—OK. I’11 go out for a walk.

A. sleeps B. slept

C. is sleeping D. was sleeping

【1】 kinds of clothes are now on sale in the store.

A. FourB. FiveC. SixD. Seven

【2】You can’t buy skirts in the store.

A. redB. greenC. yellowD. blue

【3】You only have $30. You can buy .

A. a sweater and a T-shirtB. a skirt and a pair of trousers

C. a pair of shorts and a pair of shoesD. a pair of shoes and a pair of trousers

【4】The______are the cheapest in the store.

A. shortsB. trousersC. socksD. skirts

—I’m afraid not ______ you have a ticket. Because I have only one.

A. if B. unless C. though D. if not

A. though B. unless C. because D. once

As soon as people realize that my brother Michael, my sister Tiffany and I were born on the same day, that we’re triplets, they ask the strangest questions. But no, we can’t read each other’s minds. We don’t have the same dreams. And I can promise you that we don’t always get along. These are the things I get asked most often when people meet me for the first time.

Although there are lots of good things about being a triplet, one thing I really don’t like is when people think of us as one person - ‘MichaelDesireeTiffany’ instead of ‘Michael’ and ‘Desiree’ and ‘Tiffany’. I don’t like it when people think we should act or think the same just because we were born at the same time, like when people ask me why I’m so shy while Michael and Tiffany are so much louder. And I definitely don’t like it when people don’t understand that we have individual (個(gè)人的) choices of what to do in our spare time.

Growing up, Tiffany, Michael and I shared almost everything. It was funny how the exact moment I wanted to use the bike was the same time that Tiffany felt like going for a ride. When the three of us learned to drive at the same time, we very often fought over who got to practise with the car.

My dad came up with a brilliant plan called ‘turns’. One Sunday a month, each of us would have a chance to spend three hours with our dad, alone, and do whatever we wanted. For three hours every month each of us was allowed to feel like he/she was an only child. This helped me to see that being a triplet is a part of me, but it isn’t the only part of me. I don’t just want to be thought of as ‘Desiree, the girl who’s a triplet’. I want to be thought of as an individual.

【1】 Is Desiree the only girl of the triplets?

【2】What question might people ask the triplets when they first meet them? Give one example.

【3】How did they decide who practised with the car first?

【4】How often could each of the triplets have the “alone time” with their father?

【5】In what ways are the triplets different? (List 2)

They have different __________ and __________.

【6】What are the bad things about being a triplet?

A. over B. under

C. across D. through

A．Does，does

B．Do，do

C．Does．do

D．Do，does

A. but B. or C. because D. so

Tony’s family was preparing dinner when Amy arrived. The family was cooking vegetables with hot oil. The k__【2】__ was filled with many good smells. “You can help me set the table.” Tony told his friend. They gave each person a pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.

“Where are the forks and knives?” Amy asked.

“Oh, you won’t n __【3】__those.” Tony explained.” I will show you how to use chopsticks. Don’t worry.”

Tony’s mother put different foods which were unfamiliar to Amy onto big plates. She asked the kids to carry the food-filled plates out to the table. Amy carried roast duck. It was one of the f __【4】__dishes she recognized.

Amy was a little nervous about eating with chopsticks. Tony gave her instructions on how to do it. Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks. Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks, her fingers s___【5】__ lost control of them, and the chicken flew across the table. It landed in Tony’s soup with a splash(飛濺). E__【6】__ at the table smiled.

Tony’s father kindly brought out a fork and knife. He handed them to Amy .Amy felt more c_【7】__. She ate the rest of her dinner easily. It was delicious!

At the end of the meal, Amy was given a fortune cookie(簽語(yǔ)餅干). She broke it open and read the small note inside,” If you practice hard, you will learn many things.” Amy laughed and said,” if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune may come true!

A．for

B．to

C．a(chǎn)t

D．with