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47. Who visited Europe?     

A. Anne.                     B. Jim.                C. Kate.                 D. Susan.

48. What’s the season for South Africa now?

A. Spring.                   B. Summer.         C. Autumn.           D. Winter.

49. Where does Kate go every morning?

    A. To the museum.        B. To a palace.              C. To the park.     D. To the sea.

＃117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate Join Date: March, 2010 Location: the United Kingdom	I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to France. However, Vades is more athletic than me.
Ditlady Join Date: April, 2010 Location: Canada	I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger Join Date: May, 2010	Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have different kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.

【小題1】Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA.          B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.       D. To France.
【小題2】What’s Libby like?

A．She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.	B．She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.
C．She’s as quiet as Ditlady.	D．She’s more athletic than Ditlady.

【小題3】What was the matter with Harbinger last week?

A．He had a cold.	B．He had a headache.
C．He had a fever.	D．He had a toothache.

【小題4】What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?

A．Those who are different from him.	B．Those who are the same as him.
C．He doesn’t like to make friends.	D．He likes to have different kinds of friends.

【小題5】What does the underlined word “similar” mean?

A．一致的

B．相似的

C．友好的

D．簡(jiǎn)單的

 Bob comes out of the station and at once he doesn't know where to go. He comes to see his good friend, Peter. Peter is a worker. He works in a factory, but Bob doesn't know where the factory is.

    He walks along the street. He passes a hospital, a post office, a bookshop and at last he gets to a school. Some students are coming out, so he asks one of them," Excuse me. Do you know where the Red Star Factory is?"

    "Of course, I know. I live near there. My father works in that factory. It's outside this town," answers the boy.

    "Is it far from here? Can you show me the way, please?" Bob asks again.

    "I'm going home now. Will you come with me? We can go there by bus. "

1.Who comes to the town to see a friend?

A. Bob.                     B. Peter.                  C. The boy.      D. The boy's father.

2.Whom does Bob ask the way?

A. Bob.                     B. Peter.                  C. A student.           D. A policeman.

3.Where is the factory?

A. Near the school.                                     B. Outside the town.

C. Next to a hospital.                         D. Across from the post office.

4.Where does the boy live?

A. Near the bookshop.                               B. Near the post office.

C. Near the factory.                                    D. Near the hospital.

5.Where do the boy and Bob go then?

A. To the bookshop.                          B. To a bus stop.

C. To the post office.                         D. To the hospital.

 

Long ago, Bluebird’s feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, “Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue.” Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers.

Now Coyote was a trickster(騙子)—and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird’s tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended(偽裝) to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird’s tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, “How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too.” Bluebird didn’t believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue.

Convinced(確信的) that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped(滑倒) and rolled down the hill. He couldn’t stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird’s tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day.

1.How many times did Bluebird bathe every morning before she had beautiful blue feathers?

A. Three times.        B. Four times.        C. Five times.         D. Six times.

2.Why was Coyote a trickster?

A. He wanted to fly like Bluebird near the mountains.

B. He wanted to eat Bluebird but pretended to be curious.

C. He wanted to swim in the lake but was afraid of the water.

D. He wanted to sing Bluebird’s song but didn’t know the words.

3.Where did Coyote go after his fur turned blue?

A. To the lake.         B. To the tree.         C. To the cave.       D. To the hill.

4.Why did Coyote forget all about being hungry?

A. Because his fur had the dull colour of dust.

B. Because the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur.

C. Because he thought blue fur was much more beautiful. 

D. Because he hit into Bluebird’s tree and hurt himself.

5.What words does the writer use to help you imagine the colour blue?

A. sky, lake, mountains  

B. bird, coyote, storm  

C. flapped, climbed, bathed  

D. fur, feathers, dust