to wear. It answers many of teenagers’ most common questions. Liu uses his daughter’s stories as an example to help readers understand the principles (原則). His book is far from boring. There are lively stories and dialogues,

with objective analysis(客觀分析),hope and confidence (信心）from a good father.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

1.Where does the writer of “ The Little Prince”come from?

A. England. B. France. C. America. D. China.

2.What does the prince do after the fox tells him a secret?

A. He cares more about a flower and a sheep.

B. He meets more many strange adults on other planets.

C. He discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox.

D. He realizes his love for the rose and gets back to his planet.

3.What does “ The Little Prince”talk about? It’s about.

A. The adult world

B. The planet B-612

C. A rose and

D. The adventure of a young prince

4.Who did Liu Yong write “ To succeed on one’s own” for?

A. His daughter. B. His students.

C. Teenagers. D. Young people

5.From the passage, we know that we can always find in books.

A. the importance of innocence, imagination and love

B. the answers to many of teenagers’ most common questions

C. the objective analysis(客觀分析)，hope and confidence

D. Both fun and knowledge.

單詞分類(lèi)。

請(qǐng)從下面的方框內(nèi)選出適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，并將其字母標(biāo)號(hào)填入答題卡相應(yīng)的位置。

1.How to / with the problem?

2.Is the Great Pyramid / wonder ?

3.My parents are going to spend their / in Australia.

4.Look at the sign! It says / .

5.I failed in the maths exams so my father was / with me.

—What did you buy _______ yesterday morning?

—I bought _______umbrella.

A. on; a B. \; a C. on; an D. \; an

Look! There are five planes _______ in the sky.

A. fly B. flying C. to fly D. to flying

I want to watch sports news. Please _______ the TV.

A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn down

There is ____milk in the bottle, could you please buy some for me?

A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

He is a funny boy. He often makes us________.

A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughs

---________does your brother use the Internet? ---Once a week.

A. How often B. How many C. How much D. How long